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.
R v Goldshield Group plc and others – WLR Daily
R v Goldshield Group plc and others [2008] UKHL 17; [2008] WLR (D) 388
“An allegation of price fixing carried out in circumstances of secretive and deceptive behaviour was insufficient of itself to found a charge of conspiracy to defraud. It was necessary to isolate and charge specific aggravating elements which would elevate price fixing into an indictable conspiracy to defraud.”
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.
Earl Cadogan and Another v Sportelli and Another and Other Appeals – Times Law Reports
Earl Cadogan and Another v Sportelli and Another and Other Appeals
House of Lords
“Landlords and freeholders were generally not entitled to so-called ‘hope value’ as an element in the value of their interest in determining the price payable by the tenants for leasehold enfranchisement.”
The Times, 17th 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.
Government announcement on Transparency in the Family Courts – Judiciary of England and Wales
“Statement by the President of the Family Division – ‘I welcome the publication of the Government’s announcement on taking forward the issue of transparency in the family courts. The revised proposals will require a good deal of work in the coming months to make the necessary rule changes and in preparing for the pilots.’
Judiciary of England and Wales, 16th December 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Common sense approaches to dealing with crime and DNA – Home Office
“In a speech, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith called for new ‘common sense standards’ for the use of investigatory powers and the retention of DNA profiles.”
Home Office, 16th December 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Government set to expand DNA sampling of serious offenders – The Times
“DNA samples are to be taken from serious offenders who are in prison but were convicted before the national database was created, Jacqui Smith announced yesterday.”
The Times, 17th December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Suspended sentence for DJ Kershaw – BBC News
“DJ Andy Kershaw has been given a suspended six-month prison sentence after breaching a restraining order banning him contacting his ex-partner.”
BBC News, 16th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Britain wins battle for the pint – BBC News
“Amid the economic gloom, UK drinkers have found a measure of good news – the pint will not have to be renamed. Decades of wrangling with the EU over switching to metric measures has ended with a vote confirming that imperial measures can carry on indefinitely.”
BBC News, 16th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Senior policeman launches Scotland Yard race bias case – The Guardian
“A senior Scotland Yard commander will launch his claim of racial discrimination against the Metropolitan Police today.”
The Guardian, 17th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ad watchdog bans poster for movie Righteous Kill due to de Menezes link – The Guardian
“An advert for the Robert de Niro and Al Pacino police thriller Righteous Kill, which used the line ‘there’s nothing wrong with a little shooting as long as the right people get shot’, was criticised by a watchdog for running during the inquest into the police shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes.”
The Guardian, 17th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
