G20 photographer awarded £30,000 for injury by police – The Guardian
“A photographer who was struck in the face by a police shield during the G20 protests last year has been awarded £30,000 compensation by the Metropolitan police.”
Full story
The Guardian, 7th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lords ruling paves way for separate AV referendum and election dates – The Guardian
“Alternative voting referendum could be on a different day from 5 May elections according to a House of Lords amendment.”
The Guardian, 6th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prison system failing to tackle reoffending, says Ken Clarke – The Guardian
“The justice secretary, Ken Clarke, will today detail his plans to divert thousands of offenders from prison to bring to an end the Victorian-style ‘bang ’em up’ culture and reduce high reoffending rates.”
The Guardian, 7th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government drops pledge of mandatory jail for carrying knife – The Independent
“A key Conservative election pledge that anyone caught carrying a knife could expect a jail term has been dropped by the Justice Secretary.”
The Independent, 7th December 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Fawcett Society loses court challenge to legality of budget – The Guardian
“The Fawcett Society has been refused permission to challenge the legality of the government’s emergency budget.”
The Guardian, 6th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
XJA v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2010] EWHC 3174 (QB) (03 December 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Rapose v London Borough of Wandsworth [2010] EWHC 3126 (Admin) (03 December 2010)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Jet2.Com Ltd v Blackpool Airport Ltd [2010] EWHC 3166 (Comm) (03 December 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Regina v Buxton and others – WLR Daily
Regina v Buxton and others [2010] WLR (D) 214
“There was no reason in principle why a restraining order should not be made to protect a company or a group of persons from harassment.”
WLR Daily, 3rd December 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Attorney-general happy to mix politics and law – The Lawyer
“With responsibility for advising the Government on its legal issues, the attorney-general can be called on to advise on some of the most contentious issues before Parliament.”
The Lawyer, 6th December 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Abuse victim wins ‘six-figure’ pay-out from paedophile – BBC News
“A man from Cornwall has won damages from a ‘predatory paedophile’ whom police fear may have abused thousands of boys over a 35-year period.”
BBC News, 3rd December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court clarifies constitutional role in Woolas decision – The Guardian
“Phil Woolas has lost his election court challenge but the decision shines a light on an obscure part of the constitutional system.”
The Guardian, 3rd December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Woolas’s exit paves way for BNP to stand in by-election – The Independent
“Phil Woolas has given up his battle against becoming the first MP for almost a century to lose his seat for lying about an opponent.”
The Independent, 4th December 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Criminals who plead early could get sentences halved – Daily Telegraph
“Criminals who plead guilty early will have their sentences slashed by up to half under plans to be unveiled by Kenneth Clarke next week.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Daylight Saving Bill gets initial approval from MPs – BBC News
“The campaign to give the UK more hours of daylight in the evenings has been boosted by MPs who have given it initial approval.”
BBC News, 3rd December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal aid lawyers were struggling even before the cuts – The Guardian
“These are dark days for junior legal aid lawyers. Even before the cuts to the legal aid budget were announced last month, they were struggling to get by on salaries that are among the lowest in the public sector (£16,650 for trainee solicitors and £10,000 for trainee barristers, rising to little more than £25,000 after several years in the job). Now they’re bracing themselves for their practices to be decimated as many of their clients lose eligibility for state funding.”
The Guardian, 3rd December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Repeat offenders with 100 convictions spared jail – The Independent
“Thousands of repeat offenders are being spared jail by the courts, despite having as many as 100 previous convictions, it emerged last night.”
The Independent, 5th December 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
High court judge to rule if coalition’s budget is biased against women – The Guardian
“A high court challenge aimed at overturning the government’s emergency, summer budget is due to be heard today.”
The Guardian, 6th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Green v Bramston & Ors [2010] EWHC 3106 (Ch) (02 December 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Razai & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWHC 3151 (Admin) (02 December 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Income Tax (Indexation) Order 2010
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Disabled People’s Right to Control (Pilot Scheme) (England) Regulations 2010
The Hydrocarbon Oil Duties (Marine Voyages Reliefs) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Education (School Attendance Targets) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
