Current Awareness

“In failing to provide access to unrefined information, the council was not acting in a way that was contrary to the Government’s intention not to impose an obligation on authorities to allow such access, nor to the aims and purposes of the statutory provisions, including the subsidiary legislation made by the Secretary of State.”

WLR Daily, 23rd March 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.

Ali and another v Birmingham City Council (Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted March 24th, 2010 in homelessness, housing, law reports, local government, Supreme Court by sally

Ali and another v Birmingham City Council (Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government intervening) [2010] UKSC 8; [2010] WLR (D) 86

“A local housing authority’s duty, under section 193 of the Housing Act 1996, to secure that accommodation be made available for an unintentionally homeless person who had a priority need did not give the homeless person a ‘civil right’ within the meaning of art 6(1) of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms because the provision of appropriate accommodation was dependent upon the exercise of evaluative judgments by the local authority as to whether the statutory criteria had been satisfied and how the homeless person’s need ought to be met.”

WLR Daily, 23rd March 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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The Bridgewater Canal Company Ltd v GEO Networks Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted March 24th, 2010 in canals, law reports, telecommunications by sally

The Bridgewater Canal Company Ltd v GEO Networks Ltd [2010] EWHC 548 (Ch); [2010] WLR (D) 85

“The consideration payable, pursuant to para 13(2)(e)(ii) of Sch 2 to the Telecommunications Act 1984, as amended by the Communications Act 2003, by an operator of a communications network to a person with control of land for the right to carry out work undertaken pursuant to the provisions of the Electronic Communications Code, as contained in Sch 2 to the 1984, as amended, included payment to reflect not only the right to carry out the works but also for the right to retain the works on the land once the works themselves had been completed.”

WLR Daily, 22nd March 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office v Piggott (Lamb interested party) – WLR Daily

Posted March 24th, 2010 in appeals, confiscation, law reports, proceeds of crime by sally

Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office v Piggott (Lamb interested party) [2010] EWCA Civ 285; [2010] WLR (D) 84

“A court had jurisdiction to make a management receivership order over any property on the basis that it was realisable property where an issue was still to be determined between the Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office and an interested third party as to the beneficial interest in such property.”

WLR Daily, 22nd March 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Connor v Surrey County Council – WLR Daily

Posted March 24th, 2010 in duty of care, law reports, mental health, negligence by sally

Connor v Surrey County Council [2010] EWCA Civ 286; [2010] WLR (D) 83

“A duty of care owed by a public body to one of its employees as a function of that employment relationship and which existed independently of the impact of action or inaction under statute could be violated, so as to give rise to a claim for damages, by failure to exercise a statutory discretion, but only where the discretion was, or would have been able to be, exercised consistently with the duty-ower’s full performance of its public law functions.”

WLR Daily, 22nd March 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Barber v Croydon London Borough Council – Times Law Reports

Posted March 24th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Barber v Croydon London Borough Council

Court of Appeal

“A local housing authority had acted unreasonably in seeking possession against a mentally impaired tenant for anti-social behaviour when it failed to take into account the possibility that his behaviour might have been produced by his mental impairment.”

The Times, 24th March 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Hertfordshire GP who sexually assaulted patients jailed – BBC News

Posted March 24th, 2010 in doctors, news, sexual offences by sally

“A Hertfordshire GP who carried out sexual assaults on three women has been jailed for 16 months.”

Full story

BBC News, 24th March 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Reform of libel laws will protect freedom of expression – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 24th, 2010 in defamation, freedom of expression, Ministry of Justice, news by sally

“Reforms of the law on libel will be taken forward in the next Parliament, Justice Secretary Jack Straw announced today.”

Full story

Ministry of Justice, 23rd March 2010

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Hunger-striker to sue over claims that he ate Big Macs – The Independent

Posted March 24th, 2010 in defamation, demonstrations, food, news by sally

“A hunger striker who held a 23-day fast in Parliament Square last year in protest at the Sri Lanka’s offensive against the Tamil Tigers is suing two newspapers over claims that he secretly ate burgers during his vigil.”

Full story

The Independent, 24th March 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Serious Fraud Office ends inquiry into miners’ union and claims over damages – The Times

Posted March 24th, 2010 in news by sally

“The Serious Fraud Office has abandoned a long-running criminal inquiry into a miners’ union and the world’s largest personal injury compensation scheme.”

Full story

The Times, 24th March 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Government insists vicars will not be sued for refusing ‘gay marriages’ in churches – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 24th, 2010 in bills, Church of England, civil partnerships, homosexuality, marriage, news by sally

“Ministers have assured clergy that they will not face legal action if they refuse to carry out new ‘gay weddings’ in churches.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th March 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Secret tribunal appeal for cousin of trans-Atlantic airlines bomber – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 24th, 2010 in appeals, civil servants, employment tribunals, news, private hearings, terrorism by sally

“The Home Office is attempting to hold an employment tribunal involving the cousin of a convicted terrorist in secret it has emerged.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd March 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Jack Straw unveils plan to curb libel tourism – The Guardian

Posted March 24th, 2010 in defamation, freedom of expression, news, public interest by sally

“Overseas claimants will be discouraged from launching libel cases in UK courts and a ‘public interest’ defence may be introduced to protect investigative journalism, under legal changes unveiled today.”

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The Guardian, 24th March 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

‘No release’ for Yorkshire Ripper, says Jack Straw – BBC News

Posted March 24th, 2010 in murder, news, release on licence, sentencing by sally

“There are ‘no circumstances’ in which Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe could be released from prison, Justice Secretary Jack Straw has said.”

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BBC News, 23rd March 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

No compensation for Ian Huntley, says Jack Straw – The Independent

Posted March 24th, 2010 in assault, compensation, news, prisons by sally

“The Government has ‘absolutely no intention’ of paying compensation to Soham killer Ian Huntley after he was attacked in prison, Justice Secretary Jack Straw said today.”

Full story

The Independent, 23rd March 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Yarl’s Wood detained baby for 100 days, damning report reveals – The Guardian

Posted March 24th, 2010 in children, detention, immigration, news, prisons, reports by sally

“A baby spent 100 days in detention in Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre, the chief inspector of prisons discloses in a highly critical report published tomorrow.”

Full story

The Guardian, 24th March 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Reform of libel laws will protect freedom of expression – The Guardian

Posted March 23rd, 2010 in defamation, freedom of expression, news, public interest by sally

“Justice secretary Jack Straw explains why he is proposing a law to curtail ‘libel tourism’ and create a ‘public interest’ defence.”

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The Guardian, 23rd March 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Homophobic hatred could lead to jail – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 23rd, 2010 in homosexuality, incitement, Ministry of Justice, news, sentencing by sally

“People who intentionally stir up homophobic hatred could face up to seven years in prison under a new criminal offence introduced today.”

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Ministry of Justice, 23rd March 2010

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

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