BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
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Gesner Investments Ltd v Bombardier Inc [2010] EWHC 2643 (Comm) (22 October 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Bolsover District Council and another v Ashfield Nominees Ltd and others – WLR Daily
“A local authority which had obtained a liability order in respect of unpaid council tax and which wished to enforce it by way of insolvency proceedings was not obliged to do so within six years of granting of the order, since the presentation of winding up petitions in respect of sums due under liability orders for unpaid council tax were not within the scope of s 9 of the Limitation Act 1980.”
WLR Daily, 22nd October 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.
Threlfall v Hull City Council – WLR Daily
Threlfall v Hull City Council [2010] EWCA Civ 1147; [2010] WLR (D) 262
“In cases where an employee had been provided with equipment to use in his employment, but injury had occurred and the question arose whether such ‘personal protective equipment’ had been ‘suitable’ for regulatory purposes and issues of negligence, regard was to be given to both regs 4 and 6 of the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992; and the concept of ‘effectiveness’ was at the heart of the issue of suitability.”
WLR Daily, 21st Octbober 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.
O’Connell v Judicial Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife – WLR Daily
O’Connell v Judicial Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife [2010] WLR (D) 26
“It was unjust or oppressive by reason of the passage of time, within the meaning of s 14 of the Extradition Act 2003, to order pursuant to a European arrest warrant the extradition of a person to serve the balance of a sentence of imprisonment after his sentence had twice been extended on appeal, rendering him unlawfully at large, where the requesting authority had without good reason delayed issuing the warrant for a significant period of time.”
WLR Daily, 21st October 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.
Granatino v Radmacher (formerly Granatino) – WLR Daily
Granatino v Radmacher (formerly Granatino) [2010] UKSC 42; [2010] WLR (D) 260
“A court should give effect to a nuptial agreement, whether entered into before or after marriage, that was freely entered into by each party with a full appreciation of its implications unless in the circumstances prevailing it would not be fair to hold the parties to the agreement.”
WLR Daily, 21st October 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.
Couples bid to overturn gay marriage law – The Guardian
“Peter Tatchell plans legal challenge in campaign by gay and mixed-sex couples calling for the same type of union.”
The Guardian, 24th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Consumer laws undermined by gaps and complexity, say Law commissions – OUT-LAW.com
“Consumers face many situations in which a trader has broken unfair trading regulations but they have no direct course of action, the Law Commission and Law Commission of Scotland have said. Laws that could cover consumers are too complex, they said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th October 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Corporate law firm undone by boom-era excess – The Guardian
“The collapse of the law firm Halliwells has mesmerised the profession – and raised the question: who’s next?”
The Guardian, 22nd October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New advocacy proposals ‘prejudice’ solicitors – Law Society’s Gazette
“A proposed new quality assurance scheme for criminal advocates could prejudice solicitors because it places too much weight on the views of judges, an advocates’ group has warned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th October 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Thirty years in jail for ‘cool’ killer of Devon pensioners – The Guardian
“A failed businessman who murdered a well-to-do elderly couple at their seaside home and stole from them to try to pay off his heavy debts was jailed for 30 years today.”
The Guardian, 21st October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Fawcett Society takes the cuts to court – The Guardian
“When feminist campaigners saw a palpable threat to women in the coalition government’s spending plans, with the help of Yvette Cooper’s calculations they launched the first ever legal challenge to the budget.”
The Guardian, 22nd October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Coalition in the dock over prisoner voting – The Guardian
“The government can equivocate no longer, it is legally obliged to remove the blanket ban on voting behind bars.”
The Guardian, 21st October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The drama behind the ‘Lady C’ defence – The Independent
“Fifty years after the D H Lawrence obscenity trial, David Randall reveals some bizarre behind-the-scenes theatrics.”
The Independent, 24th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Peta’s use of nude models fuels row with UK film-maker – The Guardian
“The use of naked models and actresses to highlight animal cruelty is at the heart of a dispute between high-profile activists that could end in court.”
The Guardian, 24th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Former PE teacher jailed for Scarborough child abuse – BBC News
“A former PE teacher who abused young girls in North Yorkshire more than 30 years ago has been jailed.”
BBC News, 22nd October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Solicitor jailed for £250,000 fraud – The Independent
“A solicitor was jailed for five years today after pleading guilty to fraud offences, which benefited him to the tune of almost £250,000, police said.”
The Independent, 22nd October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
999 call handler sacked after police delay in murder case – The Independent
“A call handler was sacked after an investigation into why police took so long to respond to the 999 calls of a woman who was murdered by an ex-boyfriend.”
The Independent, 22nd October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Cottingham Lazaat hotel raid: armed teenagers jailed – BBC News
“Four teenagers have been jailed after an armed raid at an East Yorkshire hotel left a night porter ‘terrified.’ ”
BBC News, 21st October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jilted ex-boyfriend found guilty of Asha Muneer murder – BBC News
“A jilted teenager has been jailed for life after being found guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend by stabbing her to death on a river towpath.”
BBC News, 22nd October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man convicted of parents’ manslaughter in south London – BBC News
“A man has been jailed indefinitely for killing his parents at their home in south London after they criticised him for being in bed with a hangover.”
BBC News, 22nd October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
