“Airline passengers whose flights were delayed by more than three hours were entitled to compensation.”
WLR Daily, 20th 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.
Louca v Public Prosecutor, Bielefeld [2009] UKSC 4; [2009] WLR (D) 337
“To satisfy the requirements of s 2 of the Extradition Act 2003 a European arrest warrant only had to make reference to the requesting state’s domestic arrest warrant on which it was based and not to any previous European arrest warrant, based on the same domestic warrant, which had previously been issued and superseded.”
WLR Daily, 20th 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.
Neary v Governing Body of St Albans Girls’ School and Another
Court of Appeal
“An over-rigid approach was not required when an employment tribunal was considering an application for relief from sanction, for example, a strike-out founded on breach of an unless order.”
The Times, 23rd November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
In re B (a Child) (Residence order)
Supreme Court
“When considering an application for a residence order for a child there was no presumption in favour of a biological parent. The advantage of being brought up by a parent only assumed significance as part of an examination of what was in the child’s best interests.”
The Times, 23rd November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Omaboe, R v [2009] EWCA Crim 2355 (30 October 2009)
Attorney-General’s Reference No 64 & 65 Of 2009 [2009] EWCA Crim 2322 (27 October 2009)
Boakye & Ors, R v [2009] EWCA Crim 2343 (27 October 2009)
Turner, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 2219 (15 October 2009)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
T (A Child) [2009] EWCA Civ 1208 (20 November 2009)
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc v Allen [2009] EWCA Civ 1213 (20 November 2009)
Thompson v Bee & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 1212 (20 November 2009)
The Ministry of Justice (Sued As the Home Office) v Scott [2009] EWCA Civ 1215 (20 November 2009)
High Court (Queen’s Bench)
Kris Motor Spares Ltd v Fox Williams LLP [2009] EWHC 2813 (QB) (13 November 2009)
Johnston v Chief Constable of Merseyside Police [2009] EWHC 2969 (QB) (20 November 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
BLV Realty Organization Ltd & Anor v Batten & Ors [2009] EWHC 2994 (Ch) (20 November 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Brittain v Noskova [2009] EWHC 2884 (Admin) (13 November 2009)
Davis v Criminal Cases Review Commission & Anor [2009] EWHC 2926 (Admin) (04 November 2009)
Michaels v Highbury Corner Magistrates Court & Anor [2009] EWHC 2928 (Admin) (03 November 2009)
High Court (Patents Court)
Teva UK Ltd v Merck & Co, Inc [2009] EWHC 2952 (Pat) (20 November 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Scottish and Northern Ireland Banknote Regulations 2009
The Registered Pension Schemes (Modification of the Rules of Existing Schemes) Regulations 2009
The Flood Risk Regulations 2009
The Social Fund (Applications and Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Regulations 2009
The Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) (No. 2) Order 2009
The Carriage by Air (Revision of Limits of Liability under the Montreal Convention) Order 2009
The Films Co-Production Agreements (Amendment) Order 2009
The Inspectors of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (No. 4) Order 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“An announcement this week of a new public inquiry into fresh allegations of torture against British troops will heap further pressure on the British Army and the Government regarding abuse in Iraq.”
The Independent, 22nd November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“British prosecutors failed to disclose crucial evidence to the courts in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks in a case that resulted in an innocent pilot being jailed for five months, previously unseen documents reveal.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Rapists will continue to walk free from British courts in the future, the peer leading a government review of sex crime admitted this weekend.”
The Independent, 22nd November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Police are imposing informal punishments – such as forcing offenders to give flowers to their victims – in a return to community justice.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Extending property rights to those who move in together, but don’t marry, will only lead to heartbreak and pain for the young.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“But experts warn that the impetus behind the new legislation and police training on ‘honour’ killings is in danger of slowing.”
The Independent, 22nd November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The number of defamation cases that reached the high court surged by 11% in 2008 to a four-year high, as foreign claimants took advantage of the UK’s tougher laws to seek ‘libel tourism’ awards from publishers.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gordon Brown made a last-minute U-turn on a promise to compensate British victims of terrorism abroad in the Queen’s speech after being told the Murdoch press might mount a similar campaign for injured soldiers, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Jack Straw is preparing to draw up proposals for wholesale reform of England’s libel laws, after a long-running Sunday Times campaign.”
The Times, 22nd November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The family of Jean Charles de Menezes, the Brazilian electrician mistakenly shot dead by anti-terrorist officers at Stockwell Tube station, could receive just a third of the £300,000 they have requested for compensation.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Expenses claims by judges and magistrates have risen by £3m in the last two years, according to figures obtained by The Independent under the Freedom of Information Act.”
The Independent, 23rd November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A ‘decent and devoted’ husband who strangled his wife while he dreamt she was a intruder has been cleared of murder after the Crown Prosecution Service accepted he had not been in control of his actions but was not a danger to anyone else.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Royal Bank of Scotland has been ordered to carry out £200,000 of work to improve wheelchair access at one of its branches after senior judges ruled that it had breached disability laws.”
The Times, 20th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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