Regina v Downer (Fairness of trial) – Times Law Reports
Regina v Downer (Fairness of trial)
Court of Appeal
“Co-defendants’ pleas of guilty to a different offence should not be admitted in evidence when they would have an adverse effect on the fairness of the trial of the accused.”
The Times, 26th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
London and Quadrant Housing Trust v Weaver; Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening – Times Law Reports
London and Quadrant Housing Trust v Weaver; Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening
Court of Appeal
“A registered social landlord could be a hybrid public authority and where, on the facts, such a landlord was, the eviction one of its assured tenants was not a private act and was susceptible of judicial review.”
The Times, 26th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Serious Organised Crime Agency v Szepietowski and Others (No 2) – Times Law Reports
Serious Organised Crime Agency v Szepietowski and Others (No 2)
Chancery Division
“The court had power in appropriate circumstances to set aside an order excluding part of the property subject to an interim receiving order made to enable the subject of the order to pay his legal expenses.”
The Times, 26th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Harmful ‘legal highs’ to be banned – Home Office
“Several chemicals used on herbal smoking products and other so called ‘legal highs’, will be banned by the end of the year.”
Home Office, 25th August 2009
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Anger at UK file-sharing policy – BBC News
“Internet service providers (ISPs) have reacted with anger to new proposals on how to tackle internet piracy.”
BBC News, 25th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Drugs money launderer hid £500,000 in washing machine – The Independent
“A crime boss who tried to launder more than £500,000 of drug money using a washing machine was jailed for four and a half years today.”
The Independent, 25th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Runway advert ‘misleading’, says watchdog – The Independent
“An advert claiming a third runway at Heathrow will not make the airport dirtier or noisier has been ruled ‘misleading’ by the Advertising Standards Authority.”
The Independent, 26th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Couple sue in ‘holiday nightmare’ – BBC News
“A Dorset couple is taking legal action against a travel firm after suffering a ‘holiday nightmare’ while staying at a South American resort.”
BBC News, 25th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Boomerang’ council bosses face investigation – Daily Telegraph
“Council chief executives who resign with large pay-offs before being rehired by another local authority are to be investigated by the spending watchdog.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jack Straw to outline Lords reforms but warns of 12-year delay – The Guardian
“Reformers will have to wait more than a decade before the House of Lords is replaced by a predominantly elected chamber, Jack Straw, the justice secretary, will announce today. In a seminar on the future of the Lords, hosted by the Guardian, he will outline plans to ensure that 80% of the second chamber is elected within 12 to 15 years.”
The Guardian, 26th August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Keyword choice is subject to advertising rules, say FSA and OFT – OUT-LAW.com
“Advertisers’ choice of keywords to trigger search ads for financial services products and services is regulated in the same way as the content of the ads, UK regulators have warned. They also cautioned firms against sponsoring rivals’ names as keywords.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th August 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Judge calls for tougher dangerous driving laws – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has called for a review of ‘lenient’ dangerous driving laws after a drink-driver who reached speeds of 132mph during a police chase was jailed for just 15 months.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Pavement trip payouts cost £82m – BBC News
“Councils in England have paid out more than £82m in compensation over the past five years to people who have tripped on pavements, figures have revealed.”
BBC News, 25th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Rubin & Anor v Eurofinance SA & Ors [2009] EWHC 2129 (Ch) (31 July 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Nude Brands fails to stop Stella McCartney’s ‘Stellanude’ perfume – OUT-LAW.com
“Stella McCartney’s fashion house would suffer more than a small cosmetics company if its demand for an interim injunction was granted, the High Court has said. McCartney has won the right to use ‘nude’ in her perfume name until a full trial is heard.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th August 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
New pledge to support young victims of crime – Ministry of Justice
“A pioneering government programme to support young victims of crime as well as helping them to keep themselves safe will be rolled out nationwide, Justice Minister Bridget Prentice announced today.”
Ministry of Justice, 24th August 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
R v Greene – WLR Daily
“Where a judge ruled that a witness could be treated as a hostile in examination at trial within the meaning of s 3 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1865 by the party calling him, but that witness did not in the event prove to be hostile, the judge was still obliged to warn the jury to approach that witness’s evidence with some caution, and the nature of that direction depended on the particular circumstances of the case.”
WLR Daily, 14th 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.
Regina v Charles – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“Where a person was charged with an offence of doing something which he was prohibited from doing by an antisocial behaviour order without reasonable excuse, the legal burden of proving that the defendant acted without reasonable excuse lay on the prosecution.”
The Times, 25th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
In re D (Children) (Care proceedings: Preliminary hearing) – Times Law Reports
In re D (Children) (Care proceedings: Preliminary hearing)
Court of Appeal
“Where it was clear that a child had been assaulted by one or other of two people, the court was not required to identify which one was the perpetrator.”
The Times, 25th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
