IPCC probe into woman’s death in police custody in York – BBC News
“A 31-year-old woman has died in custody in York, prompting an investigation by the police watchdog.”
BBC News, 3rd June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: June 2011
Protesters hold day of action against legal aid cuts – The Guardian
“Opponents fear impact on women trying to leave violent partners.”
The Guardian, 3rd June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Brighton cyclist jailed for Tony Magdi manslaughter – BBC News
“A cyclist from Brighton who punched a man in the face after he opened a car door in his path has been jailed for 18 months.”
BBC News, 3rd June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police not guilty of violent assault on terror suspect – The Guardian
“Four specialist police officers have been found not guilty of violently assaulting a British Muslim man during an early morning raid on his home.”
The Guardian, 3rd June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jail for ‘feral’ gang members who terrorised Yorkshire town – The Guardian
“Gang members who terrorised a quiet market town, behaving like ‘feral animals’, have been jailed in spite of claims that they had changed character since their final rampage.”
The Guardian, 3rd June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Southern Counties Fresh Foods Ltd, Re [2011] EWHC 1370 (Ch) (01 June 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Barnes & Anor v Black Horse Ltd [2011] EWHC 1416 (QB) (31 May 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Berent v Family Mosaic Housing & Ors [2011] EWHC 1353 (TCC) (25 May 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Kids to shape future of family justice – Ministry of Justice
“Children are the most important people in the family justice system and their voice needs to be heard in proposed reforms, a panel set up to review the system said.”
Ministry of Justice, 3rd June 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Filesharing laws ‘breach human rights’ – Daily Telegraph
“British laws designed to curb online copyright infringement violate human rights, according to a report for the UN.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Compass Engineering guilty over injured worker – BBC News
“Two companies have admitted breaking health and safety laws after a worker survived being dragged through a gap in a machine the width of a CD case.”
BBC News, 2nd June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Max Mosley appeals after privacy law defeat – BBC News
“Ex-motorsports boss Max Mosley has launched an appeal after losing his bid to force newspapers to warn people before exposing their private lives.”
BBC News, 2nd June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Immigration minister denies asylum amnesty – The Guardian
“The immigration minister, Damian Green, has denied MPs’ claims that a ‘silent amnesty’ has been granted to more than 160,000 asylum seekers over the past five years by a UK Border Agency (UKBA) that is still ‘not fit for purpose’.”
The Guardian, 2nd June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina (Cala Homes (South) Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (No 2) – WLR Daily
“The fact that the government was going ahead with the abolition of regional planning strategies in England was a legitimate material consideration for those determining planning applications and appeals even though the existing statutory framework required that each region should have a regional strategy.”
WLR Daily, 27th May 2011
Source: www.iclr.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.
C v D – WLR Daily
C v D [2011] EWCA Civ 646; [2011] WLR (D) 186
“An offer to settle under CPR Part 36 could not be time limited. An offer stated to be ‘open for 21 days’ did not lapse at the end of that period, though it might be withdrawn by the offeror. On the facts, the terms of the offer, and subsequent emails, did not amount to a withdrawal of the offer.”
WLR Daily, 27th May 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
AES Ust-Kamenogorsk Hydropower Plant LLP v Ust-Kamenogorsk Hydropower Plant JSC – WLR Daily
“The High Court had jurisdiction to intervene to enforce an arbitration agreement even where no arbitration had commenced and none was intended to be commenced. Whether or not the court would assist a claimant seeking to have a dispute resolved in accordance with the arbitration agreement was a matter of discretion, but it would be contrary to principle for the court to refuse to grant an anti-suit injunction to the claimant under those circumstances as a matter of jurisdiction.”
WLR Daily, 27th May 2011
Source: www.iclr.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.
Regina (Shoesmith) v OFSTED and others – WLR Daily
Regina (Shoesmith) v OFSTED and others [2011] EWCA Civ 642; [2011] WLR (D) 184
“The report of Ofsted into child safeguarding arrangements within a local authority, requested by the Secretary of State for Education following the death of a child while on the authority’s child protection register, was properly and fairly carried out under the statutory requirements of section 20 of the Children Act 2004. In the circumstances, more formal and demanding standards were not obligatory.”
WLR Daily, 27th May 2011
Source: www.iclr.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.
National protests against legal aid cuts – Law Society’s Gazette
“Legal aid campaigners are to step up the pressure on government by holding marches across the country tomorrow in protest at the legal aid reforms to be outlined in the Justice Bill, expected next week.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd June 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Why are some mentally ill patients treated like criminals? – The Guardian
“When Linda Morgan’s son Joe Paraskeva was sectioned, he tried to escape from hospital and was given a prison sentence that could see him spend the rest of his life behind bars. His mother has launched a campaign, Justice for Joe, to highlight his case.”
The Guardian, 1st June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
