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BAILII: Recent Deicisions

Posted on November 03, 2010
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Williams, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 2552 (02 November 2010) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Chadwick v Hollingsworth [2010] EWCA Civ 1210 (02 November 2010) Crosstown Music Company 1 LLC v Rive Droite Music Ltd & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 1222 (02 November 2010) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) McLaughlin [...

Why big brand legal services are bad news for solicitors ? The Guardian

Posted on November 03, 2010
“As the AA and Saga launch online portals, more than half of law firms say they expect to lose work to non-lawyer competitors.” Full story The Guardian, 2nd November 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on November 03, 2010
The Education (Listed Bodies) (England) Order 2010 The Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) (Amendment) Order 2010 The Children and Adoption Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2010 Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

R (Veolia ES Nottinghamshire Ltd) v Nottinghamshire County Council (Shlomo Dowen and The Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service for England, interested parties) ? WLR Daily

Posted on November 03, 2010
R (Veolia ES Nottinghamshire Ltd) v Nottinghamshire County Council (Shlomo Dowen and The Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service for England, interested parties) [2010] WLR (D) 273 “The right of ‘persons interested’ under section 15(1) of the Audit Commission Act 1998 to inspect the accounts to be audited and all books, [...

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White v Davenham Trust Ltd ? WLR Daily

Posted on November 03, 2010
White v Davenham Trust Ltd [2010] EWHC 2748 (Ch); [2010] WLR (D) 272 “The mere existence of a secured remedy against another party was not a substantial ground for refusing to allow a creditor to pursue a remedy in bankruptcy against a surety.” WLR Daily, 2nd November 2010 Source: www...

Red tape swamping the criminal justice system, warns watchdog ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on November 03, 2010
“Red tape swamping police and prosecutors is at ‘unacceptable’ levels, a watchdog warned today as it revealed officers and officials have to go through 1,000 different steps just to deal with a simple burglary.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 3rd November 2010 Source: www...

Call to scrap jury trials for lesser offences ? The Independent

Posted on November 03, 2010
“Scrapping the right to a jury trial for lesser offences that ‘clog up the courts’ could save �30 million a year in prosecutors’ costs alone, the Government’s victims’ commissioner said today.” Full story The Independent, 3rd November 2010 Source: www...

Stephen Timms attacker faces sentencing for attempted murder ? The Guardian

Posted on November 03, 2010
“Police believe a gifted student convicted of attempting to stab to death a former government minister for supporting the Iraq war is the first Briton to have been inspired by al-Qaida to try to assassinate a politician on British soil.” Full story The Guardian, 3rd November 2010 Source: www...

Child killer takes fight for vote to appeal court ? The Independent

Posted on November 03, 2010
“Convicted child killer Peter Chester today takes his groundbreaking fight for the right to vote to the Court of Appeal.” Full story The Independent, 3rd November 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Military justice ? BBC Law in Action

Posted on November 03, 2010
“Joshua Rozenberg asks whether recent reforms to the military justice system are sufficient to restore confidence in the way the armed forces deal with crimes committed by their own troops.” Podcast BBC Law in Action, 3rd November 2010 Source: www...

Control orders are like nothing I have experienced in my career ? The Guardian

Posted on November 03, 2010
“It should come as no surprise that Lord Macdonald, the eminent QC and former director of public prosecutions who is reporting on terror laws for the government, is strongly opposed to control orders. Lawyers do not like them. And if, like me, you have represented men trying to challenge their control orders, it is easy [...

Law Society criticises jury trial proposals as ?entirely wrong? ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on November 03, 2010
“Proposals to scrap jury trials for lesser offences were today criticised by the Law Society as ?entirely wrong?.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd November 2010 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Police marksman in inquest ?song titles? probe ? The Independent

Posted on November 02, 2010
“A police marksman responsible for shooting a lawyer dead during an armed siege faced punishment today after it emerged that he peppered evidence about his actions with song titles.” Full story The Independent, 2nd November 2010 Source: www...

Stephen Timms attacker guilty of attempted murder ? The Guardian

Posted on November 02, 2010
“Police believe a gifted student convicted today of attempting to stab to death a former government minister for supporting the Iraq war is the first Briton to have been inspired by al-Qaida to assassinate a politician on British soil.” Full story The Guardian, 2nd November 2010 Source: www...

Derrick Bird Cumbria killings ? gun rules may change ? BBC News

Posted on November 02, 2010
“Changes to national firearms licensing have been recommended after a review into the Derrick Bird killings.” Full story BBC News, 2nd November 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on November 02, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Springwell Navigation Corporation v JP Morgan Chase Bank & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 1221 (01 November 2010) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Thomas v Clydesdale Bank Plc (t/a Yorkshire Bank) [2010] EWHC 2755 (QB) (01 November 2010) Gulf International Bank v Al Ittefaq Steel Products Co & Ors [2010] EWHC [...

Courts launch crackdown on fine dodgers ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on November 02, 2010
“People who try to avoid paying court fines across England and Wales will be targeted in a month-long campaign launched by Her Majesty?s Courts Service (HMCS) today.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 1st November 2010 Source: www.justice.gov...

Landlords face fines for energy inefficiency ? The Guardian

Posted on November 02, 2010
“The government is to beef up legislation forcing landlords to pay a fine if they rent properties without proper insulation.” Full story The Guardian, 2nd November 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Law firms bring non-executives on board ahead of legal changes ? The Guardian

Posted on November 02, 2010
“Headhunters spot new trend in law firms hunting for directors with non-legal backgrounds as pressure over corporate governance increases.” Full story The Guardian, 1st November 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Government may restrict unfair dismissal claim rights ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on November 02, 2010
“The Government’s new advisor on small businesses could recommend an increase in the length of time employees have to work before being allowed to bring unfair dismissal claims.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 1st November 2010 Source: www...

Portsmouth hospital kidney donor claims �14m damages ? BBC News

Posted on November 02, 2010
“A man who nearly died during an operation to donate a kidney to his sick father is claiming High Court damages of more than �14m.” Full story BBC News, 1st November 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Prisoners to get the right to vote ? The Guardian

Posted on November 02, 2010
“Coalition set to confirm it is ready to change law to remove voting ban on more than 70,000 inmates of British jails.” Full story The Guardian, 2nd November 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

White couples ?will be able to adopt black children more easily? ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on November 02, 2010
“White couples will be able to adopt black and Asian children more easily under Government plans, it has been disclosed.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 2nd November 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

BNP members to be barred from teaching ? The Guardian

Posted on November 02, 2010
“Headteachers are to be given the power to dismiss teachers who are members of the BNP or other groups which have an ‘extremist tenor’.” Full story The Guardian, 2nd November 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Couple ?doomed? to be turned down as foster carers, court told ? The Guardian

Posted on November 02, 2010
“High court asked to clarify whether views on homosexuality are compatible with fostering children.” Full story The Guardian, 1st November 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Legal bid to stop export of ?execution drug? ? The Independent

Posted on November 02, 2010
“Campaigners launched legal action today in an attempt to ban the export from Britain of an anaesthetic used to execute prisoners in the United States.” Full story The Independent, 2nd November 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Lesbian couple vow to take battle for same-sex marriage to court ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on November 02, 2010
“A lesbian couple have pledged to go to court in an attempt to overturn the ban on same-sex marriages after a register office refused to grant them a civil licence.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 2nd November 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Gun control and ownership laws in the UK ? BBC News

Posted on November 02, 2010
“Derrick Bird, who shot dead 12 people in Cumbria, had held a firearms licence for 20 years.” Full story BBC News, 2nd November 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on November 01, 2010
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Capital Requirements (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Seed Marketing Regulations 2010 Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on November 01, 2010
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) F, R v [2010] EWCA Crim 2243 (17 September 2010) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Clarke & Ors v Get Training Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 1213 (29 October 2010) Veolia ES Nottinghamshire Ltd v Nottinghamshire County Council & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 1214 (29 October 2010) Source: www...

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