Newcastle woman in £150,000 scam must pay back just £1 – BBC News
“A woman who tried to swindle more than £150,000 out of her grandmother and fiance has been ordered to repay £1.”
BBC News, 24th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Driver who smuggled 5m cigarettes is jailed – The Independent
“A lorry driver, who illegally imported 5.4 million cigarettes into the UK hidden in apple boxes, was jailed for two years and eight months today, HM Revenue and Customs said.”
The Independent, 24th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Theresa May averts fight over 28-day detention with call for renewal – The Guardian
“Theresa May, the home secretary, today sidestepped an early confrontation with Liberal Democrat and Tory backbenchers by telling MPs that the measure allowing terror suspects to be held for 28 days before charge should be temporarily renewed for six months.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Neo-Nazis convicted of race hate charges – The Independent
“Two ‘proud neo-Nazis’ who posted abusive messages on the internet about Jews and other ethnic minorities were convicted of inciting racial hatred today.”
The Independent, 24th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BA pays damages to passenger who was moved – The Independent
“A male passenger who claimed British Airways discriminated against him has received an apology and compensation from the airline.”
The Independent, 25th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Multimillion-pound compensation for birth delay boy – BBC News
“A six-year-old Wearside boy has been awarded multimillion-pound damages after mistakes at his birth left him severely disabled.”
BBC News, 24th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Devon driver’s spider scare led to cyclist’s death – BBC News
“A driver who was distracted by a spider ended up killing a cyclist and badly injuring another when she took her eyes off the road to throw the creature out.”
BBC News, 24th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
CPS publishes guidance on prosecuting Medicines Act offences where a dispensing error has occurred – Crown Prosecution Service
“The Crown Prosecution Service has today published Legal Guidance to Crown Prosecutors on the prosecution of offences in the Medicines Act 1968, including where there has been a dispensing error by a pharmacist. This Legal Guidance has been agreed in consultation with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the Department of Health (DH).”
Crown Prosecution Service, 21st June 2010
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Time to debate how we can sustain access to justice for the poor – The Guardian
“Securing legal advice for all in a time of austerity puts a responsibility on everyone in the profession.”
The Guardian, 23rd June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Kent bug scandal NHS boss awarded damages – BBC News
“The former boss of a Kent NHS trust where 90 people died in a superbug outbreak has been awarded more than £190,000 in damages.”
BBC News, 24th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man in Blair and Brown murder threat jailed – BBC News
“A man who urged Muslims to assassinate Tony Blair and Gordon Brown has been jailed for five years.”
BBC News, 24th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fraudster claimed disability benefits while playing football – Daily Telegraph
“A man who claimed benefits worth thousands of pounds by saying he could not walk without a stick was caught on camera running around a pitch playing football.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th June 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Rangzieb Ahmed to appeal terrorism conviction – The Guardian
“Media organisations want appeal of Manchester man, who complained that MI5 was complicit in his torture in Pakistan, to be heard in open court.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Pankina [2010] EWCA Civ 719 (23 June 2010)
Khader v Aziz & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 716 (23 June 2010)
Annulment Funding Company Ltd v Cowey & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 711 (23 June 2010)
Sugar v The British Broadcasting Commission & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 715 (23 June 2010)
AET Inc Ltd v Arcadia Petroleum Ltd “Eagle Valencia” [2010] EWCA Civ 713 (23 June 2010)
Secretary of State for Work & Pensions v Deane [2010] EWCA Civ 699 (23 June 2010)
Prebble v Costa [2010] EWCA Civ 717 (23 June 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Re L [2010] EWHC 1531 (Admin) (23 June 2010)
Herdman & Ors v City of Westminster Magistrates Court [2010] EWHC 1533 (Admin) (23 June 2010)
High Court (Family Division)
M v V [2010] EWHC 1453 (Fam) (23 June 2010)
High Court (Patents Court)
KCI Licensing Inc & Ors v Smith & Nephew Plc & Ors [2010] EWHC 1487 (Pat) (23 June 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Enterprise Managed Services Ltd v McFadden Utilities Ltd [2010] EWHC 1506 (TCC) (23 June 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The M4 Motorway (Rogiet Toll Plaza, Monmouthshire) (50 mph Speed Limit) Regulations 2010
The Health Protection (Part 2A Orders) (Wales) Regulations 2010
The Health Protection (Local Authority Powers) (Wales) Regulations 2010
The Health Protection (Notification) (Wales) Regulations 2010
The Education (Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales) (No. 2) Order 2010
The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 7) Regulations 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Timbrell v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – WLR Daily
Timbrell v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2010] EWCA Civ 701; [2010] WLR (D) 155
The Gender Recognition Act 2004 did not have retrospective effect, and since the United Kingdom had failed to implement the relevant Community law Directive within the time permitted so far as concerned acquired gender and rights to pensions, an individual could invoke the Directive as its provisions were unconditional and precise.”
WLR Daily, 23rd June 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.
Secretary of State for the Home Department v AP (No 2) – WLR Daily
Secretary of State for the Home Department v AP (No 2) [2010] UKSC 26; [2010] WLR (D) 154
“The public interest in publishing a full report of control order proceedings, identifying the suspected terrorist involved, had to give way to the need to protect the suspected terrorist from the risk of violence in circumstances where he was required to live in a town in which there were considerable community tensions and racist attacks on members of the Muslim community had taken place.”
WLR Daily, 23rd June 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.
Ex-solicitor general Vera Baird given six-month driving ban – The Independent
“A former solicitor general who sped down a motorway at almost 100mph was banned from driving for six months today. Top flight QC and former MP Vera Baird, 60, used all her eloquence in court in an attempt to preserve her licence. But magistrates at Pontypridd, south Wales, dismissed her lengthy arguments after she admitted driving at 98mph on the M4 near Miskin.”
The Independent, 23rd June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
