Holyhead sex abuse traffic warden jailed – BBC News
“A traffic warden and ex-rugby referee has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for sexually abusing two girls.”
BBC News, 6th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Northampton man banned from wearing skirt breached Asbo – BBC News
“A man banned from wearing skirts or showing bare legs on school days has been found guilty of breaching an Asbo.”
BBC News, 6th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Goodwin’s key ally faces ban as FSA closes in – The Times
“A key lieutenant of Sir Fred Goodwin at Royal Bank of Scotland is facing a formal City ban in the wake of a long-running investigation into his conduct. The Financial Services Authority is understood to be close to publishing an enforcement ruling on Johnny Cameron, who ran RBS’s investment banking division in the run-up to its collapse in 2008.”
The Times, 7th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Family of man whose fatal disease was missed by doctors to sue NHS – Daily Telegraph
“The family of a man who died in agony after doctors repeatedly mistook a fatal bowel infection for a groin strain are to sue the NHS.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th May 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Maclaren payout to children injured by pushchairs – The Times
“The pushchair manufacturer Maclaren has agreed to pay compensation to more than 40 British children who suffered injuries in their buggies.”
The Times, 6th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Crown Prosecution Service v Neish [2010] EWCA Crim 1011 (06 May 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Trademark Licensing Company Ltd & Anor v Leofelis SA [2010] EWHC 969 (Ch) (06 May 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Family Division)
N v N [2010] EWHC 717 (Fam) (28 April 2010)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Kingsway Hall Hotel Ltd. v Red Sky IT (Hounslow) Ltd. [2010] EWHC 965 (TCC) (06 May 2010)
High Court (Patents Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Copyright exceptions must be expanded and clarified, says new group – OUT-LAW.com
“Librarians, digital activists, ISPs, music managers and other associations and trade bodies have called for the relaxing of copyright law in the EU to allow more people to access and re-use copyrighted material.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th May 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Law Society seeks to block privilege for non-lawyers – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Law Society has been granted permission to intervene in a Court of Appeal case that could see legal professional privilege (LPP) extended to non-lawyers.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th May 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Father killed newborn daughter first time they were left alone – The Guardian
“A man who killed his newborn daughter the first time he was left alone with her has been jailed for five years.”
The Guardian, 6th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Inveresk plc v Papermakers Ltd [2010] UKSC 19 (05 May 2010)
Farstad Supply AS v Enviroco Ltd [2010] UKSC 18 (05 May 2010)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
White & Ors v The Crown [2010] EWCA Crim 978 (05 May 2010)
Cooper, R v [2010] EWCA Crim 979 (05 May 2010)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Brookes v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 420 (29 April 2010)
Durham Tees Valley Airport Ltd v Bmibaby Ltd & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 485 (05 May 2010)
Parabola Investments Ltd & Ors v Browallia Cal Ltd & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 486 (05 May 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
White & Ors v Williams & Ors [2010] EWHC 940 (Ch) (05 April 2010)
Azam & Co v Legal Services Commission [2010] EWHC 960 (Ch) (05 May 2010)
HM Revenue and Customs v The Atrium Club Ltd [2010] EWHC 970 (Ch) (05 May 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Judges halt latest moves towards secrecy in the courts – The Times
“This week judges struck a blow for openness. They rejected attempts by government and security service lawyers to hold a secret trial to defend a claim for damages being mounted by former Guantánamo detainees. They ruled that such a move would undermine the right of a party to know the case against him, one of the ‘most fundamental principles of the common law’.”
The Times, 5th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
More Crown Court trials without jury may go ahead – BBC News
“Two more crown court trials without a jury may be held, just over a month after the first juryless trial for centuries, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 5th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Family courts: ‘the changes were a misguided, politically motivated fudge’ – The Times
“It was championed as a great victory — opening up the closed, secretive world of the family courts. A year ago, thousands of hearings held behind closed doors on removing children into care or on contact with parents were opened to the media after a sustained campaign by fathers’ groups, politicians and the media, led by The Times.”
The Times, 6th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sixteen-hour control order curfews breach human rights, supreme court told – The Guardian
“Control orders involving a curfew lasting 16 hours a day violate fundamental rights, the supreme court was told today as it heard a case attempting to change the use of the controversial measures.”
The Guardian, 5th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Kuwait invasion airline battle back in court – The Independent
“An airline battle sparked by Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990 returned to the High Court in London today – six years after the emirate won a judgment against Iraqi Airways which now stands at 1.2 billion dollars.”
The Independent, 5th May 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Edlington brothers are refused appeal against sentences – The Guardian
“Two young brothers who beat, tortured and abused a pair of younger children on waste ground near Edlington, South Yorkshire, have been refused permission to appeal against their indeterminate sentences.”
The Guardian, 5th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge calls for review of 24 hour licensing laws – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has called for a review of the 24 hour licensing laws after becoming exasperated at dealing with cases of drunken violence ‘on an almost daily basis’.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th May 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
BX v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 481 (04 May 2010)
Mellat v Her Majesty’s Treasury (Rev 1) [2010] EWCA Civ 483 (04 May 2010)
Al Rawi & Ors v Security Service & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 482 (04 May 2010)
Home Office v Tariq [2010] EWCA Civ 462 (04 May 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Parliamentary privilege, new constitutions and favourite speeches – The Times
“With time running out before the general election, there is much more than party manifestos for the legally interested who want topical reading.”
The Times, 5th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
