Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Sousa v London Borough of Waltham Forest Council [2011] EWCA Civ 194 (03 March 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
ZAM v CFW & Anor [2011] EWHC 476 (QB) (07 March 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Today I am talking to Neil Rose of Legal Futures about the changing legal landscape in 2011. Legal Futures is the brainchild of Neil Rose, who has been writing about the Legal Services Act since its genesis in the OFT report of 2001. Neil is a highly experienced legal journalist, having spent 12 years working on the Law Society’s Gazette, latterly as Deputy Editor and including a lengthy spell as Acting Editor in 2007. A qualified solicitor, he went freelance in January 2008.”
Charon QC, 7th March 2011
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
“The director of three safety deposit box centres in London has been jailed for four-and-a-half years after raids in which police seized £500m in assets.”
BBC News, 7th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man has been found guilty of burning poppies at a protest in west London on Armistice Day.”
BBC News, 7th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sousa v Waltham Forest London Borough Council [2011] EWCA Civ 194; [2011] WLR (D) 71
“A successful claimant was entitled to seek costs which included a success fee under a conditional fee agreement where the agreement had been entered into between the claimant’s insurers and the lawyers acting for him and the applicable insurance policy provided him with an indemnity as to costs.”
WLR Daily, 4th March 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“The Prison Officers Association (POA) is to launch a high court bid to prevent the UK’s biggest private prisons contractor from taking over four prisons currently under review.”
The Guardian, 6th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Linking to prejudicial past material could damage the integrity of criminal trials, online publishers warned.”
The Guardian, 4th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Former Home Secretary Jack Straw has called for judges to be able to hear from victims in immigration hearings.”
BBC News, 4th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“What legitimate social policy could justify retiring a partner or employee?
The Supreme Court will decide after Clarkson Wright & Jakes partner Leslie Seldon was given permission to fight his former firm over its decision to retire him at the age of 65.
Seldon argues that his firm was wrong to enact the partnership agreement and retire him because, he claims, it could not justify the action.”
The Lawyer, 7th March 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“The father of a girl who was starved to death after ‘missed opportunities’ by children’s services to save her is suing Birmingham City Council.”
BBC News, 4th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A leading legal aid firm has accused the Metropolitan police of criminalising a generation of students for taking part in the protests against tuition fees.”
The Guardian, 6th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A campaign has been launched to criminalise squatting as a rising number of cases exposes loopholes in the law.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Related link: How squatters evade the law
“Today (3 March) the Court of Appeal increased the sentences of three offenders who sexually attacked women during burglaries in homes they were entitled to regard as ‘safe havens’.”
Attorney General’s Office, 3rd March 2011
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
“Two rail unions have welcomed a court ruling that prevents minor mistakes in balloting being used to halt strikes.”
BBC News, 4th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Magistrates have criticised plans to increase the use of bail for people awaiting trial in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 5th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Southwark council, which became the first to obtain a court order against a gang member, is drawing up a list of more suspects.”
The Guardian, 4th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Prison officers have been ordered to allow transsexual prisoners access to padded bras and make-up.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A woman who was overcharged by £1,300 on bmibaby’s website – when she was booking flights so a friend could visit his terminally ill father – has won a court victory against the budget airline.”
The Guardian, 5th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An independent Ombudsman could be appointed to investigate cases in which social workers and the courts are accused of taking children from their homes without justification.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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