Marshall and Others v Deputy Governor of Bermuda and Others – Times Law Reports
Marshall and Others v Deputy Governor of Bermuda and Others
Privy Council
“In public law proceedings a public authority’s 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, did not transfer to the authority the onus of proving matters which a claimant had to prove.”
The Times, 7th June 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Aviva Life and Pensions UK Ltd v Linpac Mouldings Ltd and Others – Times Law Reports
Aviva Life and Pensions UK Ltd v Linpac Mouldings Ltd and Others
Court of Appeal
“The right to exercise a break clause in a 99-year lease in a licence to assign was exercisable only when the assignee was still in possession.”
The Times, 7th June 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Google France SARL v Louis Vuitton Malletier SA and Others Joined Cases – Times Law Reports
Google France SARL v Louis Vuitton Malletier SA and Others Joined Cases C-236, 237 and 238/08
Court of Justice of the European Union
“An internet referencing service provider which stored a sign identical with a trademark as a keyword and arranged for the display of advertisements on the basis of that keyword did not use the sign within the European Union trademark legislation.”
The Times, 8th June 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Sexual predator’ jailed for string of assaults – The Independent
“A ‘sexual predator’ who admitted a string of sexual assaults on woman was given an indeterminate jail sentence, police said.”
The Independent, 8th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Nick Clegg signals rethink over rape trial anonymity – The Guardian
“Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister, today signalled a new willingness to drop the government’s plans to grant anonymity to defendants in rape cases, after growing opposition to the proposal.”
The Guardian, 7th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Activists plead lawful excuse for causing damage at arms factory – The Guardian
“Activists claim they were legally justified in causing £180,000 damage to an arms factory as they were seeking to stop what they believed were Israeli war crimes in Gaza, a court heard today.”
The Guardian, 7th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
An unhappy anniversary for the Equal Pay Act – The Guardian
“Forty years on, the gender pay gap remains a yawning chasm. And with access to justice through employment tribunals loaded against the ordinary person, that is unlikely to change.”
The Guardian, 7th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Children victims of half of all sex offences – BBC News
“Almost half of all sex offences are committed against children, despite them making up just 21% of the population, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 7th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Whitney v Monster Worldwide Ltd & Anor [2010] EWHC 1298 (Ch) (26 May 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Bradshaw v General Medical Council [2010] EWHC 1296 (Admin) (04 June 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Sir Mark Potter: children in danger due to court service crisis – The Guardian
“Children are being put in danger because the family court service is facing an ‘acute situation of crisis’, according to Sir Mark Potter, the former president of the family division and head of family justice for England and Wales.”
Full story
The Guardian, 6th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk10
Minister plays down quick change to self-defence law – BBC News
“There will be no swift law change to give people greater rights to defend themselves against burglars, Justice Minister Nick Herbert has suggested.”
BBC News, 6th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Race bias claim over insurance for minority ethnic lawyers – The Guardian
“Black and minority ethnic lawyers are being refused compulsory insurance in what they describe as blatant race discrimination in the legal profession.”
The Guardian, 6th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Age of criminal responsibility should be raised, says leading barrister – Daily Telegraph
“The age of criminal responsibility should be raised to 14 to better protect the ‘truly young’, one of the country’s leading barristers has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th June 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Buncefield verdict to renew focus on oil safety – The Guardian
“The safety practices of oil companies operating in Britain will be highlighted on Tuesday in the conclusion of a criminal case following the 2005 Buncefield oil storage explosion, in which 40 people were injured and 250,000 litres of petrol spilled less than 30 miles from central London.”
The Guardian, 6th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Calls for change to leasehold law – BBC News
“Lawyers want the rules surrounding leasehold homes to be clarified amid claims some freeholders are charging too much for extensions.”
BBC News, 5th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme court prepares to rule on heiress’s prenuptial agreement battle – The Guardian
“A supreme court ruling expected this week is being seen as setting a precedent for divorcing couples who have signed prenuptial agreements.”
The Guardian, 6th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
22 years for man who murdered sex worker – The Independent
“A satellite TV installer was jailed for at least 22 years today (4 June) after being found guilty of murdering a prostitute when visiting her for sex.”
Full story
The Independent, 4th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
