Mother ‘failed by social workers’ – BBC News
“A judge has criticised social workers for not helping a young mother who killed her two-year-old daughter.”
BBC News, 12th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: children
Murray v Express Newspapers plc and Another – Times Law Reports
Murray v Express Newspapers plc and Another
Court of Appeal
“It was arguable that a child had a reasonable expectation that he would not be targeted in order to obtain photographs in a public place for publication which the person taking or procuring the photographs knew would be objected to on the child’s behalf.”
The Times, 12th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
UK signs up to new global approach in protecting children from sexual abuse – Home Office
“Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker today (9th May) stepped up the Government’s commitment to the global protection of young people, having signed the Council of Europe’s Convention on the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. The signature coincided with the second anniversary of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP).”
Home Office press release, 9th May 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Murray v Express Newspapers plc and another – WLR Daily
Murray v Express Newspapers plc and another [2008] EWCA Civ 446; [2008] WLR (D) 143
“It was at least arguable that a child had a reasonable expectation that he would not be targeted in order to obtain photographs in a public place for publication which the person who took or procured the taking of the photographs knew would be objected to on behalf of the child.”
WLR Daily, 8th May 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.
Paedophile freed after judge says victim, 11, ‘welcomed sex’ – Daily Telegraph
“A ‘high risk’ paedophile who groomed and abused an 11-year-old girl on her school lunch break has walked free after a judge said the girl had ‘welcomed sex.’ ”
Daily Telegraph, 9th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Schillings wins Appeal Court victory for author JK Rowling – The Lawyer
“Media law firm Schillings scored a victory in the Court of Appeal today (7 May), which held that the privacy of client and Harry Potter author JK Rowlings’ five-year-old son had been infringed.”
The Lawyer, 7th May 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
The Voice of the Child: Children’s “rights” in Family Proceedings – Speech by Sir Mark Potter President of the Family Division
The Voice of the Child: Children’s “rights” in Family Proceedings (PDF)
Lionel Cohen Lecture by Sir Mark Potter, President of the Family Division
Israel, 4th May 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Regina v T (Child: Doli incapax) – Times Law Reports
Regina v T (Child: Doli incapax)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“The statutory abolition of the rebuttable presumption that a child aged 10 or over was incapable of committing an offence also abolished the common law defence of doli incapax.”
The Times, 5th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Vengeful mothers leave good fathers powerless to see child, says judge – The Times
“A senior judge spoke out against child access law yesterday, saying that the courts were powerless to help decent fathers to see their children if vengeful mothers stood in the way.”
The Times, 1st May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Children ‘put at risk by higher court fees’ – The Times
” Vulnerable children face a greater risk of harm because of a dramatic rise in the cost of taking them into care, ministers have been warned.”
The Times, 28th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Doctor sentenced over child porn – BBC News
“A children’s hospital doctor has escaped a jail sentence after admitting downloading child pornography.”
BBC News, 25th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MPs debate junk food advert ban – BBC News
“MPs are to debate a bill calling for a ban on advertising junk food and drinks to children.”
BBC News, 24th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Salt baby death inquiry dropped – BBC News
“A doctor accused of giving false evidence in the trial of a mother accused of killing her son by poisoning him with salt will not be prosecuted.”
BBC News, 23rd April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Increase in sex offender arrests – BBC News
“The number of suspected child sex offenders arrested in the UK has risen threefold in the past year, says the organisation set up to tackle abuse.”
BBC News, 20th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Getting left behind? – Law Society’s Gazette
“Radical changes to the way childcare cases are processed and how much they will cost could leave vulnerable children at risk, family law experts fear. Grania Langdon-Down reports.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th April 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Snob yob’ parents could be prosecuted – Daily Telegraph
“Parents of public school pupils who let their children cause trouble in a Cornish resort that has become notorious for wild summer parties could face prosecution.”
The Daily Telegraph, 17th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council v T – Times Law Reports
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council v T
Court of Appeal
“A child supervision order had an initial life of 12 months and could be extended for a further two years maximum.”
The Times, 14th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Teenager challenges ‘ridiculous’ DNA arrest – Daily Telegraph
“A schoolboy who claims he was prosecuted in ‘ridiculous’ circumstances began a court challenge yesterday that could test police powers to hold DNA and fingerprint samples of thousands of innocent children.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
5,000 children a month added to DNA database – Daily Telegraph
“One in four people being added to the DNA database is a child, it emerged yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Families in meltdown, judge says – BBC News
“A senior family court judge has hit out at the government over what he says is an ‘epidemic’ of family failure that will have ‘catastrophic’ effects.”
BBC News, 5th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
