Archive for November 5th, 2009

Holiday cottage voyeur is jailed – BBC news

“A man has been jailed for more than two years for setting up secret cameras to spy on people renting his cottage.”

Full story

BBC news, 5th November 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Crush death firm fined £100,000 – BBC News

“A pet food firm has been fined £100,000 after one of its workers was crushed to death in a machine at a Northamptonshire factory.”

Full story

BBC news, 5th November 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

NHS sued for £20m over hospitals – BBC News

“The NHS in Leicester is being sued for more than £20m over the collapse of a plan to rebuild the city’s hospitals.”

Full story

BBC News, 5th November 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Former MEP Tom Wise faces jail over expenses fiddle – Daily Telegraph

“Wise, 61, who first represented Ukip before turning independent, spent a year channelling taxpayers’ cash into a bank account he secretly controlled.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Woman jailed for sex with teenage boy – Daily Telegraph

“Rebecca Thompson, who worked as a carer, admitted three counts of sexual activity with the 15 –year-old boy.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Killer nurse loses bid to appeal – BBC News

“A hospital nurse who was found guilty of murdering two of his patients by injecting them with drugs has lost a bid to appeal against his conviction.”

Full story

BBC News, 5th November 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Father guilty of baby girl murder – BBC news

“A man has been convicted of murdering his seven-week-old daughter, who was found with broken bones and bite wounds to her face and hands.”

Full story

BBC News, 5th November 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Shannon Matthews ‘aunt’ jailed for benefit fraud – The Guardian

“The ‘aunt’ of Shannon Matthews became the latest family member to go to jail today after the huge investigation into the Yorkshire schoolgirl’s staged kidnapping.”

Full story

The Guardian, 5th November 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII:Recent Decisions

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Redefining justice: addressing the individual needs of victims and witnesses – Ministry of Justice

“An independent study by Victims’ Champion Sara Payne of how frontline services meet the needs of victims and witnesses.”

Full story

Ministry of Justice, 4th November 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Government response to Equality and Human Rights Commission human rights inquiry – Ministry of Justice

“The government’s response to the recommendations of the Equality and Human Rights Commission human rights inquiry.”

Full press release

Ministry of Justice, 4th November 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Jack Straw: Office of the Public Guardian and the Court of Protection – Ministry of Justice

“The Justice Secretary Jack Straw has responded to recent media coverage regarding the Office of the Public Guardian and the Court of Protection.”

Full press release

Ministry of Justice, 4th November 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

New measures to strengthen the use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act – Home Office

“The level of authorisation required by local authorities to sign off investigatory techniques will be raised to prevent them being used for trivial matters.”

Full press release

Home Office, 4th November 2009

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

ENE Kos 1 Ltd v Petroleo Brasilieiro SA – WLR Daily

ENE Kos 1 Ltd v Petroleo Brasilieiro SA [2009] EWCA Civ 1127; [2009] WLR (D) 313

“The effective date of a payment into court where payment was made by cheque, whether a sterling cheque or a foreign currency cheque, was the date when the cheque was lodged in the court fund office.”

WLR Daily, 4th November 2009

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.

 

Michel v The Queen – WLR Daily

Michel v The Queen [2009] UKPC 40; [2009] WLR (D) 312

“A defendant’s right to a fair trial was absolute and he was entitled to explain his case, however improbable, without constantly being subjected to the judge’s sarcasm and hostility. When the impropriety of a judge’s interventions and interruptions in a trial were so extreme as to render the trial unfair, an appeal court had no alternative but to set the conviction aside even when the evidence against the defendant was overwhelming.”

WLR Daily, 4th November 2009

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.

ENE Kos 1 Ltd v Petroleo Brasilieiro SA – Times Law Reports

ENE Kos 1 Ltd v Petroleo Brasilieiro SA

Court of Appeal

“The effective date of a payment into court where payment was made by cheque, whether a sterling cheque or a foreign currency cheque, was the date when the cheque was lodged in the court fund office.”

The Times, 5th November 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

EBR Attridge Law LLP (formerly Attridge Law) (a Firm) and Another v Coleman – Times Law Reports

EBR Attridge Law LLP (formerly Attridge Law) (a Firm) and Another v Coleman

Employment Appeal tribunal

“The carer of a disabled son who was not herself disabled was entitled to bring a claim of disability discrimination against her employers on the ground of her son’s disability.”

The Times, 5th November 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

QC denies ‘racial culture’ in chambers – The Guardian

“A senior barrister accused of racially discriminating against an Asian colleague has denied a ‘racial culture’ existed within his chambers.”

Full story

The Guardian, 5th November 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Woman in ’spy’ council tribunal – BBC News

“A woman who says she was spied on by her local authority to find out whether she lived in the catchment area of a school is starting a legal challenge.”

Full story

BBC News, 5th November 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man jailed for Sudan vehicle deal – BBC News

“A millionaire businessman who illegally sold former military personnel carriers to Sudan has been jailed.”

Full story

BBC News, 4th November 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Girl wins brain damage settlement – BBC News

“A girl left severely disabled following her birth at a Norfolk hospital has won a multi-million pound compensation payout at the High Court.”

Full story

BBC News, 4th November 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Plumber Charlie Mullins sues rival for ‘tapping up’ rich clients – The Times

“Charlie Mullins, Britain’s richest plumber and almost certainly the only one to drive a Bentley convertible, has begun a £1 million legal claim against a rival business that he has accused of industrial espionage.”

Full story

The Times, 5th November 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Neel Uberoi and son Matthew face jail for insider trading – The Times

“A dentist and his work experience stockbroker son were facing jail today for a £110,000 insider trading scam.”

Full story

The Times, 4th November 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Proposals to outlaw rendition in the UK drawn up – The Guardian

“New criminal offences to outlaw the practice of extraordinary rendition – secretly transporting terror suspects to places where they are likely to be tortured – have been drawn up by a cross-party parliamentary committee.”

Full story

The Guardian, 5th November 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk


 

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