“A man who stabbed to death a 17-year-old student at a New Year’s Eve party in east London last year has been jailed for life.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Allen and others v GMB [2008] EWCA Civ 810; [2008] WLR (D) 243
“The striking of a deal by a trade union with a local authority as to terms and conditions of employment pursuant to a national collective agreement establishing a ‘single status’ common pay and grading structure for all local authorities, which deal attempted to achieve compensation for some union members for past pay inequality as well as ongoing pay and employment protection for all members, was indirectly discriminatory since it constituted the application of a provision, criterion or practice which applied equally to men but was to the detriment of a considerably larger proportion of women than of men and since the means adopted by the union to persuade members to accept the deal, including mis-selling and manipulation, were not proportionate to the union’s legitimate aim of achieving single status with the minimum of losers.”
WLR Daily, 17th July 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.
Warren v The Random House Group Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 834; [2008] WLR (D) 242
“Only in exceptional circumstances would the court permit a defendant to resile from an offer of amends made and accepted in a libel action.”
WLR daily, 17th July 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.
High Court (CHancery Division)
Hearn & Ors v Dobson & Anor [2008] EWHC 1620 (Ch) (17 July 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org/
Regina (E) v Governing Body of JFS and Others; Regina (E) v Schools Adjudicator and Others
Queen’s Bench Division
“Faith schools which gave priority to children of their designated faith in the event of oversubscription did not directly or indirectly racially discriminate against non-members of the faith.”
The Times, 18th 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.
Procter and Gamble UK v Revenue and Customs Commissioners
Chancery Division
“Regular Pringles were zero-rated for VAT because they were not potato products.”
The Times, 18th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21days from the date of publication.
“The Framework Document for the National Offender Management Agency (NOMS) sets out the government’s vision for NOMS and how it will be governed as an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice.”
Ministry of Justice, 17th July 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Political spending and donations to parties are to be more tightly regulated under new rules unveiled by Justice Secretary Jack Straw today.”
Ministry of Justice, 17th July 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Radical plans to cut red tape and give the police more time to get on with the job of reducing crime were included in a new Home Office consultation.”
Home Office, 17th July 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Statistics for 2007-08 show historic falls in crime across England and Wales.”
Home Office, 17th july 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“A service station in Wiltshire has been fined £8,000 and ordered to pay £3,700, for a breach in health and safety.”
BBC News, 17th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Financial Services Authority has provisionally fined Winterflood Securities £4 million, the biggest penalty for market abuse imposed on a regulated financial firm, it emerged yesterday.”
The Times, 18th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Radical changes to the welfare state, requiring claimants to look for work in order to continue receiving benefit, will be announced by the Government on Monday.”
The Times, 18th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The family of heroin addict Rachel Whitear yesterday vowed to continue to fight to find out how she died after an official report concluded that police botched the initial investigation into her death.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Hospitals should share data with police when patients are admitted because of a violent attack, a crime expert says.”
BBC News, 18th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Scotland Yard is to be sued for racism by its most senior Asian officer after mediation talks between the two sides broke down.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Scotland Yard still does not know the cause of catastrophic errors made three years ago by its officers which led to the killing of an innocent man who was mistaken for a terrorist, an official report reveals today.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A devoted headteacher was suspended from her rural primary school for working too hard – only eight days before she was due to retire.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The much vaunted indeterminate public protection sentence was brought in two years ago, but the system couldn’t cope, says Robert Verkaik, Law Editor.”
The Independent, 18th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A package of welfare improvements for the military, including a doubling of compensation payments, has been welcomed by the head of the Army as ‘very good start’ towards giving the Armed Forces the treatment they deserve.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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