Mother is sentenced over truancy – BBC News
“A mother who claimed her daughter was too old and too big to be forced to go to school has been sentenced.”
BBC News, 16th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 16 October 2008
Cannabis murderer jailed for life – BBC News
“A cannabis user who stabbed his girlfriend to death after becoming convinced she was part of a plot to kill him has been jailed for murder.”
BBC News, 16th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ofcom to have wider remit with more online powers, says David Currie – The Guardian
“Outgoing Ofcom chairman David Currie has said that his successor should expect the communications regulator to have an expanded remit with responsibility for stricter control over internet content.”
The Guardian, 16th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Information Commissioner orders naming of Tribunal employers – OUT-LAW.com
“Organisations involved in Employment Tribunals will have their identities published after a ruling by privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ruling reinstates a practice that was discontinued in 2001.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th October 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
BAILII : Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
AS (Pakistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 1118 (15 October 2008)
High Court (Administrative Division)
Source: www.bailii.org.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Double Taxation Relief (Surrender of Relievable Tax Within a Group) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 2008
The Income Tax (Deposit-takers and Building Societies) (Interest Payments) Regulations 2008
The Income Tax (Interest Payments) (Information Powers) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Amusement Machine Licence Duty, etc (Amendments) Regulations 2008
The Discipline of Judges (Designation) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Anti-corruption champion – Ministry of Justice
“Jack Straw has made a statement on the UK’s anti-corruption strategy following his appointment as the government’s anti-corruption champion.”
Ministry of Justice, 15th October 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Responses to Ministry of Justice consultation paper: Bail and Murder – Judiciary of England and Wales
“Responses to Ministry of Justice consultation paper: Bail and Murder.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 15th October 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
More powers needed to fight terrorism – Home Office
“Saying terrorists ‘wish to kill British people anywhere in the world’ the Home Secretary called for greater powers to track down and prosecute terrorists.”
Home Office, 15th Ocotber 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Tougher action on cannabis – Home Office
“When cannabis is reclassified as a Class B drug in 2009, those who continually break the law will face tougher penalties.”
Home Office, 15th October 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
R (Haase) v District Judge Nuttall and another – WLR Daily
R (Haase) v District Judge Nuttall and another [2008] EWCA Civ 1089; [2008] WLR (D) 316
“There was no general requirement that a prosecutor be independent and impartial to comply with the right to a fair trial in art 6 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.”
WLR Daily, 15th 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.
Regina (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) v Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – Times Law Reports
Queen’s Bench Division
“The control of dangerous contagious poultry disease by mass slaughter using ventilation shutdown was compatible and proportionate with European Union law.”
The Times, 16th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
P lease note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
End sleepwalk rape defence – MP – BBC News
“A Labour MP is seeking to outlaw the defence of sleepwalking in rape cases, arguing that acquittals on such grounds are ‘political correctness gone mad’. ”
BBC News, 15th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Trust fined over scalding death – BBC News
“A healthcare trust has been ordered to pay £20,000 following the death of a man who was scalded in a bath.”
BBC News, 15th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rugby player sues over injuries – BBC News
“A rugby player is claiming damages after suffering a serious eye injury which ended his career.”
BBC News, 15th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Body-in-suitcase murder inquiry is abandoned – The Independent
“No criminal charges will be brought over the death of a disabled man whose decomposed remains were found in a suitcase, it emerged yesterday”
The Independent, 16th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Compulsive gambler who lost £2m begins appeal – Daily Telegraph
“A compulsive gambler who lost £2million to a bookmaker begins his appeal after losing a compensation claim earlier this year.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Watchdog to investigate XL auditors – The Guardian
“The auditors of the collapsed tour operator XL Leisure are to be investigated by the profession’s disciplinary watchdog after a request from Britain’s largest accountancy institute.”
The Guardian, 16th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
