Sentence increase for Rapist – Attorney General’s Office
“Offender’s sentence is increased from 10 years to a sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection.”
Attorney General’s Office, 26th November 2009
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
Martin v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – WLR Daily
Martin v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2009] EWCA Civ 1289; [2009] WLR (D) 346
“Although English law might be the law applicable to the question whether a property in France, registered in the name of an income benefit claimant domiciled in England, was held on an implied trust for another, nevertheless, where the whole focus of the admitted common intentions of the claimant and the alleged beneficiary was on the provisions of French succession law as having the closest connection to the property, a social security commissioner was entitled to conclude that French law applied, with the result that there was no implied trust, the claimant was the beneficial owner of the property, and his capital, for income support purposes, exceeded the prescribed amount.”
WLR Daily, 27th 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.
Information Commissioner’s Office demystifies data protection – Information Commissioner’s Office
“The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has produced a new plain English Guide to Data Protection to provide businesses and organisations with practical advice about the Data Protection Act and dispel myths. The guide will help organisations safeguard personal data and comply with the law. The guide takes a straight-forward look at the principles of the Data Protection Act and uses practical, business-based examples.”
Information Commissioner’s Office, 26th November 2009
Source: www.ico.gov.uk
Apple will rewrite T&Cs after OFT objections – OUT-LAW.com
“Apple will have to rewrite its terms and conditions for the UK after action by consumer protection regulator the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), the Office has said. As well as specific changes it will have to redraft the terms in plain English, the OFT said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th November 2009
Soruce: www.out-law.com
Crusaders face £60,000 visa fine over Australian six – BBC News
“The Crusaders could be fined £60,000 over the visa irregularities that led to the UK Borders Agency deporting six of their Australia-born players.”
BBC News, 30th November
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fines after fairground ride smash – BBC news
“The owner of a faulty fairground ride and an inspector have each been fined £2,000 after 10 people were hurt when it collapsed at an event in Suffolk.”
BBC News, 30th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Age of criminal responsibility ‘should be raised from 10 to 14′ – Daily Telegraph
“At present, child defendants are at increased risk of suffering miscarriages of justice because the courts service does not identify their vulnerabilities or ensure they understand their legal rights, the Prison Reform Trust claimed. Given that many child offenders are among ‘the most vulnerable children in society’, they should instead be dealt with through a welfare-based system rather than an adversarial court trial.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Vulnerable Defendants in the Criminal Courts – Prison Reform Trust
” ‘Vulnerable Defendants in the Criminal Courts’ reviews the provision of support in the court system for adults with learning disabilities or learning difficulties. The second half of the report examines the situation for children.”
Prison Reform Trust, 1st December 2009
Source: www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk
Sweeping change to social work standards – The Guardian
“Guidelines will be introduced to ensure all social workers have manageable workloads, high quality supervision and time for professional training, the children’s secretary, Ed Balls, and the health secretary, Andy Burnham, will announce today.”
The Guardian, 1st December 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Failed by police – the woman whose rape complaint was lost in pile of paperwork – The Guardian
“A police force has admitted failing a woman whose allegation of rape was not investigated because her case notes were left under piles of paperwork on a detective’s desk, the Guardian has learned. In the first known case of its kind in the UK, the woman launched legal proceedings against Cambridgeshire police, claiming its lack of action had breached her human rights, after she discovered the rape had not been recorded as a crime.”
The Guardian, 1st December 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
British Library to return Benevento Missal under Nazi loot law – The Times
“A medieval book is to become the first item from a British national museum to be returned to its rightful owners under a new law governing looted artefacts.”
The Times, 1st December 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Rapist jailed for teenager attack – BBC News
“A man who raped a drunk teenager as she walked home from a party in Manchester has been jailed indefinitely.”
BBC News, 30th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hospital payout for birth blunder – BBC News
“An eight-year-old boy affected by behavioural problems as a result of a hospital blunder during his birth has won £1.4m in damages.”
BBC News, 30th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Disabled man killed by bed hoist – BBC News
“A disabled man choked to death after becoming trapped in a mechanical hoist which failed as he was using it to get into bed, an inquest has heard.”
BBC News, 30th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ian Tomlinson’s family claim senior officer misled G20 death inquiry – The Guardian
“The family of Ian Tomlinson, the man who died at the G20 protests, todayannounced they have uncovered evidence that a senior Scotland Yard officer tried to mislead investigators over the death.”
The Guardian, 30th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Doctor loses court battle over fines for parking on his own land – Daily Telegraph
“A doctor who took his local council to court after repeatedly being fined for parking on his own land has lost his legal battle at the Court of Appeal.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Scout leader jailed for boy abuse – BBC News
“A former scout leader who ‘groomed’ a teenage boy for sex while taking him away for kayaking trips has been jailed for four years at Norwich Crown Court.”
BBC News, 30th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman wins £3m birth injury award – BBC News
“A woman is to receive about £3m in compensation for injuries that were caused to her when she was born 37 years ago.”
BBC News, 30th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Footballer stab killer detained – BBC news
“A 14-year-old boy who accidentally stabbed his friend, a promising footballer, in the neck in east London has been detained for six years.”
BBC News, 30th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Christian loses sex therapy case – BBC News
“A relationship counsellor from Bristol who refused to offer sex therapy to gay couples has lost his appeal for unfair dismissal.”
BBC News, 30th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
