lawindexpro - Recent Case Law Update 03 February 2012 03 February 2012 en-us dswarb@gmail.com dswarb@gmail.com Case law database England, Scotland, Nothern Ireland, Europe http://lawindexpro.co.uk Brereton, Regina -v- 03-Feb-12 - CACD - The defendant appealed against his sentence of four years imprisonment for possession of a disguised firearm, namely a . . . http://www.lawindexpro.co.uk/cgi-bin/pubcited.pl?idx=450558 http://www.lawindexpro.co.uk/cgi-bin/pubcited.pl?idx=450558 Bivonas Llp and Others -v- Bennett 31-Jan-12 - EAT - Sexual Orientation Discrimination or Transexualism - The Employment Tribunal correctly applied the law relating to . . . http://www.lawindexpro.co.uk/cgi-bin/pubcited.pl?idx=450525 http://www.lawindexpro.co.uk/cgi-bin/pubcited.pl?idx=450525 Patel -v- Unite The Union 27-Jan-12 - QBD - The claimant, wanting to bring defamation proceedings in respect of defamatory postings on the defendant's internet . . . http://www.lawindexpro.co.uk/cgi-bin/pubcited.pl?idx=450509 http://www.lawindexpro.co.uk/cgi-bin/pubcited.pl?idx=450509 Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change -v- Friends of The Earth and Others 25-Jan-12 - CA - The Secretary had issued a consultation on the payments for solar energy feed-in-tarriffs, with a view to the new rate . . . http://www.lawindexpro.co.uk/cgi-bin/pubcited.pl?idx=450477 http://www.lawindexpro.co.uk/cgi-bin/pubcited.pl?idx=450477 Cook -v- The Mortgage Business Plc 24-Jan-12 - CA - The land owners sought relief from possession orders made under mortgages given in equity release schemes: "If the . . . http://www.lawindexpro.co.uk/cgi-bin/pubcited.pl?idx=450464 http://www.lawindexpro.co.uk/cgi-bin/pubcited.pl?idx=450464 Weddall -v- Barchester Healthcare Ltd 24-Jan-12 - CA - Parties appealed against judgments dismissing their claims of vicarious liability as against their employers after . . . http://www.lawindexpro.co.uk/cgi-bin/pubcited.pl?idx=450467 http://www.lawindexpro.co.uk/cgi-bin/pubcited.pl?idx=450467 Associated Newspapers Ltd, Regina (on The Application of) -v- Rt Hon Lord Justice Leveson 20-Jan-12 - Admn - The defendant was conducting a public enquiry into the culture, ethics and practices of national newspapers. The . . . http://www.lawindexpro.co.uk/cgi-bin/pubcited.pl?idx=450434 http://www.lawindexpro.co.uk/cgi-bin/pubcited.pl?idx=450434 McClure and Another, Regina (on The Application of) -v- The Commissioner of Police of The Metropolis 19-Jan-12 - CA - The Commissioner appealed against a decision that certain aspects of its crowd control procedures exercised during a . . . http://www.lawindexpro.co.uk/cgi-bin/pubcited.pl?idx=450345 http://www.lawindexpro.co.uk/cgi-bin/pubcited.pl?idx=450345 O'Cathail -v- Transport for London 13-Jan-12 - EAT - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE Case management Postponement or stay refusal of adjournment The Claimant . . . http://www.lawindexpro.co.uk/cgi-bin/pubcited.pl?idx=450258 http://www.lawindexpro.co.uk/cgi-bin/pubcited.pl?idx=450258 Fitzpatrick and Others -v- The Commissioner of Police of The Metropolis 11-Jan-12 - QBD - The claimants, two solicitors and their employer firm sought damages alleging trespass and malicious procurement by . . . http://www.lawindexpro.co.uk/cgi-bin/pubcited.pl?idx=450312 http://www.lawindexpro.co.uk/cgi-bin/pubcited.pl?idx=450312