Don’t cite ‘hits’ as a measure of website traffic, warns advertising watchdog – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 6th, 2008 in advertising, internet, news by sally

“An advert that claimed a website received over five million ‘hits’ every month has been banned because the metric is likely to mislead readers. The UK’s advertising watchdog said that ‘hits’ is an unreliable measure of website popularity.”

Full story

OUT-LAW.com, 6th August 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

Nude nurse exposed to friends by jilted lover – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 6th, 2008 in harassment, news, sentencing by sally

“Richard Bradford decided to take his revenge against the health worker after she allegedly cheated on him with another man.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 6th August 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 6th, 2008 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Murray, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1792 (16 July 2008)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Joyce v Secretary of State for Health [2008] EWHC 1891 (Admin) (01 August 2008)

High Court (Patents Court)

Magical Marking Ltd & Anor v Phillips & Ors [2008] EWHC 1640 (Pat) (07 July 2008)

Source: www.bailii.org

Slashed tyres and poison pen letters: how Ian Oakley bullied rivals – The Times

Posted August 6th, 2008 in elections, harassment, news by sally

“A Conservative candidate in a key marginal seat conducted a sustained campaign of harassment in an attempt to ‘change the political landscape’ of the town where he hoped to be MP.”

Full story

The Times, 6th August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

‘Fakeproof’ e-passport is cloned in minutes – The Times

Posted August 6th, 2008 in forgery, news, passports by sally

“New microchipped passports designed to be foolproof against identity theft can be cloned and manipulated in minutes and accepted as genuine by the computer software recommended for use at international airports.”

Full story

The Times, 6th August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Daily Cause List, 6th August 2008

Posted August 6th, 2008 in news by sally

Wednesday 6th August 2008

Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk

Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible

Repeat offenders could get cautions instead of charges – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 6th, 2008 in cautions, news, police, recidivists by sally

“A Home Office guidance document says that providing enough time has passed ‘to suggest that a previous caution has had a significant deterrent effect – two years or more’, anyone repeating a ‘trivial’ offence can escape charges and facing court.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph,

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Ex-police chief Alec Alexander jailed 10 years for raping daughter – The Times

Posted August 6th, 2008 in child abuse, news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A police chief superintendent who abused his daughter when she was 10 years old and raped her when she was 17 was jailed yesterday.”

Full story

The Times, 6th August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

MPs ‘should not employ children’ – BBC News

Posted August 6th, 2008 in children, employment, news, parliament by sally

“MPs should not be able to employ their children using taxpayers’ money, the government has said.”

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BBC News, 5th August 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAA sues Ryanair over unpaid landing fees – The Times

Posted August 6th, 2008 in airlines, fees, news by sally

“BAA, the airports operator, has started legal action against Ryanair after the budget carrier refused to pay higher landing fees.”

Full story

The Times, 5th August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Immigration cells squalid and unfit for use – The Guardian

Posted August 6th, 2008 in detention, immigration, news, police by sally

“A police custody suite used to hold immigration detainees for up to seven days has been condemned by prison and police inspectors as unhygienic, unsafe and unfit for use.”

Full story

The Guardian, 6th August 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Greenweb Ltd v Wandsworth London Borough Council – WLR Daily

Posted August 6th, 2008 in compensation, compulsory purchase, law reports, planning by sally

Greenweb Ltd v Wandsworth London Borough Council; [2008] WLR (D) 286

“On the proper interpretation of ss 14(1) and 15 (3) of the Land Compensation Act 1961 the amount of compensation payable for compulsory acquisition of vacant land on which Victorian houses had stood prior to their destruction during the Second World War should be based on the assumption that planning permission had been granted for specified development even though planning permission for such development had in fact been refused.”

WLR Daily, 5th 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.

McKinnon v Government of the United States of America – Times Law Reports

Posted August 6th, 2008 in abuse of process, extradition, law reports, plea bargaining by sally

McKinnon v Government of the United States of America

House of Lords

“A plea bargain offered by a foreign prosecutor to an accused person whose extradition was sought, particularly if offered during a regulated process of plea-bargaining, did not constitute an abuse of process unless it was so extreme as to amount to a threat of unlawful action which imperilled the integrity of the extradition process.”

The Times, 6th 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.

Tasers being used more often by police, figures show – The Guardian

Posted August 5th, 2008 in news, police, weapons by sally

“The use of taser stun guns by police is increasing, new Home Office figures published today reveal.”

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The Guardian, 5th August 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

County court anti-social behaviour co-ordinators – a pilot scheme – Ministry of Justice

Posted August 5th, 2008 in ASBOs, county courts, reports by sally

” 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

Posted August 5th, 2008 in news by sally

Tuesday 5th August 2008

Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk

Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 5th, 2008 in law reports by sally

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)

McMorine, R (on the application of) v Nursing & Midwifery Council [2008] EWHC 1821 (Admin) (11 July 2008)

Merchant, R (on the application of) v Nursing & Midwifery Council [2008] EWHC 1820 (Admin) (11 July 2008)

Jamal, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWHC 1854 (Admin) (14 July 2008)

Lashley, R (on the application of) v An Independent Adjudicator & Anor [2008] EWHC 1853 (Admin) (18 July 2008)

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

Posted August 5th, 2008 in extradition, news, terrorism by sally

“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.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 5th August 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Practice Direction (Court Dress) (No 5) – WLR Daily

Posted August 5th, 2008 in court dress, law reports, practice directions by sally

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

Posted August 5th, 2008 in human rights, investigatory powers, jurisdiction, law reports, tribunals by sally

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.