Big fall in police use of stop-and search powers after outcry – The Guardian
“Home office figures show that only tiny proportion of anti-terror searches lead to arrests.”
The Guardian, 26th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Theatre poster ‘misled’ audience by quoting film review – BBC News
“A London theatre is being investigated after it allegedly promoted its production of the Shawshank Redemption by quoting comments about the hit film.”
BBC News, 26th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Web racists challenge convictions – BBC News
“Two men have started appeals against the UK’s first convictions for inciting racial hatred via a foreign website.”
BBC News, 26th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Cornwall v R. [2009] EWCA Crim 2458 (26 November 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Threlfall v Hull City Council [2009] EWHC 3042 (QB) (26 November 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2009
The Ministry of Defence Police Appeals Tribunals Regulations 2009
The Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Amendment No. 2 Regulations 2009
The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Amendment) Rules 2009
The Seed Potatoes (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Local Authorities (Alternative Arrangements) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Specified Animal Pathogens (Amendment) Order 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
OQ (India) and another v Secretary of State for the Home Department: SM (India) v Same – WLR Daily
“Where a person, in reliance, inter alia, upon art 3(2) of the Citizen Directive, sought to claim a right of entry and residence as a dependant of a Union citizen, there was no requirement to ask whether the claimed dependence arose from a need for the support of such a citizen.”
WLR daily, 26th November 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.
R (A) v Croydon London Borough Council; R (M) vLambeth London Borough Council – WLR Daily
“Where an asylum seeker’s claim to be under the age of 18 (and so entitled to accommodation under s 20(1) of the Children Act 1989) was disputed by the local authority who would have to provide the accommodation, the question of age was an objective fact to be ultimately determined, in the event of challenge, by the court.”
WLR Daily, 24th November 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.
M6 dash woman jailed over killing – BBC News
“A woman has been jailed for killing a man she met on the day she appeared in court for punching a police officer who tried to stop her running on to the M6.”
BBC news, 26th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dirty Essex hospitals prompt call for system reform – BBC News
“The way hospitals are regulated should be urgently reformed after a report found a catalogue of failings at two hospitals in Essex, a charity has said.”
BBC News, 27th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Banker’s jail sentence for drunken grope overturned at Court of Appeal – The Times
“An investment consultant jailed for groping a ‘comatose’ woman after a cocktail party has had his prison sentence overturned.”
The Times, 27rh November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Thousands of children jailed – before being found guilty – The Independent
“More than 27,000 children have been locked up before being convicted of any crime over the last five years. They include 1,004 under-18s held on remand for more than six months and 83 detained for more than one year.”
The Independent, 27th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police accused of preventing suspects accessing lawyers – The Independent
“Defendants are being denied a fair trial because police pressure deters them from being represented by a lawyer after their arrest, a survey reveals today.”
The Independent, 27th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Security Minister Lord West stopped and searched under Terrorism Act – The Times
“Lord West of Spithead, the Security minister, has been stopped and searched under anti-terrorism powers, which were used a record number of times last year.”
The Times, 27th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Gary McKinnon’s hopes fade as Home Secretary says he is powerless to stop extradition – The Times
“Hopes of a reprieve for Gary McKinnon, the British computer hacker facing extradition to the US, were dashed last night after the Government said that it was powerless to intervene.”
The Times, 27th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Three jailed for torture killing – BBC News
“Three men have been jailed for their part in the murder of a 26-year-old man who was tortured with scissors in the mistaken belief he was a paedophile.”
BBC News, 26th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Uncle of meningitis sufferer jailed for stealing £315,000 from trust fund – Daily Telegraph
“A banker who stole £315,000 from the trust fund of his five-year-old niece after she lost her limbs to meningitis has been sentenced to four years in prison.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Aristocrat sentenced for £1.6m theft from family charity – The Guardian
“A wealthy aristocrat who stole £1.6m from a family charity intended to aid Bosnian orphans was given a two-year suspended sentence today.”
The Guardian, 26th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
It’s official – London is the libel capital of the world – The Times
“Libel tourism is flourishing and London is the hottest destination. Its reputation as libel capital of the world has just been confirmed by figures that show that the number of defamation actions started last year was the highest for five years.”
The Times, 24th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Urinating student avoids prison – BBC News
“A student who admitted outraging public decency after he was pictured urinating over a Sheffield war memorial has been told to do community service.”
BBC News, 26th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cyprus pair lose extradition bid – BBC News
“Two cousins from Essex who were passengers in a car which hit and killed a teenager in Cyprus have lost a High Court bid to avoid extradition.”
BBC News, 25th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
