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Lord Taylor found guilty of expenses fraud ? The Guardian
Posted on January 25, 2011“Lord Taylor of Warwick today became the first peer to be convicted in connection with the parliamentary expenses investigation, when a jury found him guilty of dishonestly claiming £11,277 in allowances.” Full story The Guardian, 25th January 2011 Source: www...
Christian hoteliers appeal against ban on gay couple ? BBC News
Posted on January 25, 2011“The Christian owners of a Cornwall hotel who unlawfully refused to allow a gay couple a double room have appealed.” Full story BBC News, 25th January 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk
Posted on January 24, 2011The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2011 The Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2011 Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Posted on January 24, 2011High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Carter-Ruck (A Firm) v Mireskandari [2011] EWHC 24 (QB) (21 January 2011) High Court (Chancery Division) 32Red Plc (A Gibraltar Company) v WHG (International) Ltd & Ors [2011] EWHC 62 (Ch) (21 January 2011) Howard v Howard-Lawson [2011] EWHC 63 (Ch) (21 January 2011) High Court (Family Division) CW v [...
Masri v Consolidated Contractors International Co SAL and another (No 2) ? WLR Daily
Posted on January 24, 2011Masri v Consolidated Contractors International Co SAL and another (No 2) [2011] EWCA Civ 21; [2011] WLR (D) 11 “Save in exceptional circumstances, para 4.2 of the Practice Direction supporting CPR Pt 32 required the deponent of an affidavit to identify the source of the relevant information or belief stated in the affidavit...
Regina v Twomey and others (No 2) ? WLR Daily
Posted on January 24, 2011Regina v Twomey and others (No 2) [2011] EWCA Crim 8; [2011] WLR (D) 10 “The question whether a trial should proceed as a trial by judge and jury or trial by judge alone was concerned exclusively with the mode of trial, and the process of deciding whether the guilt of the defendant was established [...
TW v A City Council ? WLR Daily
Posted on January 24, 2011TW v A City Council [2011] EWCA Civ 17; [2011] WLR (D) 9 “The profession needed to be reminded that the relevant authorities should be copied from the official Law Reports (published by the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales), and only if not should reports from the All England Law Reports [...
Swain-Mason and others v Mills & Reeve (a firm) ? WLR Daily
Posted on January 24, 2011Swain-Mason and others v Mills & Reeve (a firm) [2011] EWCA Civ 14; [2011] WLR (D) “In determining whether to grant a late application to amend a pleading a balance was always to be struck. The court was concerned with doing justice, but justice to all litigants, and thus where a last-minute amendment was sought [...
Hackney London Borough Council v Findlay ? WLR Daily
Posted on January 24, 2011Hackney London Borough Council v Findlay [2011] EWCA Civ 8; [2011] WLR (D) 7 “Where a court had made an order for possession against a tenant in his absence, on an application to set aside that order under CPR r 3.1 the court should take all the circumstances into account under r 3...
Regina v Iqbal (Shaid) ? WLR Daily
Posted on January 24, 2011Regina v Iqbal (Shaid) [2011] WLR (D) 6 “The common law offence of escape from lawful custody did not cover those who escaped from detention or control before they were arrested.” WLR Daily, 21st January 2011 Source: www.lawreports.co.uk Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR [...
Already-published information ensures anonymity for privacy case subject, rules court ? OUT-LAW.com
Posted on January 24, 2011“The identity of a person at the centre of an alleged photograph and video blackmail attempt can stay anonymous, the High Court has ruled. Anonymity is required because some information about the case is already in the public domain, it said.” Full story OUT-LAW...
High risk criminals given community orders ? Daily Telegraph
Posted on January 24, 2011“Thousands of dangerous criminals are handed community sentences every year despite being a high risk to the public, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 24th January 2011 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Intelligence agencies go to supreme court over ruling on secret evidence ? The Guardian
Posted on January 24, 2011“MI5 and MI6 will argue in a test case before the supreme court tomorrow that in future no intelligence gathered abroad, even if initially obtained through torture, should ever be disclosed in a British court.” Full story The Guardian, 23rd January 2011 Source: www...
Legal aid change prompts concerns in Wales ? BBC News
Posted on January 24, 2011“Legal professionals in Wales have expressed concerns about reforms to the legal aid system.” Full story BBC News, 23rd Janaury 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gay couple?s hotel battle is latest case of religion clashing with human rights ? The Guardian
Posted on January 24, 2011“Stephen Preddy and Martyn Hall’s legal victory against a Christian hotel that refused them a double room is part of a growing trend of cases that pit faith against discrimination.” Full story The Guardian, 23rd January 2011 Source: www...
Former Harlequins physio Steph Brennan overturns Bloodgate ban ? The Guardian
Posted on January 21, 2011“The former Harlequins physiotherapist Steph Brennan has won a high court battle over the Health Professions Council’s decision to strike him off for his part in the Bloodgate affair.” Full story The Guardian, 21st January 2011 Source: www...
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Posted on January 21, 2011Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Miskovic & Anor v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Rev 1) [2011] EWCA Civ 16 (20 January 2011) Swain- Masonn & Ors v Mills & Reeve (a firm) [2011] EWCA Civ 14 (20 January 2011) Rohlig (UK) Ltd v Rock Unique Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 18 (20 January [...
Great Yarmouth drug dealers? sentences increased ? BBC News
Posted on January 21, 2011“Two men jailed for supplying cocaine in Great Yarmouth have had their ‘unduly lenient’ sentences increased.” Full story BBC News, 20th Janaury 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Proposals for reform of civil litigation funding and costs in England and Wales: Lord Justice Jackson response ? Judiciary of England and Wales
Posted on January 21, 2011“Lord Justice Jackson has sent the Lord Chancellor his response to the Ministry of Justice consultation paper on civil litigation funding and costs. The consultation closes on 14 February 2011.” Full response Judiciary of England & Wales, 20th January 2011 Source: www...
New Code of Conduct for the Bar now out to consultation ? Bar Standards Board
Posted on January 21, 2011“The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has published its final consultation paper on the proposed new Code of Conduct for the Bar.” Full press release Bar Standards Board, 20th January 2011 Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
Birmingham Bupa home fined over strangled woman ? BBC News
Posted on January 21, 2011“A Birmingham care home has been fined £150,000 after one of its residents was accidentally strangled by the seatbelt of her wheelchair.” Full story BBC News, 19th January 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
My legal hero: Lord Leslie Scarman ? The Guardian
Posted on January 21, 2011“The man best known for conducting the Brixton riots inquiry has a greater legacy ? his work to introduce human rights legislation in the UK – by Ruth Deech.” Full story The Guardian, 20th January 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government forced to make statement on detention of terror suspects ? The Guardian
Posted on January 21, 2011“Minister confirms government will not extend power to detain terror suspects for up to 28 days without charge when it lapses on Monday after urgent question by Ed Balls.” Full story The Guardian, 20th January 2011 Source: www.guardian.co...
Carer who ?bullied? elderly auctioneer loses battle for £2.3million share of his fortune ? Daily Telegraph
Posted on January 21, 2011“A ‘dictatorial’ carer who bullied an elderly auctioneer who sold the Duchess of Windsor’s jewellery lost a court battle for a £2.3million share of his fortune after she was condemned as a brazen liar by a judge.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 20th January 2011 Source: www...
Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station activists sentenced ? BBC News
Posted on January 21, 2011“Two activists who planned to shut down a power station in Nottinghamshire have been given community orders.” Full story BBC News, 18th January 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Barclays? £60m compensation bill ? BBC News
Posted on January 21, 2011“Thousands of people investing their retirement savings were given poor advice by Barclays, which must now pay millions of pounds in compensation.” Full story BBC News, 18th January 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Koran-protest US pastor Terry Jones banned from UK ? Daily Telegraph
Posted on January 21, 2011“The American pastor who sparked a global controversy when he threatened to burn the Koran has been banned from entering Britain by the Home Office.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 19th January Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Dog row shooting neighbour jailed for 18 years ? BBC News
Posted on January 21, 2011“A man who shot his neighbours in a row over their Rottweiler-mastiff dog has been jailed for 18 years.” Full story BBC News, 21st January 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rochdale child rapist Neil Traynor jailed indefinitely ? BBC News
Posted on January 21, 2011“A 35-year-old man has been jailed indefinitely for sexually abusing two young girls in Rochdale.” Full story BBC News, 21st January 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Terror suspect Abid Naseer US extradition approved ? BBC News
Posted on January 21, 2011“A judge in London has approved the extradition to the US of an alleged al-Qaeda operative accused of planning attacks in the UK and America.” Full story BBC News, 21st January 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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