Ofcom confirms product placement on UK TV – The Guardian
“Media regulator confirms new rules will form part of broadcasting code from end of February.”
The Guardian, 20th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: news
BAE radar verdict – Daily Telegraph
“BAE Systems will today be sentenced after pleading guilty to failing to keep accurate records of the sale of military radar to Tanzania, the African country that does not have an air force.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th December 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Law firms win judicial review case against LSC – The Lawyer
“Two law firms, Public Interest Lawyers and RMNJ, have successfully fought a judicial review case against the Legal Services Commission (LSC).”
The Lawyer, 20th December 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Judges can strip prisoners of voting rights – Daily Telegraph
“Judges can strip prisoners of the right to vote, while criminals sentenced to four years or more will also be excluded from voting, under new proposals.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th December 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Footballer Calum Davenport’s attacker has jail term cut – BBC News
“A man who was jailed for six years for a knife attack on a Premier League footballer has had his jail term cut.”
BBC News, 17th December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gun laws are a ‘complex and confused’ mess, say MPs – BBC News
“Gun laws are a ‘complex and confused’ mess and tighter controls on firearms licences are required, MPs have said.”
BBC News, 20th December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
European court urged to end UK marriage ‘apartheid’ – The Guardian
“Campaigners launch legal challenge in attempt to change legislation that prevents gay couples from getting married.”
The Guardian, 19th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Motion to widen Society membership withdrawn – Law Society’s Gazette
“Law Society Council member Derek French withdrew his motion proposing to allow barristers and legal executives to become members of the Law Society, at the Society’s council last week.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th December 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Man sentenced for 1994 Colchester sex attack – BBC News
“A 40-year-old man has been sent to jail for the rape of a woman in Essex 16 years ago.”
BBC News, 17th December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gunman jailed for attempted murder in Bolton – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for life for shooting two men outside a Bolton Nightclub 10 years ago.”
BBC News, 17th December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Appeal over hit-and-run asylum seeker – The Independent
“The UK Border Agency will appeal against a tribunal ruling preventing the deportation of a failed asylum seeker who killed a 12-year-old girl in a hit-and-run driving incident, Immigration Minister Damian Green said today.”
The Independent, 17th December 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Three life sentences for 1982 murder of Dalston family – BBC News
“A man has been given three life sentences for killing a woman and her two daughters in east London in 1982.”
BBC News, 17th December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BNP leader Nick Griffin wins court contempt battle – BBC News
“BNP leader Nick Griffin has fought off a bid to have him declared guilty of contempt of court.”
BBC News, 17th December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Immigration cap overturned by high court judges – The Guardian
“The high court has delivered a fresh blow to home secretary Theresa May’s already troubled plans for a cap on immigration. Two senior judges have ruled that the temporary limit imposed from 28 June on skilled migrants from outside the European Union is unlawful because ministers sidestepped proper parliamentary approval when it was introduced.”
The Guardian, 17th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Al Hassan-Daniel and another v Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs – WLR Daily
“There were perceptible and sound policy reasons why the defence of ex turpi causa non oritur actio did not form part of the Strasbourg jurisprudence, save when the matter came to just satisfaction. To introduce it into a claim under the Human Rights Act 1998 would be to create a barrier which citizens of other member states did not face.”
WLR Daily, 16th December 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.
DD (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
“Section 54 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, on the construction of art 1F(c) of the Convention and Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees (1951) (Cmd 9171), confirmed by statute that acts of individuals might be acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations, which ‘included’ acts instigating terrorism and could include acts directed against UN mandated forces.”
WLR Daily, 16th December 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.
UK will copy EU laws directly onto UK statute books to cut down red tape – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government will copy and paste EU Directives onto the UK statute books wherever it can in a bid to cut down on bureaucracy and to help UK businesses.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th December 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Solicitor-advocate training ‘not fit for purpose’ – Law Society’s Gazette
“The training given to solicitor-advocates is ‘not fit for purpose’ and must be improved to conquer the perception that they are inferior to barristers, according to an independent review.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 16th December 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Conan Doyle supporters take Undershaw fight to court – BBC News
“Opponents of plans to convert Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s former Surrey home into flats are taking their fight to the High Court.”
BBC News, 16th December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hertfordshire housemate killer jailed for life – BBC news
“A man who murdered a housemate over a row about a woman and buried him in the garden in Hertfordshire has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 15th December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
