Ofcom acts to protect mobile users from ‘bill shock’ – The Guardian
“Watchdog sets deadline for mobile operators to introduce maximum liability caps for phone contracts.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court orders £100,000 for ‘botched’ facelift – Daily Telegraph
“A Belgian cosmetic surgery clinic has been ordered by a British court to pay £100,000 in compensation to a woman left disfigured by a ‘botched’ facelift.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Christian hotel owners consider gay couple appeal at Supreme Court – BBC News
“Two Christian guesthouse owners are considering taking their legal fight against rulings of discrimination to the Supreme Court.”
BBC News, 12th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
GCHQ civilian staff face war crimes charge over drone strikes in Pakistan – The Guardian
“Civilian staff at GCHQ risk being prosecuted for war crimes as a result of a legal action being launched tomorrow over the alleged use of British intelligence in the CIA’s ‘targeted killing’ programme.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘War criminal’ Joseph Lissa wins right to stay in Britain – Daily Telegraph
“A man branded a war criminal by a judge has been allowed to stay in Britain because of his human rights.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Victims say new stalking laws not tough enough – The Guardian
“Stalking victims have attacked new laws designed to protect them, saying they fail to recognise that many women are left psychologically devastated by the crime.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Metropolitan police officer guilty of assault on 14-year-old boy – The Guardian
“The mother of a 14-year-old boy who was headbutted and assaulted by a Metropolitan police constable said the officer should be kicked out of the force for attacking a child.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Unreported rapes: the silent shame – The Independent
“The devastating scale of sexual violence against women in Britain is exposed today by new research which indicates that the vast majority of victims do not report perpetrators to the police.”
The Independent, 12th March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judge to rule on assisted suicide case – The Guardian
“A high court judge is to rule on whether a case brought by a man with ‘locked-in syndrome’ who wants his ‘suffering to end’ should be allowed to proceed.”
The Guardian, 12th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Scrap metal row murder pair jailed – The Independent
” Two men were jailed for life today for killing an unemployed plumber who was beaten to death after cashing in stolen scrap metal for £105.”
The Independent, 9th March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Daily Mirror publisher refused appeal against contempt of court fine – The Guardian
“Mirror Group Newspapers denied permission to appeal against £50,000 fine for its coverage of Christopher Jefferies and the Joanna Yeates case.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Hammered’ Eric Joyce spared jail after attacking MPs – Daily Telegraph
“He swore at officers after going berserk and headbutting Tory MP Stuart Andrew and councillor Ben Maney. The suspended Labour party member was warned he could face prison for the attacks. But chief magistrate Howard Riddle fined him £3,000 and ordered him to pay £1,400 to victims after he entered early guilty pleas.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Government must publish NHS risk register, rules tribunal – Daily Telegraph
“The Government has lost its appeal to keep the NHS risk register from being published, days before MPs get their last chance to debate and vote on its controversial health reforms.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) Act 2012 – legislation.gov.uk
Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) Act 2012 published
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012 – legislation.gov.uk
Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012 published
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court upholds wasted costs order – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Court of Appeal has upheld a wasted costs order against a Buckinghamshire firm, ruling that it was ‘complicit’ in its client’s ‘manipulation’ of the court process by failing to give reasons for opposing a hearsay notice in a criminal trial.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 8th March 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Woodland v Essex County Council [2012] EWCA Civ 239 (09 March 2012)
Hussain & Anor v Bank of Scotland Plc [2012] EWCA Civ 264 (08 March 2012)
Whitehead v Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement [2012] EWCA Civ 263 (08 March 2012)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Lambert & Anor v R. [2012] EWCA Crim 421 (08 March 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Murphy v Media Protection Services Ltd [2012] EWHC 529 (Admin) (08 March 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Commercial Court)
British Waterways v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Plc [2012] EWHC 460 (Comm) (07 March 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Whitehead v Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement – WLR Daily
Whitehead v Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement: [2012] EWCA Civ 263; [2012] WLR (D) 65
“Reasonable practicability was, at least in part, relevant to the assessment of both limbs of the duty on an employer, under regulation 12(1) of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998, to take measures to ensure that the exposure of a person using work equipment to any risk to his health or safety from a regulation 12(3) hazard was either prevented, or, where that was not reasonably practicable, adequately controlled.”
WLR Daily, 8th March 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
#WithoutPrejudice podcast 22: FREE SPEECH – Charon QC
“Tonight’s topic is Free Speech and how privacy and libel law may impact on this cherished right.”
Charon QC, 9th March 2012
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
