Bloody Sunday inquiry: too much, too late – The Guardian
“Lord Saville could have completed his inquiry into Bloody Sunday more quickly and cheaply if he had stuck to his remit.”
The Guardian, 17th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bloody Sunday: Prosecutors say soldiers may face perjury charges – The Guardian
“State prosecutors in Northern Ireland and England confirmed tonight that they were considering prosecuting British soldiers for perjury in the light of the Saville inquiry’s conclusion that they lied about their role on Bloody Sunday.”
The Guardian, 16th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Shannon Matthews serious case review clears social workers – The Guardian
“Social workers could not have foreseen the abduction of Shannon Matthews by her mother, a serious case review has concluded.”
The Guardian, 16th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tugendhat J redefines meaning of defamation – The Lawyer
“Mr Justice Tugendhat today raised the bar for defamation claims in a High Court ruling that found the definition of defamation must include a qualification or threshold of seriousness.”
The Lawyer, 16th June 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Secretary of State for the Home Department v AP [2010] UKSC 24 (16 June 2010)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Lambert & Ors v Barratt Homes Ltd & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 681 (16 June 2010)
Huscroft v P & O Ferries Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 628 (16 June 2010)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v ST (Eritrea) [2010] EWCA Civ 643 (09 June 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
AGC Chemicals Europe Ltd v Stop Huntington Animal Cruelty (SHAC) [2010] EWHC B10 (QB) (10 June 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Re Liberty International Plc [2010] EWHC 1060 (Ch) (16 June 2010)
Dhillon & Anor v Siddiqui & Ors [2010] EWHC 1400 (Ch) (16 June 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Terror suspect wins control order appeal – BBC News
“A terror suspect subject to a control order has won his appeal on the grounds that it breached his human rights.”
BBC News, 16th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Report calls for tougher drink driving laws – The Guardian
“A government-commissioned report has called for Britain’s drink driving laws to be toughened to a level that would mean some people would be over the legal limit after one drink.”
The Guardian, 16th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Firm in Buncefield court case guilty of safety breaches – BBC News
“A company has been convicted of health and safety breaches in relation to the Buncefield oil depot explosion in Hertfordshire in December 2005.”
BBC News, 16th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bank Mellat v HM Treasury – WLR Daily
Bank Mellat v HM Treasury [2010] EWHC 1332 (QB); [2010] WLR (D) 148
“The powers conferred on HM Treasury by Sch 7 to the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 to give directions by order to persons operating in the United Kingdom financial sector could be lawfully exercised without allowing persons likely to be adversely affected by the order an opportunity to make prior representations; and the test of proportionality applied by para 9(6) of Sch 7 to the requirements imposed by such a direction was to be interpreted consistently with the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights, according to which the means used did not always have to be limited to the minimum necessary to accomplish the legislative objective.”
WLR Daily, 15th June 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
£8m: Britain’s compensation bill for dead and injured Iraqis – The Independent
“The Government has paid off more than 1,000 innocent Iraqis hit by botched British military operations that resulted in deaths, injuries and major damage to property.”
The Independent, 16th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
People trafficking protection measures slammed – The Independent
“Measures to protect victims of people smuggling are ‘not fit for purpose’ and may be illegal, a report claimed today.”
The Independent, 16th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The cost of sentencing – BBC Law in Action
“As the Lord Chancellor considers ways of cutting the number of people in prison, Joshua Rozenberg asks if the judges should save money by changing the way they sentence offenders.”
BBC Law in Action, 15th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Holtom, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 934 (20 April 2010)
Valentas & Anor, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 200 (03 February 2010)
Clarke, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 684 (11 February 2010)
R, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 194 (02 February 2010)
R, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 907 (14 April 2010)
Attorney Generals Reference No. 112 of 2009 (Church) [2010] EWCA Crim 351 (10 February 2010)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v IA (Turkey) [2010] EWCA Civ 625 (15 June 2010)
LP (St Lucia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 493 (30 March 2010)
XL (China) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 575 (07 May 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Pick v Sumpter & Anor [2010] EWHC 685 (Ch) (03 February 2010)
High Court (Family Division)
London Borough of Lewisham v D & Ors [2010] EWHC 1238 (Fam) (17 February 2010)
London Borough of Lewisham v D & Ors [2010] EWHC 1239 (Fam) (29 March 2010)
AR (A Child: Relocation), Re [2010] EWHC 1346 (Fam) (10 June 2010)
AA v NA & Ors [2010] EWHC 1282 (Fam) (10 June 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Sex attack taxi driver has conviction appeal bid thrown out – The Independent
“A taxi driver convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting women passengers had a conviction appeal bid thrown out by top judges today.”
The Independent, 15th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
High Court says defendant funding scheme legally flawed – BBC News
“A government scheme that left many defendants having to pay to clear their name in court has been ruled unlawful.”
BBC News, 15th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bloody Sunday ‘unjustified and unjustifiable’ – The Independent
“Fourteen civilians killed on Bloody Sunday died as a result of ‘unjustifiable firing’ by British soldiers, the long-awaited Saville Inquiry found today.”
The Independent, 15th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Related link: Report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Jones v Kaney [2010] EWHC 61 (QB) (21 January 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
W & M, R (on the application of) v Oldham Youth Court [2010] EWHC 661 (Admin) (03 March 2010)
Nursing and Midwifery Council v Carthy [2010] EWHC 1194 (Admin) (18 March 2010)
Crown Prosecution Service v Patel [2010] EWHC 1221 (Admin) (13 May 2010)
Leeson, R (on the application of) v DPP [2010] EWHC 994 (Admin) (16 April 2010)
Ganic v Republic of Serbia [2010] EWHC 878 (Admin) (11 March 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
