“The idea that we are faced with the mutually exclusive objectives of protecting victims of rape and the innocent is false.”
The Guardian, 26th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: I accused my husband of rape. I was locked up – and he was set free
“Forty years after the first Disability Act was introduced, a new BBC survey has shown that people with disabilities still face discrimination.”
BBC News, 29th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Ministers plan to slash the number of women sent to prison amid complaints that women behind bars are exposed to increased risks of mental illness, self-harm and even suicide.”
The Independent, 28th November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Lord Falconer, the former lord chancellor, is to chair a commission that will question whether or not relatives should be able to apply to a judge for permission to assist a loved one to commit suicide.”
The Guardian, 29th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An attempt to have fixed share partners legally defined as employees has failed at the Employment Appeal Tribunal.”
The Lawyer, 26th November 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“A weapons collector who killed his friend by knifing him in the heart while they were testing out an armoured vest has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.”
The Guardian, 26th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man has been jailed for at least 37 years for shooting two brothers in the head, killing one of them, after being thrown out of a south London pub.”
BBC News, 26th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Press Complaints Commission, which oversees the newspaper industry’s editorial code, today found itself in the embarrassing position of formally apologising and paying damages for misleading remarks made by its chairman, Lady Buscombe.”
The Guardian, 26th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Apology follows settlement in which magazine and contributor Melanie Phillips agreed to pay Mohammad Sawalha compensation and his legal costs.”
The Guardian, 26th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A serial rapist who used his minimum experience as a soldier to seduce women has been jailed indefinitely.”
BBC News, 25th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two burglars have been jailed for three years at Cardiff Crown Court for a raid which left two of their gang dead after being hit by a train.”
BBC News, 25th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Clarke v Zurich UK General Services Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 1333 (26 November 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Where, in the course of a contractual transaction, a document had been altered unilaterally, and the other party sought to rely on the rule in Pigot’s case in submitting that the underlying transaction was thereby rendered void, it was important to draw a distinction between documents which contained or evidenced the transaction and documents which were required to carry it into effect.”
WLR Daily, 25th November 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Competition law and consumer watchdog the Office of Fair Trading has welcomed a legal reform proposal that would reduce its reliance on criminal law but has said that proposal should be less rigid to allow it to protect consumers.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th Novmber 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Court of Appeal has dismissed an attempt to bring a US-style class action against British Airways for participating in an airfreight price-fixing cartel, just nine days after the European Commission (EC) fined the airline more than €100m (£85m) for its role in the cartel and told claimants that they could seek damages in national courts.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th November 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Two Colombian men who stowed away on a ship for 12 days in an attempt to smuggle 50 kg of cocaine across the Atlantic Ocean were jailed for 14 years on 24 November.”
UK Border Agency, 25th November 2010
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“A physiotherapist whose work was described as ‘chaotic’ has been suspended for 12 months.”
BBC News, 25th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A heart specialist who carried out ‘inadequate, careless and unethical’ medical trials is not unfit to practise, a misconduct panel has found.”
BBC News, 25th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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