Ian Hislop ‘worried’ by plans to limit libel juries – BBC News
“Private Eye editor Ian Hislop has said he is ‘worried’ by proposals to limit the use of juries in some libel trials.”
BBC News, 11th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Equality commission backs religious claims – BBC News
“Four British Christians with religious discrimination claims at the European Court of Human Rights have been backed by the UK’s equality watchdog.”
BBC News, 12th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Phone-hacking inquiry: who will judge the police? – The Guardian
“Who will be appointed to head the inquiry into how the police investigated the phone-hacking scandal?”
The Guardian, 11th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Julian Assange to launch fresh extradition appeal in high court – The Guardian
“Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder wanted in Sweden over accusations of sexual assault, will launch a fresh appeal on Tuesday against his extradition at the high court in London.”
The Guardian, 11th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
DIY justice is justice denied – The Guardian
“The ransacking of legal aid means society’s most vulnerable will be left to fend for themselves.”
The Guardian, 11th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mother could be jailed after children left in hot car – The Guardian
“A mother has been warned she could be jailed after she admitted leaving her three young children in a car in ‘dangerously high heat’ last Monday.”
The Guardian, 11th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Chinook pilots ‘did not cause fatal helicopter crash’ – Daily Telegraph
“An official review into a Chinook helicopter crash in Scotland that killed 29 people has ruled the two pilots should not have been blamed.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Phone hacking: Rupert Murdoch forced to back down over BSkyB takeover – Daily Telegraph
“Jeremy Hunt, the Culture Secretary, wrote to Ofcom, the media regulator, and the Office of Fair Trading yesterday morning to ask whether the failure of News International, News Corp’s British newspaper arm, to properly manage the News of the World could mean the takeover should be blocked. Hours later, News Corp withdrew its proposal to spin off Sky News as a financially and editorially independent unit, which would have got the merger cleared by regulators, effectively forcing Mr Hunt to refer the bid to the Competition Commission.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police forces report hundreds of data protection breaches, privacy lobbyists report – OUT-LAW.com
“More than 900 police personnel were disciplined for unlawful data protection practices in the past three years, privacy campaigners have said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th July 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Terror suspect in control order appeal – BBC News
“A terror suspect appealing against a control order was trained in Syria from where he plotted a terror attack on the UK, the High Court has heard.”
BBC News, 11th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Evidence of illegal data checks on Gordon Brown buried by 2005 ruling – The Guardian
“An unexpected ruling by a judge six years ago effectively covered up the chance to publicly expose evidence of the illegal targeting of Gordon Brown, which had been unearthed by a startled team of provincial detectives.”
The Guardian, 11th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Humber Oil Terminals Trustee Ltd. v Associated British Ports [2011] EWHC 1790 (Ch) (27 June 2011)
KAR Oil Refining Ltd & Anor v Frion Ltd & Ors [2011] EWHC 1813 (Ch) (30 June 2011)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Sovarex SA v Romero Alvarez SA [2011] EWHC 1661 (Comm) (29 June 2011)
Standard Chartered Bank v Ceylon Petroleum Corporation [2011] EWHC 1785 (Comm) (11 July 2011)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Harrison & Ors v Shepherd Homes Ltd & Ors [2011] EWHC 1811 (TCC) (11 July 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Jurors work better in small groups, researchers find – The Guardian
“Psychologists are finding new ways to improve the quality of discussion by trial juries.”
The Guardian, 11th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government consults regulators on BSkyB deal – OUT-LAW.com
“The Culture Secretary has asked Ofcom and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) if the closure of the News of the World (NotW) newspaper has changed their view of whether its owner should be allowed to take over BSkyB, according to media reports.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th July 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Legal Services Act 2007 (Licensing Authorities) (Maximum Penalty) Rules 2011
The Welsh Language Commissioner (Appointment) Regulations 2011
The Plastic Kitchenware (Conditions on Imports from China) (Wales) Regulations 2011
The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Prisoners’ Earnings Act 1996 (Commencement) (England and Wales) Order 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Review into viability of website blocking rules to be announced soon, Government says – OUT-LAW.com
“A report into a whether website blocking measures are viable is to be published shortly, the Culture Minister has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th July 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Tens of thousands lose support as Immigration Advisory Service closes – The Guardian
“Tens of thousands of people pursuing asylum and immigration cases have been left without support after the Immigration Advisory Service, a charity, went into unannounced administration, blaming government changes to legal aid.”
The Guardian, 11th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk
Call for inquiry after seventh teenager dies in custody – The Independent
“The death of the seventh teenager in custody this year has triggered calls for an independent inquiry into the imprisonment of young people which campaigners say needs a ‘complete overhaul’.”
The Independent, 9th July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
