“Motorists who fall victim to rogue clampers will be entitled to claim compensation, under new powers brought in by the Government.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The British National party was warned tonight (28 January) that it had one last chance to scrap its constitution or face legal action under equality laws.”
The Guardian, 28th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“New powers aimed at making it easier for police to crack down on under-age drinkers came into force today.”
The Independent, 29th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Bhamra v Dubb [2010] EWCA Civ 13; [2010] WLR (D) 10
“A caterer, who had supplied a dish for guests at a Sikh wedding knowing that the recipe could sometimes contain egg, a food prohibited by the Sikh religion, owed a duty of care to a guest who was allergic to eggs and subsequently died after eating the dish served. Such a conclusion was justified on the basis of well established principles of proximity, and after invoking CPR r 52.11(4) to enable the Court of Appeal to draw such inferences as were justified on the evidence where the judge below had not made a critical finding of fact.”
WLR Daily, 28th January 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Same v al-Ghabra; Regina (Youssef) v HM Treasury
Supreme Court
“The Treasury exceeded its powers by authorising, in on the test of reasonable suspicion alone, a major inroad into the rights of individuals to dispose of their assets as they chose and to live free of executive interference. The Terrorism (United Nations Measures) Order (SI 2006 No 2657) was accordingly to be quashed.”
The Times, 29th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
In re Guardian and Media News Ltd and Others
Supreme Court
“Where individuals challenged anti-terrorism asset-freezing orders, the general public interest in publishing a report of the proceedings in which they were named justified curtailing their rights to private life.”
The Times, 28th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Earlier this month, Frances Inglis was jailed for nine years for murder after injecting her brain-damaged son Thomas, 22, with a lethal dose of heroin. Just days later, Kay Gilderdale pleaded guilty to assisting suicide but was acquitted of murdering her daughter Lynn, 31, an ME sufferer whom she’d given morphine. Legal affairs correspondent Afua Hirsch explains the difference between these two cases.”
The Guardian, 29th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Legal Aid Minister, Willy Bach has strengthened the government’s commitment to ensuring a sustainable future for social welfare law.”
Ministry of Justice, 28th January 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“There are few organisations beyond the reach of the Information Commissioner, and Christopher Graham, the fourth holder of the role, faces a daunting set of responsibilities.”
The Times, 28th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“IT companies will not have to conduct a total overhaul of their sales processes in the aftermath of a long-awaited court ruling this week, a technology law expert has said. The ruling focused on the dishonesty of one employee, not a whole company.”
OUT-LAW.com, 28th January 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“Dr Andrew Wakefield, the expert at the centre of the MMR controversy, ‘failed in his duties as a responsible consultant’ and showed a ‘callous disregard’ for the suffering of children involved in his research, the General Medical Council (GMC) has ruled.”
The Guardian, 28th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“United Nations human rights investigators have concluded that the British government has been complicit in the mistreatment and possible torture of several of its own citizens during the ‘war on terror’.”
The Guardian, 27th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A teenager who branded Francecca Hardwick, the disabled girl found dead with her mother in a burnt-out car, a ‘freak’ who ‘deserved what she got’, walked free from court yesterday.”
The Times, 28th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Government funding for voluntary agencies that provide support to victims of sexual violence will be streamlined with the establishment of a one-year combined fund for 2010/11.”
Ministry of Justice, 27th January 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“It was one of the first cases to be heard by the new transparent Supreme Court — and it was shrouded in secrecy. But yesterday the justices struck a blow for openness, in line with its much-vaunted visibility as the UK’s highest court.”
The Times, 28th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The doctor who first suggested the link between MMR vaccinations and autism is to hear whether he is guilty of unethical research practices.”
BBC News, 28th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Court of Appeals has asked Europe’s highest court to rule on whether UK authorities can seize counterfeit goods passing through the UK and allow brand owners to take legal action against the companies behind the fakes.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th January 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“Today I am talking to Carl Gardner, a former government lawyer in Tony Blair’s administration and author of the Head of Legal blog, about the legality of the War in Iraq.”
Charon QC, 27th January 2010
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
“Paul Mendelle, QC, is one of those barristers the public loves to hate. He defends the indefensible, those accused of rape, murder, unspeakable acts of cruelty. His last big case was acting for Baby P’s mother, Tracey Connelly.”
The Times, 28th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The radio presenter Jon Gaunt won his battle today to take the media regulator Ofcom to a judicial review over a live interview in which he called a councillor a ‘Nazi’.”
The Guardian, 27th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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