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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on October 19, 2010
High Court (Chancery Division) Scullion v Bank of Scotland Plc (t/a Colleys) [2010] EWHC 2253 (Ch) (08 October 2010) HM Revenue & Customs v Lansdowne Partners Ltd Partnership [2010] EWHC 2582 (Ch) (18 October 2010) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Morgan & Anor v Ministry of Justice & Anor [2010] EWHC 2563 (QB) (18 October [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on October 19, 2010
The Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Handling (Designated Technical Matters) Order 2010 The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) (Temporary Accommodation) Amendment Order 2010 The Social Security Contributions (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Apportionment of Money in the National Lottery Distribution Fund Order 2010 Source: www...

Equality Act Codes of Practice published ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on October 19, 2010
“The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published the statutory guidance that will help employers, lawyers and courts to interpret the Equality Act. Three Codes of Practice were laid before Parliament last week.” Full story OUT-LAW...

Attorney General: Contempt of Court: why it still matters ? Attorney General?s Office

Posted on October 19, 2010
“The Attorney General, Dominic Grieve QC MP, has delivered the Criminal Bar Association’s Kalisher lecture entitled ‘Contempt of Court: why it still matters’.” Full story Attorney General’s Office, 12th October 2010 Source: www...

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Final member of Blanchard paedophile ring convicted ? BBC News

Posted on October 19, 2010
“A woman has been convicted of sexually assaulting a five-month-old baby girl – becoming the final member of a paedophile ring to face justice.” Full story BBC News, 18th October 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

House of Lords suspends three from parliament in expenses clampdown ? The Guardian

Posted on October 19, 2010
“Three peers were today suspended from parliament – the toughest punishment enacted in the House of Lords in modern times – after an inquiry found that each had broken expenses rules to wrongly claim tens of thousands of pounds.” Full story The Guardian, 18th October 2010 Source: www...

Family court media reporting delays ?wise? ? BBC News

Posted on October 19, 2010
“The government was wise to defer a decision on whether the media should be able to report family court hearings, according to a senior judge.” Full story BBC News, 19th October 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

West Midlands police facing judicial review over surveillance project ? The Guardian

Posted on October 19, 2010
“The West Midlands police force faces a judicial review over its plans to continue using cameras installed under a discredited scheme to place thousands of Muslims under permanent surveillance.” Full story The Guardian, 18th October 2010 Source: www...

Three former MPs take expenses appeals to Supreme Court ? BBC News

Posted on October 19, 2010
“Three former Labour MPs facing criminal trials over their expenses claims have taken their case to the Supreme Court.” Full story BBC News, 18th October 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Legal privilege should not extend to accountants, rules Court of Appeal ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on October 18, 2010
“The right to keep correspondence and documents relating to legal advice secret does not exist when the person giving the advice is an accountant, the Court of Appeal has ruled.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 18th October 2010 Source: www.out-law...

Bar regulator introduces monitoring scheme ? Bar Standards Board

Posted on October 18, 2010
“The BSB is launching a scheme to monitor all chambers and sole practitioners. This is following a successful pilot scheme that took place in 2008.” Full story Bar Standards Board, 18th October 2010 Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on October 18, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Grimme Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co KG v Scott (t/a Scotts Potato Machinery) [2010] EWCA Civ 1110 (15 October 2010) High Court (Chancery Division) Serious Organised Crime Agency v Szepietowski & Ors [2010] EWHC 2570 (Ch) (15 October 2010) High Court (Family Division) A County Council v SB & Ors [2010] [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on October 18, 2010
The Scottish Parliament (Disqualification) Order 2010 The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2010 The Income Tax (Construction Industry Scheme) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2010 The Statutory Payment Schemes (Electronic Communications) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Primary Dental Services, Private Ambulance Services and Primary Medical Services) [...

Ending the ?compensation culture? is not as simple as it seems ? The Guardian

Posted on October 18, 2010
“Lord Young’s health and safety report shows that balancing the rights of defendants and claimants is a delicate business.” Full story The Guardian, 15th October 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Government launches shakeup of health and safety law ? The Guardian

Posted on October 18, 2010
“The government pledged today to tackle the UK’s ‘damaging’ compensation culture with a shakeup of health and safety measures, including an end to ‘senseless’ rules and regulations.” Full story The Guardian, 15th October 2010 Source: www...

Clark and another v Finnerty and another; In re St George?s Property Services (London) Ltd ? WLR Daily

Posted on October 18, 2010
Clark and another v Finnerty and another; In re St George?s Property Services (London) Ltd [2010] EWHC 2538 (Ch); [2010] WLR (D) 255 “Considerations that the institution of proceedings for relief under s 244 of the Insolvency Act 1986 in respect of a transaction to which the company was a party was extortionate when the [...

Laws v Metropolitan Police Authority and another ? WLR Daily

Posted on October 18, 2010
Laws v Metropolitan Police Authority and another [2010] EWCA Civ 1099; [2010] WLR (D) 254 “By reg 37(1) of the Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006, on a review of an injury pension payable under those regulations, the only duty of the police authority was to consider whether, since any previous review, the degree of pension [...

Dorset County Council v House ? WLR Daily

Posted on October 18, 2010
Dorset County Council v House [2010] EWCA Crim 2270; [2010] WLR (D) 253 “Criminal liability under the Cattle Identification Regulations 1998 and the Cattle Database Regulations 1998 was expressly and exclusively defined in terms of a failure to carry out an obligation under Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97, so there was no criminal offence in [...

Jimmy Mubenga: Questions raised over flight guidelines for deportations ? The Guardian

Posted on October 18, 2010
“The use of commercial aircraft to transport deportees has been called into question by a British Airways pilot following the death of Jimmy Mubenga.” Full story The Guardian, 15th October 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Children to be protected from risks of reality shows with new laws ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on October 18, 2010
“Reality television shows face curbs on their use of children amid concerns that young participants are being exploited by programme-makers.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 17th October 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Black people are 26 times more likely than whites to face stop and search ? The Guardian

Posted on October 18, 2010
“Black people are 26 times more likely than white people to be stopped and searched by police in England and Wales, the most glaring example of ‘racial profiling’ researchers have seen, according to an international report.” Full story The Guardian, 17th October 2010 Source: www...

Lawyers to be kept out of divorce battles ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on October 18, 2010
“Lawyers will be kept out of thousands of family dispute cases every year in a shake-up of divorce laws.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 18th October 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Landmark ruling for prenups in battle of multimillionaire heiress and her ex ? The Guardian

Posted on October 18, 2010
“Prenuptial agreements could finally become legally binding in England and Wales if the supreme court rules against the disgruntled ex-husband of a German heiress on Wednesday.” Full story The Guardian, 17th October 2010 Source: www.guardian...

Disgraced Dizaei paid just £750 court costs ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on October 18, 2010
“Disgraced former police officer Ali Dizaei paid just £750 towards the five-figure cost of putting him on trial, it can be disclosed today.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 16th October 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Thinktank warns against legalising assisted suicide ? The Guardian

Posted on October 18, 2010
“The old, ill, mute and frail will be deemed expendable if assisted suicide is legalised, a thinktank says today. Society’s most vulnerable risk being bullied into an early death by greedy or uncaring relatives or bureaucrats, according to a study published by the Centre for Policy Studies...

Criminal inquiry into Eastbourne lake sewage leak ? BBC News

Posted on October 15, 2010
“A criminal investigation is under way following a major sewage leak which threatened fish at an East Sussex lake.” Full story BBC News, 15th October 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on October 15, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) MH, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 1112 (14 October 2010) Nouri v Marvi & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 1107 (14 October 2010) Norbrook Laboratories Ltd & Anor v Carr & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 1108 (14 October 2010) Court [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on October 15, 2010
The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2010 The Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Attorney General hints at review of responsibility for online prejudicial comments ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on October 15, 2010
“The Attorney General has said that operators of websites should be responsible for comments made by visitors to their sites that prejudice trials. Dominic Grieve said that he wants ‘further discussions’ on site owners’ liability...

Forced mediation ?may not serve interests of children? ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on October 15, 2010
“Family solicitors have warned that government plans to divert private law disputes over children away from the courts and towards mediation may not lead to child-focused outcomes.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 14th October 2010 Source: www...

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