• R v Patel

    Criminal law Appeal. The defendant nurse had been convicted of one count of wilful neglect of a person who lacked capacity contrary to s44 of the after the death of a resident in the nursing home she worked in following her decision not to administer...

    [2013] All ER (D) 216 (May) | Fri, 17/05/2013

  • R v Kallakis and another; R v Levene

    Sentence Imprisonment. In appeals against sentence in a number of conspiracy to defraud and fraud cases dealt together, the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division provided guidance on: (i) whether and to what extent the sentencing guidelines council's...

    [2013] All ER (D) 201 (May) | Thu, 16/05/2013

  • Re Harlequin Management Services Ltd

    Administrator Appointment. A London based company, Harlequin Management Services Ltd, was an international property investment agent, specialising in luxury resorts in the Caribbean. The directors of the company instructed solicitors to give notice of...

    [2013] All ER (D) 202 (May) | Thu, 16/05/2013

  • Fish & Fish Ltd v Sea Shepherd UK and others

    Tort Joint tortfeasors. The defendant organisation 'Sea Shepherd UK' (SSUK) was part of an international effort to end illegal fishing of blue fin tuna. One campaign orchestrated by the American side of the organisation had caused damage to the...

    [2013] All ER (D) 191 (May) | Thu, 16/05/2013

  • UK Uncut Legal Action Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners

    Tax Avoidance. The claimant company campaigned against the harmful effects of tax avoidance and the use of tax havens. It issued proceedings against the Revenue and Customs Commissioners for entering an agreement with two Goldman Sachs companies,...

    [2013] All ER (D) 212 (May) | Thu, 16/05/2013

  • Serious Organised Crime Agency v O'Docherty and another

    Practice Pre-trial or post judgment relief. The claimant Serious Organised Crime Agency obtained a property freezing order (PFO) in respect of the defendants' property worldwide and subsequently obtained a civil recovery order (CRO). The defendants...

    [2013] All ER (D) 213 (May) | Thu, 16/05/2013

  • President of the Methodist Conference v Preston

    Employment Contract of service. The respondent former minister had sought to bring proceedings in the employment tribunal for unfair dismissal. The tribunal dismissed her claim, as she was not an employee. That decision was reversed by the Employment...

    [2013] All ER (D) 174 (May) | Wed, 15/05/2013

  • R v Norris

    Criminal law Appeal. The application for leave to appeal followed the conviction of the defendant for the high profile murder of Stephen Lawrence in 1993. The trial that had led to the conviction had followed advances in forensic science and new...

    [2013] All ER (D) 178 (May) | Wed, 15/05/2013

  • Hotak v Southwark Borough of London

    Housing Homeless persons. The claimant had applied for housing assistance from the defendant local authority. He had learning difficulties, so his brother assisted him with day-to-day tasks. His brother would have applied for housing assistance also,...

    [2013] All ER (D) 172 (May) | Wed, 15/05/2013

  • Novatis AG v Hospira UK Ltd and another company

    Patent Infringement. The Patents County Court held that two medical patents were invalid (see ). It gave permission to the defendant company, Novartis, to appeal. Novartis applied to the court, seeking an injunction to prevent the claimant company,...

    [2013] All ER (D) 177 (May) | Tue, 14/05/2013