Nuclear test veterans launch case – BBC News
“Veterans involved in British nuclear tests in the Indian and Pacific oceans are to launch a legal bid against the government at the High Court later.”
BBC News, 21st January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman jailed for sex with boy, 14 – BBC News
“A 40-year-old Teesside woman who had sex with a 14-year-old boy has been jailed after her original non-custodial sentence was overturned.”
BBC News, 20th January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Retired police chief arrested for ‘data misuse’ trying to find colleague’s dog – Daily Telegraph
“Andy Brown, the ex-assistant chief constable of West Yorkshire Police, was questioned by officers from the professional standards department over the case of former Chief Supt Elizabeth Preece’s missing spaniel.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th January 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Stop unnecessary staking says minister – Ministry of Justice
“Too many burial grounds operators are staking or laying down memorials which are not a serious risk to the public. New guidance published today by Justice Minister Bridget Prentice makes it clear this should only be done as a last resort.”
Ministry of Justice, 16th January 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
MP’s victory over grave toppling – BBC News
“New guidelines to help assess the safety of gravestones after councils carried out ‘over-zealous’ topple-testing have been welcomed by an MP.”
BBC News, 20th January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rape trio sentence to be reviewed – BBC News
“The Attorney General is reviewing the sentencing of three rapists who threw caustic soda over their victim, after criticism that it was too lenient.”
BBC News, 20th January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
JJB Sports boss Chris Ronnie suspended amid shares inquiry – The Times
“JJB Sports suspended its chief executive yesterday as the investigation into his lost stake continues. Chris Ronnie admitted last week that the 27.5 per cent stake he controlled in the retailer had reverted to the liquidators of Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander (KSF), his financial backer. Mr Ronnie said he did not know when the shares were disposed of, or at what price.”
The Times, 21st January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Hacker Gary McKinnon ‘at risk of suicide’ if extradited to US – The Times
“A British computer expert accused of hacking into US military networks would be at real risk of psychosis or suicide if extradited to America, the High Court was told today.”
The Times, 21st January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Three years for burglar who ‘violated’ home – The Independent
“A burglar was jailed for three years today after a judge told him he had violated a woman’s home while she was on holiday.”
The Independent, 20th January 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Juror faces action over comments – BBC News
“Permission has been granted to launch contempt of court proceedings against a newspaper publisher and a jury foreman who told ‘secrets of the jury room’.”
BBC News, 20th January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
British military policewoman who ‘worked as prostitute’ forced out of Army – Daily Telegraph
“A British military policewoman has been forced to leave the Army after she was allegedly discovered to have been working as a prostitute.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th January 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sol Campbell: Three plead guilty to racist and homophobic chants – Daily Telegraph
“Three men have pleaded guilty to chanting homophobic and racist abuse at Sol Campbell during a football match.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th January 2009
Source: www.telegarph.co.uk
Sick workers entitled to full holiday pay, European court rules – The Times
“Workers on long-term sick leave are entitled to paid holidays, one of Europe’s highest courts ruled today.”
The Times, 20th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (Wales) Order 2008
The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (County of Derbyshire) Designation Order 2009
The Education (Admissions Appeals Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2009
The Feeding Stuffs (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
BAILII : Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
ZH (Bangladesh) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 8 (19 January 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
SP v Secretary of State for Justice [2009] EWHC 13 (Admin) (19 January 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Angel Solicitors (a firm) v Jenkins O’Dowd & Barth (a firm) [2009] EWHC 46 (Ch) (19 January 2009)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Bukhari v Pow Trust & Ors [2009] EWHC 19 (QB) (16 January 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Allianz Insurance Co – Egypt v Aigaion Insurance Co SA
Allianz Insurance Co – Egypt v Aigaion Insurance Co SA
Court of Appeal
“In the context of a reinsurance contract, where a gap opened up between what had been previously quoted and agreed and what had been defined on the slip as the determinative contract, an e-mail reply by the defendant reinsurer’s representative was to be construed as an acceptance, which gave priority to the slip, rather than a counter-offer, which would have given priority to previous stipulations.”
The Times, 20th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
R v Khan and others – WLR Daily
R v Khan and others [2009] EWCA Crim 2; [2009] WLR (D) 8
“Where a member of the same household as a child or vulnerable adult was charged with allowing his or her death, the question whether the defendant had had frequent contact with him or her was a free-standing question, unrelated to issues whether that person had been, or ought to have been, aware of the risk of serious harm to the child or vulnerable adult, and whether the unlawful act had occurred in circumstances of the kind which the defendant had foreseen or ought to have foreseen.”
WLR Daily, 16th January 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.
VW (Uganda) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; AB (Somalia) v Same – WLR Daily
“If removal from, or refusal of admission to, the United Kingdom pursuant to lawful immigration controls were to be held a disproportionate interference with private or family life under art 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms it would be necessary to show more than mere hardship, mere difficulty or mere obstacle: there was a seriousness test which required obstacles or difficulties to go beyond matters of choice or inconvenience.”
WLR Daily, 16th January 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.
Criminal Justice and Immigration Act: possession of extreme pornographic images – Ministry of Justice
“A circular on the implementation of sections 63-67 and 71 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act on the possession of extreme pornographic images and the increase in the maximum sentence for offences under the Obscene Publications Act 1959.”
Ministry of Justice, 19th January 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Charities angry at rape sentences – BBC News
“Disabled charities have condemned the sentences of three men who raped a girl and left her permanently disfigured by throwing caustic soda over her.”
BBC News, 20th January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
