Q&A: Assisted suicide – The Guardian
“David Batty examines the legal issues of the updated guidelines.”
The Guardian, 25th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Massage therapist jailed for sex assaults – The Independent
“A therapist who sexually assaulted women while giving them massages at a health spa was jailed for six years today.”
The Independent, 25th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Committee proposes libel law changes – Law Society’s Gazette
“A parliamentary committee has proposed wide-ranging changes to the libel laws but rejected the introduction of legislation on privacy.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Mother who starved daughter to death guilty of manslaughter – The Guardian
“A mother who starved her seven-year-old daughter to death was cleared of murder today after a court accepted her plea of manslaughter.”
The Guardian, 25th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Privacy watchdog will investigate day-to-day surveillance for Parliamentary report – OUT-LAW.com
“Privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will report to Parliament later this year on the degree to which UK citizens are put under surveillance.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th February 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Assisted suicide: focus switched to suspect’s motive on prosecutions – The Times
“The motivation of people who help loved ones to die will be the crucial factor in deciding if they should face prosecution under landmark guidelines issued today.”
The Times, 25th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Law firm ‘in contempt’ over MP legal threat – The Independent
“A leading law firm has been found ‘in contempt’ of the Commons after threatening an MP with legal proceedings if he made allegations about one of its clients in the House.”
The Independent, 25th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Culture and Other Fields) Order 2010
The National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Education) Order 2010
The Disability Discrimination Act 2005 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2010
The Finance Act 2008, Schedule 38 (Appointed Day) Order 2010
The Taxation of Chargeable Gains (Gilt-edged Securities) Order 2010
The Tax Avoidance Schemes (Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Taxes (Interest Rate) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Work for Your Benefit Pilot Scheme) Regulations 2010
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Pleural plaques: Jack Straw statement – Ministry of Justice
“Justice Secretary Jack Straw has made a statement on the government’s decision on the question of compensation for pleural plaques.”
Ministry of Justice, 25th February 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Norris v Government of United States of America (No 2) – The Times
Norris v Government of United States of America (No 2)
Supreme Court
“Only the gravest effects of interference with family life would make extradition disproportionate to the public interest in the prevention of crime.”
The Times, 25th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Bournemouth University Higher Education Corpn v Buckland – WLR Daily
Bournemouth University Higher Education Corpn v Buckland [2010] EWCA Civ 121; [2010] WLR (D) 51
“A repudiatory breach of contract, once it had happened, could not be cured by the contract breaker.”
WLR Daily, 24th February 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Regina (Amro International SA and another) v Financial Services Authority and others – WLR Daily
“Co-operation between national financial regulators was of the greatest importance, particularly where there were suspicions or allegations of fraud. The Financial Services Authority was entitled to assist the US Security and Exchange Commission in a share fraud investigation without subjecting its request for help to critical examination. The FSA was required only to comply with the requirements of statute, and the terms of memoranda of understanding were immaterial. There was no requirement to provide notice under s 170(2) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.”
WLR Daily, 24th February 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Richard Buxton (a firm) v Mills-Owen (Law Society intervening) – WLR Daily
“It was wrong to restrict the circumstances in which a solicitor might lawfully terminate his retainer to those in which he was instructed to do something improper. Solicitors were under a professional duty not to advance arguments which they did not consider to be properly arguable and where a client insisted that such an argument should be advanced a solicitor was lawfully entitled to terminate his retainer.”
WLR Daily, 24th February 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Good Harvest Partnership LLP v Centaur Services Ltd – WLR Daily
Good Harvest Partnership LLP v Centaur Services Ltd [2010] EWHC 330 (Ch); [2010] WLR (D) 48
“The Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 precluded a person who had guaranteed a tenant’s obligations under a lease from being required to give a further guarantee in respect of an assignee of the lease.”
WLR Daily, 24th February 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Professor who claimed degrees were dumbed down wins case – The Times
“An academic who took a stand against ‘dumbing down’ the quality of university degrees won a long-running legal battle yesterday when the Court of Appeal accepted that he was forced out of his job.”
The Times, 25th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Solicitors ‘key’ to increasing judicial diversity – Law Society’s Gazette
“Persuading more solicitors to apply for judicial posts is ‘absolutely key’ to increasing diversity in the judiciary, the chairwoman of the Advisory Panel on Judicial Diversity told the Gazette this week, as the panel published a raft of recommendations aimed at improving diversity on the bench.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Mandelson’s legal action halts MG Rover inquiry – The Times
“A parliamentary investigation into the businessmen who oversaw the collapse of MG Rover has been called off after it emerged that Lord Mandelson is close to commencing legal proceedings to have them banned from being company directors.”
The Times, 25th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Law Society TUPE action reaches the High Court – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Law Society’s legal action against the Office for Legal Complaints and the government to determine whether employment protection rules apply to staff at the Legal Complaints Service was heard in the High Court last week.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Tories and Lib Dems to oppose controversial Digital Economy Bill clause – The Times
“Controversial proposals that would give Lord Mandelson unprecedented powers to amend copyright laws will be jettisoned next week when the Government suffers the first large defeat of its flagship media plans.”
The Times, 25th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
No privacy laws, but the media must behave, say MPs – The Times
“Newspapers and broadcasters run the risk of increased damages in privacy actions if they fail to tell people they will be exposing them, MPs say today.”
The Times, 24th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
