Tasers being used more often by police, figures show – The Guardian
“The use of taser stun guns by police is increasing, new Home Office figures published today reveal.”
The Guardian, 5th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Day: 5 August 2008
County court anti-social behaviour co-ordinators – a pilot scheme – Ministry of Justice
” A report assessing the role of county court anti-social behaviour co-ordinators under a scheme piloted for a year.
The study investigates perceptions of the effectiveness of the pilot scheme in enhacing relationships between courts and their users, and improving the processing of anti-social behaviour-related cases. It also discusses the views of housing and legal professionals involved with anti-social behaviour proceedings, as well as the views of the co-ordinators themselves.”
County court anti-social behaviour co-ordinators – a pilot scheme (PDF)
Ministry of Justice, 5th August 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Daily Cause List, 5th August 2008
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Kirk v Walton [2008] EWHC 1780 (QB) (24 July 2008)
Peart Stevenson Associates Ltd v Holland [2008] EWHC 1868 (QB) (30 July 2008)
Tullett Prebon Group Ltd v El-Hajjali [2008] EWHC 1924 (QB) (31 July 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Gold Fields Mining LLC v Tucker & Anor [2008] EWHC 1696 (Ch) (10 July 2008)
Sharab v HRH Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal Bin Abdal-Aziz Al-Saud [2008] EWHC 1893 (Ch) (31 July 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Richardson Roofing Company Ltd v Ballast Plc & Ors [2008] EWHC 1806 (TCC) (25 July 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza has extradition to US postponed – Daily Telegraph
“The British Government has been told to postpone extradition of Abu Hamza until a ruling on whether sending him to a maximum security US jail would breach his human rights.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Practice Direction (Court Dress) (No 5) – WLR Daily
Practice Direction (Court Dress) (No 5); [2008] WLR (D) 285
“A new civil robe, to be worn without a wig, would be introduced for judges in civil cases from 1 October 2008.”
WLR Daily, 4th August 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.
Regina (A) v Director of Establishments of the Security Service – Times Law Reports
Regina (A) v Director of Establishments of the Security Service
Queen’s Bench Division
“The Investigatory Powers Tribunal did not have exclusive jurisdiction where a claim that a public authority proposed to act in a way incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights brought up matters within its purview.”
The Times, 5th August 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.
Secretary of State for the Home Department v British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection and Another – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“Information supplied by applicants for animal experiment licences was exempt from disclosure under freedom of information provisions if the official in possession of the information knew or had reasonable grounds for believing that it was given in confidence.”
The Times, 5th August 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.
City lawyer fired over strip club ‘harassment’ – Daily Telegraph
“A lawyer at a leading City law firm has been fired after an intern lodged a complaint that he sexually harassed her at a West End strip club.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Terrorism: Lords say 42-day law will put fair trials at risk – The Guardian
“The government’s ’42 days’ counter-terror legislation faces fresh criticism today, with peers warning that a ‘quasi-judicial’ role for parliament to debate each use of the new detention powers risks undermining the independence of judges and the chances of a fair trial for suspects.”
The Guardian, 5th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Web firms should screen content, says Parliamentary committee – OUT-Law.com
“Websites which accept user-generated content should do more to screen out content that might be harmful to the public, a Parliamentary committee has warned. Sites should also publish prominent terms and conditions banning harmful content, it said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th August 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
