October 2008 – Page 14 – Current Awareness

Call for euthanasia to be legal in UK – The Observer

Posted October 20th, 2008 in euthanasia, news by sally

“One of Britain’s leading moral philosophers has called for a change in the law to allow assisted suicide in Britain following the death of paralysed rugby player Daniel James. Baroness Warnock, writing in today’s Observer, calls for liberalisation of euthanasia laws on the grounds that ‘we have a moral obligation to other people to take their seriously reached decisions with regard to their own lives equally seriously’.”

The Observer, 19th October 2008

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk

Disabled car badge misuse tackled – BBC News

Posted October 20th, 2008 in disabled persons, news, parking by sally

“New powers to stop the misuse of blue disabled parking badges are expected to be announced by the government.”

BBC News, 19th October 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

MPs give up battle to restrict abortions – The Observer

Posted October 20th, 2008 in abortion, news by sally

“Anti-abortion MPs last night abandoned their parliamentary fight for new restrictions, calling for the bitterly contested issue to be resolved by a high powered inquiry instead.”

The Observer, 19th October 2008

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk

Jail for woman ‘seduced’ by speed – BBC News

Posted October 17th, 2008 in dangerous driving, news, sentencing by sally

“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

Man killed wife in Facebook row – BBC News

Posted October 17th, 2008 in domestic violence, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“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

Posted October 17th, 2008 in murder, news, prisons, sentencing by sally

“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

Posted October 17th, 2008 in bribery, news by sally

“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

Posted October 17th, 2008 in firearms, news, sentencing by sally

“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

Posted October 17th, 2008 in assisted suicide, news by sally

“Police are investigating the death of a paralysed rugby player who went to Switzerland for an assisted suicide.”

The Independent, 17th October 2008

www.independent.co.uk

MoD should ‘hang heads in shame’ over corporal’s death – The Independent

Posted October 17th, 2008 in Afghanistan, armed forces, inquests, news by sally

“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

Posted October 17th, 2008 in animals, foot and mouth disease, negligence, news by sally

“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

Posted October 17th, 2008 in immigration, news by sally

“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

Posted October 17th, 2008 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Dickins v O2 Plc [2008] EWCA Civ 1144 (16 October 2008)

Secretary of State for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform v Aaron & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 1146 (16 October 2008)

Simms v London Borough of Islington [2008] EWCA Civ 1083 (16 October 2008)

Allied Domecq (Holdings) Ltd v Allied Domecq First Pension Trust Ltd & Anor [2008] EWCA Civ 1084 (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

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted October 17th, 2008 in legislation by sally

The Inspectors of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (No. 4) Order 2008

The Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales Rules 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

President of the Family Division Guidance: McKenzie Friends October 2008 – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted October 17th, 2008 in family courts, McKenzie friends, practice directions by sally

“President of the Family Division Guidance: McKenzie Friends October 2008.”

Full guidance note

Judiciary of England and Wales, 16th October 2008

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Business visitors face strict new rules – UK Border Agency

Posted October 17th, 2008 in immigration, press releases by sally

“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.”

Full press release

UK Border Agency, 16th October 2008

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Devenish Nutrition Ltd v Sanofi-Aventis SA (France) and others – WLR Daily

Posted October 17th, 2008 in competition, EC law, law reports, restitution, statutory duty by sally

Devenish Nutrition Ltd v Sanofi-Aventis SA (France) and others [2008] EWCA Civ 1086; [2008] WLR (D) 317

“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

Posted October 17th, 2008 in encryption, news by sally

“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

Posted October 17th, 2008 in murder, news, prisons by sally

“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

Posted October 17th, 2008 in community support officers, detention, news, police by sally

“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

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