“A serial sex offender was today sentenced to life in prison after he admitted kidnapping, raping and murdering a teenager whom he ensnared using a fake profile on Facebook.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A claimant bringing an action in negligence for personal injury out of time had constructive knowledge of the relevant facts for the purposes of s 14 of the Limitation Act 1980 if, considered objectively, he had the knowledge which he might reasonably have been expected to acquire having regard to all the circumstances of the case.”
WLR Daily, 8th 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.
Martin v HM Advocate; Miller v HM Advocate
Supreme Court
“It was within the competence of the Scottish Parliament to enact a provision which raised to 12 months the maximum term of imprisonment which a sheriff sitting without a jury could impose for the offence of driving while disqualified.”
The Times, 9th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A Christian registrar who lost her job after she refused to carry out civil partnership ceremonies has been refused permission to appeal to the Supreme Court.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The government is trying to create a new form of secret trial that would introduce ‘fundamental unfairness’ into the civil law, the court of appeal heard today.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Advertising regulator the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) will take over the regulation of companies’ social networking pages by the end of the year, according to advertising industry proposals.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th March 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“The judge who granted anonymity to the killers of the murdered two-year-old, James Bulger, warned last night that Jon Venables could be murdered if his new identity is revealed.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Dog owners face a new pet ‘tax’ in a government initiative to tackle the menace of dangerous dogs.”
The Times, 9th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The case of a man convicted of a murder in London nearly 35 years ago is to be sent back to the court of appeal. Campaigners claim that the case is one of Britain’s longest-running miscarriages of justice.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The controversial American rapper, Snoop Dogg, has won an expensive legal battle against the British government, after it tried to ban him from visiting the country.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Three of the country’s top judges were told yesterday that they had no power to allow ministers to use secret evidence in fighting a damages claim by six former Guantanamo Bay detainees over alleged ill-treatment.”
Full story
The Times, 9th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Justice cannot be served at trial unless Jack Straw holds his nerve on unmasking Jon Venables.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The QC appointments panel reduced dramatically the number of civil barristers who made silk in the 2010 competition, raising concerns about whether the appointments process is fundamentally flawed.”
The Lawyer, 8th March 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Courts are refusing applications to take children into care because some members of the judiciary hold social workers in such low esteem that they do not trust their evidence, it will be claimed this week in a major study.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Public Service Vehicles (Operators’ Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Public Service Vehicles (Operators’ Licences) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The National Health Service Trusts (Originating Capital) Order 2010
The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) Order 2010
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2010
The Social Security (Claims and Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency’s Remit Order 2010
The Food Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes Regulations 2010
The Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010
The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (England) Order 2010
The Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Asylum (Designated States) Order 2010
The Coroners (Amendment) Rules 2010
The National Health Service (Primary Medical Services) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2010
The Veterinary Surgery (Vaccination of Badgers Against Tuberculosis) Order 2010
The Value Added Tax (Refund of Tax to Museums and Galleries) (Amendment) Order 2010
The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2010
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Johnson, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 385 (04 March 2010)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Houldsworth & Anor v Bridge Trustees Ltd & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 179 (04 March 2010)
Malik v Kalyan [2010] EWCA Civ 113 (04 March 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Vercoe & Ors v Rutland Fund Management Ltd & Ors [2010] EWHC 424 (Ch) (05 March 2010)
Bellway Homes Ltd v Beazer Homes Ltd [2010] EWHC 423 (Ch) (04 March 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Brown ( A Minor) v Emery [2010] EWHC 388 (QB) (04 March 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Siraj, R (on the application of) v Kirkless Council & Ors [2010] EWHC 444 (Admin) (05 March 2010)
SB (Uganda) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWHC 338 (Admin) (24 February 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Where a hybrid occupational pension scheme was being wound up the benefits derived from voluntary contributions made to the scheme by the employee and matched by their employer’s contribution, ranked first in order of priority in the winding up of the scheme.”
WLR Daily, 4th 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.
In re W (Children) (Family proceedings: Evidence)
Supreme Court
“A presumption that a child should not be called to give evidence in family proceedings could not be reconciled with the rights of all concerned in those proceedings under articles 6 and 8 of the European Convention on Human Right and accordingly would no longer be regarded as appropriate.”
The Times, 8th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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