‘Stressed’ paramedic wins damages – BBC News

“A paramedic who suffered post traumatic stress disorder after he was sent alone to attend to a collapsed drug addict has won a claim for damages.”

Full story

BBC News, 21st July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Arab newspaper issues high court apology for ‘wholly untrue’ reports – The Guardian

“A UK-based Arabic newspaper has apologised to the prime minister of the Gulf state of Qatar after it admitted printing three ‘wholly untrue’ articles about him secretly visiting Israel.”

Full story

The Guardian, 21st July 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Teenager jailed over punch death – BBC News

“A teenager has been jailed after killing a student outside a takeaway in Dorset with a single punch.”

Full story

BBC News, 21st July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Airport in High Court challenge – BBC News

“Coventry Airport has taken its fight to build a new passenger terminal to the High Court.”

Full story

BBC News, 21st July 208

Source www.bbc.co.uk

Police car mechanic awarded damages after testing emergency sirens made him deaf – Daily Telegraph

“A police car mechanic has been awarded more than £16,000 in damages after testing emergency sirens made him deaf.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 21st July 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Nigel Gresham charged after road crash deaths of four children – The Times

“A man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after four of his children died when his Land Rover crashed into a river.”

Full story

The Times, 21st July 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Winehouse husband must stay in jail, judge rules – The Times

“Amy Winehouse’s husband was today jailed for trial-fixing and beating up a former pub landlord.”

Full story

The Times, 21st July 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Bank charges: Complaints waiver extended – The Guardian

“Banks will not have to consider giving refunds to customers who complain about unauthorised charges for at least six months, the City watchdog said today.”

Full story

The Guardian, 21st July 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Channel 4 ruled ‘unjust and unfair’ in climate change documentary – The Guardian

“Ofcom has ruled that Channel 4 breached broadcasting codes on impartiality and was ‘unjust and unfair’ in the way it represented individuals in its controversial documentary The Great Global Warming Swindle.”

Full story

The Guardian, 21st July 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Boy, 11, died after hospital sent him home three times – Daily Telegraph

“A schoolboy who was sent away from hospital three times before he collapsed and died at home could have survived if he had been admitted for observation, a coroner has said.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 21st July 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Barry George will not give evidence, Jill Dando murder trial told – Daily Telegraph

“Barry George will not be giving evidence in his own defence at his trial for the murder of Jill Dando, a jury has been told.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 21st July 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

RS (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 839 (18 July 2008)

Bradford & Anor v James & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 837 (18 July 2008)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Rousselon Freres Et Cie v Horwood Homewares Ltd [2008] EWHC 1660 (Ch) (18 July 2008)

High Court (Family Division)

Medway Council v G & Ors [2008] EWHC 1681 (Fam) (18 July 2008)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Mealing v Chelsea & Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust [2008] EWHC 1664 (QB) (18 July 2008)     

Tulley (A Minor) v Wirral Hospitals NHS Trust [2008] EWHC 1685 (QB) (18 July 2008)

Source: www.bailii.org

Regina (Bhatt Murphy (a Firm) and Others v Independent Assessor; Regina (Niazi and Others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports

Regina (Bhatt Murphy (a Firm) and Others v Independent Assessor; Regina (Niazi and Others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Court of Appeal

“The mere existence of an ex gratia scheme for compensation to the victims of miscarriages of justice was not by itself sufficient to create a legitimate expectation that the scheme would be continued. In consequence, the minister was entitled to abolish it without consultation or notice.”

The Times, 21st July 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 Noble – Times Law Reports

Regina v Noble

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“Defendants who failed to attend court in response to a summons should not be convicted and sentenced for offences under the Bail Act 1976 or for contempt of court if they were not on bail and/or had received no notice of the summons.”

The Times, 21st July 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. 

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

The Probate Services (Approved Bodies) Order 2008

The Local Involvement Networks (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) (No. 3) Regulations 2008

The Pensions Act 2004 (Code of Practice) (Dispute Resolution) Appointed Day Order 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Four in five ringtone sites breach consumer laws, says Commission – OUT-LAW.com

“A European Commission investigation has found that four in five websites selling mobile phone services such as ringtones appear to breach consumer protection rules.”

Full story

OUT-LAW.com. 18th July 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

Daily Cause List, 22nd July

Tuesday 22nd July 2008

Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.ik

Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible

Solicitor General speech: crimes against older people prosecution policy – Attorney General’s Office

“Solicitor General speech: crimes against older people prosecution policy.”

Full speech

Attorney’s General’s Office, 18th July 2008

Source: http://www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Increased powers to tackle fradusters – Attorney General’s Office

“Today the Attorney General Baroness Scotland will announce new measures that are designed to prevent fraudsters committing further offences, and ensure that they pay back all the victims of their crimes.”

Full press release

Attrorney-General’s Office, 18th July 2008

Source: http://www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Bar Council Welcomes Report On The Bar Vocational Course – The Bar Council

“The Bar Council has today welcomed the publication of the Wood Report on the Bar Vocational Course (BVC), which was produced by a Working Group chaired by Derek Wood QC.”

Full press release

The Bar Council, 18th July 2008

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Welfare reform plan to get thousands to work – The Independent

“Radical plans to get hundreds of thousands of people off benefits and into work will be launched today by the Government.”

Full story

The Independent, 21st July 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Christian policeman ‘victimised’ over opposition to gay pride event – Daily Telegraph

“A Christian policeman is taking his own force to an employment tribunal over claims that it ‘harassed’ him because of his religious opposition to homosexuality.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 20th July 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Ministry of Defence admits it was wrong to deny war widow a pension – Daily Telegraph

“The widow of a war hero who had been wrongfully denied a pension by Whitehall bureaucrats for years was celebrating a victory after the Ministry of Defence admitted ‘maladministration’.

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 21st July 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Budget cuts threaten to slow miscarriage of justice reviews – The Guardian

“Victims of miscarriages of justice will have to wait longer for their cases to be examined because of annual cuts of £300,000 in the budget of the organisation that investigates them, it emerged yesterday.”

Full story

The Guardian, 21st July 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

MPs seek answers on torture ‘outsourcing’ – The Guardian

“Allegations in the Guardian that the government has ‘outsourced’ interrogation techniques involving the torture of British nationals in Pakistan must be investigated immediately, a cross-party group of backbench MPs said yesterday. In a highly critical report, the Commons foreign affairs committee also accuses the government of watering down its ‘anti-torture commitments’.

Full story

The Guardian, 21st July 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Another fatal stabbing, but police ignore demands to prosecute knife offenders – The Times

“A government edict to get tough on knife offenders is being ignored by police forces throughout the country, despite mounting public concern and a spate of killings.”

Full story

The Times, 21st July 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Labour has nearly doubled the number of laws that give officials access to your home – Daily Telegraph

“More than a 1,000 laws now exist that allow the authorities into homes, it has emerged.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 20th July 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Another stab death as police call for more search powers – The Observer

“As a man dies close to where Ben Kinsella was killed, beat officers warn that they are struggling to win the war against knife crime.”

Full story

The Observer, 20th July 2008

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk

Police racism claim is suspended – BBC News

“The country’s most senior Asian officer has suspended an employment tribunal claim in which he had accused the Metropolitan Police of racism.”

Full story

BBC News, 18th July 2008

Source: www.bb.co.uk

Man jailed over hoax bomb on bus – BBC News

“A follower of Islamic militancy who left a hoax bomb on a bus and collected materials to make explosive devices has been jailed for seven years.”

Full story

BBC News, 18th July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Pubs may be forced to to offer smaller glass sizes for wine and spirits – The Times

“Pubs and bars could be forced to offer smaller glass sizes under plans to tackle binge drinking being drawn up by ministers. Action against premises that offer the largest measures of wine and spirits as standard is one of the key elements of a package due to be announced this autumn.”

Full story

The Times, 19th July 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Drug users risk benefit cuts – The Observer

“The unemployed will be forced to declare drug or heavy drinking habits when they apply for benefits and will have payments cut if they give misleading answers, under government proposals which were announced yesterday.”

Full story

The Observer, 20th July 2008

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk