Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Tax Avoidance Schemes (Penalty) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme (Amendment) Order 2010
The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No.3) (England) Order 2010
The Foodstuffs Suitable for People Intolerant to Gluten (Wales) Regulations 2010
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Bar Council Says That the Time Is Right to Consult on Legal Aid and Civil Justice, but Warns of Need for Safeguards to Protect Vulnerable – The Bar Council
“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has said that the launch of Government consultations on reform of the legal aid system and on civil litigation is necessary but the impact of the proposals on the most vulnerable must be considered very carefully.”
The Bar Council, 15th November 2010
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Regina v Inglis – WLR Daily
Regina v Inglis [2010] EWCA Crim 2637; [2010] WLR (D) 289
“When determining the minimum specified term to be served by an individual who genuinely believed that the murder she had committed constituted an act of mercy, the facts that there had been a significant degree of planning or premeditation, that the victim had been particularly vulnerable because of disability and that there had been abuse of a position of trust should not be taken to be aggravating factors.”
WLR Daily, 15th 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.
Police officer begins appeal against conviction for assaulting woman – The Guardian
“A police officer found guilty of hurling a woman head-first on to a concrete cell floor, leaving her with blood pouring from a head wound, began an appeal today (15 November) against his conviction and sentence.”
The Guardian, 15th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Stop and search plans are ‘discriminatory’, watchdog warns – The Guardian
“Government plans allowing police to stop people on the grounds of skin colour are discriminatory and amount to racial profiling, the official equalities body has warned ministers.”
The Guardian, 15th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Proportion of lawyers educated at public school far outstrips national average – The Lawyer
“The legal profession has become increasingly elitist over the past 20 years, with 15 per cent of lawyers being public school educated while just 2 per cent of the population is.”
The Lawyer, 15th November 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Legal aid cuts: surprise exceptions take out the sting – The Guardian
“The justice secretary, Kenneth Clarke, worked hard today to try to remove some of the political sting from his much-anticipated unveiling of swingeing legal aid cuts. The scale of the reductions – £350m a year to be taken out of a £914m-a-year civil and family legal aid budget by 2014 – had been widely anticipated.”
The Guardian, 15th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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.
