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Masefield AG v Amlin Corporate Member Ltd (The Bunga Melati Dua) ? WLR Daily

Posted on January 28, 2011
Masefield AG v Amlin Corporate Member Ltd (The Bunga Melati Dua) [2011] EWCA Civ 24; [2011] WLR (D) 23 “A cargo seized by pirates and subsequently recovered after being ransomed by the shipowner was not ‘irretrievably lost’ within the terms of section 57(1) of the Marine Insurance Act 1906, even though some might regard the [...

Regina v Hoath; Regina v Standage ? WLR Daily

Posted on January 28, 2011
Regina v Hoath; Regina v Standage [2011] WLR (D) 22 “Where a defendant had been given a statutory right of appeal against a refusal to vary a sexual offences prevention order the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division was not precluded from exercising its normal powers on an appeal where there was no express statutory power [...

Sibthorpe and another v Southwark London Borough Council (Law Society intervening) ? WLR Daily

Posted on January 28, 2011
Sibthorpe and another v Southwark London Borough Council (Law Society intervening) [2011] EWCA Civ 25; [2011] WLR (D) 21 “A conditional fee agreement which provided for the claimant?s solicitors to indemnify her against payment of the defendant?s costs if the claim was dismissed was not champertous or otherwise contrary to public policy...

Regina (Hope and Glory Public House Ltd) v City of Westminster Magistrates? Court (Westminster City Council intervening) ? WLR Daily

Posted on January 28, 2011
Regina (Hope and Glory Public House Ltd) v City of Westminster Magistrates? Court (Westminster City Council intervening) [2011] EWCA Civ 31; [2011] WLR (D) 20 “Although an appeal to a magistrates? court from the decision of a local authority?s licensing committee was a full rehearing on all the evidence the committee?s decision was a relevant [...

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Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police v Information Commissioner ? WLR Daily

Posted on January 28, 2011
Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police v Information Commissioner [2011] EWHC 44 (Admin); [2011] WLR (D) 19 “In estimating whether the cost of complying with a request for information would exceed the appropriate limit for the purposes of claiming exemption from the obligation to comply in reliance on section 12 of the Freedom of Information [...

Yemshaw v Hounslow London Borough Council ? WLR Daily

Posted on January 28, 2011
Yemshaw v Hounslow London Borough Council [2011] UKSC 3; [2011] WLR (D) 18 �” ‘Domestic violence’ in section 177(1) of the Housing Act 1996 included physical violence, threatening or intimidating behaviour and any other form of abuse which, directly or indirectly, might give rise to the risk of harm...

Ex parte MGN Ltd and others ? WLR Daily

Posted on January 28, 2011
Ex parte MGN Ltd and others [2011] WLR (D) 17 “It was rarely appropriate to impose blanket reporting restrictions under section 4(2) of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 for the purpose of ameliorating the disadvantages of giving evidence and minimising the burdens faced by witnesses in criminal trials...

Ashford Borough Council v Barratt and another ? WLR Daily

Posted on January 28, 2011
“Although the common way of identifying a building was by its name and address, nothing in the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 precluded the list of listed buildings from using other sorts of identifying detail, such as verbal descriptions, map references, post-codes, explanatory notes, or photographs...

X v Mid Sussex Citizens Advice Bureau and another (Equality and Human Rights Commission and others intervening) ? WLR Daily

Posted on January 28, 2011
X v Mid Sussex Citizens Advice Bureau and another (Equality and Human Rights Commission and others intervening) [2011] EWCA Civ 28; [2011] WLR (D) 15 “A disabled volunteer worker at an advice bureau was not protected from acts of discrimination on grounds of disability under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, nor could she rely on [...

Campbell libel ruling exposes ?deeply flawed? CFA system ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on January 28, 2011
“Bumper success fees for lawyers in libel cases will soon be a thing of the past following last week?s ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the Naomi Campbell case, solicitors predicted this week.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 27th January 2011 Source: www...

Crispin Blunt outlines justice reforms ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on January 28, 2011
“Crispin Blunt said criminal justice reforms such as payment by results for offender management, are vital to breaking the destructive cycle of crime and better protecting the public.” Full press release Ministry of Justice, 25th January. 2011 Source: www...

Changes to counter terrorism powers recommended ? Home Office

Posted on January 28, 2011
“New measures to restore civil liberties while continuing to protect the public from terrorism have today been outlined by Theresa May.” Full press release Home Office, 26th January 2011 Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

British terror suspects banned from returning to UK ? The Guardian

Posted on January 28, 2011
“Lawyers condemn increased use of deprivation of citizenship orders, as eight people are served notices while out of the country.” Full story The Guardian, 27th January 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Milners lawyer Simon Morgan jailed for stealing �1.4m ? BBC News

Posted on January 28, 2011
“A solicitor who stole �1.4m from his firm to fund a lavish lifestyle has been jailed for seven years.” Full story BBC News, 27th January 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Metropolitan Police pledges robust phone hacking probe ? BBC News

Posted on January 28, 2011
“Police will leave ‘no stone unturned’ in their investigation into allegations of phone hacking at the News of the World (NoW), Scotland Yard’s head says.” Full story BBC News, 27th January 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Unlawful restraint ?contributed to death of boy in custody? ? The Guardian

Posted on January 28, 2011
“Inquest jury finds serious system failure at secure training centre where Adam Rickwood, 14, killed himself.” Full story The Guardian, 27th January 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Pair charged over ?gay execution leaflet? in first British ?sexual hatred? case ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 28, 2011
“Razwan Javed, 30, and Kabir Ahmed, 27, are to appear before magistrates in Derby accused of handing out leaflets calling for homosexuals to be executed. It is the first prosecution since laws outlawing homophobia came into force last March.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 28th Janaury 2011 Source: www...

Undercover police case: CPS to review convictions of environmental protesters ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 28, 2011
“The Crown Prosecution service (CPS) is to review the convictions of a group of environmental protesters sentenced for planning to shut down the UK’s second largest power station.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 28th January 2011 Source: www...

Child sex attacker who snatched girl from street jailed ? BBC News

Posted on January 28, 2011
“A sex attacker snatched a 10-year-old girl from the street and abused her before taking his young son on holiday.” Full story BBC News, 24th January 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Second B&B owner sued for turning gay couple away ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 28, 2011
“A gay couple, turned away from a bed and breakfast, after the owner told them it was against her Christian convictions to let them share a bed, have launched a claim for sexual discrimination.” Full story Daily Telegraph,�27th January 2011 Source: www...

Bury Council?s equal pay claim appeal rejected ? BBC News

Posted on January 28, 2011
“Hundreds of women working at a Greater Manchester council are in line for compensation after an equal pay case.” Full story BBC News, 28th January 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Oil millionaire?s ex-wife wins �3m more in divorce settlement ? The Independent

Posted on January 28, 2011
“An oil technology millionaire was ordered to increase his former wife’s divorce settlement from �5 million to �8 million today.” Full story The Independent, 28th January 2011 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Killer mobility scooter driver escapes prosecution ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 28, 2011
“The driver of a mobility scooter who killed a 90-year old pedestrian escaped prosecution because no law existed to enable police to take action, an inquest heard.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 25th January 2011 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Network Rail: inquiry launched into ?misuse of public funds and illicit payments? ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 28, 2011
“An inquiry has been launched into allegations that Network Rail, which runs the country’s track infrastructure, has been misusing public funds and claims senior officials received illicit payments.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 28th January 2011 Source: www...

Discrimination ruling against voluntary workers ?unfair? says human rights body ? The Guardian

Posted on January 28, 2011
“An appeal court ruling which denies volunteer workers the anti-discrimination employment protection enjoyed by staff has been described as unfair by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.” Full story The Guardian, 28th January 2011 Source: www...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on January 27, 2011
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2011 The Finance (No. 3) Act 2010, Schedule 11 (Appointed Day) Order 2011 Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Coalminer court actions set for ?special hearing? ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on January 27, 2011
“All pending court actions brought by former coalminers who allege their solicitors did not claim adequate government compensation on their behalf have been suspended pending a special hearing in April, the Gazette has learned.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 27th January 2011 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on January 27, 2011
Supreme Court Yemshaw v London Borough of Hounslow [2011] UKSC 3 (26 January 2011) Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Shutt, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 3033 (10 December 2010) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Boh Ltd & Anor v Eastern Power Networks Plc [2011] EWCA Civ 19 (26 January 2011) JD & Ors v City [...

How the self-employed criminal bar intends to compete with solicitors ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on January 27, 2011
“There are probably about 5,000 self-employed barristers and 1,000 higher court advocates active in criminal defence work. While the number of firms has dwindled substantially in the last few years, the number of barristers has increased, notwithstanding the fact that the work has diminished, mainly through the Crown Prosecution Service taking 25% of it in-house...

Chancery Lane hails landmark ruling on access to justice ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on January 27, 2011
“Solicitors must be allowed to shoulder the risk of adverse costs orders on behalf of their clients to ensure proper access to justice, the Court of Appeal ruled today.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 26th January 2011 Source: www...

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