Legal News

Regina v White; Regina v Dennard; Regina v Perry; Regina v Rowbotham ? WLR daily

Posted on May 13, 2010
Regina v White; Regina v Dennard; Regina v Perry; Regina v Rowbotham [2010] EWCA Crim 978; [2010] WLR (D) 120 “For the purposes of tobacco smuggling cases there was unlikely to be any incompatibility between the rules which made those liable under the Excise Goods (Holding, Movement, Warehousing and REDS) Regulations 1992 or the Tobacco [...

In re Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander Ltd (in administration) ? WLR Daily

Posted on May 13, 2010
In re Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander Ltd (in administration) [2010] EWCA Civ 518; [2010] WLR (D) 119 “After the set-off of cross-claims as between a company in administration and one of its creditors, the balance payable by a creditor to the company under r 2...

Noble v Owens ? Times Law Reports

Posted on May 13, 2010
Noble v Owens Court of Appeal “Where the Court of Appeal received fresh evidence alleging that the judge below had been deliberately misled, the court would order a retrial only where the fraud was either admitted or the evidence of it was incontrovertible...

Responses to Ministry of Justice consultation ? Civil Law Reform Bill ? Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted on May 13, 2010
“Responses to Ministry of Justice consultation – Civil Law Reform Bill.” Responses Judiciary of England and Wales, 12th May 2010 Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

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Does the Law Society know that there?s an internet generation? ? The Times

Posted on May 13, 2010
“In 1996 senior figures in the Law Society said that I should not be allowed to speak in public. I had been predicting that most lawyers and clients would soon communicate by e-mail and the feeling was that I had failed to understand confidentiality and was bringing the profession into disrepute...

Woman loses privacy case over Bebo pictures published in magazine ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on May 13, 2010
“A magazine did not intrude into a young woman’s privacy when it published photos that she had uploaded to social networking site Bebo when she was 15 because the images had already been widely circulated online.” Full story OUT-LAW...

Man guilty of murdering Skelmersdale landlord ? BBC News

Posted on May 13, 2010
“A man who stabbed his landlord 83 times before going to buy alcohol with blood-stained bank notes has been found guilty of murder.” Full story BBC News, 12th May 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Solicitors? insurance: is it time to stop insuring rogue lawyers? ? The Times

Posted on May 13, 2010
“If you failed to pay your car insurance or lied in your proposal for home insurance, you can expect your insurer to take a dim view and void your policy. But for those insurers who cover solicitors, they can take as dim a view as they want but they cannot escape having to pay out [...

Teenager will not face charges over neighbour?s fatal stabbing ? The Times

Posted on May 13, 2010
“A teenage schoolboy who stabbed his neighbour to death while defending his mother from an unprovoked knife attack will not face any criminal charge, police said yesterday.” Full story The Times, 13th May 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Sentence of ?prank? carjacker from Northampton is cut ? BBC News

Posted on May 13, 2010
“A drunk man jailed for a ‘prank’ attempted carjacking with an imitation gun has had his sentence cut at the Appeal Court in London.” Full story BBC News, 13th May 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

IPCC clear police over Thames Valley death ? BBC News

Posted on May 13, 2010
“Thames Valley Police has been cleared of misconduct after a Buckinghamshire woman who was taken into custody killed herself a day after being released.” Full story BBC News, 13th May 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man jailed for brutal drug murder ? The Independent

Posted on May 13, 2010
“A drug addict was sentenced to life in prison today for murdering a ‘vulnerable’ and ‘much loved’ father-of-three in a ‘vicious and brutal’ attack.” Full story The Independent, 13th May 2010 Source: www...

Whistleblower wins appeal against jail term in Greek medical corruption case ? The Times

Posted on May 13, 2010
“A former senior healthcare executive who helped pay more than £4.5 million in bribes to Greek officials to win contracts and then turned whistleblower has won his appeal against a 12-month jail term.” Full story The Times, 13th May 2010 Source: www...

Blakelock murder suspect re-released on bail ? The Independent

Posted on May 12, 2010
“A man arrested on suspicion of murdering Pc Keith Blakelock 25 years ago has been re-released on police bail.” Full story  The Independent, 12th May 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Man cleared of Bristol stabbings by reason of insanity ? BBC News

Posted on May 12, 2010
“A man has been found not guilty by reason of insanity of stabbing 10 people on a rampage in Bristol.” Full story BBC News, 11th May 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Wiltshire coroner orders review into suicide ? BBC News

Posted on May 12, 2010
“A coroner has ordered police and health services to review the way they treated a patient who hanged himself after being falsely accused of a sex assault.” Full story BBC News, 12th May 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on May 12, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander Ltd, Re [2010] EWCA Civ 518 (11 May 2010) Levicom International Holdings BV & Anor v Linklaters (a firm) [2010] EWCA Civ 494 (11 May 2010) Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Kenyon v R...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on May 12, 2010
The Lasting Powers of Attorney, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Public Guardian (Amendment) Regulations 2010 Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Educating future mediators ? Speech by Lord Neuberger, Master of the Rolls

Posted on May 12, 2010
“Educating future mediators – speech by Lord Neuberger at the Fourth Civil Mediation Council National Conference on 11th May 2010.” Full speech Judiciary of England and Wales, 11th May 2010 Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Software company?s liability clause was not ?reasonable?, says High Court ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on May 12, 2010
“A software company’s stipulation that customers could not take action against it for the poor performance of its software was unfair and could not be enforced, the High Court has said.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 11th May 2010 Source: www...

Regina v N; Regina v D; Regina v L ? Times Law Reports

Posted on May 12, 2010
Regina v N; Regina v D; Regina v L Court of Appeal “The drafting of an indictment required close attention to the realities of the case and none at all to the theoretical legal possibilities which might arise. It also required careful attention to the criminality which had resulted in the case coming to trial, [...

Online Catering Ltd v Acton and Another ? Times Law Reports

Posted on May 12, 2010
Online Catering Ltd v Acton and Another Court of Appeal “The bills of sale Acts did not apply to companies. Accordingly, a party would not succeed in establishing that a contract was unenforceable for want of registration under those Acts if the relevant contracting party was a company...

Regina (Coombes) v Waltham Forest London Borough Council ? Times Law Reports

Posted on May 12, 2010
Regina (Coombes) v Waltham Forest London Borough Council Queen’s Bench Division “Section 3 of the Protection from Eviction Act 1977 was not incompatible with article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.” The Times, 11th May 2010 Source: www...

Muuse v Secretary of State for the Home Department ? Times Law Reports

Posted on May 12, 2010
Muuse v Secretary of State for the Home Department Court of Appeal “In awarding exemplary damages in respect of oppressive, arbitrary or unconstitutional conduct by government officials, there was no need to consider further whether such outrageous conduct disclosed malice...

Struck-off doctor jailed for selling slimming pills ? The Independent

Posted on May 12, 2010
“A struck-off doctor was jailed for selling slimming pills to patients across the country, police said. Sudesh Madan, 57, of Homeway, Romford, Essex, was given an 18-month prison sentence at St Albans Crown Court yesterday after previously admitting four counts of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug and four counts of supplying a [...

England fan extradited to Portugal to serve jail term ? The Independent

Posted on May 12, 2010
“An England football fan who was convicted after a riot during the Euro 2004 tournament will be extradited to Portugal today to serve a two-year jail sentence.” Full story The Independent, 12th May 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Transsexual cites human rights in call for breast enlargement on NHS ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 12, 2010
“A transsexual has launched a legal challenge after the NHS refused to pay for a breast enlargement operation, claiming the decision breaches her human rights.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 12th May 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

OFT under fire over whistleblowers after BA price-fixing trial fails ? The Guardian

Posted on May 12, 2010
“The consumer watchdog’s reliance on whistleblowers as the bedrock of anti-cartel cases is under scrutiny following the embarrassing collapse of the British Airways price-fixing trial. Legal experts warned that offering immunity in exchange for full co-operation with an investigation threatened to undermine Office of Fair Trading prosecutions by giving whistleblowers influence over evidence gathering and [...

Man fined £26k over fake computer games ? BBC News

Posted on May 12, 2010
“A man who sold fake computer games over the internet has been ordered to pay £26,405 following a proceeds of crime investigation.” Full story BBC News, 12th May 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Raleigh guilty over Nottingham forklift truck death ? BBC News

Posted on May 12, 2010
“Bicycle company Raleigh has pleaded guilty to health and safety lapses which led to the death of a forklift truck driver at its Nottingham depot.” Full story BBC News, 12th May 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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