Essex dinner lady Carol Hill loses compensation bid – BBC News
“An Essex dinner lady, who was sacked after telling parents their daughter had been bullied, has lost her claim for compensation.”
BBC News, 2nd February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: February 2011
Jackson slams piecemeal civil litigation funding proposals – OUT-LAW.com
“Government proposals to modify Lord Jackson’s comprehensive package of civil litigation reforms would be a ‘disaster’, according to Lord Jackson.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd February 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
High Court rules Asbo cross dresser was wrongly jailed – BBC News
“A man who upset children by dressing up as a schoolgirl was wrongly jailed by magistrates, the High Court has ruled.”
BBC News, 2nd February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Transcripts Guide
A revised and expanded version of the Inner Temple Library’s 2006 guide to sources of transcripts will be available from February 14th as a PDF document.
Transcripts of Judicial Proceedings in England and Wales: a Guide to Sources
Compiled by Sally Mclaren
© Inner Temple Library, 2011
165 pages
The guide is intended primarily for librarians and information services staff who may need to obtain, or assist others to obtain, transcripts of the proceedings of courts and tribunals in England and Wales.
A major feature of this new edition is its greatly expanded coverage of tribunals. It is hoped that users of the guide may find this particularly useful at a time of change and transition in tribunal administration.
The guide may be purchased here:
www.innertemplelibrary.org.uk/Transcripts/TranscriptsGuide.htm
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Global Process Systems Inc & Anor v Berhad [2011] UKSC 5 (1 February 2011)
ZH (Tanzania) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] UKSC 4 (1 February 2011)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Steed v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 75 (01 February 2011)
Barclay & Ors v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 32 (01 February 2011)
Hereworth v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 74 (01 February 2011)
Welsh v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 73 (01 February 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
D’ Silva v Manchester Metropolitan University [2011] EWCA Civ 36 (01 February 2011)
FZ, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Croydon [2011] EWCA Civ 59 (01 February 2011)
Orr v Milton Keynes Council [2011] EWCA Civ 62 (01 February 2011)
Campbell & Anor v Banks & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 61 (01 February 2011)
JIH v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 42 (31 January 2011)
French v Entry Clearance Officer Kingston [2011] EWCA Civ 35 (31 January 2011)
Fortis Bank SA/NV & Anor v Indian Overseas Bank [2011] EWCA Civ 58 (31 January 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Looney v Trafigura Beheer BV [2011] EWHC 125 (Ch) (01 February 2011)
Re Digital Satellite Warranty Cover Ltd & Ors [2011] EWHC 122 (Ch) (31 January 2011)
Re Digital Satellite Warranty Cover Ltd & Ors [2011] EWHC 122 (Ch) (31 January 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Wilson & Anor v MF Global UK Ltd & Anor [2011] EWHC 138 (QB) (01 February 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Garner & Ors v Elmbridge Borough Council & Ors [2011] EWHC 86 (Admin) (31 January 2011)
High Court (Family Division)
CW & Ors v TW [2011] EWHC 76 (Fam) (01 February 2011)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Ispat Indurstries Ltd v Western Bulk PTE.Ltd [2011] EWHC 93 (Comm) (31 January 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Handling (Finance and Fees) Regulations 2011
The Export Control (Liberia) Order 2011
The Export Control (Somalia) Order 2011
The General Dental Council (Constitution of Committees) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2011
The Inheritance Tax Avoidance Schemes (Prescribed Descriptions of Arrangements) Regulations 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
In re Digital Satellite Warranty Cover Ltd and others – WLR Daily
In re Digital Satellite Warranty Cover Ltd and others [2011] EWHC 122 (Ch); [2011] WLR (D) 28
“A contract for repair or replacement only in the event of breakdown or malfunction which did not oblige the insurer to indemnify the insured for costs which the insured himself incurred fell within para (b) of class 16 Schedule 1 to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001.”
WLR Daily, 1st February 2011
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.
JIH v News Group Newspapers Ltd – WLR Daily
JIH v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 42; [2011] WLR (D) 27
“Where a claimant applied for an injunction restraining publication of private information and sought reporting restrictions, in balancing the rights of the individual to confidentiality against the public interest in freedom of expression, generally the court would either direct that the claimant’s name be anonymised but disclosure of the nature of the information was permitted, or direct that the claimant could be named but the nature of the information was not to be identified.”
WLR Daily, 1st February 2011
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.
Bar Council Calls for Restraint on EU Contract Plans – The Bar Council
“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has urged the European Commission to show restraint in considering new proposals on European contract law.”
The Bar Council, 1st February 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
The Epilim compensation case joins a dismal roll call – The Guardian
“A case by 100 families against a drug company collapsed when legal aid dried up. As the cuts bite, expect more such failures.”
The Guardian, 1st February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Camden Council driver cleared by CRB check abused child – BBC News
“A man cleared in a background check had child abuse convictions and went on to abuse a child, it has emerged.”
BBC News, 1st February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Holy man looks set to drop libel case – The Independent
“An Indian Sikh holy man who is suing a journalist in the British courts for libel has been ordered to put up quarter of million pounds in security costs in order to pursue the case further.”
The Independent, 1st February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK may be forced to give prisoners the vote in time for May elections – The Guardian
“The government may be forced to grant the vote to prisoners serving sentences less than four years by this May’s local and European elections or face substantial compensation payouts.”
The Guardian, 1st February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jack Straw hearing to end Iraq inquiry public hearings – BBC News
“Jack Straw is to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry for a third time, as its public hearings come to an end.”
BBC News, 2nd February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Landmark human rights ruling allows asylum mother to remain in UK – The Guardian
“Immigration authorities will have to listen to the views of children whose parents are facing deportation, the supreme court has said, in a landmark human rights ruling on the rights of children born to illegal immigrants.”
The Guardian, 1st February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: Full judgment: ZH (Tanzania) (FC) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
High Court challenge to Hampton Court development fails – BBC News
“A High Court bid to block plans for a hotel and flats on a derelict site on the opposite side of the Thames from Hampton Court Palace has failed.”
BBC News, 31st January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jones v Jones – WLR Daily
Jones v Jones [2011] EWCA Civ 41; [2011] WLR (D) 26
“Even if an earning capacity might also sometimes be relevant to a fair distribution of the assets pursuant to the sharing principle, it did not follow that the earning capacity should itself be treated as one of those assets, still less that an attempt should be made to capitalise it.”
WLR Daily, 31st January 2011
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.
Haugesund Kommune and another v DEPFA ACS Bank (Wikborg Rein & Co, Part 20 defendants) – WLR Daily
“A firm of solicitors which erroneously advised a bank that municipalities would not be acting ultra vires if they entered into a swap arrangement with the bank was not liable for the losses resulting from the municipalities’ inability to make restitution once the void nature of the swap agreement came to light. Despite their negligence in relation to the vires of the municipalities, the solicitors had taken no responsibility for their creditworthiness or good faith or for the fact that the bank could not lawfully obtain execution against them when they defaulted on the arrangement.”
WLR Daily, 31st January 2011
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.
Daejan Investments Ltd v Benson and Others – WLR Daily
Daejan Investments Ltd v Benson and Others [2011] EWCA Civ 38; [2011] WLR (D) 24
“The proper exercise of the discretion in section 20ZA of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (as inserted) to dispense with the requirement of consultation laid down in the Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (England) Regulations 2003 did not depend on financial consequences for the landlord or tenant of granting or refusing such a dispensation.”
WLR Daily, 31st January 2011
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.
Phone hacking: PCC sets up working group – The Guardian
“The Press Complaints Commission is setting up a working group to ‘draw together lessons learned’ from the new police investigation and various legal cases relating to the News of the World phone-hacking affair.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
