“Misleading claims that debt can be written off as unenforceable, high pressure selling and cold calling in person will not be tolerated – tough message from Ministry of Justice Claims Management Regulator as 100th company cancelled.”
Ministry of Justice, 9th August 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Regina (E) v Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Regina (N) v Secretary of State for Health
Court of Appeal
“A policy of prohibiting smoking in the premises of an NHS trust, which had the consequence of a ban on smoking for those detained in a high security psychiatric hospital, did not violate the patients’ human rights and was lawful.”
The Times, 10th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Ministers have admitted the Government sent secret agents to interview a British detainee in Afghanistan, supporting allegations MI5 and MI6 officers were present while he was tortured by his American captors.”
The Independent, 10th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“One-stop courts to help victims of domestic violence win legal redress are to be established across the country to encourage battered women to come forward and identify their abusers.”
The Times, 9th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Postman Darren Blight was jailed on Friday for mowing down and killing Susan Peters, a magistrate’s wife, while driving at twice the speed limit with traces of cannabis in his system.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Four gang members were told today they must serve minimum prison terms of up to 35 years after they were found guilty of murdering a 17-year-old youth who was gunned down outside a barber shop.”
The Independent, 7th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Chief constables have been told to ignore a landmark European Court ruling and continue storing the DNA samples of innocent people.”
The Times, 8th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Councils, police and other public bodies are seeking access to people’s private telephone and email records almost 1,400 times a day, new figures have disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Almost one in four black children over 10 have had their profiles placed on the police DNA database. The disclosure has sparked claims from the chair of an influential parliamentary committee that the disparity with white children is undermining social integration.”
The Guardian, 9th August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A circuit judge who sits at Birmingham crown court has had 10 of her sentences increased on appeal, placing her top of a list of judges whose decisions have been overturned for excessive leniency.”
The Times, 9th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A former Roman Catholic priest was remanded in custody today after being extradited to Britain from the United States to face allegations of sexual abuse.”
The Independent, 8th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The prison population has hit a record high despite more than 65,000 criminals being released early to ease overcrowding in the last two years.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Prosecutors say they were justified in spending an estimated £20,000 on the crown court trial of a man who was acquitted of stealing a 25p banana.”
BBC News, 7th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rubin and another v Eurofinance SAand others [2009] WLR (D) 282
“The Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006, which gave effect to the UNCITRAL Model Law relating to cross-border insolvency, applied where the foreign bankruptcy proceedings related to a debtor which, according to English law, had no legal personality either as an individual or as a body corporate.”
WLR Daily, 6th August 2009
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.
“Where corresponding proceedings were in existence between the same parties in another jurisdiction, the court had no power to grant a stay, in favour of the courts of a non-EU country, of proceedings of which the court was properly seised under art 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters.”
WLR Daily, 6th August 2009
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.
“The Legal Services Board could punish the Law Society and other regulators with multi-million-pound fines if they fail to meet its regulatory objectives, under proposals published this week.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th August 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Bar Council and the Criminal Bar Association welcome the publication of the House of Commons Justice Select Committee’s report on the Work of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The report, entitled The Crown Prosecution Service: Gatekeeper of the Criminal Justice System, highlights areas for attention which include consistency, the piecemeal way in which its functions are developing and the proportion of cases taken by in-house advocates.”
The Bar Council, 6th August 2009
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee has amended the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005 and the changes will come into force on 5 October 2009.”
Ministry of Justice, 6th August 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Injured miners who successfully sued their former solicitors for under-settling coal health compensation claims have won tens of thousands of pounds in settlements, it has emerged.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th August 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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