Judge calls halt to bank charges – BBC News
“A judge has stopped Barclays bank taking any more penalty charges and interest from a customer who sued for their return.”
BBC News, 24th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paedophile who abused baby walks free – The Guardian
“A predatory paedophile walked free from court yesterday after admitting a string of sex attacks on children, including an 18-month-old baby.”
The Guardian, 24th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mayor wins £7,000 after council’s ban on breast-feeding – The Guardian
“A former mayor has successfully sued her council for discrimination after she was banned from breast-feeding while using the official limousine.”
The Guardian, 24th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BA staff could face extradition to US after $300m fine for price fixing – The Guardian
“Senior British Airways staff under criminal investigation for price fixing face the threat of extradition to the US under a controversial treaty, it emerged last night. The justice department in Washington was set to publish the names of 10 former and current BA employees as criminal suspects under investigation for running a fuel surcharge cartel after a judge confirmed a $300m (£151m) fine for the world’s third-largest airline.”
The Guardian, 24th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Children taken from parents and adopted ‘to meet ministry targets’ – The Times
“Record numbers of young children are being taken from their parents and adopted – sometimes unjustly – to meet government targets, it is claimed today.”
The Times, 24th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judge suspends deportations to Congo – The Guardian
“The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, has been ordered by a high court judge to suspend deportations of failed asylum seekers to the Democratic Republic of Congo.”
The Guardian, 23rd August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Amendment of the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005 – Ministry of Justice
“The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee has made new rules for appeals to the Court of Appeal and about applications to change a guilty plea. The new rules will come into force on 1 October 2007.”
Ministry of Justice, 21st August 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Wigs and gowns: final furlong for the neighsayers – The Times
“It’s stripping off on a hot beach somewhere — not putting on 18th-century costume — that will be occupying the minds of most lawyers this week. But wigs and gowns will undoubtedly be exercising them before too long.”
The Times, 23rd August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Man detained for unlawful use of broadband connection – The Guardian
“A man has been arrested for using a broadband internet connection in the street without the owner’s permission.”
The Guardian, 22nd August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Raja v. Van Hoogstraten (No 9) – Times Law Reports
Prejudiced party can make claim
Chancery Division
“Where the court had set aside an irregularly made order, but on grounds other than that the order had been irregularly obtained, it was open to a party prejudiced by the making of the order to claim, at a later stage, that the order had been irregularly obtained.”
The Times, 23rd August 2007
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.
Top City lawyers taking home more than £2m – The Guardian
“Some lawyers at top City firms earned more than £2m each last year as they cashed in on a huge surge in demand for legal services to support mergers, acquisitions and other corporate deals.”
The Guardian, 23rd August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Baby battle woman can’t claim data protection exemption for YouTube video, warns expert – OUT-LAW.com
“The woman at the centre of a battle with social services over the future of her unborn baby will not be able to claim an exemption from the UK’s Data Protection Act, a legal expert has warned.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd August 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
UKIPO offers trade mark rule change guidance – OUT-LAW.com
“The UK Intellectual Property Office will be offering advice and practical help on forthcoming changes to the Trade Marks Act in a series of events being held around the country this September.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd August 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
Boy is accused of sausage assault – BBC News
“A 12-year-old boy was charged with assault and taken before the courts – for throwing a cocktail sausage.”
BBC News, 22nd August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MEPs ‘want EU sex offender list’ – BBC News
“Members of the European Parliament overwhelmingly want to see an EU-wide register of sex offenders established, a survey suggests.”
BBC News, 22nd August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Parliament war protester jailed over £600 fine – Daily Telegraph
“The first person to be convicted of organising a demonstration within an exclusion zone around Parliament Square has been jailed for refusing to pay his fine.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd August 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The Big Question: What is the Human Rights Act, and why is it being vilified? – The Independent
“The case of Learco Chindamo, who was jailed 11 years ago for the murder of headteacher Philip Lawrence, has raised questions over the very existence of the Human Rights Act. The decision on Monday by the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal that Chindamo cannot be deported to Italy if he is released from prison has provoked the Conservative leader David Cameron to call for the outright abolition of the Act, the first attempt by a Government to enshrine international human rights conventions into English law.”
The Independent, 23rd August 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Law firms riding all-time high – but is the boom about to end? – The Times
“The City’s top 100 law firms have increased billings by more than 350 per cent in the last 15 years to £12.2 billion, but there are fears the market may have peaked.”
The Times, 22nd August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Regina (Donnachie) v. Cardiff Magistrates’ Court – Times Law Reports
Final determination can be challenged
Regina (Donnachie) v. Cardiff Magistrates’ Court
Queen’s Bench Divisional Court
“A ruling on a preliminary issue on jurisdiction by a district judge was a final determination that could be challenged by case stated or by judicial review.”
The Times, 22nd August 2007
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.
Turner and Another v. Avis – Times Law Reports
Trustee gets former wife’s home
Court of Appeal
“Equity jurisdiction enabled a trustee in bankruptcy to enforce a trust for sale of a matrimonial home held jointly by the bankrupt and his former wife under a property adjustment order made more than twenty years ago.”
The Times, 22nd August 2007
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.
