Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008
Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 published
Full text of Act (PDF)
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Month: July 2008
Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008
Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008 published
Full text of Act (PDF)
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Family living next to golf course compensated after ball bombardment – Daily Telegraph
“A family living next to a golf course are to receive thousands of pounds in compensation after their garden was bombarded with balls.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Council puts freeze on ice-cream jingles – The Times
“Ice-cream vans have been ordered to silence their jingles after four seconds because they are considered to be noise pollution.”
The Times, 22nd July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
R (Lewis) v Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council – WLR Daily
R (Lewis) v Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council; [2008] WLR (D) 246
“Where, in relation to a question whether user of land had been user as of right, the issue of deference arose as between a landowner and other people making use of the land, the question was how the position would have appeared to the landowner, rather than to the other users, and what would matter to the landowner would be the fact of deference, not the reasons for it.”
WLR Daily, 22nd July 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Newport City Council v Charles – WLR Daily
Newport City Council v Charles; [2008] WLR (D) 245
“A local authority’s right to possession against a person succeeding to a tenancy on the death of a family member other than a spouse on the ground that the accommodation was more than he reasonably required was not an interest in land capable of giving rise to a proprietory estoppel against the tenant. Accordingly, a tenant who concealed his mother’s death for three years in order to avoid being moved to a different property could not be ousted on that ground because the time limit for doing so had expired before the local authority discovered his mother had died.”
WLR Daily, 21st July 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Day v Haine and Another – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“Protective awards made by an employment tribunal following the failure of a company to comply with its statutory obligation to consult concerning collective redundancies before going into liquidation were contingent debts of the company and therefore provable debts in the liquidation.”
The Times, 22nd July 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.
Gravil v Carroll and Another – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“A rugby club was vicariously liable for an assault by one of its semi-professional players on a member of the opposing team during a match.”
The Times, 22nd July 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.
Times wins ruling over secrecy of family court – The Times
“Details of private family court proceedings that led to a mother fleeing the country with her son after he was placed in foster care have been disclosed after legal action by The Times.”
The Times, 22nd July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judge breached restraining order against ex-wife and her boyfriend – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has been sentenced to 50 hours community service after he admitted breaching a restraining order imposed following a campaign of harassment against his ex-wife and her boyfriend.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police: New pressure on Blair at tube killing inquest – The Guardian
“Scotland Yard officers are preparing to publicly blame each other for the mistakes that led to the death of Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell tube station, senior sources have told the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 22nd July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Inmates ‘sleeping in toilet area’ – BBC News
“Some prisoners are living and sleeping in toilets because of jail overcrowding, a report says.”
BBC News, 22nd July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Landowners ‘deserve compensation over right-to-roam rules’ – Daily Telegraph
“Owners affected by the route of the coastal path around England should be paid if they can prove they will suffer financial loss as a result, says a new report.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ruling could wipe out tens of thousands of criminal records – The Times
“Tens of thousands of criminal records could be deleted after a landmark ruling that police were breaking rules on the holding of personal details.”
The Times, 22nd July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Bored’ teenager escapes jail over deadly hoax 999 call – Daily Telegraph
“Ian Paterson, 17, called the fire brigade on June 29 because he was ‘bored’, and reported a fake warehouse fire ‘for a laugh’.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Minister names judge to lead Basra death inquiry – The Guardian
“A public inquiry into the death in British custody of Baha Mousa, a Basra hotel receptonist, must include other instances of abuse and what guidance was given to members of Britain’s armed forces before they were deployed to Iraq, defence lawyers and opposition MPs said yesterday.”
The Guardian, 22nd July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Doctor murder accused ‘snapped’ – BBC News
“A law student accused of killing the doctor acting as his guardian ‘snapped’ because of exam pressure, a jury heard.”
BBC News, 21st July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Stressed’ paramedic wins damages – BBC News
“A paramedic who suffered post traumatic stress disorder after he was sent alone to attend to a collapsed drug addict has won a claim for damages.”
BBC News, 21st July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Arab newspaper issues high court apology for ‘wholly untrue’ reports – The Guardian
“A UK-based Arabic newspaper has apologised to the prime minister of the Gulf state of Qatar after it admitted printing three ‘wholly untrue’ articles about him secretly visiting Israel.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teenager jailed over punch death – BBC News
“A teenager has been jailed after killing a student outside a takeaway in Dorset with a single punch.”
BBC News, 21st July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
