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Barristers could have right to sue solicitors for unpaid fees ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on May 06, 2010
“Barristers would be able to sue solicitors for unpaid fees under proposals published by the Bar Council last week to put the relationship between the two professions on a more commercial footing.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 6th May 2010 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on May 06, 2010
Supreme Court Inveresk plc v Papermakers Ltd [2010] UKSC 19 (05 May 2010) Farstad Supply AS v Enviroco Ltd [2010] UKSC 18 (05 May 2010) Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) White & Ors v The Crown [2010] EWCA Crim 978 (05 May 2010) Cooper, R v [2010] EWCA Crim 979 (05 May 2010) Court of [...

Judges halt latest moves towards secrecy in the courts ? The Times

Posted on May 06, 2010
“This week judges struck a blow for openness. They rejected attempts by government and security service lawyers to hold a secret trial to defend a claim for damages being mounted by former Guantánamo detainees. They ruled that such a move would undermine the right of a party to know the case against him, one of [...

More Crown Court trials without jury may go ahead ? BBC News

Posted on May 06, 2010
“Two more crown court trials without a jury may be held, just over a month after the first juryless trial for centuries, the BBC has learned.” Full story BBC News, 5th May 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Family courts: ?the changes were a misguided, politically motivated fudge? ? The Times

Posted on May 06, 2010
“It was championed as a great victory ? opening up the closed, secretive world of the family courts. A year ago, thousands of hearings held behind closed doors on removing children into care or on contact with parents were opened to the media after a sustained campaign by fathers? groups, politicians and the media, led [...

Sixteen-hour control order curfews breach human rights, supreme court told ? The Guardian

Posted on May 06, 2010
“Control orders involving a curfew lasting 16 hours a day violate fundamental rights, the supreme court was told today as it heard a case attempting to change the use of the controversial measures.” Full story The Guardian, 5th May 2010 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on May 06, 2010
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Crown Prosecution Service v Neish [2010] EWCA Crim 1011 (06 May 2010) High Court (Chancery Division) GE Money Home Lending Ltd & Anor v HC Wolton & Sons Ltd (t/a Wolton Chartered Surveyors) [2010] EWHC 1011 (Ch) (06 May 2010) Trademark Licensing Company Ltd & Anor v Leofelis SA [2010] [...

Copyright exceptions must be expanded and clarified, says new group ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on May 06, 2010
“Librarians, digital activists, ISPs, music managers and other associations and trade bodies have called for the relaxing of copyright law in the EU to allow more people to access and re-use copyrighted material.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 6th May 2010 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on May 05, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) BX v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 481 (04 May 2010) Mellat v Her Majesty’s Treasury (Rev 1) [2010] EWCA Civ 483 (04 May 2010) Al Rawi & Ors v Security Service & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 482 (04 May 2010) Home Office v Tariq [...

Parliamentary privilege, new constitutions and favourite speeches ? The Times

Posted on May 05, 2010
“With time running out before the general election, there is much more than party manifestos for the legally interested who want topical reading.” Full story The Times, 5th May 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Regina v Hancox; Regina v Duffy ? Times Law Reports

Posted on May 05, 2010
Regina v Hancox; Regina v Duffy Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “The imposition of a serious crime prevention order had to be justified by the public benefit in preventing, restricting or disrupting involvement by the defendant in serious crime; it was not enough that the order might have some benefit...

Former Guantánamo detainees set for payouts after winning secrecy appeal ? The Guardian

Posted on May 05, 2010
“British residents held at Guantánamo Bay could be offered millions of pounds in compensation for wrongful imprisonment and abuse after the court of appeal today dismissed an attempt by MI5 and MI6 to suppress evidence of alleged complicity in torture...

Quest for increased openness is giving security services the jitters ? The Times

Posted on May 05, 2010
“Secrecy is the watchword of our intelligence and security services ? an essential component of their work, which arouses intense suspicion and spawns countless conspiracy theories.” Full story The Times, 5th May 2010 Source: www.timesonline...

Edlington boys to appeal against torture sentences ? BBC News

Posted on May 05, 2010
“Two brothers who subjected two young boys to prolonged torture are to appeal against their sentences.” Full story BBC News, 5th May 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Justice? In the law, women are unequal partners ? The Times

Posted on May 05, 2010
“Fewer than a quarter of new partners promoted this year at the City?s ten biggest law firms are women, raising doubts about the effectiveness of the legal elite?s efforts to promote diversity in their senior ranks.” Full story The Times, 4th May 2010 Source: www...

Bid to impose asbo for wearing low-slung trousers dropped ? The Guardian

Posted on May 05, 2010
“Prosecutors have abandoned a legal attempt to make a young man pull his trousers up, it emerged today.” Full story The Guardian, 4th May 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Want to know about hung Parliaments? Just ask eminent constitutional lawyers ? The Times

Posted on May 05, 2010
“In a field where there are no legal rules but only conventions deduced from previous events, of which there are not many, and the views of learned writers, I consulted with constitutional lawyers in the persons of Sir David Williams, QC, Regius Professor of Law at the University of Cambridge, and Sir William Wade, QC, [...

Kuwait invasion airline battle back in court ? The Independent

Posted on May 05, 2010
“An airline battle sparked by Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990 returned to the High Court in London today – six years after the emirate won a judgment against Iraqi Airways which now stands at 1.2 billion dollars.” Full story The Independent, 5th May 2010 Source: www...

Edlington brothers are refused appeal against sentences ? The Guardian

Posted on May 05, 2010
“Two young brothers who beat, tortured and abused a pair of younger children on waste ground near Edlington, South Yorkshire, have been refused permission to appeal against their indeterminate sentences.” Full story The Guardian, 5th May 2010 Source: www...

Judge calls for review of 24 hour licensing laws ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 05, 2010
“A judge has called for a review of the 24 hour licensing laws after becoming exasperated at dealing with cases of drunken violence ‘on an almost daily basis’.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 5th May 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co...

Media judges in the spotlight as Eady J?s future is thrown into doubt ? The Lawyer

Posted on May 04, 2010
“Media law has become an intensely controversial area and the demand for reform is growing, with editors and politicians attempting to influence the debate.” Full story The Lawyer, 3rd May 2010 Source: www.thelawyer.com

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on May 04, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Southall v The General Medical Council [2010] EWCA Civ 484 (04 May 2010) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Mireskandari v Associated Newspapers Ltd. [2010] EWHC 967 (QB) (04 May 2010) High Court (Chancery Division) Red River UK Ltd & Anor v Sheikh & Anor [2010] EWHC 961 (Ch) (30 April [...

Government cannot use secret evidence in Guantánamo torture case, court rules ? The Guardian

Posted on May 04, 2010
“Secret evidence cannot be used in a civil damages claim being brought by six former Guantánamo Bay detainees, the court of appeal ruled today.” Full story The Guardian, 4th May 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Regina (Clue) v Birmingham City Council and another (Shelter intervening) ? WLR Daily

Posted on May 04, 2010
Regina (Clue) v Birmingham City Council and another (Shelter intervening) [2010] EWCA Civ 460; [2010] WLR (D) 109 “Apart from hopeless or abusive cases, a local authority faced with an application for support and accommodation pending the determination of an arguable application for leave to remain on human rights grounds, should not refuse assistance if [...

Financial Services Authority and Others v Amro International SA ? Times Law Reports

Posted on May 04, 2010
Financial Services Authority and Others v Amro International SA Court of Appeal “The Financial Services Authority was entitled to order production of documents from accountants at the request of the US Securities and Exchange Commission without subjecting the request to critical examination...

Bournemouth University Higher Education Corporation v Buckland ? Times Law Reports

Posted on May 04, 2010
Bournemouth University Higher Education Corporation v Buckland Court of Appeal “A repudiatory breach of contract, once it had happened, could not be cured by the contract breaker.” The Times, 3rd May 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Pensioner who stabbed wife to death in failed suicide pact walks free ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 04, 2010
“A pensioner walked free from court after being cleared of murdering his wife of 50 years whom he stabbed to death in a failed suicide pact.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 30th April 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

PwC partner Colin Tenner sues over redundancy ? The Times

Posted on May 04, 2010
“A former partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers is taking it to an employment tribunal this week, claiming compensation for disability discrimination.” Full story The Times, 4th May 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Sexual predator who ran website for paedophiles jailed ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 04, 2010
“A sexual predator whose past violent crimes were exposed when he was caught operating a members-only website for paedophiles has been jailed for 14 years.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 30th April 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Parents win compensation after son born with cerebral palsy after hospital error ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 04, 2010
“A midwife whose son was starved of oxygen at birth leaving him disabled has won compensation to pay for his care.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 3rd May 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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