Caterer prepared kebabs as corpse lay nearby – The Independent
“A catering company boss prepared kebabs just feet away from a dead man lying on a sofa, it was revealed today.”
The Independent, 14th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Category: environmental health
R v RL and JF – WLR Daily
R v RL and JF [2008] EWCA Crim 1970; [2008] WLR (D) 299
“A prosecution for the strict liability offence of causing polluting matter to enter controlled waters could be brought against either a club, as an unincorporated association, in its own name or against individual members.”
WLR Daily, 2nd September 2008
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.
Families hit by E coli outbreak may bring case against butcher – The Guardian
“Families of children who became ill during an outbreak of E coli that affected 150 people, mainly children, and claimed the life of one boy could take legal action against the butcher blamed for the crisis, a public inquiry heard yesterday.”
The Guardian, 13th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Coroner calls in police over fears of a cover-up on toxic water – The Times
“Police have been ordered to investigate claims that Britain’s worst water contamination was the subject of a cover-up.”
The Times, 14th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Council tax rebel claims a moral victory – The Times
“A woman who withheld her council tax after claiming that a decision to collect rubbish only twice a month had led to a rat infestation in her home yesterday claimed a moral victory in her battle with the authorities.”
The Times, 29th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
£185,000 in fines for householders who put rubbish out at wrong time – The Times
“Thousands of people across the country have been fined for putting out their rubbish on the wrong day. More than a dozen councils have levied fines since the introduction of legislation a year ago enabling local authorities to pursue residents, a Times investigation has found.”
The Times, 13th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
