Kinsella killers jailed for life – BBC News
“Three men have been given life sentences for murdering 16-year-old Ben Kinsella in north London.”
BBC News, 11th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Freeman v London Borough of Islington [2009] EWCA Civ 536 (11 June 2009)
B (A Child), Re [2009] EWCA Civ 545 (11 June 2009)
Pickthall & Anor v Hill Dickinson Llp [2009] EWCA Civ 543 (11 June 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Revenue and Customs v The Rank Group [2009] EWHC 1244 (Ch) (08 June 2009)
Supperstone v Hurst & Anor [2009] EWHC 1271 (Ch) (08 June 2009)
Mastercigars Direct Ltd v Withers LLP [2009] EWHC 1295 (Ch) (10 June 2009)
HM Revenue & Customs v Benchdollar Ltd & Ors [2009] EWHC 1310 (Ch) (11 June 2009)
Cygnet Healthcare Ltd v Greenswan Consultants Ltd [2009] EWHC 1318 (Ch) (11 June 2009)
High Court (Family Division)
Y v Q & Anor [2009] EWHC B9 (Fam) (28 May 2009)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Wilkinson v Fitzgerald & Anor [2009] EWHC 1297 (QB) (11 June 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2009
The Legislative Reform (Local Government) (Animal Health Functions) Order 2009
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2009
The Building Societies (Accounts and Related Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Landsbanki Freezing (Revocation) Order 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Regina v Islam – Times Law Reports
House of Lords
“It was consistent with both the language and spirit of the statutory scheme for making confiscation orders for the importation of prohibited drugs to take account of the black market value of such drugs when valuing the benefit obtained by the defendant at the time of their illegal importation.”
Times Law Reports, 12th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Brent London Borough Council v Risk Management Partners Ltd – WLR daily
Brent London Borough Council v Risk Management Partners Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 490; [2009] WLR (D) 179
“A local authority had no power, by virtue of s 2 of the Local Government Act 2000 or s 111 of the Local Government Act 1972, to enter into an arrangement with a company to carry on a mutual insurance business.”
WLR Daily, 11th 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.
Defence fee caps will be final blow for legal aid, practitioners say – Law Society’s Gazette
“Government proposals to cap payments made to acquitted defendants who have paid privately for their defence are the ‘final nail in the coffin’ of criminal legal aid firms, a leading practitioner group has warned.”
Law Society’s Gazette. 11th June 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Chancery Lane hits out at means testing proposals – Law Society’s Gazette
“Government proposals for Crown court means testing could deny vulnerable people access to justice and are being ‘rushed in’ too quickly, the Law Society said today.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 11th June 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Legal aid helps to bridge the justice gap – Ministry of Justice
“Legal Aid Minister Willy Bach and Sir Bill Callaghan, Chair of the Legal Services Commission, have praised legal aid lawyers for their dedication to a fundamental service that underpins the justice system.”
Ministry of Justice, 11th June 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
More knife crime offenders jailed – Ministry of Justice
“More criminals are being jailed for carrying a knife and the number of offences dealt with involving knives has fallen, according to new statistics published by the Ministry of Justice today.”
Ministry of Justice, 11th June 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Two found guilty of human trafficking offences – UK Border Agency
“A Mauritian-born couple have been found guilty of four counts of human trafficking and three counts of employing illegal workers.”
UK Border Agency, 9th June 2009
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
LastMinute.com wins right to block last minute trade mark – OUT-LAW.com
“Online travel company LastMinute.com has won the right to have a competing firm’s European trade mark cancelled. The European Union’s Court of First Instance (CFI) has backed the British firm, overturning a ruling by the EU office for trade marks.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Online supermarket rapped for price claim errors – OUT-LAW.com
“Online supermarket Ocado could not back up price-matching claims made in its adverts, ad regulator the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said. The company has been told not to repeat its claims while operating the current system.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Railway track driver spared jail – BBC News
“A drunk woman who drove almost half a mile along railway tracks before her car broke down has been spared jail.”
BBC News, 11th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Many parking tickets ‘unlawful’ – BBC News
“Thousands of parking tickets paid by credit card could be cancelled after a council’s charges were ruled unlawful.”
BBC News, 11th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
80 per cent of knife offenders avoid going straight to jail – The Times
“Four out of five knife offenders avoid going straight to jail, according to government figures published yesterday.”
The Times, 12th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Former pupil sues Oundle School over drunken fall from window – The Times
“A public school is being sued by a former pupil who was permanently disabled following a drunken fall from a window.”
The Times, 12th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Student murder sentences examined – BBC News
“The Attorney General will consider whether the sentences given to two men who tortured and murdered two French students were ‘unduly lenient’.”
BBC News, 11th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Speeding biker who filmed death crash banned – The Independent
“A speeding motorcyclist who unwittingly filmed a fellow biker’s death crash with a camera strapped to his petrol tank, walked free from court today with a ban.”
The Independent, 11th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Priest barred over intimate text messages – The Independent
“A priest has been barred from holding a licence after he admitted sending ‘sexual and intimate’ text messages to a teenage parishioner.”
The Independent, 11th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Analysis: Soham loopholes still not closed – The Times
“The investigation into alleged child abuse at the Little Ted nursery is likely to consider whether the worker who was charged yesterday was subjected to the correct vetting process. Loopholes in vetting came to light after the Soham murders of 2002. Yet a new system designed to strengthen checks has yet to come into force, although ministers say they are confident that they will meet the latest deadline of this October.”
The Times, 11th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
