Child knife crime views revealed – BBC News
“One in six young people in England and a third of those in London think knife crime is a problem, a survey suggests.”
BBC News, 15th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: March 2009
Baby P: Council chief Sharon Shoesmith ‘sues for sexual discrimination’ – Daily Telegraph
“The senior council official who was sacked over her department’s handling of the Baby P case is suing for sexual discrimination, it has been claimed.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Paedophile alerts to be extended – BBC News
“A scheme giving parents details about sex offenders who may come into contact with their children is being extended.”
BBC News, 15th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ban them! How Pete and Dud fell foul of the law yet still escaped prosecution – The Guardian
“It started out as a private joke between Peter Cook and Dudley Moore but within a few years no fewer than four British police forces were demanding the two comics be prosecuted for obscenity.”
The Guardian, 16th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Outrage at ruling on helmets for cyclists – The Independent
“Britain’s cyclists reacted in uproar yesterday to a High Court ruling that they can be blamed for their injuries if they don’t wear a helmet – even if the accident itself was caused by someone else.”
The Independent, 16th March 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Gents, divorce now – you’ll save a bundle’ – The Times
“Raymond Tooth is a divorce lawyer known as ‘Jaws’: he has some advice for both sexes in the current economic climate.”
The Times, 15th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lord Turner to unveil banking crackdown – Daily Telegraph
“Lord Turner, chairman of the Financial Services Authority, will unveil proposals to tighten up financial regulations surrounding banks, hedge funds and tax havens when he publishes his blueprint for international regulation on Wednesday.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Rape complaints were not classified as crimes by police – The Guardian
“The Metropolitan police failed to investigate scores of rape allegations because officers did not record them as criminal offences, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 16th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Criminal asset measures ‘failing’ – BBC News
“Former Home Secretary David Blunkett has told the BBC that laws intended to help strip criminals of illegally obtained assets are failing to deliver.”
BBC News, 15th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Names of misbehaving judges ‘should be made public’ – The Guardian
“An attempt to force the names of misbehaving judges into the open will be launched tomorrow in a groundbreaking freedom of information case.”
The Guardian, 16th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jack Straw spent £75 million on temporary cells – Daily Telegraph
“A scheme to house prisoners in police stations because of prison overcrowding has cost taxpayers £75 million.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Trio jailed for beating teenager – BBC News
“Three men have been jailed at the Old Bailey for attacking a teenager who was later stabbed to death.”
BBC News, 13th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Artist must pay £7,000 back to ex-lover who funded her career – Daily Telegraph
“A man who funded his former lover’s career, buying her jewellery, meals, and paying her household bills, has won a £7,000 payout after he sued her for the return of his money.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Stansted legal challenge defeated – The Times
“Campaigners have lost their High Court battle to block the expansion of Stansted Airport.”
The Times, 13th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Revealed: Taxi driver rapist John Worboys is Britain’s worst sex attacker – The Times
“A London cab driver who scoured the streets of London at night looking for vulnerable women to drug and assault is Britain’s worst sex attacker, The Times can reveal. John Worboys was today found guilty of 21 charges, including the rape of a woman, but is thought to have attacked more than 200 women during his 13-year career as a trusted licensed taxi driver.”
The Times, 13th March 2009
Spurce: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Cobham Hire Services Ltd v Eeles [2009] EWCA Civ 204 (13 March 2009)
Sinclair v Glatt [2009] EWCA Civ 176 (13 March 2009)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Williams, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 107 (27 February 2009)
Wayne, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 434 (09 March 2009)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Energy Act 2008 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2009
The Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (Amendment) (England) Order 2009
The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (West Berkshire) Designation Order 2009
The Driving Standards Agency Trading Fund (Maximum Borrowing etc.) Order 2009
The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations 2009
The Housing Corporation (Dissolution) Order 2009
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2009
The Offender Management Act 2007 (Establishment of Probation Trusts) Order 2009
The Communications (Television Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Energy Act 2008 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2009
The Armed Forces Pension Scheme etc. (Amendment) Order 2009
The Scotland Act 1998 (Designation of Receipts) Order 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Youell v La Reunion Aerienne – WLR Daily
Youell v La Reunion Aerienne [2009] EWCA Civ 175; [2009] WLR (D) 95
“Where a court could otherwise determine the substance of a claim, the mere fact that the claim was the subject of an arbitration agreement did not deprive the court of its jurisdiction under Council Regulation (EC) 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters. What was critical was the nature of the claim.”
WLR Daily, 12th March 2009
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.
Bovale Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another – WLR Daily
“A judge had no power to alter the Civil Procedure Rules either by a judgment or practice direction or to vary or alter any practice direction which was binding on the court to which it was directed. Where there was a gap in the Rules or practice directions pending the giving of a practice direction, a judge had inherent jurisdiction to include procedural directions of general application in his judgment.”
WLR Daily, 12th March 2009
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.
