July 2007 – Page 9 – Current Awareness

Regina (Playfoot) (a Child) v. Millais School Governing Body – Times Law Reports

Posted July 23rd, 2007 in law reports, religious discrimination, school children by sally

Purity ring is not intimately linked to religious belief

Regina (Playfoot) (a Child) v. Millais School Governing Body

“A school’s refusal to allow one of its pupils to wear a purity ring, demonstrating her commitment to sexual abstinence prior to marriage, did not infringe her right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion protected by the European Convention on Human Rights.”

The Times, 23rd 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.

Awoyomi v. Radford and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted July 23rd, 2007 in barristers, law reports, negligence, retrospectivity by sally

Loss of immunity from suit is retrospective

Awoyomi v. Radford and Another

“The judicial decision that advocates did not have immunity from suit in acts concerned with the conduct of litigation had retrospective effect and advocates had ceased to enjoy immunity from suit by 1991.”

The Times, 23rd July 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free in Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Definitive Sentencing Guidelines Revised 2007: Reduction in Sentence for a Guilty Plea – Sentencing Guidelines Council

Posted July 23rd, 2007 in press releases, sentencing by sally

“Following a review of its own guideline on reduction in sentence for a guilty plea, the Sentencing Guidelines Council has recommended a change to the application of the principle when the evidence against offenders is overwhelming.”

Sentencing Guidelines Council press release, 20th July 2007

Source: www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk

Related link: Reduction in sentence for a guilty plea (PDF)

Elderly motorists face extra tests to keep licences – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 23rd, 2007 in elderly, news, road safety by sally

“New curbs could be introduced on older drivers under plans being considered by the Department for Transport.”

Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

‘Unsuitable’ inmates released – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 23rd, 2007 in news, prisons by sally

“Nearly 1,000 out of 1,390 criminals let out early to ease the jails overcrowding crisis had been assessed as too much of a risk to be released under the electronic tagging system, it has emerged.”

Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

MoD ‘failed’ in allowing captives to sell stories – The Times

Posted July 23rd, 2007 in armed forces, news by sally

“New regulations are to ban members of the Armed Forces from selling their stories, as a committee of MPs said yesterday that allowing those held captive in Iran to do so had been a ‘disturbing failure of judgment’.”

The Times, 23rd July 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Criminals have 40 chances to flout the rules – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 23rd, 2007 in news, young offenders by sally

“Young criminals placed on the Government’s flagship community punishment scheme could break the rules more than 40 times before being sent back to court, it has been disclosed.”

Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Criminals trawl Facebook and MySpace – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 23rd, 2007 in computer crime, data protection, identity fraud, news by sally

“Criminals looking to steal identities are trawling social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, experts warn.”

Daily Telegraph, 23rd july 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Four more names emerge in cash for honours case – The Guardian

Posted July 23rd, 2007 in news, peerages & dignities by sally

“Detectives in the cash for honours investigation seized a draft list of people Labour wanted to nominate for peerages which showed all those put forward had loaned the party millions of pounds, sources confirmed yesterday. The list shows that the government had considered offering peerages to eight businessmen. Until now only four had been known about.”

The Guardian, 23rd July 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Levy looks to sue police over wrongful arrest – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 23rd, 2007 in miscarriage of justice, news, peerages & dignities, police, wrongful arrest by sally

“The three main suspects officially cleared yesterday of any wrongdoing in the cash for honours investigation are considering retaliatory action against the police as the backlash began against Scotland Yard’s conduct of the marathon inquiry.”

Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Jail discounts cut for a guilty plea – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 23rd, 2007 in guilty pleas, news, sentencing by sally

“Criminals who plead guilty after being caught red-handed will receive longer sentences under new guidelines announced yesterday.”

Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Alarm at US right to highly personal data – The Observer

Posted July 23rd, 2007 in data protection, news, privacy by sally

“Highly sensitive information about the religious beliefs, political opinions and even the sex life of Britons travelling to the United States is to be made available to US authorities when the European Commission agrees to a new system of checking passengers.”

The Observer, 22nd July 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Efforts fail to improve rape conviction rates – The Guardian

Posted July 23rd, 2007 in news, rape by sally

“Rape conviction rates are at an all-time low despite efforts by the government, police and prosecutors to improve performance, according to Home Office research.”

The Guardian, 21st July 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Jury service forces Cherie Booth to miss start of prisons inquiry- The Guardian

Posted July 23rd, 2007 in juries, news, prisons by sally

“Cherie Booth QC missed the first meeting of an inquiry into English prisons yesterday because she has been on jury service. Her stint in the jury room is believed to have included sitting on at least one case.”

The Guardian, 21st July 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Father and uncle given life for ‘honour’ murder – The Guardian

Posted July 23rd, 2007 in domestic violence, Islam, murder, news, sentencing, women by sally

“The father and uncle of a young Kurdish woman began life sentences last night for arranging her ‘barbaric and callous’ murder to restore their family’s ‘honour’.”

The Guardian, 21st July 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

New law passed against rogue estate agents – Reuters

Posted July 23rd, 2007 in news by sally

“Consumers have been given greater legal protection from rogue estate agents.”

Reuters, 20th July 2007

Source: www.reuters.co.uk

Text death driver gets four years – BBC News

Posted July 23rd, 2007 in news by sally

“A teenage driver who caused the death of a woman in a crash as she sent a mobile phone text message has been sent to a young offenders’ institute.”

BBC News, 20th July 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Appeal over ‘short’ rape sentence – BBC News

Posted July 23rd, 2007 in news, rape, sentencing by sally

“The Attorney General will appeal against the sentence given to a window cleaner for raping a 10-year-old girl on the grounds it was unduly lenient.”

BBC News, 20th July 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Landlord faces action over smoking ban rebellion – The Guardian

Posted July 23rd, 2007 in news by sally

“A Blackpool pub landlord has become the first person in England to be summoned to court for defying the smoking ban.”

The Guardian, 20th July 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Smaller sentence reductions for guilty pleas – The Times

Posted July 23rd, 2007 in guilty pleas, news, sentencing by sally

“Criminals who plead guilty in the face of overwhelming evidence – such as being caught in the act – will get less time off their sentence, it was announced today.”

The Times, 20th July 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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