March 2010 – Page 17 – Current Awareness

Key and another v Key and others – WLR Daily

Posted March 11th, 2010 in bereavement, law reports, mental health, probate, wills by sally

Key and another v Key and others [2010] EWHC 408 (Ch); [2010] WLR (D) 69

“Although affective disorder such as depression, including that caused by bereavement, was more likely to affect powers of decision-making than comprehension, the effect of bereavement on a testator’s mind was a factor to be taken into account when deciding whether he had capacity to make a will and was capable of impairing testamentary capacity.”

WLR Daily, 9th March 2010

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.

Vercoe and others v Rutland Fund Management Ltd and others – WLR Daily

Posted March 11th, 2010 in confidentiality, damages, law reports by sally

Vercoe and others v Rutland Fund Management Ltd and others [2010] EWHC 424 (Ch); [2010] WLR (D) 68

“Where a claim was based on breach of obligations of confidentiality, the claimant did not have a complete discretion to choose between claiming an award of damages assessed by reference to the notional reasonable price which the defendant should have paid to buy release from the rights in respect of the relevant confidential information and claiming an account of profits.”

WLR Daily, 9th March 2010

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.

Launch of new “Centre for Law, Justice & Journalism” at City University, London – speech by Mr Justice Eady

Posted March 11th, 2010 in speeches by sally

“Launch of new ‘centre for law, justice & journalism’ at City University, 100th March 2010.”

Judiciary of England and Wales, 11th March 2010

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

ISPs, publishers and academics voice outrage at Digital Economy Bill – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 11th, 2010 in bills, copyright, internet, news by sally

“Plans to introduce a law that will force internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to websites accused of hosting copyright-infringing content have been condemned by ISPs, publishers, consumer groups, user rights groups and academics.”

OUT-LAW.com, 10th March 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

Devon firm fined for River Lowman fish-death pollution – BBC News

Posted March 11th, 2010 in fines, news, pollution by sally

“A Devon toiletries company has been fined £8,000 after admitted polluting a river in an incident which killed about 1,000 fish.”

BBC News, 10th March 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Drive-by Liverpool shooting gang jailed for life – BBC News

Posted March 11th, 2010 in firearms, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Four men have been jailed for life for the murder of a cyclist who was killed in a drive-by shooting in Liverpool.”

BBC News, 10th March 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Fraud and corruption is costing Britain £30 billion a year – The Times

Posted March 11th, 2010 in news by sally

“It is almost 25 years since the Roskill Report published its radical recommendations for improving the way complex fraud, corruption and financial market crimes are tackled.”

The Times, 11th March 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Legal aid lawyers told to wait for their money – The Times

Posted March 11th, 2010 in news by sally

“Jack Straw’s frustrations with the running of the £2.1 billion a year legal aid scheme were laid bare this week along with the policy clashes that have led to the demise of the body in charge.”

The Times, 11th March 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Libel laws silenced me, says Francisco Lacerda critic of lie detector system – The Times

Posted March 11th, 2010 in news by sally

“England’s libel laws have been used to silence scientific critics of lie detection technology on which the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has spent £2.4 million.”

The Times, 11th March 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Man guilty of murdering daughter, Chanelle Sasha Jones – BBC News

Posted March 11th, 2010 in murder, news, offensive weapons by sally

“A 48-year-old man has been found guilty of murdering his teenage daughter.”

BBC News, 10th March 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Under fire Greater Manchester Police failed dead woman – BBC News

Posted March 11th, 2010 in domestic violence, harassment, news, police, reports by sally

“Greater Manchester Police has been told it failed a woman murdered by her ex-boyfriend as a report graded it as one of the worst in England and Wales.”

BBC News, 11th March 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ex-Cazenove partner Malcolm Calvert guilty of insider dealing – The Guardian

Posted March 11th, 2010 in financial regulation, insider dealing, news by sally

“A former top executive at one of the City’s most prestigious banks faces jail after being found guilty of insider dealing.”

The Guardian, 10th March 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Police forces face threat of ‘racist’ label over stop and searches – The Guardian

Posted March 11th, 2010 in news, police, race discrimination, racism, reports, stop and search by sally

“Equalities watchdog warns of enforcement action against forces that excessively target people from ethnic minorities.”

The Guardian, 10th March 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Police told to tackle crime that destroys communities – The Times

Posted March 11th, 2010 in news by sally

“Police forces are failing to protect the most vulnerable people in society from antisocial behaviour, the police inspectorate has said. Chief constables were told that they must understand the toll that harassment, criminal damage and verbal abuse is taking on communities.”

The Times, 11th March 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Judges fear prisons will burst under new rules – The Times

Posted March 11th, 2010 in news by sally

“Britain’s leading criminal judges warn that a shake-up of sentencing guidelines could push prison overcrowding to crisis levels. They fear that the Sentencing Council, which comes into force next month with the aim of bringing more consistency to courts, will not curb judges’ use of custody, as hoped, but actually increase it.”

The Times, 11th March 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Criminals escaping justice due to CPS flaws, says judge – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 10th, 2010 in Crown Prosecution Service, juries, news, trials by sally

“Criminals are escaping justice because of a lack of organisation within the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), a judge said.”

Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Straw defends new identities for criminals whose lives are endangered – The Guardian

Posted March 10th, 2010 in anonymity, media, news by sally

“The justice secretary, Jack Straw, today launched a robust defence of giving a new identity to criminals such as Jon Venables when they face the serious possibility of being killed or injured on their release.”

The Guardian, 10th March 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Jack Straw announces legal aid funding for survivors of 7/7 attack – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 10th, 2010 in inquests, legal aid, Ministry of Justice, news, terrorism by sally

“The Ministry of Justice has today announced that legal aid funding will be provided to survivors of the 7/7 bombings.”

Ministry of Justice, 10th March 2010

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Ruling confirms London as divorce payout capital – The Independent

Posted March 10th, 2010 in divorce, financial provision, foreign jurisdictions, news by sally

“London’s reputation as the divorce payout capital of the world was reinforced by the Supreme Court today.”

The Independent, 10th March 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

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