“A signalwoman for Network Rail has won more than £100,000 damages after male colleagues put pornographic magazines in her in-tray. Donna McAllister, 44, said that she had a nervous breakdown after she complained about her treatment.”
The Times, 7th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A 13-year-old boy who pulled a knife from his sock and stabbed a pupil at a school in Leeds has been sentenced.”
BBC News, 6th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who said he could barely walk and claimed £90,000 in benefits has been jailed for 18 months after fraud inspectors filmed him playing football.”
BBC News, 6th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Magistrates in London have upheld a request to extradite four men to Rwanda to face mass murder charges.”
BBC News, 6th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Senior industry figures are calling for the new code of practice for advertising broadband services to be extended to mobile internet providers.”
The Guardian, 6th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A teenager was today sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of shooting a youth worker six times as he sat on a garden wall.”
The Guardian, 6th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Banks that have sold payment protection insurance (PPI) could face a wave of compensation claims after the Competition Commission said that 14 million consumers had been overcharged by an estimated £1.4 billion, or an average of £100 a year.”
The Times, 6th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Ofcom has encouraged internet service providers (ISPs) to sign up to a voluntary code which would regulate how they advertise broadband speeds to customers.”
The Times, 5th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
The Governors of the Peabody Trust v Reeve; [2008] WLR (D) 181
“The procedure in s 103 of the Housing Act 1985 could not be used by a registered social landlord to vary the terms of a tenancy agreement unilaterally. Excluding changes in rent, any variation would need the agreement in writing of both parties.”
WLR Daily, 5th June 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.
N v United Kingdom (Application No 26565/05)
European Court of Human Rights
“The removal of an alien suffering from a serious illness to a country where the facilities for treating that illness were inferior to those available in a state party to the European Convention on Human Rights might raise an issue under the Convention but only in a very exceptional case where humanitarian grounds against removal were compelling.”
The Times, 6th June 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.
“The Tribunal Procedure Committee have commenced consultation on rules for the Administrative Appeals Chamber of the Upper Tribunal.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 4th June 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Attorney General statement: knife crime.”
Attorney General’s Office, 5th June 2008
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
“From today, anyone – including teenagers – caught carrying an illegal knife can face criminal charges.”
Home Office, 5th June 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Dyfed-Powys Police is to be examined over claims it failed to properly look at allegations against a friend of former chief constable Terry Grange.”
BBC News, 5th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who suffered brain-damage when he washed out to sea during a day trip organised by his local authority has been awarded undisclosed compensation.”
BBC News, 5th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two companies have been fined a total of more than £52,000 after a giant TV screen put up to show World Cup games in the centre of Birmingham collapsed.”
BBC News, 5th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man has been given an anti-social behaviour order (Asbo) banning him from begging anywhere in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 5th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A woman who left her two-year-old son alone for the weekend while she went out with her boyfriend has been found guilty of child cruelty.”
BBC News, 5th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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