Judge rejects G20 footage ban bid – BBC News
“An attempt to stop new footage being broadcast of the moments leading up to the death of Ian Tomlinson has failed.”
BBC News, 21st April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: April 2009
Third postmortem to be carried out on Ian Tomlinson – The Guardian
“A third postmortem examination is to be carried out tomorrow on the body of Ian Tomlinson, the newspaper seller who died shortly after a police officer hit him from behind during the G20 protests on 1 April.”
The Guardian, 21st April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Guantanamo men in High Court bid – BBC News
“Lawyers for seven men who were detained at Guantanamo Bay are seeking a court order preventing any evidence of their alleged mistreatment being destroyed.”
BBC News, 22nd April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Linklaters wins €50m negligence claim – The Times
“Linklaters, the ‘magic circle’ law firm, today ducked a multimillion-pound payout after defeating one of the largest negligence claims ever brought against a UK law firm.”
The Times, 21st April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sex attack cab driver jailed for minimum eight years – The Independent
“A London taxi driver who sexually assaulted a string of women passengers whom he plied with champagne laced with sedatives was jailed for at least eight years today.”
The Independent, 21st April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Exclusive: Inside Broadmoor – The Independent
“Peter Sutcliffe is held there. So is Ian Brady. But can anything be done to treat the criminally insane? Katherine Faulkner is given a tour of the hospital”
The Independent, 21st April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Binyam Mohamed: MI5 officer gave false evidence in Guantánamo detainee case – The Guardian
“Lawyers for the government have admitted that a senior MI5 officer gave false evidence to the high court in the case of former Guantánamo Bay prisoner Binyam Mohamed.”
The Guardian, 21st April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
London arbitration court opens in India – The Times
“Dignitaries representing the British and Indian legal professions gathered in New Delhi this weekend to mark the latest step in the opening of the prized Indian legal services market to foreign law firms.”
The Times, 20th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Foreign Office accused of hindering human rights lawyers in Gaza Strip – The Guardian
“British lawyers attempting to build a war crimes case against Israel have been blocked from entering the Gaza Strip because the Foreign Office has refused to support their work, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 21st April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Couple jailed for fake ID factory – BBC News
“A couple who set up and ran an international fake ID factory from their Cheshire home have been jailed.”
BBC News, 20th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Magistrate resigns over homosexual comments – Daily Telegraph
“A magistrate has resigned after making derogatory comments about homosexuals in a BBC television documentary.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Road rage killing driver jailed – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for 27 months for the manslaughter of a motorist after he ‘lost control’ in a road rage incident.”
BBC News, 20th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pirate Bay convictions are legally insignificant outside Sweden – OUT-LAW.com
“A court in Sweden has found the co-founders of file-sharing site The Pirate Bay guilty of copyright offences. Each of them has been sentenced to one year in prison. But while the ruling has symbolic significance outside Sweden, it has little legal significance.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th April 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
AT & Anor, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 668 (12 March 2009)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Watersheds v Simms [2009] EWHC 713 (QB) (12 March 2009)
High Court (Family Division)
Re A (Minor) V [2009] EWHC 710 (Fam) (17 March 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Application to the Armed Forces) Order 2009
The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice) (Armed Forces) Order 2009
The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (Application to the Armed Forces) Order 2009
The Armed Forces (Conditional Release from Custody) Order 2009
The Court Martial Appeal Court (Bail) Order 2009
The Armed Forces (Proceedings) (Costs) Regulations 2009
The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Application to Service Courts) (Evidence) (Revocation) Order 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
IPCC chairman calls for public order debate – The Independent
“The head of the police complaints watchdog is calling for a national debate on how officers maintain public order after revealing nearly 90 complaints had been received about the use of force at the G20 protests.”
The Independent, 19th April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Waiter, 69, sues top hotel for £100,000 for age discrimination – Daily Telegraph
“An elderly waiter is suing the hotel where he worked for more than £100,000 after they called time on his career.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The anti-terror law used on litterbugs – BBC News
“Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is to clamp down on local councils who use anti-terror laws to catch litterbugs and other minor offenders.”
BBC News, 17th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police must be ‘servants not masters’ says head of watchdog – The Independent
“Police officers must remember they are ‘the servants and not the masters’ of the people, the head of the police watchdog said yesterday as he condemned the practice of concealing shoulder numbers as ‘unacceptable’.”
The Independent, 20th April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
