“Prosecutors have dropped charges against a man who was accused of failing to disclose information about one of the attempted 21 July bombers.”
BBC News, 26th June 2008
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Archive for June 26th, 2008
21/7 ‘obstruction’ case dropped – BBC News
Published June 26, 2008 disclosure , news , terrorism Leave a CommentCourt of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Colliard, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1175 (13 May 2008)
Bassett, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1174 (14 May 2008)
N Ltd & Anor, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1223 (10 June 2008)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Abu Dhabi Investment Company & Ors v H Clarkson & Company & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 699 (26 June 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Cenet (nee McGlennon) v Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council [2008] EWHC 1407 (QB) (26 June 2008)
High Court (Family Division)
Salford City Council v GJ & Ors [2008] EWHC 1097 (Fam) (16 May 2008)
Munro v Munro [2007] EWHC 3315 (Fam) (19 December 2007)
I v I [2008] EWHC 1167 (Fam) (23 June 2008)
High Court (Patents Court)
WL Gore & Associates Ltd v Geox Spa [2008] EWHC 1385 (Pat) (11 June 2008)
Zipher Ltd v Markem Systems Ltd & Anor [2008] EWHC 1379 (Pat) (25 June 2008)
Aerotel Ltd v Wavecrest Group Enterprises Ltd & Ors [2008] EWHC 1180 (Pat) (14 May 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Education (Assisted Places) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008
The Education (Student Support) (No.2) Regulations 2008
The Legislative Reform (Local Authority Consent Requirements) (England and Wales) Order 2008
The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2008
The Education (Assisted Places) (Incidental Expenses) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008
The Home Loss Payments (Prescribed Amounts) (England) Regulations 2008
The Social Security (Students and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008
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Jail for helicopter laser prank – BBC News
Published June 26, 2008 endangering safety of aircraft , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“A 21-year-old man from Greater Manchester who temporarily blinded a police helicopter pilot with a laser pen has been jailed for four months.”
BBC News, 26th June 2008
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Crown denies 7/7 trial witch-hunt – BBC News
Published June 26, 2008 news , prosecutions , terrorism Leave a Comment“The prosecutor in the trial of three men accused of helping the 7 July London suicide bombers has denied the case was a witch-hunt.”
BBC News, 26th June 2008
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“The government has announced a new equality bill aimed at tackling ‘entrenched discrimination’ in the workplace and beyond. The bill replaces more than 100 separate pieces of legislation covering race, disability and gender equality.”
The Guardian, 26th June 2008
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Four jailed over ‘honour’ killing – BBC News
Published June 26, 2008 murder , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“Four men have been jailed for a so-called “honour killing” where the husband of a woman was executed on the outskirts of a West Yorkshire town.”
BBC News, 26th June 2008
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Speeding appeal leaves motorist with £15,000 court bill – Daily Telegraph
Published June 26, 2008 appeals , costs , news , road traffic offences Leave a Comment“A motorist who challenged a £60 speeding fine is now facing a legal bill of £15,000 after her appeal was rejected by a judge.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2008
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Harry Potter author JK Rowling’s privacy complaint rejected by PCC – The Guardian
Published June 26, 2008 Uncategorized Leave a Comment“The Press Complaints Commission today rejected a complaint about privacy from Harry Potter author JK Rowling.”
The Guardian, 26th June 2008
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“Jack Straw has told MPs that laws to let witnesses give evidence anonymously are to be rushed through Parliament because there was an ‘an emergency’.”
BBC News, 26th June 2008
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Legal, British P2P ‘by end of year’ – The Register
Published June 26, 2008 copyright , internet , news Leave a Comment“Legal broadband subscription services that permit file sharing may appear on the market by the year’s end, according to music industry sources – after government intervention brought both music suppliers and ISPs to the table.”
The Register, 26th June 2008
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GCap fine record £1.1m by Ofcom for phone-in scam – The Times
Published June 26, 2008 media , news , telecommunications Leave a Comment“GCap, the commercial radio group behind Capital 95.8 and Classic FM, has been fined a record £1.1 million by Ofcom, the media regulator, for manipulating phone-in quizzes to stop prizes from being won too quickly. “
The Times, 26th June 2008
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Hate crimes: one in five gay people suffer homophobic attacks – The Guardian
Published June 26, 2008 assault , harassment , homosexuality , news Leave a Comment“One in five lesbian and gay people have been victims of homophobic aggression over the past three years, a survey of hate crime revealed today. “
The Guardian, 26th June 2008
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Jack Straw urged to send judge after Jersey pair are freed – The Times
Published June 26, 2008 Jersey , child abuse , news , police Leave a Comment“Jack Straw faced pressure yesterday to appoint an independent judge to oversee the child abuse investigation in Jersey, after police were prevented from charging two suspects.”
The Times, 26th June 2008
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‘Angelic looking’ boy, 12, at risk of being lured into extremism – The Times
Published June 26, 2008 children , news , terrorism Leave a Comment“An ‘angelic looking boy’ aged 12 has been identified as at severe risk of being lured into violent Islamist extremism, a senior police officer revealed today.”
The Times, 26th June 2008
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Britons may be jailed if relatives from abroad overstay – The Guardian
Published June 26, 2008 immigration , news Leave a Comment“Families who sponsor overseas relatives to visit Britain will face fines of up to £5,000 and possible prison sentences if their relatives overstay, under Home Office proposals announced yesterday.”
The Guardian, 26th June 2008
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Boustead (Murray) v. North West Strategic HA
Moore Stephens (A Firm) v. Stone & Rolls Ltd (In Liquidation)
Barnett v. Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Refson v. Revenue & Customs Commissioners
Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2008
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Ombudsman quits prisoner inquiry – BBC News
Published June 26, 2008 inquiries , news , prisons Leave a Comment“The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has quit an inquiry into the treatment of a teenage prisoner, blaming the Prison Service for unacceptable restrictions.”
BBC News, 26th June 2008
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Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Higgs v R [2008] EWCA Crim 1324 (24 June 2008)
M & Anor, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1249 (23 May 2008)
Coupe, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1210 (23 May 2008)
Morgan v R. [2008] EWCA Crim 1323 (20 June 2008)
Smith & Ors v R [2008] EWCA Crim 1342 (25 June 2008)
Ilyas v Aylesbury Vale District Council [2008] EWCA Crim 1303 (19 June 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Ardentia Ltd. v British Telecommunications Plc [2008] EWHC B12 (Ch) (19 June 2008)
Lancore Services Ltd v Barclays Bank Plc [2008] EWHC 1264 (Ch) (25 June 2008)
Cerascope Ltd & Anor v [2008] EWHC B9 (Ch) (25 June 2008)
Barron v Woodhead & Anor [2008] EWHC B10 (Ch) (25 June 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Boustead v North West Strategic Health Authority [2008] EWHC B11 (QB) (16 June 2008)
Basic Solutions Ltd v Sands [2008] EWHC 1388 (QB) (23 June 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Gray v Thames Trains Ltd & Anor (Rev 1) [2008] EWCA Civ 713 (25 June 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
General Medical Council, R (on the application of) v George [2008] EWHC 1337 (Admin) (06 June 2008)
A v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWHC 1382 (Admin) (23 June 2008)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Owen Pell Ltd v Bindi (London) Ltd [2008] EWHC 1420 (TCC) (19 May 2008)
Balcombe Group Plc v London Developement Agency [2008] EWHC 1392 (TCC) (24 June 2008)
Drummond v Pool Design Ltd [2008] EWHC 1438 (TCC) (13 June 2008)
Diamond Build Ltd v Clapham Park Homes Ltd [2008] EWHC 1439 (TCC) (25 June 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
R (Weaver) v London and Quadrant Housing Trust – WLR Daily
Published June 26, 2008 housing , judicial review , law reports Leave a CommentR (Weaver) v London and Quadrant Housing Trust [2008] EWHC 1377 (Admin); [2008] WLR (D) 207
“The management and allocation of housing stock by a housing trust which was a registered social landlord under the Housing Act 1996, including decisions concerning the termination of a tenancy, was a function of a public nature, with the effect that the registered social landlord was to regarded as a public authority in that respect for the purposes of s 6(3)(b) of the Human Rights Act 1998. The registered social landlord was accordingly amenable to judicial review on conventional public law grounds in respect of its performance of that function.”
WLR Daily, 25th June 2008
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Commune de Mesquer v Total France SA and another – WLR Daily
Published June 26, 2008 EC law , law reports , waste Leave a CommentCommune de Mesquer v Total France SA and another (Case C-188/07); [2008] WLR (D) 206
“When heavy fuel oil, produced during the refinement of crude oil, was discharged from a ship at sea, the producer of the oil, as well as the seller of the oil and the charterer of the ship, could be held liable for the cost of disposing of pollution on the coast caused by the oil.”
WLR Daily, 25th June 2008
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Lewisham London Borough Council v Malcolm (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) – WLR Daily
Published June 26, 2008 disability discrimination , housing , law reports Leave a Comment“A landlord’s claim for a possession order against a disabled tenant who sublet the premises in breach of the tenancy agreement did not amount to unlawful discrimination for a reason which related to the tenant’s disability. A tenant without a disability who had similarly sublet the premises would have been treated in exactly the same way as the tenant with a disability.”
WLR Daily, 25th June 2008
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R v Wood – WLR Daily
Published June 26, 2008 alcohol abuse , criminal responsibility , law reports , murder Leave a CommentR v Wood [2008] EWCA Crim 1305; [2008] WLR (D) 204
“In addressing a plea of diminished responsibility in the context of alcohol dependency syndrome, the jury must consider whether it had been established that the defendant’s syndrome was of such an extent and nature that it constituted an abnormality of mind induced by disease or illness, and, if that were established, whether the defendant’s mental responsibility for his actions at the time of the killing was substantially impaired as a result of the syndrome.”
WLR Daily, 25th June 2008
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EB (Kosovo) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
Published June 26, 2008 asylum , delay , law reports Leave a CommentEB (Kosovo) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] UKHL 41; [2008] WLR (D) 203
“Delay in the decision-making process might be relevant to the consideration of an appeal relying on art 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.”
WLR Daily, 25th June 2008
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Chikwamba v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
Published June 26, 2008 asylum , human rights , law reports Leave a CommentChikwamba v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] UKHL 40; [2008] WLR (D) 202
“An appeal based on art 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms against refusal of asylum and leave to enter should not be routinely dismissed on the ground that it would be proportionate and more appropriate for the applicant to return to her home country to apply for leave to enter.”
WLR Daily, 25th June 2008
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Chikwamba v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports
Published June 26, 2008 asylum , human rights , law reports Leave a CommentChikwamba v Secretary of State for the Home Department
House of Lords
“An appeal based on the right to family life against a refusal of asylum and leave to enter should not be dismissed routinely because policy required the appellant to leave the country to apply for entry clearance abroad.”
The Times, 26th June 2008
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Lewisham London Borough Council v Malcolm – Times Law Reports
Published June 26, 2008 disability discrimination , housing , law reports Leave a CommentLewisham London Borough Council v Malcolm
House of Lords
“A disabled person who was being evicted from his council flat because he had sublet the flat in breach of the terms of his tenancy and had moved elsewhere, was not being evicted for a reason which related to his disability nor was he being treated less favourably than others who were not disabled. He was therefore not suffering discrimination.”
The Times, 26th June 2008
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Transport for London Act 2008
Published June 26, 2008 London , legislation , transport Leave a CommentBrady challenged to find Bennett – BBC News
Published June 26, 2008 murder , news , victims Leave a Comment“Moors murderer Ian Brady has been challenged by a lawyer to help police find the body of Keith Bennett.”
BBC News, 26th June 2008
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Harman defends positive discrimination plans – The Independent
Published June 26, 2008 equality , news Leave a Comment“The Equality Minister Harriet Harman today defended controversial plans to encourage firms to discriminate in favour of female and ethnic minorities job candidates.”
The Independent, 26th June 2008
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‘This was the way these mothers won justice’ – The Times
Published June 26, 2008 anonymity , murder , special report , witnesses Leave a Comment“When Jacqui Smith heard last week that the judiciary had effectively outlawed courtroom protection for witnesses, she thought of her conversations with the mothers of Letisha Shakespeare and Charlene Ellis.”
The Times, 25th June 2008
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Woman trampled by cows sues farmer for £1 million damages – Daily Telegraph
Published June 26, 2008 animals , damages , news , personal injuries Leave a Comment“A businesswoman who was trampled by cows as she walked through a field is suing the farmer who owns the herd for £1 million.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2008
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The last-minute surprise that is ‘maintaining consumer confidence’ – The Times
Published June 26, 2008 financial regulation , special report Leave a Comment“Proper consultation is the rock upon which good regulation is founded. And for the Financial Services Authority, consultation is in its DNA. So when it does the unthinkable and drops a bombshell without warning or discussion — as last week with the announcement of the Short Selling Instrument — people are bound to be left shellshocked and confused, especially if they are lawyers under pressure from clients to advise on what needs to be done.”
The Times, 26th June 2008
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When crime is used as an excuse – BBC News
Published June 26, 2008 defence , juries , murder , news Leave a Comment“Three men who took part in the brutal murder of special constable Nisha Patel-Nasri, have been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 25th June 2008
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Law ‘will ban age discrimination’ – BBC News
Published June 26, 2008 age discrimination , news Leave a Comment“The government is to bring forward new legislation to outlaw all forms of age discrimination, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 25th June 2008
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Employers ’should publish salaries to cut gender wage gap’ – Daily Telegraph
Published June 26, 2008 equal pay , news Leave a Comment“Employers should disclose information about workers’ salaries to help narrow the pay gap between men and women, the Government will say today.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2008
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The fine line between tolerance and political correctness – The Times
Published June 26, 2008 human rights , minorities , special report Leave a Comment“Does one betray or does one defend Western values by allowing those committed to destroying them to be exposed to practices that are anti-Western?”
The Times, 26th June 2008
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Ken Russell’s former wife contests will of mother’s lesbian lover – The Independent
Published June 26, 2008 news , wills Leave a Comment“The case of the sculptress, her £2.3m estate, an elderly lesbian with Alzheimer’s disease and her severely indebted actress daughter reached London’s High Court yesterday.”
The Independent, 26th June 2008
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The £16.3 million compensation set aside for pavement falls – Daily Telegraph
Published June 26, 2008 damages , local government , news , personal injuries Leave a Comment“Local councils are having to set aside at least £16.3 million to cover cases where people sue for compensation for injuries caused by pavement falls, new research has claimed.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd June 2008
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‘No win, no fee’ under scrutiny – Ministry of Justice
Published June 26, 2008 fees , press releases Leave a Comment“A research-based review of no win, no fee arrangements in England and Wales was announced today (25 June).”
Ministry of Justice, 25th June 2008
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The Anonymity Crisis – BBC Law in Action
Published June 26, 2008 anonymity , special report , witnesses Leave a Comment“A House of Lords judgement on witness anonymity has created huge headaches for courts and lawmakers – but is there a way forward?”
BBC Law in Action, 24th June 2008
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A quarter of adults to face ‘anti-paedophile’ tests – Daily Telegraph
Published June 26, 2008 child abuse , criminal records , news 1 Comment“A quarter of the adult population faces an ‘anti-paedophile’ test in an escalation of child protection policies, according to a report.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2008
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‘Muddle-through’ system blamed for loss of 25m benefit records – The Guardian
Published June 26, 2008 data protection , government departments , news Leave a Comment“The loss of 25m child benefit records, including bank details and sensitive personal information, was brought about by a ‘woefully inadequate system’ and was ‘entirely avoidable’, according to two reports published yesterday.”
The Guardian, 26th June 2008
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