Supreme ambition, jealousy and outrage – The Times
“Frances Gibb on the judicial bunfight that stopped an outsider from being appointed to the highest court.”
The Times, 4th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Inquest verdict due over GP out-of-hours deaths – BBC News
“A coroner is due to give his verdict into the deaths of two patients treated by an overseas out-of-hours doctor on his first NHS shift.”
BBC News, 4th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
£2.3m ruling in London Philharmonic Orchestra fraud case – The Times
“The London Philharmonic Orchestra has won a High Court judgment for £2.3 million against a financial director who allegedly embezzled its funds.”
The Times, 4th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
News of the World loses battle over secret phone hacking evidence – The Guardian
“The News of the World yesterday lost a court battle to keep secret evidence which, it is claimed, would reveal widespread use of illegal methods by reporters to obtain personal information about celebrities.”
The Guardian, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court ruling reveals lawyer’s role in £380,000 aviation ‘bribe’ – Law Society’s Gazette
“A senior City lawyer arranged for a £380,000 ‘bribe’ to be paid to a former Indian state official in a failed attempt to unlawfully secure a lucrative aviation contract for her clients, a High Court ruling has revealed.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Changes to civil legal aid crack down on fraud and refocus resources – Ministry of Justice
“Legal Aid Minister Willy Bach has today announced the government will tighten the rules for civil legal aid so that fraudsters are uncovered at an early stage, and funding is better targeted.”
Ministry of Justice, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Sailor suffered sex discrimination at Hampshire base – BBC News
“A female sailor awarded the MBE could receive a six-figure payout after winning a sex discrimination case against the Royal Navy.”
BBC News, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Crackdown on legal aid will hit expats – The Independent
“British citizens living abroad are to be barred from claiming legal aid in England and Wales as part of a cost-cutting crackdown unveiled by the Government today.”
The Independent, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Farmer loses fight to save home he hid behind hay bales – The Guardian
“A Englishman’s house may be his castle – but it stills needs to have planning permission, a farmer learned the hard way today.”
The Guardian, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed for raping woman, 86, at Bradford care home – BBC News
“A 19-year-old man has been given an indeterminate jail sentence for the kidnap and rape of an 86-year-old woman in a Bradford care home.”
BBC News, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Hamidi & Anor, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 66 (02 February 2010)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
JML Direct Ltd. v Freesat UK Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 34 (02 February 2010)
Muschett v HM Prison Service [2010] EWCA Civ 25 (02 February 2010)
Revenue & Customs v Tower MCashback LLP 1 & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 32 (02 February 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
University worker offered forged degrees in return for spanking sessions – The Independent
“A University of Bath registrar who offered forged degrees to young black women in exchange for spanking sessions to satisfy his sexual fetishes has avoided jail at court.”
The Independent, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Control of Salmonella in Turkey Flocks (Wales) Order 2010
The Employee Study and Training (Eligibility, Complaints and Remedies) Regulations 2010
The Employee Study and Training (Procedural Requirements) Regulations 2010
The Business Rate Supplements (Administrative Expenses) (England) Regulations 2010
The Planning Act 2008 (Railways Designation) Order 2010
The Protection from Tobacco (Sales from Vending Machines) (England) Regulations 2010
The Tobacco Advertising and Promotion (Display of Prices) (England) Regulations 2010
The Welsh Zone (Boundaries and Transfer of Functions) Order 2010
The Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (Continuance in Force of Sections 1 to 9) Order 2010
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another – WLR Daily
“Where planning permission had been granted for the erection of a building for storing agricultural products but the building after erection had been used only as a single dwellinghouse, there had been a change of use of the building to that of a dwellinghouse for the purposes of s 171B(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, and accordingly no enforcement action could be taken after the expiry of a 4–year period.”
WLR Daily, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Byers and others v Yacht Bull Corpn and another – WLR Daily
Byers and others v Yacht Bull Corpn and another [2010] EWHC 133 (Ch); [2010] WLR (D) 18
“A claim to beneficial ownership of a yacht did not fall within the exception contained in art 1(2)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters so that the Regulation did not apply to ‘proceedings relating to the winding up of insolvent companies’.”
WLR Daily, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Khan v United Kingdom – Times Law Reports
European Court of Human Rights
“The deportation of a Pakistani national who had lived in the United Kingdom since the age of three would be a breach of article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, guaranteeing the right to a family life.”
The Times, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
English law ‘favours sexual partners over relatives’ – BBC News
“English law favours ‘idle sexual partners over deserving relatives’, Baroness Deech, one of Britain’s most senior family lawyers, has said.”
BBC News, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Big Question: What is equality legislation, and why is the Pope so concerned about it? – The Independent
“Why are we asking this now?
The Pope has made an extraordinary intervention into British politics by urging Catholics to oppose the Equality Bill going through Parliament. The Bill has finished its passage through the House of Commons, and was being fiercely debated in the House of Lords last week, with religious groups lined up on both sides of the argument, and may become the cause of a stand-off between MPs and peers.”
The Independent, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Peta poster showing Baby P killer Steven Barker banned – BBC News
“A poster on animal cruelty showing the killer of Baby Peter has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority.”
BBC News, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Damages win for consultant who criticised cost-cutting – The Independent
“A senior consultant at a London hospital who was suspended after repeatedly raising concerns about the health and safety of patients has a won a landmark claim.”
The Independent, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
