Ex-BNP man fined over names leak – BBC News
“A former member of the British National Party has been fined £200 after admitting publishing the details of some 10,000 party members online.”
BBC News, 1st September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Bastow, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 1834 (23 July 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Carter v Crown Prosecution Service [2009] EWHC 2197 (Admin) (27 July 2009)
High Court (Patents Court)
Novartis AG & Anor v Johnson & Johnson Medical Ltd & Ors [2009] EWHC 2029 (Pat) (29 July 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
MPs with questionable claims to be barred from Lords – Daily Telegraph
“MPs with questionable expenses claims will be barred from taking a seat in the House of Lords if they choose to stand down before the election.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Row over £3m IT link leaves thousands of crimes off police computer – The Times
“Thousands of crimes are never put on to the police national computer because of a £3 million row over who should pay towards uploading them on to the IT system.”
The Times, 1st September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Ministers under fire for locking up immigrant children – The Guardian
“Ministers were facing accusations today that hundreds of children are being held unnecessarily in immigration detention centres as official figures revealed, for the first time, that 470 minors were being detained with their families.”
The Guardian, 30th August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Plan to help victims of NHS negligence is left to languish on statute book – The Independent
“Ministers have been condemned for failing to implement a law designed to help victims of NHS negligence and improve patient safety.”
The Independent, 30th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Amro International SA and anr v Financial Services Authority and ors – WLR Daily
Amro International SA and anr v Financial Services Authority and ors; [2009] WLR (D) 288
“Although the purpose of ss 169–172 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 was to facilitate investigation in support of overseas regulators and such co-operation was desirable in order to maintain the regulation of financial markets and banks, the nature of the claim in respect of which the Financial Services Authority’s assistance was sought was of fundamental importance and it was wrong to exercise the powers to aid an investigation into allegations that were not made in that claim. The correct approach was to apply a test of proportionality and the documents required should be properly specified.”
WLR Daily, 28th August 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.
Magistrates attack plans for ‘alcohol asbos’ to tackle drunken behaviour – The Guardian
“A government policy to fine drunken troublemakers up to £2,500 under a new system of ‘alcohol asbos’ introduced today has been rubbished by magistrates whose job it is to impose them.”
The Guardian, 31st August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Abuse victim jailed for blackmail – BBC News
“A sex abuse victim has been jailed for six years for blackmailing the man who abused him.”
BBC News, 28th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New ‘booze Asbos’ come under fire – BBC News
“New powers to impose Drinking Banning Orders – dubbed ‘booze Asbos’ – on people who behave anti-socially while drunk have come under fire.”
BBC News, 31st August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law firms enjoy vintage year despite dip in profits – The Times
“Britain’s biggest law firms suffered a dip in profits for the first time in a decade last year but still enjoyed one of their best years, earning more than £4 billion.”
The Times, 31st August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Man alleges police shot him in head with Taser – The Guardian
“A police watchdog is investigating claims that officers used a Taser stun gun on a man’s head during an arrest.”
The Guardian, 31st August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Baby P: Sharon Shoesmith ‘compares her treatment to that of James Bulger’s murderers’ – Daily Telegraph
“Sharon Shoesmith, the social services chief who was sacked over the Baby P scandal, compares her treatment to that of the killers of James Bulger in a legal challenge, it has been reported.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Binyam Mohamed: I will fight for other prisoners – The Independent
“Binyam Mohamed, the former Guantanamo detainee, has reversed a decision to stay out of the public eye by signalling his determination to campaign for justice for prisoners at the American detention camp and highlight the lifelong effects of torture he suffered at the hands of his interrogators.”
The Independent, 31st August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lesbians given equal birth rights – BBC News
“Women in same-sex relationships can now register both their names on the birth certificate of a child conceived as a result of fertility treatment.”
BBC News, 31st August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judges to be put on trial to test their courtroom skills – The Times
“Judges will go back to school to have their skills tested, under a radical training programme.”
The Times, 1st September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Court dismisses dog death case against neighbour – The Guardian
“A company director who killed his neighbour’s dog by hitting it with a garden hoe after a long-running feud had the case against him dismissed today.”
The Guardian, 28th August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
McLaughlin & Ors v Newall [2009] EWHC 1925 (QB) (31 July 2009)
High Court (Family Court)
KSO v MJO & Anor [2009] EWHC 2152 (Fam) (10 August 2009)
High Court (Patents Court)
Molnlycke Health Care AB v Wake Forest University & Anor [2009] EWHC 2204 (Pat) (28 August 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
