“The House of Commons has lost its High Court battle over an information watchdog’s decision to force disclosure of MPs’ expenses.”
The Independent, 16th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
MPs lose legal fight to keep expenses secret - The Independent
Published May 16, 2008 news 0 Comments“A killer convicted of murdering five members of his family has been told he will die in jail.”
BBC News, 16th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Raphael & Anor, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 1014 (13 May 2008)
Brind & Ors, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 934 (16 April 2008)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Coyne & Anor v DRC Distribution Ltd & Anor [2008] EWCA Civ 488 (15 May 2008)
SK (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 495 (15 May 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Masood & Ors v Zahoor & Ors [2008] EWHC 1034 (Ch) (14 May 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Legal Services Commission v Banks & Anor [2008] EWHC 1035 (QB) (14 May 2008)
Blass v Randall [2008] EWHC 1007 (QB) (14 May 2008)
Peters v East Midlands Strategic Health Authority & Ors [2008] EWHC 778 (QB) (12 May 2008)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Patents Court)
Dyson Technology Ltd. v Samsung Gwangju Electronics [2007] EWHC 3228 (Pat) (05 December 2007)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Associate Prosecutors’ given green light - Attorney General’s Office
Published May 16, 2008 news 0 Comments“Speaking at the Institute of Legal Executives’ (ILEX) the Attorney General, Baroness Scotland QC, announced that the Crown Prosecution Services’ Designated Case Workers will now be known as Associate Prosecutors – a name that they themselves helped to select.”
Press release (PDF)
Attorney General’s Office, 15th May 2008
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
R (Nasseri) v Secretary of State for the Home Department - WLR Daily
Published May 16, 2008 law reports 0 CommentsR (Nasseri) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 464; [2008] WLR (D) 150
“The scope of the deeming provision in Sch 3, Pt 2, para 3(2) of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc) Act 2004, which required states listed in Sch 2, Pt 2, para 2 of the Act to be treated as countries safe for a person to be returned, was limited to the actual process of executive decision or adjudication of whether a person’s removal would contravene his rights under art 3 of the Human Rights Convention. It did not preclude a more general consideration of whether a listed state’s laws and practices were Convention compliant, therefore the list system was not incompatible with art 3 of the Convention.”
WLR Daily, 15th 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.
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“Where the Crown chose to rely on relevant bad character evidence which it had decided not to make the subject of a criminal charge, that could not have such an adverse effect on the fairness of the proceedings that the court ought not to admit such evidence.”
The Times, 16th 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.
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“Evidence of those experienced in comparing ear-prints was capable of being relevant and admissible but such comparison would provide information which could identify the person who had left it on a surface only when sufficient minutiae could be identified and matched.”
The Times, 16th 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.
Family barrister ‘exodus’ fears - Law Society’s Gazette
Published May 16, 2008 barristers , family courts , fees , news 0 Comments“Proposed fee cuts for family law barristers that would bring them in line financially with solicitors will lead to a ‘massive exodus’ of experienced advocates, the Association of Lawyers for Children (ALC) has warned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 15th May 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Campaigners for a Filipino man who lost his fight to stay in the UK after his wife died are hoping to persuade the Home Office to look again at his case.”
BBC News, 15th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court to rule on disclosure of MPs’ expenses - The Independent
Published May 16, 2008 expenses , news , parliament 0 Comments“The High Court will rule today on whether the House of Commons has won its bid to overturn an information watchdog’s decision to force disclosure of MPs’ expenses.”
The Independent, 16th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police defend race-fixing inquiry - BBC News
Published May 16, 2008 corruption , gambling , horse racing , news 0 Comments“The City of London Police has defended the race-fixing investigation which ended with the collapse of a £10m trial but said procedures could be tightened.”
BBC News, 16th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Breasts not for looking but pecs are okay - Daily Telegraph
Published May 16, 2008 news , voyeurism 0 Comments“It is perfectly legal to ogle a man’s chest but not a woman’s breasts, according to an unusual ruling on what constitutes voyeurism by a panel of leading judges at the Court of Appeal yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Young deaths coverage questioned - BBC News
Published May 16, 2008 media , news , suicide 0 Comments“The way in which the apparent suicides of young people in Bridgend was covered by the media is to be debated later.”
BBC News, 16th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Abortion debate: Gordon Brown to oppose 20-week limit change - Daily Telegraph
Published May 16, 2008 abortion , news 0 Comments“An attempt to lower the legal abortion time limit will be opposed by Gordon Brown during next week’s vote on the issue.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judiciary should help promote mediation - Law Society’s Gazette
Published May 16, 2008 dispute resolution , news 0 Comments“Judges should help boost ‘startlingly’ low take-up rates of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) by routinely directing litigants to mediate before taking disputes to trial, the Master of the Rolls has said.”
Full story
Law Society’s Gazette, 15th May 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Thumbs down for designer robe - The Times
Published May 16, 2008 court dress , judiciary , news 0 Comments“Like the new gown for judges? You’re in the minority; splutterings of dismay and derision are far more common.”
The Times, 15th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Police snap children during stop and search - The Guardian
Published May 16, 2008 children , news , police , stop and search 0 Comments“Scotland Yard has admitted its officers have been photographing children who are stopped and searched even after they have been found to be innocent.”
The Guardian, 16th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Defying convention - Law Society’s Gazette
Published May 16, 2008 bail , special report , terrorism 0 Comments“Releasing the ‘truly dangerous’ Abu Qatada on bail raises fundamental questions about Britain’s approach to confronting terrorism.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 15th May 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Worker made to wear ‘I’m Simple’ badge - Daily Telegraph
Published May 16, 2008 news , sex discrimination 0 Comments“A woman whose manager forced her to wear a badge proclaiming ‘I’m Simple’ has been awarded more than £5,000 in compensation.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Taping killer’s calls broke the rules, Jack Straw admits - The Times
Published May 16, 2008 confidentiality , interception , news , prisons , privilege 0 Comments“Prison staff bugged conversations between a convicted killer and his solicitor without authorisation, Jack Straw admitted yesterday.”
The Times, 16th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Government orders data retention by ISPs - OUT-LAW.com
Published May 16, 2008 data protection , investigatory powers , news 0 Comments“Phone and internet companies will soon be forced to keep logs of internet usage to be made available to the police under a new law announced by Prime Minister Gordon Brown this week.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th May 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Army veteran, 73, is given electronic tag - Daily Telegraph
Published May 16, 2008 electronic monitoring , news 0 Comments“An Army veteran has been fitted with an electronic tag and subjected to a curfew for failing to report a road accident.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
ID cards may put poorer people at risk of fraud - The Guardian
Published May 16, 2008 identity cards , news 0 Comments“An official report has warned that the government’s plans for ID cards may put poorer people at greater risk of fraud, and that ministers are failing to coordinate implementation of the 10-year programme.”
The Guardian, 16th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Men urged to make use of new flexible working rights - The Times
Published May 16, 2008 flexible working , news 0 Comments“Fathers have been urged to make use of new rights to work part-time when the Government extends the law on flexible employment in April.”
The Times, 16th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
I will not quit as judge - Cherie - BBC News
Published May 15, 2008 barristers , judges , news 0 Comments“Cherie Blair has insisted she will not resign as a judge after a senior barrister said publishing her memoirs had brought the law into disrepute.”
BBC News, 15th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hi-tech tool spots child drinkers - BBC News
Published May 15, 2008 children , data protection , identification , news 0 Comments“The supermarket chain Budgens has installed face recognition cameras in one of its stores to stop children buying alcohol and cigarettes.”
BBC News, 13th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Actor Grant wins privacy damages - BBC News
Published May 15, 2008 damages , news , privacy 0 Comments“Hugh Grant, Liz Hurley and her husband Arun Nayar have accepted £58,000 damages for invasion of privacy over photographs taken of them on holiday.”
BBC News, 15th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jail terms ‘to reflect capacity’ - BBC News
Published May 15, 2008 news , prisons , sentencing 0 Comments“Prison sentences would be set nationally by an independent body depending on the amount of space in jails, under government plans.”
BBC News, 15th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
Published May 15, 2008 criminal justice , immigration , legislation 0 CommentsThe Social Security (Students Responsible for Children or Young Persons) Amendment Regulations 2008
The London Gateway Port Harbour Empowerment Order 2008
The Home Information Pack (Amendment)(No. 2) Regulations 2008
The Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders (Designation of Reciprocating Countries) Order 2008
The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Modification) Order 2008
The Street Works (Inspection Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008
The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (Approved Devices) (Wales) (No. 2) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v J N [2008] EWCA Civ 464 (14 May 2008)
HM Revenue & Customs v EB Central Services Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 486 (14 May 2008)
Mason & Anor v East Potential Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 494 (14 May 2008)
NS-H v Kingston Upon Hull City Council & Anor [2008] EWCA Civ 493 (14 May 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
Oxford Legal Group Ltd v Sibbasbridge Services plc and Another - Times Law Reports
Published May 15, 2008 accounts , company directors , law reports 0 CommentsOxford Legal Group Ltd v Sibbasbridge Services plc and Another
Court of Appeal
“The court could refuse to enforce the right to inspect a company’s accounts, not only where the purpose for which the inspection was sought was to injure the company, but also where the purpose was improper.”
The Times, 15th 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.
Regina v May - Times Law Reports
Published May 15, 2008 confiscation , law reports , proceeds of crime 0 CommentsHouse of Lords
“Where codefendants had jointly received property as a result of criminal activity, each was liable to receive a confiscation order representing the entire value, as if he had acted alone, provided he had sufficient assets to meet the order.”
The Times, 15th 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.
Freedom of information guidance - Ministry of Justice
Published May 15, 2008 freedom of information , government departments , news 0 Comments“The following guidance is aimed at people working in central government departments who deal with freedom of information requests. It may also be a useful reference tool for those working in other public authorities.”
Ministry of Justice, 14th May 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Human rights lawyers seek set jail term for Yorkshire Ripper - The Times
Published May 15, 2008 murder , news , sentencing 0 Comments“Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, is likely to be told that he will never be freed when he is given the minimum term he must serve for the murder of 13 women. He has instructed lawyers to apply to the High Court for a tariff – the minimum term – to be set for the first time since he was jailed in 1981.”
The Times, 15th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Piracy growing as fewer fans buy downloads - The Guardian
Published May 15, 2008 copyright , internet , news 0 Comments“Record labels are losing their battle with digital piracy as the number of people who regularly download songs legally falls back, research will claim today.”
The Guardian, 15th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Flexible working to be extended - BBC News
Published May 15, 2008 flexible working , news 0 Comments“The right to request flexible working is to be extended to about 4.5 million parents of children aged up to 16.”
BBC News, 15th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Brothers guilty of running down father-of-two - The Guardian
Published May 15, 2008 murder , news 0 Comments“Two brothers were yesterday found guilty of murdering a father-of-two after trying to steal his radio. Balbir Matharu saw one of the men breaking his van window and tried to stop him. But the thieves, Albert and Tommy Willett, drove off in their car, dragging Matharu under it for 40 metres along the road, then ran over him.”
The Guardian, 15th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
When can papers you’re carrying be photoed? - BBC News Magazine
Published May 15, 2008 confidentiality , privacy , special report 0 Comments“Two ministers have been left red-faced after documents taken to a Downing Street briefing were photographed and enlarged.”
BBC News Magazine, 14th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MoD gives in over calls for public inquiry into Baha Musa’s death - The Times
Published May 15, 2008 Iraq , armed forces , news , torture 0 Comments“The Ministry of Defence bowed to pressure yesterday by agreeing to hold a public inquiry into the death of an Iraqi hotel worker in British custody in Basra. “
The Times, 15th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The banking reform bill announced by Gordon Brown today (14 May) was prompted by the collapse of Northern Rock, which exposed significant problems with the current system.”
The Guardian, 14th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Crime by girls rises by a quarter - BBC News
Published May 15, 2008 crime , news , statistics , young offenders 0 Comments“The number of crimes committed by girls in England and Wales has gone up by 25% in three years, according to figures.”
BBC News, 15th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
British Crime Survey Extended To Under-16s As Design Experts Meet To Tackle Youth Crime - Home Office
Published May 15, 2008 crime , press releases , statistics , young offenders 0 Comments“Forty of the UK’s leading technology designers and manufacturers will today (14 May) join Home Secretary Jacqui Smith and a number of young people to discuss new ways of harnessing the power of design to protect young people from crime – particularly theft of ‘hot products’ like mobile phones and MP3 players.”
Home Office press release, 14th May 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
