Regina (Patel) v Lord Chancellor – WLR Daily
Regina (Patel) v Lord Chancellor [2010] EWHC 2220 (Admin); [2010] WLR (D) 240
“An applicant for exceptional funding by way of legal aid had to meet a high threshold to satisfy the test of ‘significant wider public interest’ in para 27.2.8 of the Legal Services Commission’s Funding Code Decision Making Guidance, subject to the latitude (or margin of discretion) accorded to the Lord Chancellor in the exercise of his judgment. There had to be the potential for client’s involvement in the proceedings to produce real benefits for individuals other than the client and for those benefits to be substantial.”
WLR daily, 6th September 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Regina (Ngouh) v Secretary of State for Home Department – WLR Daily
Regina (Ngouh) v Secretary of State for Home Department [2010] EWHC 2218 (Admin); [2010] WLR (D) 239
“It was important when considering a decision based on para 322(5) of the Immigration Rules, under which indefinite leave to remain should normally be refused where it was undesirable in view of the applicant’s “character, conduct or associations”, to look closely at the context in which that paragraph was being deployed and to see the reasoning that had lead to its deployment.”
WLR Daily, 6th September 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Giant leylandii in suburban front garden incense neighbours – The Guardian
“Plymouth residents have complained to the council about the 10-metre trees outside David Alvand’s home.”
The Guardian, 6th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Church of England vicar jailed over sham marriages – UK Border Agency
“A Church of England vicar was today among 3 men jailed for staging hundreds of sham marriages in East Sussex. Reverend Alex Brown was found guilty of conspiring to facilitate breaches in immigration law in July alongside 2 other men, Ukrainian national Vladymyr Buchak and lawyer Michael Adelasoye, following an 8 week trial.”
UK Border Agency, 6th September 2010
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Government plans reviews of immigration system – UK Border Agency
“Immigration Minister Damian Green will confirm this evening that the government is to look at all immigration routes into the UK and set new rules.”
UK Border Agency, 6th September 2010
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Phone-hacking scandal: Theresa May defends police investigation – The Guardian
“Home secretary says it is not for government to decide whether there should be new inquiry into allegations against News of the World.”
The Guardian, 6th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Five jailed for electoral fraud – Daily Telegraph
“Five men have been jailed following a botched postal voting scam intended to secure a seat for a Conservative Party candidate at the 2005 general election.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Midwife banned after telling grieving mother ‘God knows best’ – Daily Telegraph
“A midwife who told a grieving mother and father ‘God knows best’ hours after their newborn daughter died has been thrown out of the profession.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Vicar jailed for sham marriages scam – Daily Telegraph
“A Church of England vicar has been jailed for four years for his part in Britain’s biggest sham marriage fraud to help hundreds of illegal immigrants stay in Britain.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Former headteacher jailed for 21 years for beatings and sex abuse of boys – The Guardian
“A former boarding school headteacher convicted of abusing male pupils, both sexually and physically, during the 1970s and 1980s was today imprisoned for 21 years.”
The Guardian, 6th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Dibble v Urs Bernhard Pfluger [2010] EWCA Civ 1005 (03 September 2010)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Azimut-Benetti Spa (Benetti Division) v Healey [2010] EWHC 2234 (Comm) (03 September 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Rashford v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWHC 2200 (QB) (02 September 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Police officer facing sack over cell assault – Daily Telegraph
“Sgt Mark Andrews is shown dragging Pamela Somerville, 59, across the floor of the police station in Wiltshire before shoving her into a cell. CCTV footage captured her lying on the floor for a minute before struggling to get up with blood pouring from a head wound. Former soldier Sgt Andrews, 37, was eventually convicted of assault causing actual bodily harm after a trial at Oxford Magistrates Court earlier this summer.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tesco wins new Ilkley superstore appeal – BBC News
“Supermarket giant Tesco has won permission to build a new superstore in a West Yorkshire town after a controversial planning appeal.”
BBC News, 4th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teen sues over playground accident blamed for personality disorder – Daily Telegraph
“A teenager is suing a council for £100,000 after claiming an accident in her school playground 11 years ago left her with a personality disorder which means she is unable to make friends.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MPs seek fresh investigation into News of the World phone hacking – The Guardian
“News International and David Cameron’s PR chief, Andy Coulson, face the prospect of a fresh parliamentary inquiry into phone-hacking by the News of the World after Labour MPs said they plan to press for the issue to be referred to the powerful standards and privileges committee of the House of Commons.”
The Guardian, 5th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hampshire couple fined after dumping lizards in hedge – BBC News
“A couple who dumped five pet bearded dragons in bin bags have both been fined £1,113.”
BBC News, 3rd September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Thousands fined for flouting Gloucester bus lane rules – BBC News
“Penalty tickets have been issued to 5,700 drivers caught illegally using a bus lane in Gloucester.”
BBC News, 3rd September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
