Criminal justice measures to enhance fraud prosecutions to be introduced – Attorney General’s Office
“Criminal justice measures to enhance fraud prosecutions.”
Attorney General’s Office, 18th March 2009
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
Gargett v Lambeth London Borough Council – Times Law Reports
Gargett v Lambeth London Borough Council
Court of Appeal
“An applicant who had been in receipt of income and housing benefit and had been paid her housing costs had not been deprived of the right to seek discretionary housing payments for arrears of unpaid increased rent on the ground she had already received her housing costs payment.”
The Times, 20th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Regina (AM and Others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and Another – Times Law Reports
Regina (AM and Others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and Another
Court of Appeal
“Allegations of inhuman or degrading treatment of inmates at a privately run immigration detention centre should have been investigated by the Secretary of State for the Home Department to meet the United Kingdom’s obligation under article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Times, 20th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Emergency law to halt inmates’ court payouts for slopping out – The Guardian
“Ministers are to introduce emergency legislation to prevent thousands of prison inmates pursuing more than £55m in compensation for a breach of human rights over ‘slopping out’.”
The Guardian, 20th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Met chief orders inquiry on beaten terror suspect – The Independent
“Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson last night demanded an urgent independent inquiry into why officers who arrested a terror suspect refused to give evidence to a High Court hearing into allegations of abuse.”
The Independent, 19th March 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Teacher who flew to Brunei for 13-minute Army interview wins £35,000 – Daily Telegraph
“A woman who flew halfway around the world for a 13-minute interview then denied the job because Army bosses were determined to hire a man has won £35,000 for ‘hurt feelings’.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Parents lose court battle to keep baby son alive – The Guardian
“A hospital ventilator keeping a nine-month-old baby alive could be turned off today after his parents lost a legal battle with a hospital yesterday.”
The Guardian, 20th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Food watchdog failed to prevent deadly E coli outbreak, says inquiry – The Guardian
“Hygiene watchdogs failed to deal with long-standing, repetitive failures at an abattoir behind the second-worst E coli outbreak in Britain, according to today’s report into the incident, which killed a five-year-old boy, put 31 people in hospital, struck 44 schools and involved 157 people.”
The Guardian, 19th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Islamophobe’ head Erica Connor wins Surrey County Council payout – The Times
“A campaign by two Muslim governors to give Islam a greater presence in a state school played a key part in forcing a successful head from her job, the High Court found yesterday.”
The Times, 20th March 2009
More power for JPs raises fear of prison overcrowding crisis – The Times
“Longer prison sentences for assault, theft and benefit fraud are likely under plans to overhaul the courts system. But the proposed stronger powers for magistrates could bring the country’s overcrowded prisons to breaking point, campaign groups say.”
The Times, 20th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Chopra v Bindra [2009] EWCA Civ 203 (19 March 2009)
Hatzl & Anor v XL Insurance Company Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 223 (19 March 2009)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Byblos International Fund Llc v IFX Markets Ltd [2009] EWHC 346 (QB) (27 February 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Akzo Nobel UK Ltd v Arista Tubes Ltd [2009] EWHC 497 (Ch) (19 March 2009)
Tamlura NV v CMS Cameron MckEnna [2009] EWHC 538 (Ch) (19 March 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
G, R (on the application of) v X School & Anor [2009] EWHC 504 (Admin) (18 March 2009)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Resthaven Properties Ltd v Kier Regional Ltd [2009] EWHC 542 (TCC) (05 February 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 2008 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2009
The Fixed Penalty (Amendment) Order 2009
The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Insolvency Proceedings (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2009
The Education (School Performance Information) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Registration of Regulated Activities) Regulations 2009
The Insolvency (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2009
The Weights and Measures (Specified Quantities) (Pre-packed Products) Regulations 2009
The Co-ordination of Regulatory Enforcement (Enforcement Action) Order 2009
The Co-ordination of Regulatory Enforcement (Procedure for References to LBRO) Order 2009
The Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2009
The Child Trust Funds (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2009
The Income Tax (Exemption of Minor Benefits) (Revocation) Regulations 2009
The Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating) Consequential Amendment Regulations 2009
The Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2009
The Financial Assistance For Industry (Increase of Limit) Order 2009
The Health in Pregnancy Grant (Notices, Revisions and Appeals) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Sacked executive can sue for unfair dismissal over his green beliefs – Daily Telegraph
“An executive, who is devoted to saving the environment, has been given permission to sue his employers for unfair dismissal for allegedly discriminating against his views on climate change.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Privacy campaigner vows legal challenge to Street View – OUT-LAW.com
“A privacy campaigner will launch a legal challenge to Google’s Street View service, which was launched today. Simon Davies of Privacy International says that he will pursue ‘a test case’ against Google.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th March 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Guardian loses legal challenge over Barclays documents gagging order – The Guardian
“The Guardian today lost a high court challenge to lift an emergency gagging order imposed on the publication of Barclays bank documents alleged to detail huge tax avoidance schemes.”
The Guardian, 19th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
£3.7m for victims of human trafficking – Ministry of Justice
“Victims of human trafficking will be helped to escape prostitution and domestic servitude following the award of a new £3.7 million government grant to the POPPY Project, Justice Minister Maria Eagle announced today.”
Ministry of Justice, 19th March 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Menolly Investments 3 Sarl v Cerep Sarl [2009] EWHC 516 (Ch) (18 March 2009)
High Court (Family Division)
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council v D [2009] EWHC 446 (Fam) (04 March 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Bole and another v Huntsbuild Ltd and another – WLR Daily
Bole and another v Huntsbuild Ltd and another [2009] EWHC 483 (TCC); [2009] WLR (D) 98
“A finding that the premises were in imminent danger of collapse was not a necessary precursor to making a finding under the Defective Premises Act 1972 that a dwelling house was unfit for human habitation; and unfitness for habitation was to be construed as extending to defects of quality rendering the dwelling unsuitable for its purpose as well as to dangerous defects, regardless of whether such a defect was confined to one part of the dwelling or whether the effects of the defect were evident at the time when the dwelling was completed; and where there were a number of defects, it was necessary to consider the effect of the defects as a whole.”
WLR Daily, 17th March 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.
King v Serious Fraud Office – Times Law Reports
House of Lords
“The crown court’s jurisdiction to make a restraint and disclosure order following a request by a foreign prosecutor under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order (SI 2005 No 3181) was restricted to property located within England and Wales.”
The Times, 19th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
