New laws to combat ‘tombstoning’ in East Yorkshire – BBC News
“New laws have been enforced by an East Yorkshire council to try and combat people jumping into the sea from a height or ‘tombstoning’.”
BBC News, 14th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Torture inquiry will ‘not cover US rendition’ – The Independent
“Campaigners condemn decision not to include ‘murky’ issue of detainee transfers in investigation as ‘only doing half the job’.”
The Independent, 15th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Property title fraud costs Land Registry £26m in compensation – The Guardian
“The Land Registry, the government department that logs land and property ownership in England and Wales, has paid out more than £26m since 2006 compensating victims of a recurring property fraud.”
The Guardian, 15th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Vince Cable unveils plans for mothers and fathers to share parental leave – The Guardian
“The government is to begin consulting on plans to give both parents an extra month of leave during a baby’s first year and share out caring responsibilities.”
The Guardian, 16th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lecturer jailed for student affair – The Independent
“A college lecturer who had a six-month relationship with a teenage student was today jailed for eight months.”
The Independent, 13th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Luton airport chemical alert man gets suspended term – BBC News
“A man who caused a major security alert when a chemical leaked from his holdall in the baggage area at Luton Airport has been given a suspended sentence.”
BBC News, 13th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Thames Water’s amnesty ad banned after it failed to honour promise – BBC News
“A Thames Water radio advert has been banned after the firm failed to honour a promise not to back-date bills for people taking part in an amnesty.”
BBC News, 12th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cornish nursing home must ‘improve standards of care’ – BBC News
“Owners of a nursing home in Cornwall have been told to “improve standards of care” or face enforcement action, by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).”
BBC News, 13th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Miscarriage of justice victim sentenced for sex assault – BBC News
“A County Durham man who wrongly spent 27 years in jail for murder and rape has been given a three-year community order for sexual assault.”
BBC News, 13th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Phone hacking: Sienna Miller accepts £100,000 from News of the World – The Guardian
“Actor Sienna Miller accepted £100,000 compensation from News of the World on Friday after the paper accepted unconditional liability for all her phone-hacking claims.”
The Guardian, 13th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Phone hacking: Prescott seeks judicial review – BBC News
“Four men who believe the News of the World hacked their phones have applied to the High Court again for a judicial review into the police inquiry.”
BBC News, 12th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Drama teacher jailed for lesbian affair with pupil – Daily Telegraph
“A drama teacher who took advantage of a vulnerable pupil and had a lesbian affair with her has been jailed for three years.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
£3m fine for Potters Bar rail crash – The Independent
“Rail infrastructure company Network Rail (NR) was fined £3 million today for safety failings over the 2002 Potters Bar train crash which claimed seven lives.”
The Independent, 13th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Humber Oil Terminals Trustee Ltd v Associated British Ports [2011] EWHC 1184 (Ch) (11 May 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
MJN v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2011] EWHC 1192 (QB) (11 May 2011)
Clynes v O’ Connor [2011] EWHC 1201 (QB) (13 May 2011)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Harry Yearsley Ltd v Secretary of State for Justice [2011] EWHC 1160 (TCC) (12 May 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
RSPCA welcomes Caerphilly dog suffering jail sentences – BBC News
“The RSPCA has welcomed prison sentences and a ban on keeping animals handed out to a couple who admitted causing unnecessary suffering to two dogs.”
BBC News, 12th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenager jailed for Ilfracombe holidaymaker pier attack – BBC News
“A man who threw a holidaymaker off a pier at Ilfracombe, Devon, has been given four years in a young offenders’ institution.”
BBC News, 12th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Solicitors from Hell to face legal action – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Law Society is set to launch legal proceedings against the owner of Solicitors from Hell, the website that blacklists law firms and solicitors. Chancery Lane will seek two injunctions against the site and its owner Rick Kordowski: one on behalf of solicitors and firms named on the site, and a second on behalf of the wider profession.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 12th May 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Damages for unlawful software use not high enough, says industry body – OUT-LAW.com
“Software companies should be entitled to bigger damages for the use of copied software, industry lobby group the Business Software Alliance (BSA) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th May 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
UK backs EU-wide PNR plan after 15 countries back extension of proposal to internal EU flights – OUT-LAW.com
“Original pan-EU plans to collect passenger name record data (PNR) applied only to flights to and from EU countries from outside the EU. The Government has opted in to the process only after receiving the support of 15 other countries for its amendment to the plan so that it applied to some flights within the EU.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th May 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
