Jade Goody website ‘troll’ from Manchester jailed – BBC News
“An ‘internet troll’ who posted obscene messages on Facebook sites set up in memory of dead people has been jailed.”
BBC News, 29th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Zutons singer Dave McCabe ordered to compensate headbutt victim – Daily Telegraph
“The lead singer of rock band The Zutons, Dave McCabe, who broke a man’s nose after his girlfriend was insulted, was today ordered to do 150 hours’ unpaid work and compensate his victim.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Liverpool headteacher fined over pupil’s roof fall – The Guardian
“A headteacher was fined £20,000 today for an ‘act of folly’ during A-level celebrations which left one of his pupils with a fractured skull and permanent damage to his eyesight.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Baby P doctor can challenge GMC ruling – The Independent
“A doctor accused of failing to spot that Baby P had a broken back days before his death was today given the opportunity to bring a High Court challenge in a bid to halt a disciplinary hearing.”
The Independent, 29th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Legal bid to block building near Hampton Court Palace – BBC News
“A row over controversial plans for a development on a derelict site opposite the Grade I-listed Hampton Court Palace has moved to the High Court.”
BBC News, 28th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Google Street View: information commissioner shackled by Data Protection Act – The Guardian
“The UK information commissioner was prevented from taking stronger action against Google earlier this year after its Street View cars collected sensitive Wi-Fi because the Data Protection Act at the time limited his powers.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Speeding driver who killed teenager has jail term cut – BBC News
“A driver who lost control of his speeding car and killed a 17-year-old pedestrian has had his jail term cut by three years by the Appeal Court.”
BBC News, 28th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bedford hospital pays £515k for baby birth scan error – BBC News
“A mother who had a disabled baby after antenatal scans at Bedford hospital failed to pick up that he had spina bifida has won a £515,000 pay-out.”
BBC News, 28th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
Booker, R (on the application of) v NHS Oldham & Anor [2010] EWHC 2593 (Admin) (28 October 2010)
High Court (Family Division)
A Local Authority v DL & Ors [2010] EWHC 2675 (Fam) (25 October 2010)
G v B [2010] EWHC 2630 (Fam) (25 October 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Oceanbulk Shipping and Trading SA v TMT Asia Ltd and others – WLR daily
Oceanbulk Shipping and Trading SA v TMT Asia Ltd and others [2010] UKSC 44; [2010] WLR(D) 270
“Facts communicated between parties in the course of ‘without prejudice’ negotiations which, but for the ‘without prejudice’ rule, would be admissible as part of the factual matrix or surrounding circumstances as an aid to construction of the resulting agreement, were admissible in evidence, as an exception to the rule, in a subsequent dispute between the parties as to the proper meaning of a clause in the agreement.”
WLR Daily, 29th October 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.
Watchdog raps costly CPS failures – Law Society’s Gazette
“Failings at the Crown Prosecution Service and police are costing the taxpayer £600,000 a year in abandoned trials and preventing cases from being brought before the courts, a CPS inspection report found this week.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 28th October 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Sentencing in the 21st century – Conkerton Lecture 2010 – Speech by Lord Justice Leveson
“Giving this lecture provides me not only with the opportunity to talk to you about sentencing, a topic that has been a keen interest of mine since my days as an undergraduate, but also allows me to pay tribute to a number of people whom I greatly admire…”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 25th October 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Lawyer jailed over immigration scam – UK Border Agency
“A former barrister has today been jailed for 8 1/2 years for his role in a massive immigration scam which netted millions of pounds. 36-year-old Syed Ahmed of Havelock Terrace, Sunderland was among 5 people involved in running a bogus college and corrupt immigration advisory firm in London. They were all arrested after an investigation by our London immigration crime team.”
UK Border Agency, 25th October 2010
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Higher court fees risk putting councils off care proceedings – The Guardian
“Cash-strapped councils could decide to give violent or neglectful parents one more chance rather than go to court.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Murder life sentences questioned in attitudes research – BBC News
“Research into the sentencing of murderers has found no evidence that people support mandatory life imprisonment.”
BBC News, 29th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Armed police cleared over Sheffield siege death – BBC News
“Armed officers acted ‘diligently, patiently, professionally and bravely’ during a two-day siege in which a man died, the police watchdog has found.”
BBC News, 28th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for making and selling Tracey Emin fakes – BBC News
“An ex-art student who worked alongside artist Tracey Emin has been jailed for 16 months for forging her work.”
BBC News, 28th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mother who doused daughter in acid sent to secure unit – The Guardian
“A schizophrenic mother who stabbed her three-year-old daughter to death before dousing her body in acid must stay in a secure psychiatric hospital for the public’s protection, a judge ruled today.”
The Guardian, 28th Ocotber 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Home Office wrongly allowed import of medicinal cannabis – The Guardian
“Email incorrectly said EU law allowed certain people to bring small quantities of cannabis into UK for personal use.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
