1998 wife killer loses appeal bid – BBC News
“A man jailed for life 11 years ago after admitting repeatedly stabbing his wife to death when she left him, has lost his appeal against conviction.”
BBC News, 4th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 4 November 2009
Biker jailed over pensioner death – BBC News
“A speeding biker who killed a 71-year-old woman out walking her neighbour’s dog has been jailed for three years.”
BBC News, 4th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Child support investigators get new spying powers – Daily Telegraph
“The agency responsible for tracing absent parents is to be given access to phone and email records for the first time, under Home Office rules.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Asian man cleared of racially abusing BNP leader Nick Griffin – The Times
“An Asian man who was accused of calling Nick Griffin a ‘white b*****d’ as he drove past him has been cleared of racially threatening behaviour.”
The Times, 4th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Ben Gemmell, 18, jailed for killing girl in car crash – The Times
“A teenage driver has been jailed for six years after he lost control of his car and crashed into a group of 30 schoolchildren, killing a 14-year-old girl and leaving a boy in a coma.”
The Times, 4th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Patents Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
ABC & Ors v CDE & Ors [2009] EWHC 2718 (QB) (03 November 2009)
Winslet v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2009] EWHC 2735 (QB) (03 November 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Reducing reoffending: supporting families, creating better futures – Ministry of Justice
“The framework, developed with the Department for Children, Schools and Families, sets out key tasks for criminal justice agencies and local services to support the children and families of offenders at each stage of the criminal justice system and beyond.”
Ministry of Justice, 3rd November 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Claims management regulation fees determination – Ministry of Justice
“A consultation aimed at people authorised to provide regulated claims management services in England and Wales under the Compensation Act 2006.”
Ministry of Justice, 3rd November 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Consumer Remedies for Faulty Goods – Law Commission
“On 4 November 2009, the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission published a final report with recommendations on simplifying the law on consumer remedies for faulty goods.”
Law Commission , 4th November 2009
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
High Court relieves hosting firm of duty to hand domain name to Kentucky – OUT-LAW.com
“The High Court has said that a UK hosting company does not have to comply with a US state court’s order demanding that it hand over a gambling company’s domain name.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th November 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Inquiry into rape claim handling – BBC News
“The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating after it emerged a rape claim made four years ago was not acted on by police.”
BBC News, 3rd November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Antichrist sex ads escape ban – The Guardian
“A national press campaign for the controversial film Antichrist has escaped a ban from the advertising watchdog after complaints that it was offensive and even pornographic.”
The Guardian, 4th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyer will head new body to oversee MPs’ expenses – Daily Telegraph
“Professor Sir Ian Kennedy has not been offered the job, but his appointment was approved by the Speaker’s Committee, the group of senior MPs in charge of selecting the board of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) which will replace the fees office. That clears the way for his name to be put before MPs today.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
City workers ‘driven out of Nomura for not being male or Japanese’ – The Times
“Two City workers who are each suing a Japanese investment bank for £1.5 million say they were driven from their jobs because they were not male and not Japanese.”
The Times, 4th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Alan Johnson announces plans to curb excessive council surveillance – The Times
“Councils are to have their powers to snoop on the public curbed under government plans aimed at addressing alarm at the expansion of the surveillance state.”
The Times, 4th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
