Police ‘culpable in Baby P case’ – BBC News
“Police mistakes meant a chance to charge Baby P’s mother with assaulting him was missed several weeks before his death, an unpublished report says.”
BBC News, 9th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
G20 death: Officer suspended as police deny intent to mislead – The Independent
“An officer caught on camera lungeing a newspaper seller during G20 protests near the Bank of England was last night suspended. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is waiting to interview the man while Scotland Yard defended itself against accusations it deliberately misled the public over the death.”
The Independent, 10th April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
When the stakes are so high, parents want to be heard – The Times
“The detail of the Ministry of Justice reforms, published this week, makes clear for the first time that although the family courts will be opened to the press on April 27, they will not be quite as open as we had expected. Buried in a short paragraph is the information that judges will have wide grounds to refuse journalists permission to publish the details of a case they have just heard.”
The Times, 10th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Legal dispute over Sats boycott – BBC News
“A proposed boycott of Sats tests by two of England’s main education unions would be unlawful, the government says.”
BBC News, 10th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge allows man accused of killing father-of-two away for weekend with friends – Daily Telegraph
“A man accused of killing a father-of-two in a pub brawl has had his electronic bail tag removed by a judge to allow him to spend his 21st birthday weekend in Prague with friends.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Openness of family courts is a ‘con trick’ – The Times
“Jack Straw has been accused of a confidence trick over plans to open the family courts to the media.”
The Times, 10th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Inside child prisons – BBC Today
“There are currently around 300 children aged 10 to 17 locked up in England and Wales. ”
BBC Today, 13th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Ovieriakhi, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 452 (26 February 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Corkteck Ltd v HM Revenue & Customs [2009] EWHC 785 (Admin) (08 April 2009)
High Court (Family Division)
CH v RN & Ors [2009] EWHC 640 (Fam) (03 April 2009)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
R (Marrion and others) v Board of Medical Referees and others – WLR Daily
“Where a firefighter applied for a disability pension, the question to be resolved by the independent qualified medical practitioner and on appeal by the Board of Medical Referees under the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme was whether the firefighter was subject to incapacity for the performance of his operational firefighting duty and any other duties within the definition of ‘regular firefighter’ and within his contract which it was proposed that he perform, but not any additional duties. Where no redeployment away from operation firefighting was available, the question stopped with incapacity for the performance of operational firefighting. It was not within the board’s jurisdiction to give a binding decision which trespassed on issues which were not part of the firefighter’s appeal.”
WLR Daily, 8th April 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.
R (Bunce) v Pensions Appeal Tribunal and another – WLR Daily
R (Bunce) v Pensions Appeal Tribunal and another [2009] EWCA Civ 451; [2009] WLR (D) 134
“The Pensions Appeal Tribunal did not, on an appeal against the defence secretary’s interim assessment of the degree of a person’s disability under s 5(1) of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943, as amended, have jurisdiction to challenge the existence of the disability nor whether that disability was attributable to service in the armed forces.”
WLR Daily, 8th April 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.
Kirklees Metropolitan Council v Radecki – WLR Daily
Kirklees Metropolitan Council v Radecki [2009] EWCA Civ 298; [2009] WLR (D) 133
“Though a settlement of an employment dispute expressed to be ‘without prejudice and subject to contract’ was of no effect, the employment contract was unequivocally terminated when the employer ceased paying the employee’s salary. That was the effective date of termination of the employee’s contract for the purposes of an action for unfair dismissal.”
WLR Daily, 8th April 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.
Hussain (Zakir) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports
Hussain (Zakir) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Court of Appeal
“Evasion of immigration controls for a long time was not in itself a reason for deciding that an applicant, unlawfully in the United Kingdom, should not be allowed to stay.”
The Times, 9th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
TK (Burundi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports
TK (Burundi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Court of Appeal
“An immigration judge was entitled to reject an applicant’s assertion unsupported by readily available independent evidence.”
The Times, 9th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Regina (Sovio Wines Ltd) v Food Standards Agency and Another – Times Law Reports
Regina (Sovio Wines Ltd) v Food Standards Agency and Another
Queen’s Bench
“A grape product could be made subject to a movement control notice preventing its distribution if it had been labelled as wine but had been produced using an alcohol reduction technology that was not approved by the European Union.”
The Times, 9th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Maritime Labour Convention) Order 2009
The Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Education (Free School Lunches) (Working Tax Credit) (England) Order 2009
The Armed Forces (Forfeiture of Service) Regulations 2009
The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) Order 2009
The Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2008 (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Access to Justice Act 1999 (Destination of Appeals) (Family Proceedings) Order 2009
The Distress for Rent (Amendment) Rules 2009
The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2009
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) (Wales) Order 2009
The Education and Skills Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1 and Savings) (Wales) Order 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Administrative Court takes asylum cases out to the regions – The Times
“London is the legal capital and many big disputes can only be heard in its courts. But from this month hundreds of immigration and asylum cases and challenges to decisions by government or public bodies will be devolved to the regions as four Administrative Court centres open in Birmingham, Cardiff, Leeds and Manchester.”
The Times, 9th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Family advisers back judge as crunch divorce challenge fails – Legal Week
“Top family lawyers have welcomed a high-profile Court of Appeal ruling that could have resulted in streams of wealthy City divorcees attempting to renegotiate their settlements.”
Legal Week, 9th April 2009
Source: www.legalweek.com
Courts are racist, says black magistrate – The Times
“A black magistrate claimed yesterday that a culture of courtroom racism routinely saw innocent ethnic minority defendants found guilty before being handed the harshest possible jail sentence.”
The Times, 9th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Tighter rules for European criminals – Daily Telegraph
“Foreign criminals who commit crimes and receive prison sentences of 12 months or more are to be removed from the country, under new Home Office rules.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Times is accused of revealing jury room secrets – The Times
“The Attorney-General began legal proceedings against The Times yesterday, alleging that the newspaper was in contempt of court for reporting how a jury had reached its verdict.”
The Times, 9th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
