Ryanair guilty of misleading ads – The Independent
“Ryanair has been reprimanded for misleading customers with low-fare offers.”
The Independent, 14th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
ASA bans Mafia Wars Facebook ad – The Guardian
“An ad that ran on Facebook promoting the online game Mafia Wars, which featured a photo of a sinister, hooded man holding a large knife, has been banned by the advertising watchdog.”
The Guardian, 14th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Shocking’ London Dungeon ad banned – The Guardian
“A digital poster for the London Dungeon featuring the sudden transformation of Queen Mary into a zombie-like character has been banned by the advertising watchdog watchdog for scaring children.”
The Guardian, 14th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Israeli embassy Gaza protesters have sentences cut – BBC News
“Seven protesters arrested after a demonstration in London against Israel’s invasion of Gaza have won cuts in their sentences of up to 18 months.”
BBC News, 13th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Campaigner guilty of Oxford University arson plot – BBC News
“An animal rights campaigner has been given a 10-year prison term after being found guilty of plotting arson attacks against Oxford University buildings.”
BBC News, 13th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Baby P doctor faces being struck off – The Independent
“A GP who breached his professional duty towards Baby P in the months leading up to the toddler’s death faces being struck off after a disciplinary panel ruled today that his fitness to practise was impaired.”
The Independent, 13th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Life for former Suffolk pub landlord who murdered wife – BBC News
“A former pub landlord who stabbed his wife with a World War II bayonet convinced she was having an affair, has been sentenced to life imprisonment.”
BBC News, 13th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Segway driver becomes first prosecuted in Britain – Daily Telegraph
“Phillip Coates, 51, was on his way to do some shopping when he was flagged down by a policeman and told he was breaking the law. He was later interviewed and charged with riding a motor vehicle on the pavement under the Highways Act 1835. Mr Coates pleaded not guilty at Barnsley Magistrates Court, paving the way for the first defended prosecution of a Segway rider in the UK.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Johnny Cash fan jailed for playing music too loudly – Daily Telegraph
“Susan Cook refused warnings to turn down her stereo volume and was given a 16-week sentence by a judge at Basildon Crown Court.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Welsh Assembly badger cull order quashed – The Independent
“The controversial order to cull badgers in Wales was quashed by the Court of Appeal today.”
The Independent, 13th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jon Gaunt loses high court case over ‘gratuitous’ interview – The Guardian
“Radio presenter defeated in latest stage of legal battle with Ofcom over interview in which he described councillor as a ‘Nazi’.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New interrogation policy faces early legal challenge – The Guardian
“The government’s interrogation guidelines for intelligence officers are facing their first legal challenge, less than a week after they were published as part of David Cameron’s attempt to signal a break with the counter-terrorism practices of the Labour administration.”
The Guardian, 12th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
LA v SB & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 1744 (12 July 2010)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Ali v R [2010] EWCA Crim 1619 (12 July 2010)
High Court (Patents Court)
Fosroc International Ltd v WR Grace & Co-Conn [2010] EWHC 1702 (Pat) (12 July 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org.uk
Judge Gerald Price QC resigns following sex claim – BBC News
“A senior circuit judge has resigned after claims about his private life.”
BBC News, 12th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Practice guidance – Mckenzie Friends: Civil and Family Courts – Judiciary of England and Wales
“This Guidance applies to civil and family proceedings in the Court of Appeal (Civil Division), the High Court of Justice, the County Courts and the Family Proceedings Court in the Magistrates’ Courts.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 12th July 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘Legal High’ Naphyrone to be Class B Drug – Home Office
“Naphyrone – often advertised as ‘NRG1’ – and its related compounds are to be banned and made Class B drugs, Minister for Crime Prevention James Brokenshire announced today.”
Home Office, 12th July 2010
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Three men linked to liquid bomb plot guilty of conspiracy to murder – Crown Prosecution Service
“Today’s convictions of Ibrahim Savant, Arafat Waheed Khan and Waheed Zaman are the culmination of years of determined work by the CPS and police, and brings to 12 the number of those successfully prosecuted following the arrests in relation to the liquid bomb plot, said Sue Hemming, head of the Crown Prosecution Service Counter Terrorism Division.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 8th July 2010
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Man jailed over racism row bus stop death in Liverpool – BBC News
“A man who lashed out at a 70-year-old man for making racist remarks about him has been jailed for his manslaughter.”
BBC News, 12th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for stabbing footballer Calum Davenport – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for six years for a knife attack on a Premier League footballer at his mother’s home in Bedfordshire.”
BBC News, 12th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
