Solicitors sue police for wrongful imprisonment – The Independent
“Three solicitors were today suing police for wrongful imprisonment after falling foul of strict prison regulations.”
The Independent, 19th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Paddy Hill wins trauma counselling for Birmingham Six ordeal – The Guardian
“Almost 20 years after he was found innocent of committing one of the worst terrorist bombings in Britain, Paddy Hill has won his fight for intensive trauma counselling.”
The Guardian, 19th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyers put forward alternatives to legal aid cuts – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Law Society has warned the government against hitting the most vulnerable by making legal aid bear the brunt of the Ministry of Justice cuts.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 19th October 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
What next for the family courts? – BBC Law in Action
“The family justice system has been criticised from all angles. It’s been described as a slow, bureaucratic system that is bursting at the seams leaving families torn apart by its unfriendly and adversarial nature. In the first of a new series of Law In Action Joshua Rozenberg speaks to the Head of the Family Court Division Sir Nicholas Wall about what the future holds and how the sytem can be changed to help those caught up in it.”
BBC Law in Action, 19th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Scullion v Bank of Scotland Plc (t/a Colleys) [2010] EWHC 2253 (Ch) (08 October 2010)
HM Revenue & Customs v Lansdowne Partners Ltd Partnership [2010] EWHC 2582 (Ch) (18 October 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Morgan & Anor v Ministry of Justice & Anor [2010] EWHC 2563 (QB) (18 October 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Family Division)
AP v TD [2010] EWHC 2040 (Fam) (18 October 2010)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Ericsson Ltd v Hutchison 3G UK Ltd [2010] EWHC 2525 (TCC) (18 October 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Handling (Designated Technical Matters) Order 2010
The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) (Temporary Accommodation) Amendment Order 2010
The Social Security Contributions (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Apportionment of Money in the National Lottery Distribution Fund Order 2010
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Equality Act Codes of Practice published – OUT-LAW.com
“The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published the statutory guidance that will help employers, lawyers and courts to interpret the Equality Act. Three Codes of Practice were laid before Parliament last week.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th October 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Attorney General: Contempt of Court: why it still matters – Attorney General’s Office
“The Attorney General, Dominic Grieve QC MP, has delivered the Criminal Bar Association’s Kalisher lecture entitled ‘Contempt of Court: why it still matters’.”
Attorney General’s Office, 12th October 2010
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
Final member of Blanchard paedophile ring convicted – BBC News
“A woman has been convicted of sexually assaulting a five-month-old baby girl – becoming the final member of a paedophile ring to face justice.”
BBC News, 18th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
House of Lords suspends three from parliament in expenses clampdown – The Guardian
“Three peers were today suspended from parliament – the toughest punishment enacted in the House of Lords in modern times – after an inquiry found that each had broken expenses rules to wrongly claim tens of thousands of pounds.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Family court media reporting delays ‘wise’ – BBC News
“The government was wise to defer a decision on whether the media should be able to report family court hearings, according to a senior judge.”
BBC News, 19th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
West Midlands police facing judicial review over surveillance project – The Guardian
“The West Midlands police force faces a judicial review over its plans to continue using cameras installed under a discredited scheme to place thousands of Muslims under permanent surveillance.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Three former MPs take expenses appeals to Supreme Court – BBC News
“Three former Labour MPs facing criminal trials over their expenses claims have taken their case to the Supreme Court.”
BBC News, 18th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal privilege should not extend to accountants, rules Court of Appeal – OUT-LAW.com
“The right to keep correspondence and documents relating to legal advice secret does not exist when the person giving the advice is an accountant, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th October 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Serious Organised Crime Agency v Szepietowski & Ors [2010] EWHC 2570 (Ch) (15 October 2010)
High Court (Family Division)
A County Council v SB & Ors [2010] EWHC 2528 (Fam) (15 October 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
REC Wafer Norway AS v Moser Baer Photo Voltaic Ltd [2010] EWHC 2581 (Comm) (15 October 2010)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Cooperative Group Ltd v John Allen Associates Ltd [2010] EWHC 2300 (TCC) (14 September 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Scottish Parliament (Disqualification) Order 2010
The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2010
The Income Tax (Construction Industry Scheme) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2010
The Statutory Payment Schemes (Electronic Communications) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations 2010
The Statutory Payment Schemes (Electronic Communications) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Ending the ‘compensation culture’ is not as simple as it seems – The Guardian
“Lord Young’s health and safety report shows that balancing the rights of defendants and claimants is a delicate business.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government launches shakeup of health and safety law – The Guardian
“The government pledged today to tackle the UK’s ‘damaging’ compensation culture with a shakeup of health and safety measures, including an end to ‘senseless’ rules and regulations.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Clark and another v Finnerty and another; In re St George’s Property Services (London) Ltd – WLR Daily
“Considerations that the institution of proceedings for relief under s 244 of the Insolvency Act 1986 in respect of a transaction to which the company was a party was extortionate when the issue was only triable and the consequences of thereby rescuing the company less than reasonably practicable were relevant to the existence or otherwise of good reason to remove the administrators under para 88 of Sch B1 to the Act but were not themselves sufficient to preclude good or sufficient reason.”
WLR Daily, 14th October 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.
