High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
The Mayor of London v Hall & Ors [2010] EWHC 1613 (QB) (29 June 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Dominion Corporate Trustees Ltd& Anor v Capmark Bank Europe Plc [2010] EWHC 1605 (Ch) (29 June 2010)
The PNPF Trust Company Ltd v Taylor & Ors [2010] EWHC 1573 (Ch) (28 June 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Regina (Noone) v Governor of HMP Drake Hall and another [2010] UKSC 30; [2010] WLR (D) 164
“The release provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 applied to sentences of under 12 months’ imprisonment, unless they were imposed concurrently or consecutively with sentences of 12 months or over, in which case the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 applied.”
WLR Daily, 30th June 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.
Fiddes v Channel Four Television Corporation and others [2010] EWCA Civ 730; [2010] WLR (D) 163
“Observations on the applicable principles as to whether there should be a trial by jury or trial by judge alone in a libel action were made by the Court of Appeal.”
WLR Daily, 30th June 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.
“In a heated council debate, Shirley Brown called her colleague a ‘coconut’ and has since been convicted under the Public Order Act. Elizabeth Grice reports.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th June 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Lawyers have warned that government proposals to close nearly a third of the courts in England and Wales could threaten access to justice and increase pressure on legal aid practitioners.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 1st July 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Read the full judgment from the UK Supreme Court that found that British troops deployed abroad are not protected by the Human Rights Act outside of military bases.”
The Guardian, 30th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A transsexual, Miranda Lee, who was left ‘half man, half woman’ will get tax payers’ money in her legal fight for a breast enlargement.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Views on how the family justice system can do its best to protect children and help families to work through their disagreements are being sought by a panel of experts.”
Ministry of Justice, 30th June 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“High earners could be barred from legal aid and left to take out legal cover, Ken Clarke signalled yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A Conservative politician is seeking to make it a criminal offence to wear a burka in public. Philip Hollobone, the MP for Kettering, was the subject of a complaint to police from the Northamptonshire Race Equality Council five months ago because of remarks he made about burkas.”
The Independent, 1st July 2010
Source:www.independent.co.uk
“Tony Blair was warned by his government’s chief law officer that an invasion of Iraq would be illegal the day before he privately assured President George Bush he would support US-led military action, documents released today by the Chilcot inquiry reveal.”
The Guardian, 30th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Five activists who caused £180,000 damage to an arms factory were acquitted after they argued they were seeking to prevent Israeli war crimes.”
The Guardian, 30th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Inviting the public to nominate unnecessary laws they would like to see repealed is a move away from ‘the old way of doing things’, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said today.”
The Independent, 1st July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“More organisations providing immigration and asylum advice could face closure as only 252 out of over 400 applicants were successful in their bids for contracts from the Legal Service Commission.”
The Guardian, 30th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme Court
Noone, R (on the application of) v Governor of HMP Drake Hall & Anor [2010] UKSC 30 (30 June 2010)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust v Fox & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 729 (30 June 2010)
Forson v The Governing Body of Harwich School & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 751 (30 June 2010)
ZK (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 749 (30 June 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Financial Services Authority (FSA) v Anderson & Ors [2010] EWHC 1547 (Ch) (29 June 2010)
Gripple Ltd v Revenue and Customs [2010] EWHC 1609 (Ch) (30 June 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
“A Briton who says he was tortured in Pakistan with the complicity of UK security services has won the right to appeal against his terror convictions.”
BBC News, 30th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A dangerous paedophile at the centre of an international child sex abuse ring was jailed indefinitely today to protect young boys.”
The Independent, 30th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Justice Secretary, Kenneth Clarke, has given a speech on criminal justice reform at the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies.”
Ministry of Justice, 30th June 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The Iraq inquiry has released details of the legal advice given to Tony Blair prior to the invasion of Iraq after the documents were de-classified.”
BBC News, 30th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The country’s highest court today quashed a landmark ruling that British soldiers serving abroad are protected by human rights laws at all times.”
The Independent, 30th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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