Girlfriend who falsely cried rape is jailed – Daily Telegraph
“A woman who tried to frame two men for rape after a row with her boyfriend has been jailed for four months.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Rap fan given Asbo – Daily Telegraph
“A man has been given an Asbo for playing loud rap music for up to 22 hours a day.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Madonna backtracks on ‘inaccurate and misleading’ divorce payout statement – The Times
“Madonna claimed today that a statement issued by her own spokeswoman that she had agreed to pay £60 million to her former husband Guy Ritchie as part of the couple’s divorce was ‘misleading and inaccurate’.”
The Times, 17th December 2008
source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Gay father hunts for lesbian mother who vanished with son – The Times
“A gay father whose son was ‘snatched’ away by his lesbian mother during family court proceedings was finally able to appeal publicly for his safe return yesterday after restrictions on identifying the parties was lifted.”
The Times, 18th December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Father guilty over children’s crash deaths – The Guardian
“A father was yesterday convicted of causing the deaths of four of his children when the Land Rover he had ‘incompetently’ modified plunged into a river.”
The Guardian, 18th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal move to crack down on climate protesters – The Guardian
“The attorney general is considering asking the courts to clamp down on high-profile, direct-action protests on issues such as climate change, the Guardian can exclusively reveal.”
The Guardian, 18th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK consults on copyright reform – OUT-LAW.com
“The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is asking whether laws on copyright exceptions and the current system for rights clearance are too complicated. A consultation on reforming the regime was published today.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th December 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Gowers attacks Government plan to extend copyright for performers – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government plans to extend the term of copyright for performers from 50 years to ‘something like 70 years,’ according to Culture Secretary Andy Burnham. That proposal was criticised today as ‘silly and out of touch’ by former FT editor Andrew Gowers.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th December 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Man jailed for houseboat killing – BBC News
“A 55-year-old man has been jailed for stabbing his partner to death on their houseboat on the River Medway in Kent.”
BBC News, 17th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Brothers lose appeal over murder – BBC News
“Two Somerset men jailed for life for killing a Cornish couple have lost their appeal against their convictions.”
BBC News, 17th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Breast cancer mother cleared of allowing son to truant – Daily Telegraph
“A mother fighting breast cancer has been cleared of failing to send her son to school after a court was told the teenager stayed at home to look after her.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Killer nurse to appeal conviction – BBC News
“A hospital nurse who was found guilty of murdering two of his patients is to appeal against his conviction.”
BBC News, 17th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jailed fan ‘can get free pardon’ – BBC News
“Jailed Liverpool fan Michael Shields has won an important battle at the High Court in London in his bid for a free pardon.”
BBC News, 17th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
British opt-out from 48-hour working week defeated in Strasbourg – The Times
“Britain’s opt-out from the EU’s 48-hour working week was soundly defeated in a vote by the European Parliament today, with many Labour MEPs voting against the Government’s attempts to keep the measure first won by John Major in 1993.”
The Times, 17th December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Glasgow airport car bomber jailed for 32 years – The Guardian
“An NHS doctor who plotted car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow was today sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 32 years.”
The Guardian, 17th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
MA v Merck Sharp & DOHME Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 1426 (16 December 2008)
Animatrix Ltd & Ors v O’Kelly [2008] EWCA Civ 1415 (16 December 2008)
Calvert v William Hill Credit Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 1427 (16 December 2008)
Allan v Johnson Controls Automative (UK) Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 1377 (16 December 2008)
Smith & Anor v Muller & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 1425 (17 December 2008)
Piper & Anor v Wakeford & anor [2008] EWCA Civ 1378 (17 December 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Tiscali UK Ltd v British Telecommunications Plc [2008] EWHC 3129 (QB) (16 December 2008)
Beesley v New Century Group Ltd [2008] EWHC 3033 (QB) (16 December 2008)
Romantiek BVBA v Simms & Ors [2008] EWHC 3099 (QB) (16 December 2008)
High Court (Patents Court)
Ratiopharm GMBH v NAPP Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd [2008] EWHC 3070 (Pat) (16 December 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Barton v The Church Commissioners for England [2008] EWHC 3091 (Ch) (15 December 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Health in Pregnancy Grant (Administration) Regulations 2008
The Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitory Provisions) Order 2008
The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 7) Regulations 2008
The Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) (No. 2) Order 2008
The Companies Act 2006 (Extension of Takeover Panel Provisions) (Isle of Man) Order 2008
The Naval Medical Compassionate Fund Order 2008
The Finance Act 2008, Section 31 (Specified Tax Year) Order 2008
The United Nations Arms Embargoes (Dependent Territories) (Amendment) Order 2008
The United Nations Arms Embargoes (Rwanda) (Amendment) Order 2008
The UK Borders Act 2007 (Code of Practice on Children) Order 2008
The Authorised Investment Funds (Tax) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2008
The Mental Health Act 1983 (Independent Mental Health Advocates) (England) Regulations 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
T Mobile (UK) Ltd and another v Office of Communications – WLR Daily
T Mobile (UK) Ltd and another v Office of Communications [2008] EWCA Civ 1373; [2008] WLR (D) 391
“A challenge to a the decision of the Office of Communications (‘Ofcom’) concerning the award of wireless telegraphy licences lay by way of a claim for judicial review and not an appeal to the Competition Appeal Tribunal (‘CAT’).”
WLR Daily, 16th December 2008
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.
R v Mayers; R v Glasgow; R v Costelloe; R v Bahmanzadeh; R v P and others – WLR Daily
“In relation to criminal proceedings there was no power, whether under the Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008 or otherwise, to admit statements of anonymous witnesses made otherwise than in oral evidence in the proceedings.”
WLR Daily, 16th December 2008
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.
Finch and another v Richardson – WLR Daily
Finch and another v Richardson [2008] EWHC 3067 (QB); [2008] WLR (D) 389
“For the purposes of provisions in the Representation of the People Act 1983 in relation to illegal practices and to errors or false statements in declarations, ignorance of the law could constitute ‘inadvertence’ so as to provide an excuse for such errors and statements.”
WLR Daily, 16th December 2008
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.
