25/04/2008 – Current Awareness

Office of Fair Trading v Abbey National plc and Others – WLR Daily

Posted April 25th, 2008 in banking, consumer protection, contracts, law reports by sally

Office of Fair Trading v Abbey National plc and Others [2008] EWHC 875 (Comm); [2008] WLR (D) 128

“Terms in standard form contracts between bank and customer providing for relevant charges were not exempt from assessment as to fairness under reg 6 of the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999.”

WLR Daily, 25th April 2008

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

R v Ibrahim and others – WLR Daily

Posted April 25th, 2008 in evidence, law reports, police interviews, terrorism by sally

R v Ibrahim and others [2008] EWCA Crim 880; [2008] WLR (D) 127

“Evidence obtained during ‘safety’ interviews conducted with a defendant under the provisions of the Terrorism Act 2000 was admissible at his subsequent trial subject to the ordinary principles governing a fair trial, and the over-arching provisions in s 78 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.”

WLR Daily, 25th April 2008

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.

Doctor sentenced over child porn – BBC News

Posted April 25th, 2008 in children, doctors, news, pornography, sentencing by sally

“A children’s hospital doctor has escaped a jail sentence after admitting downloading child pornography.”

BBC News, 25th April 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Former Pc is jailed over violence – BBC News

Posted April 25th, 2008 in assault, domestic violence, news, sentencing by sally

“A former Lincolnshire policeman, once hailed for saving an 11-year-old boy’s life, has been jailed for two years for abusing his partner.”

BBC News, 25th April 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Burglar jailed for sexual assault – BBC News

Posted April 25th, 2008 in burglary, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A burglar who broke into a woman’s home and sexually assaulted her has been jailed for at least six years.”

BBC News, 25th April 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Blackmailing designer avoids jail – BBC News

Posted April 25th, 2008 in blackmail, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who tried to extort money from three US car designers and accused them of illegally developing his creations has been given a suspended jail term.”

BBC News, 25th April 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Cinema sex act mother sentenced – BBC News

Posted April 25th, 2008 in child abuse, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A married mother who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy at a cinema in London’s Leicester Square has been given a three-year supervision order.”

BBC News, 25th April 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Two jailed over boy’s pool death – BBC News

Posted April 25th, 2008 in homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“Two men who forced a boy into a flooded clay pit and watched him drown have been jailed for five-and-a-half years.”

BBC News, 25th April 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Watchdog censures health secretary over illegal donation – The Guardian

Posted April 25th, 2008 in elections, news, political parties by sally

“The cost of the Labour deputy leadership contest threatened to bring further embarrassment for the government today as it emerged that another cabinet minister has been reprimanded over an illegal donation.”

The Guardian, 25th April 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Kurdish father-to-be set for deportation to Iraq – The Guardian

Posted April 25th, 2008 in asylum, deportation, news by sally

“A Kurdish asylum seeker who has been living in Britain for eight years and whose wife is expecting their first baby is due to be deported today.”

The Guardian, 25th April 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Employer must prove reason for dismissal, says Court of Appeal – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 25th, 2008 in news, unfair dismissal by sally

“The Court of Appeal has said that employment tribunals do not have to back a fired employee’s story simply because the employer fails to prove its opposing case.”

OUT-LAW.com, 24th April 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF (No 3) – Times Law Reports

Posted April 25th, 2008 in control orders, disclosure, human rights, law reports, terrorism by sally

Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF (No 3)

Queen’s Bench Division

“Fair trial provisions guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights could not be overcome by a claim that the offended party’s case had no possible chance of success.”

The Times, 25th April 2008

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.

Torturous journey – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted April 25th, 2008 in deportation, human rights, special report by sally

“Roger Smith reflects on a bungled attempt by the government to expedite deportations to countries with dubious human rights records.“

Law Society’s Gazette, 24th April 2008

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Head teacher ‘force-fed children’ – BBC News

Posted April 25th, 2008 in child abuse, news, professional conduct, teachers by sally

“A nursery school head who force-fed children, dragged them along corridors and left them in soiled underwear has been banned from working as a teacher.”

BBC News, 24th April 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Killer’s maximum tariff reduced – BBC News

Posted April 25th, 2008 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who abducted, sexually attacked and strangled a young, female, Royal Navy photographer has won a two-year reduction in his minimum tariff.”

BBC News, 24th April 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Woman who lured ‘healer’ jailed – BBC News

Posted April 25th, 2008 in conspiracy, false imprisonment, news, sentencing by sally

“A woman who lured a faith healer back to Luton, where he was later murdered, has been jailed for two years.”

BBC News, 24th April 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Bus stop killer wins sentence cut – BBC News

Posted April 25th, 2008 in murder, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“A Nottingham teenager convicted of murdering a man at a bus stop has had his 14 year minimum jail sentence cut.”

BBC News, 24th April 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Woman jailed for gay couple abuse – BBC News

Posted April 25th, 2008 in harassment, homosexuality, news, sentencing by sally

“A mother has been jailed and her daughter given a community order after being found guilty of harassing a gay couple in Kent.”

BBC News, 24th April 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

MPs debate junk food advert ban – BBC News

Posted April 25th, 2008 in advertising, children, food, news by sally

“MPs are to debate a bill calling for a ban on advertising junk food and drinks to children.”

BBC News, 24th April 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Legal victory for B&B owner who evicted Irving for being too moody – The Independent

Posted April 25th, 2008 in contracts, news by sally

“In his long history of legal calamity, David Irving has confronted and lost to courtroom adversaries from the publisher Penguin, to a British Second World War convoy commander, to the Austrian state. To that list can now be added Jennie Allen, the 60-year-old owner of a B&B in the genteel London suburb of Kew.”

The Independent, 25th April 2008

Source: www.indpendent.co.uk

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