Month: February 2010
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Communications Act 2003 (Disclosure of Information) Order 2010
The Asian Development Bank (Further Payments to Capital Stock) Order 2010
The Pharmacy Order 2010 (Commencement No. 1) Order of Council 2010
The General Pharmaceutical Council (Constitution) Order 2010
Source: www.opsi.co.uk
R (Ghai) v Newcastle upon Tyne City Council (Ramgharia Gurdwara, Hitchin and others intervening) – WLR Daily
“The aims of the provisions of the Cremation Act 1902 were to ensure that cremations were subject to uniform rules throughout the country, to enable the Secretary of State to regulate the manner and places in which cremations were carried out, to require a crematorium to be a building which was appropriately equipped and to ensure that a crematorium was not located near homes or roads. Further, the Act envisaged that crematoria would be constructed, so that, provided a structure was relatively permanent and substantial so that it could properly be said to have been constructed and provided it could normally be so described, the structure would be a ‘building’ within s 2 giving that word its natural and wide meaning.”
WLR Daily, 12th 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.
Byers and Others v Yacht Bull Corporation and Another – Times Law Reports
Byers and Others v Yacht Bull Corporation and Another
Chancery Division
“The court had no jurisdiction to hear a claim by English liquidators to beneficial ownership of a yacht acquired by money from Madoff Securities International Ltd.”
The Times, 15th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Bar Council Chairman Calls for Protection for Legal Aid at Vienna Conference – The Bar Council
“Speaking in Vienna today at the 38th Annual Conference of European Bar Leaders, the Chairman of the Bar, Nicholas Green QC said the latest round of proposed cuts in criminal legal aid in England and Wales, coupled with the absence of a clear strategic vision for the future of legal aid were placing the country’s justice system at risk.”
The Bar Council, 12th February 2010
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Number of court cases involving Human Rights Act rises by a third – The Times
“Terrorism and deportation cases have fuelled the first rise for seven years in court cases using the Human Rights Act, figures published today show.”
The Times, 15th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BNP votes to scrap whites-only policy – The Guardian
“The British National party today voted to scrap its whites-only membership policy in a move dismissed by anti-racist campaigners as ‘cosmetic’. At an extraordinary general meeting held in Essex, members of the far-right party voted in favour of changes to its constitution that would theoretically allow black and Asian people to join.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Serious and Organised Crime Agency turns spotlight on police corruption – The Guardian
“The Serious and Organised Crime Agency is assessing the scale of corruption within the British police after concerns were raised by senior internal investigators, the Guardian can reveal.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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
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
