Suspended paediatrician David Southall wins GMC appeal – BBC News
“Paediatrician David Southall has won an appeal over a long-running dispute with the General Medical Council.”
BBC News, 20th April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lawyers ‘desperate’ to buy shares before buyout, court told – The Independent
“Two lawyers made nearly £80,000 in unlawful profits after using insider information to buy shares in a small biotech firm on the brink of a large corporate buy out, a court heard today.”
The Independent, 20th April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Pakistani sex offender wins right to stay in UK – BBC News
“A Pakistani man who sexually abused two girls has won the right to stay in Britain, claiming his human rights would be breached if he was deported.”
BBC News, 20th April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Baby P killer Steven Barker loses rape appeal bid – BBC News
“One of the three people jailed for the death of Baby Peter has lost a bid to take his appeal against a rape conviction to the Supreme Court.”
BBC News, 20th April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sun Life Assurance of Canada (UK) Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners – WLR Daily
“In calculating the liability to corporation tax of an insurer in respect of its basic life and general annuity business, the taxpayer was entitled to relief in respect of losses incurred in past years, including years prior to 2003, when the law had been amended to make specific reference to the right to carry losses forward in respect of that type of business.”
WLR Daily, 16th April 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.
MAK and RK v United Kingdom – Times Law Reports
European Court of Human Rights
“The taking of blood samples and of intimate photographs of a girl aged nine, without her parents’ consent, violated article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, guaranteeing the right to respect for private and family life. The absence of a common law duty of care owed to parents, violated article 13, providing for the right to an effective remedy.”
The Times, 19th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
CJ v Flintshire Borough Council [2010] EWCA Civ 393 (15 April 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Yuanda (UK) Co Ltd v WW Gear Construction Ltd [2010] EWHC 720 (TCC) (13 April 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
House of Lords transformation plans leaked – The Guardian
“The House of Lords should become a second chamber where just two-thirds of members are elected until fresh primary legislation in 10 years’ time decides whether all peers should be elected, according to a document drawn up by the government.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Comedian Mark Thomas wins £1,200 over police search – The Guardian
“Police have paid compensation and apologised to the comedian and activist Mark Thomas after they admitted unlawfully searching him for looking ‘over-confident’ at a demonstration.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Father guilty of killing daughter in Norwich in 1985 – BBC News
“A 51-year-old man has been found guilty of smothering his six-week-old baby to death in 1985.”
BBC News, 19th April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lap-dancing clubs may take cases to European court – The Guardian
“Strip clubs could use the Human Rights Act to oppose legislation allowing councils greater freedom to turn down lap-dancing licence applications, venue owners say.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
FSA bans two analysts after bets on leaks – The Times
“The Financial Services Authority finished a frenetic week of punishing wrongdoing yesterday when it fined two former analysts a combined £276,000 and banned them for market abuse.”
The Times, 17th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Call to change law after burglar death case – The Independent
“The law should be strengthened to protect homeowners who confront burglars, the mother of a trainee builder cleared of murdering a teenage intruder said today.”
The Independent, 19th April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ex-lover jailed for nurse’s ‘frenzied’ killing – The Independent
“A man who brutally murdered a nurse during a ‘frenzied attack’ was sentenced to life in prison today.”
The Independent, 19th April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man loses licence after drink-driving in toy Barbie car – Daily Telegraph
“A man who was caught drink-driving in a toy car with a top speed of 4mph has been banned from driving.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Digital Economy Act: This means war – The Guardian
“With the rushed passage into law of the Digital Economy Act this month, the fight over copyright enters a new phase. Previous to this, most copyfighters operated under the rubric that a negotiated peace was possible between the thrashing entertainment giants and civil society.”
The Guardian, 16th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Burglar murder charge dropped at last minute – The Guardian
“The decision to prosecute a trainee builder for murder after he stabbed a teenage burglar to death was ‘erroneous’, a court heard today.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Abbs v Somerfield Plc [2010] EWHC 735 (QB) (13 April 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Yukos Capital S.a.r.l v OJSC Rosneft Oil Company & Ors [2010] EWHC 784 (Comm) (16 April 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
