Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Act 2010
Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Act 2010 published
Full text of Act (PDF)
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Crown Benefices (Parish Representatives) Measure 2010
Crown Benefices (Parish Representatives) Measure 2010 published
Full text of Act (PDF)
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2010
Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2010 published
Full text of Act (PDF)
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Catholic Care (Diocese of Leeds) v Charity Commission for England and Wales (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) – WLR Daily
“A Roman Catholic adoption agency was entitled to rely on reg 18 of the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007 which afforded to charities generally an exemption from the prohibition of discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation. Accordingly, it was not unlawful for the agency to refuse to provide its services to same-sex couples.”
WLR Daily, 18th March 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.
Wood Floor Solutions Andreas Domberger GmbH v Silva Trade SA – WLR Daily
Wood Floor Solutions Andreas Domberger GmbH v Silva Trade SA (Case C-19/09); [2010] WLR (D) 77
“Where services were provided in several member states of the European Union, the court which had jurisdiction to hear and determine all the claims arising from the contract was the court in whose jurisdiction the place of the main provision of services was situated. For a commercial agency contract, that place was the place of the main provision of services by the agent, as it appeared from the provisions of the contract or, in the absence of such provisions, the actual performance of that contract or, where it could not be established on that basis, the place where the agent was domiciled.”
WLR Daily, 18th March 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been full reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Regina v W – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal, Criminal Division
“Whether a defendant was acting dishonestly was a matter for the jury after a correct direction from the trial judge.”
The Times, 19th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Gibson and Others v Sheffield City Council – Times Law Reports
Gibson and Others v Sheffield City Council
Court of Appeal
“Merely because an employer could explain a pay disparity, which was not directly discriminatory, that did not necessarily mean that the pay practice was not tainted by sex discrimination, so that the employer would have to justify that disparity objectively in order to rely on the genuine material factor defence in an equal pay claim.”
The Times, 19th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Investors to pay for prisoner rehabilitation – The Guardian
“Private investors will pay for a project to rehabilitate prisoners and receive a return on their money if reoffending rates drop, under a pioneering plan announced by the government today which could eventually the way much welfare work is financed.”
The Guardian, 19th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Innospec admits corruption in UK first – The Times
“The British arm of a chemical firm faces an £8 million fine after it admitted bribing public officials in Indonesia.”
The Times, 18th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Dog DNA used in conviction for teenager’s murderer – The Guardian
“A 22-year-old man who repeatedly stabbed a teenage boy was today facing life in jail after the first case in which new dog DNA technology was used in a murder prosecution.”
The Guardian, 18th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Former detective jailed for 22 years over £200m cocaine-smuggling plot – Daily Telegraph
“A former detective who was ‘pivotal’ to the success of a £200 million cocaine-smuggling plot was jailed for 22 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court backs £400,000 payout for head teacher who was forced to quit – The Times
“A headmistress forced from her job after a campaign by two Muslim governors to give Islam a greater presence in a state school is entitled to £400,000 damages, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
The Times, 19th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Government refuses to publish criticism of new guidelines on overseas torture – The Guardian
“The government is locked in a serious and bitter dispute with the parliamentary body set up to monitor MI5 and MI6 over the guidelines covering the torture and abuse of detainees held abroad, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 18th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2010
The Train Driving Licences and Certificates Regulations 2010
The M20 Motorway (Junctions 4 to 7) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2010
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) Regulations 2010
The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Medical Certification) Regulations 2010
The Finance Act 2009, Schedule 50 (Record-keeping) (Appointed Day) Order 2010
The Portland Harbour Revision Order 2010
The Family Proceedings Courts (Children Act 1989) (Amendment) Rules 2010
The Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules 2010
The British Nationality (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The UK Border Agency (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2010
The Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Retention of Knives in Court Regulations 2010
The Copyright Tribunal Rules 2010
The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 2010
The Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor Further Education Corporation (Dissolution) Order 2010
The Council Tax (Prescribed Classes of Dwellings) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Council Tax (Electronic Communications) (Wales) Order 2010
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Student’s jail sentence for confronting muggers is overturned – Daily Telegraph
“A student jailed for confronting a gang of muggers has been freed by judges on appeal.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Courts service changes in England – Ministry of Justice
“Justice Secretary Jack Straw has made a statement on the closure of 20 under-used courts following full public consultations.”
Ministry of Justice, 18th March 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Tullett Prebon wins staff poaching claim against BGC Partners – The Times
“Tullett Prebon, the interdealer broker, was the victim of an unlawful conspiracy by a rival to poach its senior staff, the High Court ruled today.”
The Times, 18th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judge rejects ‘toxic sofa’ claims in burns injury cases – BBC News
“More than 300 people who suffered burns from a chemical used on Land of Leather sofas will not receive compensation, the High Court has ruled.”
BBC News, 18th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
