BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted May 28th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Horncastle & Ors v R. [2009] EWCA Crim 964 (22 May 2009)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Enviroco Ltd v Farstad Supply A/S [2009] EWHC 906 (Ch) (22 May 2009)

High Court (Queen’s Bench)

Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance Ltd. v Melia & Ors [2009] EWHC 1114 (QB) (05 May 2009)

Joseph & Ors v Spiller & Anor [2009] EWHC 1152 (QB) (22 May 2009)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Defence Estates v JL & Anor [2009] EWHC 1049 (Admin) (05 May 2009)

Nicholas-Pillai v General Medical Council [2009] EWHC 1048 (Admin) (06 May 2009)

Mitchell v The Nursing and Midwifery Council [2009] EWHC 1045 (Admin) (06 May 2009)

Southall v The General Medical Council [2009] EWHC 1155 (Admin) (22 May 2009)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Vitol SA v Conoil Plc [2009] EWHC 1144 (Comm) (22 May 2009)

KG Bominflot Bunkergesellschaft Für Mineralöle mbh & Co Kg v Petroplus Marketing AG [2009] EWHC 1088 (Comm) (22 May 2009)

High Court (Patents Court)

TNS Group Holdings Ltd. v Nielsen Media Research Inc [2009] EWHC 1160 (Pat) (20 May 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

Should Britain import the US method of dealing with fraud? – The Times

Posted May 28th, 2009 in fraud, news by sally

“The headlines in these pages this week that ‘City police warn of huge rise in fraud cases’ was accompanied by the astonishing report that the number of reported frauds has risen by 64 per cent in the past year ‘with people from all walks of life falling victim’.”

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The Times, 28th May 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Knife crime: only one person last year handed maximum sentence – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 28th, 2009 in news, offensive weapons, sentencing by sally

“The Government’s claim to a tougher stance on knife crime has been exposed as a sham after just one person caught carrying a blade last year was handed the new maximum four years behind bars.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

£15,000 Times fine proves the need for reform of an indefensible law – The Times

Posted May 28th, 2009 in contempt of court, media, news by sally

“Judges’ decision in a contempt of court case against The Times strengthens the campaign for reform of an indefensible law, argues David Pannick, QC.”

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The Times, 28th May 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted May 28th, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Planning Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1) (England) Order 2009

The Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) (Amendment) (No. 4) Order 2009

The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Seed (Conservation Varieties Amendments) (England) Regulations 2009

The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Swine Vesicular Disease Regulations 2009

The Export Control (Amendment) Order 2009

The Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (Amendment) (No. 2) (England) Order 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Chief constable takes Government to court over ‘irrational’ budget row – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 28th, 2009 in budgets, news, police by sally

“Mark Rowley, the head of Surrey police, said he would fight local government ministers in the High Court over a decision which means he will have to slash £1.6 million from the force’s budget and will ‘erode’ his ability to protect the public.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Baby P sentences to be reviewed by attorney general – The Guardian

Posted May 28th, 2009 in causing death of children or vulnerable adults, child abuse, news, sentencing by sally

“The attorney general is to ask the court of appeal to increase the sentences handed down in the Baby Peter case after several complaints from child welfare organisations and the public that they were disappointingly short.”

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The Guardian, 27th May 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Jack Straw defends virtual courts after trial at police station – The Times

Posted May 28th, 2009 in live link evidence, magistrates, news by sally

“Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, was in court yesterday — to defend his plans for ‘virtual courts’, under which thousands of defendants will lose their right to have a courtroom hearing.”

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The Times, 28th May 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Amnesty criticises Britain over human rights – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 28th, 2009 in human rights, news, torture by sally

“Amnesty International has attacked Britain’s record on human rights and called for a public inquiry in to allegations of collusion over the torture of Binyam Mohamed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Sikirat Agbaje appeals to Lords over £7,000 Nigerian divorce payout – The Times

Posted May 28th, 2009 in divorce, news by sally

“An elderly woman left almost penniless in a divorce dispute is to go to the highest court in a challenge that will test London’s reputation as ‘divorce capital of the world’.”

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The Times, 28th May 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Database blacklist saw thousands denied jobs – The Independent

Posted May 28th, 2009 in data protection, employment, news by sally

“Thousands of workers in the construction industry were denied employment because of a secret ‘blacklist’, a court heard today.”

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The Independent, 27th May 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Britain sending refused Congo asylum seekers back to threat of torture – The Guardian

Posted May 28th, 2009 in asylum, news, torture by sally

“The British government is sending refused asylum seekers back home, a Guardian investigation has revealed, despite the fears of human rights campaigners and lawyers that deportees could encounter persecution on their return.”

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The Guardian, 27th May 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Rolls Royce plc v Unite the Union – Times Law Reports

Posted May 27th, 2009 in age discrimination, EC law, law reports, redundancy by sally

Rolls Royce plc v Unite the Union

Court of Appeal

“Length of service was a lawful criterion for selection for redundancy since it achieved a legitimate aim by a proportionate means.”

The Times, 27th May 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted May 27th, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009

The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Housing (Replacement of Terminated Tenancies) (Successor Landlords) (England) Order 2009

The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Commencement No.5) Order 2009

The Berwick Upon Tweed Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Home visits for high risk sex offenders cut – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 27th, 2009 in news, police, rehabilitation, sexual offences by sally

“High risk sex offenders under supervision in the community face fewer checks by the police after revised Government guidance relaxed their monitoring.”

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Daily Telegraph, 26th May 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Court refuses ‘futile’ reporting restriction on paternity story – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 27th, 2009 in news, paternity, reporting restrictions by sally

“Banning the further reporting of a story which has already gained the attention of millions of people around the world would be ludicrous, absurd and unenforceable, the High Court has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 26th May 2009

Source: www.out-law.com

Police chief Colin Port risks career by refusing to return child abuse data – The Times

Posted May 27th, 2009 in child abuse, contempt of court, expert witnesses, news, police, search & seizure by sally

“A chief constable could face jail and an end to his 35-year police career for defying a High Court order to return computers suspected of holding a huge collection of child abuse images to a controversial expert witness.”

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The Times, 27th May 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

MI5 faces fresh torture allegations – The Guardian

Posted May 27th, 2009 in intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“The home secretary Jacqui Smith faces legal action over allegations that MI5 agents colluded in the torture of a British former civil servant by Bangladeshi intelligence officers.”

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The Guardian, 26th May 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Judge blames police for vigilante crimes – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 27th, 2009 in news, police by sally

“Judge Richard Bray criticised the force for the number of reprisal crimes committed, saying the courts were ending up dealing with revenge attacks because the police did not respond to calls quickly enough.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Harry Rednapp lawyer takes on the police again over search warrant – The Times

Posted May 27th, 2009 in news, police, search & seizure, warrants by sally

“The lawyer who has put a police chief’s job on the line over a search warrant is the same man who represented Harry Redknapp in his successful claim over a dawn raid on his home.”

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The Times, 27th May 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk