Teenager guilty of killing baby daughter in Lancashire – BBC News
“A 17-year-old boy has been convicted of killing his baby daughter in Lancashire by shaking her during a momentary loss of temper.”
BBC News, 17th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Big Question: Should legal-high drugs such as mephedrone now be made illegal? – The Independent
“Why are we asking this now?
Two teenagers from Scunthorpe, Louis Wainwright, 18, and Nicholas Smith, 19, died on Monday, apparently after taking mephedrone. Police are investigating whether they were taking other drugs. Their deaths have focused attention on the perils of so called ‘legal highs’, chemical and herbal preparations sold on the high street and over the web which are claimed to have effects similar to illegal drugs of abuse but have not been specifically banned.”
The Independent, 18th March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Report sheds light on role of UK ministers in overseas torture – The Guardian
“The role of ministers in sanctioning activities by security and intelligence officers abroad which could be unlawful if carried out in Britain will be highlighted in guidelines published for the first time tomorrow, according to Whitehall officials.”
The Guardian, 17th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Big-money divorces: should prenups be binding? – The Times
“On Monday the doors of the newly rebranded Supreme Court will open to the latest big-money divorce appeal; the fourth in under ten years.”
The Times, 18th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
O2 condemns lawyers targeting alleged file-sharers – BBC News
“Mobile firm O2 has stepped into the row over thousands of controversial letters that are being sent to alleged illegal file-sharers in the UK.”
BBC News, 17th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Health Protection (Local Authority Powers) Regulations 2010
The Health Protection (Part 2A Orders) Regulations 2010
The Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010
The Feed-in Tariffs (Specified Maximum Capacity and Functions) Order 2010
The School Teachers’ Incentive Payments (England) Order 2010
The National Health Service Trusts (Consultation on Establishment and Dissolution) Regulations 2010
The Childcare (Exemptions from Registration) (Amendment) Order 2010
The Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) (Amendment) Rules 2010
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2010
The Government Annuities Payment (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Gambling Act 2005 (Operating Licence Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Health Act 2009 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2010
The Recovery of Foreign Taxes (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Recovery of Import Duties and Export Duties (Andorra) Regulations 2010
The Exchange Gains and Losses (Bringing into Account Gains or Losses) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Stamp Duty Land Tax (Alternative Finance Investment Bonds) Regulations 2010
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Noise row neighbour jailed over Torquay stabbing – BBC News
“A Devon man who stabbed a neighbour’s friend in the back and threatened him with a baseball bat in a row over noise has been jailed for 30 months.”
BBC News, 17th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man acquitted of charge in lagoon murder trial – BBC News
“One of the defendants in the trial into the death of a man whose headless body was found in a Bedfordshire lake has been acquitted of familial homicide.”
BBC News, 17th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bingo website ad banned for presenting negative racial stereotype – The Guardian
“The advertising watchdog has banned a TV commercial for a gambling website for portraying black people as less intelligent than white people and presenting a negative racial stereotype.”
The Guardian, 17th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government to continue climate change ads despite criticism from watchdog – The Guardian
“Department stands by climate change campaign as ASA bans press adverts that ‘should have been phrased more tentatively’.”
The Guardian, 17th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cruise line pays out over Legionnaires’ disease death – Daily Telegraph
“The widow of a British man who died after contracting Legionnaires’ disease during a Fred Olsen cruise has been awarded a £70,000 financial settlement.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Boy forced to move in with father will go to foster home first – Daily Telegraph
“The 12-year-old, who has always lived with his mother, will leave school this afternoon and be picked up by his foster parents. He will stay with them until the Easter holidays when he will be taken from the West Midlands to live with his father near London, whom he has not seen for four years. The enforced move was ordered by the High Court after a judge ruled that the boy, known only as Child C, would suffer ’emotional harm’ if kept from his father.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Hospital chief who stepped down after infection scandal claims payout – Daily Telegraph
“The former hospital executive at the centre of Britain’s worst ever superbug outbreak has launched an appeal at the High Court to claim £175,000 for the loss of her job.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Woman ordered to quit 92-year-old mother’s home – The Independent
“A court today ordered a 60-year-old woman to leave the home of the 92-year-old mother she has not spoken to for eight years.”
The Independent, 17th March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Adviser warns Ed Balls over children’s social care funding ‘concerns’ – The Guardian
“Fresh package of funding and reform unveiled as the government’s independent child safety adviser warns the children’s secretary of a rise in demand on frontline services.”
The Guardian, 17th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gyrocopter pilot cleared of manslaughter over hunt member’s death – The Guardian
“The animal rights activist Bryan Griffiths was today cleared of the manslaughter of Warwickshire hunt member Trevor Morse, who was killed when he was struck by the blade of a gyrocopter.”
The Guardian, 17th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Boy, 12, sent to prison after string of crimes – The Times
“A 12-year-old boy who committed a catalogue of crimes has become one of the country’s youngest prisoners after being given a 10-month custodial term.”
The Times, 17th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Catholic adoption society wins fight to be exempted over gay rights – The Times
“A Catholic adoption society has won a High Court battle which could allow it to go against legislation forcing it to consider gay couples as adoptive parents.”
The Times, 17th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Agricullo Ltd v Yorkshire Housing Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 229 (16 March 2010)
Joseph v Nettleton Road Housing Co-Operative Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 228 (16 March 2010)
FN (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 225 (16 March 2010)
Wiles v Social Security Commissioner & Anr [2010] EWCA Civ 258 (16 March 2010)
Cook v Thomas & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 227 (17 March 2010)
Briggs & Ors v Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust [2010] EWCA Civ 264 (17 March 2010)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Hertfordshire Oil Storage Ltd v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 493 (16 March 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Amin & Anor v Amin & Ors [2010] EWHC 528 (Ch) (16 March 2010)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Crema v Cenkos Securities Plc [2010] EWHC 461 (Comm) (16 March 2010)
High Court (Family Division)
A v L [2010] EWHC 460 (Fam) (11 March 2010)
Doctor A & Ors v Ward & Anor [2010] EWHC 538 (Fam) (15 March 2010)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Mentmore Towers Ltd & Ors v Packman Lucas Ltd. [2010] EWHC 457 (TCC) (16 March 2010)
CFH Total Document Management Ltd. v OCE (UK) Ltd & Anor [2010] EWHC 541 (TCC) (16 March 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
