Q&A: Building Schools for the Future court case – The Guardian
“Details of the judicial review into the government’s scrapping of the school building programme.”
The Guardian, 11th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
NHS could be sued for neglecting elderly under new law – Daily Telegraph
“Elderly patients who believe they have been treated badly because of their age could sue the National Health Service under new rights to be unveiled by ministers next month.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Offenders on sex register for life to get appeal right – BBC News
“Thousands of sex offenders in England and Wales are set to be given the right to appeal against having their names on the sex offenders register for life.”
BBC News, 16th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Report on election ‘fraud’ dismissed as a whitewash – The Independent
“The Electoral Commission has concluded that there was no widespread evidence of voting fraud at last year’s local and general elections, despite allegations at the time that the postal ballot system was being exploited.”
The Independent, 16th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
High court judge criticises police failure to fully investigate phone hacking – The Guardian
“A high court judge has criticised the Metropolitan police for failing to adequately investigate allegations of phone hacking by the News of the World.”
The Guardian, 15th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Retracting rape and domestic violence allegations: CPS launches public consultation – Crown Prosecution Service
“Individuals who retract truthful allegations of rape or domestic violence out of fear are less likely to be prosecuted under proposed new guidance for prosecutors on the offence of perverting the course of justice, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, said today. But individuals who make malicious false allegations should know they risk prosecution, he said.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 10th February 2011
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Ken Clarke faces legal challenge to trace victims of ‘brutality’ in child jails – The Guardian
“A high court challenge has been launched over the Ministry of Justice’s refusal to identify hundreds of children who have been unlawfully restrained in privately run child jails using techniques that have since been banned.”
The Guardian, 15th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Romani v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 183 (14 February 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Hertfordshire County Council, R (on the application of) v JM [2011] EWCA Civ 77 (15 February 2011)
Iqbal v Dean Manson Solicitors [2011] EWCA Civ 123 (15 February 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Murdock v Scarisbrick Group Ltd. [2011] EWHC 220 (QB) (11 February 2011)
Hirschfeld v McGrath [2011] EWHC 249 (QB) (15 February 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Mother’s legal plea to sterilise her daughter remains unresolved – The Guardian
“The mother of a young woman with learning difficulties who is pregnant with her second child broke down in tears as she pleaded with a high court judge to allow her daughter to be forcibly sterilised for her own protection.”
The Guardian, 15th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related: Test case over sterilisation puts court of protection under public scrutiny
Girl who falsely accused boy of rape narrowly escapes custodial sentence – The Guardian
“A schoolgirl who was found guilty of falsely accusing a 14-year-old boy of rape when she was 15 was told by a judge she had only narrowly avoided a custodial sentence.”
The Guardian, 15th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Traversa v Freddi [2011] EWCA Civ 81 (14 February 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Lightfoot v Go-Ahead Group Plc [2011] EWHC 89 (QB) (01 February 2011)
XYZ v Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust [2011] EWHC 243 (QB) (14 February 2011)
Poi v “Lina” [2011] EWHC 234 (QB) (14 February 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Ground Gilbey Ltd & Anor v Jardine Lloyd Thompson UK Ltd [2011] EWHC 124 (Comm) (02 February 2011)
Sharon’s Bakery (Europe) Ltd v Axa Insurance UK Plc & Anor [2011] EWHC 210 (Comm) (09 February 2011)
High Court (Patents Court)
Datacard Corporation v Eagle Technologies Ltd [2011] EWHC 244 (Pat) (14 February 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org.uk
Sterilisation ruling: what is the Court of Protection? – Daily Telegraph
“Here is a potted guide to the Court of Protection, which is expected to rule today on whether a woman with a learning disability should be sterilised to prevent her from becoming pregnant again.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bar Council on Jackson Reforms: Cost Reduction Welcome but Must Be Targeted to Safeguard Access to Justice – The Bar Council
“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, will today respond to the Government’s proposals for the reform of the costs of civil litigation. It will say that cost reduction is in the public interest but will warn that whilst cost reduction is welcome significant threats to access to justice must be addressed and that one size cannot fit all in litigation.”
The Bar Council, 14th February 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
We defend the public interest in our response to MOJ proposals for Legal Aid Reform – Bar Standards Board
“Our response to the MOJ’s proposals for Legal Aid Reform states that the cuts to Legal Aid will have no discernible positive regulatory impact and do little to protect and promote the public interest.”
Bar Standards Board, 14th February 2011
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
Law Society v McPhail – WLR Daily
Law Society v McPhail [2011] WLR (D) 45
“In the interests of fairness, a person charged with contempt of court whose liberty was therefore at stake should be able to appear at a hearing to answer points raised by his accusers.”
WLR Daily, 14th February 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Andersson v Staten genom Kronofogdemyndigheten i Jönköping, Tillsynsmynidigheten – WLR Daily
“A provision of national law which excluded an employee from entitlement under the guarantee of payment of employees’ outstanding claims in the event of their employer’s insolvency, on the ground that the employee within the six months preceding the application for a declaration of insolvency had been the owner of an essential part of the undertaking or business concerned and had had a considerable influence on it activities, was compatible with Parliament and Council Directive 2008/94/EC relating to the protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer.”
WLR Daily, 14th February 2011
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.
Product placement must be signalled by ‘P’ logo, says Ofcom – OUT-LAW.com
“Broadcasters must show a ‘P’ logo for three seconds at the start and end of television programmes that contain product placement, regulator Ofcom has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th February 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Boss forced to pay £13k to compensate stealing employee – Daily Telegraph
“A boss who took an employee he caught stealing to the police station with a sign saying ‘Thief’ around his neck has paid £13,000 after the criminal sued for ‘humiliation’.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MPs in youth crime warning over funding cut plan – BBC News
“Crime may rise if funding is cut for youth offending prevention projects in England and Wales, MPs have warned.”
BBC News, 15th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
