More than 2,000 O2 ‘porn pirates’ to be sent letters – BBC News
“More than 2,000 O2 customers will receive letters accusing them of illegally downloading porn films.”
BBC News, 24th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paddy Power takes legal action against Locog over London ad campaign – The Guardian
“Paddy Power is seeking a court order against the organisers of the London 2012 Olympic Games in a bid to stop a billboard ad campaign from being taken down.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Waiter who streaked alongside Olympic Torch relay denies indecency claiming his naked body inspired ‘hilarity not distress’ – The Independent
“A waiter who streaked alongside the Olympic Torch was merely inspiring ‘hilarity not distress’ when he joined the relay wearing nothing but trainers, his lawyer insisted today.”
The Independent, 25th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Asylum seekers should not have to feign political beliefs, court rules – The Guardian
“Asylum seekers should not be expected or required to lie about their political beliefs, the supreme court has ruled in a decision likely to make it more difficult to deport asylum seekers to Zimbabwe.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Breeders who buried puppies alive are jailed – Daily Telegraph
“Three dog breeders were jailed yesterday after two newborn puppies were found buried alive in their garden.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Companies face clampdown on contracts with unfair terms – The Guardian
“Law Commission proposes package of measures to help protect customers from hidden charges buried in the small print.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge orders cross-examination of officials over WikiLeaks documents – The Guardian
“A top judge has taken the unprecedented step of ordering two senior government officials to face cross-examination in court over a classified US document leaked by WikiLeaks. It is thought to be the first time that one of the WikiLeaks cables has featured in a UK court case.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Daily Mail publisher pays out £15,000 for printing photos of child – The Guardian
“The publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday has been ordered to pay £15,000 in privacy damages after one of its papers published unpixellated pictures of a child whose alleged father is a ‘philandering’ politician.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed for throwing dog to its death from block of flats – The Independent
“A man who killed his dog by throwing it out of a 10th floor window has been jailed.”
The Independent, 25th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Katie Wynter murder: Killer Tony Bushby jailed for life – BBC News
“A 19-year-old man convicted of murdering a teenager as she babysat her sister’s two children in Hertfordshire has been given a life sentence.”
BBC News, 25th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Parliamentary bill launched for Alan Turing pardon – The Guardian
“The campaign to win a pardon for the UK’s computer genius Alan Turing has been stepped up by the introduction today of a Private Members Bill in the House of Lords.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Charlotte Church wins People libel payout – The Guardian
“Charlotte Church has received an apology and damages from the People after it falsely claimed she drunkenly proposed to her partner in a pub last year.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
RT (Zimbabwe) & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] UKSC 38 (25 July 2012)
Perry & Ors v Serious Organised Crime Agency [2012] UKSC 35 (25 July 2012)
Hewage v Grampian Health Board [2012] UKSC 37 (25 July 2012)
T (Children), Re [2012] UKSC 36 (25 July 2012)
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council v Hickin [2012] UKSC 39 (25 July 2012)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
EJ (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 1013 (25 July 2012)
NHS Leeds v Larner [2012] EWCA Civ 1034 (25 July 2012)
The Hospital Medical Group Ltd v Westwood [2012] EWCA Civ 1005 (24 July 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
TT, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Merton [2012] EWHC 2055 (Admin) (25 July 2012)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts – Law Commission
“This Issues Paper looks at unfair terms in contracts between businesses and consumers. During 2012, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is consulting on a package of measures to clarify consumer law, to be introduced by primary and secondary legislation. This provides an opportunity to clarify the law on unfair terms as it affects consumers.”
Law Commission, 25th July 2012
Source: http://lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
Outlawing God? The limits of religious freedom – UK Human Rights Blog
“Monday night’s fascinating seminar on Article 9, ‘Outlawing God’, saw Dinah Rose QC, John Bowers QC, Dr Evan Harris (Liberal Democrat former MP) and Rabbi Michael Laitner (solicitor and Orthodox rabbi) square off over the relationship of the courts to religious belief and believers, refereed (and sometimes stoked) by Joshua Rozenberg in the chair.“
UK Human Rights Blog, 25th July 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
When human rights hit the private law of damages for death – UK Human Rights Blog
“Swift v. Secretary of State for Justice [2012] EWHC 2000 (QB) Eady J, read judgment. This decision involves the intersection of Articles 8 (family) and 14 (discrimination) of the ECHR with the law governing who can recover damages for the death of a relative. This law is the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (for the text see [10] of the judgment – embarrassingly, the one freely available on the internet is out of date). One does not to think for very long before realising that the FAA is underpinned by an idea that one ought to respect the rights of the family, and to pay the family when one has negligently caused the death of a family member. But like all such laws, there is the problem of where to stop – where does the family stop for these purposes?”
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th July 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Government may be in breach of EU copyright laws over volunteer-run libraries’ royalty payment commitments, authors’ body claims – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government may have failed to abide by EU copyright laws if volunteer-run libraries are not required to pay authors royalties when they loan out books, the Society of Authors (SoA) has claimed.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
ICO reminds firms of requirement to gain clearance for personal data processing – OUT-LAW.com
“The UK’s data protection watchdog is reminding firms that they must notify it and be registered in order to process personal data.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
