‘Strangler’ awaits appeal verdict – BBC News
“The man dubbed the Stockwell Strangler for the murders of seven people will find out later if an appeal on mental health grounds has been successful.”
BBC News, 14th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Iraqi interpreters to sue MoD for not protecting them – Daily Telegraph
“A total of 25 claimants, most of them interpreters, claim they were owed a duty of care by the Government and are expected to launch legal action later this week, according to the BBC.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Max Clifford plans court action over News of the World’s hacking – The Guardian
“The celebrity publicist MAx Clifford is starting a legal action against the News of the World to uncover any role its journalists may have played in intercepting messages left on his mobile phone.”
The Guardian, 14th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Retirement age review brought forward – The Independent
“A review of the so-called default retirement age, which allows employers to require staff to retire at 65, is to be brought forward by a year, the Government announced today.”
The Independent, 13th July 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Organised crime groups one step ahead of police, Home Office admits – The Times
“Tax investigations of the kind used to convict Al Capone are to be used to tackle the 30,000 organised criminals who cost the UK up to £40 billion a year.”
The Times, 13th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judge secures injunction against ‘snarling’ dogs next door – Daily Telegraph
“District judge Araba Obadai has found herself on the other side of the court for the last 18 months over a long-running feud with her neighbour over his Doberman dogs.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Pond death toddler’s parents to repay compensation – The Independent
“The parents of a toddler who drowned in a pond at a holiday park were today ordered to repay their compensation award.”
The Independent, 13th July 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Caretaker jailed after poisoning lover’s omelette – Daily Telegraph
“A school caretaker called Stephen Singer was jailed for life on Monday for killing his lover Dina Sharpe after lacing her omelette with sleeping pills.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Aristocrat fined for road offence – BBC News
“An aristocrat aged 82 has been fined after she was found guilty of driving without due care and attention in an incident which preceded a fatal crash.”
BBC News, 10th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
E, R (on the application of) v Governing Body of JFS & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 681 (10 July 2009)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v QY (China) [2009] EWCA Civ 680 (10 July 2009)
Chadwick v Lloyds TSB Bank [2009] EWCA Civ 726 (10 July 2009)
Chadwick v Lloyds TSB Bank [2009] EWCA Civ 670 (10 July 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Moghaddam v London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham [2009] EWHC 1670 (Admin) (10 July 2009)
Hay v HM Treasury [2009] EWHC 1677 (Admin) (10 July 2009)
HIgh Court (Chancery Division)
Sharma & Anor v Farlam Ltd & Ors [2009] EWHC 1622 (Ch) (10 July 2009)
Brazzill & Ors v Willoughby & Ors [2009] EWHC 1633 (Ch) (10 July 2009)
The Office of Fair Trading v Foxtons Ltd [2009] EWHC 1681 (Ch) (10 July 2009)
High Court (Patents Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
A v Enskat [2009] EWHC 1630 (QB) (10 July 2009)
MGN Ltd v Horton [2009] EWHC 1680 (QB) (10 July 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The M57 Motorway Junction 7 (Switch Island) (Speed Limits) Regulations 2009
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2009
The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Disclosure) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009
The Wireless Telegraphy (Short Range Devices) (Exemption) Regulations 2009
The Registrar of Companies and Applications for Striking Off Regulations 2009
The General Dental Council (Constitution) Order 2009
The Data Protection (Processing of Sensitive Personal Data) Order 2009
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2009
The Banking Act 2009 (Restriction of Partial Property Transfers) (Amendment) Order 2009
The Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The International Monetary Fund (Limit on Lending) Order 2009
The Local Health Boards (Transfer of Staff, Property, Rights and Liabilities) (Wales) Order 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Hovell v Ashford & St Peter’s Hospital NHS Trust – WLR Daily
Hovell v Ashford & St Peter’s Hospital NHS Trust [2009] EWCA Civ 670; [2009] WLR (D) 237
“An independent expert report as to equal value was not always necessary before an employment tribunal could determine an equal value pay claim based on the contents of a job evaluation scheme (‘JES’). However, the fact that there was only a small difference in points awarded to a claimant and her male comparators in a JES did not of itself establish that the jobs were of equal value, and a claimant who relied on such a JES rather than an independent expert’s report risked failing to persuade the tribunal that her job was of equal value.”
WLR Daily, 10th 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.
Syska and another v Vivendi Universal SA and others – WLR daily
Syska and another v Vivendi Universal SA and others [2009] EWCA Civ 677; [2009] WLR (D) 236
“Where a party to an arbitration reference became insolvent in an EU member state while the arbitration proceedings were pending in another member state, the appropriate law applicable to determine the validity of the agreement to progress the arbitration was the law of the member state where the arbitration was pending.”
WLR Daily, 10th 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.
Regina v Lucien – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“Where a judge did not accept the basis of a defendant’s plea of guilty, he was obliged to inform the defendant of that fact before proceeding to sentence.”
The Times, 13th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lee v Whitehouse – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“A judge who was asked to make a possession order under section 98(1)(a) of the Rent Act 1977 on the ground that there was suitable alternative accommodation available had to decide whether or not it was reasonable to make an order by evaluating the effect on both parties if an order was made and if it was not.”
The Times, 13th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Radmacher (formerly Granatino) v Granatino – Times Law Reports
Radmacher (formerly Granatino) v Granatino
Court of Appeal
“Judges exercising the wide discretion they have in achieving fairness between the parties in matrimonial ancillary relief proceedings were able to take into account the terms of any prenuptial agreement.”
The Times, 13th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Family Procedure Rule Committee annual report 2008 – Ministry of Justice
“The annual report for the family procedure rule committee, a non-departmental public body set up under the Courts Act 2003 to make rules of court for use in family proceedings.”
Ministry of Justice, 10th July 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007: Progress towards Implementing the Custody Provisions – Ministry of Justice
“Justice Minister Claire Ward has made a statement about the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007.”
Ministry of Justice, 13th July 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Illegal immigrant caught on wedding day – UK Border Agency
“An illegal immigrant was today removed from the United Kingdom after being arrested on his wedding day last week.”
UK Border Agency, 9th July 2009
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Attorney welcomes boost for public input into prosecutions – Attorney General’s Office
“Prosecutors have made a flying start in a vital piece of work to improve public confidence in the justice system, the Attorney General Baroness Scotland QC said today, marking the set-up phase for a major initiative from the Crown Prosecution Service – the Community Prosecutor approach.”
Attorney General’s Office, 9th July 2009
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
