Drink-drive woman spared prison – BBC News
“A driver who was nearly five times over the legal drink-drive limit when she crashed her car has escaped prison.”
BBC News, 7th September 2009
Soruce: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 7 September 2009
Three guilty of airline bomb plot – BBC News
“Three men have been found guilty of plotting to kill thousands of people by blowing up planes over the Atlantic with home-made liquid bombs.”
BBC News, 7th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Men jailed over ‘seedy’ porn DVD business – The Independent
“Two businessmen who masterminded one of Britain’s largest DVD porn empires were jailed today.”
The Independent, 7th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Dog fighting duo facing jail – The Independent
“Two men were told today that they face jail after admitting their part in a dog-fighting ring exposed after an investigation by the RSPCA.”
The Independent, 7th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
New controls help protect jobs for British workforce – UK Border Agency
“A raft of new government measures will ensure that resident workers can have every opportunity to fill vacancies before they are offered to workers abroad, the Home Secretary announced today.”
UK Border Agency, 7th September 2009
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Alan Johnson tightens restrictions on foreign workers – The Guardian
“Firms will have to advertise jobs in Britain for at least a month before they can offer them to workers from outside Europe.”
The Guardian, 7th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Wealthy British playboy Thanos Papalexis killed tenant to finish £2m property deal – The Times
“A wealthy British playboy has been convicted of murdering an innocent caretaker who was holding up a £2 million property deal.”
The Times, 7th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Foreign killer pledge ‘a sham’ – BBC News
“A pledge to deport foreign criminals has been denounced as ‘a sham’ by the Tories, after they learned three convicted murderers remained in the UK.”
BBC News, 6th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII – Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Mireskandari v The Law Society [2009] EWHC 2224 (Ch) (04 September 2009)
High Court (Commercial Division)
Kommune & Anor v DEPFA ACS Bank [2009] EWHC 2227 (Comm) (04 September 2009)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Hart (t/a D W Hart & Son) v Smith & Anor [2009] EWHC 2223 (TCC) (03 September 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
De-Winter Heald and others v Brent London Borough Council – WLR Daily
De-Winter Heald and others v Brent London Borough Council [2009] EWCA Civ 930; [2009] WLR (D) 289
“Local housing authorities were entitled to contract out some or all of the reviews they were required to carry out under s 202 of the Housing Act 1996.”
WLR Daily, 4th September 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.
M’learned friends make hay while City lawyers suffer – The Times
“An increase in legal disputes arising from the credit crunch led to a record year for Britain’s top commercial barristers, with overall turnover increasing 14 per cent to £750 million, according to research published today.”
The Times, 7th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Company fights climate change ruling by employment tribunal – The Guardian
“A controversial tribunal decision that some company practices can discriminate against employees with strongly held views on climate change will be challenged in the courts.”
The Guardian, 7th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jurors find it hard to tell right from wrong, says study – The Times
“The legal standard for dishonesty needs to be reviewed because jurors’ widely different views may be affecting the outcome of trials, criminologists say.”
The Times, 7th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Top terror suspect is freed over secrets fear – The Times
“The Home Secretary has released a man regarded as one of Britain’s most dangerous terror suspects from virtual house arrest to avoid disclosing secret evidence against him, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 7th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Legal fight to block sewage pipes – BBC News
“Action is being taken over what is believed to be illegal amounts of sewage being washed into the sea at Torbay and other UK resorts.”
BBC News, 7th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Alan Johnson to unveil limits on UK jobs for foreign workers – The Observer
“Alan Johnson, the home secretary, will tomorrow unveil plans to restrict British jobs going to skilled workers from overseas amid concerns about the impact of the recession on attitudes towards immigration.”
The Observer, 6th September 2009
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
Honeytrap teen Samantha Joseph jailed for 10 years over murder of Shakilus Townsend – The Times
“A schoolgirl who acted as a ‘honey trap’ to lure a besotted boy to his death at the hands of a masked gang was jailed for a minimum of ten years yesterday.”
The Times, 5th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
