School smacking loophole closed – BBC News
“Smacking is to be banned for anyone working with children outside the family, closing a loophole on corporal punishment, the government has said.”
BBC News, 30th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New parliamentary expenses evidence passed to CPS – The Independent
“Scotland Yard passed a new file of evidence against a Parliamentarian suspected of abusing expenses to prosecutors today.”
The Independent, 30th March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rapist avoids deportation so that he can marry in Britain – Daily Telegraph
“A convicted rapist facing deportation has won a High Court battle to be allowed to stay in the country to get married.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Attorney General Reference No 80 of 2009 [2010] EWCA Crim 470 (24 February 2010)
Chen, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 446 (02 March 2010)
Seton v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 450 (12 March 2010)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Hilmi & Associates Ltd v 20 Pembridge Villas Freehold Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 314 (30 March 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Kaschke v Gray & Anor [2010] EWHC 690 (QB) (29 March 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Saunders v The Hearing Aid Council [2010] EWHC 629 (Admin) (29 March 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Education Act 2002 (Commencement No. 13) (Wales) Order 2010
The Exeter and Devon (Structural Changes) Order 2010
The Norwich and Norfolk (Structural Changes) Order 2010
The Goods Infringing Intellectual Property Rights (Customs) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010
The Biodiesel Duty (Biodiesel Produced From Waste Cooking Oil) (Relief) Regulations 2010
The Beef and Veal Labelling Regulations 2010
The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Responsible Authorities) Order 2010
The Education (Student Support) (College of Europe) Regulations 2010
The Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2010
The Special Restrictions on Adoptions from Abroad (Nepal) Order 2010
The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Networks) Exemption Order 2010
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Community Recording Equipment Regulation) Regulations 2010
The Policing and Crime Act 2009 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2010
The Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (Commencement No. 3 and Saving Provision) Order 2010
The Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2010
The A23 Trunk Road (Handcross to Warninglid Widening Slip Roads) Order 2010
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Protocol between Lord Chancellor and Law Commission – Ministry of Justice
“The Lord Chancellor and the Law Commission for England and Wales have agreed a statutory protocol governing how Government departments and the Law Commission should work together on law reform projects.”
Ministry of Justice, 29th March 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Address by Sir Mark Potter, President of the Family Division – Judiciary of England and Wales
Address by Sir Mark Potter, President of the Family Division (PDF)
District Judges’ Seminar, 26th March 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Drew v Whitbread plc – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“A party was not precluded from raising a matter before the costs judge on an assessment of costs which it had not raised before the trial judge when he exercised his discretion as to costs.”
The Times, 30th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Shell UK Ltd v Total UK Ltd and Others; Total UK Ltd v Chevron Ltd – Times Law Reports
Shell UK Ltd v Total UK Ltd and Others; Total UK Ltd v Chevron Ltd
Court of Appeal
“A duty of care was owed to a beneficial owner of property by a defendant who could reasonably foresee that his negligent actions would damage that property.”
The Times, 30th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Warning over pupil fingerprinting – BBC News
“Many schools are fingerprinting pupils without parents’ permission, teachers have warned.”
BBC News, 29th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Eminent pharmacist with ‘double life’ jailed for expenses claims – The Times
“The secrets of an eminent pharmacist who held bondage parties at his pied-à-terre were uncovered during an investigation into fraudulent claims for NHS expenses.”
The Times, 30th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Death tax law ruled out next parliament – The Guardian
“Andy Burnham, the health secretary, will today rule out legislation in the next parliament to impose a death tax to pay for social care for the elderly, but will promise new laws to cap the cost of residential costs after two years in a home.”
The Guardian, 30th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Publisher not liable for search engine summary, rules High Court – OUT-Law.com
“A publisher should not be responsible for a libel created by the out-of-context publication of material by a search engine, the High Court has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th March 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Hearing aid man wins porn case appeal – The Independent
“A director of a hearing aid company who kept adult pornographic images on a work computer in a file named ‘Dirty’ won a High Court battle against being struck off today.”
The Independent, 29th March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Shotgun murderer who killed before gets whole-life term – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for the rest of his life for a shotgun murder – 39 years after committing another killing.”
BBC News, 29th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ofcom gets tough on internet suppliers over broadband speed claims – The Guardian
“Internet users are still not getting the broadband speeds promised by internet service providers, more than a year after the industry signed up to a voluntary code of practice, forcing Ofcom to threaten mandatory regulation.”
The Guardian, 29th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Three convicted of sadistic killing of Wigan man – BBC News
“Three people have been found guilty of killing a man in a sexually-motivated and sadistic attack in Wigan.”
BBC News, 29th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Father jailed for murder of teenage daughter – The Independent
“A father who brutally stabbed his daughter to death had convictions for knife attacks and violence going back to his teens, a court heard today.”
The Independent, 29th March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rod Liddle censured by the PCC – The Guardian
“The former BBC Radio 4 Today editor Rod Liddle has been censured by the press watchdog for a blog on the Spectator website in which he incorrectly claimed that the ‘overwhelming majority’ of violent crime in London was carried out by young Afro-Caribbean men.”
The Guardian, 29th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New higher rights qualification approved – Law Society’s Gazette
“New regulations that provide a single route for solicitors to qualify to appear in the higher courts come into effect this week, on 1 April.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 29th March 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
