“The Director of Public Prosecutions came under renewed attack this week from members of his own profession. Barristers, solicitors and even one of Sir Ken Macdonald’s own prosecutors were united in opposing his plan to let non-lawyers conduct serious trials in magistrates’ courts.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Detectives have launched an investigation into the death of a police and prison informant who was found hanged in his jail cell. The probe into Paul Day’s suicide, shortly after he told a solicitor he wished to retract false evidence he gave in a series of high-profile cases, including the 1996 murders of Lin and Megan Russell, raises the prospect of manslaughter charges and the possible unravelling of some major criminal cases.”
The Independent, 1st June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Parents who give their children alcohol risk being hit with court orders under a new government clampdown on teenagers drinking in public.”
The Guardian, 1st June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“David Barnish, 47, was awarded £750 compensation by a court after his family found their luxury hotel had been booked out by Germans.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Next and Asda are locked in a legal battle over claims that Britain’s second-biggest supermarket chain has copied the fashion retailer’s clothing designs.”
The Times, 31st May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Thousands of middle managers in local councils are being authorised to spy on people suspected of petty offences using powers designed to prevent crime and terrorism.”
The Times, 31st May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Human rights lawyers are increasingly alarmed that a piece of legislation that put state snooping on a legal basis has resulted in a huge expansion of the public sector’s ability to pry into private lives.”
The Times, 31st May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The official in charge of a new system of ‘living wills’ has quit amid claims that scores of elderly people are dying before their financial affairs are in order because of delays and red tape.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Cigarette vending machines and packets of 10 could be outlawed under government plans aimed at preventing children and young people smoking.”
BBC News, 31st May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“More than 100 nations, including the UK, have signed a treaty to ban current designs of cluster bombs.”
BBC News, 30th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Mankowski, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1109 (01 May 2008)
Lockwood, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1099 (01 May 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Scammell & Anor v Farmer [2008] EWHC 1100 (Ch) (22 May 2008)
High Court (Family Division)
BT v JRT [2008] EWHC 1169 (Fam) (22 May 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
“The only remaining British resident to be held in Guantanamo Bay has been charged with terrorism by a US military tribunal, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 30th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Legal employees are the happiest workers in the UK, according to a new survey of office professionals.”
The Lawyer, 30th May 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“The Government is planning to reform data protection laws so pensioners in fuel poverty can be contacted directly and offered help, it was announced today.”
The Independent, 30th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, is to make one final attempt to avert a Commons defeat over the plans to lock up terrorist suspects for up to 42 days without trial.”
The Independent, 30th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Regina (Smith) v Assistant Deputy Coroner for Oxfordshire; Secretary of State for Defence v Same
Queen’s Bench Division
“The right to life, protected by article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, could extend to members of the Armed Forces, wherever they might be; whether it did so would depend on the circumstances of the particular case.”
The Times, 30th 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.
“A British resident who is facing the death penalty in Guantanamo Bay has made a final desperate plea to Gordon Brown to end his six-year ordeal and bring him home today.”
The Independent, 30th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Two British newspaper publishers have been fined in French courts because they violated French privacy laws. The publishers were liable because the articles were viewed in France on the internet.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th May 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Prime Minister has asked the Editor in Chief of Associated Newspapers to chair a review of the 1967 disclosure regime. But, asks Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, will this lead to greater openness?”
The Independent, 30th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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