New powers to crack down on lap-dancing clubs – BBC News
“New powers to control lap-dancing clubs are being given to councils in England and Wales, the Home Office has said.”
BBC News, 12th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sex attacker jailed and banned from Tube – The Independent
“A sex attacker who targeted women on the London Underground in ‘vigorous and frenzied’ assaults was jailed for three years today and banned from the Tube.”
The Independent, 11th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rooney due to give evidence in £4.3m fight – The Independent
“Wayne Rooney will give evidence in court later today as he fights a £4.3 million lawsuit. The Manchester United and England striker will be questioned over his involvement with controversial football agent Paul Stretford, who represented the player for six years.”
The Independent, 12th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Church of England General Synod extends pension rights for gay partners – The Guardian
“The Church of England may not allow its clergy to have their civil partnerships blessed in church but it voted tonight to allow the survivors of same-sex partnerships the same pension rights as other spouses. The church’s General Synod, meeting in London, voted in favour of what supporters of the move described as big-heartedness at odds with the church’s public reputation for homophobia in its wrangles over gay clergy.”
The Guardian, 11th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prosthetics expert struck off after giving patient two left feet – The Guardian
“An expert in prosthetics who gave an elderly patient two left feet by fitting the wrong artificial limb has been struck off after he admitted a series of misconduct allegations. Malcolm Griffiths fitted a left-footed lower limb instead of a new right leg to Patrick Morrison, 76, an amputee from Bathgate in West Lothian, and then failed to spot the mistake during two subsequent check-ups.”
The Guardian, 11th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Curry killer Lakhvir Kaur Singh sentenced to 23 years in prison – The Times
“A spurned woman who laced a former lover’s curry with a deadly ancient herb was given a life sentence yesterday for his murder. Lakhvir Kaur Singh, 40, a mother-of-three, killed Lakhvinder Cheema when he broke off their 16-year affair and told her he was marrying a younger woman.”
The Times, 12th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (England) (Amendment) Order 2010
The Valuation for Rating (Plant and Machinery) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Private Water Supplies (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2010
The Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2010
The Mercury Export and Data (Enforcement) Regulations 2010
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Bar Council launches Judicial Review of Government’s Consultations on Criminal Legal Aid – The Bar Council
“In accordance with the Pre-Action Protocol for Judicial Review Claims, solicitors acting for the Bar Council have today written to the Legal Aid Minister, Lord Bach and to the Chairman of the Legal Services Commission, Sir Bill Callaghan in order to advance proceedings for judicial review of the Government’s consultations on criminal legal aid. ”
The Bar Council, 10th February 2010
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
OFT to test e-commerce contracts for fairness – OUT-LAW.com
“Consumer protection regulator the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has launched an investigation into whether complex contracts for goods and services are unfair to consumers. The investigation will particularly focus on online transactions.”
Out-Law.com, 9th February 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
R v Hancox and another – WLR Daily
R v Hancox and another [2010] EWCA Crim 102; [2010] WLR (D) 30
“The interference that the imposition of a serious crime prevention order would make to a defendant’s freedom of action had to be justified by the public benefit in preventing, restricting or disrupting involvement by the defendant in serious crime; it was not enough that the order might have some benefit.”
WLR Daily, 10th February 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
R v Carter (David) – WLR Daily
R v Carter (David) [2010] WLR (D) 29
“Where a member of the jury had to be discharged, at whatever stage of the trial, there was no requirement that the remaining members of the jury be directed to ignore the views expressed on any subject by the departed juror.”
WLR Daily, 10th February 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
McInnes v HM Advocate – Times Law Reports
Supreme Court
“When considering whether a criminal conviction in Scotland should be overturned because of a failure by the Crown to disclose witness statements to the defence, the question for the High Court of Justiciary to consider was whether, taking all the circumstances of the trial into account, there was a real possibility that the jury would have arrived at a different verdict if the material had been available.”
The Times, 11th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Joe Calzaghe to sue promoter Frank Warren for £1.8m – BBC News
“Former world champion Joe Calzaghe is suing his ex-manager and promoter Frank Warren for £1.8m.”
BBC News, 10th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenage killer’s custody doubled over Gloucester attack – BBC News
“A teenager who killed a man with one punch has had his sentence more than doubled to three-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 10th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Facebook takes down 30 prisoners’ pages after victim taunts – The Guardian
“Jack Straw, the justice secretary, says the 30 offending pages brought to the attention of Facebook had been removed within 48 hours.”
The Guardian, 11th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ex-Cazenove trader set to stand trial for insider deals – The Times
“A former partner at Cazenove, the Queen’s stockbroker, who is due to stand trial on insider-dealing charges next week appeared in court for a pre-trial hearing yesterday.”
The Times, 11th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Man who attacked intruder with samurai sword walks free – The Independent
“A householder who faced a possible eight-year jail sentence for attacking an intruder with a samurai sword said today he just wanted to stop him getting into his house. David Fullard, 46, from Brough, East Yorkshire, was charged with unlawful wounding but walked free when a jury found him not guilty, according to the Sun.”
The Independent, 11th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Woman jailed for killing lover with poison curry – The Independent
“A jealous woman who killed her former lover by lacing his curry with an ancient poison has been convicted of murder.”
The Independent, 11th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Paying more to gardeners than cleaners is ‘sexist’, Appeal court rules – Daily Telegraph
“The Appeal Court decided that inequality between the pay of mainly female carers working for Sheffield City Council and their predominantly male colleagues doing equivalent jobs, like gardening and rubbish collection, was ‘tainted by sex’.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th February 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Brown wins big Commons victory for vote reform – The Independent
“Gordon Brown’s plan to hold a referendum next year on scrapping the first-past-the-post system for elections for Westminster won a convincing majority last night in the Commons.”
The Independent, 10th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
