Rapist who posed as cabbie jailed for eight years – The Guardian
“An unlicensed taxi driver who raped a woman on Christmas Eve after she left a nightclub has been jailed for eight years.”
The Guardian, 3rd August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jail for man who claimed for ‘pothole’ injury after breaking ankle in drunken leap – Daily Telegraph
“A man who tried to claim £100,000 in compensation after breaking his ankle in a pothole was in fact injured after jumping off a wall when drunk, a court has heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Vulnerable people on remand need help – and not just from the Prison Service – The Guardian
“It may be written by the chief inspector of prisons, but don’t be fooled – this report is about social justice not crime.”
The Guardian, 2nd August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Deportation looms for the man who stole an ice cream – The Independent
“This time last year, the first of the riots that would engulf England began. Paul Peachey revisits the victims and perpetrators of the violence, and finds a case that highlights the harshness of the treatment some offenders received.”
The Independent, 6th August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
NHS trusts ‘breaking the law’ by denying access to treatment – The Guardian
“The head of the government’s drugs rationing body has claimed that a number of NHS trusts are ‘breaking the law’ by denying patients access to approved treatments and drugs to save money.”
The Guardian, 3rd August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Shafilea Ahmed’s parents guilty of murder – The Guardian
“The parents of Shafilea Ahmed have been found guilty of murdering the 17-year-old, who was killed because they believed she had brought shame on the family.”
The Guardian, 3rd August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
SG v Hewitt [2012] EWCA Civ 1053 (02 August 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Regina v Gul (Hamesh) – WLR Daily
Regina v Gul (Hamesh): [2012] EWCA Crim 1761; [2012] WLR (D) 245
“Where a defendant was sent for trial to the Crown Court on an indictable only offence but no such offence was included in the indictment when it was signed and the procedure to determine mode of trial was not followed such non-compliance with those procedural requirements would not result in the proceedings being a nullity where the defendant was able to cure any defect in the process by making an appropriate application to the judge at the time.”
WLR Daily, 31st July 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Deutsche Bahn AG and others v Morgan Crucible and others – WLR Daily
Deutsche Bahn AG and others v Morgan Crucible and others: [2012] EWCA Civ 1055; [2012] WLR (D) 244
“Where an addressee of a decision of the European Commission that there had been an infringement of competition law appealed to the General Court of the European Union against that decision, the two-year limitation period for the bringing of ‘follow-on’ proceedings in the Competition Appeal Tribunal would not begin to run against any other addressees of the decision until the appeal had been determined.”
WLR Daily, 31st July 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Assénagon Asset Management SA v Irish Bank Resolution Corpn Ltd – WLR Daily
“A challenge to the legality of a technique used by the issuers of corporate bonds which had acquired the label ‘exit consent’ succeeded on the ground that it was not lawful for the majority bondholders to lend its aid to the coercion of a minority by voting for a resolution which expropriated the minority’s rights under their bonds for a nominal consideration.”
WLR Daily, 27th July 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Gibraltar) (Amendment) Order 2012
The Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Diocese of St. Albans (Educational Endowments) (Radlett Church of England School) Order 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk
Prisoner transfer agreement with Albania – Ministry of Justice
“A new agreement seeing a greater number of Albanian prisoners transferred from the UK to complete their sentences in Albania has been signed.”
Ministry of Justice, 31st July 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Cloud provider’s ad failed to explain upload speed limitations, watchdog rules – OUT-LAW.com
“A cloud computing provider that ran a promotion stating users could store an ‘unlimited’ amount of data made exaggerated claims that were not suitably qualified or substantiated and were likely to mislead consumers, the UK’s advertising watchdog has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st August 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
CAP sets out guidance on responsibility for advertising content within ‘video-on-demand’ services – OUT-LAW.com
“Media companies that provide video-on-demand (VOD) services are responsible for ensuring compliance with VOD advertising rules when advertising appears as a direct result of a user choosing to view VOD programmes, the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd August 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
BSkyB has too much power over rivals, Competition Commission rules – The Guardian
“The competition regulator has said that BSkyB has too much power over pay-TV rivals, raising the possibility that the satellite company could face another investigation.”
The Guardian, 2nd August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Drug addict who killed pensioner jailed for 28 years – The Guardian
“A drug addict ‘parasite’ who murdered a pensioner as she desperately clung on to a handbag containing her husband’s ashes has been jailed for a minimum of 28 years.”
The Guardian, 2nd August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Insider fraud increases due to pay freezes – Daily Telegraph
“Pay freezes, rising unemployment and inflation are to blame for rising levels of insider fraud, according to CIFAS, the UK fraud prevention service.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sean Rigg inquest: Inquiry into policeman’s evidence – BBC News
“The police watchdog is to investigate the evidence given by an officer during an inquest into the death of a schizophrenic man who died in custody.”
BBC News, 2nd August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
