Terror watchdog in search warning – BBC News
“The UK’s terror law watchdog says people are being stopped and searched to racially balance official figures.”
BBC News, 17th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 17 June 2009
Pair lose Cyprus extradition case – BBC News
“Two men have lost a High Court fight against extradition to Cyprus where they face three-year jail sentences for the manslaughter of a teenager.”
BBC News, 17th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Concerns over number of children imprisoned on remand – The Guardian
“An estimated 1,000 children are imprisoned on remand every year but later found innocent at trial, despite guidance which states that children should only be jailed in exceptional circumstances.”
The Guardian, 17th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Unmasked’ police blogger escapes further action – The Independent
“No further action will be taken against a policeman who was unmasked after targeting the force and Government ministers in an anonymous online blog, police said today.”
The Independent, 17th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Public Attitudes to the Principles of Sentencing – Sentencing Guidelines Council
“This is the sixth research report published by the Sentencing Advisory Panel. It contains the findings from independent research which aimed to get a better understanding of public attitudes to the overarching principles of sentencing. The research comprised a survey of a representative sample of 1,023 adults across England and Wales and 8 focus groups.”
Public Attitudes to the Principles of Sentencing (PDF)
Press Notice (PDF)
Sentencing Guidelines Council, 16th June 2009
Source: www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk
R v Clarke (Joseph) – WLR Daily
R v Clarke (Joseph) [2009] EWCA Crim 1074; [2009] WLR (D) 188
“The Crown Court had no power to impose a confiscation order against a defendant following conviction of an offence for which he or she had been sentenced by way of an absolute or conditional discharge.”
WLR Daily, 16th June 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.
Bocardo SA v Star Energy UK Onshore Ltd and anr – WLR Daily
Bocardo SA v Star Energy UK Onshore Ltd and anr [2009] EWCA Civ 579; [2009] WLR (D) 187
“A party, under licence from the Crown to search for, bore and obtain oil, which drilled and used pipelines to extract the oil from land without the grant of permission by the owner of the paper title in exclusive possession of that land, committed a trespass, although such trespass was purely technical in that no interference was effected on the landowner’s use or enjoyment of his land, nor did the latter have any rights to the oil which belonged exclusively to the Crown and its licensee.”
WLR Daily, 16th June 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.
Alexis v Newham London Borough Council – WLR Daily
Alexis v Newham London Borough Council [2009] EWHC 1323 (QB); [2009] WLR (D) 186
“A local authority owed a duty of care to its teachers to take such precautions as were reasonable in all the circumstances to prevent or minimise the risk of injury that might occur as a result of mischievous or malicious behaviour on the part of pupils.”
WLR Daily, 16th June 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.
R (Abdullah) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
R (Abdullah) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] WLR (D) 185
“Directions for the removal of a person who had no right to remain in the United Kingdom following the dismissal of his claim for asylum were not suspended by virtue of s 78 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 and reg 29 of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 by reason of there being pending an appeal against the refusal of his application for a residence card under reg 17 of those regulations.”
WLR Daily, 16th June 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.
Szuluk v United Kingdom (Application No 36936/05) – Times Law Reports
Szuluk v United Kingdom (Application No 36936/05)
European Court of Human Rights
“In a unanimous judgment, the European Court of Human Rights held that monitoring, by the prison authorities of medical correspondence between a convicted prisoner and his external specialist doctor, violated the prisoner’s right for respect for his correspondence, as guaranteed by article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Times, 17th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Baker and Others v Quantum Clothing and Others – Times Law Reports
Baker and Others v Quantum Clothing and Others
Court of Appeal
Whether a work place was in fact made and kept safe was to be judged objectively without reference to what might have earlier been thought to be good practice.
The Times, 17th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
David Miliband wants interrogation policy kept secret – The Guardian
“The foreign secretary, David Miliband, told MPs today that he will not allow the public to see the secret interrogation policy that is at the heart of allegations that MI5 has been colluding in the torture of British citizens.”
The Guardian, 16th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Race hate criminals return to UK – BBC News
“The first Britons to be convicted of inciting racial hatred online are to arrive back in the UK.”
BBC News, 16th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Seed (Conservation Varieties Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2009
The Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 4) Order 2009
The Education (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Children Act 1989 (Higher Education Bursary)(England) Regulations 2009
The Data Protection (Processing of Sensitive Personal Data) Order 2009
The Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Straw announces knife crime sentencing review – The Guardian
“Knife murderers could face prison terms of 30 years after the justice secretary, Jack Straw, today announced a review of sentencing policy.”
The Guardian, 16th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pregnant woman told to collect own compensation money from attacker – Daily Telegraph
“A pregnant woman who was awarded £300 in compensation after a woman abused her at a doctor’s surgery was told to go and collect it herself as part of the Government’s restorative justice system.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Domestic abuse death police sorry – BBC News
“Police have been forced to apologise to a family and change domestic abuse policies after the murder of a 75-year-old woman.”
BBC News, 16th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Al Muhajiroun’s return presents test for terror laws – The Independent
“A formerly defunct radical Islamist sect led by the banned preacher Omar Bakri Muhammad has appointed a new British leader and will re-form publicly this week for the first time in five years.”
The Independent, 17th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
MPs’ expenses: attack on MPs by the £21 judges – Daily Telegraph
“A group of judges has launched an unprecedented public attack on MPs over their ‘disproportionately large’ expenses.”
Full story
Daily Telegraph, 17th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
