Current Awareness

Hussain v Chief Constable of West Mercia Constabulary – WLR Daily

Posted November 5th, 2008 in law reports, misfeasance in public office by sally

Hussain v Chief Constable of West Mercia Constabulary [2008] EWCA Civ 1205; [2008] WLR (D) 342

“Transient physical symptoms caused by stress or anxiety did not constitute either psychiatric or physical injury so as to amount to material damage for the purposes of the tort of misfeasance in public office.”

WLR Daily, 4th November 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.

Helow v Secretary of State for the Home Department and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted November 5th, 2008 in asylum, bias, judiciary, law reports by sally

Helow v Secretary of State for the Home Department and Another

House of Lords

“A judge’s membership of a Jewish association whose magazine had expressed partisan views against Palestinian causes did not in itself imply that the judge shared or endorsed such views so as to have raised the possibility of bias and want of impartiality when determining an immigration appeal by a Palestinian activist.”

The Times, 5th November 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.

McDonald v HM Advocate – Times Law Reports

Posted November 5th, 2008 in devolution issues, disclosure, law reports, Privy Council, Scotland by sally

McDonald v HM Advocate

Privy Council

“The refusal by the High Court of Justiciary in Scotland to receive a devolution minute was the determination of an issue sufficient to give jurisdiction to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council to hear an appeal.”

The Times, 5th November 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.

New business and special visitor rules published today and going live on 27 November 2008 – UK Border Agency

Posted November 5th, 2008 in immigration, press releases by sally

“On 28 October 2008, Phil Woolas, Minister of State for Borders and Immigration, announced the go live date for the new Business and Special Visitor route. Today we have published the Immigration Rules for Business and Special Visitors.”

Full press release

UK Border Agency, 4th November 2008

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Tomorrow’s World? – the Bar Conference – The Bar Council

Posted November 5th, 2008 in barristers, press releases by sally

“Tim Dutton QC, the Chairman of the Bar, has called for a renewed focus on protecting the most vulnerable members of society and ensuring that diversity, within society and the Bar itself, is celebrated and encouraged.”

Full press release

The Bar Council, 1st November 2008

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Smokers are banned from fostering – BBC News

Posted November 5th, 2008 in fostering, news, smoking by sally

“Smokers in a north-east London borough will not be able to foster children from January 2012 – unless there are ‘exceptional circumstances’.

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BBC News, 5th November 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

NHS’ ‘failure’ over woman’s death – BBC News

Posted November 5th, 2008 in inquests, news by sally

“A coroner has accused the NHS of systemic failure following the death of a 60-year-old woman who repeatedly called on the service for medical help.”

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BBC News, 4th November 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Pro Bono work abroad to be boosted – Attorney General’s Office

Posted November 5th, 2008 in press releases, pro bono work by sally

“A database of international pro bono projects and a protocol to promote standards in pro bono work abroad are being launched by Baroness Scotland, the Attorney General, today.”

Full press release

Attorney-General’s Office, 3rd November 2008

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Man spied on girl in Asda toilet – BBC News

Posted November 5th, 2008 in news, sentencing, voyeurism by sally

“A man who spied on a nine-year-old girl in a supermarket toilet has been given a suspended prison sentence.”

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BBC News, 4th November 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Farmer jailed for animal cruelty – BBC News

Posted November 5th, 2008 in animal cruelty, news, sentencing by sally

“A Norfolk farmer has been jailed for five months for animal cruelty.”

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BBC News, 4th November 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Count page views, not site visits, when suing for internet libel – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 5th, 2008 in defamation, internet, news by sally

“Courts cannot assume that online material has been read without some evidence in libel cases, a court has ruled. The court cannot simply infer from statistics on website visits that certain people have read a particular article, it said.”

Full story

OUT-LAW.com, 4th November 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

Virgin Atlantic sacks 13 over Facebook comments – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 5th, 2008 in employment, internet, news by sally

“Virgin Atlantic has dismissed 13 staff because of comments they made on social networking site Facebook. The staff, all cabin crew, broke the company’s policies, the airline said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 4th November 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

Rapist jailed after 1995 attack – BBC News

Posted November 5th, 2008 in news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A man has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years for raping a woman at a railway station in Kent 13 years ago.”

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BBC News, 4th November 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Court win for smack row parents – BBC News

Posted November 5th, 2008 in adoption, corporal punishment, news by sally

“A couple who told social workers they had the right to smack their adopted son have won the right to a re-hearing in a bid to adopt his sister, aged two.”

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BBC News, 4th November 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

New points system ‘barrier to migrants’ – The Guardian

Posted November 5th, 2008 in immigration, news by sally

“Highly skilled migrants who want to work in the UK will have to prove they have thousands of pounds in their bank accounts to support themselves and their families during their first month in Britain before they can apply, new rules published yesterday reveal.”

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The Guardian, 5th November 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Underwear fetishist sentenced for disturbing behaviour – The Independent

Posted November 5th, 2008 in burglary, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A workman who rifled through his female customers’ drawers and stole their underwear was given a suspended jail sentence today.”

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The Independent, 4th November 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Britain closes door on 80,000 asylum-seekers – The Independent

Posted November 5th, 2008 in asylum, immigration, news by sally

“Almost 80,000 asylum-seekers from countries described by the Foreign Office as dangerous and unstable have been refused refuge in Britain in the past five years.”

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The Independent, 5th November 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Watchdog muscles in on high street accounts – The Guardian

Posted November 5th, 2008 in banking, financial regulation, news by sally

“Bank customers could be given the protection of the main City watchdog in a move that would sweep away decades of voluntary regulation covering savings and current accounts. The Financial Services Authority said yesterday it was considering major reforms to the banking code and statutory rules for the industry.”

Full story

The Guardian, 5th November 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk