Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 published
Full text of Act (PDF)
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2009
The Overseas Companies (Execution of Documents and Registration of Charges) Regulations 2009
The Armed Forces (Disposal of Property) Regulations 2009
The Financial Markets and Insolvency (Settlement Finality) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Whole of Government Accounts (Designation of Bodies) Order 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
RSPCA to prosecute officer who left police dogs to die in hot car – The Guardian
“A police dog handler who left two alsatians to die in a car during the recent heatwave could face up to six months in jail and a £20,000 maximum fine after the RSPCA confirmed today it would prosecute the case.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina v Erskine; Regina v Williams – Times Law Reports
Regina v Erskine; Regina v Williams
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“Firm measures were required immediately to ensure that appeals against conviction and sentence could be heard without an excessive citation of earlier, largely factual decisions which did no more than illustrate or restate a principle.”
The Times, 22nd July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Regina (Bates) v Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Constabulary – Times Law Reports
Regina (Bates) v Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Constabulary
Queen’s Bench Divisional Court
“A court order requiring the police to return items seized under a search warrant could not be enforced because no time had been set for compliance with the order.”
The Times, 21st July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Dallah Estate and Tourism Holding Co v Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Government of Pakistan – WLR Daily
“When a court was reviewing an international arbitration award made under ss 100–103 of the Arbitration Act 1996 careful attention was to be accorded to the type of hearing and the standard of proof required to establish that an award was “not valid” for the purposes of s 103(2)(b) of the 1996 Act. Further, when an assertion of estoppel was made, going to the matter of non-validity, the fact that the jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal was founded on consent, rather than legislation, could be critical.”
WLR Daily, 21st July 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.
R v Tilley – WLR Daily
R v Tilley [2009] EWCA Crim 1426; [2009] WLR (D) 249
“Where a third party knew of a change that affected the benefit of a person claiming income support, he would be guilty of an offence if he dishonestly allowed the beneficiary to fail to report the change, but to commit the offence the third party had to have been active in some way in the failure.”
WLR Daily, 21st July 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.
Slade v Slade – WLR Daily
Slade v Slade [2009] EWCA Civ 748; [2009] WLR (D) 248
“When a court was sentencing a contemnor for conduct which had already been the subject of sentencing founded upon a criminal conviction it was essential that the second court should be fully informed of the factors and circumstances reflected in the first sentence.”
WLR Daily, 20th July 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.
Gordon Brown’s plans to use phone tapping evidence in court thrown into chaos – The Times
“The proposed use of phone tapping evidence to secure convictions in terrorist and criminal trials has been shown in secret tests to be unworkable.”
The Times, 22nd July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Devoy v William Doxford & Sons Ltd & Ors [2009] EWHC 1598 (QB) (21 July 2009)
Azaz v Denton & Anor [2009] EWHC 1759 (QB) (21 July 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Howell & Ors v Lees-Millais & Ors [2009] EWHC 1754 (Ch) (17 July 2009)
Benedetti & Anor v Sawiris & Ors [2009] EWHC 1806 (Ch) (21 July 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
HM Treasury v The Information Commissioner [2009] EWHC 1811 (Admin) (21 July 2009)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Hall v Cable and Wireless Plc [2009] EWHC 1793 (Comm) (21 July 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
SFO unveils plans for US-style negotiations – The Times
“The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has for the first time formalised its approach towards businesses that come forward with bribery and corruption issues in return for leniency.”
The Times, 21st July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Expenses clean-up bill is passed – BBC News
“A bill aimed at cleaning up Parliament after the MPs’ expenses scandal has become law after getting Royal Assent.”
BBC News, 22nd July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MoD pays £84 million in civil compensation – Daily Telegraph
“Civil compensation claims have cost the Ministry of Defence £84 million over the last year, new figures have shown.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Change would help to expose unjust rulings – The Times
“The move towards creating Britain’s first formal network of Sharia courts is a logical next step after the encouragement given to Islamic tribunals by leading legal and church leaders.”
The Times, 21st July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Woman ‘detained’ for filming police search launches high court challenge – The Guardian
“A woman is to challenge the Metropolitan police in the high court, claiming she was handcuffed, detained and threatened with arrest for filming officers on her mobile phone.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Scholar denies that Islamic divorce procedure is biased against women – The Times
“Opponents of Sharia have long complained that it involves an inherent bias against women and treats them as second-rate citizens.”
The Times, 21st July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
