Jail for 1977 bus station rapist – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for six-and-a-half years after pleading guilty to the rape of a woman at a South Yorkshire bus station 32 years ago.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 2 March 2009
Internet auction fraudster jailed – BBC News
“A man who faked his own death after conning eBay customers of £23,500 worth of goods they never received has been jailed for two years.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Spiritualist minister found guilty of murdering makeup artist wife – The Guardian
“A spiritualist minister was jailed for life today after being found guilty of murdering his makeup artist wife after she discovered he had been having an affair and calling gay chatlines.”
The Guardian, 2nd March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Flood-hit family sued by neighbours for ruining view – Daily Telegraph
“A family forced to spend a year in a caravan outside their flood-damaged home are being sued by their next door neighbours who claim it ruined the view and intruded on their privacy.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ex-restaurant boss spared prison – BBC News
“A former multi-millionaire restaurant boss has been spared jail for two offences of insider trading.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prison sentence for 122mph biker – BBC News
“A motorcyclist caught speeding at 122mph (196km/h) with his 14-year-old son riding pillion has been sentenced to six months in prison.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Crucial patent law terms are not synonymous, House of Lords rules – OUT-LAW.com
“Two concepts at the heart of patent law are not synonymous, the House of Lords has ruled. The judgment in a dispute over anti-depressant medicines is likely to clarify a complex point of patent law.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th February 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
OFT pursues first criminal action under Unfair Trading Regulations – OUT-LAW.com
“New criminal investigation powers granted to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) by consumer protection laws have been used for the first time. The OFT has conducted raids while investigating a suspected scam in Bristol.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th February 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Penny & Anor v Digital Structures Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 144 (02 March 2009)
Morgan & Anor v Hinton Organics (Wessex) Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 107 (02 March 2009)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Williams, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 107 (27 February 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Serious Organised Crime Agency v Szepietowski & Ors [2009] EWHC 344 (Ch) (27 February 2009)
Bailey v Wood & Ors [2009] EWHC 363 (Ch) (27 February 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
LG, R (on the application of) v Tom Hood School [2009] EWHC 369 (Admin) (02 March 2009)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Plumbly v Beatthatquote.Com Ltd. [2009] EWHC 321 (QB) (27 February 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1) (England) Order 2009
The Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 9 and Saving Provisions) (England) Order 2009
The Bank Administration (England and Wales) Rules 2009
The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Social Security (Habitual Residence) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Landlord Protect Ltd v St Anselm Development Co Ltd – WLR Daily
Landlord Protect Ltd v St Anselm Development Co Ltd; [2009] WLR (D) 72
“Where the landlord’s consent was required to an assignment of a lease, the landlord could not reasonably impose a condition which was designed to increase the rights he enjoyed under the headlease.”
WLR Daily, 27th February 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Office of Communications v Information Comr – WLR Daily
Office of Communications v Information Comr; [2009] WLR (D) 71
“When balancing the public interest in maintaining an exception to disclosure of environmental information against the public interest in its disclosure the correct test was to consider whether the aggregate public interest in maintaining the exception outweighed the public interest in disclosure. A benefit arising from unlawful use of disclosed information could be taken into account as an aspect of the public interest in disclosure.”
WLR Daily, 27th February 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Dobson v Thames Water Utilities Ltd – WLR Daily
Dobson v Thames Water Utilities Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 28; [2009] WLR (D) 70
“Where a court was considering an award of damages to an occupier of land for loss of amenity following transitory nuisance the actual impact on the occupier was relevant. An award would normally constitute just satisfaction to the occupier and no further compensation was due under s 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998.”
WLR Daily, 27th February 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Office of Fair Trading v Abbey National plc and others – WLR Daily
Office of Fair Trading v Abbey National plc and others [2009] EWCA Civ 116; [2009] WLR (D) 69
“Terms in standard form contracts between bank and customer providing for relevant charges when a customer gave instructions for payment but had insufficient funds in his current account were not exempt from assessment as to fairness under reg 6(2) of the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999.”
WLR Daily, 27th February 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
G and S Brough Ltd v Salvage Wharf Ltd and Another – Times Law Reports
G and S Brough Ltd v Salvage Wharf Ltd and Another
Court of Appeal
“A property owner who made an agreement with a developer as to his prescriptive rights to light in respect of a development which would have had a minimal impact on the light to that property, did not lose those rights to light, so that a developer whose later redevelopment would extinguish those rights to light could not rely on the earlier agreement to defeat the owner’s rights.”
The Times, 2nd March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 from the date of publication.
Landlord Protect Ltd v St Anselm Development Co Ltd – Times Law Reports
Landlord Protect Ltd v St Anselm Development Co Ltd
Court of Appeal
“Where the head landlord’s consent was required to an assignment of a lease, he could not reasonably impose a condition which was designed to increase the rights he enjoyed under the headlease.”
The Times, 2nd March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 from the date of publication.
Police to study case for pardoning football fan – The Independent
“The prospect of a pardon for Michael Shields increased last night when the Justice Secretary Jack Straw revealed that he has asked Merseyside Police to examine the case.”
The Independent, 28th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Community sentences laughed at, report finds – Daily Telegraph
“Community sentences are ‘laughed at’ because offenders who breach them are not punished harshly enough, according to a study by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies at King’s College, London.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Rules eased for second parent in IVF births – The Guardian
“Lesbian couples and single women who have children through IVF will be able to name almost any adult as the second parent, under a law coming into force next month.”
The Guardian, 2nd March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Terror suspect controls face biggest challenge yet from law lords – The Times
“The control orders regime for restricting the movements of terror suspects faces its biggest challenge before Britain’s highest court today.”
The Times, 2nd March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
