St Paul’s protests: how the legal land lies – The Guardian
“If it comes to a David v Goliath battle, the City has the big bludgeons, but Occupy London’s slings could still win the day.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Day: 2 November 2011
Rape case woman wins appeal bid – BBC News
“A woman jailed for falsely retracting rape charges against her husband has won the right to appeal her conviction for perverting the course of justice.”
BBC News, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Portsmouth paedophile ring: Melissa Noon found guilty – BBC News
“A Hampshire woman has been convicted of running an international paedophile ring with her partner.”
BBC News, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man laced wife’s food with steroids – Daily Telegraph
“A man has escaped jail after he secretly added steroids to his wife’s food to make her put on weight and ‘keep her at home’.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Rainy Sky SA & Orsd v Kookmin Bank [2011] UKSC 50 (2 November 2011)
Human Genome Sciences Inc v Eli Lilly and Company [2011] UKSC 51 (2 November 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Mitu v London Borough of Camden [2011] EWCA civ 1249 (01 November 2011)
Williams v University of Birmingham & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 1242 (28 October 2011)
JSC BTA Bank v Solodchenko & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 1241 (28 October 2011)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Dika & Anor v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 2459 (28 October 2011)
SW, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 2463 (28 October 2011)
Gilmour v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 2458 (28 October 2011)
Burdfield & Anor v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 2464 (28 October 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
House of Fraser Ltd v Scottish Widows Plc [2011] EWHC 2800 (Ch) (28 October 2011)
Morley v Reiter Engineering GmbH & Co.KG [2011] EWHC 2798 (Ch) (28 October 2011)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Cattles Ltd & Anor v Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP [2011] EWHC 2714 (Comm) (01 November 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Freedom of information scope increased – Ministry of Justice
“The public can now request information from three new bodies under the Freedom of Information Act.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st November 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Home Secretary Theresa May has published a cross-government strategy today to end gang and youth violence – Home Office
“Home Secretary Theresa May has published a cross-government strategy today to end gang and youth violence.”
Home Office, 1st November 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Bar Chairman Promotes Value of an Independent Judiciary – The Bar Council
“The Chairman of the Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has told Bar leaders from around the world that an independent judiciary is the most important element in attracting clients to any jurisdiction.”
The Bar Council, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Legislation nightmares leave us scratching our heads – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“As Stephen Levinson’s recent post has reminded us, we are not living in a golden age of legislative drafting. In the field of criminal law, some particularly ghastly examples of bamboozling legislation can be found in various provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 – described by no less an authority than Rose LJ as ‘at best, obscure and, at worst, impenetrable’ (R v Campell [2006] EWCA Crim 726, [2006] 2 Cr App R (S) 626 at [1]).”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
House of Lords will be able to vote on key NHS clause – The Guardian
“Peers will be able to vote on the government’s controversial plan to hand over its ‘constitutional responsibility’ to provide NHS services to an unelected quango on Wednesday.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fathers denied a right to see children – Daily Telegraph
“The Daily Telegraph has learnt that plans to enshrine in law that a child has a ‘meaningful relationship with both parents’ are likely to be dropped.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Phone hacking: NoW warned about ‘culture of illegal information access’ – The Guardian
“The legal opinion, only now made public, was prepared in June 2008 and referred to the activities of ‘at least three’ journalists.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
St Paul’s suspends legal action against protesters – Daily Telegraph
“St Paul’s Cathedral has suspended legal action against the protest camp on its doorstep following the resignation of two senior members of its clergy.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Julian Assange v. Swedish Prosecution Authority – Judiciary of England and Wales
Judgment approved by the Court for handing down.
Julian Assange v. Swedish Prosecution Authority (pdf)
Judiciary of England and Wales, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Julian Assange loses appeal against extradition – The Guardian
“The WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, has lost his high court appeal against extradition to Sweden to face rape allegations.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
