Fines after fairground ride smash – BBC news
“The owner of a faulty fairground ride and an inspector have each been fined £2,000 after 10 people were hurt when it collapsed at an event in Suffolk.”
BBC News, 30th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Age of criminal responsibility ‘should be raised from 10 to 14′ – Daily Telegraph
“At present, child defendants are at increased risk of suffering miscarriages of justice because the courts service does not identify their vulnerabilities or ensure they understand their legal rights, the Prison Reform Trust claimed. Given that many child offenders are among ‘the most vulnerable children in society’, they should instead be dealt with through a welfare-based system rather than an adversarial court trial.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sweeping change to social work standards – The Guardian
“Guidelines will be introduced to ensure all social workers have manageable workloads, high quality supervision and time for professional training, the children’s secretary, Ed Balls, and the health secretary, Andy Burnham, will announce today.”
The Guardian, 1st December 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Failed by police – the woman whose rape complaint was lost in pile of paperwork – The Guardian
“A police force has admitted failing a woman whose allegation of rape was not investigated because her case notes were left under piles of paperwork on a detective’s desk, the Guardian has learned. In the first known case of its kind in the UK, the woman launched legal proceedings against Cambridgeshire police, claiming its lack of action had breached her human rights, after she discovered the rape had not been recorded as a crime.”
The Guardian, 1st December 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
British Library to return Benevento Missal under Nazi loot law – The Times
“A medieval book is to become the first item from a British national museum to be returned to its rightful owners under a new law governing looted artefacts.”
The Times, 1st December 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Rapist jailed for teenager attack – BBC News
“A man who raped a drunk teenager as she walked home from a party in Manchester has been jailed indefinitely.”
BBC News, 30th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hospital payout for birth blunder – BBC News
“An eight-year-old boy affected by behavioural problems as a result of a hospital blunder during his birth has won £1.4m in damages.”
BBC News, 30th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Disabled man killed by bed hoist – BBC News
“A disabled man choked to death after becoming trapped in a mechanical hoist which failed as he was using it to get into bed, an inquest has heard.”
BBC News, 30th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ian Tomlinson’s family claim senior officer misled G20 death inquiry – The Guardian
“The family of Ian Tomlinson, the man who died at the G20 protests, todayannounced they have uncovered evidence that a senior Scotland Yard officer tried to mislead investigators over the death.”
The Guardian, 30th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Doctor loses court battle over fines for parking on his own land – Daily Telegraph
“A doctor who took his local council to court after repeatedly being fined for parking on his own land has lost his legal battle at the Court of Appeal.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Scout leader jailed for boy abuse – BBC News
“A former scout leader who ‘groomed’ a teenage boy for sex while taking him away for kayaking trips has been jailed for four years at Norwich Crown Court.”
BBC News, 30th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman wins £3m birth injury award – BBC News
“A woman is to receive about £3m in compensation for injuries that were caused to her when she was born 37 years ago.”
BBC News, 30th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Footballer stab killer detained – BBC news
“A 14-year-old boy who accidentally stabbed his friend, a promising footballer, in the neck in east London has been detained for six years.”
BBC News, 30th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Christian loses sex therapy case – BBC News
“A relationship counsellor from Bristol who refused to offer sex therapy to gay couples has lost his appeal for unfair dismissal.”
BBC News, 30th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bee and another v Thompson – WLR Daily
Bee and another v Thompson [2009] EWCA Civ 1212; [2009] WLR (D) 345
“Where a bequest of land in adjacent parcels to different beneficiaries expressly provided that the owner of one parcel should enjoy a right of way over a track running over the other, but the vesting consents which conveyed the land to the beneficiaries did not grant such an easement, the will and the assents were to be construed together as a single transaction so as to give full effect to the testatrix’s intention. However such a right of way ‘at all times and for all purposes connected with’ the dominant tenement did not entitle the owner of that land to increase the user of the right of way from that associated with the agricultural purposes for which it had been used when the right of way had been granted to that associated with three houses.”
WLR Daily, 30th November 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.
Bill clears the way for third party claims against liability insurers – OUT-LAW.com
“A proposed new law will make it easier and cheaper for people to pursue their claims directly against insurers when the insured becomes insolvent.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th November 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Government net disconnections could scupper free Wi-Fi and breach EU laws, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government’s Digital Economy Bill could be in breach of EU laws, according to an internet law expert. Professor Lilian Edwards has also warned that the Bill could make it impossible to operate a free wireless network legally.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th November 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Housing fraud informants to receive rewards of up to £500 – The Guardian
“The government is to offer cash rewards of up to £500 to people who report neighbours they suspect are unlawfully subletting their council home.”
The Guardian, 29th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prince of Wales could be asked to appear in court over role in Chelsea Barracks row – Daily Telegraph
“The Prince of Wales could be asked to appear in court over his role in helping to block the £3 billion Chelsea Barracks housing scheme designed by Lord Rogers.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lost or missing insurance policies leave asbestos victims without compensation – The Independent
“Insurance companies were yesterday accused of profiteering from victims of the deadly asbestos cancer mesothelioma. Hundreds of victims of the disease are going without compensation because many of the insurance policies meant to protect workers allegedly have been lost.”
The Independent, 29th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
