Payout over film-maker’s damages – BBC News
“A man has been awarded £79,000 after his home, which he rented out for a film starring Bond actor Daniel Craig, was damaged by a production company.”
BBC News, 28th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MPs demand action on road deaths – BBC News
“Lower speed limits and a tougher enforcement of drink-driving laws are needed to cut the number of road deaths, MPs have said.”
BBC News, 29th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Drayton Manor High School wins case against adjudicator – The Times
“A leading state school has won a legal challenge over a ruling that its admissions policy discriminated against children from poor families.”
The Times, 29th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Watchdog to investigate Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross’s phone prank – The Guardian
“Ofcom is to investigate whether the lewd messages left on actor Andrew Sachs’ answerphone by Russell brand and Jonathan Ross and aired on Radio 2 breached the broadcasting code, as complaints to the BBC hit 4,500.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bigger databases increase risks, says watchdog – The Guardian
“The proliferation of ever larger centralised databases is increasing the risk of people’s personal data being lost or abused, the government’s official privacy watchdog claims today.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prison fear for relatives who assist suicide – The Guardian
“Prosecutors fear a high court judgment today will lead to the first criminal cases against people who helped their terminally ill relatives to die.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Catch me if you can,’ said student behind biggest chip and PIN fraud – The Times
“A computer whiz-kid has been jailed over the theft of information from 19,000 credit cards.”
The Times, 29th october 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Early release prisoners ‘killed three people’ – The Times
“Three murders have allegedly been committed by prisoners let out of jail early under emergency measures introduced by the Government to ease overcrowding.”
The Times, 29th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline,co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Urushadze, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 2498 (08 October 2008)
Lavery, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 2499 (09 October 2008)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
O’Brien & Ors v South Cambridgeshire District Council [2008] EWCA Civ 1159 (24 October 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Club La Costa (UK) Plc v Gebhard & Ors [2008] EWHC 2552 (QB) (24 October 2008)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
European patent body will issue definitive ruling on software patents – OUT-LAW.com
“The European Patent Office (EPO) has asked its ultimate legal authority to look at the European Patent Convention (EPC) and issue advice on the patentability of software. The EPO said that such advice was necessary to ensure the uniform application of the EPC.”
OUT-LAW.com, 28th October 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Smith insists government was right on 42 days – The Guardian
“Jacqui Smith today said she was sorry for ‘ruffling feathers’ over plans to increase detention without charge for terror suspects to 42 days but insisted she was more concerned about the safety of the nation.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Xu & Anor, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 2372 (15 October 2008)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Risegold Ltd v Escala Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 1180 (28 October 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Bennett v Independent Police Complaints Commission & Anor [2008] EWHC 2550 (QB) (24 October 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Serious Organised Crime Agency v Sajjad & Ors [2008] EWHC 2535 (Admin) (06 October 2008)
Liverpool v Director of Public Prosecutions [2008] EWHC 2540 (Admin) (07 October 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Visiting Forces and International Headquarters (Application of Law) (Amendment) Order 2008
The Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 (Commencement No.1) Order 2008
The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2008
The Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No.9) Order 2008
The Appeals (Excluded Decisions) (Amendment) Order 2008
The South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Nurse who put knickers up for sale on eBay faces disciplinary panel – Daily Telegraph
“A nurse who put her knickers up for sale on the online auction site eBay has appeared before a disciplinary panel.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Civil servant fined for leaving documents on train – The Independent
“A high-flying civil servant was today fined £2,500 after leaving top-secret documents on a train.”
The Independent, 28th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Seal of approval for Sharia councils? – The Times
“Bridget Prentice, the Justice Minister, has put the legitimacy of Sharia rulings in the limelight again with suggestions that mediation on family disputes could go before English judges.”
The Times, 28th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Banks set to begin appeal in overdraft charges case – The Times
“High street banks, already reeling from the financial crisis, will today begin the latest round of a legal fight that threatens an overhaul of their retail charges at a cost of billions of pounds.”
The Times, 28th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Regina (Haase) v Independent Adjudicator and Another – Times Law Reports
Regina (Haase) v Independent Adjudicator and Another
Court of Appeal
“In order to ensure that a trial was fair for the purposes of article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights the tribunal was required to be independent and impartial, but it was not necessary for the prosecutor to be independent and impartial.”
The Times, 28th October 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.
Symbian Ltd v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks – Times Law Reports
Symbian Ltd v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks
Court of Appeal
“A method of accessing data in a dynamic link library in a computing device was not excluded by reason of being a computer program from registration as a patent as it imvolved a technical contribution which would enable computers to work faster and more reliably.”
The Times, 28th October 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.
IT contractor broke copyright and database laws in data raid on playground firm – OUT-LAW.com
“An IT contractor who was part of a raid on a company, copied all of its electronic business records and locked staff out of computer systems, infringed copyright and database rights, the High Court has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 28th October 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
