“The Law may be changed to allow ‘abortion on request’ by ending the need for doctors to give permission for a termination, it has been disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Human rights groups and MPs are calling for an investigation into claims that MI5 officers colluded in the torture of British citizens detained in Pakistan during counter-terrorism operations, after the allegations were detailed by the Guardian yesterday.”
The Guardian, 30th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A mother found her five-month-old daughter covered in blood after being attacked by two rottweilers in the living quarters of a pub, an inquest heard yesterday.”
The Guardian, 30th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Advertising Watchdog names and shames worst offenders.”
The Guardian, 30th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Britain’s supermarkets could be blocked from opening new stores in towns where they already have a large market share, the Competition Commission announced today.”
The Guardian, 30th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The City watchdog threatened yesterday to step up criminal prosecutions and to increase fines for market abuse after more than a quarter of last year’s takeovers showed signs of insider trading.”
The Times, 30th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Plans to widen the use of cinema-style rating for computer games are at risk of failing, amid predictions that soon there will be too many for the censors to regulate.”
The Times, 30th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The son of Osama bin Laden has been banned from entering Britain to live with his new wife because of fears that his presence would cause ‘considerable public concern.’
The Times, 30th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Two elderly British sisters have lost their final battle to avoid paying a massive inheritance tax bill.”
BBC News, 29th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Office of Fair Trading v Abbey National plc and Others
Queen’s Bench Division
“Terms in standard form contracts between bank and customer providing for relevant charges were not exempt from assessment as to fairness.”
The Times, 29th 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.
“Where a public official reasonably believed that information had been given under a statutory procedure in circumstances which gave rise at that time to a reasonable expectation of privacy, and the statute prohibited disclosure for purposes other than those to which the Act related, that information was exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.”
WLR Daily, 28th 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.
“The media watchdog Ofcom plans to record a damning verdict and hand down a record seven-figure fine after a six-month investigation into premium phone line deception on some of ITV’s biggest shows.”
The Guardian, 29th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Officers of the Security Service, MI5, are being accused of ‘outsourcing’ the torture of British citizens to a notorious Pakistani intelligence agency in an attempt to obtain information about terrorist plots and to secure convictions against al-Qaida suspects.”
The Guardian, 29th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gordon Brown’s decision to overturn the advice of his own group of drug experts by pressing ahead with a tougher policy on cannabis could face a high court challenge from campaigners.”
The Guardian, 29th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
” While the Government digests the disastrous effects of the Domestic Violence, Crime & Victims Act 2004, introduced in July last year, on the protection of the victims of domestic violence, it might also give consideration to another legislative time-bomb affecting family proceedings.”
The Times, 28th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
” The criminal justice system was condemned for its ‘culture of complacency’ tonight (28th April).”
The Independent, 28th April 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Two teenagers were given life sentences today for murdering 20-year-old Sophie Lancaster because she was a goth.”
The Guardian, 29th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The House of Lords has proposed making it a criminal offence to disclose personal information intentionally or recklessly. The Lords passed an amendment to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill, defeating the Government.”
OUT-LAW.com, 28th April 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
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