Keyword choice is subject to advertising rules, say FSA and OFT – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 25th, 2009 in advertising, internet, news by sally

“Advertisers’ choice of keywords to trigger search ads for financial services products and services is regulated in the same way as the content of the ads, UK regulators have warned. They also cautioned firms against sponsoring rivals’ names as keywords.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 25th August 2009

Source: www.out-law.com

Judge calls for tougher dangerous driving laws – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 25th, 2009 in dangerous driving, news by sally

“A judge has called for a review of ‘lenient’ dangerous driving laws after a drink-driver who reached speeds of 132mph during a police chase was jailed for just 15 months.”

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Daily Telegraph, 25th August 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Pavement trip payouts cost £82m – BBC News

Posted August 25th, 2009 in accidents, compensation, local government, news, personal injuries by sally

“Councils in England have paid out more than £82m in compensation over the past five years to people who have tripped on pavements, figures have revealed.”

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BBC News, 25th August 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 25th, 2009 in law reports by sally

High Court (Chancery Division)

Rubin & Anor v Eurofinance SA & Ors [2009] EWHC 2129 (Ch) (31 July 2009)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Miller, R (on the application of) v North Yorkshire County Council [2009] EWHC 2172 (Admin) (24 August 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

Nude Brands fails to stop Stella McCartney’s ‘Stellanude’ perfume – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 25th, 2009 in injunctions, news, trade names by sally

“Stella McCartney’s fashion house would suffer more than a small cosmetics company if its demand for an interim injunction was granted, the High Court has said. McCartney has won the right to use ‘nude’ in her perfume name until a full trial is heard.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 25th August 2009

Source: www.out-law.com

New pledge to support young victims of crime – Ministry of Justice

Posted August 25th, 2009 in children, crime, news, victims by sally

“A pioneering government programme to support young victims of crime as well as helping them to keep themselves safe will be rolled out nationwide, Justice Minister Bridget Prentice announced today.”

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Ministry of Justice, 24th August 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

R v Greene – WLR Daily

Posted August 25th, 2009 in criminal procedure, evidence, law reports, witnesses by sally

R v Greene

“Where a judge ruled that a witness could be treated as a hostile in examination at trial within the meaning of s 3 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1865 by the party calling him, but that witness did not in the event prove to be hostile, the judge was still obliged to warn the jury to approach that witness’s evidence with some caution, and the nature of that direction depended on the particular circumstances of the case.”

WLR Daily, 14th August 2009

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.

Regina v Charles – Times Law Reports

Posted August 25th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Regina v Charles

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“Where a person was charged with an offence of doing something which he was prohibited from doing by an antisocial behaviour order without reasonable excuse, the legal burden of proving that the defendant acted without reasonable excuse lay on the prosecution.”

The Times, 25th August 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

In re D (Children) (Care proceedings: Preliminary hearing) – Times Law Reports

Posted August 25th, 2009 in law reports by sally

In re D (Children) (Care proceedings: Preliminary hearing)

Court of Appeal

“Where it was clear that a child had been assaulted by one or other of two people, the court was not required to identify which one was the perpetrator.”

The Times, 25th August 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Yeong v General Medical Council – Times Law Reports

Posted August 25th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Yeong v General Medical Council

Queen’s Bench Division

“While a doctor’s clinical errors or incompetence might be addressed by remedial action to address his areas of weakness, such remedial action was less relevant where the misconduct consisted of engaging in a sexual relationship with a patient.”

The Times, 25th August 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Manslaughter GP gave second patient too much painkiller – The Guardian

Posted August 25th, 2009 in doctors, homicide, news by sally

“A family doctor accidentally injected a patient with six times the correct dose of painkiller within an hour of visiting another patient who died after he administered a similar dosage, it emerged today.”

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The Guardian, 24th August 2009

Sourc: www.guardian.co.uk

‘Legal highs’ set to be banned – BBC News

Posted August 25th, 2009 in drug offences, news by sally

“Two so-called ‘party’ drugs and a man-made cannabis substitute will be banned by the end of the year, the Home Office has announced.”

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BBC News, 25th August 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Two-thirds of prisons overcrowded says report – The Independent

Posted August 25th, 2009 in news, prisons by sally

“Two-thirds of prisons in England and Wales are overcrowded, figures revealed today, with some jails holding hundreds more inmates than they were built for.”

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The Independent, 25th August 2009

Source: www.independent

Error leaves children unprotected under 1984 Video Recordings Act – The Times

Posted August 25th, 2009 in news by sally

“People selling adult videos, including pornography, to children are to escape prosecution after the discovery of a Whitehall blunder that means that the 1984 law regulating the video industry was never enacted.”

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The Times, 25th August 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Celebrity lawyer ‘Mr Loophole’ calls for defendants in sex cases to be given anonymity as Emmerdale actor Lewis Linford cleared – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 25th, 2009 in anonymity, news, sexual offences by sally

“Men accused of sexual assault should be granted the same anonymity as their alleged victims, according to a prominent lawyer.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th August 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Internet cut-off threat for illegal downloaders – The Guardian

Posted August 25th, 2009 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“People who persist in swapping copyrighted films and music will have their internet connections cut off under tough new laws to be proposed by the government today.”

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The Guardian, 25th August 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Naked women are acceptable on daytime TV, Ofcom rules – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 25th, 2009 in complaints, media, news by sally

“A Channel 4 life drawing programme which featured naked female models was acceptable lunchtime viewing, the television watchdog has ruled.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th August 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Senior CPS lawyer, Sarfwaz Ibrahim, arrested on corruption charges – The Times

Posted August 25th, 2009 in news by sally

“A senior Crown Prosecution Service lawyer has been arrested and charged in a corruption investigation.”

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The Times, 25th August 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk