What isn’t wrong with Sharia law? – The Guardian
“To safeguard our rights there must be one law for all and no religious courts.”
The Guardian, 5th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hospital trust pay-out for brain-damaged taxi driver – BBC News
“A taxi driver who suffered brain damage after a hospital scan was not properly interpreted has been awarded a multimillion-pound pay-out.”
BBC News, 5th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex-teaching assistant jailed for child porn – The Independent
“A former teaching assistant caught with more than 21,000 indecent images of children was jailed for nearly eight years today.”
The Independent, 5th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ravichandran and another v Lewisham London Borough Council – WLR Daily
Ravichandran and another v Lewisham London Borough Council [2010] EWCA Civ 755; [2010] WLR (D) 170
“An offer of accommodation made by a local authority in discharge of its housing duty under s 193(7) of the Housing Act 1996 had two requirements: the accommodation had to be suitable and the offer reasonable for the applicant to accept. It was desirable that a review of the suitability requirement and of the reasonableness requirement took place at the same time as any review of the decision of the authority as to the discharge of its duty. In that case there would be no right of further review. If reviews occurred at different times any relevant matters which existed before an offer of accommodation had been refused but which had not been taken into account then had to be taken into account when the local authority came to review its decision that it no longer owed a duty.”
WLR Daily, 5th July 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.
Home Office advice to gay asylum seekers criticised – BBC News
“The Home Office has been accused of telling gay and lesbian asylum seekers to avoid persecution back home by keeping their sexuality secret.”
BBC News, 6th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Courts owed £1.3bn in unpaid fines, audit reveals – BBC News
“Courts in England and Wales are owed £1.3bn in unpaid fines, confiscation and compensation orders.”
BBC News, 5th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tortured terror suspects to get official inquiry at last – The Guardian
“David Cameron is tomorrow expected to announce the terms of a long-promised, judge-led inquiry into allegations of MI5’s complicity in the torture of terror suspects and into how British citizens and residents are to be compensated for being detained at Guantánamo Bay.”
The Guardian, 5th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed for Reading court petrol attack on defendant – BBC News
“A man who was repeatedly raped at a Berkshire children’s home in the 1960s has been jailed after throwing petrol over a man he claimed abused him.”
BBC News, 5th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fox and others v North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust – WLR Daily
“In order for there to be a stable employment relationship it was not necessary for there to be a succession of short term or intermittent contracts.”
WLR Daily, 2nd 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.
Day and another v Hosebay Ltd; Howard de Walden Estates Ltd v Lexgorge Ltd – WLR Daily
“A ‘building designed or adapted for living in’ was a ‘house … reasonably so called’ within s 2(1) of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 if it was constructed as a house for single occupation and the result of the most recent works which altered the building, assessed objectively, was that the property had been adapted for living in, the emphasis being on the physical appearance and character of the property rather than the user.”
WLR Daily, 2nd 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.
Metropolitan Housing Trust v Hadjazi – WLR Daily
Metropolitan Housing Trust v Hadjazi [2010] EWCA Civ 750; [2010] WLR (D) 167
“The jurisdiction of the court to grant a social landlord a possession order against an assured tenant, the husband, under ground 14A in Pt II of Sch 2 to the Housing Act 1988 on the basis of the husband’s domestic violence or threat of violence against the wife, extended to violence and threats proved to have taken place after the husband had left the dwelling house to live temporarily elsewhere.”
WLR Daily, 2nd July 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.
Judicial culture still deters gay and lesbian lawyers, say researchers – The Guardian
“The judiciary is failing to reflect the UK’s gay and lesbian community, experts say, as research suggests it is seriously under-represented on the bench.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Child prison restraint rules to be disclosed – The Independent
“Child protection groups today welcomed the decision to disclose the contents of a secret manual governing the use of physical restraint in child prisons.”
The Independent, 5th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Big brother’ traffic cameras must be regulated, orders home secretary – The Guardian
“The home secretary, Theresa May, has ordered that a national police camera network that logs more than 10m movements of motorists every day be placed under statutory regulation.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A v East Sussex County Council & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 743 (02 July 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Silkstone & Anor v Tatnall [2010] EWHC 1627 (Ch) (02 July 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
North Somerset District Council v Honda Motor Europe Ltd & Ors [2010] EWHC 1505 (QB) (02 July 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Coalition to stick with Labour’s Equality Act – BBC News
“The government is pressing ahead with Labour legislation which could require employers to disclose whether they pay women as much as men.”
BBC News, 2nd July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
£11m compensation awarded to 7/7 victims – BBC News
“Victims of the 7 July attacks have received £11m in compensation so far, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) said.”
BBC News, 2nd July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Contract law does not bind ‘Part 36’ offers to settle, rules Court of Appeal – OUT-LAW.com
“An offer to settle court proceedings that is made under Part 36 of the Civil Procedure Rules in England and Wales can still be accepted after it has been rejected, unless a formal withdrawal has been made, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd July 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Parliament Square protesters win eviction reprieve – The Guardian
“The Parliament Square peace camp remained in possession of the bleached square of grass in front of the Houses of Parliament today (2 July) after winning a stay of execution minutes before an eviction order was due to be imposed.”
The Guardian, 2nd July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Oxford Brookes student jailed over false rape claim – BBC News
“An Oxford Brookes student who lied about being raped to get a deadline extended has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.”
BBC News, 2nd July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
