Climate bill ‘to include planes’ – BBC News
“Aviation and shipping look set to be included in a government bill targeting cuts in greenhouse gases, to head off a rebellion by backbench MPs.”
BBC News, 28th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Smith strengthens rules on banning extremists – The Guardian
“Measures to ban foreign-born ‘preachers of hate’ and other violent extremists from Britain are to be outlined by Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, today.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jack Straw driven nuts by his own jargon – Daily Telegraph
“In an outspoken attack, he criticised prison campaigners for overlooking the suffering of victims while becoming ‘lost in a fog of platitudes’.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jailed man in bid to sue accuser – BBC News
“A man who spent two years in jail before being cleared of rape has started a High Court bid to claim damages from his accuser.”
BBC News, 27th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge hits out at “sentencing by numbers” rule that stopped him jailing burglar – Daily Telegraph
“Recorder Shaun Smith said the public was right to think the legal system was ‘mad’ or ‘soft’ after he was forced to allow the intruder to walk free.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Soldiers jailed for explosives plot – The Independent
“Three soldiers were today jailed for their part in a plot to possess explosives from a British Army barracks to sell on to associates connected to the criminal underworld.”
The Independent, 27th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rape victims have to pay when calling for help – Daily Telegraph
“Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has said new Government-funded Sexual Assault Referral Centres across the country will improve the support given to victims.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man jailed for girlfriend murder – BBC News
“A former soldier in the Latvian army who killed his girlfriend by stabbing her through the heart will spend at least 18 years in prison.”
BBC News, 27th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teacher had indecent child images – BBC News
“A teacher who admitted possessing and making indecent images of children has been given a suspended sentence.”
BBC News, 27th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pensioner in trouble over house painting face-lift – Daily Telegraph
“A pensioner who revamped her cottage by painting it blue has been threatened with legal action unless she returns it to its original shade of yellow.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th Octiber 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Music trade unites to fight against piracy – The Guardian
“A new umbrella organisation formed to represent Britain’s entire music industry will today promise to deliver a five-year plan to plot a safer course for a sector that has been battered in the past decade.”
The Guardian, 27th October 2008
Source; www.guardian.co.uk
Privacy watchdog calls Home Office plans threat to British way of life – OUT-LAW.com
“The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said that a single database of phone and internet usage records would undermine the ‘British way of life’. The privacy watchdog has said that it will scrutinise Government plans for storing that information.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th October 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Temporary workers treated as equals under new EU Directive – OUT-LAW.com
“Temporary workers will receive many of the same protections as permanent staff because of the European Parliament’s approval of a new European Union Directive. EU institutions have battled for six years over the issue.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd October 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Delta Reclamation Ltd v Premier Waste Management Ltd [2008] EWHC B16 (QB) (24 October 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Yorkshire Bank Finance Ltd v Mulhall and Another – WLR Daily
Yorkshire Bank Finance Ltd v Mulhall and Another: [2008] EWCA Civ 1156; [2008] WLR (D) 330
“No provision in the Limitation Act 1980 prevented the enforcement in 2007 of a charging order over land made in 1990 to secure a judgment debt though no attempt at enforcement had been made in the interim.”
WLR Daily, 24th October 2008
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.
AM (Ethiopia) and others v Entry Clearance Officer – WLR Daily
AM (Ethiopia) and others v Entry Clearance Officer [2008] EWCA Civ 1082; [2008] WLR (D) 329
“The principle that support or funding from a third party could not be relied on by a prospective entrant to the United Kingdom under r 297(v) of the Immigration Rules (HC 395), where the entrant was a child of a parent or a relative settled here, was applicable to r 281, where the entrant was a spouse or partner, and r 317, where he was a parent, grandparent or other dependent relative of the person settled here.”
WLR Daily, 24th October 2008
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.
Regina (RJM) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – Times Law Reports
Regina (RJM) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
House of Lords
“The policy of disentitling persons without accommodation from receiving the disability premium to which they would otherwise be entitled in their income support amounted to discrimination within article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights but was lawful as it could be justified on policy grounds.”
The Times, 27th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
In re S (a Child: Adoption) – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“It was wrong to focus on whether a carer was a ‘potential’ rather than a ‘prospective’ adopter when considering whether to revoke a placement order placing a child for adoption.”
The Times, 27th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Punishment and reform – Speech by Jack Straw
“Jack Straw has given a speech on punishment and reform at the Royal Society of Arts in London.”
Ministry of Justice, 27th October 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Very High Cost Criminal Cases – significant progress towards a new scheme – Ministry of Justice
“Significant progress is being made towards a new scheme of graduated fees for lawyers in very high cost criminal (VHCC) cases, Justice Secretary Jack Straw said today.”
Ministry of Justice, 24th October 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
