“‘Localism’ is not a concept against which planning applications can be measured, the High Court has said in a decision which has quashed a decision letter which had refused planning application for a development.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd March 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“These are truly exhilarating times for the data protection world. Viviane Reding’s recent announcement of the Commission’s proposal for a fully harmonised European data protection framework had the connotations of an Olympic opening ceremony – the years of hard work in preparation for this moment, the sense of achievement in the face of challenge and the triumphant belief that something memorable is going to come out of this. Only the big drums and the flame were missing. The jury is now out but this is without a doubt the most significant global legislative development affecting the collection, use and protection of personal information of the past 15 years.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 2nd March 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“The ringleader of a gang found guilty of plotting to import five tonnes of cocaine to the UK from Colombia, has been jailed for 20 years.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A care worker who assaulted two elderly residents at a nursing home in South Tyneside has been jailed for a year.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A gas fitter has been found guilty of killing a 24-year-old woman who was overcome by carbon monoxide fumes from a newly-fitted boiler.”
The Guardian, 2nd March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Each spring, tens of thousands of visitors a day — including the odd member of the Royal family — flock to the Gloucestershire stately home to enjoy three days of dressage, show-jumping and cross-country, not to mention the champagne receptions. Behind the scenes, however, a rather less harmonious atmosphere has developed, with a furious row pitting a businesswoman who was once America’s highest paid female executive against a leading light of the equestrian establishment. At stake have been the lucrative broadcasting rights to the trials.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A company in Carmarthenshire has been fined £25,000 after being found guilty of failing to protect its employees from asbestos.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Four men have been jailed for life for murdering a bouncer who was shot after refusing to allow a group into a club.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Senior police officers have strongly defended the radical extension of the role of private companies in policing, saying they should be involved in protecting the public and bringing offenders to justice.”
The Guardian, 4th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Introducing secret hearings into civil courts could backfire, leading to more claimants accessing sensitive information, according to the government’s own impact assessment of its justice and security green paper. Expanding the use of so-called ‘closed material proceedings’ (CMPs) may also result in jurors finding the vetting procedure intrusive, and in ‘resentment of the judicial process and unwillingness to participate in jury service’, the Ministry of Justice’s study warns.”
The Guardian, 4th March 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Four trade-unionists who were accused of racism after drawing a satirical cartoon of the three wise monkeys who ‘see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil’ have won a four-and-a-half year legal battle.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Ex-New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns, who is suing a former Indian Premier League boss over a Twitter posting, will have his case heard by the High Court today in the latest example of libel tourism.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Consulting Association, a shadowy organisation that compiled a list of ‘troublemakers’ — with the help of the security services — for Britain’s biggest building companies was closed four years ago. Only now can its 3,200 victims go to court and hope to win.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Former BBC and ITV presenter Peter Rowell has been jailed for six years for sexually abusing girls.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Five men have been convicted of charges relating to a riot at Ford Open Prison in West Sussex.”
BBC News, 5th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A former Tory local council candidate has failed in his libel action against Google over comments posted about him on a blog.Payam Tamiz started legal proceedings against Google after allegedly defamatory comments were written about him on the London Muslim section of Blogger.com.Google argued that it had no control over any of the content and had no way of knowing whether the comments posted were true or not. In a written judgement handed down at the high court on Friday, Mr Justice Eady said Google should not be regarded as a publisher under the established principles of the common law.”
The Guardian, 2nd March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A damages claim by Manchester United and Wales footballer Ryan Giggs against the Sun newspaper has been thrown out by a High Court judge.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Thompson & Anor v Middleton [2012] EWCA Civ 231 (01 March 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Adobe Systems Incorporated v Netcom Online.Co.UK Ltd & Anor [2012] EWHC 446 (Ch) (02 March 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Joyce v West Bus Coach Services Ltd [2012] EWHC 404 (QB) (01 March 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
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