Three convicted of petrol murder – BBC News
“Three people who tied up a student, doused him in petrol and set him on fire have been convicted of his murder.”
BBC News, 29th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Foreign Office abandoned me to Iraqi jail torture, Briton says – The Guardian
“A British man who spent more than two years in an Iraqi jail has told the Guardian that he was abandoned by the British government and feared it would leave him to die.”
The Guardian, 29th May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Abortion numbers for disabilities should be kept secret: Government lawyers – Daily Telegraph
“Releasing data on the number of abortions performed for conditions like clubroot and cleft palate may cause ‘mental distress or harm’ to vulnerable women and must be kept secret, lawyers for the Department of Health have argued.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Slavery’ mother-in-law is jailed – BBC News
“A 63-year-old woman who imprisoned her three daughters-in-law, treating them as ‘slaves and dogs’, has been jailed for seven years.”
BBC News, 29th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Britain and rendition: Wait for the facts, says Tony Blair – The Times
“Tony Blair has appeared to wash his hands of the extraordinary rendition scandal, claiming he was not aware of Britain’s involvement under his watch as Prime Minister. The former premier was yesterday accused of ‘evasiveness’ and failing to ask ‘awkward questions’ when he was in Downing Street about the UK’s role in the rendition of two terror suspects in 2004.”
The Independent, 31st May 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court takes child of ‘stupid’ mother – The Times
“When Rachel celebrated her daughter’s third birthday three weeks ago the little girl was a picture of happiness. Yet for her mother it was a bittersweet occasion.”
The Times, 31st May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lord Falconer backs suicide reform – The Times
“Lord Falconer, the former cabinet minister, has backed a campaign to provide legal protection to people who travel abroad to help terminally ill relatives commit suicide.”
The Times, 31st May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Identity of men on CIA rendition flights to British island revealed – The Guardian
“Two terror suspects who were flown by the CIA to the British territory of Diego Garcia and later allegedly tortured have been named and evidence about their treatment has been revealed for the first time. Mohammed Madni and Shaykh al-Libi are identified in evidence prepared for the Commons foreign affairs committee by Clive Stafford Smith, director of the human rights group Reprieve.”
The Guardian, 31st May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Smith fights defamation claim – The Independent
“Home Secretary Jacqui Smith will fight defamation proceedings launched against her by a US ‘shock jock’ barred from entering the UK, the Home Office said today.”
The Independent, 1st June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
British agents would have had ministers’ OK for collusion in torture – ex-MI6 chief – The Guardian
“British intelligence agents are unlikely to have been involved in the abuse of terror suspects without the approval of ministers, the former head of MI6 said.”
The Guardian, 31st May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina v Hughes (James) – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“The statutory right of a single appeal to the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division was not removed when the Attorney-General referred the case to that court, since the defendant had not exercised his right to appeal.”
The Times, 1st June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Regina (Wood) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis – Times Law Reports
Regina (Wood) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
Court of Appeal
“Justification for state interference with the right to privacy had to be the more compelling where that interference was in pursuit of the protection of the community from the risk of public disorder or low level crime as against the danger of terrorism or really serious criminal activity.”
The Times, 1st June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Banker jailed for grooming girl – BBC News
“A City banker who used his status as a top table tennis player to groom a 15-year-old girl for sex has been jailed for 12 months.”
BBC News, 29th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for murdering student – The Independent
“A man was jailed for life after being found guilty today of murdering a college student on the same day he started his course.”
The Independent, 29th May 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man jailed for love rival murder – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for life for slashing the throat of a man he believed to be his love rival.”
BBC News, 29th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Siege death police may be charged – BBC News
“Prosecutors are to consider whether to bring charges over the shooting of a lawyer by police officers in London.”
BBC News, 29th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bar revolution forces QCs to mind their Ps and Qs as clients gain the upper hand – The Lawyer
“While many firms have spent the last 12 months trying to insulate themselves against the recession, the Chancery Bar has been evolving into a new beast.”
The Lawyer, 25th May 2009
Source: www.thelawyer.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Joseph & Ors v Spiller & Anor [2009] EWHC 1152 (QB) (22 May 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Straw: virtual courts deliver swift justice – Ministry of Justice
“Justice Secretary Jack Straw praised the first virtual court pilot for delivering justice faster and more efficiently, when he visited Camberwell Green Magistrates’ Court.”
Ministry of Justice, 27th May 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
