Secret files on stolen Blears PC – BBC News
“A personal computer holding sensitive documents relating to defence and extremism has been stolen from Hazel Blears’ constituency office in Salford.”
BBC News, 17th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 17 June 2008
Standards watchdog to investigate Spelman over nanny claims – The Guardian
“Caroline Spelman is to face an official inquiry by parliament’s sleaze watchdog into expenses claims in relation to her nanny, it was announced today.”
The Guardian, 17th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Law firms set for merger frenzy – The Times
“More than 100 law firms in the UK are expected to attempt a tie-up in the next year, according to a study by BDO Stoy Hayward.”
The Times, 17th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Lyrical terrorist’ has conviction quashed – The Guardian
“A former Heathrow shop assistant who called herself the ‘lyrical terrorist’ and was the first woman sentenced under new anti-terror laws today had her conviction overturned.”
The Guardian, 17th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
PM hits back over civil liberties – BBC News
“Gordon Brown has defended the use of CCTV, ID cards and the DNA database – saying they protect civil liberties.”
BBC News, 17th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
White paper on party finance and expenditure in the United Kingdom – Ministry of Justice
“Jack Straw has made an oral statement to the House of Commons about the publication of a white paper on the funding of political parties.”
Ministry of Justice, 16th June 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Related link: White paper: Party finance and expenditure in the United Kingdom (PDF)
Restorative justice and reoffending – Ministry of Justice
“This is the fourth report on the evaluation of three restorative justice schemes funded under the Home Office’s Crime Reduction Programme from mid-2001.”
Ministry of Justice, 16th June 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Related link: Does restorative justice affect reconviction? The fourth report from the evaluation of three schemes (PDF)
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Income Tax (Purchased Life Annuities) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Education (Student Loans) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2008
The Education (Student Support) (European Institutions) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008
The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008
The Companies (Reduction of Share Capital) Order 2008
The Large and Medium-sized Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts) Regulations 2008
The Small Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts) Regulations 2008
The Local Involvement Networks (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
O2 Holdings Ltd and another v Hutchison 3G UK Ltd (Case C-533/06) – WLR Daily
O2 Holdings Ltd and another v Hutchison 3G UK Ltd (Case C-533/06); [2008] WLR (D) 193
“A registered trade mark proprietor (“proprietor”) could not rely on his trade mark rights to prevent the use of a sign similar or identical to his mark in a comparative advertisement if all the requirements for comparative advertising set out in Council Directive 84/450/EEC on comparative advertising, as amended, were satisfied, and, in particular, the use was not likely to give rise to confusion on the part of the public.”
WLR Daily, 16th June 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.
O2 Holdings Ltd and Another v Hutchison 3G UK Ltd – Times Law Reports
O2 Holdings Ltd and Another v Hutchison 3G UK Ltd
Court of Justice of the European Communities
“The proprietor of a trademark was not entitled to prevent the use by a competitor of a sign identical or similar to his mark in a comparative advertisement, provided, inter alia, that there was no risk of confusion on the part of the public between the proprietor and the competitor or between their respective goods or services.”
The Times, 17th June 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.
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Criminal Division)
Odam, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1087 (29 April 2008)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Hill, R (on the application of) v Bedfordshire County Council [2008] EWCA Civ 661 (16 June 2008)
Jones v London Borough of Merton [2008] EWCA Civ 660 (16 June 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Sutcliffe v Lloyd & Anor [2008] EWHC 1329 (Ch) (09 June 2008)
Bell v Long & Ors [2008] EWHC 1273 (Ch) (16 June 2008)
High Court (Family Division)
C P R-H v A M R-H [2008] EWHC 347 (Fam) (27 February 2008)
Birmingham City Council v M (A Child Acting By Her Guardian) [2008] EWHC 1085 (Fam) (03 June 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
C, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Lambeth [2008] EWHC 1230 (Admin) (19 May 2008)
Gee, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Lewisham [2008] EWHC 1286 (Admin) (22 May 2008)
H, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Barnet [2008] EWHC 1294 (Admin) (23 May 2008)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Mopani Copper Mines Plc v Millennium Underwriting Ltd [2008] EWHC 1331 (Comm) (16 June 2008)
Gulf Agri Trade Fzco v Aston Agro Industrial AG [2008] EWHC 1252 (Comm) (06 June 2008)
PT Berlian Laju Tanker TBK & Anor v Nuse Shipping Ltd [2008] EWHC 1330 (Comm) (16 June 2008)
Cavell USA Inc & Anor v Seaton Insurance Company & Anor [2008] EWHC 876 (Comm) (11 April 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Dacre promises new look at rules on hacking by journalists – The Guardian
“The editor of the Daily Mail, Paul Dacre, has promised to re-examine the rules that prevent journalists hacking into computers to obtain personal information, to clarify and possibly tighten them, after becoming chairman of the body responsible for the editors’ code that governs newspapers and magazines.”
The Guardian, 17th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Butler claiming unfair dismissal ‘smashed up crockery’ – Daily Telegraph
“A butler who is claiming over £200,000 for unfair dismissal from the widow of a wartime ambassador ‘screamed obscenities’ before smashing the crockery because he did not want to wash up, a tribunal has heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lords warn Government on passenger data isolation – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government’s hard line on the collection and use of information on travellers could isolate it within Europe and leave it with less information than other states, a parliamentary committee has warned.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th June 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Bail for crime suspects reviewed – BBC News
“A review of bail laws is to be launched later, following concern about crimes committed by suspects released while they await trial.”
BBC News, 17th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Planned changes to youth justice system aimed at keeping more children out of jail – The Guardian
“A shakeup of the youth justice system is being planned by ministers that would see a failing punitive policy replaced by a more welfare-oriented, early-intervention approach to dealing with children in trouble. As part of a youth crime action plan to be published this summer, the Home Office has recommended that responsibility and funding for tackling youth crime – including local youth offending teams – should be moved to new, local authority-run ‘children’s trusts’.”
The Guardian, 17th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ban Ministry of Defence from hiring lawyers for inquests, say Tories – Daily Telegraph
“The Ministry of Defence should be banned from hiring barristers to defend it at military inquests, the Conservatives will say on Tuesday.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
British hacker should not be extradited to US, Lords told – The Guardian
“A British man who allegedly hacked into the Pentagon’s computer network should not be extradited to America because US prosecutors tried to intimidate him into cooperating with them, the House of Lords was told today.”
The Guardian, 16th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Bangle’ girl case reaches court – BBC News
“The case of the Cynon Valley schoolgirl sent home for wearing a Sikh religious bracelet will be heard by a High Court judge in London later.”
BBC News, 17th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
