Government criticised for keeping Iraq war talks secret – BBC News
“The decision to keep Iraq war cabinet minutes secret is ‘disappointing’, the UK information commissioner has said.”
BBC News, 1st August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Data Protection (Processing of Sensitive Personal Data) Order 2012
The Social Security (Civil Penalties) Regulations 2012
The Special Constables (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Police (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2012
The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Functions of Returning Officers) Regulations 2012
The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Designation of Local Authorities) Order 2012
The Designation of Features (Appeals) (Wales) Regulations 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
The City deserves a financial regulator with clout – The Guardian
“The language of the high court judgment in effect quashing search warrants against Mayfair property tycoon brothers Robert and Vincent Tchenguiz was not as critical of the Serious Fraud Office as might have been expected.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tchenguiz Brothers’ search warrants ruled unlawful – BBC News
“Search warrants issued to the Serious Fraud Office as part of its investigations of property tycoons the Tchenguiz brothers were unlawful and obtained by ‘misrepresentation’, the High Court has ruled.”
BBC News, 31st July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Daily Mail publisher loses bid to appeal against privacy damages – The Guardian
“The publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday has lost its bid to appeal against a high court order to pay £15,000 in privacy damages to a child whose alleged father is a ‘philandering’ politician.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Dao & Ors v R. [2012] EWCA Crim 1717 (31 July 2012)
Gul v R [2012] EWCA Crim 1761 (31 July 2012)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Hayat (Pakistan) [2012] EWCA Civ 1054 (31 July 2012)
Salte v The Chief Constable of Dorset [2012] EWCA Civ 1047 (31 July 2012)
Welsh National Opera Ltd v Johnston [2012] EWCA Civ 1046 (31 July 2012)
Interclass Holdings Ltd & Anor v Office of Fair Trading [2012] EWCA Civ 1056 (31 July 2012)
Deutsche Bahn Ag & Ors v Morgan Crucible Company Plc & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 1055 (31 July 2012)
Ener-G Holdings Plc v Hormell [2012] EWCA Civ 1059 (31 July 2012)
The London Borough of Enfield v Outdoor Plus Ltd & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 1052 (27 July 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
JIH v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2012] EWHC 2179 (QB) (30 July 2012)
Birch v Ministry of Defence [2012] EWHC 2267 (QB) (31 July 2012)
AAA v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2012] EWHC 2224 (QB) (31 July 2012)
EWQ v GFD [2012] EWHC 2182 (QB) (30 July 2012)
SKA & Anor v CRH & Ors [2012] EWHC 2236 (QB) (31 July 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Pay-out for ex-postal worker over race discrimination – The Independent
“A former postal worker has been awarded undisclosed compensation after an employment tribunal ruled he had faced discrimination.”
The Independent, 31st July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Tom Daley Twitter abuse arrest leads to calls to educate people of legal risks – The Guardian
“The arrest of a teenager by police investigating abuse of Olympic diving star Tom Daley on Twitter has led to calls for a new initiative educating the public about the ease with which a tweet can end with a jail sentence.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Data Matching Pilot Schemes – Panopticon
“The Electoral Registration Data Schemes Order 2012, SI 2012/1944 (‘the Order’), made and coming into force on 17 July 2012, pursuant to Sections 35 and 36 of the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (‘the 2009 Act’), gives effect to proposals for local Electoral Registration Officers (“EROs”) to run data matching pilot schemes.”
Panopticon, 1st August 2012
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Agreements on room discounts may have been anti-competitive, says OFT – OUT-LAW.com
“The biggest hotel chain in the world and two online travel agents may have breached UK competition law by entering into agreements that limited the ability of those agents to discount the price of room-only offers, a UK regulator has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 31st July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Albanian prisoners in British jails to be sent back – The Guardian
“More than 100 Albanian nationals who are prisoners in British jails face being sent back to their country under a compulsory transfer agreement signed on Tuesday.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge says religious couple’s brain-damaged baby can be allowed to die – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has ruled that a severely brain-damaged baby boy can be allowed to die even though his devoutly religious parents wanted him to be kept on a life-support system.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Abu Qatada bid for release fails – The Guardian
“Two high court judges have dismissed a fresh attempt by the radical Islamist preacher Abu Qatada to be released from a maximum-security prison on bail pending his deportation back to Jordan.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Welsh National Opera oboist was unfairly dismissed – BBC News
“The Welsh National Opera unfairly dismissed its former principal oboist, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
BBC News, 31st July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
News Corporation directors could face charges for neglect of duties – The Guardian
“Directors within Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation could face corporate charges and prosecution for neglect of their duties, in plans that are being examined by the Crown Prosecution Service.”
Full story
The Guardian, 31st July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Family courts need radical change of culture, says lord chief justice – The Guardian
“Family courts need a radical change of culture to combat ‘unacceptably long delays’ caused by a system struggling to cope with an influx of care cases following the Baby Peter tragedy and planned cuts to legal aid, the lord chief justice has said.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New UK ‘Copyright Hub’ would help address problems with copyright licensing framework, report says – OUT-LAW.com
“The UK should have a new ‘Copyright Hub’ to allow for rights holders to licence the use of their content through a simpler, more transparent and less costly system than currently exists, a report commissioned by the Government has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 31st July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Tom Daley, Twitter abuse and the law – The Guardian
“Twitter users have to understand that every tweet is a broadcast – even if it’s prefaced with an @.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Clifford Collinge murder: Wife jailed for 23 years – BBC News
“A woman who lured two men back to her house with promises of sex and convinced them to murder her husband has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 31st July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
