Day: 2 May 2012

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted May 2nd, 2012 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

JSC BTA Bank v Granton Trade Ltd & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 564 (01 May 2012)

AA (Somalia) v Entry Clearance Officer – Addis Ababa [2012] EWCA Civ 563 (01 May 2012)

Peart v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 568 (01 May 2012)

Cawdery Kaye Fireman & Taylor v Minkin [2012] EWCA Civ 546 (01 May 2012)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Rai & Ors v The Charity Commission for England and Wales [2012] EWHC 1111 (Ch) (01 May 2012)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Brzeski v Regional Court In Gdansk Poland [2012] EWHC 1138 (Admin) (01 May 2012)

Razzoqi, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWHC 1126 (Admin) (30 April 2012)

Source: www.bailii.org

“Murder most foul”: The right to life investigating homicide – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted May 2nd, 2012 in coroners, human rights, inquests, judicial review, murder, news by sally

“In what circumstances is a criminal trial not sufficient to discharge the State’s duties under Article 2, the right to life, towards a victim of murder? The High Court held last week in this tragic case that a Coroner unlawfully and unreasonably decided not to resume an inquest into the death of a teenage girl where her killer had been ruled unfit to plead at the Old Bailey and handed an indefinite hospital order.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 1st May 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

England’s most prolific criminal has 567 convictions – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 2nd, 2012 in news, recidivists, statistics by sally

“England’s most prolific criminal has almost 600 convictions to his name, official figures have disclosed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st May 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Yes, come to the library! Browse and borrow, and help make sure it’ll still be here tomorrow… – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted May 2nd, 2012 in budgets, equality, judicial review, libraries, local government, news by sally

“‘Yes, come to the library! Browse and borrow, and help make sure it’ll still be here tomorrow…’ Thus concludes “Library poem”, penned by Children’s Laureate and Gruffalo creator Julia Donaldson, the latest high profile recruit to the campaign against planned library closures.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 2nd May 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

‘Living wills’ need to be completely clear, rules judge – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 2nd, 2012 in assisted suicide, Court of Protection, medical ethics, news, wills by sally

“‘Living wills’ that stipulate exactly how a person wants to die should be drawn up with absolute clarity, a judge has ruled after concluding a 67-year-old man with motor neurone disease had made a ‘valid decision’ to refuse treatment.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st May 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Crackdown on whiplash injury claims – The Independent

Posted May 2nd, 2012 in claims management, compensation, insurance, news, personal injuries, road traffic by sally

“Whiplash injury claims cost insurers more than £2 billion last year – adding around £90 to the
cost of a typical car insurance policy, the AA has revealed.”

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The Independent, 2nd May 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

London 2012: Legal bid over Olympics flats missile plan – BBC News

Posted May 2nd, 2012 in defence, news, sport, terrorism, weapons by sally

“An east London resident wants to take legal action after his apartment complex was earmarked for the use of surface-to-air missiles during the Olympics.”

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BBC News, 1st May 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Internet freedom ‘under threat from hasty legislation in UK and US’ – The Guardian

Posted May 2nd, 2012 in freedom of expression, intellectual property, internet, media, news by sally

“Head of global media observation group says many countries are trying to restrict internet freedom in name of security.”

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The Guardian, 1st May 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk