House of Lords to vote on right to die issue – The Guardian

Posted July 7th, 2009 in assisted suicide, news by sally

“Former cabinet ministers, senior lawyers and a prominent campaigner for older people will today try to lift the threat of imprisonment hanging over relatives accompanying loved ones who go abroad to kill themselves.”

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The Guardian, 7th July 2009

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Gatwick bomb hoaxer was ‘archetypal loner’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 7th, 2009 in bomb hoaxing, news, sentencing by sally

“An anti-airport protester who sent a series of bomb hoaxes and threats to Gatwick airport over five years was yesterday jailed for three and a half years.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th July 2009

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£1,000 fines to bolster ID cards as Tories pledge to scrap scheme – The Guardian

Posted July 7th, 2009 in fines, identity cards, news by sally

“MPs tonight [6th July] approved fines of up to £1,000 for those who fail to tell the passport and identity service of changes in their personal details including address, name, nationality and gender.”

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The Guardian, 6th July 2009

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Media tycoon Richard Desmond in High Court libel battle – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 7th, 2009 in defamation, news by sally

“Richard Desmond, owner of Express Newspapers, is suing investigative biographer Tom Bower for suggesting he made a ‘humiliating’ apology to Conrad Black, the former proprietor of The Daily Telegraph.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th July 2009

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G20 police inquiry to criticise handling of protests – The Guardian

Posted July 7th, 2009 in demonstrations, inquiries, news, police by sally

“An official inquiry into the way the G20 demonstrations were policed is expected to call for urgent reform today, amid concerns that police are failing in their duty to facilitate lawful protest. ”

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The Guardian, 7th July 2009

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Lesbian couple win £22,000 compensation over work taunts – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 7th, 2009 in compensation, news, sexual orientation discrimination by sally

“Saleswomen Beth Moules and Sharleen Amos, both 25, were taunted about their relationship and subjected to crude insults.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th July 2009

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Licence recalls and returns to custody: audit of licence revocation – Ministry of Justice

Posted July 7th, 2009 in news, release on licence by sally

“Justice Secretary Jack Straw has made a statement on offenders released from prison who have been recalled and who have not yet returned to custody.”

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Ministry of Justice, 6th July 2009

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1,000 criminals still on the run from prison – The Independent

Posted July 7th, 2009 in news, release on licence by sally

“Almost 1,000 criminals who should have been returned to prison are still at large, it was revealed yesterday.”

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The Independent, 7th July 2009

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Martial arts expert who strangled partner jailed for life – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 7th, 2009 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Alan Jermey was told he must serve at least 16 years after being found guilty of murdering Kirsty Wilson.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th July 2009

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Business associate of Jowell’s husband has assets frozen – The Independent

Posted July 7th, 2009 in fraud, freezing injunctions, news by sally

“An Iranian millionaire and business associate of David Mills, the estranged husband of Tessa Jowell, has had his assets frozen by the High Court as part of a claim that he and his company received £6.2m in unauthorised fees and payments from a Welsh steel mill which collapsed with the loss of more than 300 jobs.”

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The Independent, 7th July 2007

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MI5 accused of bribe offer in Rangzieb Ahmed torture case – The Guardian

Posted July 7th, 2009 in bribery, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“The security service MI5 is being accused of attempting to pervert the course of justice by offering a man inducements to drop his allegation that its officers colluded in his torture.”

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The Guardian, 7th July 2009

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Masood and others v Zahoor and others – WLR Daily

Posted July 7th, 2009 in forgery, law reports, pleadings, striking out by sally

 Masood and others v Zahoor and others [2009] EWCA 650; [2009] WLR (D) 231

“Where a claimant relied on a forged document he forfeited the right to have an adjudication of his claim, and it was irrelevant that the defendant also relied on forged documents. There was no weighing or balancing exercise to be carried out.”

WLR Daily, 7th July 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 (Aweys and Others) v Birmingham City Council; Moran v Manchester City Council – Times Law Reports

Posted July 7th, 2009 in homelessness, housing, law reports, statutory interpretation by sally

Regina (Aweys and Others) v Birmingham City Council; Moran v Manchester City Council

House of Lords

“A local housing authority had been entitled to decide that overcrowded families were homeless but to leave them there in the short term; it was a question of fact what term was too long.”

The Times, 7th July 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

In re Stanford International Bank Ltd and others – WLR Daily

Posted July 7th, 2009 in insolvency, jurisdiction, law reports, winding up by sally

“The ‘centre of main interests’ for the purposes of the Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006 must be identified by reference to factors which were both objective and ascertainable by third parties. What was ascertainable by a third party was what was in the public domain and what a typical third party would learn as a result of dealing with the company.”

WLR Daily, 6th July 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.

Fire-bomb attack trio are jailed – BBC News

Posted July 6th, 2009 in arson, news, religiously aggravated offences, sentencing by sally

“Three men have been jailed for fire-bombing a house and a temple after being angered by the marriage of a Sikh woman to a Hindu man.”

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BBC News, 6th July 2009

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Footballer jailed for match death – BBC News

Posted July 6th, 2009 in homicide, sentencing by sally

“An amateur footballer who killed a rival player in west London in a row after a game has been jailed for 28 months at the Old Bailey.”

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BBC News, 6th July 2009

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City wrongdoers face bigger fines – BBC News

Posted July 6th, 2009 in financial regulation, fines, insider dealing, news by sally

“The Financial Services Authority (FSA) wants to impose much bigger fines on firms or individuals who cheat their customers or engage in insider dealing.”

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BBC News 6th July 2009

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Jonathan Ross’s Hannah Montana joke ‘not homophobic’ rules Ofcom – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 6th, 2009 in complaints, media, news by sally

“Jonathan Ross did not breach broadcasting rules by suggesting that parents should put their sons up for adoption if they asked for a Hannah Montana MP3 player, Ofcom ruled.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th July 2009

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MoD drops opposition to Basra deaths inquiry – The Guardian

Posted July 6th, 2009 in armed forces, inquiries, Iraq, news, torture by sally

“The defence secretary, Bob Ainsworth, has conceded the need for a fresh independent inquiry into the deaths of Iraqis in Basra in 2004 after allegations they were tortured and killed by British troops, the high court was told today.”

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The Guardian, 6th July 2009

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Mercedes executive killer jailed – BBC News

Posted July 6th, 2009 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A martial arts expert who strangled his partner over her plans to leave him for another man has been jailed for life.”

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BBC News, 6th July 2009

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