Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7382

The old saying that hard cases make bad law is one is not always true is a recent case in the Privy Council demonstrates in a laudable effort to do justice to a litigant in person the Privy Council (Lords Mance and Neuberger and Sir Jonathan Parker) appear to have extended the application of res ipsa loquitor.

Roger Smith looks across the Pond to consider gender & ethnic minorities

Business Environment Bow Lane v Deanwater Estates Ltd [2009] EWHC 2014 (Ch), [2009] All ER (D) 363

Clark and another v Lucas Solicitors LLP [2009] EWHC 1952 (Ch), [2009] All ER (D) 11 (Aug)

Clark and another v Lucas Solicitors LLP [2009] EWHC 1952 (Ch), [2009] All ER (D) 11 (Aug)

Alistair Kelman foresees that specialist IT knowledge will play a greater role in convictions

Sodastream Limited (in liquidation) v Coates and others [2009] EWHC 1936 (Ch), [2009] All ER (D) 22 (Aug)

Sadare v London Borough of Lambeth [2009] All ER (D) 28 (Aug)

Windglass Windows Ltd v Capital Skyline Construction Ltd and another [2009] EWHC 2022 (TCC), [2009] All ER (D) 17 (Aug)

An attempt to claim the government failed to implement its fuel poverty strategy has failed in the Court of Appeal.

Storage proposals fail to meet Convention requirements