“Police should not have kept photos taken of an arms trade protester, the Court of Appeal has ruled. The retention of the photos long after the peaceful protest was a breach of the man’s right to privacy, the Court ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th May 2009
Source: www.outlaw.com
“Patients will be able to demand that their health records are deleted from the massive database being built by the NHS, privacy regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office has said. Previously, patients could only have details ‘masked’, not deleted.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th May 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“Online auction site eBay has ‘no legal duty’ to protect other companies’ trade marks or stop its sellers from infringing them, the High Court has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th May 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“A 21-year-old man has been jailed for shining a laser light at a passenger plane preparing to land.”
BBC news, 28th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A lot of men may try to emulate fashion icon David Beckham, but the Primark retail chain – nicknamed Primani for its ability to turn out designer fashions at high street prices – has been rapped on the knuckles for doing just that with one of the footballer’s favourite jackets. The Cheltenham–based firm Superdry felt a line had been crossed and accused Primark of copying elements of its signature Brad leather jacket. The two parties have reached an out-of-court financial settlement with Primark also promising not to produce the offending jacket again. Primark declined to comment.”
The Guardian, 28th May 2009
source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A car parts company has been fined almost £6,000 after a worker was crushed in an accident in a workshop.”
BBC News, 28th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Six convicted child rapists were not sent to jail in 2007, according to Ministry of Justice statistics.”
BBC News, 29th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Three sons of the radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri were jailed today for their part in the theft of more than £1 million worth of luxury cars that were then sold all over Europe.”
The Times, 29th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The head of the children’s court agency was summoned by a judge yesterday to explain ‘deplorable and entirely unacceptable’ case delays after the Baby Peter scandal.”
The Times, 29th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A mother is to appear in court accused of lying about her address in order to gain a place for her son at a popular infant school.”
BBC News, 29th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Pro-life campaigners are continuing their fight for the publication of details of late medical abortions. An information tribunal is set to hear a Department of Health appeal that such information should not be published.”
BBC News, 28th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The headlines in these pages this week that ‘City police warn of huge rise in fraud cases’ was accompanied by the astonishing report that the number of reported frauds has risen by 64 per cent in the past year ‘with people from all walks of life falling victim’.”
The Times, 28th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Government’s claim to a tougher stance on knife crime has been exposed as a sham after just one person caught carrying a blade last year was handed the new maximum four years behind bars.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Judges’ decision in a contempt of court case against The Times strengthens the campaign for reform of an indefensible law, argues David Pannick, QC.”
The Times, 28th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Mark Rowley, the head of Surrey police, said he would fight local government ministers in the High Court over a decision which means he will have to slash £1.6 million from the force’s budget and will ‘erode’ his ability to protect the public.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The attorney general is to ask the court of appeal to increase the sentences handed down in the Baby Peter case after several complaints from child welfare organisations and the public that they were disappointingly short.”
The Guardian, 27th May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, was in court yesterday — to defend his plans for ‘virtual courts’, under which thousands of defendants will lose their right to have a courtroom hearing.”
The Times, 28th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Amnesty International has attacked Britain’s record on human rights and called for a public inquiry in to allegations of collusion over the torture of Binyam Mohamed.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An elderly woman left almost penniless in a divorce dispute is to go to the highest court in a challenge that will test London’s reputation as ‘divorce capital of the world’.”
The Times, 28th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Thousands of workers in the construction industry were denied employment because of a secret ‘blacklist’, a court heard today.”
The Independent, 27th May 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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