BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Dunn v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 1823 (27 July 2010)
FB v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 1857 (27 July 2010)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Pennock & Anor v Hodgson [2010] EWCA Civ 873 (27 July 2010)
Hertfordshire County Council v Veolia Water Central Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 887 (27 July 2010)
Bhatt v Fontain Motors Ltd. [2010] EWCA Civ 863 (27 July 2010)
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council v Hickin [2010] EWCA Civ 868 (27 July 2010)
Steward v Gallop & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 823 (27 July 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Homawoo v GMF Assurance SA & Ors [2010] EWHC 1941 (QB) (27 July 2010)
Octavia Hill Housing Trust v Brumby [2010] EWHC 1793 (QB) (15 July 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Youlton v Charles Russell (a firm) [2010] EWHC 1918 (Ch) (27 July 2010)
High Court (Family Division)
RT v LT & Anor [2010] EWHC 1910 (Fam) (27 July 2010)
High Court (Patents Court)
Leo Pharma A/S & Anor v Sandoz Ltd [2010] EWHC 1911 (Pat) (27 July 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces (Amendment) (No.2) etc. Regulations 2010
The Audiovisual Media Services (Codification) Regulations 2010
The Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Taxes (Definition of Charity) (Relevant Territories) Regulations 2010
The Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2010
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Law student wins £10,000 after being branded a paedophile on Facebook – Daily Telegraph
“A law student left fearing reprisals after he was falsely named as a paedophile on Facebook has won a £10,000 libel damages payout at the High Court.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Family court service criticised over increased demand – BBC News
“The agency which looks after children’s interests in court has not dealt efficiently with an increase in cases since the death of Baby Peter in 2007, an audit finds.”
BBC News, 28th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Emails and phones snooped on by authorities every minute – Daily Telegraph
“Public authorities asked for confidential communications data on more than 525,000 occasions last year including a 13 per cent increase in requests by town halls.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Khyra Ishaq tragedy: ministers urged to tighten law on home education – The Guardian
“Ministers must urgently review the law on home education to prevent further tragedies, the independent review into the death of Khyra Ishaq recommended today.”
The Guardian, 27th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
DNA jails ‘merciless’ rapist after 20 years – The Independent
“A 39-year-old man was jailed for 13 years today for beating and raping a mother in her home in a ‘prolonged and merciless’ attack 20 years ago.”
The Independent, 27th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Starved girl Khyra Ishaq’s death ‘was preventable’ – BBC News
“The death of a seven-year-old girl who starved to death could have been prevented, a report has found.”
BBC News, 27th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Call for drug users to face civil penalties – The Independent
“Drug users should face civil sanctions such as fines or the loss of their driving licence instead of criminal penalties, a former government drugs adviser said today.”
The Independent, 27th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK opts-in to plan to share evidence between EU police – BBC News
“Home Secretary Theresa May says the UK will opt in to an EU order allowing foreign police to be given evidence held in the UK.”
BBC News, 27th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ritz hotel fraudster jailed for five years – The Guardian
“An unemployed lorry driver who offered the Ritz hotel in London at a discount price to property developers was jailed for five years today.”
The Guardian, 27th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Schoolboys launch rape conviction appeal – The Independent
“Two boys found guilty of attempting to rape a girl of eight launch challenges against their convictions today.”
The Independent, 27th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Attorney General reports on Unduly Lenient Sentences examined in 2009 – Attorney General’s Office
“Figures released today by the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) show that in 2009, 71% of the 108 sentences referred by the Law Officers and considered by the Court of Appeal were deemed unduly lenient and 66% of offenders – 71 – had their sentences increased.”
Attorney General’s Office, 27th July 2010
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
Pc ‘could face sack’ over Ian Tomlinson G20 death – The Independent
“A riot squad officer filmed hitting Ian Tomlinson with his baton and pushing him to the ground could be sacked after being accused of gross misconduct.”
The Independent, 27th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Regina (Cart) v Upper Tribunal (Public Law Project intervening) – WLR Daily
“The Upper Tribunal, while subject to the supervisory jurisdiction of the High Court, was not amenable to judicial review to correct an error of law made in the course of an adjudication which the tribunal was authorised to make.”
WLR Daily, 26th July 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.
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Ltd and others v Dow Deutschland Inc and others – WLR Daily
“Once the Commission of the European Communities had found that an undertaking had participated in anti-competitive practices the undertaking to could not rely on the English domestic law concept of separate corporate entity to argue that the undertaking as a whole or a parent company in the group had not participated in those practices. Where it was alleged in a claim against the defendants that representatives of those alleged to have been party to the anti-competitive behaviour had had discussions to co-ordinate that behaviour and that those discussions had led to each of the defendants co-ordinating their anti-competitive behaviour, that was sufficient to allow the claim against the defendants to continue even if none of the defendants fined by the commission was domiciled in England.”
WLR Daily, 26th July 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.
Sex abuse claim for £5m against Catholic order faces court challenge – The Guardian
“A Roman Catholic religious order will today appeal a court decision that could see it pay up to £5m to a victim of alleged clerical sexual abuse, the largest compensation claim of its kind in Britain.”
The Guardian, 27th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Court of Protection cost me £50,000’ – BBC News
“Neil Barker has no memories of the 35 days following a horrific motor bike crash which left him with brain injuries and needing his eye socket rebuilt.”
BBC News, 27th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
An MP’s posturing talk of a burqa ban – The Guardian
“Philip Hollobone, the Tory MP for Kettering, has told the media that he won’t meet with constituents who wear a burqa or niqab. Last week Liberty wrote to him pointing out that, as the burqa and niqab are a form of dress exclusively associated with Muslim women, this will amount to direct religious discrimination. By treating Muslim women less favourably than he would treat people of other religions he is disregarding the Equality Act 2006.”
The Guardian, 26th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
