“Police Federation vice-chairman Simon Reed has accused the Crown Prosecution Service of allowing serious criminals to avoid justice so that they can save money and meet government targets.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A new code of conduct for banks to stop them avoiding billions of pounds in taxes is to be introduced, Alistair Darling announced yesterday.”
The Independent, 17th March 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“One of Scotland Yard’s elite sexual assault units has been condemned for serious failures after untrained officers were left investigating rapes, despite repeated pleas to management for more detectives.”
The Guardian, 17th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The information commissioner has said pubs with no history of trouble should not be forced to install CCTV cameras.”
BBC News, 16th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Fixed Penalty Offences Order 2009
The Road Safety (Financial Penalty Deposit) (Appropriate Amount) Order 2009
The Road Safety (Immobilisation, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles) Regulations 2009
The Fixed Penalty (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Fixed Penalty (Procedure) (Vehicle Examiners) Regulations 2009
The Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Fees) Regulations 2009
The Mutual Societies (Transfers) Order 2009
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Controllers) Regulations 2009
The Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2009
The Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2009
The Monkseaton Community High School (Governing Body Procedures) (Amendment) Order 2009
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons (Specified Public Authority) Order 2009
The Contracted-Out Prisons (Specification of Restricted Activities) Order 2009
The High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment) Order 2009
The Court of Protection (Amendment) Rules 2009
The Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“A schoolboy awoke from surgery to remove a lump from his finger to discover the wrong one had been operated on.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Human rights campaigner and former hostage Terry Waite has called on the US to drop charges against British computer hacker Gary McKinnon.”
BBC News, 16th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man whose invention caught the attention of millions of television viewers may have infringed a patent he applied for himself 10 years ago. A contestant on the Dragons’ Den TV programme may have to defend his invention from legal action.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th March 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“A young father was convicted of unlawful imprisonment after he put a young tearaway into his car and gave him a ‘good talking to’.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A senior judge has called for an end to the use of the phrase ‘honour killings’ to describe what is ‘in reality sordid, criminal behaviour’.”
The Times, 16th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The government has outlined the details of its proposed digital rights agency.”
BBC News, 16th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Open-Ended Investment Companies (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Unit Trusts (Electronic Communications) Order 2009
The National Park Authorities (Amendment) (England) Order 2009
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Export of Radioactive Sources (Control) (Amendment) Order 2009
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2009
The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2009
The European Fisheries Fund (Grants) (Wales) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
High Court (Chancery Division)
Tann v Herrington [2009] EWHC 445 (Ch) (10 March 2009)
High Court (Queen’s Bench)
Huntley v Simmonds [2009] EWHC 406 (QB) (05 March 2009)
Al Jedda v Secretary of State for Defence [2009] EWHC 397 (QB) (05 March 2009)
Huntley v Simmonds [2009] EWHC 405 (QB) (13 February 2009)
High Court (Family Division)
K v K [2008] EWHC 2553 (Fam) (23 October 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Bole & Anor v Huntsbuild Ltd & Anor [2009] EWHC 483 (TCC) (13 March 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Akhurst v Director of Public Prosecutions; [2009] WLR (D) 96
“University grounds and buildings were not an enclosed area within the meaning of s 4 of the Vagrancy Act 1824.”
WLR Daily, 13th March
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.
Peters v East Midlands Strategic Health Authority and Another
Court of Appeal
“Damages awarded to a claimant severely disabled as a result of the defendants’ negligence were to be disregarded for the purpose of the charging provisions for the local authority providing her with statutory accommodation and care.”
The Times, 16th March 2009
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 (Criminal Division)
“A trial judge’s attitude towards defence counsel, which included sending her a note headed ‘6 P’s’ with a list of words in bold underneath saying ‘Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance’ contributed towards preventing a defendant receiving a fair trial.”
The Times, 16th March 2009
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.
The Immigration and Nationality (Cost Recovery Fees) Regulations 2009
The Offender Management Act 2007 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2009
The Finance Act 2008, Schedule 41 (Appointed Day and Transitional Provisions) Order 2009
The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2009
The European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2009
The Aquatic Animal Health (England and Wales) Regulations 2009
The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Court of Protection Fees (Amendment) Order 2009
The Patents, Trade Marks and Designs (Address for Service) Rules 2009
The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2009
The Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“Targeted stop-and-search tactics are an effective way to cut gun and knife crime, research suggests.”
The Times, 16th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Findings from blood expert and undisclosed police negatives are reviewed as murderer makes his third appeal against conviction.”
The Guardian, 15th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“British pension funds are to sue Sir Fred Goodwin and the Royal Bank of Scotland in the American courts for hundreds of millions of pounds, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 16th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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