“A young father was convicted of unlawful imprisonment after he put a young tearaway into his car and gave him a ‘good talking to’.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A senior judge has called for an end to the use of the phrase ‘honour killings’ to describe what is ‘in reality sordid, criminal behaviour’.”
The Times, 16th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The government has outlined the details of its proposed digital rights agency.”
BBC News, 16th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Open-Ended Investment Companies (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Unit Trusts (Electronic Communications) Order 2009
The National Park Authorities (Amendment) (England) Order 2009
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Export of Radioactive Sources (Control) (Amendment) Order 2009
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2009
The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2009
The European Fisheries Fund (Grants) (Wales) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
High Court (Chancery Division)
Tann v Herrington [2009] EWHC 445 (Ch) (10 March 2009)
High Court (Queen’s Bench)
Huntley v Simmonds [2009] EWHC 406 (QB) (05 March 2009)
Al Jedda v Secretary of State for Defence [2009] EWHC 397 (QB) (05 March 2009)
Huntley v Simmonds [2009] EWHC 405 (QB) (13 February 2009)
High Court (Family Division)
K v K [2008] EWHC 2553 (Fam) (23 October 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Bole & Anor v Huntsbuild Ltd & Anor [2009] EWHC 483 (TCC) (13 March 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Akhurst v Director of Public Prosecutions; [2009] WLR (D) 96
“University grounds and buildings were not an enclosed area within the meaning of s 4 of the Vagrancy Act 1824.”
WLR Daily, 13th March
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.
Peters v East Midlands Strategic Health Authority and Another
Court of Appeal
“Damages awarded to a claimant severely disabled as a result of the defendants’ negligence were to be disregarded for the purpose of the charging provisions for the local authority providing her with statutory accommodation and care.”
The Times, 16th March 2009
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.
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“A trial judge’s attitude towards defence counsel, which included sending her a note headed ‘6 P’s’ with a list of words in bold underneath saying ‘Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance’ contributed towards preventing a defendant receiving a fair trial.”
The Times, 16th March 2009
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.
The Immigration and Nationality (Cost Recovery Fees) Regulations 2009
The Offender Management Act 2007 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2009
The Finance Act 2008, Schedule 41 (Appointed Day and Transitional Provisions) Order 2009
The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2009
The European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2009
The Aquatic Animal Health (England and Wales) Regulations 2009
The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Court of Protection Fees (Amendment) Order 2009
The Patents, Trade Marks and Designs (Address for Service) Rules 2009
The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2009
The Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“Targeted stop-and-search tactics are an effective way to cut gun and knife crime, research suggests.”
The Times, 16th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Findings from blood expert and undisclosed police negatives are reviewed as murderer makes his third appeal against conviction.”
The Guardian, 15th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“British pension funds are to sue Sir Fred Goodwin and the Royal Bank of Scotland in the American courts for hundreds of millions of pounds, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 16th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“One in six young people in England and a third of those in London think knife crime is a problem, a survey suggests.”
BBC News, 15th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The senior council official who was sacked over her department’s handling of the Baby P case is suing for sexual discrimination, it has been claimed.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A scheme giving parents details about sex offenders who may come into contact with their children is being extended.”
BBC News, 15th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“It started out as a private joke between Peter Cook and Dudley Moore but within a few years no fewer than four British police forces were demanding the two comics be prosecuted for obscenity.”
The Guardian, 16th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Britain’s cyclists reacted in uproar yesterday to a High Court ruling that they can be blamed for their injuries if they don’t wear a helmet – even if the accident itself was caused by someone else.”
The Independent, 16th March 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Raymond Tooth is a divorce lawyer known as ‘Jaws’: he has some advice for both sexes in the current economic climate.”
The Times, 15th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Lord Turner, chairman of the Financial Services Authority, will unveil proposals to tighten up financial regulations surrounding banks, hedge funds and tax havens when he publishes his blueprint for international regulation on Wednesday.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Metropolitan police failed to investigate scores of rape allegations because officers did not record them as criminal offences, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 16th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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