Month: February 2011

Bar Council on Jackson Reforms: Cost Reduction Welcome but Must Be Targeted to Safeguard Access to Justice – The Bar Council

Posted February 15th, 2011 in civil justice, costs, news, public interest by sally

“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, will today respond to the Government’s proposals for the reform of the costs of civil litigation. It will say that cost reduction is in the public interest but will warn that whilst cost reduction is welcome significant threats to access to justice must be addressed and that one size cannot fit all in litigation.”

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The Bar Council, 14th February 2011

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

We defend the public interest in our response to MOJ proposals for Legal Aid Reform – Bar Standards Board

Posted February 15th, 2011 in legal aid, news, public interest by sally

“Our response to the MOJ’s proposals for Legal Aid Reform states that the cuts to Legal Aid will have no discernible positive regulatory impact and do little to protect and promote the public interest.”

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Bar Standards Board, 14th February 2011

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Law Society v McPhail – WLR Daily

Posted February 15th, 2011 in committals, contempt of court, law reports, Law Society by sally

Law Society v McPhail [2011] WLR (D) 45

“In the interests of fairness, a person charged with contempt of court whose liberty was therefore at stake should be able to appear at a hearing to answer points raised by his accusers.”

WLR Daily, 14th February 2011

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Andersson v Staten genom Kronofogdemyndigheten i Jönköping, Tillsynsmynidigheten – WLR Daily

Posted February 15th, 2011 in EC law, employment, insolvency, law reports, shareholders, time limits by sally

Andersson v Staten genom Kronofogdemyndigheten i Jönköping, Tillsynsmynidigheten C-30/10; [2011] WLR (D) 44

“A provision of national law which excluded an employee from entitlement under the guarantee of payment of employees’ outstanding claims in the event of their employer’s insolvency, on the ground that the employee within the six months preceding the application for a declaration of insolvency had been the owner of an essential part of the undertaking or business concerned and had had a considerable influence on it activities, was compatible with Parliament and Council Directive 2008/94/EC relating to the protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer.”

WLR Daily, 14th 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.

Product placement must be signalled by ‘P’ logo, says Ofcom – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 15th, 2011 in advertising, media, news by sally

“Broadcasters must show a ‘P’ logo for three seconds at the start and end of television programmes that contain product placement, regulator Ofcom has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 15th February 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Boss forced to pay £13k to compensate stealing employee – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 15th, 2011 in cautions, compensation, false imprisonment, news, personal injuries, theft by sally

“A boss who took an employee he caught stealing to the police station with a sign saying ‘Thief’ around his neck has paid £13,000 after the criminal sued for ‘humiliation’.”

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Daily Telegraph, 15th February 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

MPs in youth crime warning over funding cut plan – BBC News

Posted February 15th, 2011 in crime prevention, news, young offenders, Youth Justice Board by sally

“Crime may rise if funding is cut for youth offending prevention projects in England and Wales, MPs have warned.”

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BBC News, 15th February 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Compensation paid over stillbirth – The Independent

Posted February 15th, 2011 in compensation, hospitals, negligence, news by sally

“An NHS Trust has paid out a five-figure compensation settlement to a couple whose son was stillborn following a series of ‘basic errors’ in ante-natal care.”

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The Independent, 14th February 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Case of the flying sausage, dropped – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 15th, 2011 in assault, news, prosecutions by sally

“A bizarre assault case in which a woman was injured by a flying sausage has been thrown out after a judge said such a prosecution could impact on the dignity of the court.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th February 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Edirin Onogeta-Idogun mother jailed over ‘missing’ son – BBC News

Posted February 15th, 2011 in contempt of court, forced marriages, injunctions, news, sentencing by sally

“A London woman who sent her teenage son to their native Nigeria because she disapproved of his lifestyle has been jailed for eight months.”

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BBC News, 14th February 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Court to rule on sterilisation of pregnant woman – The Independent

Posted February 15th, 2011 in Court of Protection, learning difficulties, news, sterilisation by sally

“A controversial court that still holds its hearing in private will decide tomorrow whether a pregnant woman with learning difficulties should be forcibly sterilised once she gives birth.”

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The Independent, 14th February 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

£6.4m for kidney op blunder man – The Independent

Posted February 14th, 2011 in damages, negligence, news, organ transplants, personal injuries by sally

“A man who nearly died during an operation to donate a kidney to his father has won £6.74 million High Court damages.”

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The Independent, 14th February 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted February 14th, 2011 in legislation by sally

The Welfare Reform Act 2007 (Commencement No. 13) Order 2011

The Registered Pension Schemes (Provision of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

The National Health Service (Quality Accounts) Amendment Regulations 2011

The Food Additives (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted February 14th, 2011 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Consolidated Contractors International Company SAL & Anor v Masri [2011] EWCA Civ 64 (03 February 2011)

High Court (Chancery Division)

MW Trustees Ltd & Ors v Telular Corporation [2011] EWHC 104 (Ch) (31 January 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

Bar Council cautions against ‘DIY litigants’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 14th, 2011 in legal aid, litigants in person, news by sally

“The government’s ‘crude and brutal’ legal aid cuts will trigger a surge in ‘DIY litigants’ that risks ‘gridlock’ in the courts, the Bar Council has warned.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 14th February 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Gold-buying websites forced to change trading practices – The Guardian

Posted February 14th, 2011 in consumer protection, internet, news, unfair commercial practices by sally

“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has clamped down on gold-buying websites, forcing three firms to make changes to their business practices and two to cease trading altogether.”

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The Guardian, 14th February 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Butler-Sloss issues warning over legal aid cuts – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 14th, 2011 in budgets, legal aid, news by sally

“The government’s planned legal aid cuts will have a ‘serious adverse long-term effect’ on the justice system, a former president of the family division of the High Court has warned.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 14th February 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Early abortion court challenge fails – The Guardian

Posted February 14th, 2011 in abortion, news by sally

“Women who want an abortion in the early weeks of pregnancy must continue to take the pills at the clinic and not at home, unless health secretary Andrew Lansley stipulates otherwise, a judge has ruled.”

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The Guardian, 14th February 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Transcripts of Judicial Proceedings in England and Wales: a Guide to Sources

Posted February 14th, 2011 in news by sally

A revised version of the Inner Temple Library’s 2006 guide to sources of transcripts is now available as a 165-page PDF document.

The guide is intended primarily for libraries 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 will be available at the special price of £12.99 until March 31st, after which it will be priced at £19.99. These prices are for single-use only.

Further information and details of how to order the guide can be found at
www.innertemplelibrary.org.uk/Transcripts/TranscriptsGuide.htm

Woman with learning difficulties could be forcibly sterilised – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 14th, 2011 in learning difficulties, news, sterilisation by sally

“A woman with learning difficulties could be forcibly sterilised after she gives birth this week to stop her becoming pregnant again.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th February 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk