Children’s TV actor loses case for unfair dismissal – The Times

Posted January 18th, 2008 in health & safety, news, unfair dismissal, victimisation by sally

“A children’s TV actor who claimed that he injured himself in a ‘faulty’ animatronic suit and suffered homophobic abuse lost his case for unfair dismissal yesterday.”

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The Times, 18th January 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted January 18th, 2008 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Stuart v Goldberg & Anor [2008] EWCA Civ 2 (17 January 2008)

Richmond Adult Community College v McDougall [2008] EWCA Civ 4 (17 January 2008)

Tameside & Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust v Thompstone & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 5 (17 January 2008)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Uk Coal Mining Ltd v North Warwickshire Borough Council [2008] EWHC 23 (Admin) (17 January 2008)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Statek Corporation v McNeill Alford & Anor [2008] EWHC 32 (Ch) (17 January 2008)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Satyam Computer Services Ltd v Upaid Systems Ltd [2008] EWHC 31 (Comm) (17 January 2008)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted January 18th, 2008 in legislation by sally

The Absent Voting (Transitional Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2008

The Schools Forums (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Consistent Financial Reporting (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008

The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2008

The Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2007

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Lexi Holdings plc (in administration) v Luqman – WLR Daily

Posted January 18th, 2008 in contempt of court, law reports, sentencing by sally

Lexi Holdings plc (in administration) v Luqman

“Para 5.2 of Prison Service Order 6300 was unlawful in so far as it purported to require the permission of the sentencing judge before granting the temporary release of a prisoner serving a term of imprisonment for civil contempt.”

WLR Daily, 17th January 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.

Gesture politics – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted January 18th, 2008 in detention, special report, terrorism by sally

“The Government’s battle to extend the maximum number of days of pre-charge detention for terrorist suspects is doomed, argues Roger Smith.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 17th January 2008

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

LCS rejects ‘negative’ report on sick miners – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted January 18th, 2008 in fees, industrial injuries, miners, news by sally

“The Legal Complaints Service (LCS) has branded a report claiming it has short-changed some sick miners seeking repayment of fees as ‘unduly harsh’ and ‘negative’.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 17th January 2008

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Police chief: Public should challenge the hoodlums – The Times

Posted January 18th, 2008 in news, young offenders by sally

“The police chief of the county where a father of three was killed as he confronted a teenage gang urged the public last night to continue to challenge young hoodlums.”

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The Times, 18th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Teenage killer was on bail after committing seven offences – The Guardian

Posted January 18th, 2008 in bail, murder, news, young offenders by sally

“The leader of the gang that kicked and beat Garry Newlove to death was released on bail despite having admitted to carrying out seven separate offences in the year leading up to the murder.”

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The Guardian, 18th January 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Safety first as Captain Hook obeys the law – The Guardian

Posted January 18th, 2008 in health & safety, news by sally

“A village pantomime troupe is considering rewriting its script to comply with health and safety rules which have led to police registering two plastic cutlasses and a toy gun which flicks out a flag saying ‘Bang!'”

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The Guardian, 18th January 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Compensation boost for accident victims – The Times

Posted January 18th, 2008 in accidents, compensation, news by sally

“The Court of Appeal has ruled that payments towards the hiring of carers should rise in line with care workers’ salaries.”

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The Times, 17th January 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Call to ban ‘suicide chatrooms’ – BBC News

Posted January 18th, 2008 in internet, news, suicide by sally

“The father of an 18-year-old man who accessed ‘suicide chatrooms’ on the internet before killing himself, has called for a law to close them down.”

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BBC News, 18th January 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Law change threat to stop binge drinking – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 18th, 2008 in advertising, alcohol abuse, news by sally

“Ministers are threatening to change the law to stop supermarkets advertising beer and wine at bargain prices in a bid to tackle the epidemic of binge drinking sweeping Britain.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th January 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

UK banks defend ‘rip-off’ overdraft charges – The Times

Posted January 18th, 2008 in banking, fees, news by sally

“A High Court test case that could shape the future of the UK retail banking industry finally got under way today when lawyers for eight of Britain’s leading banks began defending allegations of charging ‘rip-off’ fees.”

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The Times, 17th January 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Diana’s inquest: is it money well spent? – The Times

Posted January 18th, 2008 in coroners, inquests, news by sally

“Despite all the flak the coroner chairing the inquest of the late Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed is making the best of a difficult job.”

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The Times, 17th January 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Human-animal embryos get the go-ahead – The Guardian

Posted January 18th, 2008 in embryology, news by sally

“British scientists will try to create human-animal embryos for the first time after receiving the go-ahead from the government’s fertility regulator yesterday. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority said it had offered year-long licences to two teams of scientists that hope to use the embryos to study stem cells, the body’s master cells that have the potential to form any tissue or organ.”

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The Guardian, 18th January 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Released paedophile is arrested – BBC News

Posted January 18th, 2008 in child abuse, news, sexual offences by sally

“A wanted paedophile who was mistakenly released by a police force has been arrested in Sussex.”

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BBC News, 17th January 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Government stands by its 42-day limit for locking up terror suspects – The Independent

Posted January 18th, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“Gordon Brown has brushed aside a chorus of protest to press ahead with plans to allow terror suspects to be locked up without charge for up to 42 days, leaked documents obtained by The Independent show. The Prime Minister’s refusal to compromise leaves the Home Secretary facing a desperate struggle to avert Mr Brown’s first Commons defeat. Up to 40 Labour MPs have vowed to oppose any extension of the current 28-day limit, already the longest in the Western world.”

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The Independent, 18th January 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Straw supports the courts after bail row over Newlove murderer – The Times

Posted January 18th, 2008 in bail, murder, news, young offenders by sally

“Jack Straw came to the defence of judges and magistrates faced with controversial bail decisions last night, as it emerged that a teenager who killed Garry Newlove had been bailed ten hours earlier.”

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The Times, 18th January 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Corrupt MoD official can keep £1.5m – The Guardian

Posted January 18th, 2008 in civil servants, confiscation, fraud, news by sally

“A corrupt civil servant behind one of the biggest frauds in Whitehall history has managed to avoid paying anything towards a £1.5m confiscation order because the Crown Prosecution Service delayed enforcing it for 11 years, the Guardian has learned.”

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The Guardian, 18th January 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Firm bills council over high website traffic – OUT-LAW.com

Posted January 18th, 2008 in internet, news by sally

“A software firm has unsuccessfully billed a local authority £10,000 after its website received lots of traffic from the council. The bill was based on a claim that Derby Council staff were using a free web tool for work purposes.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 17th January 2008
Source: www.out-law.com