Month: September 2009
Drug factory electrician jailed – BBC News
“A Vietnamese man has been jailed for 38 months for helping to convert five properties in Gloucestershire into cannabis ‘factories’.”
BBC News, 7th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hit-and-run cyclist killer jailed – BBC News
“A businessman who admitted driving into a cyclist and leaving him for dead has been jailed for seven and a half years.”
BBC News, 7th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Independent Safeguarding Authority could bar ‘lonely’ people from working with children – Daily Telegraph
“The Government’s new anti-paedophile database will take into account lifestyles, relationships and beliefs when assessing the backgrounds of more than 11million people, rather than just whether they have a criminal record. The Independent Safeguarding Authority can consider unproven allegations made in newspaper reports or tip-offs from members of the public, as well as trawling internet chatrooms and websites such as Facebook for evidence to use against applicants.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
British Supreme Court is ‘frivolous’ creation, warns top judge – Daily Telegraph
“Former Law Lord Lord Neuberger, who declined to move to the Supreme Court and has instead been appointed Master of the Rolls, said the far-reaching change to the legal system appeared to have been dreamt up ‘over a glass of whisky’ by former Prime Minister Tony Blair.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Abortion ad rules review delayed – The Guardian
“Regulators have delayed publication of the results of a controversial review of the UK advertising code, which includes proposals that could allow abortion clinics to run TV commercials, until next year after receiving around 4,000 submissions.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Release of terror suspect expected to end secret evidence detentions – The Times
“Britain’s most dangerous terrorist suspects are likely to be released from detention to avoid the disclosure of secret intelligence evidence, lawyers said.”
The Times, 8th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Drink-drive woman spared prison – BBC News
“A driver who was nearly five times over the legal drink-drive limit when she crashed her car has escaped prison.”
BBC News, 7th September 2009
Soruce: www.bbc.co.uk
Three guilty of airline bomb plot – BBC News
“Three men have been found guilty of plotting to kill thousands of people by blowing up planes over the Atlantic with home-made liquid bombs.”
BBC News, 7th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Men jailed over ‘seedy’ porn DVD business – The Independent
“Two businessmen who masterminded one of Britain’s largest DVD porn empires were jailed today.”
The Independent, 7th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Dog fighting duo facing jail – The Independent
“Two men were told today that they face jail after admitting their part in a dog-fighting ring exposed after an investigation by the RSPCA.”
The Independent, 7th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
New controls help protect jobs for British workforce – UK Border Agency
“A raft of new government measures will ensure that resident workers can have every opportunity to fill vacancies before they are offered to workers abroad, the Home Secretary announced today.”
UK Border Agency, 7th September 2009
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Alan Johnson tightens restrictions on foreign workers – The Guardian
“Firms will have to advertise jobs in Britain for at least a month before they can offer them to workers from outside Europe.”
The Guardian, 7th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Wealthy British playboy Thanos Papalexis killed tenant to finish £2m property deal – The Times
“A wealthy British playboy has been convicted of murdering an innocent caretaker who was holding up a £2 million property deal.”
The Times, 7th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Foreign killer pledge ‘a sham’ – BBC News
“A pledge to deport foreign criminals has been denounced as ‘a sham’ by the Tories, after they learned three convicted murderers remained in the UK.”
BBC News, 6th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII – Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Mireskandari v The Law Society [2009] EWHC 2224 (Ch) (04 September 2009)
High Court (Commercial Division)
Kommune & Anor v DEPFA ACS Bank [2009] EWHC 2227 (Comm) (04 September 2009)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Hart (t/a D W Hart & Son) v Smith & Anor [2009] EWHC 2223 (TCC) (03 September 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
De-Winter Heald and others v Brent London Borough Council – WLR Daily
De-Winter Heald and others v Brent London Borough Council [2009] EWCA Civ 930; [2009] WLR (D) 289
“Local housing authorities were entitled to contract out some or all of the reviews they were required to carry out under s 202 of the Housing Act 1996.”
WLR Daily, 4th September 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.
M’learned friends make hay while City lawyers suffer – The Times
“An increase in legal disputes arising from the credit crunch led to a record year for Britain’s top commercial barristers, with overall turnover increasing 14 per cent to £750 million, according to research published today.”
The Times, 7th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
