Regina v Zaman – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“A conviction for assisting an offender was not rendered unsafe by reason of subsequent acquittal of the person assisted.”
The Times, 1st March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Regina (Quila) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports
Regina (Quila) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Queen’s Bench Division
“Age discrimination against immigrant spouses aged under 21 was justified.”
The Times, 1st March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Oceanbulk Shipping and Trading SA v TMT Asia Ltd and Others – Times Law Reports
Oceanbulk Shipping and Trading SA v TMT Asia Ltd and Others
Court of Appeal
“There was not, and need not be an exception to the ‘without-prejudice’ rule so as to permit evidence of such communications and discussions to be given in a dispute about the interpretation of a written settlement agreement.”
The Times, 1st March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench)
Moore v Hotelplan Ltd (t/a Inghams Travel) & Anor [2010] EWHC 276 (QB) (22 February 2010)
Rutherford v Seymour Pierce Ltd [2010] EWHC 375 (QB) (11 February 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Sharafi & Anor v Woven Rugs Ltd & Ors [2010] EWHC 230 (Ch) (24 February 2010)
Shah v Shah & Ors [2010] EWHC 313 (Ch) (24 February 2010)
Good Harvest Partnership Llp v Centaur Services Ltd [2010] EWHC 330 (Ch) (23 February 2010)
HR Trustees Ltd v German & Anor [2010] EWHC 321 (Ch) (26 February 2010)
High Court (Family Division)
B, C, and D (Children), Re [2010] EWHC 262 (Fam) (05 February 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Prasannan v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea [2010] EWHC 319 (Admin) (25 February 2010)
DPP v Fearon [2010] EWHC 340 (Admin) (10 February 2010)
L v Crown Prosecution Service [2010] EWHC 341 (Admin) (10 February 2010)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Kazeminy & Ors v Siddiqi & Ors [2010] EWHC 201 (Comm) (25 February 2010)
Choil Trading SA v Sahara Energy Resources Ltd [2010] EWHC 374 (Comm) (26 February 2010)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Forest Heath District Council v ISG Jackson Ltd [2010] EWHC 322 (TCC) (22 February 2010)
Softlanding Systems, Inc v KDP Software Ltd & Anor [2010] EWHC 326 (TCC) (26 February 2010)
S G South Ltd v Swan Yard (Cirencester) Ltd [2010] EWHC 376 (TCC) (26 February 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Kate Middleton set for £10,000 privacy victory – The Times
“Kate Middleton, the girlfriend of Prince William, is set to win a controversial claim for alleged invasion of her privacy.”
The Times, 28th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Cost and class raise barriers to legal aid lawyer careers – The Guardian
“The lack of social mobility in the legal sector has reached critical levels, according to a report published today, with aspiring lawyers from less privileged backgrounds struggling to work in key areas of law.”
The Guardian, 1st March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government publishes international contract law guidance – OUT-LAW.com
“The Ministry of Justice has published guidance to European Regulations on which law applies in international disputes. The guidance relates to new rules that came into force in December.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th February 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Lawyers work ‘extreme’ overtime, study reveals – Law Society’s Gazette
“Lawyers are among the most likely workers to do ‘extreme’ unpaid overtime, figures have revealed.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Nine years for woman who had sex with 12-year-old boy – The Independent
“A woman who had sex almost 200 times with a 12-year-old boy was today jailed for nine years.”
The Independent, 26th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Healer’ faces prosecution over cancer claims – Daily Telegraph
“A self-proclaimed ‘visionary healer’ who claims to be able to treat illness from a distance is facing prosecution by Trading Standards for suggestions that he can cure cancer.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th February 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Human rights groups call for reform of government’s security committee – The Guardian
“There was a growing clamour tonight for the reform and even abolition of the government’s intelligence and security committee after senior appeal court judges concluded that the security services they are supposed to scrutinise on behalf of the prime minister were able to get away with ‘a dubious record’ on torture.”
Full story
The Guardian, 26th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Committee urges ministers to abandon control orders – The Guardian
“Ministers were today urged to abandon the use of control orders because they cost too much and have done ‘untold damage to the UK’s international reputation as a nation which prizes the value of fairness’.”
The Guardian, 26th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal action threat hangs over npower – The Times
“Consumer Focus issued a threat of legal action against npower this week as the two sides haggle over compensation after the energy supplier was accused of overcharging two million customers.”
The Times, 27th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Ex-landlord jailed over smoking ban at Bolton pubs – BBC News
“A former pub landlord who is thought to be the first person in the UK to be jailed after flouting the smoking ban is ‘devastated’, his wife says.”
BBC News, 27th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Inmates advised on early release options – The Independent
“Prisoners who will miss out on early release because a Government scheme was brought to an end are being advised to apply for another scheme to avoid “disappointment”, it was revealed today.”
The Independent, 1st March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
£140,000: the annual cost of jailing a young criminal – The Guardian
“Jailing one young criminal costs the taxpayer as much as £140,000 a year, a report says today. Locking up young offenders makes them more likely to commit further crimes and be unemployed later in life, the New Economics Foundation says.”
The Guardian, 1st March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Analysis: victory for common sense and open justice – The Times
“The decision of the Court of Appeal judges today to restore most of their original criticisms of the security services is a victory for common sense and open justice.”
The Times, 26th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Binyam Mohamed case: full texts of Paragraph 168 – and how they changed – The Times
“The Appeal Court has published a judge’s criticisms of MI5 after a row over censorship.”
The Times, 26th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lawyers report 500 per cent rise in school admission appeals – The Independent
“Record numbers of disgruntled parents are expected to seek legal advice this week after failing to secure their children places at any of their preferred secondary schools.”
The Independent, 28th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
A-level student given five years for killing boyfriend – BBC News
“A 19-year-old who killed her boyfriend on the day she received her A-level results has been sentenced to five years in a young offenders’ institute.”
BBC News, 26th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
