Father jailed for killing toddler – The Independent
“A father who killed his toddler son because he was crying was jailed for nine years today.”
The Independent, 7th December 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Day: 8 December 2011
Lord chancellor veto raises questions for judicial standards – The Guardian
“Worries over judicial appointment process and quality of candidates as barrister salaries outstrip bench.”
The Guardian, 8th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Birmingham University gets high court injunction against sit-in protesters – The Guardian
“One of the biggest universities in the UK has obtained a high court injunction that criminalises all occupation-style protests on its 250-acre campus for the next 12 months, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 8th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Businessman George Wharton’s daughters lose battle with stepmother over £4 million will – Daily Telegraph
“Millionaire businessman George Wharton’s three daughters have lost out on a share of his £4 million fortune after his deathbed marriage to his former mistress left ‘a family at war with itself.’ ”
Daily Telegraph, 8th December 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Private health insurance market faces investigation – Daily Telegraph
“The Office of Fair Trading has referred the privately funded healthcare industry to the Competition Commission after it found a number of features that prevent, restrict or distort competition in the £5bn UK private healthcare market.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th December 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Revenue and Customs Comrs v PA Holdings Ltd – WLR Daily
Revenue and Customs Comrs v PA Holdings Ltd: [2011] EWCA Civ 1414; [2011] WLR (D) 354
“Once it was established that payments awarded to employees in the form of shares and dividends were income received from employment the payments were liable to be charged under Schedule E and could not be charged under any other Schedule.”
WLR Daily, 30th November 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Elmi – WLR Daily
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Elmi: [2011] EWCA Civ 1403; [2011] WLR (D) 353
“A person from abroad who had ticked a form at a job centre to confirm she was seeking work and then applied for income support satisfied the requirement in article 7(3)(c) of the Citizens Direction that she was registered as a job seeker and was entitled to income support.”
WLR Daily, 18th October 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
In re Digital Satellite Warranty Cover Ltd and others – WLR Daily
In re Digital Satellite Warranty Cover Ltd and others: [2011] EWCA Civ 1413; [2011] WLR (D) 352
“A contract for repair or replacement only in the event of breakdown or malfunction which did not oblige the insurer to indemnify the insured for costs which the insured himself incurred fell within paragraph (b) of class 16 Schedule I to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001.”
WLR Daily, 29th November 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Ministry of Defence v Cartner [2011] EWCA Civ 1516 (08 December 2011)
Country Style Foods Ltd v Bouzir [2011] EWCA Civ 1519 (08 December 2011)
Cusack v London Borough of Harrow [2011] EWCA Civ 1514 (07 December 2011)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
MO, & Ors, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 2854 (08 December 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
RP, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Brent [2011] EWHC 3251 (Admin) (07 December 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Wharton v Bancroft & Ors [2011] EWHC 3250 (Ch) (08 December 2011)
High Court (Commercial Court)
RGI International Ltd & Anor v Synergy Classic Ltd & Ors [2011] EWHC 3166 (Comm) (02 December 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Lord Chancellor v Ian Henery Solicitors Ltd [2011] EWHC 3246 (QB) (08 December 2011)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Dobson & Ors v Thames Water Utilities Ltd (No 2) [2011] EWHC 3253 (TCC) (08 December 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Market Abuse) Regulations 2011
The Income Tax (Indexation) Order 2011
The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Community Infrastructure Levy Functions) Order 2011
The Local Authorities (Referendums)(Petitions)(England) Regulations 2011
The Competition Act 1998 (Public Policy Exclusion) (Revocation) Order 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Strategy to drive out transgender prejudice – Home Office
“Tougher sentences for hate crimes, support for transgender pupils in schools, and tailored recruitment advice for businesses are just some of the actions in the first transgender equality plan launched by the government today.”
Home Office, 8th December 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Top judge speaks! Are the judiciary becoming too outspoken? – UK Human Rights Blog
“A lot of headlines begin with “Top judge…” at the moment. Top Judge has variously attacked MPs who reveal injunctions, expressed fears over cameras in court, warned legal aid in family cases may disappear, protested over legal aid reforms, urged murder law reforms and said Britain can ignore Europe on human rights (he didn’t, but that’s another story).”
UK Human Rights Blog, 8th December 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Payday loan companies face tougher regulation over high interest rates – The Guardian
“Companies that provide expensive, short-term loans to desperate borrowers face tougher regulation by the government.”
The Guardian, 7th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
NHS watchdog told to police IVF clinics despite workload concerns – The Guardian
“The Care Quality Commission has been told to press on with plans to take over the policing of IVF clinics, despite warning that it cannot cope with the extra workload.”
The Guardian, 7th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Andy Coulson sues News Group over refusal to pay phone hacking legal fees – Daily Telegraph
“Andy Coulson, the former News of the World editor, took his ex-employer News Group Newspapers to the High Court today over its refusal to reimburse his legal fees arising from the phone-hacking affair.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th December 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Michael Barrymore admits cocaine possession – Daily Telegraph
“The TV personality, born Michael Parker, was held after officers on routine patrol discovered the scene at the junction of The Vale and Dordrecht Road. He admitted possessing cocaine during an appearance at Ealing Magistrates’ Court today. A second charge, of being drunk and disorderly, was withdrawn. He was fined a total of £780 for the offence.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th December 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
PCC proposes wide-ranging shakeup of press self-regulation – The Guardian
“Newspapers would be obliged to trail brokered corrections on the front page as part of a wide-ranging shakeup of press self-regulation proposed by the Press Complaints Commission. Responding to the frequent criticism that apologies lack prominence, the PCC hopes that highlighting its adjudications on the front page would help restore public confidence in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal.”
The Guardian, 7th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gove orders inquiry into exams advice given to teachers – The Guardian
“Education secretary Michael Gove has ordered an inquiry into a claim that examiners are giving teachers advice on what questions their pupils should expect in GCSE and A-level papers.”
The Guardian, 7th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bank protest set for appeal court – The Independent
Protesters occupying an empty office complex owned by a bank are set to take their fight to remain to the Court of Appeal. A High Court judge today refused to overturn a ‘possession order’ granted to investment bank UBS, which owns the complex in the City of London.”
The Independent, 7th December 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
