Insurance broker Willis fined £7m by FSA – The Guardian
“Willis Limited carpeted by the Financial Services Authority for failing sufficiently to monitor payments to overseas third parties.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Month: July 2011
MPs’ expenses watchdog refuses to name politicians under investigation – Daily Telegraph
“The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa), which was brought in to clean up the discredited MPs’ expenses system, initially indicated that politicians would be identified when a formal probe was launched.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
AAO v Entry Clearance Officer [2011] EWCA Civ 840 (22 July 2011)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Jackson v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 1870 (22 July 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office v Johnson [2011] EWHC 1950 (Admin) (25 July 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Robins v Kordowski & Anor [2011] EWHC 1912 (QB) (22 July 2011)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Trebor Bassett Holdings Ltd & Anor v ADT Fire and Security Plc [2011] EWHC 1936 (TCC) (22 July 2011)
Jerram Falkus Construction Ltd v Fenice Investments Inc [2011] EWHC 1935 (TCC) (21 July 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Serious Organised Crime Agency v Szeptiewski and others (No 2) – WLR daily
“In the circumstances which arose the Serious Organised Crime Agency (‘SOCA’) was entitled to invoke the equitable doctrine of marshalling and in effect to be subrogated to a second charge over a property as security for the shortfall left unsatisfied following the sale of other properties.”
WLR Daily, 21st July 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Drake v Harvey and others – WLR Daily
Drake v Harvey and others [2011] EWCA Civ 838; [2011] WLR (D) 244
“There was no general default rule or presumption that the basis on which an outgoing partner’s share of partnership assets was to be determined was a fair value unless the partnership deed expressly stated otherwise; the correct approach was to derive the basis of valuation from the terms of the deed itself applying normal principles of contractual interpretation.”
WLR Daily, 20th July 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
B v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
B v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 828; [2011] WLR (D) 243
“The question for the Court of Appeal exercising its appellate jurisdiction under section 13 of the Administration of Justice Act 1960 in respect of a sentence imposed for contempt of court was whether the sentence was manifestly excessive.”
WLR Daily, 21st July 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina v F(S) – WLR daily
Regina v F(S) [2011] EWCA Crim 1844; [2011] WLR (D) 242
“An application to stay criminal proceedings for abuse of process on grounds of delay and a submission of ‘no case to answer’ were two distinct matters which had to receive distinct and separate consideration. An application to stay for abuse of process on the grounds of delay could not succeed unless, exceptionally, a fair trial was no longer possible owing to prejudice to the defendant caused by the delay which could not fairly be addressed in the normal trial process, whereas on a submission of ‘no case’ the question was whether the evidence, viewed overall, was such that the jury could properly convict.”
WLR Daily, 21st July 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Beer (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Gaming Duty (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Registered Pension Schemes (Modification of Scheme Rules) Regulations 2011
The Registered Pension Schemes (Transfer of Sums and Assets) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2011
The Income Tax (Manufactured Overseas Dividends) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) Order 2011
The Corporation Tax (Instalment Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Corporation Tax Act 2010 (Factors Determining Substantial Commercial Interdependence) Order 2011
The Registered Pension Schemes (Relevant Income) Regulations 2011
The Taxation of Pension Schemes (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2011
The Immigration (Provision of Physical Data) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Registered Pension Schemes (Lifetime Allowance Transitional Protection) Regulations 2011
The Registered Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2011
The Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
CPS decides not to charge Salford man over intruder’s death – Crown Prosecution Service
“A man who fatally stabbed an intruder who broke into his home in Salford will not face charges, the Crown Prosecution Service announced today.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 22nd July 2011
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Terrorism suspect ordered to leave London – The Guardian
“A terrorist suspect and father of five has been ordered to move to a city outside London because of the risk that he might participate in fundraising for Pakistani militant groups.”
The Guardian, 22nd July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Surgeon who botched operations is suspended for a year – The Guardian
“A vascular surgeon who botched operations, resulting in one man bleeding to death and a woman having to breathe through a tube for the rest of her life, has been suspended for 12 months by the General Medical Council.”
The Guardian, 24th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rapist infected woman with hepatitis C – BBC News
“A sex attacker who infected a woman with hepatitis C when he broke into her south London home and raped her has been jailed indefinitely.”
BBC News, 21st July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Family calls for UK trial for London terror suspect – BBC News
“The family of a south London man who is fighting against his extradition to the US on terrorism charges have called for him to be tried in the UK.”
BBC News, 21st July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Asylum seekers furious at rush to hit deportation deadline – The Independent
“Lawyers are working frantically to stop the deportation of a young man to Afghanistan amid claims that the UK Border Agency is making ‘irrational decisions’ driven by a panic to meet targets.”
The Independent, 23rd July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
£220m for wife who lived with oligarch for just two years – Daily Telegraph
“The ex-wife of the Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky shattered the record for a British divorce payout when she accepted a settlement worth up to £220 million.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mothers-to-be died due to substandard care – Daily Telegraph
“Between January 2009 and June 2010 there were 42 maternal deaths in units across London – more than twice the expected number. That prompted NHS London, the strategic health authority, to commission an independent review.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
SRA probes solicitors’ handling of Hackgate – The Lawyer
“The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has launched a formal investigation into the role played by solicitors in the News International phone-hacking scandal.”
The Lawyer, 22nd July 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Solicitors from Hell founder loses defamation case – The Lawyer
“The founder of consumer website Solicitors from Hell has lost another defamation case in the High Court, with Mr Justice Tugendhat ordering him to pay £10,000 to Marlow firm Gabbitas Robins.”
The Lawyer, 22nd July 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
