Daily Cause List, 28th July 2008
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible
Category: news
Legal aid for canoe fraud couple – BBC News
“Back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin and his wife Anne have been awarded legal aid to fight attempts to recover their assets.”
BBC News, 25th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nanny walks free after judge orders jury to find her not guilty of baby killing – Daily Telegraph
“A nanny accused of killing the baby son of two police officers walked free from court after a judge directed a jury to find her not guilty. “
Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man jailed over tiny gun shooting – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for nine years for shooting a fellow clubber with a mini four-inch key-ring gun.”
BBC News, 25th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Punishment that was not a crime: why Mosley won in the high court – The Guardian
“It was at 7:50am on Thursday July 10 when it all started to go really wrong for the News of the World. It was then, on the fourth day of Max Mosley’s privacy action, that the paper’s barrister, Mark Warby QC, received the devastating news from his clients. Woman E, the dominatrix paid £12,000 to secretly film Mosley in a sadomasochistic orgy, wasn’t coming to court that morning to appear as the paper’s star witness after all. ‘Her emotional and mental state is such that it would not be fair or reasonable to call her to give evidence’, Warby told the judge, Mr Justice Eady.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge pulls out knife during court case – Daily Telegraph
“Judge Roger Connor brandished the pocket knife in front of a teenage defendant during the hearing at Oxford Crown Court.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Fayed strikes oil in the high court – The Guardian
“He is a hotelier, football club chairman and the owner of Harrods, but until now, as far as he knew, the multimillionaire Mohamed Al Fayed was not an oilman.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Council punishes decorator with on-the-spot fine for smoking in his van – The Times
“A self-employed painter and decorator has been given a £30 on-the-spot fine for smoking in his own van because it is classified as a workplace.”
The Times, 25th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Disability Discrimination Act can extend to carers, rules ECJ – OUT-LAW.com
“The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said that disability discrimination laws can apply to the carers of disabled people as well as the disabled themselves. It has backed the claim of a woman who sued a London law firm in a groundbreaking case.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th July 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Canoe couple’s assets frozen in attempt to retrieve £250,000 – The Guardian
“The assets of the fake canoe death couple, John and Anne Darwin, have been frozen in a first step towards retrieving the £250,000 they conned out of insurance companies, it emerged yesterday.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Music companies to police illegal downloads – The Times
“No sooner had Britain’s six biggest internet service providers (ISPs) agreed to monitor illegal file sharing than the web was abuzz with suggestions to get around the scheme.”
The Times, 25th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Illegal filesharing: ISPs pledge not to ‘spy’ on web users – The Guardian
“Internet service providers have pledged not to ‘spy’ on the web habits of customers as part of an agreement with the government to punish illegal sharing of music and films.”
The Guardian, 24th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Fake Facebook profile’ victim awarded £22,000 – The Times
“A man who sued a former school friend for creating a fake profile on the social networking site has won his libel case”
The Times, 24th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Max Mosley wins ‘Nazi’ sex case against the News of the World – The Times
“Max Mosley has won his High Court privacy action against the News of the World, the newspaper which accused him of taking part in a Nazi-style orgy.”
The Times, 24th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Husband who stole £200,000 to fund wife’s spending sprees spared prison – Daily Telegraph
“A ‘timid’ husband has been spared jail after a judge heard he only stole £205,000 to fund his domineering wife’s spending sprees.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police killer David Bieber wins appeal against ‘life means life’ sentence – Daily Telegraph
“Former American marine David Bieber was told that although the killing of Pc Ian Broadhurst was ‘horrifying’, it did not justify the whole-life jail term he was given in 2004.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Parents to be punished for children’s net piracy – The Times
“Parents whose children download music and films illegally will be blacklisted and have their internet access curbed under government reforms to fight online piracy. ”
The Times, 24th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Daily Cause List, 24th July 2008
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QC sues publisher in reference book dispute – Legal Week
“Wilberforce Chambers’ David Phillips QC is set for a £300,000 battle with Reed Elsevier, after the publishers allegedly reneged on an agreement to provide him with a lifetime’s free access to a reference book.”
Legal Week, 24th July 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
