Kenneth Clarke reaffirms commitment to rights and freedoms – Mnistry of Justice
“Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to rights and freedoms in the UK and to the European Convention on Human Rights.”
Ministry of Justice, 18th November 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Reforming insurance contract law – latest news – Law Commission
“We have published a summary of the responses to our Issues Paper 6 (Damages for Late Payment and the Insurer’s Duty of Good Faith).”
Law Commission, 18th November 2010
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Expert Evidence in Criminal Courts – the Problem – Speech by Lord Leveson
“Expert Evidence in Criminal Courts – the Problem – Speech by Lord Justice Leveson – Forensic Science Society, 18th November 2010.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 18th November 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Stop and search powers to change – Home Office
“New proposals laid in parliament today will save an estimated 800,000 hours of police time each year.”
Home Office, 17th November 2010
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Men jailed after police op uncovers £1m in fake notes – BBC News
“Four men have been jailed after counterfeit bank notes worth more than £1m were uncovered by police.”
BBC news, 17th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Beshenivsky killer Mustaf Jama starts appeal – BBC News
“A man who murdered a policewoman during a bungled robbery has started an appeal against his conviction on the eve of the fifth anniversary of her death.”
BBC News, 17th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for murder of girlfriend’s toddler – The Guardian
“A man was jailed for life today for the murder of his girlfriend’s toddler, whom he viciously attacked after her crying interrupted him playing on his Xbox computer game.”
The Guardian, 18th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lorry driver who killed cyclist had ‘godawful hangover’ – The Guardian
“A lorry driver who crushed a cyclist while chatting on his mobile phone with ‘the most godawful hangover’ was today jailed for seven years and disqualified from driving for life.”
The Guardian, 18th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Poundworld fined over faulty thermometers – The Independent
“Discount retailer Poundworld has been fined £5,000 for selling dangerously faulty digital thermometers and other medical items, it was announced today.”
The Independent, 18th November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Fingerprint identification evidence questioned by senior judge – Daily Telegraph
“A senior judge has raised concerns over fingerprint evidence used in criminal trials, warning that it rests on ‘assumptions’ that have never been scientifically proven.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th November 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Wiltshire policeman cleared of assault on appeal – BBC News
“A Wiltshire policeman convicted of assaulting a woman in custody has been cleared on appeal.”
BBC News, 18th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Making criminal justice statistics more transparent – Ministry of Justice
“Making criminal justice statistics more transparent and user friendly is the aim of a consultation launched today (17 November).”
Ministry of Justice, 17th November 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Shields v Merseyside Police [2010] EWCA Civ 1281 (17 November 2010)
W (A Minor) [2010] EWCA Civ 1280 (18 November 2010)
High Court (Chancery)
Football Dataco Ltd & Ors v Sportradar GmbH & Anor [2010] EWHC 2911 (Ch) (17 November 2010)
Phillips v Newsgroup Newspapers Ltd & Ors [2010] EWHC 2952 (Ch) (17 November 2010)
C v D & D2 [2010] EWHC 2940 (Ch) (16 November 2010)
Giorgio Armani SpA v Sunrich Clothing Ltd [2010] EWHC 2939 (Ch) (16 November 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Donald v Ntuli – WLR Daily
Donald v Ntuli [2010] EWCA Civ 1276; [2010] WLR (D) 291
“Whether, in view of the principle of open justice, it was necessary for a court to restrain publication of the existence of proceedings and the anonymity of the parties, depended on the facts of the particular case. Restrictions should be the least that could be imposed, consistent with the protection of a party’s right to respect for that party’s private and family life, and whether the continued anonymity was justified by the fact that there might be a significant risk of serious consequences to that right which might not be remediable.”
WLR Daily, 17th 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.
High Court action over London City Airport expansion – BBC News
“A group of residents from east London are taking a council to court over a decision to allow 50% more flights a year from London City Airport.”
BBC News, 18th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Neuberger: mediation is no substitute for justice – Law Society’s Gazette
“Mediation ‘cannot be a substitute for justice’, the master of the rolls warned this week, in a view that appears sharply at odds with government proposals to replace many legal aid-funded cases with alternative dispute resolution.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th November 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
