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Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on March 15, 2010
The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1, Consequential, Transitional and Savings Provisions) (England and Wales) Order 2010 The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (England) Order 2010 The Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (Commencement No...

Senior legal officer rejects downplaying low rape convictions ? The Times

Posted on March 15, 2010
“Britain?s low conviction rate for rape should continue to be highlighted according to the solicitor general despite the recommendations made in a report by Baroness Stern today.” Full story The Times, 15th March 2010 Source: www.timesonline...

Schools ?break law? to spy on pupils ? The Guardian

Posted on March 15, 2010
“Pupils are monitored by CCTV cameras as frequently as inmates in prisons and passengers at airports, research shows.” Full story The Guardian, 15th March 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

No expenses charges for baroness ? BBC News

Posted on March 12, 2010
“Labour peer Baroness Uddin will not face charges over her expenses, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.” Full story BBC News, 12th March 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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RTS Flexible Systems Ltd v Molkerei Alois Müller Gmbh & Co KG (UK Production) ? WLR Daily

Posted on March 12, 2010
RTS Flexible Systems Ltd v Molkerei Alois Müller Gmbh & Co KG (UK Production) [2010] UKSC 14; [2010] WLR (D) 75 “A draft contractual agreement to install equipment in a factory, which was never executed as the work was commenced, completed and partly paid for during the negotiations, took effect as a binding contract as the [...

Bradford & Bingley plc v Ashcroft ? WLR Daily

Posted on March 12, 2010
Bradford & Bingley plc v Ashcroft [2010] EWCA Civ 223; [2010] WLR (D) 74  ”There was no need to re-analyse a part-payment of a mortgage debt or to put a gloss on it in terms of acknowledgment for the purposes of calculating whether or not the limitation period had expired because s 29(5) of the Limitation [...

Noble v Owens ? WLR Daily

Posted on March 12, 2010
Noble v Owens [2010] EWCA Civ 224; [2010] WLR (D) 73  ”Where fresh evidence was adduced in the Court of Appeal tending to show that the judge at first instance had been deliberately misled the court would only allow the appeal and order a retrial where the fraud was either admitted or the evidence of it [...

Regina (Smith) v Land Registry ? WLR Daily

Posted on March 12, 2010
Regina (Smith) v Land Registry [2010] EWCA Civ 200; [2010] WLR (D) 72 “Title to land over which a public highway runs could not be acquired by adverse possession.” WLR Daily, 11th March 2010 Source: www.lawreports.co.uk Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 12, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Pegasus Management Holdings SCA & Anor v Ernst & Young (a firm) & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 181 (12 March 2010) HIgh Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Hughes v Risbridger & Ors [2010] EWHC 491 (QB) (11 March 2010) Kmiecic v Isaacs [2010] EWHC 381 (QB) (12 March 2010) Source: www...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on March 12, 2010
The Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (Amendment) (England) Order 2010 The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2010 The Town and Country Planning (London Borough of Camden) Special Development (Amendment and Revocation) Order 2010 The A1(M) Motorway (County of Durham) (Restriction on Use of Off-side Lanes) (Southbound) Regulations 2010 The Harwich Parkeston Quay Harbour [...

Contract was in place because companies behaved as if it was, says Supreme Court ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on March 12, 2010
“A deal was governed by a contract despite the two companies involved not actually signing and exchanging copies of it, the Supreme Court has ruled. The contract is in effect because the firms behaved as if it was, it said.” Full story OUT-LAW...

Comment on historic reforms to the coroners? system ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on March 12, 2010
“Individuals and organisations are being asked to comment on how a reformed national coroners’ system will work in practice, in a consultation document issued today.” Full press release Ministry of Justice, 11th March 2010 Source: www...

Attorney General welcomes sentence increase for ?clinical? murderer ? Attorney General?s Office

Posted on March 12, 2010
“The Attorney General, Baroness Scotland QC today welcomed the Court of Appeal’s decision that a minimum term of 20 years, handed to John McFarlane when he was sentenced to life last November, was unduly lenient, and increased the minimum term to 30 years...

Bar Council launches consultation on the Practising Certificate Fee ? The Bar Council

Posted on March 12, 2010
“The purpose of the consultation paper, which has been prepared on behalf of the Finance Committee by a sub group under the stewardship of the Treasurer, Andrew Mitchell QC, is to seek the views of the profession on the way that funds required from regulated persons through the PCF are raised...

John Chivers? life term for pal?s Barry stabbing ? BBC News

Posted on March 12, 2010
“A man who stabbed his close friend in the heart twice has been jailed for life at Cardiff Crown Court.” Full story BBC News, 11th March 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Suffolk bolt gun killer?s minimum sentence increased ? BBC News

Posted on March 12, 2010
“A murderer who killed a woman with a bolt gun has had his life sentence tariff increased from 20 to 30 years.” Full story BBC News, 11th March 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Paramedic who failed to treat critically injured biker escapes being struck off ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 12, 2010
“A paramedic who covered a critically injured motorcyclist with a tarpaulin and stopped treating him when he was still breathing has escaped being struck off.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Man wins parking ticket battle over bee attack ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 12, 2010
“A motorist who received a parking ticket after pulling into a bus lane to swat away a bee has been let off the fine.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Policeman faces jail over ?dangerous conspiracy? ? The Independent

Posted on March 12, 2010
“An experienced but corrupt police officer faces jail today after being convicted of being at the centre of an ‘extremely dangerous conspiracy’. “ Full story The Independent, 12th March 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Ministers rule out ban on BNP teachers ? The Guardian

Posted on March 12, 2010
“Ministers have ruled out banning members of the British National party from the teaching profession, after an independent inquiry into racism in schools decided such a move would be disproportionate. The issue of whether those who belong to racist organisations should be prevented from teaching ? as they are from working as police or prison officers [...

Officials failed to investigate asylum detainee abuse claims ? report ? The Guardian

Posted on March 12, 2010
“The UK Border Agency has failed to properly investigate claims of mistreatment by failed asylum seekers, including a woman handcuffed while undergoing a biopsy on a breast lump, according to an official inquiry report published today.” Full story The Guardian, 12th March 2010 Source: www...

Ex-Cazenove partner jailed for 21 months ? The Times

Posted on March 12, 2010
“Malcolm Calvert, a former partner in Cazenove, has been sentenced to 21 months imprisonment for insider dealing in the shares of three UK companies.” Full story The Times, 11th March 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Courts should not try us, say Expenses four ? The Times

Posted on March 12, 2010
“Three Labour MPs and a Conservative peer insisted yesterday that they should not be tried in the courts when they appeared before a judge on charges of expenses fraud.” Full story The Times, 12th March 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Corrupt ex-Met Pc jailed for drugs for information deal ? BBC News

Posted on March 12, 2010
“A former police officer has been jailed for three years for passing secret information to his wife and her drug dealer, in return for drugs and money.” Full story BBC News, 12th March 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BNP ?whites-only? membership rules outlawed ? The Guardian

Posted on March 12, 2010
“Judge agrees with human rights watchdog that British National party’s rewritten criteria for joining are still racist.” Full story The Guardian, 12th March 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Supreme Court Nigeria ruling reinforces ?divorce capital? reputation ? The Times

Posted on March 12, 2010
“London?s reputation as the divorce payout capital of the world was reinforced by the Supreme Court when it overturned a Nigerian ruling that had left a wife penniless.” Full story The Times, 12th March 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Mother Angela Gordon jailed for 15 years for starving Khyra Ishaq to death ? The Times

Posted on March 12, 2010
“The mother and stepfather of a seven-year-old girl who starved to death were jailed for manslaughter today.” Full story The Times, 12th March 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Pete Doherty given 12 month driving ban ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 11, 2010
“Pete Doherty was given a 12-month driving ban and fined £500 today after he admitted allowing his manager to use his Daimler without insurance.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 11th March 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Awol soldier Joe Glenton in jail sentence appeal ? BBC News

Posted on March 11, 2010
“A soldier who was jailed after refusing to return to Afghanistan is appealing against his sentence.” Full story BBC News, 11th March 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Pink Floyd win EMI court battle over online sales ? BBC News

Posted on March 11, 2010
“Pink Floyd have won a court battle with record label EMI over how their music is sold over the internet.” Full story BBC News, 11th March 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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