Goth murderer’s sentence reduced – BBC News

Posted October 29th, 2008 in murder, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“One of the teenage boys who kicked a 20-year-old woman to death because she was dressed as a Goth has won a cut in his minimum term for the murder.”

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BBC News, 29th October 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

MS sufferer Debbie Purdy loses High Court legal bid on assisted suicide – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 29th, 2008 in assisted suicide, news by sally

“A terminally ill woman who wants her husband to help her die has lost her landmark High Court legal bid to clarify the law on assisted suicide.”

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Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand suspended by BBC – The Guardian

Posted October 29th, 2008 in media, news by sally

“The BBC today suspended Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand until an investigation into their prank calls to actor Andrew Sachs has been completed, in an attempt to quell the mounting furore over the ‘Sachsgate’ affair.

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The Guardian, 29h October 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Child services reforms after Climbié death are hampering efforts, says watchdog – The Guardian

Posted October 29th, 2008 in child abuse, news, social services by sally

“A reform of children’s services after the death of torture victim Victoria Climbié has created a recipe for confusion, a government spending watchdog will say today.”

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The Guardian, 29th October 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted October 29th, 2008 in legislation by sally

The Landsbanki Freezing (Amendment) Order 2008

The Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) Order 2008

The Eccles College and Salford College (Dissolution) Order 2008
The Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (Investment Exchanges and Clearing Houses) Regulations 2008
The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 (Commencement No.1) Order 2008
The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2008
The Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No.9) Order 2008
The Appeals (Excluded Decisions) (Amendment) Order 2008
The South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Friends of the Earth v Secretary of State for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform – WLR Daily

Posted October 29th, 2008 in energy, judicial review, law reports by sally

Friends of the Earth v Secretary of State for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform [2008] EWHC 2518 (Admin); [2008] WLR (D) 333

In the absence of a rationality challenge or a demonstrated failure to implement identifiable provisions of the strategy for the reduction of fuel poverty published by the defendant Secretaries of State in accordance with the duty imposed by s 2(1) of the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000, it was not open to the court to review the policy decisions of the defendants as to the way in which they should go about the implementation of the strategy, including the requirement that efforts be made to achieve the targets specified as far as reasonably practicable.”

 

WLR Daily, 29th October 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Club la Costa (UK) plc v Gebhard and another – WLR Daily

Posted October 29th, 2008 in defamation, law reports, offer of amends by sally

Club la Costa (UK) plc v Gebhard and another [2008] EWHC 2552 (QB); [2008] WLR (D) 332

A valid offer to make amends under s 2(2) of the Defamation Act 1996 could not be made without the offeror conceding that the ‘specific defamatory meaning’ which the statement conveyed was defamatory of the person bringing the complaint.”

WLR Daily, 28th October 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.

In re Times Newspapers Ltd and another – WLR Daily

Posted October 29th, 2008 in anonymity, contempt of court, courts martial, law reports by sally

In re Times Newspapers Ltd and another [2008] EWCA Crim 2396; [2008] WLR (D) 331

For a court to order the anonymisation of defendants’ names in a case in which no applicable statute provided a power justifying such an order, careful regard would have to be had to the relevant tests identified at common law, viz whether, absent such an order, the administration of justice would be seriously affected or there was a real and immediate risk to the life of any of the defendants.”

WLR Daily, 28th October 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.

Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF: Same v AM; Same v AN; Same v AE – Times Law Reports

Posted October 29th, 2008 in control orders, disclosure, human rights, law reports, terrorism by sally

Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF: Same v AM; Same v AN; Same v AE

Court of Appeal

“While as much information as possible, without imperilling national security, should be disclosed to a person subject to a control order, it was arguable that there was no irreducible minimum the nondisclosure of which would automatically make a trial unfair.”

The Times, 29th October 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Horsham Properties Group Ltd v Clark and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted October 29th, 2008 in human rights, law reports, mortgages, sale of land by sally

Horsham Properties Group Ltd v Clark and Another

Chancery Division

“The exercise of a statutory power of sale under section 101 of the Law of Property Act 1925 was not a deprivation of possessions for the purposes of article 1 of the First Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights, protecting the right to property.”

The Times, 29th October 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (Provisions commencing on 3 November 2008)- Ministry of Justice

Posted October 29th, 2008 in circulars, criminal justice, immigration by sally

“This circular provides details of some of the provisions in the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 which come into force on 3 November 2008.”

Full circular

Ministry of Justice, 29th October 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Excluding extremists – Home Office

Posted October 29th, 2008 in immigration, press releases, terrorism by sally

“Tough new measures would prevent those who foster extremism from ever entering the country.”

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Home Office, 28th October 2008

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Sex assault sailor loses appeal – BBC News

Posted October 29th, 2008 in appeals, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A Royal Navy officer, who was jailed for sexually assaulting a helpless partygoer, has failed to get his sentence cut.”

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BBC News, 28th October 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Thirty organisations are under ICO investigation over data breaches – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 29th, 2008 in appeals, data protection, news, sentencing by sally

“The UK’s privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is currently pursuing 30 investigations into serious data security breaches, it said. In the past year 227 breaches have been reported to it.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 29th October 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

Payout over film-maker’s damages – BBC News

Posted October 29th, 2008 in contracts, damages, film industry, news, repairs by sally

“A man has been awarded £79,000 after his home, which he rented out for a film starring Bond actor Daniel Craig, was damaged by a production company.”

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BBC News, 28th October 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

MPs demand action on road deaths – BBC News

Posted October 29th, 2008 in news, road safety by sally

“Lower speed limits and a tougher enforcement of drink-driving laws are needed to cut the number of road deaths, MPs have said.”

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BBC News, 29th October 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Drayton Manor High School wins case against adjudicator – The Times

Posted October 29th, 2008 in news, school admissions by sally

“A leading state school has won a legal challenge over a ruling that its admissions policy discriminated against children from poor families.”

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The Times, 29th October 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Watchdog to investigate Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross’s phone prank – The Guardian

Posted October 29th, 2008 in media, news by sally

“Ofcom is to investigate whether the lewd messages left on actor Andrew Sachs’ answerphone by Russell brand and Jonathan Ross and aired on Radio 2 breached the broadcasting code, as complaints to the BBC hit 4,500.”

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The Guardian, 28th October 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Bigger databases increase risks, says watchdog – The Guardian

Posted October 29th, 2008 in data protection, news, privacy by sally

“The proliferation of ever larger centralised databases is increasing the risk of people’s personal data being lost or abused, the government’s official privacy watchdog claims today.”

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The Guardian, 29th October 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Prison fear for relatives who assist suicide – The Guardian

Posted October 29th, 2008 in assisted suicide, news by sally

“Prosecutors fear a high court judgment today will lead to the first criminal cases against people who helped their terminally ill relatives to die.”

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The Guardian, 29th October 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk