“A teenager who kicked a Good Samaritan to death had carried out a similar brutal street attack two months earlier but police failed to deal with the initial crime properly, a court has heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Jeremy Clarkson has been cleared by the broadcasting watchdog Ofcom of causing offence after making a joke about lorry drivers murdering prostitutes.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The police shooting of a man outside a cathedral was being investigated today. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) launched a inquiry into the killing outside Guildford Cathedral, Surrey, yesterday afternoon.”
The Independent, 1st December 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“With David Cameron surfing in on the wake of the Ross-Brand affair to raise questions about the BBC’s size, regulation and commercial activities, it is no wonder that the top ranks of the BBC are running scared about what the row means for the long-term future of the corporation.”
The Times,6th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Ofcom, the broadcasting watchdog, is set to dismiss complaints about a joke by Jeremy Clarkson, the presenter of BBC’s Top Gear, about lorry drivers killing prostitutes, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 5th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Where a man who had been arrested for being drunk and disorderly was found, while in custody, to be in a coma and was later shown to be suffering from a serious injury which might have been caused during or before he was taken into custody, the Independent Police Complaints Commission had a power and a duty independently to investigate the cause of the injury even if that meant that it had to investigate events which occurred before the man had come into contact with the police.”
WLR Daily, 23rd October 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.
Regina (Saunders) v Independent Police Complaints Commission and Another Regina (Tucker) v Same
Queen’s Bench Division
“The Independent Police Complaints Commission did not act incompatibly with human rights in not giving a direction to chief officers to prohibit conferring among police officers following a fatal shooting by them.”
The Times, 22nd October 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.
“The Independent Police Complaints Commission did not act incompatibly with Convention rights in not giving a direction to chief officers to prohibit conferring between officers following a fatal shooting by police officers.”
WLR Daily, 13th October 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.
“A high court judge today dismissed a claim by the family of the barrister Mark Saunders that the investigation into his shooting by police was unlawful.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Controversial plans to publish complaints against solicitors online have been shelved. In a long-awaited decision, the Legal Complaints Service (LCS) this week said it still favours the idea – but passed responsibility for any scheme to its successor body, which comes into being in 2010.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 8th October 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Pensioners and their families will benefit from a new complaints system and tougher inspections for their homes.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The NHS in England is failing to learn from more than 130,000 complaints it receives each year from patients, parliament’s spending watchdog said today.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Bus passengers will have weaker legal rights than rail passengers, despite a government pledge that they would be treated equally by a new public transport watchdog.”
The Times, 6th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A record number of allegations were made against the police in England and Wales last year, says the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).”
BBC News, 25th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The number of complaints made about ‘stop and search’ incidents have [sic] risen by nearly a quarter, the police watchdog said today.”
The Independent, 25th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“This police shooting is a disgrace and an outrage, argues a former high-ranking soldier with 20 years’ experience incounter-terrorism at home and abroad.”
The Independent, 14th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A police chief superintendent who appeared at a carnival dressed as Osama bin Laden is being investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission, it emerged yesterday.”
The Guardian, 11th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal
“A person who made a complaint to the police, instigating an investigation which did not lead to a prosecution, was entitled to rely on the defence of absolute privilege if proceedings were subsequently brought.”
The Times, 27th August 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.
Westcott v Westcott [2008] EWCA Civ 818; [2008] WLR (D) 241
“A person who made a complaint to the police, thereby instigating a police investigation which did not lead to a prosecution, was entitled to rely on the defence of absolute privilege if defamation proceedings were subsequently brought.”
WLR Daily, 16th July 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.
“An innocent commuter mistakenly detained at gunpoint has filed an official complaint over his arrest after it emerged that he did not match the description of the armed suspect police had been seeking.”
The Guardian, 14th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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