Grandmother wins Kent County Council foster care ruling – BBC News
“A grandmother has won the legal right to be paid as a foster carer for looking after her granddaughter.”
BBC News, 10th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Men guilty of ‘web affair’ revenge acid attack – BBC News
“Three people have been found guilty of attacking a man in London by dousing him with acid in revenge for an alleged online affair with a married woman.”
BBC News, 10th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man who called for murder of PM pleads guilty to terror charge – The Independent
“A man who pretended to be al-Qa’ida’s ’emir’ in Britain by publicly calling for the murder of Gordon Brown and Tony Blair pleaded guilty to a string of terrorism offences yesterday.”
The Independent, 11th May 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
ASA to investigate ‘offensive’ Paddy Power football TV ad – The Guardian
“The advertising regulator has received more than 400 complaints about an ad which shows sight-impaired footballers mistakenly kicking a cat.”
The Guardian, 11th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Twitter user fined for tweeting joke airport bomb threat – The Times
“A trainee accountant who made a joke bomb threat on Twitter after his local airport was closed by heavy snow was found guilty yesterday of sending a menacing electronic message.”
The Times, 11th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Pagan police get right to take festivals as holiday – The Times
“Police officers have been given the right to take days off to dance naked on the solstices, celebrate fertility rituals and burn Yule logs if they profess pagan beliefs.”
The Times, 11th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Record £105m legal cost claim in ‘toxic waste’ case – The Independent
“The London-based law firm which pursued the action against oil trading giant Trafigura over the alleged dumping of toxic waste in the Ivory Coast has claimed a record £105 million in costs.”
The Independent, 10th May 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ex-coach jailed for drug rape attempt on girl, 12 – BBC News
“A former girls’ football team coach has been jailed for six years for spiking a girl’s drink with a drug during a day trip to a theme park.”
BBC News, 10th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Risk of lawyer uninsurability ahead of SRA reform – The Lawyer
“Lawyers could become an uninsurable risk if the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) fails to reform the professional indemnity (PI) insurance regulations.”
The Lawyer, 10th May 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
BX v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWHC 990 (Admin) (10 May 2010)
S v Northampton Crown Court & Anor [2010] EWHC 723 (Admin) (07 May 2010)
High Court (Commercial Court)
IRB Brasil Resseguros SA v CX Reinsurance Company Ltd [2010] EWHC 974 (Comm) (07 May 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
KFC fined after cockroach seen eating chip – The Guardian
“Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has been ordered to pay out almost £19,000 after a cockroach was found eating a chip in one of the busiest branches in Britain.”
The Guardian, 10th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BNP faces legal threat amid new racism claims over redrafted constitution – The Guardian
“The British National party faces the prospect of renewed legal action from the government’s equalities watchdog over allegations that it has failed to remove potentially racist clauses from its constitution. The court case could potentially see the BNP’s leader, Nick Griffin, jailed or fined for contempt of court, or see party assets seized, lawyers believe.”
The Guardian, 9th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Civil servants win redundancy pay court challenge – The Guardian
“A union today won its court case to block cost-cutting measures that threaten the level of redundancy pay for civil servants. Lawyers for the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) successfully argued that changes made to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme without agreement were unlawful.”
The Guardian, 10th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cardiff man jailed for stealing car with baby inside – BBC News
“A man who stole a car without realising a one-year-old girl was asleep in the back has been jailed for 34 months.”
BBC News, 7th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Victims of sex abuse in Catholic children’s homes set to win damages – The Observer
“One of the longest-running legal cases in UK history, centred on systemic sexual abuse at children’s homes in the north-west of England, is poised to end after a judge found in favour of two men who claimed they had been sexually assaulted while in care.”
The Observer, 9th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Draft law opens way for first women bishops by 2014 – The Sunday Times
“The Church of England has paved the way for ordination of its first women bishops with new legislation that it hopes will prevent Anglicans splitting over the issue.”
The Sunday Times, 9th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BA price-fixing trial collapses – The Guardian
“Serious and significant failings by the Office of Fair Trading led to the collapse of the trial of senior British Airways executives over allegations of price-fixing with Virgin Atlantic.”
The Guardian, 10th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tycoon’s wife gives taxman secret files – The Sunday Times
“Michelle Young, 45, who is divorcing her husband Scot, is to give HM Revenue & Customs a computer disk containing hundreds of pages of emails and other documents outlining his dealings in property, shares and film companies over the past five years.”
The Sunday Times, 9th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Jailed Cazenove partner ordered to pay over £500,000 – The Times
“A former partner at the Queen’s stockbroker Cazenove, who was jailed for insider trading, has been ordered to pay over half a million pounds in confiscation and costs or spend more time behind bars.”
The Times, 7th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lord Carey intervenes in council prayers battle – The Guardian
“The former archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, today [7th May] backed the saying of prayers before council meetings as a pressure group prepared to launch a legal battle on the issue.”
The Guardian, 7th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
