Foreign prisoners win £1 over UK false imprisonment – BBC News
“The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the Home Office unlawfully imprisoned two foreign national prisoners in a ‘serious abuse of power’.”
BBC News, 23rd March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
David Chaytor loses appeal to reduce jail sentence for expenses fraud – The Guardian
“Former Labour MP David Chaytor has lost an appeal to reduce his prison sentence for fiddling parliamentary expenses as senior judges ruled he had inflicted ‘serious damage’ to our ‘priceless democratic system’ and could have received an even longer jail term.”
The Guardian, 23rd March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
7/7 inquests: Date announced for coroner’s verdicts – BBC News
“The inquest verdicts on the 7/7 London bombings are due to be announced on Friday 6 May by the coroner, Lady Justice Hallett.”
BBC News, 23rd March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011 – legislation.gov.uk
Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011 published
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The National Assembly for Wales (Letters Patent) Order 2011
The Tunisia (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2011
The Egypt (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2011
The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order 2011
The Workmen’s Compensation (Supplementation) (Amendment) Scheme 2011
The Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Noye, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 650 (22 March 2011)
Whiston- Dew & Anor, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 647 (22 March 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
DS (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 305 (22 March 2011)
Revenue and Customs v Chamberlin [2011] EWCA Civ 271 (22 March 2011)
MS (Algeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 306 (22 March 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Goldsmith& Anor v BCD [2011] EWHC 674 (QB) (22 March 2011)
Clyde & Co LLP & Anor v Winkelhof [2011] EWHC 668 (QB) (22 March 2011)
Abramova v Oxford Institute of Legal Practice [2011] EWHC 613 (QB) (18 March 2011)
Coys of Kensington Automobiles Ltd v Pugliese [2011] EWHC 655 (QB) (22 March 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Kojima v HSBC Bank Plc [2011] EWHC 611 (Ch) (22 March 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Thaker v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2011] EWHC 660 (Admin) (22 March 2011)
Mazurkiewicz v Rzeszow Circuit Court, Poland [2011] EWHC 659 (Admin) (22 March 2011)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Millharbour Management Ltd & Ors v Weston Homes Ltd & Anor [2011] EWHC 661 (TCC) (22 March 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Major reforms to Equality and Human Rights Commission – Home Office
“Consultation launches to make the organisation a stronger, focused and more efficient, Theresa May said today.”
Home Office, 21st March 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Police ‘illegally’ kettled peaceful G20 protesters for four hours, court hears – The Guardian
“Police officers illegally kettled peaceful climate activists at the G20 protests in 2009 to stop their gathering being ‘hijacked’ by violent protesters from another demonstration, the high court has heard.”
The Guardian, 22nd March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government outlines overhaul of student visas – UK Border Agency
“Tougher entrance criteria, limits on work entitlements and the closure of the post-study work route are among the changes to the student visa system announced today by Home Secretary Theresa May.”
Full story
UK Border Agency, 22nd March 2011
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Health Bill amounts to ‘abolition’ of NHS, academic warns – Daily Telegraph
“Controversial Government reforms will spell the end of the NHS as it stands, academics warn, as the Health Secretary was forced to reassure MPs that hospitals and doctors would not face accusations of running cartels.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Goldsmith wins high court orders – The Independent
“Tory MP Zac Goldsmith, his ex-wife Sheherazade and sister Jemima Khan have won High Court orders preventing the disclosure of private information, it emerged today.”
The Independent, 22nd March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Foreign Office issues guidance on torture – Daily Telegraph
“The Foreign office has issued guidance to all its staff for the first time on how to spot signs of torture.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
David Chaytor seeks cut in prison sentence – The Guardian
“The former Labour MP David Chaytor has launched a high court bid to reduce his 18-month prison sentence for fiddling his parliamentary expenses.”
The Guardian, 22nd March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Road rage killer Kenneth Noye loses appeal – The Independent
“Road rage killer Kenneth Noye lost an appeal against his murder conviction today.”
The Independent, 22nd March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Commons to hear of Buckingham girl killed by cyclist – BBC News
“The parents of a Buckingham girl who was killed by a cyclist will be in the House of Commons later as their fight to change the law continues.”
Full story
BBC News, 22nd March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
The Commission for Equality & Human Rights v Griffin & Ors [2011] EWHC 675 (Admin) (21 March 2011)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
London Borough of Southwark v IBM UK Ltd [2011] EWHC 653 (TCC) (21 March 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Strong Segurança SA v Município de Sintra and another – WLR Daily
Strong Segurança SA v Município de Sintra and another (Case C-95/10); [2011] WLR (D) 99
“Article 47(2) of Parliament and Council Directive 2004/18/EC (permitting an economic operator participating in a public tendering process for the provision of services to rely on the capacities of other entities, provided that it could prove that it would have at its disposal the resources necessary) did not apply to contracts which had as their object services referred to in Annex IIB of the Directive, such as the provision of surveillance and security services. However member states and, possibly, contracting authorities, could provide for that which article 47(2) permitted in, respectively, their legislation and the documents relating to the contract.”
WLR Daily, 17th March 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
