Garry Newlove killer’s appeal dismissed – BBC News
“A teenager who kicked to death a father-of-three outside his Warrington home has lost a bid to challenge his conviction.”
BBC News, 26th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Three Preston men jailed for brutal killing of father – BBC News
“Three men who befriended another man in a Lancashire pub, before later turning on him and beating him to death, have been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 27th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Overhauling the Licensing Act – Home Office
“Proposals for tough new measures to crack down on problem premises and give more powers for local communities were unveiled by the government today.”
Home Office, 28th July 2010
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
CPS launches consultation on human trafficking public policy – Crown Prosecution Service
“The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) today began a public consultation on its Public Policy Statement on Human Trafficking.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 29th July 2010
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Three found guilty over sham marriage scam – UK Border Agency
“Three men, including a vicar, have today been found guilty of being behind a massive scam to organise hundreds of sham marriages in East Sussex.”
UK Border Agency, 29th July 2010
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Passport fraudster jailed – UK Border Agency
“A fraudster who used a fake passport to get a job has been jailed, following an investigation by our officers.”
UK Border Agency, 28th July 2010
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Boys’ attempted rape conviction appeals rejected – BBC News
“Two boys who were found guilty of the attempted rape of an eight-year-old girl in west London have lost their appeals against their convictions.”
BBC news, 27th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Mocking’ killers of three-year-old boy jailed for life – BBC News
“A couple who murdered a three-year-old boy in their care, inflicting more than 70 injuries on him, have been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 29th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Daily Mail and Sun pay out to Tamil hunger striker – The Guardian
“Papers apologise to Parameswaran Subramanyam after falsely claiming he sustained himself with hamburgers during fast.”
The Guardian, 29th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teenagers’ ‘happy slapping’ sentences to be reviewed – The Independent
“The Attorney General will review the sentences of two teenage members of a ‘happy slapping’ gang who killed a grandfather in a bid to determine whether they were too lenient, it was announced today.”
The Independent, 29th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UKIP wins court case over order to pay back donation – BBC News
“The UK Independence Party does not have to forfeit all of a £367,697 ‘impermissible donation’, the Supreme Court has ruled.”
BBC News, 29th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Luton man who threw egg at Baroness Warsi jailed – BBC News
“A man who threw an egg at the face of a Conservative peer on a visit to Luton has been jailed for six weeks.”
BBC News, 29th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cuts ‘would close supreme court’ – The Guardian
“The UK Supreme Court would have to close for business if proposed public spending cuts of 40% were implemented, its chief executive has warned.”
The Guardian, 29th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Covertly found assets no longer valid in divorce – The Guardian
“Separated couples will no longer be able to use secretly obtained documents to reveal their spouse’s hidden assets in divorce proceedings, the court of appeal has ruled.”
The Guardian, 30th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Al Fayed loses damages in fight over Oxted oil field – BBC News
“Mohamed Al Fayed’s battle for compensation after a company drilled for oil under his Surrey estate has been thrown out by the Supreme Court.”
BBC News, 28th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Parents of Mansfield neglect death girl lose appeals – BBC News
“The mother and stepfather of an eight-year-old girl found hanged in her ‘squalid’ Mansfield bedroom have failed in appeals against their prison terms.”
BBC News, 28th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Seldon v Clarkson Wright & Jakes (A Partnership) [2010] EWCA Civ 899 (28 July 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Kang v Eau [2010] EWHC 1837 (QB) (27 July 2010)
Sternlight v Barclays Bank Plc [2010] EWHC 1865 (QB) (22 July 2010)
Black Horse Ltd v Speak & Anor [2010] EWHC 1866 (QB) (21 July 2010)
High Court (Family Division)
Butt v Butt [2010] EWHC 1989 (Fam) (27 July 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Kent lawyer loses retirement age discrimination case – BBC News
“A Kent lawyer who sued his own firm of solicitors when he was made to stop work at 65 has lost his discrimination case at the Court of Appeal.”
BBC News, 29th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bocardo SA v Star Energy UK Onshore Ltd and another – WLR Daily
Bocardo SA v Star Energy UK Onshore Ltd and another [2010] UKSC 35; [2010] WLR (D) 204
“Damages for trespass occasioned by an oil company drilling underneath another party’s land were to be assessed on the basis that the right to drill for oil was a compulsory acquisition under statute and, therefore, any additional value of the right of access attributable to the oil extraction scheme was to be disregarded.”
WLR Daily, 28th July 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.
Regina (ZO (Somalia)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; Regina (MM (Burma)) v Same – WLR Daily
“An asylum seeker who made a new application for asylum after his original application for asylum had finally failed, was entitled to the benefits conferred by the European Directive setting minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers. That included an entitlement to permission to work if the new application had not been determined within one year of its presentation.”
WLR Daily, 28th July 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.
