Judge takes 12,000 words to define a tree – Daily Telegraph
“A High Court judge, Mr Justice Cranston, has taken 12,000 words to answer the question: What is a tree?”
Daily Telegraph, 13th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Shareholders in Northern Rock set to keep fighting – The Times
“The former shareholders of Northern Rock are expected to go to the Court of Appeal after failing yesterday in their challenge to the Government’s compensation scheme, which saw their shares valued at almost nil.”
The Times, 14th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Foreign Office link to torture cover-up – The Guardian
“The Foreign Office (FCO) solicited the letter from the US State Department that forced British judges to block the disclosure of CIA files documenting the torture of a British resident held in Guantánamo Bay, the Observer can reveal.”
The Guardian, 15th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Asylum for lesbian on the run from Iran – The Independent
“A lesbian who fled Iran after her girlfriend was arrested and sentenced to death in Tehran has won her battle to be granted asylum in Britain.”
The Independent, 16th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Boys and Girls Alone forces review of children’s employment laws – The Times
“Ministers have ordered a review of child employment laws as a public outcry grows over the Channel 4 series, Boys and Girls Alone, which follows a group aged 8-11 who are left without adult supervision in isolated cottages in Cornwall.”
The Times, 14th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Animal rights fire-bomber jailed – BBC News
“An animal rights campaigner who fire-bombed Oxford University has been jailed for 10 years after being found guilty of conspiracy to commit arson.”
BBC News, 13th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Child sex text teacher is jailed – BBC News
“A former primary school teacher who sent sexually explicit text messages to a 14-year-old boy has been jailed for 12 months.”
BBC News, 13th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hospital at fault over man’s care – BBC News
“A hospital in Somerset has been criticised for the clinical care it gave to a man who died after he walked home following a blood transfusion.”
BBC News, 13th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
No prosecution in 13-year-old father case – Daily Telegraph
“Police will not be looking to prosecute anyone in the case of a 13-year-old boy who has become a father.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jean Charles de Menezes shooting: no officers face charges – Daily Telegraph
“No police officers will be charged over the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, prosecutors have announced, following a review of evidence from the inquest into his death.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man jailed for getting drunk on plane – The Independent
“A man who terrified passengers on a plane after drinking a bottle of vodka in the toilet cubicle has been jailed for 12 weeks, police said today.”
The Independent, 13th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Parents lose fight to stop ‘preferred bidder’ sponsoring London academy – The Guardian
“Parents and campaigners have lost a judicial review to prevent the government introducing academies without holding competitions to allow a range of sponsors to come forward.”
The Guardian, 13th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man steals from firm to buy toys – BBC News
“A 40-year-old Merseyside man who stole more than £780,000 from his employer and used it to buy collectable toys has been jailed for three years.”
BBC News, 12th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rock investors lose court case – BBC News
“Former Northern Rock shareholders have lost their legal challenge to the government’s plan to compensate them.”
BBC News, 13th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Serious Fraud Office investigates AIG – The Guardian
“The Serious Fraud Office has started a ‘preliminary inquiry’ into American insurance firm AIG’s London operation, founded by Joseph Cassano who spearheaded the group’s ill-fated move into complex debt derivatives.”
The Guardian, 13th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Campbell & Ors, R v [2009] EWCA Crim 50 (02 February 2009)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailli.org
Section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act – draft regulations – Ministry of Justice
“A consultation on draft regulations made under section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 regarding the disclosure of information from the Department of Work and Pensions and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs in order to facilitate the assessment of a defendant’s financial eligibility for legal aid at the magistrates’ court.”
Ministry of Justice, 12th February 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
British Broadcasting Corporation v Sugar and another – WLR Daily
British Broadcasting Corporation v Sugar and another [2009] UKHL 9; [2009] WLR (D) 51
“The BBC was a public authority for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 so that a request for information which the BBC claimed was held for the purposes of journalism, and was therefore excluded from the requirements of disclosure, was subject to the jurisdiction of the Information Commissioner and, on appeal, the Information Tribunal, even if the information requested was held for the purposes of art, journalism or literature.”
WLR Daily, 12th February 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.
Kelly and another v GE Healthcare Ltd – WLR Daily
Kelly and another v GE Healthcare Ltd [2009] EWHC 181 (Pat); [2009] WLR (D) 50
“Compensation of employees for certain inventions pursuant to s 40 of the Patents Act 1977 was not restricted to remedying some loss. Compensation for an invention of ‘outstanding benefit’ was to be determined in accordance with all available evidence, as per s 41 of the 1977 Act, so as to secure a just and fair reward to the employee, neither limiting the employee to compensation for loss or damage, nor placing the employee in as strong a position as an external patentee or licensor.”
WLR Daily, 12th February 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.
