Day: 24 September 2013
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Vehicle Control Services Ltd v HM Revenue & Customs [2013] EWCA Civ 186 (13 March 2013)
M (Children) [2013] EWCA Civ 1147 (20 September 2013)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Streeter v Hughes & Anor [2013] EWHC 2841 (QB) (20 September 2013)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Brand & Anor v Philip Lund (Consultants) Ltd [1989] EWHC 2 (Ch) (18 July 1989)
Honda Motor Europe Ltd, Re [2013] EWHC 2842 (Ch) (20 September 2013)
High Court (Family Division)
Joyce v Joyce [2013] EWHC 1353 (Fam) (16 May 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Uddin, R (on the application of) v Crown Court At Leeds [2013] EWHC 2752 (Admin) (11 July 2013)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Goldman Sachs International v Videocon Global Ltd & Anor [2013] EWHC 2843 (Comm) (20 September 2013)
Deutsche Bank AG & Ors v Unitech Global Ltd & Anor [2013] EWHC 2793 (Comm) (20 September 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
Army could have done more to stop soldier dying from heat, says coroner – The Guardian
“Army chiefs could have done more to make sure soldiers were protected against the effects of soaring temperatures, a coroner has concluded after hearing the case of a reservist who died after suffering heat stroke in Iraq.”
The Guardian, 23rd September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal Ombudsman to work on allowing complaints from non-clients – Legal Futures
“The Legal Ombudsman (LeO) is to begin work on what types of complaints it should accept from non-clients amid reports of lawyers harassing third parties over alleged debts, violating their privacy and doling out abusive treatment in court.”
Legal Futures, 24th September 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
It cost you how much? – NearlyLegal
“Law can be expensive.
This is particularly so in relation to the process of law, i.e. the costs of going to the law. By this I mean things such as the court or tribunal fees, but particularly the costs of the lawyers. If you lose in civil litigation, the normal rule is that you’ve got to pay not just for your own lawyers, but for the other side’s too. Due to the way that costs are assessed and recovered, even the winner often has to foot the bill for some their own lawyers’ fees. It is fair to say that the general public doesn’t think too highly of the fees charged by lawyers. Now, a lot of the criticism is unfair (‘If you think a professional is expensive, wait ’til you try an amateur’) and based on misinformation and misunderstanding. Nonetheless, there is force in some of the criticism.”
NearlyLegal, 24th September 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Transforming legal aid – why do the survey? – Legal Aid Handbook
“Vicky Ling and Andrew Otterburn have been commissioned by the Law Society and MoJ to carry out a survey of firms to try to assess the impact that the government’s revised proposals will have on criminal defences practices.”
Legal Aid Handbook, 23rd September 2013
Source: www.legalaidhandbook.com
Legal aid residence test ‘will just shift cost to council taxpayers’ – The Guardian
“Introducing a proposed residence test for legal aid will lead to local authorities paying tens of millions of pounds to support children in care and prevent increased homelessness, campaigners have warned the Ministry of Justice.”
The Guardian, 23rd September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Karl Clay – Coventry sex offender who doused victims in petrol – sentenced to life in prison – The Independent
“A violent offender who doused his victims in petrol has been sentenced to life in prison for a string of violent and sexual assaults.”
The Independent, 23rd September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
GMC probe into Mid-Staffs slammed as “whitewash” as cases abandoned – Daily Telegraph
“The investigation into the Mid-Staffs scandal was branded a ‘whitewash’ after regulators abandoned efforts to pursue the last of 44 doctors accused of failing patients.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Two prisoners sentenced to life for murdering child killer in jail – The Guardian
“Two prisoners who bound and strangled to death a fellow inmate in a high-security prison have been told they will serve the rest of their lives behind bars. Gary Smith, 48, and Lee Newell, 44, who were already serving life for killings, were both given whole-life sentences by a judge for the ‘chilling’ murder of Subhan Anwar.”
The Guardian, 23rd September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
