“The BNP’s new membership rules ‘indirectly’ discriminate against black and Asian people, the UK equalities watchdog has told a court hearing.”
BBC News, 9th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Public bodies have been banned from using internet companies that refuse to block a range of websites that contain images of child sex abuse, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 10th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The News of the World was tonight (9 March) accused of buying silence in the phone-hacking scandal after it agreed to pay more than £1m to persuade the celebrity PR agent Max Clifford to drop his legal action over the interception of his voicemail messages.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Mayor of London Boris Johnson is considering legal action after it was ruled Underground maintenance firm Tube Lines’ costs should be £4.46bn.”
BBC News, 10th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The mismanagement of short-term prisoners is costing Britain up to £10bn a year, the public expenses watchdog warns today.”
The Independent, 10th March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Winterflood Securities, the City market-maker, went to the Court of Appeal today for its latest attempt to overturn a ruling that the firm and two of its brokers committed market abuse.”
The Times, 9th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Henley v Bloom [2010] EWCA Civ 202 (09 March 2010)
Hardy v Washington Green Fine Art Publishing Company Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 198 (09 March 2010)
Lester & Anor v Woodgate & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 199 (09 March 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Cintec International Ltd v Parkes [2010] EWHC 445 (Ch) (17 February 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Serious Organised Crime Agency v Lundon, the Estate of & Ors [2010] EWHC 353 (QB) (02 March 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Vitol SA v Capri Marine Ltd & Ors (No. 2) [2010] EWHC 458 (Comm) (09 March 2010)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Amec Group Ltd v Thames Water Utilities Ltd [2010] EWHC 419 (TCC) (24 February 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
“The Council of Europe has issued an unprecedented warning to the British government to take urgent steps to enable prisoners to vote in the forthcoming general election or face thousands more compensation claims.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Supporters of Gail Sherwood say her conviction will discourage others from reporting attacks. Prosecutors say she had to be taken to court for the sake of real rape victims.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Planning Act 2008 (Commencement No. 5 and Saving) Order 2010
The UK Borders Act 2007 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2010
The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010
The Policing of Aerodromes (Belfast International Airport) Order 2010
The Football Spectators (Prescription) (Amendment) Order 2010
The Children’s Trust Board (Relevant Partners) (Exceptions) (England) Regulations 2010
The Children’s Trust Board (Children and Young People’s Plan) (England) Regulations 2010
The Young People’s Learning Agency for England (Specified Charges) Regulations 2010
The Learning and Skills Council for England (Transfer Schemes) (Permitted Transferees) Order 2010
The Marine Management Organisation (Prescription of Powers to Fix Fees and Charges) Order 2010
The Education (School Day and School Year) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Magistrates’ Courts (Foreign Travel Orders) (Amendment) Rules 2010
The Houses in Multiple Occupation (Specified Educational Establishments) (England) Regulations 2010
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 9) (England and Wales) Order 2010
The Export Control (Uzbekistan) Order 2010
The National Health Service (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment Regulations 2010
The South Kent College, Folkestone (Dissolution) Order 2010
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
The Taxation of Pensions Schemes (Rates, etc) Order 2010
The Food for Particular Nutritional Uses (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2010
The Local Authorities (Alteration of Requisite Calculations) (Wales) Regulations 2010
The Corporation Tax Act 2009 (Amendment) Order 2010
The Field Allowance for New Oil Fields Order 2010
The Town and Country Planning (Regional Strategy) (England) Regulations 2010
The Sentencing Council for England and Wales (Supplementary Provisions) Order 2010
The Norfolk (Coroners’ Districts) Order 2010
The Channel Tunnel (Alcoholic Liquor and Tobacco Products) Order 2010
The Excise Goods (Holding, Movement and Duty Point) Regulations 2010
The Excise Goods (Sales on Board Ships and Aircraft) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2010
The Chief Executive of Skills Funding (Strategy for Greater Manchester) Order 2010
The Pension Protection Fund (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2010
The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Charities (Exception from Registration) Regulations 2010
The Charities Act 2006 (Changes in Exempt Charities) Order 2010
The Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The National Health Service Trusts (Trust Funds: Appointment of Trustees) (Amendment) Order 2010
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“A judge said the public deserved to know the identities of offenders who committed ‘grave crimes’ as he allowed the naming of a juvenile who killed an innocent peacemaker with a single punch.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“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
© Inner Temple Library 2025