Lorry driver jailed for crashing fuel tanker into estranged wife’s home – The Independent
“An Army veteran who crashed a tanker laden with 2,000 litres of fuel into his estranged wife’s home in an attempt to destroy it has been jailed for seven years.”
The Independent, 30th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk
Aneurin Bevan Health Board fined £70,000 over data breach – BBC News
“A Welsh health board has become the first NHS body to be fined for breaching the Data Protection Act after it released sensitive data about a patient to the wrong person.”
BBC News, 30th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Clark, R v [2012] EWCA Crim 696 (8 March 2012)
Ibrahim, R v [2012] EWCA Crim 837 (27 April 2012)
King & Ors v R [2012] EWCA Crim 805 (27 April 2012)
Flisher & Ors v R [2012] EWCA Crim 794 (27 April 2012)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Barbudev v Eurocom Cable Management Bulgaria Eood & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 548 (27 April 2012)
AE, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Croydon [2012] EWCA Civ 547 (27 April 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
WXY v Gewanter & Ors [2012] EWHC 1071 (QB) (27 April 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Iles v Iles [2012] EWHC 919 (Ch) (27 April 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
ACG Acquisition XX LLC v Olympic Airlines [2012] EWHC 1070 (Comm) (30 April 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Adams and others v Ford and others – WLR Daily
Adams and others v Ford and others [2012] EWCA Civ 544; [2012] WLR (D) 125
“It was not right to lay down a categorical rule that the issue of proceedings without valid authority from a claimant ought necessarily to amount to an abuse of the process of the court. The principle in Presentaciones Musicales SA v Secunda [1994] Ch 271, that a claimant could ratify and adopt proceedings started in his name by a solicitor without authority, remained binding on the court.”
WLR Daily, 26th April 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Watchdog defends apparent discrepancies in fines for private and public sector data breaches – OUT-LAW.com
“The UK’s data protection watchdog has defended its policy of issuing fines after newly released figures suggested private sector organisations are issued with disproportionately fewer fines than local Government ones.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
New financial rules for football in England could lead to short-term increase in insolvencies of clubs, expert says – OUT-LAW.com
“More football clubs in England may go into administration in the next few years if football authorities elect to fine clubs for spending beyond their means, a sports law expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Lord Lester QC: Britain risks losing influence in European human rights court – Daily Telegraph
“Britain risks losing influence in the European Court of Human Rights law following the departure of a leading judge, an expert has warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK framework on IP rated one of the worst for serving consumer interests – OUT-LAW.com
“The UK’s intellectual property (IP) framework is one of the worst in the world in terms of serving the interests of the public, a new report has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Divorce judge: most couples in Hello! magazine end up in my court within a year or two – Daily Telegraph
“A serving High Court judge who is launching a public campaign this week to defend marriage said most couples who appear in Hello! magazine end up in his divorce court ‘within a year or two.'”
Daily Telegraph, 30th April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lap dancer wins landmark employment ruling – The Independent
“A lap dancer has won the right to be considered an employee in a decision that could affect thousands of performers in the industry.”
The Independent, 27th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Legal aid for domestic violence victims should not be decided on luck – The Guardian
“It is surprising how many Liberal Democrat peers cravenly toed the government line when voting on the legal aid bill.”
The Guardian, 27th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK immigration rules tightened to keep out human rights abusers – The Guardian
“The government is to announce tough immigration requirements that would ban non-EU citizens who have been accused of serious human rights abuses, including torture or murder, from visiting the UK.”
The Guardian, 28th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Probation officers to be replaced by electronic kiosks in pilot scheme – The Guardian
“Unions are furious with government plans that will see offenders released from prison and those serving community sentences reporting to electronic kiosks rather than probation officers.”
The Guardian, 28th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pair jailed for 114 burglaries and £300,000 haul – BBC News
“Two men have been jailed for seven years each for a total of 114 burglaries across Wales and England over a 14 month period.”
BBC News, 27th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex-UDM leader Neil Greatrex jailed for charity theft – The Independent
” A former leader of the Union of Democratic Mineworkers has been jailed for four years for stealing almost £150,000 from a charity which cared for elderly miners.”
The Independent, 27th April 2012
Source: www.indepndent.co.uk
Phone hacking: Thurlbeck will not be prosecuted over intimidation claims – The Guardian
“The former News of the World chief reporter, Neville Thurlbeck, will not be prosecuted over claims of witness intimidation relating to the phone-hacking scandal, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.”
The Guardian, 27th April 2012
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