Queen’s Speech 2009 – Ministry of Justice
“The Queen’s Speech has set out the government’s forthcoming legislative programme.”
Ministry of Justice, 18th November 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Mother wins change in law over driving bans – Daily Telegraph
“A woman whose daughter was killed by a drunken driver has won a fight against convicts being allowed to serve their driving bans while in prison.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Charisma, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 2345 (13 October 2009)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Leo Pharma (a/s Leo Laboratories Ltd) v Sandoz Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 1188 (17 November 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Sheikh & Anor v Dogan & Ors [2009] EWHC 2935 (Ch) (17 November 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
James v Crown Prosecution Service [2009] EWHC 2925 (Admin) (04 November 2009)
BH v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWHC 2938 (Admin) (17 November 2009)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
London Borough of Camden v Makers UK Ltd [2009] EWHC 2944 (TCC) (09 October 2009)
Allied P&L Ltd v Paradigm Housing Group Ltd [2009] EWHC 2890 (TCC) (17 November 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Ex-MI5 agent in memoirs battle sues newspaper for naming him – The Guardian
“A former MI5 secret agent is suing the London Evening Standard for revealing his name, his lawyers say, in an attempt to extend Britain’s privacy laws to cover the identity of intelligence officers.”
The Guardian, 17th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Nickell’s partner in legal action – The Independent
“The partner of the sex-killing victim Rachel Nickell has complained to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) and Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) over police failures which might have prevented her death.”
The Independent, 18th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Plans to legalise cohabiting couples are anti-women and degrade relationships, says peer – Daily Telegraph
“New rules to give cohabiting couples the same rights as those who get married ‘retard the emancipation of women’ and degrade relationships, according to the chairman of the Bar Standards Board.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Solicitor jailed for raping child – BBC News
“A solicitor who a judge said had a ‘sparkling educational career’ has been jailed for sex attacks against a girl.”
BBC News, 17th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Straw had ‘no rational reason not to free Biggs’ – The Independent
“Justice Secretary Jack Straw was accused today of allowing politics to cloud his judgment over the release of Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs.”
The Independent, 17th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ban for ‘wrong way’ motorist, 84 – BBC News
“An 84-year-old woman who drove the wrong way down a dual-carriageway has been banned from driving for 12 months.”
BBC News, 16th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court to rule on DIY sea defence – BBC News
“A Suffolk man has lodged an appeal against a court ruling that he needs planning permission for sea defences to protect his home.”
BBC News, 17th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
Plan to charge £350 for Supreme Court documents met with criticism – Legal Week
“Litigators have reacted with disappointment to news that the new Supreme Court will charge a minimum fee of £350 to access court documents.”
Legal Week, 10th November 2009
Source: www.legalweek.com
Mod chip seller infringed copyright in game elements, even if not in whole game – OUT-LAW.com
“A man who sold computer chips that enabled pirated video games to be played on consoles was rightly convicted of copyright offences, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th November 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Police in copyright case can retain evidence and pass to trade body, says Court of Appeal – OUT-LAW.com
“A company whose computers and disks were kept by police even after the force had dropped its case will appeal the case to the Supreme Court. A lawyer for Scopelight told OUT-LAW.COM that it will seek leave to appeal by 4th December.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th November 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Southern Pacific Personal Loans Ltd v Walker and another – WLR Daily
Southern Pacific Personal Loans Ltd v Walker and another [2009] EWCA Civ 1176 ; [2009] WLR (D) 333
“A credit broker’s administration fee entered into the ‘charge for credit’ and did not form part of the total ‘amount of credit’ for the purposes of the Consumer Credit Act 1974, even though payment of the fee was deferred and interest was charged on the amount of the fee remaining unpaid . Nothing in the 1974 Act or in the relevant Regulations prohibited the inclusion of the charge for credit in the consumer credit agreement as part of the ‘total amount financed’ or rendered a consumer credit agreement so drafted totally unenforceable.”
WLR Daily, 16th November 2009
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.
Independent News and Media Ltd and Others v A – WLR Daily
Independent News and Media Ltd and Others v A [2009] EWHC 2858 (Fam); [2009] WLR (D) 332
“Since Court of Protection proceedings were within the recognised exceptions to the open justice principle article 10 rights were not immediately engaged and it was for an applicant to demonstrate ‘good reason’ before the court was obligated to conduct the conventional balancing exercise between article 10 and article 8 rights.”
WLR Daily, 16th November 2009
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 (Ethos Recycling Ltd) v Barking and Dagenham Magistrates’ Court – WLR Daily
“The term ‘summary proceedings’ in s 79 (10) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 did not include the service of a notice of abatement under s 80 of the Act.”
WLR Daily, 16th November 2009
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.
