Life for rapist left free to attack women after police blunders – The Guardian
“A serial rapist who went unchecked for years because of police mistakes was jailed for life today.”
The Guardian, 4th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Crown Prosecution Service v Campbell [2009] EWCA Crim 997 (22 May 2009)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Webster & Ors v The Governors of the Ridgeway Foundation School [2009] EWHC 1140 (QB) (21 May 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Indian immigrants earned millions from visa fraud factory – The Times
“Two illegal immigrants from India earned millions of pounds from a visa fraud ‘factory”’that helped an estimated 4,000 bogus students to cheat Britain’s “shambolic” border controls.”
The Times, 4th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Regina (G) v Southwark London Borough Council – Times Law Reports
Regina (G) v Southwark London Borough Council
House of Lords
“A local authority’s children’s services unit could not purport to fulfil its duties to look after a homeless child merely by referring him to the homeless persons unit.”
The Times, 4th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Housing (Replacement of Terminated Tenancies) (Successor Landlords) (Wales) Order 2009
The Research and Development (Qualifying Bodies) (Tax) Order 2009
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2009
The Electricity (Competitive Tenders for Offshore Transmission Licences) Regulations 2009
The Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2009
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Appeals) Regulations 2009
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Special Exemption) Regulations 2009
The Child Support Collection and Enforcement (Deduction Orders) Amendment Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
How the rule of law can avoid the world at war – The Times
“The judge who heads Britain’s top court has warned that ‘popular emotion’ must not subvert the rule of law.”
The Times, 4th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Bar Council calls on firms to fund civil litigation – Legal Week
“City law firms could help fund some civil litigation cases as part of sweeping proposals to overhaul litigation funding mechanisms in the UK.”
Legal Week, 4th June 2009
Source: www.legalweek.com
Regina v Horncastle; Regina v Blackmore; Regina v Marquis; Regina v Graham; Regina v Carter – Times Law Reports
Regina v Horncastle; Regina v Blackmore; Regina v Marquis; Regina v Graham; Regina v Carter
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“A criminal trial could be fair although the defence did not have the opportunity of examining every prosecution witness.”
The Times, 3rd June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Elitist culture of secrecy must end, says Lord Falconer – The Times
“The former Lord Chancellor wants an end to off-the-record briefings and a relaxation of Cabinet collective responsibility.”
The Times, 2nd June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Code for handling personal data is muddled, says lawyer – OUT-LAW.com
“A code of conduct for handling personal data was launched in London yesterday. But the document is inconsistent on the need for consent when collecting personal data, according to a data protection expert. Sometimes consent is not necessary, he said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Catholic charities breaking law on homosexual adoption – Daily Telegraph
“Catholic charities who discriminate against homosexual couples who want to adopt children are breaking the law, the Charity Tribunal has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
A more civilised approach to suicide – The Times
“Under current law if you accompany a terminally ill relative to a clinic, knowing they are going there to be assisted in ending their own life, you are committing a crime. The Suicide Act 1961, now almost half a century old, makes this clear when it says that it is unlawful to “aid, abet, counsel or procure” the suicide of another person.”
The Times, 3rd June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Privacy rights thwart evidence search in hammer attack lawsuit – OUT-LAW.com
“A school that is being sued for failing to prevent a vicious attack on a pupil does not need to give the victim’s legal team access to a database of pupil misbehaviour because the disclosure would be disproportionate and breach children’s human rights.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2009
The Transfer of Functions (Estate Agents Appeals and Additional Scheduled Tribunal) Order 2009
The Transfer of Functions of the Charity Tribunal Order 2009
The Transfer of Functions of the Consumer Credit Appeals Tribunal Order 2009
The Transfer of Functions (Transport Tribunal and Appeal Panel) Order 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
£300,000 for judge off sick after blackmail trial – Daily Telegraph
“Immigration judge Mohammed Ilyas Khan who had an affair with his Brazilian cleaner has been paid nearly £300,000 while off work.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Woman set for suicide appeal bid – BBC News
“A woman with multiple sclerosis is urging the House of Lords to clarify the law on assisted suicide.”
BBC News, 2nd June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Britons confused by legality of downloads, finds report – OUT-LAW.com
“Consumers are spoilt for choice when they seek content online and are confused about what is legal and not legal, according to a report published on Friday. That confusion, and the ease of lawbreaking, present challenges for Government, the authors say.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Charity loses funding to help child refugees wrongly classified as adults – The Guardian
“Hundreds of children fleeing war and persecution will be wrongly denied education and given no more help than adult asylum seekers in the UK under controversial changes introduced by the government, a leading charity warned yesterday.”
The Guardian, 1st June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
FSA steps up battle against insider trading – The Times
“The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is to increase the firepower of its enforcement division by hiring several lawyers from leading City firms, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 1st June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
