Month: August 2008

Donaldson v O’Sullivan (Official Receiver intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted August 4th, 2008 in law reports, trustees in bankruptcy by sally

Donaldson v O’Sullivan (Official Receiver intervening) [2008] EWCA Civ 879; [2008] WLR (D) 275

“The court had power under the Insolvency Act 1986 to appoint a replacement trustee in bankruptcy following the removal of a person from such an office under s 298 of that Act, and it was not a requirement that a creditors’ meeting should make such an appointment.”

WLR Daily, 1st August 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Caldarelli v Judge for Preliminary Investigations of the Court of Naples, Italy – WLR Daily

Posted August 4th, 2008 in appeals, EC law, extradition, fugitive offenders, Italy, law reports, warrants by sally

Caldarelli v Judge for Preliminary Investigations of the Court of Naples, Italy [2008] UKHL 51; [2008] WLR (D) 274

“Extradition of an Italian fugitive had been properly sought as an accused rather than a convicted person where he had been found guilty of an offence in his absence and sentenced to imprisonment but his trial was not under Italian law finally completed until the appeal process was concluded.”

WLR Daily, 1st August 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.

Smith v Chief Constable of Sussex Police – Times Law Reports

Posted August 4th, 2008 in duty of care, law reports, police by sally

Smith v Chief Constable of Sussex Police

House of Lords

“Considerations of public policy precluded the imposition of a common law duty of care on police who, in discharging their public duty of combating and investigating crime, had not protected a member of the public from a violent attack, the risk of which and the identity and whereabouts of the likely attacker he had reported to them.”

The Times, 4th August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Peers strike new blow against 42-day law – The Independent

Posted August 4th, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“Proposed anti-terrorism laws to detain suspects for up to 42 days will be seriously undermined this week when senior peers condemn them as politicised and unconstitutional.”

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The Independent, 3rd August 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Is the law bleeding the NHS to death? – The Times

Posted August 4th, 2008 in doctors, hospitals, personal injuries, special report by sally

“Coming out of hospital with an injured finger could earn you £75,000. The NHS may have to cough up £9 billion in lawsuits. Is compensation culture killing our health service?”

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The Times, 3rd August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Antigua murder: British government faces row over death penalty for shooting – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 4th, 2008 in Antigua, death penalty, news by sally

“The British government faces a potential diplomatic row with Antigua over the shooting of the honeymoon couple Catherine and Benjamin Mullany after demanding that anyone convicted of the crime will not face the death penalty.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd August 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Swan death case dropped – BBC News

Posted August 4th, 2008 in birds, environmental protection, evidence, news by sally

“A case against three men accused of killing 29 swans has been dropped after evidence was lost at a police station.”

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BBC News, 1st August 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Estate agent kills himself after sex harassment case – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 4th, 2008 in harassment, news, sexual offences, suicide by sally

“An estate agent has killed himself two weeks after being ordered to pay a former employee tens of thousands of pounds for sexual harassment.”

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd August 2008

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Eddie Gilfoyle: judges’ error over suicide note gives husband hope of appeal – The Times

Posted August 4th, 2008 in appeals, evidence, murder, news, suicide by sally

“A glaring error by judges in the case of a man accused of killing his wife by faking her suicide is to be used in a fresh attempt to clear his name.”

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The Times, 4th August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Call for law on life support to meet wishes of organ donors – The Times

Posted August 4th, 2008 in news, organ transplants by sally

“The law should be clarified to make clear that removing organs for transplant may be in a donor’s ‘best interests’, the new National Clinical Director for Transplantation says.”

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The Times, 4th August 2008

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Fingers pulled from bag in court – BBC News

Posted August 4th, 2008 in fraud, juries, news, tax credits, witchcraft by sally

“A woman caused uproar in court when she pulled two fingers from her handbag claiming they had belonged to one of her six children.”

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BBC News, 1st August 2008

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Jack Straw failed to intervene on ‘soft’ knife sentences – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 4th, 2008 in news, offensive weapons, sentencing by sally

“The Sentencing Guildelines Council, headed by senior judges, was forced to introduce tougher sentences in response to the public outcry over the recent spate of fatal stabbings.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd August 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Vulnerable children failed by notification scheme and ‘private fostering’ – The Times

Posted August 4th, 2008 in child abuse, child neglect, fostering, news by sally

“Thousands of young children are at risk of neglect or abuse because the system set up to protect them in the wake of the death of Victoria Climbié is failing.”

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The Times, 4th August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

MI5 misled MPs over Briton’s secret rendition, court told – The Guardian

Posted August 4th, 2008 in Diego Garcia, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“MI5 misled MPs about what it knew of the whereabouts of Binyam Mohamed, a British resident who says he was tortured before being secretly rendered to Guantánamo Bay, the high court was told yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 2nd August 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Barry George, the man cleared of Jill Dando’s murder, may sue over photo – The Times

Posted August 4th, 2008 in defamation, news by sally

“Barry George, who was cleared last week of murdering the Crimewatch presenter Jill Dando, is considering legal action over the picture of a masked gunman that police claim is him.”

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The Times, 4th August 2008

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Agents ‘breaking home pack law’ – BBC News

Posted August 4th, 2008 in estate agents, home information packs, news by sally

“Some estate agents in England and Wales are breaking the law by marketing properties without ordering a Home Information Pack, the BBC has learned.”

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BBC News, 2nd August 2008

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UK police win extradition over Salford gangland hit – The Guardian

Posted August 4th, 2008 in conspiracy, extradition, gangs, murder, news by sally

“One of Britain’s most wanted men will be extradited to the UK this week after being arrested in Benidorm, southern Spain. Bobby Spiers will be interviewed by Manchester police in connection with a bungled underworld hit in a Salford pub that left two men dead.”

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The Guardian, 3rd August 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Q&A: Barry George and compensation – BBC News

Posted August 4th, 2008 in compensation, miscarriage of justice, murder, news by sally

“Speculation is mounting about how much compensation Barry George could receive if he decides to make a claim to the Miscarriages of Justice Support Service.”

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BBC News, 2nd August 2008

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US ‘held suspects on British territory in 2006’ – The Guardian

Posted August 4th, 2008 in Diego Garcia, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“Terrorist suspects were held by the United States on the British territory of Diego Garcia as recently as 2006, according to senior intelligence sources. The claims, which undermine Foreign Office denials that the archipelago in the Indian Ocean has been used as a so-called ‘black site’ to facilitate extraordinary rendition, threaten to cause a diplomatic incident.”

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The Guardian, 3rd August 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

‘Publicity distorted’ Dando case – BBC News

Posted August 4th, 2008 in media, murder, news, retrials by sally

“The barrister for Barry George, cleared of killing presenter Jill Dando, has warned that huge publicity can distort investigations into high-profile cases.”

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BBC News, 2nd August 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk