Time to debate how we can sustain access to justice for the poor – The Guardian
“Securing legal advice for all in a time of austerity puts a responsibility on everyone in the profession.”
The Guardian, 23rd June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Month: June 2010
Kent bug scandal NHS boss awarded damages – BBC News
“The former boss of a Kent NHS trust where 90 people died in a superbug outbreak has been awarded more than £190,000 in damages.”
BBC News, 24th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man in Blair and Brown murder threat jailed – BBC News
“A man who urged Muslims to assassinate Tony Blair and Gordon Brown has been jailed for five years.”
BBC News, 24th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fraudster claimed disability benefits while playing football – Daily Telegraph
“A man who claimed benefits worth thousands of pounds by saying he could not walk without a stick was caught on camera running around a pitch playing football.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th June 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Rangzieb Ahmed to appeal terrorism conviction – The Guardian
“Media organisations want appeal of Manchester man, who complained that MI5 was complicit in his torture in Pakistan, to be heard in open court.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Pankina [2010] EWCA Civ 719 (23 June 2010)
Khader v Aziz & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 716 (23 June 2010)
Annulment Funding Company Ltd v Cowey & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 711 (23 June 2010)
Sugar v The British Broadcasting Commission & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 715 (23 June 2010)
AET Inc Ltd v Arcadia Petroleum Ltd “Eagle Valencia” [2010] EWCA Civ 713 (23 June 2010)
Secretary of State for Work & Pensions v Deane [2010] EWCA Civ 699 (23 June 2010)
Prebble v Costa [2010] EWCA Civ 717 (23 June 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Re L [2010] EWHC 1531 (Admin) (23 June 2010)
Herdman & Ors v City of Westminster Magistrates Court [2010] EWHC 1533 (Admin) (23 June 2010)
High Court (Family Division)
M v V [2010] EWHC 1453 (Fam) (23 June 2010)
High Court (Patents Court)
KCI Licensing Inc & Ors v Smith & Nephew Plc & Ors [2010] EWHC 1487 (Pat) (23 June 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Enterprise Managed Services Ltd v McFadden Utilities Ltd [2010] EWHC 1506 (TCC) (23 June 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The M4 Motorway (Rogiet Toll Plaza, Monmouthshire) (50 mph Speed Limit) Regulations 2010
The Health Protection (Part 2A Orders) (Wales) Regulations 2010
The Health Protection (Local Authority Powers) (Wales) Regulations 2010
The Health Protection (Notification) (Wales) Regulations 2010
The Education (Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales) (No. 2) Order 2010
The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 7) Regulations 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Timbrell v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – WLR Daily
Timbrell v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2010] EWCA Civ 701; [2010] WLR (D) 155
The Gender Recognition Act 2004 did not have retrospective effect, and since the United Kingdom had failed to implement the relevant Community law Directive within the time permitted so far as concerned acquired gender and rights to pensions, an individual could invoke the Directive as its provisions were unconditional and precise.”
WLR Daily, 23rd June 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.
Secretary of State for the Home Department v AP (No 2) – WLR Daily
Secretary of State for the Home Department v AP (No 2) [2010] UKSC 26; [2010] WLR (D) 154
“The public interest in publishing a full report of control order proceedings, identifying the suspected terrorist involved, had to give way to the need to protect the suspected terrorist from the risk of violence in circumstances where he was required to live in a town in which there were considerable community tensions and racist attacks on members of the Muslim community had taken place.”
WLR Daily, 23rd June 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.
Ex-solicitor general Vera Baird given six-month driving ban – The Independent
“A former solicitor general who sped down a motorway at almost 100mph was banned from driving for six months today. Top flight QC and former MP Vera Baird, 60, used all her eloquence in court in an attempt to preserve her licence. But magistrates at Pontypridd, south Wales, dismissed her lengthy arguments after she admitted driving at 98mph on the M4 near Miskin.”
The Independent, 23rd June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Probation staff admit to serious failures over sex offenders – The Guardian
“Probation officers have admitted to lacking the skills and training necessary to protect the public from sex offenders, according to an independent investigation into the police and probation services.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2010
Source: www.gaurdian.co.uk
Tube strike on after court refuses injunction – The Independent
“A 48-hour strike by London Underground maintenance workers will go ahead tonight after the High Court refused to grant an injunction preventing the stoppage.”
The Independent, 23rd June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Boy rapist’s life sentence reduced on appeal – BBC News
“A 12-year-old County Durham schoolboy who raped his teacher has had his life sentence reduced on appeal.”
BBC News, 23rd June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fundamental look at legal aid system begins – Ministry of Justice
“The government today announced a fundamental look at the legal aid system, designed to create a stable and sustainable system providing access to justice for those who need it most.”
Ministry of Justice, 23rd June 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Stamford restaurant faces £50,000 fine – UK Border Agency
“Five illegal workers have been caught in Stamford by our officers.”
UK Border Agency, 21st June 2010
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Government reinstates Equality Act timetable – OUT-LAW.com
“Last week we reported that the Government Equality Office had withdrawn the published timetable for implementing the Equality Act.
Now the GEO has reinstated the original timetable, saying that ‘the Government Equalities Office continues to work on the basis of the previously announced timetable, which envisaged commencement of the Act’s core provisions in October 2010’.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd June 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Workers may find discrimination claims for depression easier after EAT ruling – OUT-LAW.com
“Workers who claim disability discrimination on account of depression should have their cases assessed by the effect of their condition rather than on the basis of strict medical diagnosis, the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 21st June 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Consultations on local courts published – Ministry of Justice
“Ministers announced today proposals to modernise and improve the use of courts in England and Wales.”
Ministry of Justice, 23rd June 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Court to rule on men’s bid to avoid extradition – The Independent
“The High Court rules today on a bid by five young men to avoid extradition to Greece where they are wanted in relation to a savage attack on a footballer outside a Crete nightclub.”
The Independent, 23rd June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
