Hillsborough files to be opened – BBC News
“Families who lost their loved ones in the Hillsborough disaster have renewed hope of a full disclosure after a meeting with the home secretary.”
BBC News, 29th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
R (SRM Global Master Fund LP) v Commisioners of HM Treasury; R (RAB Special Situations (Master) Fund Ltd v Same; R (Grainger and others) v Same – WLR Daily
“The statutory scheme established to compensate shareholders subsequent to the nationalisation of Northern Rock plc, on the basis of the assessment of the valuation of the shares by means of the statutory assumptions provided for in s 5(4) of the Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008, did not violate the shareholders’ right to the protection of their property guaranteed under art 1 of the First Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Those statutory assumptions struck the balance, required by the Convention, between the demands of the general interest of the community and the requirements of the protection of the individual’s fundamental rights.”
WLR Daily, 30th July 2009
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.
HIV sex offender appeal rejected – BBC News
“A sex offender from Devon who breached an order banning him from contacting people over the age of 60 has failed in a bid to reduce his latest jail term.”
BBC News, 30th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stiletto snag smoker wins payout – BBC News
“A woman who broke a leg after catching her stiletto heel in a pub’s smoking area has received £18,000 compensation.”
BBC News, 30th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bar Council accuses CPS of ‘Alice in Wonderland accounting’ – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Bar Council accused the Crown Prosecution Service of ‘Alice in Wonderland accounting’ this week over the CPS’s claim to have saved millions using its own lawyers rather than external advocates.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 30th July 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
News focus: miners’ compensation – Law Society’s Gazette
“The work that solicitors have done under the mineworkers’ compensation scheme has attracted the attention of press, parliament and the public ever since details of wrongdoing began to emerge earlier this decade. But the debate has focused on two controversies: the millions of pounds that solicitors have earned, and the deductions that some solicitors made from miners’ compensation.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 30th July 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Food mixer did not violate rival’s trade mark by using similar shape – OUT-LAW.com
“A claim that one food mixer violated the trade mark rights of another by being similar in shape has failed. The Court of Appeal said that any similarity in shape between the machines had not given Kenwood an unfair advantage over Whirlpool.”
OUT-LAW.com, 31st July 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Interest rate of 15% was not a punishment, rules Court of Appeal – OUT-LAW.com
“An interest rate of 15% agreed in a contract between two companies was not a penalty and was justified, the Court of Appeal has said. The interest, which had been ruled unlawful, can be charged, said the Court.”
OUT-Law.com, 30th July 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Racecourse price agreements did not break competition law, says Court of Appeal – OUT-LAW.com
“Racecourses did not break competition laws when they decided to sell their television rights only to a company that they owned. A rival company owned by betting shops has lost its case at the Court of Appeal.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th July 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Salsa affair’ stab man is jailed – BBC News
“A 66-year-old man who tried to murder his young Filipino wife after she had an affair with a salsa teacher has been jailed for 18 years.”
BBC News, 30th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Banking reform ‘largely cosmetic’ – BBC News
“The government’s plans for reforming the regulation of banks are ‘largely cosmetic’ and ‘lack clarity’, MPs in the Treasury Select Committee say.”
BBC News, 31st July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Solicitors boycott virtual courts – BBC News
“A government scheme to allow defendants to be dealt with via ‘virtual courts’ is being boycotted by solicitors who say it is ‘justice on the cheap’.
BBC News, 31st July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teacher Guy Button gave gun to father for hospital ward suicide – The Times
“A music teacher faces up to ten years in prison after he admitted giving his father, who was terminally ill, a gun so that he could shoot himself dead in a busy hospital ward.”
The Times, 31st July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Teenage volunteers face prosecution unless they register with anti-paedophile database – Daily Telegraph
“Guidance for the controversial Independent Safeguarding Authority states that youths who want to help vulnerable groups will have to be vetted ‘in time for their 16th birthday to avoid committing an offence’.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ex-royal bodyguard jailed for £3m investment scam – The Independent
“A former royal bodyguard who masterminded a £3 million investment scam was jailed for six years today.”
The Independent, 30th July 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ronnie Biggs wins permission to challenge parole decision – The Guardian
“The great train robber Ronnie Biggs has been given permission to challenge the decision to refuse him parole, his legal adviser said today.”
The Guardian, 30th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Organist wins battle for recognition for A Whiter Shade of Pale riff – The Guardian
“The musician who wrote the haunting organ riff in A Whiter Shade of Pale, the 1967 hit for Procol Harum that became part of the soundtrack of the last half-century, is entitled to future royalties, the House of Lords ruled today.”
The Guardian, 30th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Council house cheats can earn £20,000 a year by sub-letting – The Times
“A crackdown on thousands of council tenants who are making huge profits by sub-letting their homes illegally will be announced by ministers today.”
The Times, 31st July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Right to die’ campaigner Debbie Purdy wins House of Lords ruling – The Times
“Families who help terminally ill relatives to end their lives will be free from the risk of prosecution after a landmark ruling yesterday.”
The Times, 31st July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Blair to be called to Iraq war inquiry – The Independent
“Tony Blair will be called to give evidence to the Iraq war inquiry, its chairman confirmed today.”
The Independent, 30th July 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
