Fish fraud in Cotswolds lands chippy with fine – BBC News
“A fish and chip shop owner has been fined after his business passed a cheaper fish off as cod.”
BBC News, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Boastful’ killer, 17, detained for four years – BBC News
“A teenager who killed a man and boasted about it on the social networking site Facebook has been detained for four years.”
BBC News, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Race attack rail passenger from Hertfordshire jailed – BBC News
“A rail passenger has been jailed for five months for racially abusing a ticket inspector in Hertfordshire.”
BBC News, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Media: British Chiropractic Association v Dr Simon Singh – Law Society’s Gazette
“While the northern hemisphere is paralysed by the seismic shift that has caused the Icelandic volcano, Mt Eyjafjallajökull, to erupt, the case of the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) against Dr Simon Singh promises to have an equally seismic effect on the legal landscape of libel in the UK and the defence of fair comment – especially in the area of scientific debate.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
British Chiropractic Association v Singh – Times Law Reports
British Chiropractic Association v Singh
Court of Appeal
“A statement, made by a scientific journalist in a newspaper article, that there was ‘not a jot of evidence’ to support claims made by the British Chiropractic Association of certain medical benefits resulting from its members’ treatment of patients, was not an assertion of fact but a statement of opinion.”
The Times, 23rd April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Man jailed for sex with autistic girl – The Independent
“A man who befriended a woman over the internet then had sex with her autistic teenage daughter was today jailed for more than three years.”
The Independent, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Property tycoon in £400m divorce battle declared bankrupt – The Independent
“A tycoon fixer who is fighting a bitter divorce case from his estranged wife over claims that he has hidden his £400m fortune has been declared bankrupt by the taxman.”
The Independent, 23rd April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Angel Delight model convicted of battering doctor to death – The Guardian
“A former child model was jailed for a minimum of 25 years today for battering to death a talented young doctor and robbing him to pay for a prostitute.”
The Guardian, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Relatives of 7/7 bombers refused legal aid for inquests – The Guardian
“Relatives of the 7 July suicide bombers applied for legal aid for representation at their inquests, officials said today. Ministers rejected the two applications after ruling that they did not meet the criteria for public funding.”
The Guardian, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rugby World Cup star’s former business partner faces jail for child pornography – The Times
“A former business partner of Rory Underwood, the 1991 rugby World Cup star, was convicted yesterday of misleading high-profile contacts into giving him false alibis in an attempt to beat child pornography charges.”
The Times, 23rd April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Ryanair backs down over stranded passengers’ bills – The Times
“Two airlines were forced into a humiliating U-turn yesterday as they buckled under public pressure to agree to cover the hotel and food costs of thousands of customers stranded during the flight shutdown.”
The Times, 23rd April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Law Society and Bar Council braced fight to maintain legal aid – The Times
“A look at the election wish lists of the legal profession as it faces the realities of the looming financial squeeze.”
The Times, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Marmite launches legal action against BNP – The Independent
“Marmite is beginning legal action against the British National Party after an image of a Marmite jar was used on a political broadcast without its permission, the company said today.”
The Independent, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Attorney General Welcomes Pro Bono Progress – Attorney General’s Office
“The Attorney General, Baroness Scotland QC, has outlined and celebrated significant recent progress in the support and coordination of Pro Bono work by the UK Domestic and International Pro Bono Committees.”
Full story
Attorney General’s Office, 31st March 2010
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
Discrimination case makes history – BBC News
“A woman from Warrenpoint has made history in a landmark discrimination case in which the House of Lords clarified the UK’s Disability Law.”
BBC News, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Poulton v Ministry of Justice [2010] EWCA Civ 392 (22 April 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Leeds Group Plc v Leeds City Council [2010] EWHC 810 (Ch) (21 April 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
R (F (A Child)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; R (Thompson) v Same – WLR Daily
“The indefinite notification requirements for sexual offenders who had been sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment or more were incompatible with the right to respect for private and family life because they did not contain any mechanism for reviewing the justification for continuing the requirements in individual cases.”
WLR Daily, 21st April 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.
Five cleared of trying to extort £4.25m from duke over stolen Da Vinci painting – The Guardian
“Five men accused of trying to extort £4.25m from one of Britain’s richest peers for the return of a stolen Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece have all walked free after an eight-week trial.”
The Guardian, 21st April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Law Society boss rejects members’ decision over ‘Tesco law’ – The Times
“Bitter divisions within the legal profession were laid bare last night when the President of the Law Society of Scotland (LSS) said he was ‘unable to accept’ the emphatic vote of his members to oppose reforms of the legal system.”
The Times, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
UK torture inquiry demanded by victims’ care groups – The Guardian
“Three organisations that care for victims of torture have called on the leaders of the UK’s main political parties to agree to hold a judicial inquiry into the UK’s role in the rendition and mistreatment of terrorism suspects following the 11 September 2001 attacks.”
The Guardian, 21st April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
