Level of breached Asbos increases – BBC News
“The proportion of people who have breached their Asbos in England and Wales has gone up.”
BBC News, 8th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Extreme’ web porn ban made law – BBC News
“A mother whose daughter was murdered by a man addicted to violent internet porn has won her bid to have it outlawed with the introduction of a new law.”
BBC News, 8th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Daffodil harvester stripped of gangmaster licence and accused of using forced labour – The Guardian
“A UK-wide investigation into allegations of forced labour among migrant daffodil pickers has resulted in one of the industry’s largest labour suppliers losing its licence.”
The Guardian, 8th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police should harass young thugs – Smith – The Guardian
“Police should be harassing badly behaved youths by openly filming them and hounding them at home to make their lives as uncomfortable as possible, the home secretary will say today.”
The Guardian, 8th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
CPS publishes response to All-Party Parliamentary inquiry into Antisemitism – Crown Prosecution Service
“A Crown Prosecution Service investigation into cases involving antisemitism, carried out as part of its response to the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Antisemitism, has found that more needs to be done to encourage victims to support a prosecution.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 6th May 2008
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Related link: Crown Prosecution Service response to the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Antisemitism
Regina (Warden and Fellows of Winchester College and Another) v Hampshire County Council – Times Law Reports
Regina (Warden and Fellows of Winchester College and Another) v Hampshire County Council
Court of Appeal
“Statutory requirements governing the making of an application to change the status of a right of way were to be adhered to strictly.”
The Times, 8th May 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.
Regina v Ibrahim and Others – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“Evidence obtained during safety interviews held with a defendant in the absence of his solicitor was admissible at his subsequent trial subject to the ordinary principles governing a fair trial and excluding unfair evidence.”
The Times, 8th May 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.
Children and Adoption Act 2006 – Court Rules – Ministry of Justice
“This consultation seeks views on draft court rules and forms to support the implementation of the remaining provisions of the Children and Adoption Act 2006. These enable courts to use contact activities to help resolve child contact disputes and give them more flexible powers to enforce contact orders.”
Ministry of Justice, 7th May 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
The Supreme Court and Other Constitutional Changes in the UK – Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers
The Supreme Court and Other Constitutional Changes in the UK (PDF)
Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Address to members of the Royal Court, The Jersey Law Society, and members of the States of Jersey, 2nd May 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Fraser v Judicial and Legal Services Commission and another – WLR Daily
Fraser v Judicial and Legal Services Commission and another [2008] UKPC 25; [2008] WLR (D) 139
“A magistrate, on a fixed term appointment in Saint Lucia, enjoyed the same constitutional rights against summary dismissal as a member of the higher judiciary, regardless of any contractual term to the contrary.”
WLR Daily, 7th May 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.
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Kempster, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 975 (07 May 2008)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Seele Austria GmbH & Co KG v Tokio Marine Europe Insurance Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 441 (07 May 2008)
Murray v Big Pictures (UK) Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 446 (07 May 2008)
Arnup v MW White Ltd. [2008] EWCA Civ 447 (07 May 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Walbrook Trustees (Jersey) Ltd & Ors v William Fattal & Ors [2008] EWHC 991 (Ch) (07 May 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Isle of Anglesey County Council & Anor v Welsh Ministers & Ors [2008] EWHC 921 (QB) (06 May 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
X v An NHS Trust [2008] EWHC 986 (Admin) (07 May 2008)
High Court (Patents Court)
Abbott Laboratories Ltd v Evysio Medical Devices ULC [2008] EWHC 800 (Pat) (21 April 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Rock shareholders begin legal bid – BBC News
“Shareholders in nationalised bank Northern Rock are launching a court challenge over compensation they are due to receive.”
BBC News, 8th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations) Order 2008
The Mental Health (Nurses) (England) Order 2008
The Mental Health (Hospital, Guardianship and Treatment) (England) Regulations 2008
The Disabled Facilities Grants (Maximum Amounts and Additional Purposes) (England) Order 2008
The Housing Renewal Grants (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008
The Mental Health (Mutual Recognition) Regulations 2008
The Mental Health (Conflicts of Interest) (England) Regulations 2008
The Mental Health (Approved Mental Health Professionals) (Approval) (England) Regulations 2008
The British Overseas Territories Citizenship (Designated Service) (Amendment) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Schillings wins Appeal Court victory for author JK Rowling – The Lawyer
“Media law firm Schillings scored a victory in the Court of Appeal today (7 May), which held that the privacy of client and Harry Potter author JK Rowlings’ five-year-old son had been infringed.”
The Lawyer, 7th May 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Paediatrician to face GMC again – BBC News
“The General Medical Council is due to begin a new investigation into the work of paediatrician David Southall.”
BBC News, 8th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Plan to increase abortion sites – BBC News
“A consultation is to be launched over whether to relax abortion rules by allowing terminations outside hospital settings in England, ministers say.”
BBC News, 7th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Barrister shot dead in London police siege – The Guardian
“A gunman shot dead after repeatedly opening fire on police during a five-hour stand-off in an exclusive west London square has been named locally as a practising barrister who may also have recently served in the British army.”
The Guardian, 7th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
How did no-win no-fee change things? – BBC News Magazine
“It’s a decade since no-win no-fee rules were extended to most civil court cases, but what change has the now notorious “conditional fee agreement” brought?”
BBC News Magazine, 7th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cannabis laws to be strengthened – The Independent
” Jacqui Smith defied the Government’s own experts today by announcing that laws on cannabis will be toughened up.”
The Independent, 7th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK’s ‘terror’ ban appeal denied – BBC News
“The government has been denied permission to challenge an order that it take an Iranian opposition group off a list of banned terror organisations.”
BBC News, 7th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
