Tunbridge suitcase murderer’s appeal rejected – BBC News
“A homeless man jailed for life for strangling a teenager and hiding her body in a suitcase has lost his appeal against his conviction.”
BBC News, 19th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: January 2010
Rights for NHS patients now law – Daily Telegraph
“Rights for NHS patients to be treated with dignity and respect are now enshrined in law for the first time, ministers have announced.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Cafcass: 40 per cent increase in children taken into care since Baby P tragedy – The Times
“More than 8,000 children have been taken into care since the Baby P tragedy came to light, an increase of some 40 per cent, the children’s court advisory service said today, as local authorities warned the system was under strain.”
The Times, 19th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Garry Mann loses extradition court fight – BBC News
“An England fan has lost his latest fight to avoid being extradited to Portugal to serve a jail term for his involvement in a riot during Euro 2004.”
BBC News, 19th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Rooney, R v [2010] EWCA Crim 2 (18 January 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF [2010] EWHC 42 (Admin) (18 January 2010)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Patents Court)
Nokia GmbH v Ipcom GmbH & Co KG [2009] EWHC 3482 (Pat) (18 January 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Axa General Insurance Ltd and Others v Lord Advocate and Others – Times Law Reports
Axa General Insurance Ltd and Others v Lord Advocate and Others
Court of Session, Outer House
“Acts of the Scottish Parliament could be reviewed on common law grounds as well as those set out in the Scotland Act 1998.”
The Times, 19th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
KH (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports
KH (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Court of Appeal
“Mental illness among failed asylum seekers could not be regarded as an exceptional circumstance.”
The Times, 19th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
New support for victims of terrorism overseas – Ministry of Justice
“Victims of terrorist atrocities abroad will now be able to claim compensation under a new scheme announced today by Justice Secretary, Jack Straw.”
Ministry of Justice,18th January 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Gang jailed for running bogus college – UK Border Agency
“Four people who ran a bogus college and a corrupt immigration advisory firm have been jailed for a total of 25 years for masterminding an immigration scam that is thought to have netted them millions of pounds.”
UK Border Agency, 15th January 2010
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
OFT takes prize draw companies to court over scratchcards – OUT-LAW.com
“Consumer regulator the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is taking five prize draw companies to court over competitions that it believes are unfair to consumers. It has asked the High Court for an injunction to stop the competitions taking place.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th January 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Terror compensation scheme unveiled for victims abroad – BBC News
“A new scheme to compensate British victims of terrorism abroad has been announced by the government.”
BBC News, 18th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prison for £10m cocaine smugglers – BBC News
“A gang who used cash from robberies to fund the organised importation of cocaine with a street value of £10m into the UK have been jailed.”
BBC News, 18th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Royal rules ‘breach human rights’ – Daily Telegraph
“The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) said that laws barring members of the Royal Family from marrying Roman Catholics were contrary to the Convention, while the rule that male heirs take precedence over older sisters in the succession was ‘arguably’ also a breach.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK Government backs Islamists in battle to remove their names from terror blacklist – Daily Telegraph
“The Government is secretly supporting an attempt by UK-based Islamists to have their names removed from an international terror blacklist.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BA employee in legal bid over wearing cross – The Independent
“Devout Christian Nadia Eweida is appealing today against a ruling which cleared British Airways of discriminating against her by asking her to stop wearing a cross at work.”
The Independent 19th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Devoted mother’ on trial for helping daughter die – The Guardian
“A ‘devoted mother’ who discovered her desperately ill daughter in the midst of a suicide attempt spent 28 hours administering a cocktail of lethal drugs to her after failing to convince her to go on living, a court heard today.”
The Guardian, 18th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ed Balls orders inquiry over smacking at part-time schools – The Times
“Ed Balls has ordered an inquiry into a loophole said to allow teachers at some Muslim establishments to hit children under the pretext of reasonable punishment.”
The Times, 19th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Binge drink promotions to be banned – The Times
“Pub and club promotions that encourage binge drinking will be banned within months in a government retreat from its policy of liberalising licensing laws.”
The Times, 19th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Information Tribunal is abolished as new service takes charge – OUT-LAW.com
“The appeals process for freedom of information and data protection cases changes from today as the previous structure is absorbed into a wider tribunals service.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th January 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Hindu asks appeal court for open-air cremation – The Independent
“A Hindu takes his legal battle for the right to be cremated on a traditional open-air funeral pyre to the Court of Appeal today.”
The Independent, 18th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
