Six jailed after laundering £15m – BBC News
“Six businessmen have been jailed for laundering more than £15m stolen from NatWest bank.”
BBC News, 7th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: August 2008
Internet chat more likely slander than libel, says High Court – OUT-LAW.com
“Defamation on internet bulletin boards is more like slander than libel, a High Court judge has ruled. Mr Justice Eady said that bulletin board discussions are characterised by ‘give and take’ and should be considered in that context.”
OUT-LAW.com, 7th August 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Date rape chemicals may be banned – Daily Telegraph
“Two chemicals which can be used as date rape drugs will be banned, under plans announced by ministers.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Pay apprentices the national minimum wage, TUC demands – The Guardian
“Apprentices must no longer be excluded from the national minimum wage and should earn at least £110 a week, unions demanded today (7 August).”
The Guardian, 7th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Illegal checks jeopardising jobs – BBC News
“Bosses in England and Wales are making illegal criminal record checks on staff, learning about spent convictions that should not be disclosed.”
BBC News, 7th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New Sharia law marraige contract gives Muslim women rights – Daily Telegraph
“Muslim women are to be guaranteed equal rights in marriage under a new wedding contract negotiated by leading Islamic organisations and clerics in Britain.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Union takes outsourcing case to Employment Tribunal – OUT-LAW.com
“A £400 million outsourcing deal between local authorities and IBM was unfair because the full details of the transfer of staff to a private company were not revealed, workers’ union Unison has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 7th August 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Lesbian stalker detained after harassing solicitor – Daily Telegraph
“A solicitor was stalked by a client with a lesbian obsession for her during a two-year campaign of harassment.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Drink-drive death total drops 18% – BBC News
“The number of people killed by drinking and driving has fallen by almost a fifth, government statistics reveal.”
BBC News, 7th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The International Development Association (Fifteenth Replenishment) Order 2008
The African Development Fund (Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative) (Amendment) Order 2008
The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2008
The Concessionary Bus Travel (Permits)(England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2008
The Children Act 2004 (Commencement No 8) (Wales) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Shabir v R. [2008] EWCA Crim 1809 (31 July 2008)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Whirlpool Corporation & Ors v Kenwood Ltd [2008] EWHC 1930 (Ch) (04 August 2008)
HM Revenue & Customs v Xicom Systems Ltd [2008] EWHC 1945 (Ch) (04 August 2008)
Hodsoll & Anor v Hon Louisa-Jane Hanbury [2008] EWHC 1970 (Ch) (06 August 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Richardson v Russell [2008] EWHC 1708 (QB) (06 August 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Gallagher (Valuation Officer) v Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints – Times Law Reports
Gallagher (Valuation Officer) v Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
House of Lords
“A Mormon Temple, which was open only to Mormons in good standing, was not a place of public religious worship within the meaning of paragraph 11(1)(a) of Schedule 5 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988 and was thus not exempt from the rating list.”
The Times, 7th August 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 Hills; Regina v Pomfret; Regina v Davies – Times Law Reports
Regina v Hills; Regina v Pomfret; Regina v Davies
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“A consecutive prison sentence could be added to a life sentence where the circumstances warranted it.”
The Times, 7th August 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.
Going for gold: how lawyers will claim their Olympic prizes – The Times
“It may sound heretical to those who believe that the greatest show on Earth is about nothing other than sport, pure and simple, but without lawyers the Beijing Olympic Games would not exist. So, too, the array of other well-publicised sporting events that we devour — whether through television, newspapers or the internet — as if manna from heaven.”
The Times, 7th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Taylor Wessing sues US firm for ‘poaching’ partners – The Times
“Taylor Wessing, the City law firm, has sued an American rival for $5 million (£2.6 million) for allegedly illegally poaching several partners from its Paris office.”
The Times, 6th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
After 20 years, five police forces and £80m in loot, Britain’s biggest crime family brought to justice – The Guardian
“After a crime spree that spanned 20 years and swaths of southern England, netted around £80m and attracted the attention and efforts of five police forces, the gang behind the biggest single burglary in British history has been jailed.”
The Guardian, 7th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
University tutor asked to photograph semi-naked children convicted of pornography – Daily Telegraph
“A university tutor who was asked by parents to take photographs of their semi-naked children ended up being convicted of possessing child pornography.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Most overcrowded prisons revealed – BBC News
“The 20 most overcrowded jails in England and Wales have been named by the Prison Reform Trust.”
BBC News, 7th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Duke of Edinburgh seeks privacy law for the Royal Family – Daily Telegraph
“The Duke of Edinburgh is using the landmark ruling in the Max Mosley sex case to try to protect the privacy of members of the Royal Family, the Daily Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Office of Fair Trading to charge British Airways executives with price-fixing – The Times
“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is set to unveil plans today to charge four past and present executives of British Airways with criminal price-fixing offences. ”
The Times, 7th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
