Regina (Smith) v Land Registry – WLR Daily

Posted March 12th, 2010 in adverse possession, appeals, law reports, limitations, roads by sally

Regina (Smith) v Land Registry [2010] EWCA Civ 200; [2010] WLR (D) 72

“Title to land over which a public highway runs could not be acquired by adverse possession.”

WLR Daily, 11th 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.

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 12th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Pegasus Management Holdings SCA & Anor v Ernst & Young (a firm) & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 181 (12 March 2010)

HIgh Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Hughes v Risbridger & Ors [2010] EWHC 491 (QB) (11 March 2010)

Kmiecic v Isaacs [2010] EWHC 381 (QB) (12 March 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted March 12th, 2010 in legislation by sally

The Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (Amendment) (England) Order 2010

The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2010

The Town and Country Planning (London Borough of Camden) Special Development (Amendment and Revocation) Order 2010

The A1(M) Motorway (County of Durham) (Restriction on Use of Off-side Lanes) (Southbound) Regulations 2010

The Harwich Parkeston Quay Harbour Revision Order 2010

The North Western and North Wales Sea Fisheries District (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 2010

The Water Resources (Control of Pollution) (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) (England) Regulations 2010

The Communications (Television Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2010

The Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (Continuance in Force of Sections 1 to 9) Order 2010

The Gangmasters Licensing (Exclusions) Regulations 2010

The Registered Pension Schemes etc (Information) (Prescribed Descriptions of Persons) Regulations 2010

The Registered Pension Schemes (Enhanced Lifetime Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The Registered Pension Schemes and Overseas Pension Schemes (Electronic Communication of Returns and Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The Finance Act 2009, Paragraph 12(2)(b) of Schedule 22 (Appointed Day) Order 2010

The Income Tax (Car Benefits) (Reduction of Value of Appropriate Percentage) (Revocation) Regulations 2010

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Contract was in place because companies behaved as if it was, says Supreme Court – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 12th, 2010 in contracts, news, Supreme Court by sally

“A deal was governed by a contract despite the two companies involved not actually signing and exchanging copies of it, the Supreme Court has ruled. The contract is in effect because the firms behaved as if it was, it said.”

Full story

OUT-LAW.com, 11th March 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

Comment on historic reforms to the coroners’ system – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 12th, 2010 in consultations, coroners, Ministry of Justice, press releases by sally

“Individuals and organisations are being asked to comment on how a reformed national coroners’ system will work in practice, in a consultation document issued today.”

Full press release

Ministry of Justice, 11th March 2010

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Attorney General welcomes sentence increase for ‘clinical’ murderer – Attorney General’s Office

Posted March 12th, 2010 in attorney general, murder, press releases, sentencing by sally

“The Attorney General, Baroness Scotland QC today welcomed the Court of Appeal’s decision that a minimum term of 20 years, handed to John McFarlane when he was sentenced to life last November, was unduly lenient, and increased the minimum term to 30 years.”

Full press release

Attorney General’s Office, 11th March 2010

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Bar Council launches consultation on the Practising Certificate Fee – The Bar Council

Posted March 12th, 2010 in barristers, consultations by sally

“The purpose of the consultation paper, which has been prepared on behalf of the Finance Committee by a sub group under the stewardship of the Treasurer, Andrew Mitchell QC, is to seek the views of the profession on the way that funds required from regulated persons through the PCF are raised.”

Full consultation paper

The Bar Council, 12th March 2010

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

John Chivers’ life term for pal’s Barry stabbing – BBC News

Posted March 12th, 2010 in disabled persons, murder, news, offensive weapons, sentencing by sally

“A man who stabbed his close friend in the heart twice has been jailed for life at Cardiff Crown Court.”

Full story

BBC News, 11th March 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Suffolk bolt gun killer’s minimum sentence increased – BBC News

Posted March 12th, 2010 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A murderer who killed a woman with a bolt gun has had his life sentence tariff increased from 20 to 30 years.”

Full story

BBC News, 11th March 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Paramedic who failed to treat critically injured biker escapes being struck off – Daily Telegraph

“A paramedic who covered a critically injured motorcyclist with a tarpaulin and stopped treating him when he was still breathing has escaped being struck off.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Man wins parking ticket battle over bee attack – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 12th, 2010 in appeals, news, parking, penalties by sally

“A motorist who received a parking ticket after pulling into a bus lane to swat away a bee has been let off the fine.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Policeman faces jail over ‘dangerous conspiracy’ – The Independent

“An experienced but corrupt police officer faces jail today after being convicted of being at the centre of an ‘extremely dangerous conspiracy’. ”

Full story

The Independent, 12th March 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Ministers rule out ban on BNP teachers – The Guardian

Posted March 12th, 2010 in education, inquiries, news, political parties, racism, teachers by sally

“Ministers have ruled out banning members of the British National party from the teaching profession, after an independent inquiry into racism in schools decided such a move would be disproportionate. The issue of whether those who belong to racist organisations should be prevented from teaching – as they are from working as police or prison officers – will be reviewed annually.”

Full story

The Guardian, 12th March 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Officials failed to investigate asylum detainee abuse claims – report – The Guardian

Posted March 12th, 2010 in asylum, detention, human rights, news, reports by sally

“The UK Border Agency has failed to properly investigate claims of mistreatment by failed asylum seekers, including a woman handcuffed while undergoing a biopsy on a breast lump, according to an official inquiry report published today.”

Full story

The Guardian, 12th March 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ex-Cazenove partner jailed for 21 months – The Times

Posted March 12th, 2010 in news by sally

“Malcolm Calvert, a former partner in Cazenove, has been sentenced to 21 months imprisonment for insider dealing in the shares of three UK companies.”

Full story

The Times, 11th March 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Courts should not try us, say Expenses four – The Times

Posted March 12th, 2010 in news by sally

“Three Labour MPs and a Conservative peer insisted yesterday that they should not be tried in the courts when they appeared before a judge on charges of expenses fraud.”

Full story

The Times, 12th March 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Teenager’s torturers jailed for 40 years – The Independent

Posted March 11th, 2010 in blackmail, conspiracy, gangs, kidnapping, news, sentencing, torture by sally

“A gang who kidnapped and tortured a 16-year-old boy have been jailed for 40 years, it was confirmed today.”

Full story

The Independent, 11th March 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Conman jailed for selling millions of battery eggs as organic – The Times

Posted March 11th, 2010 in news by sally

“Consumers bought free-range and organic eggs from Britain’s biggest supermarkets, believing they were the best quality and that hens enjoyed the highest of standards. But, for an 18-month period from June 2004, over 100 million of these supposedly ‘premium’ eggs on sale in supermarkets, such as Tesco and Sainsbury, and corner shops were from chickens reared in battery cages. The scale of the racket was described at Worcester Crown Court today when Keith Owen, mastermind of the scam, former managing director of Heart of England Eggs of Bromsgrove, was jailed for three years and ordered to pay £3 million in confiscation of his assets after admitting three charges of false accounting.”

Full story

The Times, 11th March 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Pete Doherty given 12 month driving ban – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 11th, 2010 in dangerous driving, fines, news, uninsured drivers by sally

“Pete Doherty was given a 12-month driving ban and fined £500 today after he admitted allowing his manager to use his Daimler without insurance.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 11th March 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Awol soldier Joe Glenton in jail sentence appeal – BBC News

“A soldier who was jailed after refusing to return to Afghanistan is appealing against his sentence.”

Full story

BBC News, 11th March 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk