Angry defendant “threw acid at lawyers” – Reuters
“A female barrister screamed in pain as acid was thrown at her after a man had his case dismissed, a jury heard on Tuesday.”
Reuters, 23rd June 2009
Source: www.reuters.com
Who decides who owns your body? – BBC News
“Steve Blum’s son Christopher was buried last November but he did not go to the funeral.
Mr Blum, who has always disputed the the pathologists’ finding of cot death as the cause of four-month-old Christopher’s death, wanted his son to remain in the North London mortuary where he had lain for 21 years until he could have the inquest he feels his son deserves.”
BBC News, 23rd June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
David Beckham wins libel damages over false model claims – Daily Telegraph
“David Beckham has accepted substantial undisclosed libel damages over a newspaper claim that he ‘made a play’ for Mariann Fogarasy, a model.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BNP ‘could face court injunction’ – BBC News
“The British National Party could face legal action over its membership policies, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has said.”
BBC News, 23rd June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police fight data deletion ruling – BBC News
“Data about the criminal convictions of one million people could be deleted from police computers, the Court of Appeal has been told.”
BBC News, 22nd June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2009
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2009
The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2009
The Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Lump Sum Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.3) Order 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Multiple bigamist facing prison – BBC News
“A former glamour model and adult film actress has admitted getting married while still legally wed, for the fifth time.”
BBC News, 22nd June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina (Miller and another) v Independent Assessor – WLR Daily
Regina (Miller and another) v Independent Assessor [2009] EWCA Civ 609; [2009] WLR (D) 206
“In assessing the compensation payable to a victim of miscarriage of justice who in consequence had served a term of imprisonment, the independent assessor should apply principles of other civil awards in respect of similar wrongs in order to achieve legal consistency with earlier decisions, having regard to the gravity of the offence of which the victim had been wrongly convicted and the period of his incarceration.”
WLR Daily, 22nd June 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.
Andrew Brown v Innovatorone plc and others – WLR Daily
Andrew Brown v Innovatorone plc and others [2009] EWHC 1376 (Comm); [2009] WLR (D) 205
“A claim form was not effectively served on a solicitor where the solicitor had not notified the claimant in writing that the solicitor had been instructed by the defendant to accept service on behalf of the defendant, and, while it did not require exceptional circumstances for exercise of the court’s power to authorise service by an alternative method to those specifically permitted, a rigorous approach was to be taken to the issue whether there was good reason to exercise that power.”
WLR Daily, 22nd June 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.
Teacher raped by boy wins damages – BBC News
“A teacher who was raped by a pupil will receive an undisclosed payment from her London school in compensation for the ‘truly horrifying’ attack.”
BBC News, 22nd June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v McQuoid – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“Deliberate insider dealing was a species of fraud for which prosecution, rather than regulatory proceedings, would often be more appropriate.”
The Times, 23rd June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
AS (Somalia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports
AS (Somalia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
House of Lords
“The statutory provision that on hearing an appeal against a refusal of entry clearance the adjudicator or tribunal could have regard only to the circumstances appertaining at the time of the decision to refuse and could have no regard to any subsequent change in the applicant’s circumstances, was not incompatible with article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, even though its effect could lead to delay in bringing a family together in the United Kingdom.”
The Times, 22nd June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Kenyan veterans in UK court bid – BBC News
“A case against the British government brought by veterans of Kenya’s independence struggle will be heard at London’s High Court later.”
BBC News, 23rd June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government surveillance response ‘inadequate’, say Lords – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government’s response to a Parliamentary report on the monitoring and legislation surrounding surveillance is ‘inadequate’ and it has ‘paid insufficient attention’ to the report’s recommendations, a follow up report has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com</a
Injuries prompt youth jail review – BBC News
“Prison chiefs are reviewing how staff restrain inmates at a young offenders’ institution (YOI) after an ‘unprecedented’ number of injuries.”
BBC News, 23rd June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Social networking giants are subject to EU data protection laws, say regulators – OUT-LAW.com
“Social networking sites are legally responsible for their users’ privacy, Europe’s privacy watchdogs have confirmed. A committee of data protection regulators has said that the sites are ‘data controllers’, with all the legal obligations that brings.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Parents jailed over ‘hell hole’ for children – The Independent
“A mother and father who let their children live in a ‘hell hole’ were today jailed for three years, police said.”
The Independent, 22nd June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Traveller site legal case begins – BBC News
“A council has started legal action against a group of travellers who moved into an Essex village in April.”
BBC News,
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Family Division)
McFarlane v McFarlane [2009] EWHC 891 (Fam) (18 June 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Owens v City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court [2009] EWHC 1343 (Admin) (08 June 2009)
Wilson & Anor v Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority [2009] EWHC 1425 (Admin) (19 June 2009)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Brown & Ors v Innovatorone Plc & Ors [2009] EWHC 1376 (Comm) (19 June 2009)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Roundstone Nurseries Ltd v Stephenson Holdings Ltd [2009] EWHC 1431 (TCC) (10 June 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Groundwater (England and Wales) Regulations 2009
The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) (Taxes and National Insurance) Order 2009
The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) (Uncertificated Securities) Order 2009
The Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2009
The Fixed Penalty (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2009
The Magistrates’ Courts Fees (Amendment) Order 2009
The Non-Contentious Probate Fees (Amendment) Order 2009
The Civil Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2009
The Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
