Law on damages – consultation response – Ministry of Justice
“Law on damages – consultation response.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st July 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Regulating Damages Based Agreements – consultation – Ministry of Justice
“This consultation paper seeks views on the proposals to regulate damages based agreements, a type of no win no fee, which is commonly used in Employment Tribunals in England and Wales.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st July 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Press Release: Sonnex & Farmer Unduly Lenient Sentence Decision – Attorney General’s Office
“The Attorney General, Baroness Scotland QC, has decided not to refer the minimum life terms of Dano Sonnex and Nigel Farmer to the Court of Appeal as possibly unduly lenient.”
Attorney General’s Office, 2nd July 2009
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
Mother fights to save frozen embryos – Daily Telegraph
“A mother faces losing 11 frozen embryos under a new law which rules they must be destroyed after five years.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man’s ‘double jeopardy’ trial ends with guilty verdict – The Independent
“A violent footballer who beat his ex-girlfriend to death yesterday became the first person acquitted of a crime to be jailed for it under new ‘double jeopardy’ laws. The former Maidstone United player Mario Celaire, 31, must serve a minimum of eight years after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of Cassandra McDermott.”
The Independent, 4th July 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Begging Jack Straw’s lack of pardons – The Guardian
“Two decisions by Jack Straw last week, two men kept in prison. Ronnie Biggs and Michael Shields were not linked, nor did the cases raise similar issues, but the timing made it only too easy to portray Straw as hard-hearted and cynical, his decisions based on political grounds and/or the desire to court the public.”
The Guardian, 6th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Serious Fraud Office called in by Business Secretary to investigate MG Rover collapse – The Times
“Lord Mandelson will tell Parliament today that he has asked the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to investigate the collapse of MG Rover, the Midlands carmaker, four years ago.”
The Times, 6th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Planning laws leave war memorials at risk, says London Assembly – The Times
“Hundreds of war memorials are at risk of being lost or damaged because planning laws fail to cover their preservation, according to a report published today.”
The Times, 6th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Disability hate crimes ‘unseen’ – BBC News
“Hate crimes against people with disabilities in Wales are unreported or unrecognised for what they are, campaigners and charities say.”
BBC News, 6th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
War crime suspects may see UK immunity loophole closed – The Observer
“There has been a huge increase in action against suspected war criminals by the UK authorities, the Guardian has learned, as anti-genocide campaigners await an announcement on Tuesday on whether the government will act to end immunity for genocide suspects.”
The Observer, 5th July 2009
Source: www.http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
Disciplinary query over G20 assault case officer – The Observer
“The Metropolitan police officer being investigated for an assault on Ian Tomlinson before he died had a chequered history which should have barred him from the force, it has emerged.”
The Observer, 5th July 2007
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
Equality watchdog faces discrimination lawsuit from pregnant employee – The Guardian
“The government’s equality watchdog, set up to combat all forms of prejudice at work, faces a sex discrimination lawsuit this week from a female member of its own staff.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ruling brands Judaism racist – Chief Rabbi – The Guardian
“The Chief Rabbi, Sir Jonathan Sacks, issued a rallying cry for Jews today to defend their schools from English law after the court of appeal decided that admission on the basis of a parent’s Jewish status was discriminatory. Writing in this week’s Jewish Chronicle, he condemned the ruling, saying it branded Judaism ‘racist’.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
English Welsh & Scottish Railway Ltd v Enron Coal Services Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 647 (01 July 2009)
Zahoor & Ors v Masood & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 650 (03 July 2009)
Sagal (t/a Bunz Uk) v Atelier Bunz GmbH [2009] EWCA Civ 700 (03 July 2009)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Berry v Laytons & Anor [2009] EWHC 1591 (QB) (03 July 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Stanford International Bank Ltd & Ors, Re [2009] EWHC 1441 (Ch) (03 July 2009)
High Court (Family Division)
DS v RS [2009] EWHC 1594 (Fam) (03 July 2009)
SS v KS [2009] EWHC 1575 (Fam) (03 July 2009)
London Borough of Brent v S [2009] EWHC 1593 (Fam) (03 July 2009)
High Court (Administrative Division)
BM v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWHC 1572 (Admin) (03 July 2009)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
William Hare Ltd v Shepherd Construction Ltd [2009] EWHC 1603 (TCC) (25 June 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Black family wrongly accused outside West End theatre wins police damages – The Guardian
“A black family wrongly prosecuted for assault after the father was falsely accused of drug dealing by police outside a London theatre has won “substantial” damages and an apology from Scotland Yard, four years after the case collapsed.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Express proprietor, Richard Desmond, in libel action against journalist – The Times
“Richard Desmond, the owner of the Daily and Sunday Express,will become the first newspaper proprietor to take the stand in the High Court since Robert Maxwell, when he launches his libel action against the investigative journalist Tom Bower on Monday.”
The Times, 4th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
Jealous partner guilty of strangling his lover – The Independent
“A jealous martial arts expert who strangled his partner after learning she planned to leave him for another man was found guilty of murder today.”
The Independent, 3rd July 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Killer jailed for life years after being cleared – The Independent
“A violent footballer was given two life sentences today after he admitted killing his ex-girlfriend seven years after being cleared of the crime.”
The Independent, 3rd July 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
