Current Awareness

Current Awareness aims to provide up-to-date information regarding new case law, changes in legislation, and legal news of interest to lawyers in the United Kingdom.

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Recent Posts from Current Awareness

Serving soldier avoids jail term – BBC news
“A soldier has avoided jail because of ‘his service to his country.’ “ Full story BBC news, 6th November 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Praying murderer jailed for life – BBC news
“A man overheard praying for forgiveness after murdering his pregnant girlfriend’s mother has been jailed for life by a judge at the Old Bailey.” Full story BBC News, 6th November 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Exclusion clauses may fragment after High Court ruling – OUT-LAW.com
“Wording in a contract that seeks to exclude liability in a contract is more vulnerable to being struck out than lawyers previously thought. A ruling suggests that exclusion clauses are more likely to be effective…
Preferential lighting rendered ad misleading, rules ASA – OUT-LAW.com
“An advertiser broke the rules when it used better lighting, posing and colours in the ‘before’ than the ‘after’ pictures in a cosmetics ad, regulator the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said.” Full story OUT-LAW.com,…
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) SA (Kuwait) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 1157 (05 November 2009) Scopelight Ltd & Ors v Chief of Police for Northumbria, Federation Against Copyright…
Firms settle trademark dispute – Law Society’s Gazette
“Nottingham firm Paragon Law has forced West Bromwich and Peterborough firm Paragon Solicitors to change its name and pay legal costs after a trade mark dispute.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 5th November 2009 Source:…
Insurance Contract Law – Law Commission
“The Law Commission and Scottish Law Commission are conducting a joint review of insurance contract law.” Full press release Law Commission, 5th November 2009 Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Attorney General encourages prosecutors to explain sentences and issues revised guidance on pleas and sentencing – Attorney General’s Office
“Victims and their families should fully understand what a sentence means in practice, and CPS prosecutors can play a key role in explaining, the Attorney General, Baroness Scotland QC, said today.” Full press release Attorney…
R (Chester) v Secretary of State for Justice and another – WLR Daily
R (Chester) v Secretary of State for Justice and another [2009] WLR (D) 316 ”Where a United Kingdom court had made a declaration of incompatability pursuant to s 3(1) of the Human Rights Act 1998…
Grainger plc v Nicholson – WLR Daily
Grainger plc v Nicholson UKEAT/219/09; [2009] WLR (D) 315 “An asserted philosophical belief that mankind was heading towards catastrophic climate change and therefore people were under a moral duty to lead their lives in a…