Woman fined over baby death crash – BBC News
“A woman who admitted causing the death of a baby in a car crash in Bedfordshire has been fined £2,500.”
BBC News, 11th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 11 September 2009
Baby P trio’s appeal bid refused – BBC News
“The three people jailed over Baby Peter Connelly’s death have been denied leave to appeal against their sentences.”
BBC News, 11th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Motorists could get bus lane fines refunded following High Court challenge – Daily Telegraph
“Tens of thousands of motorists fined for straying into bus lanes could have their money refunded as a result of a High Court test case next month.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Drug mule swallowed 106 cocaine packages – The Independent
“A man who swallowed 106 packages of cocaine to smuggle them into the UK was today starting a 10-year jail sentence.”
The Independent, 11th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police investigated over stop and search of man and children under terror law – The Guardian
“Two police officers are under investigation after using anti-terror stop-and-search powers against a man and two young children in a south London street.”
The Guardian, 10th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Doctor gave ‘lethal’ overdoses to two patients in one hour – The Guardian
“A doctor who killed a grandmother with a diamorphine overdose and gave another patient a potentially lethal injection within the space of an hour operated at ‘far below’ the medical standard expected, a disciplinary panel ruled today.”
The Guardian, 11th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MI6 faces tortuture investigation after reporting its own officer – The Times
“MI6 is to be investigated over alleged ill-treatment of a suspect after the security service raised concerns over one of its own officers.”
The Times, 11th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Man jailed over fake bomb in bank – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for five years for leaving a fake bomb in a bank in Gloucester with a note to the manager saying: ‘Many lives are in your hands’.”
BBC News, 10th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
MGR (A Minor), Re [2009] EWCA Civ 942 (09 September 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 2009
The Accession (Worker Authorisation and Worker Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Unregistered Companies Regulations 2009
The Companies (Companies Authorised to Register) Regulations 2009
The Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Payment Services (Amendment) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
APIL walks out of fixed-fee talks – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has walked out of talks on extending fixed costs in personal injury cases, the Gazette has learned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th September 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Chancery Lane attacks ‘deeply flawed’ MoJ legal aid proposals – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Law Society has called on the Ministry of Justice to clarify its ‘incoherent’ and ‘deeply flawed’ consultation on criminal legal aid cuts.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th September 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Solicitors hand back £1.5m to miners under voluntary scheme – Law Society’s Gazette
“Solicitors have handed back more than £1.5m to injured former miners under a new voluntary repayment scheme after wrongly deducting fees from miners’ government compensation awards – and this figure could rise further as the project rolls on, the Gazette can reveal.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th September 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Cigarette attack trio are jailed – BBC News
“Three men have been jailed after a 26-year-old man, who was on a night out in Greater Manchester, was beaten into a coma over a cigarette.”
BBC News, 10th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hoax 999 call ‘riot hero’ jailed – BBC News
“A man hailed as a hero for saving a policeman from rioting hooligans has been jailed for making a hoax 999 call which sparked a £1m rescue operation.”
BBC News, 10th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Getty Images wins £2,000 settlement over unauthorised web use of photo – OUT-LAW.com
“A removals firm has been ordered to pay nearly £2,000 to photographic agency Getty Images for using a copyright-protected photograph on its website. The company had removed the picture when notified by Getty Images but had not paid a requested fee.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th September 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Church’s ex-boyfriend jailed over £10m heroin – The Independent
“A former boyfriend of Charlotte Church was sentenced to 12 years in prison today after a police raid at a house uncovered heroin with a street value of almost £10 million.”
The Independent, 10th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man jailed for killing cafe owner – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for a minimum of five years for the manslaughter of a woman who had sacked him from the cafe she ran in Bermondsey, south London.”
BBC News, 10th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Eight-year term for killer driver – BBC News
“A disqualified driver who killed two women in Ipswich by driving into them while he was drunk and on drugs has been jailed for eight years.”
BBC News, 11th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Partner convicted of Facebook murder – The Independent
“A man was convicted today of murdering his partner less than a fortnight after she changed her status to single on Facebook.”
The Independent, 11th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
