Jail for woman ‘seduced’ by speed – BBC News
“A woman who boasted about driving at 150mph (241 km/h) prior to killing her partner in a car crash has been jailed.”
BBC News, 17th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 17 October 2008
Man killed wife in Facebook row – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for life for stabbing his wife to death over a posting she made on the social networking site Facebook.”
BBC News, 17th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Murder mastermind’s life sentence – BBC News
“A remand prisoner has been sentenced to life for ordering a shooting using a mobile phone smuggled into prison.”
BBC News, 17th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government condemned for failure to tackle bribery – The Guardian
“The UK government has been strongly criticised for its ‘continued failure’ to meet its international obligations on tackling ‘foreign bribery’ in a damning report published today.”
The Guardian, 17th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Half of criminals caught with guns escape minimum jail term – Daily Telegraph
“Only half of criminals convicted of using guns are given the minimum jail term, new figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th October
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police probe rugby player’s assisted suicide – The Independent
“Police are investigating the death of a paralysed rugby player who went to Switzerland for an assisted suicide.”
The Independent, 17th October 2008
MoD should ‘hang heads in shame’ over corporal’s death – The Independent
“A coroner today blamed the death of soldier in a minefield in Afghanistan on a lack of equipment and said those responsible ‘should hang their heads in shame’.”
The Independent, 17th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Farmers sue labs over foot-and-mouth – The Independent
“A group of farmers have launched a legal claim against two laboratories blamed for last year’s outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, it was announced today.”
The Independent, 17th October 2008
Spurce: www.independent.co.uk
Border guards to make life tougher for rich businessmen, but not sportsmen – DailyTelegraph
“Foreign businessmen who want to invest in Britain will face unprecedented scrutiny by UK border guards, while footballers, entertainers and artists will be waved through, under new Home Office plans.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Dickins v O2 Plc [2008] EWCA Civ 1144 (16 October 2008)
Simms v London Borough of Islington [2008] EWCA Civ 1083 (16 October 2008)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
S & Anor, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 2177 (09 October 2008)
High Court (Chancery Divison)
Winters v Mishcon De Reya [2008] EWHC 2419 (Ch) (15 October 2008)
Magical Marking Ltd & Anor v Holly & Ors [2008] EWHC (Ch) 2428 (16 October 2008)
Couwenbergh v Valkova [2008] EWHC 2451 (Ch) (16 October 2008)
High Court (Patents Court)
Generics (UK) Ltd v Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co Ltd & Anor [2008] EWHC 2413 (Pat) (15 October 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
President of the Family Division Guidance: McKenzie Friends October 2008 – Judiciary of England and Wales
“President of the Family Division Guidance: McKenzie Friends October 2008.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 16th October 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Business visitors face strict new rules – UK Border Agency
“Tough new rules to safeguard the visitor route into the United Kingdom from abuse and keep Britain an attractive place to do business were published by the Government today.”
UK Border Agency, 16th October 2008
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Devenish Nutrition Ltd v Sanofi-Aventis SA (France) and others – WLR Daily
“An account of profits could not be awarded on a claim for a non-proprietary tort. Community law neither prevented nor required the recognition in domestic law of a restitutionary award as a remedy for breach of statutory duty.”
WLR Daily, 16th 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.
Court of Appeal orders men to disclose encryption keys – OUT-LAW.com
“Two men have been told that they cannot rely on their right to silence to refuse to give British police a computer password.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th October 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Guilty of murder: man who set up shooting from prison cell – The Guardian
“A man was convicted yesterday of plotting the murder of his former friend on a mobile phone from his cell in a high security prison.”
The Guardian, 17th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Community support officers to be given the power to detain – The Independent
“Police community support officers should be given extended powers that would allow them to be able to detain suspects for the first time, Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, said yesterday.”
The Independent, 17th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Car park ban for ‘prolific’ thief – BBC News
“A thief with more than 40 previous convictions has been banned from every car park in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 16th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Father convicted of son’s murder – BBC News
“A bus driver has been convicted of murdering his 19-year-old son after an argument at their Norfolk flat.”
BBC News, 16th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bans for violent drunks not being used – Daily Telegraph
“A key plank of the Government’s plans to tackle alcohol-fuelled disorder introduced two years ago has still not been used.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
