‘300 more police’ on anti-terror duties – The Independent
“An extra 300 police officers will be moved to anti-terrorism duties, the Home Secretary is announcing today.”
The Independent, 16th April 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Month: April 2008
Victim Ryan Wilson in ‘Elephant man’ drug trial to get £2m – The Times
“A victim of the ‘elephant man’ drug trial is set to receive more than £2 million for his horrific injuries, it emerged yesterday.”
The Times, 16th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Rape victims failed by lack of funds, say campaigners – The Independent
“A chronic lack of funding and an inadequate legal system is leading to a crisis in care for rape victims in Britain, campaigners said yesterday. They accused the Government of ‘failing to provide the support women want and need’ in the aftermath of traumatic sexual abuse.”
The Independent, 16th April 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Times Law Panel debate: OFT plans to bring more criminal prosecutions – The Times
“The Office of Fair Trading is set to target more company directors for criminal prosecution in a bid to stamp out anti-competitive behaviour, a senior figure at the competition watchdog said last night.”
The Times, 15th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Mobile mast database must be published in full, says High Court – OUT-LAW.com
“Ofcom has failed to prevent the publication of its searchable database of mobile phone mast locations after the High Court backed a ruling by the Information Commissioner.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th April 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
How can you identify a criminal by the way they walk? – BBC News Magazine
“A burglar has been caught because of his bow-legged walk, but how easy is it to catch a criminal by analysing their gait?”
BBC News Magazine, 15th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK music industry demands an iPod tax – OUT-LAW.com
“The UK music industry has rejected the Government’s proposal to legalise the transfer of music from CDs to MP3 players without a levy. It has asked for a tax on devices like Apple iPods which it says should compensate artists for the transfer.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th April 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
Othman (Jordan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports
Othman (Jordan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Court of Appeal
“A foreign national could not be deported on national security grounds to a state where he was at real risk of being tried on evidence obtained by torture because such an expulsion would contravene his right to a fair trial guaranteed by article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Times, 15th 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.
President’s Guidance: McKenzie Friends – Judiciary of England and Wales
President’s Guidance: McKenzie Friends (PDF)
President of the Family Division, 14th April 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Kowalski, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 700 (19 March 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Reynolds v Stone Rowe Brewer (a firm) [2008] EWHC 497 (QB) (18 March 2008)
Geniki Investments International Ltd. v Ellis Stockbrokers Ltd [2008] EWHC 549 (QB) (19 March 2008)
Al-Rawas v Pegasus Energy Ltd & Ors [2008] EWHC 617 (QB) (08 April 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Wells v Pilling Parish Council [2008] EWHC 556 (Ch) (06 March 2008)
Eli Lilly & Company Ltd. v Neopharma Ltd & Anor [2008] EWHC 415 (Ch) (06 March 2008)
Artificial Solutions Germany GmbH v Creative Virtual Ltd & Anor [2008] EWHC 593 (Ch) (02 April 2008)
High Court (Family Division)
A Council v B & Ors [2007] EWHC 2688 (Fam) (11 December 2007)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Sevenoaks District Council v Harber [2008] EWHC 708 (Admin) (03 April 2008)
Wates, R (on the application of) v Surrey County Council [2008] EWHC 706 (Admin) (19 March 2008)
Roberts v Director of Public Prosecutions [2008] EWHC 643 (Admin) (19 March 2008)
Export Credits Guarantee Department v Friends of the Earth [2008] EWHC 638 (Admin) (17 March 2008)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
J S Bloor Ltd v Pavillion Developments Ltd [2008] EWHC 724 (TCC) (14 March 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Information watchdog raps Government over access to data – OUT-LAW.com
“The Department of Health is not dealing with freedom of information (FOI) requests properly because of a lack of staff, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said. The ICO has rebuked the Government department over its FOI behaviour.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th April 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
MoD will pay £2m to boy accidentally shot in Basra – The Guardian
“The Ministry of Defence is to pay a record £2m compensation to an Iraqi teenager left paralysed when he was accidentally shot by a British soldier.”
The Guardian, 15th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mole Man to pay £300,000 for burrowing under home – The Times
“A retired engineer nicknamed ‘Mole Man’, because of his fondness for burrowing tunnels under his home, has been ordered to pay almost £300,000 to the local council after his hobby nearly caused his house to collapse.”
The Times, 15th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Government already has 42-day detention power, says rebel – The Guardian
“Ministers do not need to extend pre-charge detention to 42 days because they already have the power to almost indefinitely hold suspects who do not reveal what is held on their computers, a rebel Labour MP said today.”
The Guardian, 14th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ruling ‘denies treatment to 100,000 Alzheimer’s patients’ – Daily Telegraph
“Almost 100,000 Alzheimer’s patients face being denied NHS treatment which could delay the onset of their disease, the Court of Appeal was told yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police pay battle goes to court – BBC News
“A legal challenge to the government’s decision not to back-date a police pay rise is to begin at the High Court.”
BBC News, 15th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jail staff failing to counter extremism, warns inspector – The Guardian
“Inadequately trained staff inside Belmarsh high security prison are failing to challenge extremism and are in danger of feeding radicalisation by alienating Muslim inmates, the chief inspector of prisons warns. Anne Owers says staff at the London jail, which holds nearly 200 Muslims, face a danger of fuelling anti-western attitudes.”
The Guardian, 15th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Paying a painfully high cost – The Times
” The inquest of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed was conducted with impeccable good sense and good humour by the coroner, Lord Justice Scott Baker. It arrived at the obviously correct result: that the deaths were caused by the grossly negligent driving of the drunken Henri Paul, and the conduct of the chasing pack of journalists. But the law needs amendment to ensure that there is never again such an unnecessary and expensive intrusion into privacy and dignity.”
The Times, 15th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
