Comedian Jimmy Carr guilty of speeding in Suffolk – BBC News
“Comic Jimmy Carr has been convicted of speeding for driving at 10mph over the limit through a village in Suffolk.”
BBC News, 12th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Kent police admit unlawful stop and search of twins, 11 – BBC News
“The stop and search of 11-year-old twins at the Kingsnorth Climate Camp was unlawful, Kent police have admitted at London’s High Court.”
BBC News, 12th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Council launches legal bid to abolish sheltered housing wardens – Daily Telegraph
“Council officials are attempting to force through plans to abolish round-the-clock wardens in housing for vulnerable elderly people despite the worst winter in decades.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MoD ‘pays more in compensation to chicken farmer than injured soldier’ – Daily Telegraph
“The Ministry of Defence has been condemned amid claims it paid less compensation to an injured soldier than to a farmer whose chickens were disturbed by RAF jets.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Heinz baby product ad banned over misleading claims – The Guardian
“A TV ad campaign for Heinz baby products that made misleading claims about their health benefits has been banned by the advertising watchdog.”
The Guardian, 13th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Medal cheat Roger Day aimed to be a hero for his younger wife – The Times
“A bogus war hero who was exposed when he wore an ‘impossible’ array of medals at a Remembrance Day parade has been sentenced to 60 hours’ community service.”
The Times, 13th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Andy Burnham backs Bill to stop children using sunbeds at tanning salons – The Times
“A campaign to prevent tanning salons allowing children to use sunbeds will win government support today as ministers try to curb rising rates of skin cancer.”
The Times, 13th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Peaches Geldof wins damages over prostitute claims – BBC News
“Peaches Geldof, daughter of Bob Geldof, has accepted substantial, undisclosed libel damages over a newspaper claim that she had worked as a prostitute.”
BBC News, 12th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Half a million pound fines for serious breaches of data protection – Ministry of Justice
“The Information Commissioner will soon be able to impose a penalty of up to £500,000 on data controllers who seriously contravene data protection principles.”
Ministry of Justice, 12th January 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Stop-and-search powers ruled illegal by European court – BBC News
“Police powers to use terror laws to stop and search people without grounds for suspicion are illegal, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled.”
BBC News, 12th Janaury 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
Gray v Secretary of State for Justice & Anor [2010] EWHC 2 (Admin) (11 January 2010)
British Gurkha Welfare Society & Ors v Ministry of Defence [2010] EWHC 3 (Admin) (11 January 2010)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
RWE Npower Plc v Alstom Power Ltd [2009] EWHC B40 (TCC) (23 December 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) Order 2010
The Pension Protection Fund (Pension Compensation Cap) Order 2010
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2010
The Legislative Reform (Insolvency) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2010
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling – Earnings Percentage Increase) Order 2010
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Lotteries: Repeals Consultation – Law Commission
“In our consultation paper we propose the repeal of some seven obsolete statutory provisions which relate to the holding of different forms of lottery.”
Law Commission, 12th January 2010
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Regina v Gilham – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“Images on the screen constituted sufficient evidence of data copied on to the random access memory of a computer, being used for playing counterfeit games, to establish a breach of copyright offence.”
The Times, 12th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Cavel USA Inc and Another v Seaton Insurance Co and Another – Times Law Reports
Cavel USA Inc and Another v Seaton Insurance Co and Another
Court of Appeal
“The concept of ‘fraud’ in an English commercial law context in a case having an international flavour, was not confined to deceit flowing from fraudulent misrepresentation; it had a much wider application and could extend to cases without the need to establish the element of dishonesty of the person against whom the fraud was alleged.”
The Times, 12th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Crown Court defendants to be means tested – Ministry of Justice
“Five Crown Courts will today be the first in England and Wales to introduce a new scheme that will ensure people convicted of a crime contribute to their defence costs, where they have the means to do so.”
Ministry of Justice, 11th January 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Detaining children in Britain: No place for the innocent – The Independent
“What kind of country drags vulnerable children from their beds at daybreak, puts them behind bars and fills them with terror? Paul Vallely meets a family who have endured this horror – in Britain. And they’re not alone.”
The Independent, 12th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Extremist Islamist groups to be banned under new terror laws – The Guardian
“The Islamist group Islam4UK, which planned a march through Wootton Bassett, and its ‘parent’ organisation, al-Muhajiroun, are to be banned under new legislation outlawing the ‘glorification’ of terrorism.”
The Guardian, 11th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Marco Pierre White challenge could change divorce battles for ever – The Times
“Take one celebrity chef, separate him from his wife, sprinkle with allegations of intercepted letters, simmer and serve with a landmark ruling.”
The Times, 12th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Gurkha veterans lose pensions test case battle with MoD – BBC News
“Retired Gurkhas have lost a High Court test case battle with the Ministry of Defence over pension rights.”
BBC News, 11th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
