Day: 29 June 2011
‘Hair in hand’ case: Danilo Restivo guilty of Heather Barnett murder – The Guardian
“A man with a fetish for surreptitiously cutting locks of hair from girls and women has been found guilty of murdering a British seamstress and now faces extradition over the killing of a teenager in Italy.”
The Guardian, 29th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
G, R (on the application of) v X School [2011] UKSC 39 (29 June 2011)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Parchment v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 1391 (09 June 2011)
Killick, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 1608 (29 June 2011)
Saunders, R v [2011] EWCA Crim 1571 (29 June 2011)
C v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 1607 (29 June 2011)
Brown v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 1606 (29 June 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Telegraph Media Group Ltd. v Thornton [2011] EWCA Civ 748 (22 June 2011)
Medway Primary Care Trust & Anor v Marcus [2011] EWCA Civ 750 (29 June 2011)
Khan v Coventry Magistrates’ Court & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 751 (29 June 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench)
Miscela Ltd & Ors v Coffee Republic Retail Ltd [2011] EWHC 1637 (QB) (23 June 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
London Borough of Brent v Shulem B Association Ltd [2011] EWHC 1663 (Ch) (29 June 2011)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Harooni & Anor v Rustins Ltd [2011] EWHC 1632 (TCC) (29 June 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Government to close squatters’ legal aid loophole – Ministry of Justice
“Squatters will no longer get legal aid to fight home owners trying to evict them from their properties, under proposals set out in the Sentencing, Legal Aid and Punishment of Offenders Bill which has it’s second reading in the House of Commons today.”
Ministry of Justice, 29th June 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Right to self-defence in homes to be ‘much clearer’ – BBC News
“Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has said a householder who knifes a burglar will not have committed a criminal offence under plans to clarify the law on self-defence in England.”
BBC News, 29th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court ruling on bail ‘a disaster’, say police – The Guardian
“The home secretary, Theresa May, is considering whether emergency legislation to stem growing concern among senior police officers over their ability to hold suspects is needed in the wake of a court ruling.”
The Guardian, 29th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Attorney General: the state of human rights in Europe – Attorney General’s Office
Short speech to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg
Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP
Attorney General’s Office, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
Gebr Weber GmbH v Wittmer Putz v Medianess Electronics GmbH – WLR Daily
“Where consumer goods, installed in good faith by the consumer, were not in conformity with the contract under which the consumer had purchased and and were restored to conformity by way of replacement, the seller was obliged pursuant to article 3(2)(3) of Parliament and Council Directive 1999/44/EC either to remove the goods from where they had been installed and to install the replacement goods there or else to bear the costs of that removal and installation. The seller could not refuse to replace the defective goods on the ground that the costs were disproportionate but it could limit the payment to a proportionate amount.”
WLR Daily, 16th June 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Jane Clough murder: Bail law read in Commons – BBC News
“A Lancashire MP has introduced a bill in Parliament which he claims could have prevented the murder of Blackpool nurse Jane Clough.”
BBC News, 28th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mounting concerns over legal aid cuts – BBC News
“The government’s plans to cut legal aid in England and Wales return to Parliament later as opposition mounts from lawyers and campaigners.”
BBC News, 29th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Kenneth Clarke faces twin-track assault on jail reform plans – The Guardian
“The justice secretary, Kenneth Clarke, faces another embarrassing U-turn over his controversial sentencing reforms on Wednesday as the Labour frontbench combines with rightwing Tory MPs to further attack his prison plans.”
The Guardian, 28th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Airlines risk legal action over credit card ‘sting’ – The Independent
“Budget airlines, theatres and football clubs risk legal action if they continue to levy inflated charges for paying by credit and debit cards, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) warned yesterday.”
The Independent, 29th June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ofcom should have final say over BBC complaints, says Lords report – The Guardian
“Media regulator Ofcom, rather than the BBC, should have the final say over complaints about impartiality and accuracy with the corporation’s programmes, according to a House of Lords committee report.”
The Guardian, 29th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Kenneth Clarke backs judge over Milly Dowler murder trial – BBC News
“Kenneth Clarke has said he recognises the ‘appalling’ treatment of Milly Dowler’s family at her killer’s trial.”
BBC News, 28th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Film studios want BT to block website offering The King’s Speech – The Guardian
“Colin Firth’s box office hit The King’s Speech is at the heart of a landmark court battle over online piracy between Hollywood film giants and Britain’s largest internet service provider, BT.”
The Guardian, 28th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
