Nottingham cannabis gang members sentenced – BBC News
“The leaders of a gang which ran a multi-million pound cannabis operation in Nottinghamshire have been sentenced.”
BBC News, 26th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court battle after ‘garden flooded 80 times’ – The Independent
“A financier who bought a £1.9m family home on the banks of the Thames is taking the previous owners to court, claiming they failed to warn him that the garden flooded as many as 80 times a year.”
The Independent, 27th January 2010
Source; www.independent.co.uk
BSkyB wins long-running court battle over failed IT upgrade project – The Times
“BSkyB, the satellite broadcaster, won a landmark court ruling yesterday against an information technology supplier that it had accused of lying to win a £50 million tender.”
The Times, 27th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Confidential documents on death of Dr David Kelly to be released – The Times
“Confidential medical evidence about the death of David Kelly, the expert in biological warfare, is to be released. Lord Hutton, the retired law lord who chaired the inquiry into Dr Kelly’s death, has indicated that he will release to a group of doctors the medical records and results of the post-mortem examination that have to date remained unpublished. His 2004 report, commissioned by Tony Blair, concluded that Dr Kelly killed himself by cutting his wrist with a blunt gardening knife.”
The Times, 27th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Optician jailed for sex act in West Yorkshire shop – BBC News
“An optician who performed a sex act on himself while giving a vision test to a 14-year-old girl has been jailed.”
BBC News, 26th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenage St Helens sex attacker who struck on bail named – BBC News
“A teenager who sexually assaulted a nine-year-old girl while on bail awaiting trial for the rape of a 10-year-old girl, can now be named.”
BBC News, 26th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
How to avoid losing a subsidiary by mistake: lessons from the Court of Appeal – OUT-LAW.com
“A parent company can inadvertently lose control of its subsidiary, according to a ruling by the Court of Appeal. An expert has said that the circumstances in which this will happen are rare but that directors of group companies should mitigate the risks.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th January 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Panel to study Hillsborough tragedy files revealed – BBC News
“Seven members of a panel which will scrutinize files relating to the Hillsborough tragedy have been named.”
BBC News, 26th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Attorney general to review Edlington torture case sentences – The Guardian
“The attorney general is to reconsider the sentences given to two brothers last week for beating and torturing another pair of boys, her office said today.”
The Guardian, 26th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Questions about the decision to prosecute Kay Gilderdale – Crown Prosecution Service
“A question has arisen as to whether it was in the public interest for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to have prosecuted Kay Gilderdale for attempted murder.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 26th January 2010
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Foreign Office lawyer says Iraq war was illegal – The Times
“The most senior Foreign Office lawyer at the time of the invasion of Iraq said today that he had considered the Iraq war to be illegal because it had not been authorised by the United Nations.”
The Times, 26th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
The Jackson report: PI claimant lawyers rue detrimental effect on access to justice – The Lawyer
“The personal injury (PI) claimant market has launched an all-out assault on Lord Justice Jackson’s report into civil legal costs, arguing that his proposals would actually impede access to justice.”
The Lawyer, 25th January 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Equality Commission calls for over-65s to keep working – BBC News
“People should be allowed to work beyond the age of 65 and with more flexible hours, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has said.”
BBC News, 25th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jenna Thomas murderer given 18 years in jail – BBC News
“A 50-year-old doorman who murdered his 21-year-old ex-girlfriend after she started a relationship with a man of her own age has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 25th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
E, R (on the application of) v Governing Body of JFS & Anor [2009] UKSC 15 (16 December 2009)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Patel, Modha & Odedra v Entry Clearance Officer (Mumbai) [2010] EWCA Civ 17 (25 January 2010)
Lombard North Central Plc v Automobile World (UK) Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 20 (26 January 2010)
High Court (Family Division)
Imerman v Imerman [2010] EWHC 64 (Fam) (Wednesday 13 January 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Hull, On the review of the tariff in the case of [2010] EWHC 74 (QB) (26 January 2010)
Goldsmith Williams (a firm) v Travelers Insurance Company Ltd [2010] EWHC 26 (QB) (26 January 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org.uk
KB (Trinidad and Tobago) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
“Deportation cases, where the aim was the prevention or disorder and crime, did not call for a materially different approach from that required in ordinary removal cases, where the aim was the maintenance of effective immigration control. The issues arose under the same legal framework and involved the same essential question as to whether, if expulsion would interfere with rights protected by art 8(1) of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, such interference was proportionate to the legitimate aim pursued.”
WLR Daily, 25th January 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.
JO (Uganda) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; JT (Ivory Coast)v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
“Where it was sought to deport or remove a settled migrant who had spent the major part of his/her childhood in the United Kingdom, on the basis that he had committed criminal offences, the Home Secretary would have to show very serious reasons to justify his/her removal which would interfere with the migrant’s Convention right to respect for his private and family life. The decision letter should make it clear whether the decision had been made for the prevention of disorder or crime or for the maintenance of effective immigration control.”
WLR Daily, 25th January 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.
Regina v Zaman – WLR Daily
Regina v Zaman [2010] WLR (D) 7
“Where a defendant has pleaded guilty to a charge under s 4(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1967 of assisting an offender, the conviction is not rendered unsafe by reason of subsequent acquittal of the person assisted.”
WLR Daily, 25th January 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.
Syed v Director of Public Prosecutions – Times Law Reports
Syed v Director of Public Prosecutions
Queen’s Bench
“It was incumbent on police officers who were considering using force to enter and search premises, without a warrant, to establish first whether they had power to do so on account of some serious or dangerous incident having occurred. Police officers’ concern for the welfare of someone on the premises was not sufficient.”
The Times, 26th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
