Wrestling with the libel hydra – The Times
“Pressure is growing to stop the rich and powerful using the courts to stifle debate – but time is running out.”
The Times, 21st March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Al-Jedda v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 212 (12 March 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Johnson Machine and Tool Co Ltd & Anor, Re [2010] EWHC 582 (Ch) (18 March 2010)
National Westminster Bank Plc v Rushmer & Anor [2010] EWHC 554 (Ch) (19 March 2010)
High Court (Family Division)
S (A Child) [2010] EWHC B2 (Fam) (3 March 2010)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Deutsche Bank Ag v Vik & Anor [2010] EWHC 551 (Comm) (19 March 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Man jailed for eight years for 1987 rape – The Independent
“A handyman who raped a woman in her own home 23 years ago was finally jailed for eight years today after he was caught thanks to the DNA database.”
The Independent, 19th March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
More specialist domestic violence courts offer tailored support to victims – Ministry of Justice
“Victims of domestic violence will benefit from a further 14 new specialist domestic violence courts making a total of 141 courts in England and Wales.”
Ministry of Justice, 19th March 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Equality Bill makes Britain’s web accessibility law harder to access – OUT-LAW.com
“OPINION: The UK’s law on web accessibility is being re-written in an apparent attempt to make it impenetrable. But even though algebra has replaced plain English, the duty to make information accessible to disabled people survives, thanks to a blind peer.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th March 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Sarkar v West London Mental Health NHS Trust [2010] EWCA Civ 289 (19 March 2010)
Connor v Surrey County Council [2010] EWCA Civ 286 (18 March 2010)
William Hare Ltd v Shepherd Construction Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 283 (18 March 2010)
Owens v Noble [2010] EWCA Civ 284 (18 March 2010)
Lamb v Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office [2010] EWCA Civ 285 (18 March 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Bridgewater Canal Company Ltd v Geo Networks Ltd [2010] EWHC 548 (Ch) (19 March 2010)
Seyfried v Euro-IB Ltd. [2010] EWHC 553 (Ch) (18 March 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Tullett Prebon Plc & Ors v BGC Brokers LP & Ors [2010] EWHC 484 (QB) (18 March 2010)
Davenport v Farrow [2010] EWHC 550 (QB) (18 March 2010)
Lindsay v O’Loughnane [2010] EWHC 529 (QB) (18 March 2010)
High Court (Family Division)
D v D [2010] EWHC 138 (Fam) (11 March 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Osborn v The Parole Board [2010] EWHC 580 (Admin) (19 March 2010)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Horwood & Ors v Land of Leather Ltd & Ors [2010] EWHC 546 (Comm) (18 March 2010)
Sylvia Shipping Co Ltd v Progress Bulk Carriers Ltd [2010] EWHC 542 (Comm) (18 March 2010)
Baxter v Mannion [2010] EWHC 573 (Ch) (18 March 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010
Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010
Full text of Act (PDF)
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
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
