Legal help for vulnerable ‘at risk’ – BBC News
“The support people with autism get from the police and criminal justice system could be hit by Home Office cuts, a senior legal figure has warned.”
BBC News, 15th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mother who suffocated baby son to remain in psychiatric unit – The Guardian
“A teacher with severe post-natal depression smothered her 10-day-old son after her medication was taken away, it emerged today.”
The Guardian, 12th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Surveillance society soon a reality, report suggests – The Guardian
“Information commissioner Christopher Graham is pressing ministers for new privacy safeguards in the wake of a report that suggests moves towards a surveillance society are expanding and intensifying.”
The Guardian, 11th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Doctor asks Europe to rule on gay adoptions – Daily Telegraph
“A paediatrician who claims she was driven out of her job because of her Christian views will today start a legal battle over what rights doctors have to intervene in homosexual adoptions.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th November 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Pro bono – what does the future hold? – The Guardian
“Lawyers must consider whether their voluntary work should be about securing access to justice for those failed by a shrinking legal aid system.”
The Guardian, 12th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Peers threaten voting reform bill – BBC News
“Government plans for a referendum in May on changing the voting system could be at risk if peers vote later to refer them to a Lords committee.”
BBC News, 15th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Chilcot inquiry’s credibility ‘is on edge of an abyss’ – The Guardian
“The credibility of the Chilcot inquiry into the invasion of Iraq is ‘on the edge of an abyss’ because of its lack of transparency, a leading international lawyer warned today.”
The Guardian, 14th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Two jailed over £3.5m Leicestershire drugs deal – BBC News
“Two men have been jailed for 13 years and four months each after they admitted possession of heroin with an estimated street value of £3.5m.”
BBC News, 12th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Devon man’s baby murder conviction overturned – BBC News
“A former soldier from Devon jailed for life for murdering his eight-week-old son has had conviction overturned by the Court of Appeal.”
BBC News, 12th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ministers shelve plans for rape defendant anonymity – Daily Telegraph
“Ministers have quietly shelved their much-vaunted pledge to grant anonymity to rape defendants after admitting there was no evidence to establish what impact it would have.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th November 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Corporate lawyers – are reports of their demise an exaggeration? – The Guardian
“The merger of two high-profile firms has fuelled growing speculation that all is not well in the corporate legal world. But is it too soon to write them off?”
The Guardian, 12th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Greenpeace makes legal bid to stop UK offshore drilling – The Independent
“Greenpeace has launched legal action in a bid to stop UK offshore drilling in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The environmental group announced today that its lawyers have filed a claim at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.”
The Independent, 12th November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
MH v Lancashire County Council [2010] EWCA Civ 1257 (12 November 2010)
BCL Old Co Ltd & v BASF SE & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 1258 (12 November 2010)
Tiensia v Vision Enterprises Ltd (t/a Universal Estates) [2010] EWCA Civ 1224 (11 November 2010)
Cadogan & Anor v Panagopoulos & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 1259 (11 November 2010)
Pengeyo & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 1275 (11 November 2010)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Inglis, R v [2010] EWCA Crim 2637 (12 November 2010)
Joseph v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 2580 (11 November 2010)
High Court (Commercial Court)
WestLB Ag v Nomura Bank International Plc & Anor [2010] EWHC 2863 (Comm) (11 November 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
R (Cala Homes (South) Ltd) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government – WLR daily
“The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government was not entitled to use the discretionary power to revoke regional strategies contained in s 79(6) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 to effect the practical abrogation of the regional strategies as a complete tier of planning policy guidance.”
WLR Daily, 11th November 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.
Pre-nups – now worth the paper they’re written on – Law Society’s Gazette
“The long-awaited decision of the Supreme Court in Radmacher (formerly Granatino) v Granatino [2010] UKSC 42 is a significant step in the recognition of pre- and post-nuptial agreements. The starting point is that parties should be held to properly drawn up agreements unless certain circumstances arise.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 11th November 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
The Gordon Slynn Memorial Lecture 2010: Has mediation had its day? – Speech by Lord Neuberger
Judiciary of England and Wales, 11th November 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Senior British officers could face war crimes trial over alleged Iraqi abuse – The Guardian
“Head of military prosecutions warns of charges if there is evidence officers encouraged interrogators to abuse detainees.”
The Guardian, 11th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mother who killed brain damaged son loses appeal – The Guardian
“A mother who gave her severely disabled son a lethal heroin injection to end his ‘living hell’ lost her appeal against her life sentence for murder today, but has had her sentenced reduced to five years.”
The Guardian, 12th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Second jail term for fatal attack – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for a second time for an attack on a man who later died from his injuries.”
BBC News, 11th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
