Man jailed for posting racist video clips on YouTube – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for 15 months for uploading racist video clips on to YouTube.”
BBC News, 15th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Guantánamo Bay detainees to be paid compensation by UK government – The Guardian
“The government will announce today that it will pay millions of pounds in compensation to former Guantánamo Bay detainees following weeks of negotiations between lawyers for the government and the former prisoners.”
The Guardian, 16th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Voting reform referendum will go ahead in May 2011 – The Independent
“A referendum on whether to ditch the first-past-the-post voting system will go ahead next May after Labour peers failed narrowly in an attempt to derail the Government’s timetable.”
The Independent, 16th November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Landlords free to ignore deposit protection deadlines – The Guardian
“Appeal court says a strict interpretation of Housing Act allows landlords to disregard deadlines for tenant deposit schemes.”
The Guardian, 15th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Phil Woolas challenging ban from politics – BBC News
“Former Labour immigration minister Phil Woolas will begin a legal bid to overturn a ruling that he should be banned from politics for three years.”
BBC News, 16th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Partner of Rachel Nickell to take Met to European court – The Independent
“The partner of murdered Rachel Nickell today said he would take his compensation claim against the Metropolitan Police to the European Court of Human Rights.”
The Independent, 16th November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Legal aid cuts would remove free advice for thousands of people – The Guardian
“Hundreds of thousands of people with family and housing law problems will no longer have access to free legal advice under government proposals announced today (15 November).”
The Guardian, 15th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Magna Carta 800th anniversary celebrations begin – BBC News
“Five years of celebrations leading up to the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta have been publicly launched.”
BBC News, 12th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Scottish Parliament (Constituencies and Regions) Order 2010
The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Oman) Order 2010
The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Mexico) Order 2010
The International Tax Enforcement (Bahamas) Order 2010
The Consular Fees (Amendment) Order 2010
The International Tax Enforcement (Gibraltar) Order 2010
The International Tax Enforcement (Turks and Caicos Islands) Order 2010
The International Tax Enforcement (Liechtenstein) Order 2010
The International Tax Enforcement (Anguilla) Order 2010
The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2010
The Central Rating List (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010
The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2010
The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Jersey) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Guernsey) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Local Authorities (Armorial Bearings) Order 2010
The Inspectors of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (No. 5) Order 2010
The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Singapore) Order 2010
The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Austria) Order 2010
The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Switzerland) Order 2010
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Tamiz (Aka Miah) & Ors v R [2010] EWCA Crim 2638 (12 November 2010)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
RH v South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 1273 (12 November 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
BJM v Nathan Eyre & Ors [2010] EWHC 2856 (QB) (12 November 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Family Division)
WF v RJ & Anor [2010] EWHC 2909 (Fam) (13 August 2010)
London Borough of Richmond v B & Ors [2010] EWHC 2903 (Fam) (12 November 2010)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Drachs Investment No 3 Ltd v Brightsea UK Ltd [2010] EWHC 2848 (Comm) (11 November 2010)
High Court (Patents Court)
Abbott Laboratories Ltd v Medinol Ltd [2010] EWHC 2865 (Pat) (12 November 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Watkins v Woolas – WLR Daily
Watkins v Woolas [2010] EWHC 2702 (QB); [2010] WLR (D) 288
“S 106 of the Representation of the People Act 1983, which imposed the penalties for an election candidate found guilty of a corrupt or illegal practice, was compatible with the right to freedom of expression contained in art 10 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. The interference with the right to freedom of expression by s 106 and the penalties imposed for breach of that section were proportionate to the legitimate aim of the section.”
WLR Daily, 12th 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.
Lords committee criticises government plans for constitutional reform – The Guardian
“A collection of peers has criticised the government’s proposed constitutional changes, concluding that the reforms will strengthen the executive’s grip on parliament.”
The Guardian, 12th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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
