Faith school’s admissions policy discriminatory, says appeal court – The Guardian
“Jewish school’s refusal to admit boy whose mother converted to Judaism ruled unlawful.”
The Guardian, 25th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
£1.8 million windfall husband escapes divorce renegotiation – The Times
“A divorced wife who tried to claim for more money from her former husband after his shares quadrupled in value was blocked by senior judges today.”
The Times, 25th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Creating law: from a blank sheet of paper to justice from the bench – The Times
“Should people who have been seriously wronged by the State — whether the police or a care home — be able to obtain redress in the shape of compensation? The Law Commission, the Government’s law reform watchdog, thinks so. Last year it put forward a series of reforms to improve justice and the quality of public services. But the Government has different ideas: it has privately just told the commission in a draft response that it has ‘significant concerns’ over the reforms as they stand and fears that they will help to create a compensation culture.”
The Times, 25th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
QD (Iraq) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 620 (24 June 2009)
P and P (Children), Re [2009] EWCA Civ 610 (24 June 2009)
Reeves v Blake [2009] EWCA Civ 611 (24 June 2009)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Johnson v MGN Ltd [2009] EWHC 1481 (QB) (24 June 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org.
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Pollution Prevention and Control (Designation of Directives) (England and Wales) Order 2009
The Childcare (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Enfield College (Dissolution) Order 2009
The Merton College, Morden (Dissolution) Order 2009
The Income Tax (Qualifying Child Care) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Regina v Twomey (John); Regina v Blake (Peter); Regina v Cameron (Glen); Regina v Hibberd (Barry) – Times Law Reports
Regina v Twomey (John); Regina v Blake (Peter); Regina v Cameron (Glen); Regina v Hibberd (Barry)
Court of Appeal
“A defendant’s right to a fair trial was not prejudiced by holding a criminal trial without a jury, where the danger of jury tampering was very significant and was not sufficiently addressed by proposed protective measures.”
The Times, 25th June 2009
Source; www.timesonline.co.uk
Freedom of Information Act annual report 2008 – Ministry of Justice
“The fourth annual report on the operation of the Freedom of Information Act in central government.”
Ministry of Justice, 25th June 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Man jailed for stealing identity – UK Border Agency
“An illegal immigrant has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for stealing another man’s identity and pretending to be him for 12 years.”
UK Border Agency, 18th June 2009
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Day-tripping drug smuggler is jailed – UK Border Agency
“A lorry driver has been jailed for eight years for attempting to smuggle 34kg of heroin and 7kg of cocaine into the United Kingdom.”
UK Border Agency, 24th June 2009
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Baby Peter minimum terms not to be referred as unduly lenient – Attorney General’s Office
” Baby Peter minimum terms not to be referred as unduly lenient.”
Attorney General’s Office, 16th June 2009
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
Shot boss wins £160,000 payment – BBC News
“The boss of an overseas firm who was shot four times and seriously injured, and sacked by his employer on the same day, has won a £160,000 pay claim.”
BBC News, 24th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Earl Spencer and former wife settle divorce out of court to avoid glare of publicity – Daily Telegraph
“Earl Spencer and his former wife Caroline have opted to settle their bitterly contested divorce out of court to avoid details of their lives being revealed in the press.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Brothers face life for robbing campaign on wealthy women – The Times
“A crack addict who stalked wealthy women in some of London’s most affluent areas before robbing them was warned that he faced life in prison yesterday.”
The Times, 25th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
The football fan, his fight for freedom, and a dilemma for Jack Straw
“Michael Shields says he is an innocent man. The Government has the power to pardon him – but risks provoking a diplomatic row.”
The Independent, 25th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Soldiers fined after ‘prank’ injures naked officer – The Independent
“Three soldiers have been fined after leaving an officer with ‘nasty’ injuries when they tied him up and carried him naked from his bedroom in a drunken ‘prank’.”
The Independent, 25th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Low-paid male council workers win right to equal pay with women – The Times
“More than 12,000 men in low-paid jobs won the right to bring equal pay claims alongside thousands of women in a landmark ruling yesterday.”
The Times, 25th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Worker with false arm ‘banished to stock room’ – The Times
“A student with a prosthetic arm was made to work in the stockroom of the retailer Abercrombie & Fitch because she did not fit its ‘look policy’, a tribunal was told yesterday.”
The Times, 25th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Two jailed for ‘savage’ gang attack man – The Independent
“Two thugs were jailed today after a “savage” gang attack on a man trying to stop a Chinese barman being racially abused.”
The Independent, 24th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
G(G) & Anor, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 1207 (12 June 2009)
DT, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 1213 (04 June 2009)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Central Bedfordshire Council v Taylor & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 613 (23 June 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Estafnous v London & Leeds Business Centres Ltd. [2009] EWHC 1308 (Ch) (15 June 2009)
MCP Pension Trustees Ltd v AON Pension Trustees Ltd [2009] EWHC 1351 (Ch) (18 June 2009)
Curtis & Ors v Pulbrook & Anor [2009] EWHC 1370 (Ch) (17 June 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Onwuzulike v United States of America [2009] EWHC 1395 (Admin) (05 June 2009)
Schwartz v Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court [2009] EWHC 1397 (Admin) (03 June 2009)
Kallmi v Albania [2009] EWHC 1411 (Admin) (02 June 2009)
Tilson v New Zealand [2009] EWHC 1410 (Admin) (02 June 2009)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
North Midland Construction Plc v A E & E Lentjes UK Ltd [2009] EWHC 1371 (TCC) (18 June 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
