Hacker’s ‘moral crusade’ over UFO – BBC News
“A Briton fighting extradition to the US for hacking into top-secret computers claims he was morally justified in breaking the law.”
BBC News, 28th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Bannister, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 1571 (28 July 2009)
CPS (Durham) v N [2009] EWCA Crim 1573 (28 July 2009)
Charles, R v [2009] EWCA Crim 1570 (28 July 2009)
K, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 1640 (28 July 2009)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Somerset County Council & Anor v Pike [2009] EWCA Civ 808 (28 July 2009)
George v Allied Healthcare (UK) [2009] EWCA Civ 756 (28 July 2009)
SRM Global Master Fund Lp & Ors v Her Majesty’s Treasury [2009] EWCA Civ 788 (28 July 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Revenue & Customs Prosecutions Office v May & Anor [2009] EWHC 1826 (QB) (22 July 2009)
Willmore v Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council [2009] EWHC 1831 (QB) (24 July 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Yeong v General Medical Council [2009] EWHC 1923 (Admin) (28 July 2009)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Compania Sud-Americana De Vapores S.A. v Nippon Yusen Kaisha [2009] EWHC 1606 (Comm) (09 July 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Court of Appeal ruling highlights value of website disclaimers – OUT-LAW.com
“Websites can owe a duty of care to people who visit them and rely on the information they provide, England’s Court of Appeal has said. But while misstatements may provoke lawsuits, website warnings will mitigate liability, according to the ruling.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th July 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Judges rule skill of police officers irrelevant to dangerous driving – Daily Telegraph
“The ‘special skill’ of a police driver is ‘an irrelevant circumstance’ when considering whether driving is dangerous, three judges have ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Law Society to students: legal career may be too risky – The Lawyer
“The Law Society is set to launch a campaign warning students to think twice about embarking on a career in law.”
The Lawyer, 28th July 2009
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Britain’s biggest DVD pirates jailed – The Guardian
“A father and his two sons who kept dozens of Chinese workers in virtual slavery to run Britain’s biggest DVD piracy operation were jailed for a total of 16 years today.”
The Guardian, 28th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mental health killings increase – BBC News
“The number of people killed by those with a mental illness increased between 1997 and 2005, official figures show.”
BBC News, 28th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Immigration rules are a drain on the country, says Judge Ian Trigger – Daily Telegraph
“Judge Ian Trigger has described Britain’s immigration system as ‘completely lax’ and claimed it partly contributed to rising national debt.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
File loss blunder in rape case – BBC News
“A man suspected of raping a woman 12 years ago cannot face prosecution, as the police have lost the case file.”
BBC News, 28th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Diego Garcia rendition victim challenges UK in court – The Guardian
“The government is refusing to provide details of the torture and wrongful detention of a man rendered through British territory, it was claimed today, depriving him of a remedy for ‘serious civil and criminal wrongdoing’.”
The Guardian, 28th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cyclist’s family awarded £580,000 – BBC News
“The family of a teacher killed while cycling home from his school in Greater Manchester has been awarded compensation of £580,000.”
BBC News, 28th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Northern Rock investors lose compensation appeal – The Times
“Former shareholders in Northern Rock, the state-owned bank, today (28 July) lost their second legal challenge over the Government’s compensation scheme.”
The Times, 28th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
MoD challenges payments for injured soldiers – The Guardian
“The Ministry of Defence today brushed aside criticism of its attempt to cut compensation for wounded soldiers, telling the court of appeal that payments should be limited to the soldier’s initial injury and not include subsequent disabilities.”
The Guardian, 28th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawcast 152: Lord Falconer on assisted dying and the new Supreme Court of the United Kingdom – Charon QC
“Today I am talking to Lord Falconer, a former Lord Chancellor, about two important and interesting themes – assisted dying and his amendment to the Suicide Act defeated in the Lords recently and secondly his thoughts on the reasoning behind establishing a new Supreme Court and the direction it may, in time, take.”
Charon QC, 28th July 2009
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Holland and Another – Times Law Reports
Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Holland and Another
Court of Appeal
“A human director of a company which in turn was a corporate director of a second company, could, in certain circumstances, be regarded as a de facto director of that second company but he would not be regarded as such automatically.”
The Times, 28th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Legislative Reform (Limited Partnerships) Order 2009
The Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2009
The Community Interest Company (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Public Service Vehicles (Enforcement Powers) Regulations 2009
The Goods Vehicles (Enforcement Powers) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) Order 2009
The Armed Forces (Court Martial) Rules 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Serial bigamist with five ‘husbands’ spared jail – The Guardian
“A serial bigamist was spared jail today after a judge said she was a manipulative woman who had undermined the institution of marriage. Emily Horne, 30, who had married on five occasions but crucially never divorced, admitted it was time she got a divorce.”
The Guardian, 27th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Junior doctors training: Campaigners win right to Judicial Review – Daily Telegraph
“Junior doctors have won the right to a Judicial Review of the General Medical Council’s refusal to discipline senior colleagues they hold responsible for the training places debacle.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Legistors want bribery law toughened – Reuters
“Lawmakers called on Tuesday for a proposed new law against bribery to be toughened by making it easier to prosecute a company for failing to prevent a bribe being paid.”
Reuters, 28th July 2009
Source: www.reuters.com
Swine flu pandemic could fuel rise in workplace litigation – The Guardian
“Businesses could face a spate of legal claims from employees hit by swine flu, experts warn, as concerns mount that firms are not prepared to deal with legal issues arising from affected staff.”
The Guardian, 27th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
