Trademark law: bar is lowered for claims of infringement – The Guardian
“The US doctrine of ‘initial interest confusion’ applies in England, a court has decided.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed for killing man urinating through letterbox – The Independent
“A ‘good neighbour’ who stabbed a man he caught urinating through his letterbox on a yob-plagued estate was jailed for five years today after admitting manslaughter.”
The Independent, 29th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
NHS trust pays compensation to victims of ‘appalling’ patient care – The Guardian
“An NHS trust is paying out hundreds of thousands of pounds in compensation to bereaved relatives and victims of its ‘appalling’ patient care.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Company fined over Doncaster worker’s death – BBC News
“A firm has been fined £120,000 after admitting safety failings which led to a man’s death at its coal processing plant in North East Lincolnshire.”
BBC News, 29th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jade Goody website ‘troll’ from Manchester jailed – BBC News
“An ‘internet troll’ who posted obscene messages on Facebook sites set up in memory of dead people has been jailed.”
BBC News, 29th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Zutons singer Dave McCabe ordered to compensate headbutt victim – Daily Telegraph
“The lead singer of rock band The Zutons, Dave McCabe, who broke a man’s nose after his girlfriend was insulted, was today ordered to do 150 hours’ unpaid work and compensate his victim.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Liverpool headteacher fined over pupil’s roof fall – The Guardian
“A headteacher was fined £20,000 today for an ‘act of folly’ during A-level celebrations which left one of his pupils with a fractured skull and permanent damage to his eyesight.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Baby P doctor can challenge GMC ruling – The Independent
“A doctor accused of failing to spot that Baby P had a broken back days before his death was today given the opportunity to bring a High Court challenge in a bid to halt a disciplinary hearing.”
The Independent, 29th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Legal bid to block building near Hampton Court Palace – BBC News
“A row over controversial plans for a development on a derelict site opposite the Grade I-listed Hampton Court Palace has moved to the High Court.”
BBC News, 28th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Google Street View: information commissioner shackled by Data Protection Act – The Guardian
“The UK information commissioner was prevented from taking stronger action against Google earlier this year after its Street View cars collected sensitive Wi-Fi because the Data Protection Act at the time limited his powers.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Speeding driver who killed teenager has jail term cut – BBC News
“A driver who lost control of his speeding car and killed a 17-year-old pedestrian has had his jail term cut by three years by the Appeal Court.”
BBC News, 28th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bedford hospital pays £515k for baby birth scan error – BBC News
“A mother who had a disabled baby after antenatal scans at Bedford hospital failed to pick up that he had spina bifida has won a £515,000 pay-out.”
BBC News, 28th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
Booker, R (on the application of) v NHS Oldham & Anor [2010] EWHC 2593 (Admin) (28 October 2010)
High Court (Family Division)
A Local Authority v DL & Ors [2010] EWHC 2675 (Fam) (25 October 2010)
G v B [2010] EWHC 2630 (Fam) (25 October 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Oceanbulk Shipping and Trading SA v TMT Asia Ltd and others – WLR daily
Oceanbulk Shipping and Trading SA v TMT Asia Ltd and others [2010] UKSC 44; [2010] WLR(D) 270
“Facts communicated between parties in the course of ‘without prejudice’ negotiations which, but for the ‘without prejudice’ rule, would be admissible as part of the factual matrix or surrounding circumstances as an aid to construction of the resulting agreement, were admissible in evidence, as an exception to the rule, in a subsequent dispute between the parties as to the proper meaning of a clause in the agreement.”
WLR Daily, 29th October 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.
Watchdog raps costly CPS failures – Law Society’s Gazette
“Failings at the Crown Prosecution Service and police are costing the taxpayer £600,000 a year in abandoned trials and preventing cases from being brought before the courts, a CPS inspection report found this week.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 28th October 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Sentencing in the 21st century – Conkerton Lecture 2010 – Speech by Lord Justice Leveson
“Giving this lecture provides me not only with the opportunity to talk to you about sentencing, a topic that has been a keen interest of mine since my days as an undergraduate, but also allows me to pay tribute to a number of people whom I greatly admire…”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 25th October 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Lawyer jailed over immigration scam – UK Border Agency
“A former barrister has today been jailed for 8 1/2 years for his role in a massive immigration scam which netted millions of pounds. 36-year-old Syed Ahmed of Havelock Terrace, Sunderland was among 5 people involved in running a bogus college and corrupt immigration advisory firm in London. They were all arrested after an investigation by our London immigration crime team.”
UK Border Agency, 25th October 2010
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Higher court fees risk putting councils off care proceedings – The Guardian
“Cash-strapped councils could decide to give violent or neglectful parents one more chance rather than go to court.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Murder life sentences questioned in attitudes research – BBC News
“Research into the sentencing of murderers has found no evidence that people support mandatory life imprisonment.”
BBC News, 29th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
