Men jailed over Blackpool flat stab murder – BBC News
“Two men have been jailed after being found guilty of murdering a man in his Lancashire home.”
BBC News, 12th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 12 February 2010
Ruthless ‘inseparable trio’ jailed for life – The Independent
“An ‘inseparable trio of hardcore criminal gang members’ who stole more than £1 million from a Securitas van and conspired to murder a 40-year-old man were jailed for life today.”
The Independent, 12th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
County Durham torture murderer jailed for life – BBC News
“A man convicted of helping torture to death his ex-lover’s partner in County Durham has been sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum of 20 years.”
BBC News, 12th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex Cookham Wood inmate wins cancer damages case – BBC News
“A woman who developed breast cancer while in prison has won a High Court negligence claim after medical staff failed to diagnose the disease.”
BBC News, 12th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Student jailed for G20 window smashing – The Independent
“A student who threw a computer monitor through a bank window as part of last year’s G20 protests was jailed for two-and-a-half years today.”
The Independent, 12th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Pubs win court battle over music charges – The Independent
“The catering trade and retailers won their court battle today over the charges they pay for playing recorded music. High Court judge Mr Justice Arnold upheld a ruling from a Copyright Tribunal which the Institute of Licensing said will mean pubs, hotels and restaurants across Britain will now receive up to £20 million in refunds.”
The Independent, 12th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Woman lied over rape claims against ‘mystery stalker’ – The Guardian
“A woman was today found guilty of perverting the course of justice by telling police she had been raped twice and harassed by a mystery stalker.”
The Guardian, 12th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bodies subjected to ICO audit will escape immediate fines – OUT-LAW.com
“Privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said that it will not use new powers to fine organisations for data protection law breaches if those breaches are discovered as part of one of its audits.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th February 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
BW Gas AS v JAS Shipping Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 68 (11 February 2010)
Kulkarni v Manor Credit (Davenham) Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 69 (11 February 2010)
Humphreys v Revenue and Customs [2010] EWCA Civ 56 (11 February 2010)
Ewing v Director of Public Prosecutions & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 70 (11 February 2010)
Barber v London Borough of Croydon [2010] EWCA Civ 51 (11 February 2010)
West Sussex County Council v Russell [2010] EWCA Civ 71 (12 February 2010)
Eweida v British Airways Plc [2010] EWCA Civ 80 (12 February 2010)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Thomas & Ors, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 148 (11 February 2010)
Khalisadar v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 147 (11 February 2010)
Khatun v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 138 (11 February 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
BA employee Nadia Eweida loses crucifix compensation appeal – The Times
“A British Airways employee who was told to cover a Christian cross pedant that she wore around her neck lost her appeal against the airline today.”
The Times, 12th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Blaenavon woman jailed after dog injunction – BBC News
“A woman who breached an injunction banning her from keeping dogs at her home has been handed a prison sentence.”
BBC News, 11th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Last of heroin ring are sentenced – BBC News
“The last seven members of a drugs gang who conspired to transport heroin with a street value of £700,000 into south Wales have been sentenced.”
BBC News, 11th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fine of £35,000 for Lincolnshire plant in arm crushing – BBC News
“A food manufacturing company has been fined £35,000 after an employee’s arm was crushed in machinery at a Lincolnshire plant.”
BBC News, 11th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Gibson & Ors v Sheffield City Council [2010] EWCA Civ 63 (10 February 2010)
Online Catering Ltd v Acton & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 58 (10 February 2010)
Midgulf International Ltd v Groupe Chimique Tunisien [2010] EWCA Civ 66 (10 February 2010)
Bascetta & Anor v Abbey National Plc [2010] EWCA Civ 62 (10 February 2010)
Ghai, R (on the application of) v Newcastle City Council & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 59 (10 February 2010)
Humphreys v Revenue and Customs [2010] EWCA Civ 56 (11 February 2010)
Barber v London Borough of Croydon [2010] EWCA Civ 51 (11 February 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Irish Reel Productions Ltd v Capitol Films Ltd [2010] EWHC 180 (Ch) (10 February 2010)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Tarkin AG v Thames Steel UK Ltd [2010] EWHC 207 (Comm) (10 February 2010)
Titan Steel Wheels Ltd v The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc [2010] EWHC 211 (Comm) (11 February 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Pedal Bicycles (Safety) Regulations 2010
The School Finance (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Immigration and Nationality (Cost Recovery Fees) Regulations 2010
The Poultry Compartments (Fees) (England) Order 2010
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2010
The National Health Service (Quality Accounts) Regulations 2010
The National Savings Bank (Amendment of Obligation of Secrecy Provisions) Regulations 2010
The Welfare Reform Act 2009 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitory Provision) Order 2010
The Authorised Investment Funds (Tax) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Online Catering Ltd v Acton and another – WLR Daily
Online Catering Ltd v Acton and another [2010] EWCA Civ 58; [2010] WLR (D) 35
“The Bills of Sale Acts did not apply to companies. Accordingly, a party would not succeed in establishing that a contract was unenforceable for want of registration under the Acts if the relevant contracting party was a company.”
WLR Daily, 11th February 2010
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.
Midgulf International Ltd v Groupe Chimique Tunisien – WLR Daily
Midgulf International Ltd v Groupe Chimique Tunisien [2010] EWCA Civ 66; [2010] WLR (D) 34
“Where the court had found that there was a valid contract governed by English law to conduct arbitration of disputes in England, it would be inappropriate for one party to the contract to seek a foreign court to declare that there was no such agreement and the English Court could restrain that party who had submitted to the jurisdiction of English court from instituting or continuing the action in the foreign court contrary to the arbitration agreement.”
WLR Daily, 11th February 2010
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.
Irish Reel Productions Ltd v Capitol Films Ltd – WLR daily
Irish Reel Productions Ltd v Capitol Films Ltd [2010] EWHC 180 (Ch); [2010] WLR (D) 33
“Where a person presented a winding up petition and appeared at the hearing of an administration application the court had jurisdiction to order that the costs of prosecuting the petition were payable as an expense of the administration.”
WLR Daily, 11th February 2010
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 G (A Child) (Special Guardianship Order: Application for leave to apply to discharge) – WLR Daily
“When a court was considering an application for leave to apply to discharge a special guardianship order pursuant to s 14D(5) of the Children Act 1989 it was important to adopt the correct approach to the question whether there had been a ‘change in circumstances’ for the purposes of that provision.”
WLR Daily, 11th February 2010
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.
R (Mohamed) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Guardian News and Media Ltd and others intervening) – WLR Daily
“As a general principle, the principles of freedom of expression, democratic accountability and the rule of law were integral to the principle of open justice, so that, where litigation had occurred and judgment given, any disapplication of the open justice principle (which included the ordinary right of all the parties to the litigation to know the reasons for the court’s decision) had to be rigidly contained. It should be rare for the court to order that any part of the reasoning in its judgment which had lead it to its conclusion should be redacted, and any such order should be made only in extreme cases.”
WLR Daily, 11th February 2010
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.
