BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
MA (Somalia) v Secretary of State for Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 4 (15 January 2009)
Bulkhaul Ltd v Rhodia Organique Fine Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 1452 (18 December 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
High Court (Administrative Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
Jones v Attrill – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“A solicitor was required to notify his client if he had an interest in recommending a particular insurance policy covering conditional fee agreements, if a reasonable person, knowing the relevant facts, would think that that interest might affect the advice the solicitor gave to his client.”
The Times, 16th January 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.
Ansari v Ansari – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“A charge on a property which was not in itself a reviewable disposition was not to be set aside as a result of setting aside the transfer of a property by a husband to defeat his wife’s rights, which was a reviewable disposition.”
The Times, 16th January 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.
SRA launches new consultations as LSA reforms loom – Legal Week
“The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has launched two new consultations in preparation for the next round of reforms under the Legal Services Act (LSA).”
Legal Week, 15th January 2009
Source: www.legalweek.com
I put it to you that this university law course is not fit for practice – The Times
“Law students — perhaps unsurprisingly, given the subject they are studying — are among those most likely to complain about their course at university.”
The Times, 15th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
11 years minimum for father who murdered baby – The Independent
“An angry father dropped his baby boy down the stairs, causing fatal head injuries, a court heard today.”
The Independent, 15th January 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Government proposes witness immunity power for FSA – The Times
“The Financial Services Authority (FSA) will be given formal powers to grant immunity to witnesses in criminal investigations under new Government proposals.”
The Times, 15th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Convicted paedophile can continue naked Alton Towers trips, rules judge – Daily Telegraph
“A convicted paedophile has been told by a judge that he can carry on going on naked trips to the Alton Towers theme park.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th January 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Hacker was naive not criminal, says expert – The Independent
“A British computer expert hacked into US military networks through ‘naivety’ as a result of his Asperger’s Syndrome and should not be considered a criminal, an expert said today.”
The Independent, 15th January 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Daily Cause List, 16th January 2009
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s list will be accessible.
Hospital blunders led to teenager’s death – The Independent
“A teenage boy would have survived a brain haemorrhage if doctors had not made a series of failures in diagnosis and treatment, a coroner ruled today.”
The Independent, 15th January 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Sharon Osbourne wins libel battle – BBC News
“Sharon Osbourne has accepted libel damages from The Sun newspaper over a 2007 story which alleged she was driving husband Ozzy ‘to destruction’.
BBC News, 15th January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Daily Cause List, 15th January 2009
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s list will be accessible.
Charter for the bereaved offers families better service in coroners reforms – Ministry of Justice
“Bereaved families will have access to a new appeals and complaints system under a new ‘Charter for the Bereaved’ announced today in Parliament as part of the Coroners and Justice Bill published by the Justice Secretary Jack Straw.”
Ministry of Justice, 14th January 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Reforming the law on intoxication – Law Commission
“On 15 January 2009 we published our report on ‘Intoxication and Criminal Liability’. Our report addresses the law governing the extent to which a defendant may rely on his or her drunken or otherwise intoxicated state at the time he or she committed a criminal offence to avoid liability. The report focuses on the situation where the defendant was voluntarily intoxicated. However, the report also addresses the more unusual situation where the defendant’s intoxication was involuntary.”
Law Commission, 15th January 2009
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Portman Estate Nominees (One) Ltd and Another v Ackerman and Another – Times Law Reports
Portman Estate Nominees (One) Ltd and Another v Ackerman and Another
Court of Appeal
“Service of a notice by a tenant seeking to acquire a new lease of a flat had the effect of preserving the position pending determination of the claim and did not provide for continuation of only a part of the lease.”
The Times, 15th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Salsbury v The Law Society – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“Absent any error of law, the High Court had to pay considerable respect to the decision of an expert and informed domestic tribunal.”
The Times, 15th January 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.
