UK ‘ignoring men’s torture claim’ – BBC News
“The UK government has been accused of ‘doing nothing’ to help two men from Birmingham who were allegedly tortured in police custody in Pakistan.”
BBC News, 17th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
27 years on, judges review murder conviction – The Independent
“A man who has spent 27 years behind bars for murder will have the safety of his conviction reviewed by top judges today in the light of new DNA evidence.”
The Independent, 18th March 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Barclays in court again to halt publication
“Barclays Capital will return to court tomorrow in a bid to prevent the publication of leaked documents that allegedly detail how the bank avoided paying hundreds of millions of pounds in tax.”
The Times, 17th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Final say for judges on private inquests – The Times
“A plan that would allow some sensitive inquests to be held in private is to be watered down after strong opposition from MPs, lawyers and civil libertarians.”
The Times, 18th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Parents face gang culture action – BBC News
“Parents of children involved in gang violence should be ‘held to account’, ministers are to argue as they warn of the growing threat of gang culture.”
BBC News, 18th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cerebral palsy victim sues over ‘birth blunder’ – Daily Telegraph
“A cerebral palsy sufferer who won a scholarship to Eton and then achieved a mathematics PhD from Cambridge University has begun a legal battle to sue the NHS for millions of pounds over mistakes he claims were made by doctors at his birth.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Report uncovers child trafficking – BBC News
“Children as young as three are being trafficked to Wales from China, Bangladesh and Nigeria for sex, drugs and domestic servitude, a study shows.”
BBC News, 18th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Johnson (RT) v R [2009] EWCA Crim 468 (17 March 2009)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The County of Shropshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2009
The County of West Sussex (Electoral Changes) Order 2009
The County of Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2009
The Discipline of Judges (Designation) Order 2009
The Proscribed Organisations (Name Change) Order 2009
The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2009
The Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating) Order 2009
The Flexible Working (Eligibility, Complaints and Remedies) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2009
The Housing (Purchase of Equitable Interests) (England) Regulations 2009
The Housing (Service Charge Loans) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2009
The Employment Act 2008 (Commencement No. 2, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009
The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Commencement No.1) (Northern Ireland) Order 2009
The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) Regulations 2007 (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Duration of Licence)(No.2) Order 2006 (Amendment) Order 2009
The Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Overhead Lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009
The Asylum Support (Amendment) (Revocation) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Law Soc calls for tax exemption for smaller firms – Legal Week
“The Law Society has urged HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to consider suspending the practice of taxing law firms before they have been paid for their services for the remainder of the recession.”
Legal Week, 17th March 2009
Source: www.legalweek.com
Man jailed over £1.7m Lowry raid – BBC News
“A man convicted of an ‘audacious and well-planned’ raid to steal LS Lowry artworks valued at £1.7m has been given an indefinite jail sentence.”
BBC News, 17th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gurkhas demand government action – BBC News
“Former Gurkha soldiers who are fighting for the right to settle in the UK are seeking a High Court injunction to force the government to take action.”
BBC News, 17th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Paulin v Paulin [2009] EWCA Civ 221 (17 March 2009)
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust v Small [2009] EWCA Civ 220 (17 March 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Revenue & Customs v The Boots Company Plc [2009] EWHC 487 (Ch) (16 March 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Brett v Director of Public Prosecutions [2009] EWHC 440 (Admin) (16 March 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Online video regulation structure outlined by Government – OUT-LAW.com
“Media regulator Ofcom will take over the regulation of video on demand services, but will delegate it to an industry-formulated co-regulator, the Government has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th March 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
HMRC investigates allegations of tax avoidance schemes at Barclays – The Times
“HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is reportedly investigating alleged tax avoidance schemes run by Barclays.”
The Times, 17th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
AM v Local Authority & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 205 (16 March 2009)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Harrison v Harrison [2009] EWHC 428 (QB) (06 February 2009)
Sports Network Ltd v Calzaghe [2009] EWHC 480 (QB) (16 March 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Children’s lawyers and NSPCC renew calls for inquiry into access to family justice – The Bar Council
“Lawyers acting for vulnerable children and families have today joined forces with the leading children’s charity, the NSPCC, to call for a Parliamentary inquiry into the state of the family justice system.”
The Bar Council, 16th March 2009
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Sinclair v Glatt and others – WLR Daily
Sinclair v Glatt and others [2009] EWCA Civ 176; [2009] WLR (D) 97
“A receiver appointed pursuant to s 77 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 to get in the assets of a convicted money launderer was entitled to recover his remuneration, costs and expenses from the realisable assets caught by the order. That right extended to assets to which the convicted person had legal title but which were beneficially owned by someone else.”
WLR Daily, 16th March 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in once of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Regina v Zeca – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“It would be unjust to activate a completed unpaid work requirement attached to a suspended order of imprisonment where an offender breached the suspended order by committing a further offence.”
The Times, 17th 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.
