Council rejection of bungled electronic tender was fair, says High Court – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 18th, 2009 in news, tenders by sally

“A building firm which forgot to attach files to its electronic tender for work has failed in its attempt to force a local authority to consider its bid. The High Court has said that the local authority did not have to accept the mistaken tender.”

Full story

OUT-LAW.com, 14th May 2009

Source: www.out-law.com

House competition draw to go ahead after Gambling Commission probe – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 18th, 2009 in gambling, news by sally

“A controversial competition to win a house that was halted by the Gambling Commission has been allowed to proceed.”

Full story

OUT-LAW.com, 14th May 2009

Source: www.out-law.com

G20 protesters issue legal threat – BBC News

Posted May 18th, 2009 in demonstrations, judicial review, news, police by sally

“Solicitors representing G20 protesters are warning the Metropolitan Police they may seek a judicial review of the tactics used at the summit.”

Full story

BBC News, 18th May 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted May 18th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

OT (A Child), Re [2009] EWCA Civ 409 (14 May 2009)

Secretary of State for Defence v Smith, R (on the application of) [2009] EWCA Civ 441 (18 May 2009)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Divison)

Girma & Ors, R. v (Rev 1) [2009] EWCA Crim 912 (15 May 2009)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Taylor v HMP Wandsworth & Ors [2009] EWHC 1020 (Admin) (15 May 2009)

Spanovic v Government of Croatia & Anor [2009] EWHC 723 (Admin) (15 May 2009)

Shylolibavan v SSHD [2009] EWHC 1067 (Admin) (15 May 2009)

Chas Storer Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government & Anor [2009] EWHC 1071 (Admin) (15 May 2009)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Hayim & Ors v Couch [2009] EWHC 1040 (Ch) (15 May 2009)

Insurancewide.Com Services Ltd v HM Revenue & Customs [2009] EWHC 999 (Ch) (15 May 2009)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Petroplus Marketing AG v Shell Trading International Ltd [2009] EWHC 1024 (Comm) (14 May 2009)

High Court (Patents Court)

Leo Pharma (a/s Leo Laboratories Ltd) v Sandoz Ltd [2009] EWHC 996 (Pat) (15 May 2009)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Barr & Ors v Biffa Waste Services Ltd [2009] EWHC 1033 (TCC) (15 May 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted May 18th, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Companies Act 2006 (Amendment of Schedule 2) (No. 2) Order 2009

The Building and Approved Inspectors (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Housing Renewal Grants (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2009

The Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2009

The Purity Criteria for Colours, Sweeteners and Miscellaneous Food Additives (Wales) Regulations 2009

The Traffic Management Act 2004 (Commencement No. 3) (Wales) Order 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Francois v Hutchison 3G UK Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted May 18th, 2009 in employment tribunals, estoppel, law reports by sally

Francois v Hutchison 3G UK Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 405; [2009] WLR (D) 154

“On an application to review a decision rejecting a claim form for procedural non-compliance, where the claimant’s grounds included administrative error and the interests of justice, an employment judge should not limit his consideration to administrative error, but should consider whether, in all the circumstances, the interests of justice required a review.”

WLR Daily, 15th May 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.

Statement on amendments to the Coroners and Justice Bill – Ministry of Justice

Posted May 18th, 2009 in coroners, inquests, juries, press releases by sally

“Jack Straw has made a written ministerial statement concerning amendments to the Coroners and Justice Bill.”

Full statement

Ministry of Justice, 15th May 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Consumer Remedies for Faulty Goods – Law Commission

Posted May 18th, 2009 in consumer protection, press releases, sale of goods by sally

“In November 2008 the Law Commission published jointly with the Scottish Law Commission a consultation paper on consumer remedies for faulty goods. Appendix C (the European Consumer Centre Questionnaire) and Appendix D (the Comparative Section) to the consultation paper are also available.  We published an executive summary and a press release. On 13 May 2009, we published a summaryof the 53 responses we received to the consultation.  An overview and press release are also available.”

Full press release

Law Commission, 14th May 2009

Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk

Tough new regulations for immigration advisers – UK Border Agency

Posted May 18th, 2009 in immigration, press releases by sally

“Tougher new rules to tackle rogue immigration advisers are to be launched by the Government, the Home Office announced today.”

Full press release

UK Border Agency, 14th May 2009

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Barristers Urge Peers to Strengthen Support for Bereaved Families in Coroners and Justice Bill – The Bar Council

Posted May 18th, 2009 in inquests, press releases by sally

“Bereaved families should have access to legal representation at inquests, the Bar Council and the Criminal Bar Association have told the House of Lords.”

Full press release

The Bar Council, 18th May 2009

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Human Rights Act will hamper soldiers in action, warns MoD – Independent on Sunday

Posted May 18th, 2009 in armed forces, human rights, news by sally

“The Ministry of Defence is bracing itself for defeat with a landmark court ruling tomorrow on whether Britain’s soldiers, sailors and airmen should be protected under the Human Rights Act while they serve abroad.”

Full story

Independent on Sunday, 17th May 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

MoD loses soldiers’ rights appeal – The Independent

Posted May 18th, 2009 in armed forces, human rights, news by sally

“Soldiers serving abroad are protected by Human Rights laws, the Court of Appeal ruled today in a controversial landmark judgment.”

Full story

The Independent, 18th May 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

CCTV schemes in city and town centres have little effect on crime, says report – The Guardian

Posted May 18th, 2009 in closed circuit television, crime, news by sally

“The use of closed-circuit television in city and town centres and public housing estates does not have a significant effect on crime, according to Home Office-funded research to be distributed to all police forces in England and Wales this summer.”

Full story

The Guardian, 18th May 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Rise in use of drug tests to sack staff without redundancy pay – The Guardian

Posted May 18th, 2009 in dismissal, drug abuse, news, redundancy by sally

“Employers are increasingly using drug testing to get rid of staff without having to make redundancy payouts, as a way of ­cutting costs during the recession, a ­charity has said.”

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The Guardian, 18th May 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Iraqi looters awarded £1m compensation – Sunday Telegraph

Posted May 18th, 2009 in armed forces, compensation, Iraq, news by sally

“Nine Iraqi civilians who were abused by British troops have been awarded almost £1 million in compensation, it can be revealed.”

Full story

Sunday Telegraph, 17th May 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Plans for US-style community courts scrapped because of lack of cash – The Times

Posted May 18th, 2009 in criminal justice, news, rehabilitation by sally

“Plans to create American-style community justice courts in which judges engage directly with offenders and take charge of their rehabilitation have been dropped.”

Full story

The Times, 18th May 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Thousands of criminal suspects to be tried in virtual courts – The Times

Posted May 18th, 2009 in live link evidence, news by sally

“Thousands of criminal suspects will lose the right to appear in court and be brought instead before ‘virtual’ courts conducted via video links under plans before Parliament next week.”

Full story

The Times, 18th May 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Watchdog to examine bank advertising – The Observer

Posted May 18th, 2009 in advertising, banking, news by sally

“The Advertising Standards Authority is planning to launch an investigation into banks and building societies which offer accounts that appear to offer good savings rates when in fact they pay little more than zero interest.”

Full story

The Observer, 17th May 2009

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/

Database of all children launched – BBC News

Posted May 18th, 2009 in children, data protection, news by sally

“A controversial database which holds the details of every child in England has now become available for childcare professionals to access.”

Full story

BBC News, 17th May 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Report clears MI5 and police of 7/7 blunders – The Observer

Posted May 18th, 2009 in intelligence services, news, police, terrorism by sally

“A report into the counter-terrorism operations of MI5 and the police in the run-up to the 7/7 bombings will conclude they could have done little more to prevent the atrocities.”

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The Observer, 17th May 2009

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk