Day: 26 March 2012
F1 team wins High Court copyright ruling but is ordered to pay substantial unpaid debts – OUT-LAW.com
“A design company has been ordered to pay a Formula One (F1) team over £20,000 after it used computer-aided design (CAD) files belonging to the team to help form aerodynamic features for rival cars.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th March 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Ex-cricketer Chris Cairns wins £90,000 libel damages – BBC News
“The former New Zealand cricket captain Chris Cairns has been awarded £90,000 in damages after allegations on Twitter that he was involved in match-fixing.”
BBC News, 26th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK terror suspects sent into internal exile under control orders – The Guardian
“More than 20 men suspected of involvement in Islamic terrorism were sent into internal exile across the UK under the now defunct system of ‘preventative’ control orders, a report says.”
The Guardian, 26th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Reform of Clinical Negligence Litigation – Speech by Lord Justice Jackson
The Reform of Clinical Negligence Litigation (PDF)
Speech by Lord Justice Jackson
Clinical Negligence Seminar, 22nd March 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Pre-Nuptial agreements: developments since Radmacher – Family Law Week
“David Marusza of Harcourt Chambers summarises and analyses the latest cases involving prenuptial agreements.”
Family Law Week, 25th March 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Domestic Violence) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Pensions Act 2007 (Commencement No. 4) (Amendment) Order 2012
The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Commencement No. 19) Order 2012
The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2012
The Gloucestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012
The Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
E1/(OS Russia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 357 (22 March 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Nokia Corporation v AU Optronics Corporation & Ors [2012] EWHC 731 (Ch) (23 March 2012)
Pegasus v Ernst & Young [2012] EWHC 738 (Ch) (23 March 2012)
Seaton & Ors v [2012] EWHC 735 (Ch) (23 March 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Sutton, R (on the application of) v Calderdale Council [2012] EWHC 637 (Admin) (21 March 2012)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Phaestos Ltd & Anor v Ho & Ors [2012] EWHC 662 (TCC) (22 March 2012)
High Court (Commercial Court)
UBS Ltd & Anor v Regione Calabria [2012] EWHC 699 (Comm) (23 March 2012)
DEPFA Bank Plc v Provincia Di Pisa [2012] EWHC 687 (Comm) (23 March 2012)
Enercon GmbH Wobben Properties GmbH v Enercon (India) Ltd [2012] EWHC 689 (Comm) (23 March 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Watchdog plans hefty rise in compensation maximum – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Legal Ombudsman is planning a 66% rise – to £50,000 – in the maximum amount of compensation it can force lawyers to pay clients who receive poor service.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th March 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Ban on cheap alcohol could break law – Daily Telegraph
“Britain is likely to be sued over plans to raise the price of cheap alcohol after European officials amid warnings from the drinks industry that the policy could be illegal.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Protesters cleared of Fortnum and Mason trespass – The Independent
“Eight protesters who were accused of occupying Fortnum and Mason during an anti-cuts demonstration last year were today acquitted of trespass.”
The Independent, 23rd March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Assisted dying policy put to Commons vote – The Guardian
“Parliament will this week be forced to confront the question of whether people who help loved ones end their lives should escape prosecution. MPs will be asked to vote in support of guidance drawn up by the director of public prosecutions two years ago that distinguishes between compassionate amateur assistance, which is unlikely to result in prosecution, and malicious encouragement, which can carry a maximum 14-year sentence.”
The Guardian, 25th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tribunal hands down key privilege ruling in OFT dairy pricing case – Legal Week
“The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has held that confidentiality under litigation privilege applies to Competition Act investigations, in a key ruling in the Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT’s) long-running investigation into dairy retail pricing.”
Legal Week, 26th March 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
Current judicial appointments system is ‘not fit for purpose’, says report – The Guardian
“New arrangements for appointing senior judges are needed to ensure a more diverse judiciary, according to a report published on Monday. It calls for the concept of ‘merit’ to be redefined and raises concerns that one branch of government risks becoming a self-perpetuating oligarchy.”
The Guardian, 26th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Twice as many judges needed to handle benefits appeals – Daily Telegraph
“Twice as many judges are needed to handle the high volume of appeals under the Government’s controversial new welfare regime, at a cost of at least £1million a year.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Privacy injunctions to get clean bill of health from parliament – The Guardian
“High court privacy injunctions have been given a clean bill of health by a special committee of MPs and peers which were set up in the fallout of the Ryan Giggs gagging order.”
The Guardian, 23rd March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Families win landmark ruling on £600m asbestos compensation – The Independent
“Thousands of families whose relatives were killed by asbestos cancers will win a landmark compensation victory this week, sources have told The Independent on Sunday. The Supreme Court will rule on Wednesday that insurers who offered cover at the time victims inhaled the deadly fibres will have to pay compensation.”
The Independent, 25th March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
