Warning over kidnap legal loophole – BBC News
“A loophole means some people guilty of kidnap may not face the full force of the law, the government’s law reform experts have warned.”
BBC News, 28th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
ICO publishes guide to university research disclosure – OUT-LAW.com
“University workers must release information from personal webmail accounts on request if it is related to public business, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th September 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Max Mosley loses privacy law appeal bid – The Independent
“Human rights judges have rejected an appeal by ex-Formula One boss Max Mosley against his failed bid to force a change in UK privacy laws.”
The Independent, 27th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Raoul Moat death was suicide, inquest jury rules – The Guardian
“The fugitive gunman Raoul Moat took his own life after police fired an unapproved Taser at him, an inquest jury decided on Tuesday. The jury concluded that the armed officers had behaved properly during the six-hour stand-off with the 37-year-old former bouncer at Rothbury, Northumberland, in July 2010.”
The Guardian, 27th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik v Anheuser-Busch Inc (Case C-482/09) – WLR Daily
Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik v Anheuser-Busch Inc
“Acquiescence, within the meaning of article 9(1) of First Council Directive 89/104/EEC, was a concept of European Union law and the proprietor of an earlier trade mark could not be held to have acquiesced in the long and well-established honest use, of which he had long been aware, by a third party of a later trade mark which was identical with that of the proprietor if that proprietor was not in any position to oppose that use. Registration of the earlier trade mark in the member state concerned did not constitute a prerequisite for the running of the period of limitation in consequence of acquiescence prescribed in article 9(1).”
(Case C-482/09); [2011] WLR (D) 279
WLR Daily, 22nd September 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Police right not to release anonymised sex offender statistics on teachers, Tribunal rules – OUT-LAW.com
“Police did not have to disclose anonymised data about the number of teachers investigated and charged for sexual offences as the information could have been used to identify individuals, a Information Rights Tribunal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th September 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Leveson inquiry to hear expert evidence – The Guardian
“Two experts on banking and financial services law have been invited to make presentations to the Leveson inquiry as part of its bid to come up with a new model for press regulation in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Moat inquest to examine taser use – The Independent
“A jury at the inquest of cornered killer Raoul Moat will consider whether police should have used unauthorised Taser weapons on the night, the coroner has said.”
The Independent, 26th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Dale Farm residents win further reprieve – The Guardian
“Judge extends injunction to stop evictions at illegal Travellers’ site, saying council enforcement notices lacked clarity.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regulator warns of secret app charges and proposes industry guidance – OUT-LAW.com
“Some makers of mobile phone apps are secretly charging phone users for services they never asked for, premium rate phone regulator PhonepayPlus (PPP) has said. It has proposed guidance that it hopes would prevent consumers being harmed.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th September 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Prison ‘slopping out’ case goes to high court – The Guardian
“The Prison Service is fighting a legal case that could force the government to spend millions of pounds upgrading old jails.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Don’t throw the BAILII out with the bath water – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Guardian published an editorial today (26 September) arguing that court judgments should be opened up to the public. The editorial challenges the fact that BAILII, the charity which currently publishes most judgments online, is not searchable on Google.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 26th September 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Justice gap can be filled by the new Centre for Criminal Appeals – The Guardian
“Case of Tony Stock highlights why processes to address miscarriages of justice are failing.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lancashire teacher cleared of sex assaults on pupils – BBC News
“A teacher acquitted of sex assaults on pupils has spoken of his distress at living apart from his wife and baby for eight months because of the case.”
BBC News, 26th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Attorney General: cuts to legal aid will force people to represent themselves in court – Daily Telegraph
“Dominic Grieve, the Attorney General, is to raise concerns about cuts in legal aid with the Cabinet.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man jailed for theft of manuscripts by Churchill, Joyce, Amis and Eliot – The Guardian
“A university graduate who stole £36,000 of manuscripts by famous figures including Sir Winston Churchill, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf and TS Eliot has been jailed for 30 months.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MoJ pushes for increased take-up of mediation with £10m budget injection – Legal Week
“The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) will add £10m to the UK’s publicly funded mediation budget next year as part of an effort to promote the use of mediation over litigation.”
Legal Week, 23rd September 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
Prisoners to pay back victims – Ministry of Justice
“Up to £1million a year is to be seized from prisoners’ pay packets and used to fund victim support services, the Ministry of Justice announced today.”
Ministry of Justice, 26th September 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Courts mistreating cases as riot-related, says defence lawyer – The Guardian
“Is a Tottenham solicitor alone in having clients charged as part of riots, despite them having no connection other than being in the same borough?”
The Guardian, 26th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
