How the Prince Harry affair saw red-tops deal with a new regime – The Independent
“Where editors would once have cried ‘publish and be damned’, this time they bowed to warnings.”
The Independent, 24th August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Year: 2012
Dale Farm prosecutions abandoned by council – The Guardian
“A council will take no further action against protesters arrested during the clearance of Europe’s largest illegal travellers’ site. The protesters were among those arrested as they clashed with police and bailiffs as travellers were removed from Dale Farm, Essex, last October.”
The Guardian, 23rd August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Asil Nadir jailed for ten years for ‘theft on a grand scale’ – Daily Telegraph
“Former fugitive Asil Nadir has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of stealing more than £28 million from his Polly Peck business empire.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tougher rules for claims management companies – Ministry of Justice
“The Claims Management Regulator (CMR) has launched a consultation which proposes, amongst other things, to end verbal contract arrangements between consumers and CMCs and enforcing a written contract before any fee can be taken.”
Ministry of Justice, 22nd August 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Bar Council Calls for ‘Snoopers’ Charter’ to Protect Legal Communications – The Bar Council
“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has urged the Committee considering the draft Communications Data Bill to recommend protection for legal communications before any new interception powers are granted.”
The Bar Council, 22nd August 2012
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Public consultation on ‘web snooping’ plans ends – BBC News
“Members of the public have a final chance to have their say on plans to store all their web browsing and social media data for 12 months.”
BBC News, 23rd August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
SerVaas Incorporated v Rafidian Bank & Ors [2012] UKSC 40 (17 August 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Davis & Anor v West Sussex County Council [2012] EWHC 2152 (QB) (22 August 2012)
Jones v Link Financial Ltd [2012] EWHC 2402 (QB) (22 August 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Hughes v Weiss Re Iuvus Ltd [2012] EWHC 2363 (Ch) (15 August 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Prince Harry photos: Clarence House contacts Press Complaints Commission – The Guardian
“The royal family moved to block the British publication of grainy mobile phone pictures of Prince Harry naked in a Las Vegas hotel room after the images were widely circulated online.”
The Guardian, 23rd August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Stephen Lawrence killers Gary Dobson and David Norris lose appeal bid – The Independent
“The two men jailed for the racist murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence have lost the first round of their attempt to challenge their convictions at the Court of Appeal.”
The Independent, 23rd August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Is compulsory regulation of the print media compatible with Article 10 ECHR? – UK Human Rights Blog
“One of the possibilities being considered by Lord Justice Leveson as he writes the Report for Part 1 of his Inquiry is whether there should be compulsory regulation of the print media. One, widely discussed possibility is a statutory framework which would require any publisher with turnover or readership above a set threshold to join a ‘regulatory body’: compulsory regulation for large publishers.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd August 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Academies should be subject to the law on pupils with special needs – The Guardian
“Tribunal rulings against academies excluding special educational needs pupils must be backed up by changes to the law.”
The Guardian, 22nd August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Consumers could win right to see data held on them – Daily Telegraph
“Supermarkets and internet firms could be forced to release sensitive personal information that they hold about customers, ministers have said.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Government publishes guidance on the “legal definition” of waste – OUT-LAW.com
“New guidance on the legal definition of waste and its application will provide a practical guide to businesses new to the legal definition, the Government said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd August 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Court victory for Health Lottery – The Independent
“Richard Desmond, the owner of the Daily Express, hailed a victory for his Health Lottery after Camelot, the National Lottery operator, failed in a bid to close it down.”
The Independent, 23rd August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Law could be updated to make it easier to cull grey squirrels and badgers – Daily Telegraph
“Killing ‘pests’ such as badgers, deer and grey squirrels will be made easier under Government proposals.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man fined £110 for sending abusive email to Tory MP – The Guardian
“A man who abused a Tory MP in a crude email after the politician was headbutted by a rival at Westminster was fined £110 and ordered to pay £100 costs yesterday. Nicholas Scales told MP Stuart Andrew to ‘stop wasting police time and get your fucking job done’, Leeds magistrates court heard.”
The Guardian, 22nd August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Manchester postman stole 70,000 items of mail – BBC News
“A Manchester postman has been jailed for nine months after admitting stealing 70,000 items of post.”
BBC News, 22nd August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rape Myths – BBC Radio 4
“The law is clear, but still misunderstandings abound. Jenni Murray talks to Alison Saunders, head of the Crown Prosecution Service in London, and Lisa Longstaff, Project Coordinator of Women Against Rape.”
BBC Radio 4, 22nd August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Essex police failed woman murdered by her ex-partner, watchdog says – The Guardian
“The police watchdog has found there was a ‘failure of systems’ in Essex police’s handling of a man who murdered his former partner and their two-year-old daughter, criticising a lack of adequate training, insufficient resources for domestic violence cases and ‘poor oversight’, in a report released on Wednesday.”
The Guardian, 22nd August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
