James Bond fantasist jailed – The Guardian
“A fantasist was beginning a two-year stint behind bars today for conning police into thinking he was a James Bond-style secret agent.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Month: October 2008
‘Leprechaun’ insult case dropped – BBC News
“A teenager from Liverpool who was being prosecuted for swearing at her pregnant Irish neighbour and calling her a leprechaun has had her case dropped.”
BBC News, 31st October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Barley, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 2466 (17 October 2008)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Freeman v Higher Park Farm [2008] EWCA Civ 1185 (30 October 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench)
Arab Satellite Communications Organisation v Al Faqih & Anor [2008] EWHC 2568 (QB) (14 October 2008)
Brightlingsea Haven Ltd & Anor v Morris & Ors [2008] EWHC 1928 (QB) (30 October 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Langley v Preston Crown Court & Ors [2008] EWHC 2623 (Admin) (30 October 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
More flexible approach to resolving disputes in contact cases – Ministry of Justice
“The Children and Adoption Act 2006 provides new ways to help the courts find solutions in contact cases where there is conflict between the parents about whom a child should see and how often.”
Ministry of Justice, 30th October 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Cat and Dog Fur (Control of Import, Export and Placing on the Market) Regulations 2008
The Immigration and Nationality (Cost Recovery Fees) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2008
The Local Authorities (Functions and Responsibilities) (England) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Daily Cause List, 31st October 2008
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible
R (Purdy) v Director of Public Prosecutions – WLR Daily
R (Purdy) v Director of Public Prosecutions [2008] EWHC 2565; [2008] WLR (D) 337
“The Director of Public Prosecutions did not act unlawfully in failing to publish detailed guidance as to the circumstances in which individuals would or would not be prosecuted under s 2(1) of the Suicide Act 1961 for assisting another person to commit suicide.”
WLR Daily, 30th October 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.
Practice Direction (Upper Tribunal: Judicial review jurisdiction) – WLR Daily
Practice Direction (Upper Tribunal: Judicial review jurisdiction); [2008] WLR (D) 336
“Two classes of application to the Upper Tribunal were specified for the purposes of s 18(6) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.”
WLR Daily, 30th October 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.
Scottish & Newcastle plc v Raguz – WLR Daily
Scottish & Newcastle plc v Raguz [2008] UKHL 65; [2008] WLR (D) 335
“Landlords were not required to serve notices under s 17 of the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 in respect of rent increases that would become retrospectively payable when rent reviews were completed. Such increases were ‘now due’ within the meaning of s 17.”
WLR Daily, 30th October 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.
Boreh v Ealing London Borough Council – WLR Daily
Boreh v Ealing London Borough Council [2008] EWCA Civ 1176; [2008] WLR (D) 334
“The suitability of accommodation offered by a local housing authority was not to be judged exclusively by reference to its condition at the time of the offer, but could and should take into account any adaptations or alterations that were proposed to be made. However, in considering the suitability of a house, it was only legitimate to take into account proposals as to adaptations that were made as at the date of the authority’s decision and not right up to the date of the review decision.”
WLR Daily, 30th October 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.
In re Times Newspapers Ltd and Another – Times Law Reports
In re Times Newspapers Ltd and Another
Courts-Martial Appeal Court
“To be entitled to make any order for anonymity for all or any of a number of defendants in a case in which no applicable statute provided a power justifying such an order, a court had to have regard to the relevant tests identified at common law, namely, whether, absent such an order, the administration of justice would be seriously affected or there was a real and immediate risk to the life of any of the defendants.”
The Times, 31st October 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.
People-power a step closer in energy bill – The Guardian
“The prospect of households with wind turbines and solar panels being able to sell power back to the national grid has come a step closer after the government tabled an amendment to a bill that would allow people to generate enough power to serve a community of more than 1,000 people.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Number of pagan prisoners has doubled over four years – The Times
“Paganism is on the rise in jails in England and Wales with the number of practising prisoners more than doubling in the past four years. ”
The Times, 31st October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Straw asked to pardon executed witches – The Guardian
“A petition calling for the posthumous pardon of women and men who were executed as witches in Britain will be presented to the justice secretary, Jack Straw, today.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Lawyer Mark Saunders did not have to die’ sister says – The Times
“Ms Saunders, 26, still cannot comprehend why her brother, a brilliant barrister and seemingly stable, barricaded himself inside his £2.2 million Chelsea flat five months ago; still less why he started firing a shotgun out of a window to set off a sequence of events that ended with his death. ”
The Times, 31st October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Cleared rape accused denied claim – BBC News
“A man who spent two years in jail before being cleared of rape has had his attempt to claim damages from his accuser denied at the High Court.”
BBC News, 30th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal blunder allows drivers to get away with littering – The Times
“Thousands of motorists who litter Britain’s roads every day are escaping penalty because of a bureaucratic blunder.”
The Times, 31st October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Drug use declines as seizures reach record – The Guardian
“Illicit drug use in Britain is declining, with cannabis use at its lowest level for 10 years and cocaine also down, according to British Crime Survey figures published yesterday. The estimated falls in drug consumption are matched by a 15% rise in seizures of all classes of drugs by the police and customs in England and Wales to 186,028 – a level not seen since 1973.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Millionaire’s son who left baby brain damaged released from jail early – Daily Telegraph
“A millionaire’s son whose dangerous driving left a baby paralysed and severely brain damaged has been released from prison after serving only six months.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
