Urine spray man gets nine years – BBC News
“A chemist who contaminated food and wine in Gloucestershire supermarkets with his own urine and faeces has been sent to prison for nine years.”
BBC News, 14th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Financial Services Authority shuts record number of rogue advisers – The Times
“The City watchdog has banned a record number of firms that sell mortgages, pensions, investments and insurance.”
The Times, 14th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
McMillan-Smith, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 732 (08 April 2009)
Awosika, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 625 (18 March 2009)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Ajinomoto Sweeteners Europe Sas v Asda Stores Ltd [2009] EWHC 781 (QB) (08 April 2009)
Peacock v MGN Ltd [2009] EWHC 769 (QB) (08 April 2009)
High Court (Administrative Division)
Ardagh Glass Ltd v Chester City Council & Anor [2009] EWHC 745 (Admin) (08 April 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
R (Tait) v Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel – WLR Daily
R (Tait) v Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel [2009] EWHC 767 (Admin); [2009] WLR (D) 138
“As a matter of construction of para 11 of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2001, a finding that it was not the motive of a driver in using his vehicle to inflict or attempt to inflict injury on any person was not determinative of the question whether the vehicle was used so as deliberately to inflict or attempt to inflict injury on any person, because it was not inconsistent with a finding that it was nevertheless the driver’s intention to cause injury; if such an intention was proved, the para 11 exception would not apply to render the injured person ineligible for compensation.”
WLR Daily, 9th 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.
Smallwood and others v Revenue and Customs Comrs – WLR Daily
Smallwood and others v Revenue and Customs Comrs [2009] EWHC 777 (Ch); [2009] WLR(D) 137
“Art 13(4) of the Schedule to the Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Mauritius) Order 1981 (SI 1981/1121) gave the right to tax capital gains to the state in which there was residence at the time of the disposition.”
WLR Daily, 9th 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.
Emerald Supplies Ltd v British Airways plc – WLR Daily
Emerald Supplies Ltd v British Airways plc [2009] EWHC 741 (Ch); [2009] WLR (D) 136
“The court had no jurisdiction to make a representation order under CPR r 19.6 where the criteria for inclusion in the class depended on the outcome of the action itself.”
WLR Daily, 9th 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.
Orchard v Lee – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“A child at school playing a game in an authorised play area who was not breaking any rules and who was not acting beyond the norms of the game was not liable for an injury caused to a playground supervisor.”
The Times, 14th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Slack and Others v Cumbria County Council – Times Law Reports
Slack and Others v Cumbria County Council
Court of Appeal
“A variation in the terms of an employment contract between an employer and employee in a stable employment relationship did not terminate the preexisting contract so as to trigger the beginning of the six-month period allowed for initiating equal pay claims.”
The Times, 14th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Akhurst v Director of Public Prosecutions – Times Law Reports
Akhurst v Director of Public Prosecutions
Queen’s Bench Divisional Court
“University grounds and buildings were not an enclosed area for the purposes of the Vagrancy Act 1824 which referred to any dwelling house, warehouse, coach house, stable or outhouse, enclosed yard, garden or area.”
The Times, 13th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Birmingham City Council v Dixon – Times Law Reports
Birmingham City Council v Dixon
Queen’s Bench Divisional Court
“Evidence of a defendant’s antisocial behaviour which occurred after the making of an application for an antisocial behaviour order against him was admissible when a court was determining (i) whether a defendant had acted in an antisocial manner and (ii) whether it was necessary to make an antisocial behaviour order.”
The Times, 13th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council v Alexander-David – Times Law Reports
Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council v Alexander-David
Court of Appeal
“A local housing authority which granted a tenancy to a minor who was homeless and in priority need held the premises in trust for the minor. For as long as the authority was the trustee, it could not lawfully serve a notice to quit on the minor.”
The Times, 13th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Office of Fair Trading v Foxtons Ltd – Times Law Reports
Office of Fair Trading v Foxtons Ltd
Court of Appeal
“An injunction granted in a general challenge by the Office of Fair Trading against the unfairness of certain clauses in an estate agent’s standard terms could extend to the continuing use of unfair terms in an existing contract.”
The Times, 10th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform v Neufeld and Another – Times Law Reports
Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform v Neufeld and Another
Court of Appeal
“A person who was a majority shareholder and director of a company could also be an employee of that company under a contract of employment, even if he had total control of the company.”
The Times, 10th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
London mayor Boris Johnson wants legal left turn for cyclists at red lights – The Guardian
“Cyclists in London will be able to legally run red traffic lights if plans by Boris Johnson, the capital’s mayor and a keen cyclist, get the go-ahead from the government.”
The Guardian, 14th April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Google Street View does not breach privacy laws – The Guardian
“Street View, the controversial service from Google that broadcasts 360-degree views of homes and roads in many of Britain’s cities via the internet, is not a threat to personal privacy, the information commissioner has ruled. ”
The Guardian, 14th April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Home Secretary calls for public to help decide how criminals’ assets are spent – Daily Telegraph
“Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, wants communities directly affected by crime to receive a ‘share of the pot’ of illegal assets when they are seized by the police.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Kneejerk policies a strain on prison system, says charity – The Guardian
“The government is failing to rehabilitate offenders, leaving charities to pick up the pieces and running the risk of further strain on the overstretched prison system, according to damning research published today.”
The Guardian, 14th April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pakistani ‘terror plot suspects’ to be deported rather than charged – The Times
“Most of the Pakistani men arrested last week in an anti-terrorist operation will be deported rather than charged, senior counter-terrorism sources told The Times last night.”
The Times, 13th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Mass arrests over power station protest raise civil liberties concerns – The Guardian
“Police have carried out what is thought to be the biggest pre-emptive raid on environmental campaigners in British history, arresting 114 people believed to be planning direct action at a coal-fired power station.”
The Guardian, 14th April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Christian charity worker suspended over opposition to gay rights – The Times
“A charity worker has been suspended after telling a colleague about his Christian beliefs against homosexuality, even though he says he is not homophobic and was merely responding to questions from a colleague about his beliefs.”
The Times, 12th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
