eBay wins L’Oreal UK court case – BBC News
“Online marketplace eBay is not jointly liable for the sale of any counterfeit L’Oreal products through its website, the High Court in London has ruled.”
BBC News, 22nd May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bishops fight for right to criticise gay lifestyle – The Guardian
“Church of England bishops are on a collision course with the government over its plans to amend the incitement to hatred laws, claiming they will stifle what they believe is legitimate criticism of homosexual lifestyles.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Three in four people caught with guns avoid jail – Daily Telegraph
“Three in four criminals found with a gun escape prison even though the number caught has almost doubled in four years, the Daily Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th May 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Legal fight for release of terror douments – The Independent
“The High Court was urged today to order full disclosure of correspondence from America setting out the Obama administration’s current stance on whether US intelligence outlining its agents’ treatment of former terror detainee Binyam Mohamed should be made public.”
The Independent, 23rd May 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Fraud challenge to home secretary – BBC News
“A man has appeared in court to try to start a private prosecution against the home secretary over her expense claims.”
BBC News, 22nd May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
City law firms to suffer in weaker market – The Times
“Businesses are deserting the ‘magic circle’ and other City law firms in favour of cheaper alternatives as the legal market continues to struggle with weaker demand, a study has found.”
The Times, 20th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
David Southall loses appeal over being struck off – The Guardian
“Controversial paediatrician Dr David Southall today (22nd May) lost a high court battle to overturn a decision to strike him off the medical register for serious professional misconduct.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Nasuna, R v [2009] EWCA Crim 880 (3 April 2009)
Symmons, R v [2009] EWCA Crim 734 (07 April 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Kayley Vending Ltd, Re Insolvency Act 1986 [2009] EWHC 904 (Ch) (15 May 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Burwell v Appellant [2009] EWHC 1069 (Admin) (01 May 2009)
Dzikowski v General Medical Council [2009] EWHC 1090 (Admin) (21 May 2009)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Bovis Lend Lease Ltd v Cofely Engineering Services [2009] EWHC 1120 (TCC) (07 May 2009)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Classic Maritime Inc v Lion Diversified Holdings & Anor [2009] EWHC 1142 (Comm) (21 May 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Act 2009
Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Act 2009 published
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Legislative Reform (Insolvency) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2009
The Overseas Companies Regulations 2009
The Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2009
The Registrar of Companies and Applications for Striking Off Regulations 2009
The Armed Forces (Part 5 of the Armed Forces Act 2006) Regulations 2009
The Contaminants in Food (England) Regulations 2009
The Financial Assistance For Industry (Increase of Limit) (No. 2) Order 2009
The Financial Assistance For Industry (Increase of Limit) (No. 3) Order 2009
The Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2009
The Cambridge City Fringes Joint Committee Order 2009
The Standards Committee (Further Provisions) (England) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Council lawyers admit Baby P could have been put into care – The Guardian
“There was probably sufficient evidence to justify taking Baby P into care days before he was brutally killed, council lawyers at the centre of the case have privately admitted, according to documents seen by the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 21st May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Life term for cellmate sex killer – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for life for the sexually motivated murder of a fellow prison inmate in Nottinghamshire.”
BBC News, 21st May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jacqui Smith to ban ‘legal high’ drugs – The Guardian
“The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, is to ban two ‘legal highs’ and a range of anabolic steroids in preparation for the London 2012 Olympics.”
The Guardian, 21st May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Call for reform over child witnesses in court – The Independent
“The barrister who cross-examined the four-year-old girl raped by one of Baby P’s killers has called for reform in the way that child witnesses are treated by the courts system.”
The Independent, 22nd May 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Scientific advances brought demise of double jeopardy rule – The Times
“It was David Blunkett who scrapped the 800-year-old legal principle that people could not be tried twice for the same crime.”
The Times, 22nd May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Police ordered to delete images of peaceful protester Andrew Wood – The Times
“Police surveillance tactics were dealt a blow by appeal judges today with a ruling that photographs taken of peaceful protesters campaigning against the arms trade must be destroyed.”
The Times, 21st May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Palmer v Cornwall County Council [2009] EWCA Civ 456 (21 May 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Daimler Ag v Sany Group Company Ltd [2009] EWHC 1003 (Ch) (14 May 2009)
Gresham International Ltd & Anor v Moonie & Ors [2009] EWHC 1093 (Ch) (20 May 2009)
Calltel Telecom Ltd & Anor v HM Revenue and Customs [2009] EWHC 1081 (Ch) (21 May 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Footballer convicted of killing girlfriend in double jeopardy case – The Times
“A footballer today admitted killing his former girlfriend more than six years after he was cleared of the crime.”
The Times, 21st May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Could the Queen really dissolve Parliament now? – The Times
“Thinking the unthinkable is what constitutional lawyers are paid to do. Many are now saying that with the daily revelations about improper expenses claims from beleaguered MPs the Queen should step in and dissolve Parliament — against the Government’s wishes — forcing a general election to compel MPs to stand for immediate re-election after a scandal on the scale of that of the pre 1832 rotten boroughs. Trust has now been destroyed. It can, so the argument runs, be rebuilt only by a neutral third party, the Queen, and not by a self-interested and wholly discredited cabal of politicians.”
The Times, 21st May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Ingrained arrogance in the police leads to miscarriages of justice – The Times
“Police attitudes have progressed by light years since the bad days of the 1980s and highly publicised miscarriages of justice. So runs the prevailing wisdom. But the recent police operation at the G20 summit and instinctive reaction of some officers to doctor the facts indicates that a deep-seated corruption in policing still prevails.”
The Times, 21st May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
