Bedfordshire father jailed for injuring twins – BBC News
“A father from Bedfordshire who caused fractures to the bones of both his baby twins has been jailed for 18 months.”
BBC News, 27th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Annual board elections in new code for top companies – BBC News
“Plans for directors to submit to an annual shareholder vote form part of an overhaul of the code of conduct for the UK’s top 350 listed companies.”
BBC News, 27th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Baroness Scotland’s illegal immigrant cleaner jailed – The Times
“The illegal immigrant who tricked Baroness Scotland of Asthal into hiring her as a cleaner was jailed for eight months yesterday.”
The Times, 28th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Teacher who attacked pupil is sacked – The Independent
“A science teacher who attacked a 14-year-old pupil with a dumbbell was sacked from his job, a union said. Peter Harvey, 50, was handed a two year community order on Monday at Nottingham Crown Court after he admitted bludgeoning the boy at All Saints’ Roman Catholic School in Mansfield.”
The Independent, 27th May 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
GPs send reforms plan back to drawing board – The Guardian
“The British Medical Association, the doctors’ trade union body, today turned its back on reforms designed to protect patients from another killer doctor like the GP Harold Shipman. It rejected a detailed set of proposals from the profession’s regulatory body, the General Medical Council. While it supported in principle the concept of revalidation – doctors proving their fitness to practise on a five-yearly basis – it had a number of serious objections.”
The Guardian, 27th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
First UK ad for abortion services draws 350 complaints – The Guardian
“ASA to assess criticism of TV campaign for sexual health charity Marie Stopes.”
The Guardian, 28th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sir Geoff Hurst wins High Court case over £600,000 Spanish property – The Times
“Sir Geoff Hurst won a High Court fight yesterday over a £600,000 investment in Spanish property. The England World Cup hero, along with six other investors, sued Mark Cordner, their former financial adviser, for misrepresenting terms of a £2 million deal for off-plan villas in 2003 and 2004.”
The Times, 28th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Charity fraudster Peter Sainsbury jailed for five years – The Times
“With the Archbishop of Canterbury listed as a patron alongside MPs and aristocrats there was a willing stream of celebrities ready to support a charity helping prisoners after their release. Jeffrey Archer donated royalties from his prison diary to the People’s Opportunity to Work (POW) Trust, which has helped hundreds of former inmates rebuild their lives. The charity was founded by Peter Sainsbury, a financier who used his inheritance to fund its work after his release from jail for a £3 million fraud. However, Sainsbury was back in prison last night starting another five-year sentence after convicted of another series of banking frauds to raise £2.5 million to support the charity when his money ran out.”
The Times, 28th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Baha Mousa inquiry to quiz Geoff Hoon and Adam Ingram – BBC News
“Two former Labour defence ministers are to be questioned at a public inquiry about the alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners by British troops.”
BBC News, 27th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lord Steyn: Defamation and Privacy: momentum for substantive and procedural change? – The Guardian
“Read Lord Steyn’s Boydell lecture on defamation law and privacy in full.”
The Guardian, 27th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Taxi driver avoids prison over teenager’s death – The Independent
“A taxi driver who was convicted of causing the death of a teenager by careless driving after the 18-year-old jumped from his moving cab was spared jail today.”
The Independent, 27th May 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Motorist challenges Gatso cameras – Daily Telegraph
“A motorist has embarked on a landmark legal battle against speed cameras, claiming that Gatso units may issue false tickets in cold weather.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Horse trader guilty of severe animal cruelty gets eight months – The Guardian
“A horse trader who went on the run while awaiting sentence for what the RSPCA described as the worst case of animal cruelty it had even seen started an eight-month jail sentence today.”
The Guardian, 27th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Baby P social workers cleared to continue working – The Times
“Two frontline social workers at the centre of the Baby P tragedy have been cleared to resume their professional careers within months.”
The Times, 26th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Strikes are a minefield – for both sides of the dispute – The Times
“Devotees of the television series Ashes to Ashes are familiar with the scene. With management and unions at BA locked in confrontation, it may look and feel like 1983 but, in the real world, trade union legislation has changed the rules fundamentally from the days when a show of hands around a burning brazier was enough to close a workplace.”
The Times, 27th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
OB v Aventis Pasteur SA [2010] UKSC 23 (26 May 2010
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Penner, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 1155 (05 May 2010)
Gill, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 1154 (07 May 2010)
Miller v R [2010] EWCA Crim 1153 (26 May 2010)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Shiner & Anor, R (on the application of) v HM Revenue & Customs [2010] EWCA Civ 558 (26 May 2010)
Edwards v Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2010] EWCA Civ 571 (26 May 2010)
AT (Pakistan) & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 567 (26 May 2010)
Kernott v Jones [2010] EWCA Civ 578 (26 May 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench)
Brady v Norman [2010] EWHC 1215 (QB) (26 May 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Franbar Holdings Ltd v Casualty Plus Ltd [2010] EWHC 1164 (Ch) (26 May 2010)
High Court (Family Division)
DH NHS Foundation Trust v PS [2010] EWHC 1217 (Fam) (26 May 2010)
High Court (Commercial Court)
ACG Acquisition XX LLC v Olympic Airlines SA [2010] EWHC 923 (Comm) (21 April 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
British Airways plc v Unite – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“It was not appropriate to adopt an over-literal interpretation of a poorly drafted section which might defeat the policy behind the relevant Act.”
The Times, 26th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Hughes v Borodex Ltd – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“A landlord was entitled to serve notice to quit on a tenant who lost her protected tenancy by carrying out improvements in the property which resulted in its rent exceeding the assured protected tenancy limit.”
The Times, 26th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Regina (Public and Commercial Services Union) v Minister for the Civil Service – Times Law Reports
Regina (Public and Commercial Services Union) v Minister for the Civil Service
Queen’s Bench Division
“The consent of members of the Civil Service Compensation Scheme was required before valid changes could be made which deprived them of rights which had accrued in respect of redundancy and compulsory early retirement.”
The Times, 24th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
