“A contempt of court ruling in an Official Secrets Act trial at the Old Bailey created a ‘nonsensical situation’ for the media, a QC said yesterday.”
The Times, 11th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Home Office today announced the appointment of Charles Farr OBE as Director General of the newly constituted Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism.”
Home Office, 6th July 2007
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Official can decide twice
R (Abdi) v. Lambeth London Borough Council
Queen’s Bench Division
“A local authority housing officer who had refused a homeless person’s application for housing could also decide her application for temporary accommodation pending appeal.”
The Times, 11th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from date of publication
Court takes realist view of corporate personality
Beckett Investment Management Group Ltd v Hall
Court of Appeal
“In construing a covenant in restraint of trade between a holding company and its employees, who provided services through subsidiary companies within a corporate group, the Court of Appeal rejected a purist approach to corporate personality in favour of one which had regard to the realities of big business, taking the group as being one concern under one supreme control.”
The Times, 11th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication
“Britain’s data watchdog sparked a row with business leaders yesterday when he called for more powers to confront companies that fail to protect personal information held on computers. He wants a new rule that would allow investigators to look at files without the permission of company directors.”
The Guardian, 11th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The prisons watchdog is questioning the policy of placing high-risk criminals, including sex offenders, in open jails.”
BBC News, 10th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Prince William’s ex-girlfriend was ‘hounded’ by the paparazzi and the press watchdog took too long to protect her, MPs have said.”
BBC News, 11th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The barrister investigating the removal of body parts from Sellafield workers and those at other nuclear plants over 30 years said yesterday that he expected the number of cases would rise beyond the 65 already disclosed by BNFL.”
The Guardian, 11th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An estimated 66,000 women and girls in England and Wales have had their genitals forcibly mutilated, according to Department of Health figures due out this autumn. The practice is so serious among immigrant communities in London that the Metropolitan police yesterday offered £20,000 to anyone giving information which leads to successful prosecution, the first reward for a general crime rather than a specific case. No one has yet been prosecuted under the Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act in 1985 and the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003.”
The Guardian, 11th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“MPs have rejected calls for statutory regulation of the press following the News of the World phone tapping affair but have accused some editors of becoming ‘complacent’ about the excesses of their staff.”
The Guardian, 11th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“MPs on Tuesday renewed a law allowing police to detain terrorism suspects for 28 days without charge as the government argued recent suspected plots demonstrated the need for the measure.”
Reuters, 10th July 2007
Source: www.reuters.co.uk
“An oral contract over the phone is binding, the High Court has ruled in a multi-million pound case which threatened to undermine the way the world of high finance operates. The verbal agreement did not have to be in writing, the court found.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th July 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“A solicitor who has built up a lucrative practice specialising in terrorist cases could face a police investigation after the 21/7 trial. Mudassar Arani, who defended three of the failed suicide bombers convicted on Monday, was accused in open court of attempting to bribe another solicitor’s client.”
The Times, 11th July 2007
Source: www. timesonline.co.uk
“A top legal firm was accused yesterday of using emotional blackmail to influence a lawyer’s career choices during a landmark £4.5 million legal claim.”
The Times, 11th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A doctor accused of wrongly administering a massive dose of a paralysing drug to two dying babies, hastening their deaths, was cleared by the General Medical Council yesterday.”
The Times, 11th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“An anti-social behaviour order made under s. 1(1) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 could be extended on an application to vary its terms”
WLR Daily, 10th July 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note: once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“The Legal Services Complaints Commissioner Zahida Manzoor today (10 July) raised concerns that the Law Society was not handling complaints in line with its own policies.”
The Lawyer, 10th July 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is expected to gain significant new powers as a result of changes to the supervision of the insurance industry, which could be outlined as early as today.”
The Times, 10th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The jury deliberating the cases of the alleged July 21 bomb plotters was today discharged after being unable to reach a verdict on the final two defendants.”
The Guardian, 10th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Ryanair, Michael O’Leary’s Irish budget airline, lambasted the European Commission for double standards as it launched a landmark legal action to try to force it to investigate allegations of illegal state aid. ”
The Times, 10th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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