Stansted protesters sentenced to community service amid threat of £2m damages claim – The Guardian
“A group of climate change protesters who brought Stansted airport to a standstill after occupying a taxiway in December were sentenced yesterday, as it emerged that they and others who joined them face the threat of being sued for more than £2m in damages.”
The Guardian, 8th January 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fusty image and poor pay put women off being judges – The Times
“The judiciary is losing out on some of the best talent in the legal profession because the work of a High Court judge is perceived as fusty, old-fashioned and underpaid. ”
The Times, 8th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Sex drug’ billboard firm told: you can’t keep it up – The Guardian
“The company behind a ‘Want Longer Lasting Sex?’ ad campaign for a nasal spray is defying an order to take down its posters by the advertising watchdog.”
The Guardian, 7th January 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fraud: the public are in a mood for show trials of guilty managers – The Times
“This is the year when the pursuit, exposure and prosecution of fraud will be a very big business story. Already, almost every fraud lawyer in London will say that his or her workload has boomed and that Bernard Madoff has become the poster boy for what will become a substantial global legal industry.”
The Times, 8th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
MP stopped and search under anti-terror laws for taking pictures – The Guardian
“An MP has been stopped and searched by police officers under anti-terror laws after he was seen taking photographs near a railway station.”
The Guardian, 7th January 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pensioner convicted of harassing Martin Shaw – The Independent
“An ‘unhinged’ 66-year-old woman was today (7 January) convicted of harassing television actor Martin Shaw after pouring petrol through the letterbox of his girlfriend.”
The Independent, 7th January 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Drug rehabilitation for offenders a waste of time, says judge – Daily Telegraph
“Thousands of drug rehabilitation programmes handed to offenders by the courts each year are a waste of time, a judge has warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th January 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
HBOS is institutionally sexist, Muslim woman claims in £16m harassment case – The Guardian
“Bosses at one of Britain’s biggest banks reigned over an ‘institutionally sexist environment’, according to a Muslim woman suing the firm and two senior managers for £16.7m for sexual, religious and racial harassment.”
The Guardian, 7th January 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gurkhas decision delay criticised – BBC News
“The government has been criticised for delays in producing a new policy on Gurkha veterans wanting to settle in the UK.”
BBC News, 7th January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Simmons & Simmons named most gay-friendly law firm – The Times
“Simmons & Simmons has been named the most gay-friendly law firm in the UK by a leading lobby group. ”
The Times, 7th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Drunk driver jailed for seven years for baby’s death – The Guardian
“A woman who lost control of her Toyota 4×4, swerved on to a kerb and crushed a toddler in his pushchair was jailed for seven years today.”
The Guardian, 7th January 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
R v Mayers, Glasgow & Ors [2008] EWCA Crim 2989 (12 December 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Vale of Glamorgan Council v Roberts [2008] EWHC 2911 (Ch) (01 December 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
PCC adjudication: chainsaw suicide – Daily Telegraph
“The Press Complaints Commission has investigated whether an article published on The Daily Telegraph website under the headline ‘Man cut off own head with chainsaw’, contained excessive detail about the method of suicide used in breach of Clause 5 (Intrusion into grief or shock) of the Code. The Commission found a breach of the Code.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th January 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Nigel Boardman: law firms right to target underperforming partners – The Times
“Law firms are right to cut underperforming partners as they look to slash costs ahead of a downturn, the UK’s leading corporate lawyer said.”
The Times, 7th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
CL (Vietnam) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports
CL (Vietnam) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Court of Appeal
“Where an unaccompanied child seeking asylum appealed against the refusal of his claim and removal directions, it was necessary for the immigration judge, when considering that child’s human rights, to determine whether the reception facilities for the child on return were adequate. It was not solely an issue for the Secretary of State for the Home Department to determine.”
The Times, 7th January 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.
Thousands bankrupted over unpaid council tax – The Times
“Thousands of vulnerable people are being forced into bankruptcy as town halls use increasingly aggressive tactics to chase council tax arrears. ”
The Times, 7th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Private bail hostels being set up in residential areas on the quiet – The Times
“Hundreds of bail hostels are being opened in residential neighbourhoods without public consultation as part of moves to ease jail overcrowding. ”
The Times, 7th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
