Woman wins £3m birth injury award – BBC News
“A woman is to receive about £3m in compensation for injuries that were caused to her when she was born 37 years ago.”
BBC News, 30th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Footballer stab killer detained – BBC news
“A 14-year-old boy who accidentally stabbed his friend, a promising footballer, in the neck in east London has been detained for six years.”
BBC News, 30th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Christian loses sex therapy case – BBC News
“A relationship counsellor from Bristol who refused to offer sex therapy to gay couples has lost his appeal for unfair dismissal.”
BBC News, 30th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bee and another v Thompson – WLR Daily
Bee and another v Thompson [2009] EWCA Civ 1212; [2009] WLR (D) 345
“Where a bequest of land in adjacent parcels to different beneficiaries expressly provided that the owner of one parcel should enjoy a right of way over a track running over the other, but the vesting consents which conveyed the land to the beneficiaries did not grant such an easement, the will and the assents were to be construed together as a single transaction so as to give full effect to the testatrix’s intention. However such a right of way ‘at all times and for all purposes connected with’ the dominant tenement did not entitle the owner of that land to increase the user of the right of way from that associated with the agricultural purposes for which it had been used when the right of way had been granted to that associated with three houses.”
WLR Daily, 30th November 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Bill clears the way for third party claims against liability insurers – OUT-LAW.com
“A proposed new law will make it easier and cheaper for people to pursue their claims directly against insurers when the insured becomes insolvent.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th November 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Government net disconnections could scupper free Wi-Fi and breach EU laws, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government’s Digital Economy Bill could be in breach of EU laws, according to an internet law expert. Professor Lilian Edwards has also warned that the Bill could make it impossible to operate a free wireless network legally.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th November 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Housing fraud informants to receive rewards of up to £500 – The Guardian
“The government is to offer cash rewards of up to £500 to people who report neighbours they suspect are unlawfully subletting their council home.”
The Guardian, 29th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prince of Wales could be asked to appear in court over role in Chelsea Barracks row – Daily Telegraph
“The Prince of Wales could be asked to appear in court over his role in helping to block the £3 billion Chelsea Barracks housing scheme designed by Lord Rogers.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lost or missing insurance policies leave asbestos victims without compensation – The Independent
“Insurance companies were yesterday accused of profiteering from victims of the deadly asbestos cancer mesothelioma. Hundreds of victims of the disease are going without compensation because many of the insurance policies meant to protect workers allegedly have been lost.”
The Independent, 29th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Cleared Dando suspect Barry George challenges surveillance order – The Guardian
“Barry George, the man acquitted at a retrial of killing the BBC television presenter Jill Dando, is making an unprecedented legal challenge to stop the authorities keeping a watch on his movements.”
The Guardian, 29th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Outdated Crown Prosecution Service should be modernised, says DPP – The Guardian
“Service should be more open with the public and less reliant on paper case files, says Keir Starmer QC.”
The Guardian, 30th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Last hope for Gary McKinnon as court hears Ian Norris extradition appeal – The Times
“Britain’s highest court will hear a test challenge today that to extradite a retired businessman to the United States would be a breach of his human rights.”
The Times, 30th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Murderers and rapists among hundreds of prisoners released in error – The Times
“Almost 200 prisoners including murders and sex offenders have been released early by mistake from jails, according to official government figures.”
The Times, 30th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Hacker Gary McKinnon to appeal after extradition blow – BBC News
“The ‘devastated’ lawyers for computer hacker Gary McKinnon are to challenge the home secretary’s decision not to block his extradition to the US.”
BBC News, 27th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Drivers win taxi age court fight – BBC News
“A judge has ruled in the favour of taxi drivers in Newport, who challenged a council decision to impose age limits on vehicles.”
BBC News, 27th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Detention of children at immigration ‘prisons’ attacked by MPs – The Observer
“Too many children being held at detention centres for too long, says home affairs select committee.”
The Observer, 29th November 2009
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
Ex-soldier jailed for 1998 rape – BBC News
“A former soldier from North Yorkshire who raped a woman outside a nightclub in Preston nearly 11 years ago has been jailed for seven years.”
BBC news, 27th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Father and son jailed for murder – BBC News
“A father and his 14-year-old son have been given life terms for stabbing a man to death in a pub in east London.”
BBC News, 27th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Boys in court after ‘abusing children in park’ – The Independent
“Three boys who forced their young victims to perform degrading sex acts in a park have been given supervision orders.”
The Independent, 27th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Shared rights and freedoms can help us to rub along together – The Times
“Faith in the workplace has become a source of heightened anxiety in recent times. Traditionalists mourn the apparent demise of Christendom’s monopoly over the public sphere and some of my fellow bleeding hearts sound more bloody-minded than liberal whenever religion crops up. But as so often, our shared framework of fundamental rights and freedoms can help to negotiate the limits of tolerance and cohesion as we rub along together.”
The Times, 26th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
