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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on January 13, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (UK) Ltd v Eli Lilly & Company Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 1362 (18 December 2009) BP Shipping Ltd v Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (Bermuda) Ltd Partnership [2009] EWCA Civ 1407 (21 December 2009) O M (Children) v Local Authority & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 1405 (21 December 2009) Wild v Secretary of [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on January 13, 2010
The Pensions Act 2008 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2010 The National Employment Savings Trust Corporation Naming and Financial Year Order 2010 The Employers? Duties (Implementation) Regulations 2010 The Employers? Duties (Registration and Compliance) Regulations 2010 The Transfer Values (Disapplication) Regulations 2010 The Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order 2010 The Application of Pension Legislation to the National Employment Savings Trust [...

Government confirms £500,000 fines for worst data protection offenders ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on January 13, 2010
“Organisations responsible for major breaches of personal information security will face fines up to £500,000 from 6th April this year. The long-awaited penalties for serious data protection breaches have been approved by the Government.” Full story OUT-LAW...

Government to consult on punishments for breaking online air fare rules ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on January 13, 2010
“The Government will consult within weeks on new penalties for airlines that employ hidden charges to mislead consumers. The action will close a loophole by which airlines can avoid penalties for breaking the law.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 11th January 2010 Source: www...

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Man sentenced for poisoning curry with slug pellets ? BBC News

Posted on January 13, 2010
“A man from Manchester who tried to poison his neighbours by lacing a curry with slug pellets has been given a suspended prison sentence.” Full story BBC News, 12th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Comedian Jimmy Carr guilty of speeding in Suffolk ? BBC News

Posted on January 13, 2010
“Comic Jimmy Carr has been convicted of speeding for driving at 10mph over the limit through a village in Suffolk.” Full story BBC News, 12th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Kent police admit unlawful stop and search of twins, 11 ? BBC News

Posted on January 13, 2010
“The stop and search of 11-year-old twins at the Kingsnorth Climate Camp was unlawful, Kent police have admitted at London’s High Court.” Full story BBC News, 12th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Council launches legal bid to abolish sheltered housing wardens ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 13, 2010
“Council officials are attempting to force through plans to abolish round-the-clock wardens in housing for vulnerable elderly people despite the worst winter in decades.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2010 Source: www.telegraph...

MoD ?pays more in compensation to chicken farmer than injured soldier? ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 13, 2010
“The Ministry of Defence has been condemned amid claims it paid less compensation to an injured soldier than to a farmer whose chickens were disturbed by RAF jets.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 12th January 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Heinz baby product ad banned over misleading claims ? The Guardian

Posted on January 13, 2010
“A TV ad campaign for Heinz baby products that made misleading claims about their health benefits has been banned by the advertising  watchdog.” Full story The Guardian, 13th January 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Medal cheat Roger Day aimed to be a hero for his younger wife ? The Times

Posted on January 13, 2010
“A bogus war hero who was exposed when he wore an ‘impossible’ array of medals at a Remembrance Day parade has been sentenced to 60 hours? community service.” Full story The Times, 13th January 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Andy Burnham backs Bill to stop children using sunbeds at tanning salons ? The Times

Posted on January 13, 2010
“A campaign to prevent tanning salons allowing children to use sunbeds will win government support today as ministers try to curb rising rates of skin cancer.” Full story The Times, 13th January 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Marco Pierre White case shows how family lawyers can get into a stew ? The Times

Posted on January 13, 2010
“All?s fair in love ? and divorce. Or is it? It may surprise those unfamiliar with acrimonious divorce battles that courts condone a degree of DIY detective work.” Full story The Times, 12th January 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Kate Middleton launches legal action against photographer ? The Guardian

Posted on January 13, 2010
“Kate Middleton is pursuing legal action against a photographer who took pictures of her on Christmas Day, a month after the Queen warned the media over publication of paparazzi photographs of the royals.” Full story The Guardian, 13th January 2010 Source: www...

Ministers offer concessions on copyright changes ? BBC News

Posted on January 13, 2010
“Ministers have given a concession over what critics claimed were ‘draconian’ powers which would enable them to crack down on online copyright infringement.” Full story BBC News, 13th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

£150k payout for ?bullied? manager at Llanelli hospital ? BBC News

Posted on January 13, 2010
“A hospital information manager has been awarded £150,000 compensation after claims that she was bullied at work.” Full story BBC News, 12th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Peaches Geldof wins damages over prostitute claims ? BBC News

Posted on January 12, 2010
“Peaches Geldof, daughter of Bob Geldof, has accepted substantial, undisclosed libel damages over a newspaper claim that she had worked as a prostitute.” Full story BBC News, 12th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Half a million pound fines for serious breaches of data protection ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on January 12, 2010
“The Information Commissioner will soon be able to impose a penalty of up to £500,000 on data controllers who seriously contravene data protection principles.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 12th January 2010 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Stop-and-search powers ruled illegal by European court ? BBC News

Posted on January 12, 2010
“Police powers to use terror laws to stop and search people without grounds for suspicion are illegal, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled.” Full story BBC News, 12th Janaury 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on January 12, 2010
High Court (Administrative Court) Gray v Secretary of State for Justice & Anor [2010] EWHC 2 (Admin) (11 January 2010) British Gurkha Welfare Society & Ors v Ministry of Defence [2010] EWHC 3 (Admin) (11 January 2010) High Court (Technology and Construction Court) RWE Npower Plc v Alstom Power Ltd [2009] EWHC B40 (TCC) (23 December 2009) Source: www...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on January 12, 2010
The Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) Order 2010 The Pension Protection Fund (Pension Compensation Cap) Order 2010 The Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2010 The Legislative Reform (Insolvency) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2010 The Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling ? Earnings Percentage Increase) Order 2010 Source: www...

Lotteries: Repeals Consultation ? Law Commission

Posted on January 12, 2010
“In our consultation paper we propose the repeal of some seven obsolete statutory provisions which relate to the holding of different forms of lottery.” Full story Law Commission, 12th January 2010 Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk

Regina v Gilham ? Times Law Reports

Posted on January 12, 2010
Regina v Gilham Court of Appeal “Images on the screen constituted sufficient evidence of data copied on to the random access memory of a computer, being used for playing counterfeit games, to establish a breach of copyright offence.” The Times, 12th January 2010 Source: www...

Cavel USA Inc and Another v Seaton Insurance Co and Another ? Times Law Reports

Posted on January 12, 2010
Cavel USA Inc and Another v Seaton Insurance Co and Another Court of Appeal “The concept of ‘fraud’ in an English commercial law context in a case having an international flavour, was not confined to deceit flowing from fraudulent misrepresentation; it had a much wider application and could extend to cases without the need to establish [...

Crown Court defendants to be means tested ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on January 12, 2010
“Five Crown Courts will today be the first in England and Wales to introduce a new scheme that will ensure people convicted of a crime contribute to their defence costs, where they have the means to do so.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 11th January 2010 Source: www...

Detaining children in Britain: No place for the innocent ? The Independent

Posted on January 12, 2010
“What kind of country drags vulnerable children from their beds at daybreak, puts them behind bars and fills them with terror? Paul Vallely meets a family who have endured this horror ? in Britain. And they’re not alone.” Full story The Independent, 12th January 2010 Source: www...

Extremist Islamist groups to be banned under new terror laws ? The Guardian

Posted on January 12, 2010
“The Islamist group Islam4UK, which planned a march through Wootton Bassett, and its ‘parent’ organisation, al-Muhajiroun, are to be banned under new legislation outlawing the ‘glorification’ of terrorism.” Full story The Guardian, 11th January 2010 Source: www...

Marco Pierre White challenge could change divorce battles for ever ? The Times

Posted on January 12, 2010
“Take one celebrity chef, separate him from his wife, sprinkle with allegations of intercepted letters, simmer and serve with a landmark ruling.” Full story The Times, 12th January 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Teenager locked up for bleach attack ? The Independent

Posted on January 11, 2010
“A teenager who poured bleach over a woman in a revenge attack after she asked him to be quiet in a cinema was locked up for 12 months today.” Full story The Independent, 11th January 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Men jailed over £33m Kent heroin deal ? BBC News

Posted on January 11, 2010
“Three men have been jailed for their involvement in a £33m drug deal, after the UK’s largest ever heroin seizure.” Full story BBC News, 11th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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