Competition Commission confirms ban on point-of-sale PPI – The Guardian
“Watchdog rejects appeal, saying ruling will bring more choice and cheaper rates to payment protection insurance market.”
The Guardian, 14th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Camden Ripper must never be released, judge rules – The Guardian
“High court judge issues ‘whole life’ order to Anthony Hardy, who was given three life sentences for murder of women.”
The Guardian, 14th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
ZN (Afghanistan) & Ors v Entry Clearance Officer (Karachi) [2010] UKSC 21 (12 May 2010)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust v Roldan [2010] EWCA Civ 522 (13 May 2010)
Moulton v Chief Constable of the West Midlands [2010] EWCA Civ 524 (13 May 2010)
De Bruyne v De Bruyne & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 519 (13 May 2010)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Dougall, R v [2010] EWCA Crim 1048 (13 May 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Chetwynd v South Norfolk District Council & Ors [2010] EWHC 1070 (Admin) (13 May 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Youlton v Charles Russell (a firm) [2010] EWHC 1032 (Ch) (13 May 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Kaschke v Osler [2010] EWHC 1075 (QB) (13 May 2010)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Cleveland Bridge (UK) Ltd v Whessoe-Volker Stevin Joint Venture [2010] EWHC 1076 (TCC) (13 May 2010)
Packman Lucas Ltd.v Mentmore Towers Ltd & Anor [2010] EWHC 1037 (TCC) (13 May 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
R (Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd) v Wolverhampton City Council – WLR Daily
R (Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd) v Wolverhampton City Council [2010] UKSC 20; [2010] WLR (D) 123
“A planning authority, in considering the exercise of its compulsory purchase powers in relation to one site, was not entitled to take into account a commitment by a developer to secure the redevelopment of another unconnected site.”
WLR Daily, 13th May 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Cooper v Attorney General – WLR Daily
Cooper v Attorney General [2010] EWCA Civ 464; [2010] WLR (D) 122
“The obligation of a member states to make good damage caused to individuals by infringements of Community law for which they were responsible also applied where the alleged infringement stemmed from a decision of a court adjudicating at last instance where the rule of Community law infringed was intended to confer rights on individuals, the breach was sufficiently serious and there was a direct causal link between that breach and the loss or damage sustained by the injured parties. In assessing whether there had been a sufficiently serious breach, domestic case law in particular carried weight where it purported to interpret and apply the relevant Community law.”
WLR Daily, 13th May 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
Government outlines plans on privacy and surveillance – OUT-LAW.com
“The new Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition Government said that it will beef up freedom of information law and reduce the number of people whose details are held on the Government’s DNA database.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th May 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Council breached information law – BBC News
“A council has been told it breached the Freedom of Information Act by failing to provide an AM details about the cost of employing education consultants.”
BBC News, 14th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Reading transsexual to wait for NHS breast op ruling – BBC News
“A transsexual who started a High Court battle for the legal right to NHS funding for breast augmentation surgery will have to wait for a judgement.”
BBC News, 13th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teesside hammer killer refused Guardian interview – BBC News
“A psychopath who bludgeoned a Teesside doctor to death with a hammer has been refused the right to a face-to-face interview with a newspaper journalist.”
BBC News, 14th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Girl, 8, admits she lied about sexual assault – The Independent
“An eight-year-old girl who told her mother that two 10-year-old boys had sexually assaulted her, yesterday said in court that she had lied about the incident because she had been ‘naughty’ and was worried she would not get any sweets.”
The Independent, 14th May 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ban on lawyer who aided boiler rooms – The Times
“A solicitor with a double first from Cambridge and a spell at Rothschild’s on his CV was fined £200,000 and banned from the City yesterday for his role in helping boiler room scammers to terrorise and rip off at least 130 people.”
The Times, 14th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
City of London security guards told to report ‘suspicious’ photographers – The Guardian
“More than 5,000 security guards in London’s financial district have been instructed by police to report people taking photographs, recording footage or even making sketches near buildings, the Guardian has learned. City of London police’s previously unseen advice singles out people who may appear to be ‘legitimate tourists’ to prevent reconnaissance by al-Qaida. The document, obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, helps explain a number of recent cases in which photographers have been stopped and searched by police using section 44 of the Terrorism Act, after first being approached by security guards.”
The Guardian, 13th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge throws out libel action over Baader-Meinhof link in journalist’s blog – The Times
“A political activist today failed in her libel action over a journalist’s blog which referred to her ‘Baader-Meinhof’ link. In a ruling that gives bloggers some protection against libel actions, Mr Justice Eady rejected a claim by Johanna Kaschke , a Tower Hamlets-based Conservative, against David Osler, a Labour Party member, over an article that was written in April 2007.”
The Times, 13th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Autistic pianist makes legal history after UK’s last secret court opens – The Times
“A severely disabled piano virtuoso has made legal history after the country’s last remaining secret court was opened for the first time.”
The Times, 14th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sentence of ‘prank’ carjacker from Northampton is cut – BBC News
“A drunk man jailed for a ‘prank’ attempted carjacking with an imitation gun has had his sentence cut at the Appeal Court in London.”
BBC News, 13th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
IPCC clear police over Thames Valley death – BBC News
“Thames Valley Police has been cleared of misconduct after a Buckinghamshire woman who was taken into custody killed herself a day after being released.”
BBC News, 13th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for brutal drug murder – The Independent
“A drug addict was sentenced to life in prison today for murdering a ‘vulnerable’ and ‘much loved’ father-of-three in a ‘vicious and brutal’ attack.”
The Independent, 13th May 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Whistleblower wins appeal against jail term in Greek medical corruption case – The Times
“A former senior healthcare executive who helped pay more than £4.5 million in bribes to Greek officials to win contracts and then turned whistleblower has won his appeal against a 12-month jail term.”
The Times, 13th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Ken Clarke is a good fit for the Ministry of Justice – The Guardian
“Conservative stalwart has quality of reliability that suggests he is not prepared to be pushed around by officials or lawyers.”
The Guardian, 13th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Men jailed for Essex Pin number murder – BBC News
“Two men who bound, gagged, strangled and stabbed a man who refused to give them his bank card details have been jailed for life for his murder.”
BBC News, 13th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
