Reading transsexual loses NHS breast op court battle – BBC News
“A transsexual has lost her High Court battle over an NHS refusal to fund a breast augmentation operation.”
BBC News, 25th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
K/S Lincoln & Ors v CB Richard Ellis Hotels Ltd [2010] EWHC 1156 (TCC) (24 May 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Marshall and others v Deputy Governor of Bermuda and others – WLR Daily
Marshall and others v Deputy Governor of Bermuda and others [2010] UKPC 9; [2010] WLR (D) 133
“Although, in public law proceedings, a public authority had a duty to furnish the court with information which it alone was in a position to provide and without which it would not be possible for the court to assess the merits of an issue which had been raised, that duty did not transfer to the authority the onus of proving matters which a claimant was under a duty and in a position to prove.”
WLR Daily, 24th May 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.
L’Oréal SA and others v Bellure NV and others – WLR Daily
L’Oréal SA and others v Bellure NV and others [2010] EWCA Civ 535; [2010] WLR (D) 134
“The effect of the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European in L’Oréal SA v Bellure NVs (Case C-487/07) [2010] Bus LR 303 was that the use of comparative lists, whereby traders of smell-alike perfume products cited, for marketing purposes, the products in the market to which their own products smelt similar, was unlawful.”
WLR Daily, 24th May 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.
Indecent images man a ‘parent’s worst nightmare’ – The Independent
“A judge branded a man a ‘parent’s worst nightmare’ today as he jailed him for two-and-a-half years for making indecent images of children he met through internet chat sites aimed at teenagers.”
The Independent, 24th May 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man who helped wife commit suicide will not be prosecuted – Daily Telegraph
“An IT consultant who helped his wife commit suicide to escape decades of chronic pain will not face charges because he was ‘wholly motivated by compassion’, the Crown Prosecution Service announced yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th May 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Child rape case reignites debate about putting children on trial – The Times
“The spectacle of two boys aged 10 and 11 standing trial at the Old Bailey accused of raping an even younger child aged 8 has reignited the debate about putting children on trial.”
The Times, 25th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Jealous husband jailed for killing wife – The Independent
“A possessive husband was jailed for life today for killing his glamorous wife after she said she was leaving him to start a new life in Las Vegas.”
The Independent, 24th May 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Laws on mercy killing questioned – BBC News
“The eldest son of a woman convicted of murdering her brain-damaged child has called for changes in the law governing ‘mercy killing’.”
BBC News, 24th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Age of criminal responsibility in England is among lowest in Europe – Daily Telegraph
“The case of the two young boys convicted of attempted rape highlights once more the low age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th May 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
GP locum victim’s family get payout – BBC News
“The family of a pensioner who died after he was given an overdose of painkillers by a German locum doctor has accepted £40,000 compensation.”
BBC News, 24th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Questioning children is not easy, but it is crucial to the truth – The Times
“Child witnesses frequently give evidence in criminal trials, particularly as complainants in sexual allegations, and I have been required to question many in my 16 years as a defence barrister.”
The Times, 25th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Child rape case sparks anger – The Times
“Demands were made last night for sweeping reform of the way that young children are dealt with in the criminal courts after two boys aged 10 and 11 were found guilty of attempting to rape a girl of 8.”
The Times, 25th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
MMR row doctor Andrew Wakefield struck off register – The Guardian
“Andrew Wakefield, the doctor at the centre of the MMR scare, has been struck off the medical register after being found guilty of serious professional misconduct.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teacher escapes prison over dumbbell attack – Daily Telegraph
“A teacher who snapped and attacked a pupil who had been goading him was spared a prison sentence today when he was handed a two-year community order.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court victory for cigarette butt man – The Independent
“A man fined £50 for dropping a cigarette butt down a drain celebrated a victory when the case was thrown out of court.”
The Independent, 24th May 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Two boys guilty of attempted rape charges in London – BBC News
“Two boys aged 10 and 11 have been found guilty at the Old Bailey of attempted rape of an eight-year-old girl in London.”
BBC News, 24th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
HXA v The Home Office [2010] EWHC 1177 (QB) (21 May 2010)
High Court (Commercial Court)
FKI Engineering Ltd & Anor v Stribog Ltd [2010] EWHC 1160 (Comm) (21 May 2010)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Equity, ADR, Arbitration and the Law: Different Dimensions of Justice – Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
Equity, ADR, Arbitration and the Law: Different Dimensions of Justice (PDF)
Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
The Fourth Keating Lecture, Lincoln’s Inn, 19 May 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
