Lawyer’s family ends legal action – BBC News
“The family of a lawyer shot dead by police have said they will not appeal against a ruling on the manner in which police are investigating his death.”
BBC News, 14th January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Shareholders challenge ‘unlawful’ Northern Rock bailout – The Times
“Northern Rock was secretly given a ‘substantial’ valuation by the Government while shareholders received nothing in compensation when it was nationalised, the High Court was told yesterday.”
The Times, 14th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Serious Fraud Office asks for £15m to cover ‘urgent’ hole in budget – The Times
“Fraud investigators were accused yesterday of letting their budgets slide ‘out of control’ after asking ministers for an extra £15 million, the second request in two months.”
The Times, 14th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Joynson, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 3049 (26 November 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Birmingham City Council v Forde [2009] EWHC 12 (QB) (13 January 2009)
High Court (Family Division)
S (A Child) v Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council & Anor [2008] EWHC 3283 (Fam) (31 December 2008)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Emmott v Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd [2009] EWHC 1 (Comm) (12 January 2009)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Regina (Shields) v Secretary of State for Justice – Times Law Reports
Regina (Shields) v Secretary of State for Justice
Queen’s Bench Divisional Court
“The Secretary of State for Justice did have power and jurisdiction to consider granting a pardon under the Royal Prerogative in respect of a person convicted and sentenced in a foreign court but transferred to the United Kingdom to serve his sentence. ”
The Times, 14th 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.
Moriarty and Another v Atkinson and Others – Times Law Reports
Moriarty and Another v Atkinson and Others
Court of Appeal
“If a company, in breach of its promise to a payer to keep money in a separate client account to be held on trust, paid it into a deficit current account to be used to settle the company’s debts, the payer could not trace the money paid into the current account since he acquired no proprietary right to trace the money in question which had disappeared before forming trust fund in the client account. ”
The Times, 14th 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.
Sir Duncan Nichol CBE’s Review of the QC Appointment System Welcomed by the Bar Council and the Law Society – The Bar Council
“Sir Duncan Nichol CBE’s review of the Queen’s Counsel Appointment System was jointly commissioned by the Bar Council and the Law Society in September 2008. The terms of reference of the review included considering whether it would be appropriate to re-affirm the purpose of the award; the forms of excellence that it is intended to recognise; and the range of criteria against which applicants for the award are assessed. ”
The Bar Council, 13th January 2009
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Daily Cause List, 14th January 2009
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s list will be accessible.
Legal change: Abused women who kill could escape murder – Daily Telegraph
“Abused women who kill their partners in cold blood could escape a murder conviction under the biggest planned change in the law for a generation.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
New law to enforce social mobility – The Independent
“Young people from poor backgrounds have less chance of landing a highly paid job than their parents did because some measures of social mobility have gone backwards, the Government has admitted.”
The Independent, 14th January 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Robbery trial collapses after judge finds victim ‘too believable’ – Daily Telegraph
“A man accused of robbing a driving instructor has been found not guilty after a judge found that his alleged victim was ‘too believable’ in her evidence.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Straw plan for private inquests back on agenda – The Guardian
“Jack Straw, the justice secretary, will today revive his plan to hold inquests that involve aspects of national security in private without a jury when the coroners and justice bill is published.”
The Guardian, 14th January 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyer ‘aided illegal passports’ – BBC News
“A lawyer tried to help criminals get passports by using the identities of dead children, a court has heard.”
BBC News, 13th January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Drunk judge suspended for kissing lawyer and swearing in court – Daily Telegraph
“A drunk judge had to be escorted from court after kissing a solicitor, swearing at an usher and insulting a prosecutor while ‘fortified’ with brandy, a disciplinary tribunal has heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police seek new rights for searching rail passengers – The Guardian
“Passengers who buy a London train or tube ticket would automatically be giving their consent to be searched, under proposals now under consideration.”
The Guardian, 13th January 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New privacy watchdog is announced – OUT-LAW.com
“The head of the advertising watchdog will become the new Information Commissioner in June, pending Parliamentary approval. Christopher Graham has been chosen as the Ministry of Justice’s preferred candidate for the job.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th January 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Boarding school wins battle to stop its name being used for pornographic websites – Daily Telegraph
“Framlingham College boarding school has won a battle to stop its name being used to promote a series of internet pornography and dating websites.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Gang culture flourishing in top-security jail, report reveals – The Guardian
“Fresh evidence that gang culture is flourishing inside Britain’s top-security prisons emerges today in a report by the chief inspector of prisons on Long Lartin jail in Worcestershire.”
The Guardian, 13th January 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
