Gray v Thames Trains Ltd and Another
House of Lords
“A claimant who, as a result of a railway accident caused by the defendants’ negligence, suffered post-traumatic stress disorder which led him to kill someone, could not recover damages for loss of earnings following his detention, in prison and in mental hospital, after the killing.”
The Times, 19th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Why are we asking this now?
The Government had been due to award a key contract as part of its grand biometric ID card scheme this autumn. Three companies – Thales, Fujitsu and IBM – were bidding for the right to develop the cards’ design and handle their production. But this week the Home Office admitted a decision might not be made until the second half of 2010. This is the second delay to have hit the Government’s ID card scheme. Under the original plans, the widespread roll-out of the cards would have taken place next year. Now it is not due until 2012.”
The Independent, 19th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“BBC News has seen an official letter which appears to cast doubt on claims by Justice Secretary Jack Straw that probation failings in the Dano Sonnex case were due to staff mismanaging their resources.”
BBC News, 19th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Gordon Brown has been forced to open up the terms of the newly announced Iraq war inquiry after facing hostility to his plans from a broad coalition of former generals, former prime minister John Major and peers from all parties.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith ‘chose to disregard’ the impact of a computer hacker’s mental health problems when she approved his extradition to the US, an MP said today.”
The Independent, 18th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A court official fixed the selection of jurors to allow her neighbours to sit on the panel and claim £8,000 in expenses.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Jury intimidation or ‘nobbling’ is not new; it has been going on for centuries. It was a series of attempts to intimidate jurors that led to the introduction of majority verdicts in the Criminal Justice Act 1967, so that there could be a conviction even if one or two jurors disagreed.”
The Times, 19th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Britain’s constitutional affairs minister, Michael Wills, is urging his fellow ministers not to backtrack over ending the dual role of the attorney general as politician and legal adviser to the government. It is vital to separate the roles in order to maintain public confidence in the way critical decisions are reached, he says.”
The Guardian, 17th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Court of Appeal has ruled that a criminal trial can take place in front of a judge without a jury for the first time in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 18th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Police officers are trying to racially balance official figures in the way they select people to search under terrorism laws, it has been suggested.”
BBC News, 17th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A former employee of the GCHQ spy centre is facing jail for perjury and possession of a .44 Magnum revolver after being caught lying under oath.”
The Times, 16th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Ministers are facing a growing revolt over plans to hold a ‘reverse auction’ to award legal aid contracts to the lowest bidders. Nearly 2,500 lawyers who say the scheme will cause ‘irreparable damage’ to the quality of the justice system have already signed a Downing Street online petition urging the plans be scrapped.”
The Times, 18th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A senior judge admitted he has concerns for ‘open justice’ in family courts after hearing how a couple were prevented from becoming the guardians of their grandson.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A council is reviewing cases handled by a children’s social worker it employed despite her having a conviction for conspiring to murder her ex-husband.”
The Independent, 17th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A former Home Office pathologist who admitted he was ‘incredibly arrogant’ in wrongly asserting two women were murdered can continue to practise.”
BBC News, 17th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The BBC is no doubt still licking its wounds after settling a claim, reputedly for up to £6 million, by Mohamed Taranissi, an IVF specialist. He launched his claim after a Panorama programme, broadcast in January 2007, made serious allegations about his medical practices.”
The Times, 18th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A student who tried to travel to Afghanistan to fight jihad has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 17th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The handing over of a set of stolen invoices from one dairy wholesaler to its most bitter rival was a breach of confidence, the High Court has ruled. The taking of the invoices by an ex-employee and their user by the rival broke the law, it said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“Labour has created a Government of too many ministers creating too many laws, a scathing report by MPs warns today.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Tony Blair was aware of the existence of a secret interrogation policy which effectively led to British citizens, and others, being tortured during counter-terrorism investigations, the Guardian can reveal.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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