Appeal over baby death conviction – BBC News
“An appeal has been lodged by lawyers for a child carer convicted of violently shaking a baby to death.”
BBC News, 10th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: appeals
High court grants Kenneth Noye murder appeal hearing – The Guardian
“The convicted killer Kenneth Noye won permission today to bring a legal challenge over the refusal of the Criminal Cases Review Commission to refer his conviction for the murder of Stephen Cameron back to the court of appeal.”
The Guardian, 7th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
July 21 bombers launch appeal – Daily Telegraph
“The July 21 bombers will appeal against their life sentence today having been found guilty for conspiracy to murder.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
AS (Somalia) and another v Entry Clearance Officer, Addis Ababa and another – WLR Daily
“While section 82(1) of the Nationality, Asylum and Immigration Act 2002 permitted an appeal against any immigration decision, in the case of refusal of entry clearance, as opposed to refusal of leave to enter, the tribunal could consider only the circumstances appertaining at the time of the decision to refuse.”
WLR Daily, 3rd March 2008
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.
Government challenges compensation ruling on wrongly accused pilot – The Guardian
“The government today lodged an appeal in the case of an Algerian pilot who was wrongly accused of training some of the September 11 hijackers.”
The Guardian, 27th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina (George Wimpey UK Ltd) v Tewkesbury Borough Council – Times Law Reports
Regina (George Wimpey UK Ltd) v Tewkesbury Borough Council
Court of Appeal
“The Court of Appeal had power to grant permission to appeal to a party who had not been in the case at first instance.”
The Times, 25th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Proposed change to Criminal Procedure Rules: last chance to comment – Ministry of Justice
“The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee is seeking views on proposals to simplify rules about appeals to the Crown Court against conviction and sentence. Those who wish to comment have until 22 February 2008 to submit their views.”
Ministry of Justice, 15th February 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Terror law in tatters as extremists go free – The Times
“Dozens of anti-terrorist investigations and prosecutions are in jeopardy after senior judges yesterday quashed the convictions of five young Muslims for downloading extremist propaganda. Three Court of Appeal judges, led by the Lord Chief Justice, questioned whether they should ever have been prosecuted for merely possessing the material. The ruling means that in future the prosecution will have to prove that defendants intended to commit terrorist attacks.”
The Times, 14th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Five convicted of terror charges are freed – The Independent
“Five young men jailed by a judge who said they had become ‘intoxicated’ by extremist propaganda were freed by the Court of Appeal today.”
The Independent, 13th February 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Newlove killer ‘considers appeal’ – BBC News
“One of the gang who kicked to death father-of-three Garry Newlove is considering an appeal over his sentence and conviction, his solicitor has said.”
BBC News, 13th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
How many law lords does it take to decide a case? – The Times
“How many law lords does it take to decide a case? Normally, the answer is five. But last week and this, nine members of the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords are hearing two important cases. When the new Supreme Court opens its doors in October 2009, seven or nine justices should hear every case.”
The Times, 12th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lords refuse to continue hearing case against Simon Mann – The Times
“A landmark case collapsed in unprecedented fashion today as the House of Lords refused to continue hearing a claim brought by Equatorial Guinea against the alleged plotters of a failed coup because it will not allow one of the defendants to meet with his lawyers.”
The Times, 7th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
George Wimpey UK Ltd v Tewkesbury Borough Council (MA Holdings Ltd, prospective appellant) – WLR Daily
“The Court of Appeal had jurisdiction to entertain an application by, and to grant permission to, someone who had not been a party to the proceedings in the court below, to enable them to appeal against the decision of the court below. The word “appellant” as defined in CPR Pt 52 did not exclude someone who had not been a party to the proceedings below and the rule should be interpreted in order to meet the overriding objective of enabling the court to deal with cases justly.”
WLR Daily, 31st January 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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9/11 accused loses final bid for freedom – The Times
“A Moroccan man accused of links with al-Qaeda and involvement in the 9/11 and Madrid attacks will remain in custody after losing his appeal at the House of Lords.”
The Times, 30th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Banga (t/a Banga Travel) v Secretary of State for the Department of Transport – Times Law Reports
Banga (t/a Banga Travel) v Secretary of State for the Department of Transport
Court of Appeal
“In order to appeal to the Court of Appeal from the Transport Tribunal it was not necessary to obtain permission to appeal although the appeal had to be on a point of law.”
The Times, 29th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Freedom Of Information: The right to know about history but not current affairs – The Independent
“Requests for politically embarrassing material have been made harmless in the slow appeals system. Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, considers cases now looking distinctly dusty.”
The Independent, 25th January 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Welsh Ministers v Care Standards Tribunal and another – WLR Daily
Welsh Ministers v Care Standards Tribunal and another [2008] WLR (D) 8
“The registration of an individual as a manager under Part II of the Care Standards Act 2000 had to relate to a specific establishment or agency. It was not necessarily the case however that all appeals to the Care Standards Tribunal concerning applications for registration as a manager where the premises in question had ceased to be available to the applicant should be struck out as being misconceived or having no reasonable prospect of success.”
WLR Daily, 25th January 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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Death row Scot ‘to be released’ – BBC News
“A Scottish man who has spent 20 years on death row in America is set to attend an appeal hearing which should see him return to the UK immediately.”
BBC News, 7th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sharon Beshenivsky killers denied sentence cut – Daily Telegraph
“Two men jailed for life for shooting a policewoman to death today failed to win a cut in their 35-year minimum sentences.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th December 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF (No 2) – Times Law Reports
Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF (No 2)
Queen’s Bench Division
“A judge who had decided that the making of a nonderogating control order was flawed was not for that reason disqualified from reconsidering the case when it was remitted after a successful appeal.”
The Times, 17th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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