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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on August 28, 2009
High Court (Chancery Division) First Conferences Services Ltd & Anor v Bracchi & Anor [2009] EWHC 2176 (Ch) (26 August 2009) Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (No 2), Re [2009] EWHC 2141 (Ch) (21 August 2009) Source: www.bailii.org

Police chiefs in court over abuse of speeding exemption ? The Independent

Posted on August 28, 2009
“Two senior police officers are to appear before magistrates today over claims they abused their positions to avoid speeding fines.” Full story The Independent, 28th August 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on August 28, 2009
The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2009 The Street Works (Qualifications of Supervisors and Operatives) (England) Regulations 2009 Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Pensioner to be sentenced for poisoning wife?s tea ? The Independent

Posted on August 28, 2009
“A pensioner who poured mercury into his estranged wife’s cup of tea to win her back by nursing her back to health will be sentenced later today.” Full story The Independent, 28th August 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

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Law student wins four-year case to have exam marks upgraded ? The Times

Posted on August 28, 2009
“A law student who refused to accept the results of her final examinations has won a four-year legal battle to have her marks upgraded.” Full story The Times, 28th August 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Women more likely to be victims of domestic violence, but more likely to be arrested ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 28, 2009
“Women are three times as likely to be arrested over domestic violence allegations than men, even though they are more often the victims.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 28th August 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Sex attack deportation man jailed ? BBC News

Posted on August 28, 2009
“A convicted sex attacker who assaulted two women after he should have been deported has been jailed.” Full story BBC News, 27th August 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on August 28, 2009
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) McLaughlin & Ors v Newall [2009] EWHC 1925 (QB) (31 July 2009) High Court (Family Court) KSO v MJO & Anor [2009] EWHC 2152 (Fam) (10 August 2009) High Court (Patents Court) Molnlycke Health Care AB v Wake Forest University & Anor [2009] EWHC 2204 (Pat) (28 August 2009) Source: www...

Suspended term for tea poison man ? BBC News

Posted on August 28, 2009
“A man who poisoned his estranged wife’s tea with mercury has been given a 350-day suspended sentence.” Full story BBC News, 28th August 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man jailed for raping two 13-year-old girls ? The Independent

Posted on August 28, 2009
“A man who abducted and raped two teenage girls was jailed for 14 years today.” Full story The Independent, 28th August 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on August 28, 2009
The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No.2) (England) Order 2009 The Education (Supply of Information about the School Workforce) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Children Act 1989 (Higher Education Bursary)(England) Regulations 2009 The Education (Free School Lunches) (Child Tax Credit) (Wolverhampton City Council) [...

Six years for man who battered pensioner to death ? The Independent

Posted on August 27, 2009
“A man who battered a pensioner to death after an argument at a bus stop was today found guilty of manslaughter and jailed for six years.” Full story The Independent, 27th August 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Ex-peers ?blocked from being MPs? ? BBC News

Posted on August 27, 2009
“Jack Straw is to amend plans allowing life peers to resign from the House of Lords, to stop them standing as an MP for up to five years, it is reported.” Full story BBC News, 27th August 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

In re Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (in administration)(No 2) ? WLR Daily

Posted on August 27, 2009
In re Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (in administration)(No 2) [2009] EWHC 2141 (Ch); [2009] WLR (D) 287 “The court had no jurisdiction under Pt 26 of the Companies Act 2006 to sanction, so as to make binding on dissentients, a scheme of arrangement which had as its purpose the distribution of property held by a company [...

Regina v I (C) and others ? WLR Daily

Posted on August 27, 2009
Regina v I (C) and others; [2009] WLR (D) 286 “A judge who had conducted the case management of a long or complex case, whether or not as a preparatory hearing, had to conduct the trial in that case unless there were sufficiently compelling cause to depart from that rule...

Class actions: why are we waiting? ? The Times

Posted on August 27, 2009
“When is a class action not a class action? When it?s a collective redress scheme or a representative action or basically anything that does not sound like loony American litigation.” Full story The Times, 27th August 2009 Source: www.timesonline...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on August 27, 2009
The Non-Domestic Rating (Deferred Payments) (Wales) Regulations 2009 The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Harbour Revision Order 2009 The Assembly Learning Grants and Loans (Higher Education) (Wales) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Assembly Learning Grants (European Institutions) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Assembly Learning Grant (Further Education) Regulations 2009 The General Teaching Council for Wales (Disciplinary Functions) (Amendment No...

Co-op steals a march on Tesco in the race for legal customers ? The Times

Posted on August 27, 2009
“Forget ‘Tesco law’ ? the label now ascribed to the Big Bang that will lead to the shake-up of the legal services market in the next two years ? it?s clearly going to be Co-op law.” Full story The Times, 27th August 2009 Source: www...

Family mediation website goes live ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on August 27, 2009
“Justice Minister Bridget Prentice launches a new advice website for families involved in disputes.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 26th August 2009 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

I?m a contestant ? let me out of here I?m off to an employment tribunal ? The Times

Posted on August 27, 2009
“As the sixth series of The X Factor gets under way, the spotlight falls on the latest group of hopefuls attempting to win a recording contract. But there can be only one winner and the ordeal suffered by Susan Boyle, a contestant on Britain?s Got Talent, has intensified pressure on programme makers to offer better [...

Compensation call for consumers ? BBC News

Posted on August 27, 2009
“Consumers who lose money to underhand sales practices should be allowed to seek compensation in court, according to a watchdog.” Full story BBC News, 26th August 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Statement by the Chief Executive of the General Council of the Bar of England and Wales, The Chairman of the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales and the President of the Law Society of England and Wales ? The Bar Council

Posted on August 27, 2009
“The Chief Executive of the Bar Council of England and Wales, the Chairman of the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales and the President of the Law Society of England and Wales express their deep concern at reports of mass trials being held in Iran following the political unrest after the disputed June [...

House of Lords ?unfinished business? ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on August 27, 2009
“Reform of the House of Lords is ?unfinished business? and a fundamental part of restoring trust in politics, Jack Straw said today.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 26th August 2009 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Jack Straw raises questions about Scottish handling of Lockerbie case ? The Guardian

Posted on August 27, 2009
“Jack Straw today (26 August) became the first British minister to raise questions about the handling of the release of the Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi.” Full story The Guardian, 26th August 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Tycoon sues his ex-wife after discovering children were not his ? The Times

Posted on August 27, 2009
“A devoted father who discovered that two of his three children had been fathered by another man is suing his ex-wife for compensation.” Full story The Times, 27th August 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Laos drug conviction challenged ? BBC News

Posted on August 27, 2009
“Lawyers representing a pregnant British woman convicted of drug smuggling in Laos have demanded her release, calling her trial there ‘a sham’.” Full story BBC News, 26th August 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

The tail of legal aid cuts is wagging the dog of British justice ? The Times

Posted on August 27, 2009
“The chairman of the Bar Standards Board explains why the Legal Services Act is a rather unsatisfactory piece of legislation.” Full story The Times, 27th August 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Specialist court helps victims of domestic violence ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on August 27, 2009
“Justice Minister Bridget Prentice has met with specially-trained domestic violence legal advisers and magistrates at Grays Magistrates’ Court to congratulate them on their work helping the victims of domestic violence.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 27th August 2009 Source: www...

Gay ex-soldier angry at pay-outs ? BBC News

Posted on August 27, 2009
“A lesbian ex-soldier who won £187,000 damages after being sexually harassed has said she is ‘disgusted’ by lower payments given to injured personnel.” Full story BBC News, 27th August 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

FA to impose life bans as police scour CCTV of West Ham and Millwall violence ? The Times

Posted on August 26, 2009
“A CCTV intelligence team is scouring footage from cameras around West Ham United?s Upton Park ground to identify those involved in last night?s football violence. There have been 13 arrests in connection with the violence so far but more are expected as culprits are identified from CCTV pictures...

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