“More than 8 million temporary workers across Europe will share the same rights as permanent employees after an historic deal was approved by the European Parliament today.”
The Times, 22nd October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Britain’s highest court allows a Lebanese woman to stay in Britain rather than lose her son. But they stress that only ‘flagrant’ human rights breaches will come within the law.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Daniels, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 2360 (22 October 2008)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Truro Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd v Foley [2008] EWCA Civ 1162 (22 October 2008)
Thorn Security Ltd v Siemens Schweiz AG [2008] EWCA Civ 1161 (22 October 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Hussein v Farooq & Anor [2008] EWHC 2487 (QB) (22 October 2008)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Gordon Brown today ordered courts to halt action on home repossessions unless all alternatives have been ‘fully examined’ as he admitted the global economic downturn was ‘likely to cause recession’ in the UK.”
The Guardian, 22nd October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Chagos islanders evicted by the British government in the 1970s today lost their long-running battle to return to the Indian Ocean archipelago.”
The Guardian, 22nd October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Madonna and Guy Ritchie could be the first high-profile couple to divorce collaborative-style.”
The Times, 22nd October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Exiled residents of the Chagos Islands have had the right to return to their Indian Ocean homeland overturned by the House of Lords.”
BBC News, 22nd October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Data protection authorities from all over the world have agreed to call for legislation specifically limiting the collection and use of children’s personal data.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd October 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Rolls Royce Plc v UNITE the Union [2008] EWHC 2420 (QB) (17 October 2008)
High Court (Patents Court)
Ancon Ltd v ACS Stainless Steel Fixings Ltd [2008] EWHC 2489 (Pat) (21 October 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Building a Better Society (PDF)
Speech by The Rt Hon Lady Justice Arden DBE
Justice 10th Annual Rights Law Conference, 21st October 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“A civil servant will appear in court today after writing a blog in which he allegedly fantasised about the rape, torture and murder of the pop band Girls Aloud.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Police forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are being urged to review their witness protection schemes to help combat ‘honour crimes’.”
BBC News, 22nd October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina (Saunders) v Independent Police Complaints Commission and Another Regina (Tucker) v Same
Queen’s Bench Division
“The Independent Police Complaints Commission did not act incompatibly with human rights in not giving a direction to chief officers to prohibit conferring among police officers following a fatal shooting by them.”
The Times, 22nd 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.
Court of Appeal
“An addict who was injured in custody after suffering a seizure through drugs withdrawal did not contribute to his injury as his addiction was not a potent cause of the damage.”
The Times, 22nd 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.
“A schizophrenic who stabbed a neighbour to death in front of his family in the mistaken belief that he was a paedophile has been detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“MPs are set to debate the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, amid anger that Commons timetabling means amendments on abortion will be shelved.”
BBC News, 22nd October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The long-running legal battle between the British government and the Chagos islanders over their eviction from their homes in the Indian Ocean nearly 40 years ago will reach its conclusion in the House of Lords this morning.”
The Guardian, 22nd October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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