BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Attorney General Reference No 45 OF 2009 [2009] EWCA Crim 1759 (29 July 2009)
Smith, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 1795 (31 July 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org.uk
“Substituting a British Bill of Rights and Responsibilities for the Human Rights Act Will Displace Adjudication to Strasbourg” Says Chairman of the Bar – The Bar Council
“Desmond Browne QC, Chairman of the Bar, will speak on the theme of ‘Human rights under threat abroad and at home’ at a fringe meeting at Labour Party Conference on Sunday.”
Bar Council, 28th September 2009
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
College of Law Podcast: Jenny Rowe, CEO of Supreme Court – Charon QC
“Today, as part of my series of podcasts for The College of Law Inside Track I talk to Jenny Rowe, the CEO of the new Supreme Court.”
Charon QC, 28th September 2009
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
After years of over-charging, City lawyers could face tough justice – The Independent
“Opportunistic city lawyers who over-charge their clients face tough new rules aimed at tackling the excesses and mismanagement of corporate law firms, under proposals to be published this week. The crackdown on the City’s legal profession comes after growing concerns that regulators have failed to deal with abuses at multi-million pound law firms.”
The Independent, 28th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Expert opinions in family courts must be open to objective scrutiny – The Times
“After decades of obsessive secrecy, supposedly to protect the interests of vulnerable children, the family courts will be required to open their doors a few centimetres wider as the Minister of Justice builds on rules introduced earlier this year that allowed some degree of media access but limited rights for them to report their observations.”
The Times, 28th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Drugs test for claimants sparks row over unemployment benefits – The Guardian
“Controversial government plans to allow Jobcentre staff to ‘order’ benefit claimants to undergo tests for drug and alcohol dependency are in breach of European law and unlikely to work, according to leading addiction charities.”
The Guardian, 27th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Stalking victims let down by police – The Independent
“Victims of stalking have been let down by the police in the past, a senior officer said today.”
The Independent, 28th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jack Straw’s plan to name social workers in family courts ‘breaches human rights’ – The Times
“Plans to allow the media to name social workers in family court cases are being opposed strongly by judges and lawyers, who warn that the change could breach human rights laws. They have expressed ‘grave concerns’ that the latest tranche of reforms to open up the courts may drive away experts and violate children’s rights to privacy.”
The Times, 28th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Officers who baby-sat for each other may face prosecution – The Guardian
“The government has ordered a review of the case of two police officers who were told they had to stop looking after each others’ children or face prosecution.”
The Guardian, 28th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Son of 106-year-old woman fighting eviction to take fight to Europe – Daily Telegraph
“The son of a 106-year-old woman threatened with eviction from her care home as part of local council cost cutting has pledged to take her fight to the European Court of Human Rights.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Black bra, red stockings: is that a fair cop? – The Times
“One woman is dressed provocatively in a black bra. Another sports red high heels and stockings. Their long-haired male companions are dressed in scruffy blue boiler suits and the occasional riot helmet.”
The Times, 27th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Grubb v Grubb [2009] EWCA Civ 976 (25 September 2009)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Davies v Global Strategies Group Hong Kong Ltd & Anor [2009] EWHC 2342 (QB) (25 September 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Age UK, R (on the application of) v Attorney General [2009] EWHC 2336 (Admin) (25 September 2009)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
More couples signing pre-nuptials – BBC News
“Family lawyers say they have seen a tenfold increase in recent years in couples signing pre-nuptial agreements on dividing their assets after divorce.”
BBC News, 26th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court wants change to retirement law – The Independent
“Campaigners fighting to end the mandatory retirement age have pinned their hopes on a Government review of the law after losing a key legal battle in the courts.”
The Independent, 25th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Bribes firm ordered to pay £6m for breaching Iraq sanctions – The Times
“A British company that admitted bribing ministers and officials in Ghana and Jamaica, and breaching sanctions in Iraq, was yesterday ordered to pay £6.6 million in fines and compensation.”
The Times, 26th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Drug overdose ‘was manslaughter’ – BBC News
“A jury has returned an inquest verdict of ‘manslaughter by gross neglect’ on a woman killed by a chemotherapy dose four times too high.”
BBC News, 25th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Why we avoid charging youths, by inquest police – The Independent
“Police try to avoid sending anti-social youths to prison because it increases the chances of them reoffending, an inquest into the deaths of a mother and her disabled daughter heard today.”
The Independent, 25th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Food Labelling (Nutrition Information) (England) Regulations 2009
The Companies Act 2006 (Allotment of Shares and Right of Pre-emption) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2009
The Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment No.3) Regulations 2009
The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment (No.2) Order 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Widow loses damages action over husband killed in Iraq – The Independent
“The widow of a security consultant shot dead during an ambush in Iraq lost her High Court damages action today.”
The Independent, 25th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
