Library cuts in Somerset and Gloucestershire challenged – BBC News
“A High Court challenge is being launched over public library closures.”
BBC News, 23rd February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Appeal Court rules in favour of homeowner sued over “cowboy” builder accident – Daily Telegraph
“Home owners are not responsible for the safety of workmen on their property, the Court of Appeal has ruled, throwing out a Polish builder’s claim for compensation from a woman who refused to let him walk on her pristine white carpets.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
News release: More separating couples to be spared court battles – Ministry of Justice
“Anyone setting out to contest the terms of their separation in court will first be required to consider mediation, under a new protocol agreed with the Judiciary.”
Ministry of Justice, 23rd February 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Julian Assange is very likely to be extradited, says Matrix barrister – The Guardian
“It is ‘very likely’ that a senior district judge will order the extradition of Julian Assange to Sweden to face sexual assault charges, a barrister at Matrix Chambers predicted this week.”
The Guardian, 23rd February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Tullett Prebon Plc & Ors v BGC Brokers LP & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 131 (22 February 2011)
Baxter v Mannion [2011] EWCA Civ 120 (22 February 2011)
PO (Nigeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 132 (22 February 2011)
Goad v Butcher & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 158 (22 February 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Solicitors Regulation Authority v Dennison [2011] EWHC 291 (Admin) (22 February 2011)
High Court (Family Division)
Kremen v Agrest [2010] EWHC 2571 (Fam) (15 October 2010)
Kremen v Agrest [2010] EWHC 3091 (Fam) (03 December 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Student Fees (Amounts) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Reconstitution of the Witham Fourth District Drainage Board Order 2010
The Scotter Drainage Authority and Scotter Internal Drainage District (Abolition) Order 2010
The NHS Redress (Wales) Measure 2008 (Commencement) Order 2011
The Bee Diseases and Pests Control (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
A vision for restorative justice – Ministry of Justice
“Minister Nick Herbert spoke about the benefits of restorative justice and the need to embed it in every part of the criminal justice system.”
Ministry of Justice, 22nd February 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Mother cleared of killing children in house fire – The Guardian
“A mother cleared of killing her children in a house fire wept as she walked free from court and said she just wanted to start piecing her life back together.”
The Guardian, 22nd February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cecil and others v Bayat and others – WLR Daily
Cecil and others v Bayat and others [2011] EWCA Civ 135; [2011] WLR (D) 51
“The claimants in a proposed action for breach of contract and damages were not entitled unilaterally to decide to postpone service of their claim form out of the jurisdiction under CPR 7.6(1). They should have served the form in the period of its initial validity, and, if they were not in a financial position to proceed immediately with the claim, they should have issued an application seeking a stay, or an extension of the time for procedural steps to be taken. The fact that the claimants spent the period of initial validity seeking a conditional fee agreement and after-the-event insurance was not a valid reason for their not having served the claim form, since their funds were sufficient to serve the claim even if they were not then in a position to fund the entire course of the litigation.”
WLR Daily, 21st 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.
Law in Action – BBC Radio 4
“The attempt to extradite Julian Assange to Sweden has raised several legal issues. In the first of the new series Joshua Rozenberg asks whether Julian Assange’s lawyer Mark Stephens overstepped the mark by declaring the innocence of his client. He asks the United States legal representative in the UK, Amy Jeffress, if the extradition arrangements between the US and UK need changing and he looks at whether the media should be tweeting from court.”
BBC Radio 4, 22nd February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teacher who put pupils into their own sex’n’drugs novel awaits tribunal result – The Guardian
“A much-praised teacher who persuaded difficult pupils to read by making them characters in their own, grittily realistic novel is about to find out whether an employment tribunal will allow her to relaunch her career.”
The Guardian, 22nd February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Shooting councillor Stephen Govier prompts law review – BBC News
“The government is considering a change in the law after the BBC revealed a south London councillor had a gun crime conviction but could not be sacked.”
BBC News, 22nd February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cornish pasty wins protected status from European commission – The Guardian
“The Cornish pasty has become a protected food following a long campaign to prevent it being copied by imitators.”
The Guardian, 22nd February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Paula Poolton killer loses Royal Mail unfair sacking case – BBC News
“A Royal Mail worker from Hampshire who was sacked when he was charged with murdering his married lover has lost his case for unfair dismissal.”
BBC News, 22nd February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Divorcing couples to go through mediation before court – BBC News
“Divorcing couples will be referred to mediation to sort out most disputes before they are allowed to use the courts, the government is announcing.”
BBC News, 23rd February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Facebook threatens to sue Daily Mail over paedophile story – The Guardian
“Facebook is threatening legal action against the Daily Mail amid a dispute over the headline of a front page story that named the social networking website in the context of a story about a paedophile gang operating in Devon.”
The Guardian, 22nd February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
First details of Commission data protection action against UK are revealed – OUT-LAW.com
“Details of the European Commission’s objections to the Data Protection Act (DPA) have been revealed for the first time. A document has been published outlining why the Commission thinks the DPA fails to implement the EU’s Data Protection Directive.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd February 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
OFT warns misleading ‘money advice’ firm
“The OFT has ordered Money Advice Direct Limited (MADL), a firm that introduces struggling borrowers to debt management companies, to stop using misleading advertising that presents it as a source of free help.”
The Guardian, 22nd February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
