Law Lords overturn ruling on rebel cleric – The Times
“Radical cleric Abu Qatada can be deported, despite fears he could face torture, a court ruled today. ”
The Times, 18th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Month: February 2009
Elgafaji and another v Staatssecretaris van Justitie – WLR Daily
Elgafaji and another v Staatssecretaris van Justitie (Case C-465/07); [2009] WLR (D) 59
“For a person to be eligible for subsidiary protection status on the ground that there was a serious and individual threat to his life, it was not essential for him to prove that he was specifically targeted, but it could exceptionally be sufficient for such a threat to be established by a high level of indiscriminate violence in the country in question.”
WLR Daily, 17th February 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Chandler v Camden London Borough Council; Chandler v Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families – WLR Daily
“A parent of school age children could not be classed as an ‘economic operator’ and did not therefore have sufficient standing under European and domestic rules on public procurement to bring a claim for judicial review of a decision of the Secretary State to approve an expression of interest by a sponsor of an academy under s 482 of the Education Act 1996 (as substituted by s 65(1) of the Education Act 2002). The protection conferred by the procurement regime created by the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/5) could only be invoked in private law proceedings by affected economic operators.”
WLR Daily, 17th February 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
In re Charit-Email Technology Partnership LLP; Vermillion International Investments Ltd v Charit-Email Technology Partnership LLP – WLR Daily
“Although the interests and liabilities of a member of a limited liability partnership were different from those of a contributory to a limited company and those differences might lead to some changes in practice so far as petitions to wind them up were concerned, a person seeking to exercise a right to appear and be heard in court proceedings, whether as creditor or contributory, should at least claim to be a member of the class on whom that right was conferred.”
WLR Daily, 17th February 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Ugiagbe v Southwark London Borough Council – Times Law Reports
Ugiagbe v Southwark London Borough Council
Court of Appeal
“Failure to follow informal advice to go to a local housing authority’s homeless persons unit when threatened with eviction, did not make an applicant intentionally homeless.”
The Times, 18th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Surveillance will cost more than £34 billion say Convention on Modern Liberty – The Times
“The cost of running Britain’s state-run databases over the next ten years has soared to £34 billion, according to estimates from a new campaign against what it called the surveillance society.”
The Times, 18th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Met discrimination inquiry begins – BBC News
“An inquiry into discrimination in the UK’s biggest police force is to begin.”
BBC News, 18th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Secret papers on Iraq war stolen from Eversheds lawyer on train – The Times
“Highly sensitive documents relating to the Iraq War have been stolen after being left unguarded on a train by a lawyer working for the Government, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 18th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Man accused of shaking 11-week-old baby is cleared after three year ordeal – Daily Telegraph
“A man accused of inflicting severe brain damage on an 11-week-old baby by shaking her has been cleared after a three-year ordeal.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Sex’ ad gives rise to complaints – BBC News
“Hundreds of complaints over billboard adverts featuring the word ‘sex’ in giant lettering have been upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).”
BBC News, 18th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman gets £30,000 payout from M&S after slipping on grapes – Daily Telegraph
“A woman has obtained nearly £30,000 in compensation after she slipped on two grapes and broke her shoulder in a Marks & Spencer store.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Great train robber Ronnie Biggs set to be released in July – The Guardian
“Great train robber Ronnie Biggs may walk free this summer, it emerged last night. A parole board meeting on 3 July will decide if he can be released from Norwich jail after nine and a half years in custody in the UK and more than 35 years on the run in Australia and Brazil since the £2.3m raid on the Glasgow to London mail train.”
The Guardian, 18th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Six lawyers at Raleys guilty of misconduct over £7m miners’ awards – The Times
“Three solicitors whose deal with Arthur Scargill led their firm to slice £7.7 million from compensation awards to sick coalminers were suspended yesterday for professional misconduct.”
The Times, 18th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Attorney General considering criminal investigation over Binyam Mohamed case – Daily Telegraph
“The Attorney General, Baroness Scotland, is considering launching a criminal investigation into whether MI5 agents were complicit in the alleged torture of British terror suspect Binyam Mohamed.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Law firm Fox Hayes fined almost £1m for role in share scams – The Times
“A defunct British law firm has been fined nearly £1 million for ‘recklessly’ assisting Spanish boiler rooms to defraud British investors out of millions of pounds.”
The Times, 17th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Miners’ solicitors breached code – BBC News
“Solicitors in South Yorkshire deliberately breached a code of conduct to collect £32m in fees from miners’ compensation claims, a tribunal ruled.”
BBC News, 17th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Crown Prosecution Service Swansea v Gilleeney & Anor [2009] EWCA Crim 193 (17 February 2009)
Meenan, R v [2009] EWCA Crim 140 (21 January 2009)
Berr, R (on the prosecution of) v Lowe [2009] EWCA Crim 194 (17 February 2009)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Financial Services Authority v Hayes [2009] EWCA Civ 76 (17 February 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
L v Director of Public Prosecutions [2009] EWHC 238 (Admin) (14 January 2009)
Writtle v Director of Public Prosecutions [2009] EWHC 236 (Admin) (20 January 2009)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Seele Austria GmbH Co v Tokio Marine Europe Insurance Ltd [2009] EWHC 255 (TCC) (17 February 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2009
The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Wales)(Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) (Amendment) Order 2009
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No.8) Order 2009
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2009
The Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Mosley Vs the UK – BBC News
“Privacy – who has a right to it and in what circumstances – has become one of the most contentious legal issues of our times.”
BBC News, 17th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
