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Mexfield Housing Co-operative Ltd v Berrisford ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 20, 2010
Mexfield Housing Co-operative Ltd v Berrisford [2010] EWCA Civ 811; [2010] WLR (D) 192 “An occupancy agreement containing uncertain terms as to the period of occupation was not capable of creating an interest in land granting a lease of a property in favour of the occupier and was not enforceable in equity...

Regina v A and others ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 20, 2010
Regina v A and others [2010] EWCA Crim 1622; [2010] WLR (D) 194 “Where a murder was committed by a number of defendants acting together recent authority did not establish that the secondary party?s foresight of the principal?s intention was never relevant...

Report shows imbalance in ethnic minority SDT referrals ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on July 20, 2010
“Black and minority ethnic (BME) solicitors are more likely to have their case referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, a report into ?issues of disproportionality? in the regulation of solicitors commissioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority revealed today...

Hundreds face fines for killing squirrels ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 20, 2010
“Hundreds of people face prosecution for killing pests in their back garden after a landmark legal ruling that saw a man fined more than Ł1,500 for killing a squirrel.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 19th July 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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Devon paedophile spared jail due to ?treatment delay? ? BBC News

Posted on July 20, 2010
“A paedophile has been spared prison because a judge said authorities would not be able to put him on a treatment programme during his sentence.” Full story BBC News, 20th July 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Bar chairman backs calls to reconsider drug laws ? The Independent

Posted on July 20, 2010
“One of Britain’s most senior lawyers has delivered a dramatic boost to the campaign to change the law on drugs.” Full story The Independent, 20th July 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Inside the Parole Board: how freedom is granted or denied for prisoners ? The Guardian

Posted on July 20, 2010
“Unprecedented access opens door to the often publicly criticised, but little understood, workings of the Parole Board.” Full story The Guardian, 19th July 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Torture inquiry chairman is ?compromised? ? BBC News

Posted on July 20, 2010
“The judge leading the inquiry into claims UK security services colluded in the torture of terror suspects abroad must be removed, a charity has said.” Full story BBC News, 20th July 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Cambridge graduate sentenced for rare books theft ? The Independent

Posted on July 20, 2010
“A Cambridge graduate who stole antique books worth Ł40,000 from a world-famous library will be sentenced today.” Full story The Independent, 20th July 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Many offenders in jail too long, says parole chief ? The Guardian

Posted on July 20, 2010
“Large numbers of prisoners are spending longer in jail than necessary due to the increasingly risk-averse attitude of the public and politicians, according to the chair of the parole board.” Full story The Guardian, 19th July 2010 Source: www...

?Gay couples will get equal right to marry? ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 20, 2010
“The Coalition will give homosexual couples the same legal rights to marriage as heterosexuals, a senior Liberal Democrat has said.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 19th July 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

?Locked-in? stroke victim asks for ruling on mercy killing ? The Independent

Posted on July 20, 2010
“In a High Court test case, to be heard later this year, his family will challenge Keir Starmer QC, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), over his policy on ‘mercy killings’.” Full story The Independent, 20th July 2010 Source: www...

Mond and another v MBNA Europe Bank Ltd ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 19, 2010
Mond and another v MBNA Europe Bank Ltd [2010] EWHC 1710 (Ch); [2010] WLR (D) 190 “Clause 13.2 of the IVA Protocol, as well as clause 13.1, should not be construed as permitting a creditor bound by the Protocol to vote against an individual voluntary arrangement (‘IVA’) proposal only if he has good reason to [...

Harris v Registrar of Approved Driving Instructors ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 19, 2010
Harris v Registrar of Approved Driving Instructors [2010] EWCA Civ 808; [2010] WLR (D) 189 “If an applicant seeking registration, or a registered approved driving instructor seeking renewal of his registration, failed to disclose convictions or made a false declaration that he had no convictions, that struck at the heart of the registration process and [...

Regina v Ward (Barry) ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 19, 2010
Regina v Ward (Barry) [2010] WLR (D) 191 “The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) had no jurisdiction to hear an appeal against a refusal by a judge in the Crown Court, on an application under s 23 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, to vary a confiscation order...

Orlando Figes to pay fake Amazon review damages ? BBC News

Posted on July 19, 2010
“A leading historian who wrote anonymous reviews on the Amazon website praising his own work and criticising rivals is to pay libel damages and costs.” Full story BBC News, 17th July 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

File sharers targeted with legal action over music downloads ? The Guardian

Posted on July 19, 2010
“Solicitors for dance music label Ministry of Sound have sent letters to thousands of internet users it believes have illegally downloaded music and says it is determined to take them to court ? and extract substantial damages ? unless they immediately pay compensation, typically around Ł350...

Prenuptial agreements on rise amongst younger men ? The Guardian

Posted on July 19, 2010
“Prenuptial agreements are becoming the norm among a generation of financially secure men who are rejecting the more romantic notions of their fathers.” Full story The Guardian, 18th July 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

CS spray man in legal action against Essex Police ? BBC News

Posted on July 19, 2010
“A man allegedly sprayed with CS spray during his arrest in Essex is considering legal action against police after his conviction was quashed.” Full story BBC News, 17th July 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Cosmetic ?cowboys? face wave of lawsuits ? The Guardian

Posted on July 19, 2010
“Lawyers who usually act for victims of NHS blunders say increasing numbers of people are seeking to take legal action over ‘cowboy’ cosmetic treatment.” Full story The Guardian, 18th July 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Minister says Burka ban would be ?un-British? ? The Independent

Posted on July 19, 2010
“Banning the wearing of burkas in public would be ‘rather un-British’, the Immigration Minister said today as he attacked efforts to make it illegal in this country.” Full story The Independent, 18th July 2010 Source: www.independent...

Revealed: brutal guide to punishing jailed youths ? The Observer

Posted on July 19, 2010
“Shocking details of techniques used to inflict pain deliberately on children in privately run jails have been revealed for the first time in a government document obtained by the Observer.” Full story The Observer, 18th July 2010 Source: www...

Democracy Village set to be demolished ? The Guardian

Posted on July 19, 2010
“Democracy Village, a ragtag community of peace activists, pro-democracy campaigners and the homeless in central London, is about to be torn down.” Full story The Guardian, 18th July 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Academies Bill ?rushed through? claim ? BBC News

Posted on July 19, 2010
“The government has been accused of rushing through legislation on its academy programme.” Full story BBC News, 18th July 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on July 16, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Hall & Ors v Mayor of London (On Behalf of the Greater London Authority) [2010] EWCA Civ 817 (16 July 2010) High Court (Administrative Court) Mousa & Ors v Secretary of State for Defence & Anor [2010] EWHC 1823 (Admin) (16 July 2010) High Court (Commercial Court) Louis Dreyfus Commodities [...

Newspaper story did not qualify for responsible journalism defence, says Court of Appeal ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on July 16, 2010
“An article published by The Times did not meet the standards of responsible journalism required for a total defence against a defamation claim, the Court of Appeal has ruled.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 15th July 2010 Source: www.out-law.com

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on July 16, 2010
The Social Security (Exemption from Claiming Retirement Pension) Regulations 2010 The Parliamentary Standards Act (Staff Transfer) Order 2010 Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Al-Jedda v Secretary of State for Defence ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 16, 2010
Al-Jedda v Secretary of State for Defence [2010] EWCA Civ 758; [2010] WLR (D) 182 “The claimant?s right under Iraqi law not to be deprived of his liberty ‘except in accordance with the law and based on a decision by a competent judicial authority’ and his right not to be kept in custody ‘except according [...

Regina (Gaunt) v Ofcom (Liberty intervening) ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 16, 2010
Regina (Gaunt) v Ofcom (Liberty intervening) [2010] EWHC 1756 (Admin); [2010] WLR (D) 180 “It was not a disproportionate interference with a broadcaster?s freedom of expression, or an infringement of his rights under art 10 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, for the regulator Ofcom to find that the [...

Serious Organised Crime Agency v Gale and another ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 16, 2010
Serious Organised Crime Agency v Gale and another [2010] EWCA Civ 759; [2010] WLR (D) 179 “The costs incurred by an enforcement authority, such as the Serious Organised Crime Agency, in paying an interim receiver to investigate the defendant?s finances and assemble that material as the basis for civil recovery proceedings constituted costs of the [...

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