Judge reveals reason for Top Gear’s Stig ruling – BBC News
“A judge has explained his decision for refusing to ban a book revealing the identity of Top Gear’s The Stig.”
BBC News, 4th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for 24 years for murdering ex-wife over Facebook taunts – The Guardian
“A chef who murdered his former wife after she taunted him on the social networking site Facebook about child support payments was jailed for life today (4 October).”
The Guardian, 4th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New defence to murder charge comes into force – The Independent
“Men and women facing domestic violence could argue they were forced to kill their tormentor under a new murder law which comes into force today.”
The Independent, 4th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ken Clarke to unveil plans for prisoners to work 40-hour week – The Guardian
“Most prisoners will be expected to work a full 40-hour week instead of spending their days in enforced idleness in cells, under plans to be unveiled by the justice secretary, Ken Clarke, today.”
The Guardian, 5th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench)
CA v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWHC 2278 (QB) (10 September 2010)
High Court (Family Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
Procedure Rules – updates to civil rules come into force – Ministry of Justice
“Updates to the rules on how some types of civil cases are managed or prepared for court come into force on 1 October.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st October 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
ECJ says VAT should not be due on music industry samples – OUT-LAW.com
“UK VAT rules will have to change after the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) ruled this week that record companies should not owe the tax on free albums sent to journalists, DJs and promoters.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th October 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Welfare Reform Act 2009 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2010
The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2010
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Specified Lists: Scotland) Order 2010
The Commons Registration (Amendment and Miscellaneous Revocations) Regulations 2010
The Bee Diseases and Pests Control (England) (Amendment) Order 2010
The Feed (Sampling and Analysis and Specified Undesirable Substances) (Wales) Regulations 2010
The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2010
The Food Irradiation (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Teenager who paralysed man in drunken attack walks free because jail term not ‘useful’ – Daily Telegraph
“A teenager who left a man severely paralysed and able to communicate only by blinking has been spared jail after a judge ruled it would not be ‘useful’.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MPs set out list of torture inquiry demands in letter to judge – The Guardian
“An all-party group of MPs has written to the judge heading the inquiry into the UK’s role in torture and rendition setting out the steps they believe are needed to establish the truth.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Shoplifter wins case over ‘disproportionate detention’ – The Independent
“A shoplifter with ‘a bad criminal record for offences of theft’ has won the right to damages against the Home Secretary under human rights laws.”
The Independent, 1st October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Couple jailed for allowing their adopted daughters to be abused – The Guardian
“A couple who allowed their adopted daughters to be abused by two paedophiles were jailed today for child cruelty after a judge condemned their ‘deplorable and terrible betrayal of trust’.”
The Guardian, 1st October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyers vow to continue antipiracy fight – Daily Telegraph
“Law firms will continue to pursue those suspected of piracy and illegal filesharing, despite the ACS:Law data breach scandal.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Got a legal complaint? Now you can take it to the new legal ombudsman – The Guardian
“People who are dissatisfied with the service they have received from their lawyer can, from this Wednesday, complain to a legal ombudsman. The ombudsman can compel all regulated lawyers to comply with its investigations, and has the power to impose penalties ranging from apologising to a client, through to paying up to £30,000 compensation.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Asbestos victims await compensation ruling – The Independent
“Thousands of families bereaved by the asbestos cancer mesothelioma will discover this week whether insurance companies will compensate them for the deaths of their loved ones. The Court of Appeal will rule in a test case on Friday if insurers must pay out on company policies that existed when people were exposed to the deadly dust.”
The Independent, 3rd October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
CBI calls for tougher legislation on right to strike – The Guardian
“Business leaders will today urge the government to introduce stringent new laws to make it harder for public sector workers to go on strike and prevent the country grinding to a halt as opposition grows to the looming spending cuts.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Farmer spared jail over ‘cannibal’ pigs – The Independent
“A pig farmer whose starving animals were kept in such appalling conditions that they resorted to cannibalism has been spared a prison sentence, prosecutors said today.”
The Independent, 30th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Speeding drink-driver jailed for fatal M4 crash – BBC News
“A drink-driver who caused a fatal crash at speeds of more than 100mph on the M4 in Berkshire has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 1st October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
