Judge lets rapper Rhymes go free – BBC News

“A High Court judge has ordered the immediate release of US rapper Busta Rhymes after he was detained at London’s City Airport.”

Full story

BBC News, 25th September 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Farmer allowed 73 sheep to perish – BBC News

“A County Durham farmer has been banned from keeping cattle and sheep for 10 years, after allowing 71 sheep to die in his fields.”

Full story

BBC News, 26th September 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Child porn cricket coach jailed – BBC News

“An England cricket coach who admitted downloading child pornography on a laptop owned by the national cricketing board has been jailed for six months.”

Full story

BBC News, 26th September 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Life sentence for boast murderer – BBC News

“A man who boasted he was ‘cool’ after stabbing a man who was protecting his son has been jailed for life.”

Full story

BBC News, 26th September 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Brothers jailed for sex offences – BBC News

“Two brothers from Leicester have been jailed for sexually abusing children.”

Full story

BBC News, 26th September 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Asbo OAP told to move from home – BBC News

“An 82-year-old pensioner must move from her home of 41 years after being handed a second Asbo banning her from it and surrounding roads for five years.”

Full story

BBC News, 26th September 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

One-legged driver convicted of illegally parking in a disabled space – Daily Telegraph

“A one-legged driver has been convicted of cheating the disabled badge system.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 26th September 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Rape victims ‘could have been spared ordeal’ – Daily Telegraph

“A teenage rape victim has claimed other victims of her attacker could have been spared their ordeal had he been prosecuted over the allegations she made against him.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 25th September 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Jail term for baby killer father – BBC News

“A ’selfish’ father has been jailed for five years for killing his baby daughter in a fit of temper.”

Full story

BBC News, 26th September 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Sadistic’ carer’s sentence cut – BBC News

“A foster mother who abused three children in her care has had her 14-year jail sentence cut by two years.”

Full story

BBC News, 26th September 2008

Source: www.bb.co.uk

Two drunken ‘laughing hyena’ louts jailed for beating innocent man to death – Daily Telegraph

“Two drunken louts who acted ‘like laughing hyenas’ as they beat an innocent man to death have been jailed for a minimum of 15 years.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 26th September 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Sex offenders can ‘live’ at bus stop, park bench or in tree – Daily Telegraph

“A legal loophole which allows homeless sex offenders to roam free – ‘living’ at a bus stop, park bench or in a tree – has been branded ‘astonishing’ by a senior judge.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 26th September 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Barclaycard fined £50,000 for ‘persistent silent phone calls’ – The Guardian

“Britain’s biggest credit card company has been fined £50,000 by the telecoms regulator for making silent and abandoned phone calls to UK customers.”

Full story

The Guardian, 26th September 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

OFT suspects fixing of prices in grocery – The Guardian

“Some of the UK’s biggest supermarkets and food companies could be fined tens of millions of pounds after a consumer watchdog said there was evidence they had been sharing information on prices.”

Full story

The Guardian, 26th September 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Brands gain new protection from opportunism from October – OUT-LAW.com

“Businesses will be able to stop others from registering their brands as company names in the UK for the first time under new laws that come into force at the end of the month. A new tribunal aims to resolve disputes faster and more cheaply than courts.”

Full story

OUT-LAW.com, 25th September 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

Bankers could sue if FSA action leads to slashed bonuses – OUT-LAW.com

“Bankers could sue their employers if their bonuses are cut in the aftermath of the financial meltdown of the past 10 days, according to one employment law expert who said City workers have a ’significant expectation’ of large bonuses.”

Full story

OUT-LAW.com, 24th September 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

John, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 2022 (19 August 2008)

RL & Anor, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1970 (28 August 2008)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Ross, R (on the application of) v West Sussex Primary Care Trust [2008] EWHC B15 (Admin) (temporary reference) (10 September 2008)

H, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWHC 2174 (Admin) (12 September 2008)

Source: www.bailii.org.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No.2) Order 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Courts do not treat non-resident parents unfairly – report – Ministry of Justice

“An independent study published today shows that family courts are making great efforts with considerable success to secure child contact, following divorce or separation.”

Full press release

Ministry of Justice, 25th September 2008

Source: www.justice.co.uk

First ID card unveiled by Home Secretary as scheme builds momentum – UK Border Agency

“The first UK Identity Card was unveiled today by the Home Secretary. Building on the Government’s commitment to begin issuing the first ID cards to foreign nationals from November 2008, the card’s design was revealed for the first time.”

Full press release

UK Border Agency, 25th September 2008

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Bar Council and CPS agree Protocol on Performance Issues – The Bar Council

“The Bar Council and the CPS have agreed a procedure for handling CPS/BAR Performance Issues in relation to advocacy.”

Full press release

The Bar Council, 25th September 2008

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Ear-biting rugby player is jailed – BBC News

“A rugby player who bit off a piece of an opponent’s ear during a match, after the referee had awarded a penalty, has been jailed for a year.”

Full story

BBC News, 25th September 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Vigilante attack policeman jailed – BBC News

“A policeman has been jailed for a year for beating a man he wrongly thought had glassed his son.”

Full story

BBC News, 25th September 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Sadistic’ carer fights sentence – BBC News

“A foster mother who abused three children in her care is attempting to have her 14-year jail sentence cut.”

Full story

BBC News, 26th September 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Constitutional experts rally behind proposals to revoke 300-year-old ban on Catholic monarchs – The Guardian

“Constitutional experts and minority parties yesterday rallied behind proposals to repeal the 300-year bar to Catholics succeeding to the throne and end male precedence in the royal succession.”

Full story

The Guardian, 26th September 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

New law could end ’studentification’ of towns – The Guardian

“The government is to propose changing planning law to disperse student populations and end the ’studentification’ of university towns.”

Full story

The Guardian, 26th September 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Lib Dems broke the law by making automated phone calls to supporters – The Times

“The Liberal Democrats broke the law by making automated phone calls to supporters during their party conference, despite having been warned that their actions would be likely to breach regulations.”

Full story

The Times, 26th September 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Fathers’ groups are wrong: most men are winning right to see children, study shows – The Times

“The vast majority of disputes between parents over contact with children end with fathers having access, contrary to claims by campaign groups, new research shows.”

Full story

The Times, 26th September 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Father wins ruling to stop baby son being buried 22 years after his death – Daily Telegraph

“A judge ruled that Enfield Council should not bury Christopher Blum for at least three weeks to give his father time to prepare a legal case.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 25th September 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Hip-hop star Rhymes arrested before charity gig – The Guardian

“Hip-hop star Busta Rhymes was denied entry to the UK on his way to a charity concert yesterday because of his criminal convictions in the US.”

Full story

The Guardian, 26th September 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Supporters urge halt to hacker’s extradition to US – The Guardian

“Autism experts, politicians, lawyers and civil rights campaigners are urging Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, to intervene in the case of the British hacker Gary McKinnon so that he can be tried in Britain rather than being extradited to the US.”

Full story

The Guardian, 26th September 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

£450m aid for councils struggling to find cash to settle 400,000 equal pay cases – The Times

“Emergency funding of £450 million will be given to town halls struggling to meet the cost of equal pay settlements for tens of thousands of low-paid women, The Times has learnt.”

Full story

The Times, 26th September 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Purge on Muslim clerics who turn a blind eye to the abuse of women – The Times

“Muslim spiritual leaders could be denounced publicly by their own community as part of a campaign to expose imams whose silence on domestic abuse is leading to women being burnt, lashed and raped in the name of Islam.”

Full story

The Times, 26th September 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk