Category: appeals

Ross v Bank of Commerce (Saint Kitts Nevis) Trust and Savings Association Ltd (in liquidation) – WLR Daily

Posted November 25th, 2010 in appeals, constitutional law, law reports, Privy Council by sally

Ross v Bank of Commerce (Saint Kitts Nevis) Trust and Savings Association Ltd (in liquidation) [2010] UKPC 28; [2010] WLR (D) 297

“When an appeal to the Privy Council was expressed to be as of right under the Constitution of the country appealed from, it was still necessary either to obtain leave from the local Court of Appeal or if that was refused, to obtain special leave from the Privy Council.”

WLR Daily, 24th November 2010

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.

Woman jailed for falsely retracting rape claim is freed – The Guardian

Posted November 23rd, 2010 in appeals, news, perverting the course of justice, rape, sentencing, victims by sally

“A mother jailed for falsely retracting allegations that she had been raped six times by her husband was freed today on appeal.”

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The Guardian, 23rd November 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Twitter joke trial: Paul Chambers to take appeal to high court – The Guardian

Posted November 23rd, 2010 in appeals, bomb hoaxing, internet, news by sally

“The case of a man convicted of ‘menace’ for threatening to blow up an airport in a Twitter joke is to go to appeal at the high court. A senior human rights lawyer will lead a three-strong legal team for Paul Chambers, a former accounts manager in the motor trade, whose conviction in the so-called ‘Twitter joke trial’ has become an international cause celebre.”

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The Guardian, 22nd November 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Beshenivsky killer Mustaf Jama starts appeal – BBC News

Posted November 19th, 2010 in appeals, murder, news, police, robbery by sally

“A man who murdered a policewoman during a bungled robbery has started an appeal against his conviction on the eve of the fifth anniversary of her death.”

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BBC News, 17th November 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Wiltshire policeman cleared of assault on appeal – BBC News

Posted November 18th, 2010 in appeals, assault, news, police by sally

“A Wiltshire policeman convicted of assaulting a woman in custody has been cleared on appeal.”

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BBC News, 18th November 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Court lifts Howard Donald superinjunction – The Guardian

Posted November 16th, 2010 in anonymity, appeals, injunctions, media, news, privacy by sally

“A superinjunction preventing the naming of Take That’s Howard Donald has been lifted by the court of appeal in a case involving a former girlfriend.”

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Read the judgment lifting the superinjunction (PDF)

The Guardian, 16th November 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Police officer begins appeal against conviction for assaulting woman – The Guardian

Posted November 16th, 2010 in appeals, assault, news, police by sally

“A police officer found guilty of hurling a woman head-first on to a concrete cell floor, leaving her with blood pouring from a head wound, began an appeal today (15 November) against his conviction and sentence.”

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The Guardian, 15th November 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Phil Woolas challenging ban from politics – BBC News

Posted November 16th, 2010 in appeals, disciplinary procedures, elections, judicial review, news by sally

“Former Labour immigration minister Phil Woolas will begin a legal bid to overturn a ruling that he should be banned from politics for three years.”

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BBC News, 16th November 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Mother who killed brain damaged son loses appeal – The Guardian

Posted November 12th, 2010 in appeals, euthanasia, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A mother who gave her severely disabled son a lethal heroin injection to end his ‘living hell’ lost her appeal against her life sentence for murder today, but has had her sentenced reduced to five years.”

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The Guardian, 12th November 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Shoesmith appeals high court dismissal ruling – The Guardian

Posted November 11th, 2010 in appeals, child abuse, costs, news, social services by sally

“Sharon Shoesmith has launched an appeal against the high court ruling earlier this year which rejected her claim that she was unfairly sacked as director of Haringey children’s services after the death of baby Peter Connelly, the Guardian has learned.”

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The Guardian, 10th November 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Case could clear names of hundreds of men accused of child pornography – The Guardian

Posted November 11th, 2010 in appeals, indecent photographs of children, internet, news by sally

“Hundreds of men who say they were wrongly accused of child pornography offences could have their names cleared after a case to be heard in the court of appeal tomorrow.”

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The Guardian, 10th November 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Sharon Shoesmith Baby P legal bid costs nearly £500,000 – BBC News

Posted November 9th, 2010 in appeals, child abuse, costs, news, social services by sally

“A legal battle by the council director sacked over the death of Baby P has cost taxpayers nearly £500,000.”

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BBC News, 8th November 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Rape case woman to appeal against jailing for withdrawing allegations – The Guardian

Posted November 8th, 2010 in appeals, news, perverting the course of justice, rape by sally

“A woman jailed for ‘falsely retracting’ allegations that she had been raped six times by her husband will today lodge an appeal against her eight-month prison sentence.”

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The Guardian, 8th November 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Speeding driver who killed teenager has jail term cut – BBC News

Posted October 29th, 2010 in appeals, dangerous driving, news, sentencing by sally

“A driver who lost control of his speeding car and killed a 17-year-old pedestrian has had his jail term cut by three years by the Appeal Court.”

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BBC News, 28th October 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Hammer killer Michael Stone refused new appeal – The Independent

Posted October 27th, 2010 in appeals, murder, news by sally

“Hammer killer Michael Stone was refused a new appeal over his conviction for the murders of Lin and Megan Russell, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) said today.”

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The Independent, 26th October 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Mother challenges conviction for murdering son – The Independent

Posted October 20th, 2010 in appeals, attempted murder, attempts, euthanasia, murder, news by sally

“A mother who gave her brain-damaged son a lethal heroin injection to end his ‘living hell’ challenges her conviction today.”

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The Independent, 20th October 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Road rage killer Kenneth Noye granted fresh appeal bid – The Independent

Posted October 14th, 2010 in appeals, murder, news by sally

“Road rage killer Kenneth Noye was today granted a fresh chance to appeal against his conviction for murder.”

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The Independent, 14th October 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Man who pushed woman on to railway in Kent loses appeal – BBC News

Posted September 30th, 2010 in appeals, grievous bodily harm, news, sentencing by sally

“A jail term imposed on a man who pushed a woman on to a live railway track in Kent after a row about him smoking was ‘fully justified’, a court has ruled.”

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BBC News, 29th September 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Doncaster Twitter bomb threat man starts appeal – BBC News

Posted September 27th, 2010 in appeals, fines, news, threatening to destroy or damage property by sally

“A trainee accountant from Doncaster who posted a message on Twitter threatening to blow up an airport has started an appeal against his conviction.”

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BBC News, 24th September 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Girl persuades judge not to send her back to Canada as Middlesbrough is ‘more exciting’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 24th, 2010 in appeals, child abduction, children, family courts, news by sally

“The schoolgirl who was ‘abducted’ from her father’s home in Canada by her English mother won the right not to return after telling judges: “I never, never in my whole life want to go back there. The 13-year-old made clear her determination to stay in the Teesside town when Lord Justice Thorpe and Lady Justice Smith took the unique step of holding a private interview with her halfway through a hearing at London’s Civil Appeal Court.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th September 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk