£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
Mother loses appeal over baby’s removal – The Independent
“The ‘draconian powers’ of social workers to order a child to be taken from a mother who turns out to be innocent is a cost to be paid to protect the vulnerable, appeal judges said today.”
The Independent, 2nd July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Relocation: The Search for Common Principles – Speech by Lord Justice Thorpe
“Relocation: The Search for Common Principles – Speech by Lord Justice Thorpe at the London Metropolitan University 30th June 2010.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 1st July 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Court examines Labour Muslim slur election leaflet – BBC News
“A court is to examine claims that a Labour Party election leaflet from former minister Phil Woolas linked an opponent to Muslim ‘extremists.’ “”
BBC News, 30th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judges reject government appeal over stop-and-search – BBC News
“The Home Office says it is reviewing counter-terrorism laws after a European court decided the government could not appeal against a ruling that said random stop and searches were illegal.”
BBC News, 1st July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Drunk Exeter ‘piggy back’ sex attacker, 18, jailed – BBC News
“A drunken youth who sexually assaulted two teenage girls after jumping on their backs for a piggy back ride has been jailed.”
BBC News, 1st July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for life for Kent body-in-suitcase murder – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for life for murdering a care assistant he met on the internet, emptying her bank account and dumping her body in a suitcase.”
BBC News, 1st July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Family Division)
HM (An Adult), PM v KH & Anor [2010] EWHC 1579 (Fam) (24 June 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Regina v Budimir and another; Interfact Ltd Liverpool City Council – WLR Daily
“Where defendants had been convicted of criminal offences under a statute enacted by Parliament which was unenforceable owing to a failure by the United Kingdom Government, before its enactment, to comply with a Directive from the European Community, it was not incumbent upon the Court of Appeal to re-open their cases out of time unless their convictions had given rise to any substantial injustice.”
WLR Daily, 1st 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.
R (Smith) v Oxfordshire Assistant Deputy Coroner (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) – WLR Daily
“British soldiers on active service abroad were not, as such, within the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom within the meaning of art 1 of the Human Rights Convention and were accordingly not protected by the Convention rights scheduled to the Human Rights Act 1998. Assuming, however, that the Convention did protect servicemen abroad, a inquest that complied with the procedural obligation in art 2 was not automatically required whenever a member of the armed forces died on active service.”
WLR Daily, 1st 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.
Criminal law: new offences, amendments and provisions – Law Society’s Gazette
“Significant parts of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 took effect during the spring of this year. On 1 February section 59 was brought into force amending the Suicide Act 1961. For the old offence under section 2, there is now substituted a provision that ‘a person (D) commits an offence if (a) D does an act capable of encouraging or assisting the suicide or attempted suicide of another person and (b) D’s act was intended to encourage or assist suicide or an attempt at suicide’.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 1st July 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Boy to appeal against attempted rape conviction – BBC News
“A primary school boy is appealing against his conviction for attempting to rape an eight-year-old girl in west London.”
BBC News, 1st July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rogue City broker jailed over unauthorised £3m trading – BBC News
“A City trader has been jailed for two-and-a-half years after making £3m-worth of unauthorised trades.”
BBC News, 1st July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Villagers’ fury after High Court rules ‘travellers can build toilets on green belt land’ – Daily Telegraph
“Villagers who formed a human barricade to stop travellers building a caravan site near their homes have suffered a further blow after the High Court granted permission for diggers to be brought on to the land.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Legal assisted suicide creates ‘slippery slope’ to doctors killing without consent, expert claims – Daily Telegraph
“Prof David Jones said that if society agrees that it is in some people’s interests for them to end their own lives, it is difficult to resist the logical conclusion that others should be helped to die even if they have not made such a request.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lawyer cleared of Ritz hotel £250m sale fraud – BBC News
“A solicitor has been cleared of trying to fraudulently sell the Ritz hotel in central London for £250m.”
BBC News, 1st July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
