Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009
Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 published
Full text of Act (PDF)
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Maher & Anor v Groupama Grand EST [2009] EWCA Civ 1191 (12 November 2009)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Horsley v Cascade Insulation Services Ltd & Ors [2009] EWHC 2945 (QB) (18 November 2009)
Al Rawi & Ors v The Security Service & Ors [2009] EWHC 2959 (QB) (18 November 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Gidden v Chief Constable of Humberside [2009] EWHC 2924 (Admin) (29 October 2009)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Regina v Patel; Regina v Hussain – Times Law Reports
Regina v Patel; Regina v Hussain
Court of Appeal
“Where medicinal products were intended for sale to end users outside the European Community, the Medicines for Human Use (Marketing Authorisations Etc.) Regulations (SI 1994 No 3144) had no application.”
The Times, 19th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Independent Trustee Services Ltd v Hope and Others – Times Law Reports
Independent Trustee Services Ltd v Hope and Others
Chancery Division
“As a matter of law, the existence of the Pension Protection Fund was not a factor that trustees of a pension scheme could legitimately take into account in the exercise of a power to buy out scheme benefits.”
The Times, 19th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Test Claimants in the Thin Cap Group Litigation v Revenue and Customs Commissioners – WLR Daily
“The United Kingdom’s thin capitalisation (‘thin cap’) provisions which remained in force, in a potentially discriminatory form, until 2004 were not proportionate to achieve the purpose of preventing abusive tax avoidance because they did not allow for a separate defence of commercial justification and so constituted a restriction on freedom of establishment contrary to art 43EC.”
WLR Daily, 18th 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.
Legacies unleash a battle of wills – The Times
“When Dr Christine Gill last month successfully challenged her mother’s will, which had bequeathed the £2 million family farm in North Yorkshire to the RSPCA, it was just the latest in an increasingly long line of disputes over wills to have been picked over by the media.”
The Times, 19th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
NHS trust prosecuted over new mother’s death from wrong drug – The Guardian
“A hospital trust in Swindon is being prosecuted on health and safety grounds in the case of a Filipino nurse who died when she was given the wrong drug after giving birth.”
The Guardian, 18th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Braced for the big bang and Tesco law – The Times
“The opening up of the legal services market brings with it opportunities and threats as new players seek to establish themselves.”
The Times, 19th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Government confirms plan to disconnect alleged file-sharers – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government has confirmed that it will pass legislation allowing for the termination of internet connections used by suspected illegal file-sharers but has not yet said whether the action will be subject to independent or court oversight before it takes place.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th November 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Barristers claim unfair secrecy as board debates ban on partnerships – The Times
“Hundreds of years of tradition may be ditched today when the ban on barristers joining in partnership with other professionals is lifted.”
The Times, 19th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Prison for suitcase puppy killer – BBC News
“A Sussex woman who left 15 puppies to die in closed suitcases in a locked cupboard has been jailed for 20 weeks.”
BBC News, 18th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenage bullies guilty of killing girl who jumped from window – The Times
“Two teenage girls whose violent and prolonged bullying drove a vicar’s daughter to jump to her death from a window were convicted of manslaughter yesterday.”
The Times, 19th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judge allows secret services to hide evidence in civil lawsuits – The Guardian
“MI5, MI6 and the police will be able to withhold evidence from defendants and their lawyers in civil cases for the first time, the high court ruled today.”
The Guardian, 18th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal Services Board issues proposals on ABS regulation – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Legal Services Board has published a consultation paper outlining the core principles it expects all licensing authorities (LAs) to use in regulating alternative business structures, as it moves towards the next stage in liberalising the delivery of legal services.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th November 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2010
The Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Exercise of Functions) Order 2009
The Charities Act 2006 (Changes in Exempt Charities) Order 2009
The Charities Act 2006 (Principal Regulators of Exempt Charities) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Controversy ahead of landmark Bar meeting – The Times
“Hundreds of years of tradition may end tomorrow when the ban on barristers joining with other professionals to set up ‘one stop’ partnerships is lifted.”
The Times, 18th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk“
Planned legislation extends FSA powers – The Times
“The Financial Services Authority is to get new powers that will allow it to seize data from hedge funds.”
The Times, 18th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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
