R (Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd) v Wolverhampton City Council – WLR Daily

Posted May 14th, 2010 in compulsory purchase, law reports, local government, planning, Supreme Court by sally

R (Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd) v Wolverhampton City Council [2010] UKSC 20; [2010] WLR (D) 123

“A planning authority, in considering the exercise of its compulsory purchase powers in relation to one site, was not entitled to take into account a commitment by a developer to secure the redevelopment of another unconnected site.”

WLR Daily, 13th May 2010

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Cooper v Attorney General – WLR Daily

Posted May 14th, 2010 in appeals, attorney general, damages, judicial review, law reports by sally

Cooper v Attorney General  [2010] EWCA Civ 464; [2010] WLR (D) 122

“The obligation of a member states to make good damage caused to individuals by infringements of Community law for which they were responsible also applied where the alleged infringement stemmed from a decision of a court adjudicating at last instance where the rule of Community law infringed was intended to confer rights on individuals, the breach was sufficiently serious and there was a direct causal link between that breach and the loss or damage sustained by the injured parties. In assessing whether there had been a sufficiently serious breach, domestic case law in particular carried weight where it purported to interpret and apply the relevant Community law.”

WLR Daily, 13th May 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Government outlines plans on privacy and surveillance – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 14th, 2010 in closed circuit television, defamation, DNA, freedom of expression, freedom of information, news, privacy by sally

“The new Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition Government said that it will beef up freedom of information law and reduce the number of people whose details are held on the Government’s DNA database.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 13th May 2010

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Council breached information law – BBC News

Posted May 14th, 2010 in freedom of information, local government, news by sally

“A council has been told it breached the Freedom of Information Act by failing to provide an AM details about the cost of employing education consultants.”

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BBC News, 14th May 2010

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Reading transsexual to wait for NHS breast op ruling – BBC News

Posted May 14th, 2010 in medical treatment, news, sex discrimination by sally

“A transsexual who started a High Court battle for the legal right to NHS funding for breast augmentation surgery will have to wait for a judgement.”

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BBC News, 13th May 2010

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Teesside hammer killer refused Guardian interview – BBC News

Posted May 14th, 2010 in appeals, media, murder, news by sally

“A psychopath who bludgeoned a Teesside doctor to death with a hammer has been refused the right to a face-to-face interview with a newspaper journalist.”

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BBC News, 14th May 2010

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Girl, 8, admits she lied about sexual assault – The Independent

Posted May 14th, 2010 in children, evidence, news, rape, sexual offences by sally

“An eight-year-old girl who told her mother that two 10-year-old boys had sexually assaulted her, yesterday said in court that she had lied about the incident because she had been ‘naughty’ and was worried she would not get any sweets.”

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The Independent, 14th May 2010

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Ban on lawyer who aided boiler rooms – The Times

Posted May 14th, 2010 in news by sally

“A solicitor with a double first from Cambridge and a spell at Rothschild’s on his CV was fined £200,000 and banned from the City yesterday for his role in helping boiler room scammers to terrorise and rip off at least 130 people.”

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The Times, 14th May 2010

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City of London security guards told to report ‘suspicious’ photographers – The Guardian

Posted May 14th, 2010 in news, photography, police, security companies, terrorism by sally

“More than 5,000 security guards in London’s financial district have been instructed by police to report people taking photographs, recording footage or even making sketches near buildings, the Guardian has learned. City of London police’s previously unseen advice singles out people who may appear to be ‘legitimate tourists’ to prevent reconnaissance by al-Qaida. The document, obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, helps explain a number of recent cases in which photographers have been stopped and searched by police using section 44 of the Terrorism Act, after first being approached by security guards.”

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The Guardian, 13th May 2010

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Judge throws out libel action over Baader-Meinhof link in journalist’s blog – The Times

Posted May 14th, 2010 in news by sally

“A political activist today failed in her libel action over a journalist’s blog which referred to her ‘Baader-Meinhof’ link. In a ruling that gives bloggers some protection against libel actions, Mr Justice Eady rejected a claim by Johanna Kaschke , a Tower Hamlets-based Conservative, against David Osler, a Labour Party member, over an article that was written in April 2007.”

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The Times, 13th May 2010

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Autistic pianist makes legal history after UK’s last secret court opens – The Times

Posted May 14th, 2010 in autism, news by sally

“A severely disabled piano virtuoso has made legal history after the country’s last remaining secret court was opened for the first time.”

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The Times, 14th May 2010

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Sentence of ‘prank’ carjacker from Northampton is cut – BBC News

Posted May 13th, 2010 in firearms, news, sentencing, violence by sally

“A drunk man jailed for a ‘prank’ attempted carjacking with an imitation gun has had his sentence cut at the Appeal Court in London.”

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BBC News, 13th May 2010

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IPCC clear police over Thames Valley death – BBC News

Posted May 13th, 2010 in detention, news, police, suicide by sally

“Thames Valley Police has been cleared of misconduct after a Buckinghamshire woman who was taken into custody killed herself a day after being released.”

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BBC News, 13th May 2010

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Man jailed for brutal drug murder – The Independent

Posted May 13th, 2010 in drug abuse, intimidation, murder, news, sentencing, witnesses by sally

“A drug addict was sentenced to life in prison today for murdering a ‘vulnerable’ and ‘much loved’ father-of-three in a ‘vicious and brutal’ attack.”

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The Independent, 13th May 2010

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Whistleblower wins appeal against jail term in Greek medical corruption case – The Times

Posted May 13th, 2010 in news by sally

“A former senior healthcare executive who helped pay more than £4.5 million in bribes to Greek officials to win contracts and then turned whistleblower has won his appeal against a 12-month jail term.”

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The Times, 13th May 2010

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Ken Clarke is a good fit for the Ministry of Justice – The Guardian

Posted May 13th, 2010 in human rights, lord chancellor, ministers' powers and duties, Ministry of Justice, news by sally

“Conservative stalwart has quality of reliability that suggests he is not prepared to be pushed around by officials or lawyers.”

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The Guardian, 13th May 2010

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Men jailed for Essex Pin number murder – BBC News

Posted May 13th, 2010 in fraud, murder, news, sentencing, theft, torture by sally

“Two men who bound, gagged, strangled and stabbed a man who refused to give them his bank card details have been jailed for life for his murder.”

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BBC News, 13th May 2010

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Eversheds to fight employment tribunal bias ruling – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 13th, 2010 in appeals, employment tribunals, law firms, news, redundancy, sex discrimination by sally

“National firm Eversheds last week lodged an appeal against an Employment Tribunal ruling that it must pay £123,300 in compensation to a male associate who suffered sexual discrimination during the firm’s 2009 redundancy programme.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 13th May 2010

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted May 13th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Larkfield Ltd & Ors v Revenue & Customs Prosecution Office & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 521 (12 May 2010)

Mobilx Ltd & Ors v HM Revenue & Customs [2010] EWCA Civ 517 (12 May 2010)

W (Minors) [2010] EWCA Civ 520 (12 May 2010)

High Court (Administrative Division)

Wiltshire Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Anor [2010] EWHC 1009 (Admin) (12 May 2010)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Astrazeneca UK Ltd v Albemarle International Corp & Anor [2010] EWHC 1028 (Comm) (12 May 2010)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Kris Motor Spares Ltd v Fox Williams LLP [2010] EWHC 1008 (QB) (12 May 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

ZN (Afghanistan) and others v Entry Clearance Officer – WLR Daily

Posted May 13th, 2010 in immigration, law reports, sponsored immigrants, Supreme Court by sally

ZN (Afghanistan) and others v Entry Clearance Officer [2010] UKSC 21; [2010] WLR (D) 121

“Family members who sought entry to the United Kingdom to join a sponsor who had been granted asylum but had subsequently obtained British citizenship still had to satisfy the rules dealing with applications to join a person who had been granted asylum and, therefore, they did not have to meet the maintenance and accommodation requirements imposed by the general rules relating to applications by family members.”

WLR Daily, 12th May 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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