Council to sue £21m over Bath Spa – BBC News
“Bath and North East Somerset Council is to sue a building firm for £21m after a luxury spa opened five years late.”
BBC News, 15th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Killing of Good Samaritan ‘could have been avoided’ after police blunder – Daily Telegraph
“A teenager who kicked a Good Samaritan to death had carried out a similar brutal street attack two months earlier but police failed to deal with the initial crime properly, a court has heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man who tried to smother mother jailed – Daily Telegraph
“A man who tried to smother his elderly mother to claim an inheritance was jailed for five years.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Couple jailed after baby’s death – BBC News
“A couple have been jailed for three years for child cruelty following the death of their six-month-old baby.”
BBC News, 15th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pair jailed over sex trafficking – BBC News
“Two people have been jailed for their part in the trafficking and exploitation of women for sex in Kent.”
BBC News, 15th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Mayers & Ors, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 1418 (12 December 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Elton John v Guardian News & Media Ltd [2008] EWHC 3066 (QB) (12 December 2008)
Finch & Anor v Richardson [2008] EWHC 3067 (QB) (12 December 2008)
Warren v Hide [2008] EWHC 3049 (QB) (12 December 2008)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
High Court (Patents Court)
Research In Motion UK Ltd v Visto Corporation [2008] EWHC 3026 (Pat) (05 December 2008)
Research In Motion UK Ltd v Visto Corporation [2008] EWHC 3025 (Pat) (05 December 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Knowsley Housing Trust v White; Shepherds Bush Housing Association v Porter; Islington London Borough Council v Honeygan-Green – Times Law Reports
House of Lords
“An assured tenancy subject to a possession order ended only when possession was delivered up.”
The Times, 15th December 2008
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.
Improving Access to Justice through Collective Actions – Civil Justice Council
“Civil Justice Council publishes final recommendations to improve access to justice for consumers and small businesses in collective claims.”
Civil Justice Council, 12th December 2008
Source: www.civiljusticecouncil.gov.uk
Innocent Britons ‘may be branded criminals abroad’ after Big Brother databases agreement – Daily Telegraph
“Innocent British citizens may be drawn into foreign criminal investigations after the Government agreed to EU-wide access to its ‘Big Brother’ databases, the Conservatives have warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Privacy law will grow, bar chief predicts – The Guardian
“The law of privacy is likely to continue expanding, according to the Bar’s leader, as the media face escalating claims for damages and tougher restrictions.”
The Guardian, 15th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Compensation for injured troops doubled by Ministry of Defence – Daily Telegraph
“Compensation payouts to severely wounded soldiers are to be doubled after criticism the payouts were far lower than those given to injured civilians.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Extra judges drafted in to hear immigration appeals – The Times
“Extra judges are being drafted in to deal with more than 8,000 asylum and immigration appeals a year that threaten to overload the courts.”
The Times, 15th December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Courts going too easy on knife crime – The Observer
“The government’s attempts to tackle knife crime are being undermined because the tough new sentences it introduced for those caught in possession of a blade are not being handed down in the courts.”
The Observer, 14th December 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
Straw off hook on late donation – BBC News
“No action will be taken over a £3,000 donation which Justice Secretary Jack Straw declared more than four years late, electoral officials have said.”
BBC News, 12th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ruling frees asylum seekers to work – The Observer
“A landmark legal ruling has paved the way for thousands of asylum seekers in the UK to be allowed to work. The High Court has ruled that current laws preventing an Eritrean asylum seeker from taking a job are incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Observer, 14th December 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
Watchdogs ‘will destroy the police’ – The Observer
“Former Home Secretary Charles Clarke has warned that plans to overhaul how police forces are held accountable are ‘very dangerous to society’ and will ‘destroy’ efforts to tackle crime.”
The Observer, 14th December 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
More solicitors to face tribunal over coalminers’ scandal – The Times
“Solicitors across Britain are bracing themselves for further sanctions over the coalminers’ compensation scandal that led to two lawyers being struck off for dishonesty.”
The Times, 13th December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
Judges rule on witness anonymity – BBC News
“Emergency laws to protect the anonymity of witnesses do not allow them to have their evidence read out in their absence, appeal judges have ruled.”
BBC News, 13th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
