Humiliate, strip, threaten: UK military interrogation manuals discovered – The Guardian
“Methods devised in secret in recent years may breach international law.”
The Guardian, 25th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regulators consult on tougher rules for law degrees – Law Society Gazette
“A joint committee of the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Standards Board has released two consultations on the future of the undergraduate law degree.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th October 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Youth jails yet to introduce new restraint system six years after deaths – The Guardian
“A new system of restraining troublesome children in privately run youth jails has still not come into effect six years after the deaths of two teenagers, the Ministry of Justice confirmed tonight.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hammer killer Michael Stone refused new appeal – The Independent
“Hammer killer Michael Stone was refused a new appeal over his conviction for the murders of Lin and Megan Russell, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) said today.”
The Independent, 26th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mental health patients ‘locked up in hospitals without legal authority’ – The Guardian
“Mental health patients are increasingly being locked up in hospitals without legal authority, a practice which may infringe human rights law, the health regulator said today.”
The Guardian, 27th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Binman jailed for life for Hertfordshire murder – BBC News
“A binman has been jailed for life for luring a work colleague to a Hertfordshire country park and then battering him to death.”
BBC News, 26th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court setback for Catholic child welfare society – The Independent
“A Catholic child welfare society which may face a multi-million damages claim over abuse at a school failed today to offload some of the liability.”
The Independent, 26th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Tony Blair summoned back to Chilcot inquiry into Iraq war – The Guardian
“Members of panel are believed to be concerned about damaging and conflicting evidence revealed since former PM’s last appearance.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man in 50s ordered to behave in parents’ home – Daily Telegraph
“The High Court yesterday issued the order protecting the elderly couple from their son, but allowing him to stay with them, providing he doesn’t behave unlawfully towards them.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Child detention in immigration centres faces legal challenge – The Guardian
“A high court challenge to bring to an immediate end the detention of children in immigration removal centres was launched today.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Nursery nurses sentenced for child cruelty – BBC News
“Two nursery nurses have been sentenced to 16-weeks in jail suspended for 12 months for cruelty to a two-year-old boy at a Hertfordshire nursery.”
BBC News, 26th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Animal rights activists jailed for terrorising suppliers to Huntingdon Life Sciences – The Guardian
“Five animal rights activists who waged a relentless campaign of “violence and terror” against companies and individuals linked to Huntingdon Life Sciences were jailed today.”
The Guardian, 25th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Multi-millionaire couple lose court battle over sea view – Daily Telegraph
“The only field separating them from the waterside was protected from development by a covenant stating it could be ‘used only for the grazing of animals’.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Dyfed-Powys Police acted correctly before girl’s murder – BBC News
“Police acted correctly when searching for a missing girl later murdered by her father, an inquiry has found.”
BBC News, 25th October 2010
Spource: www.bbc.co.uk
Public bodies face compliance dilemma with Equality Act’s demands – OUT-LAW.com
“Most of the Equality Act came into force earlier this month. One key part, though, will not take effect until April. The trouble is that it could impose a huge obligation on organisations and give them almost no time to meet its demands.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th October 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Google investigated over household data privacy breaches – The Guardian
“The UK privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into Google after it admitted copying household computer passwords and emails from unsecured wireless networks, when taking photographs for its Street View mapping service.”
The Guardian, 24th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court confirms ‘initial confusion’ as principle of EU trade mark law – OUT-LAW.com
“Trade mark infringement can take place even if a buyer is only confused about one company appearing to be another at the very start of the purchasing process, the High Court has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th October 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
New rights to protect Britons abroad – Ministry of Justice
“New rules which make sure that Britons arrested abroad are informed of their rights in a language they understand are being negotiated in Brussels. The UK has announced its intention to participate in these negotiations.”
Ministry of Justice, 25th October 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Has Equity Had Its Day? Hong Kong University Common Law Lecture 2010 – Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
“This evening, I should like to focus on the role of equity – at first sight, an unusual subject for a common law lecture. But as one of my predecessors as Master of the Rolls, in fact the last Chancery Master of the Rolls before me, Lord Evershed, put it, ‘The function of equity was . . . to fulfil the common law: not so much to correct it as to perfect it’…”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 25th October 2010 (Lecture delivered 12th October)
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Regina (Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough Council) v East Berkshire Magistrates’ Court – WLR Daily
“Whether an article was a ‘knife’ within the meaning of s 141A(2)(a) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 was not a pure question of fact, but a question of mixed fact and law; and the justices had erred in law in finding that s 141A did not apply to a grapefruit knife, notwithstanding that it was a cutting instrument consisting of a blade with a handle.”
WLR Daily, 25th 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.
