Life sentence over knife in skull – BBC News
“A teenager is to serve at least seven years for attempted murder after stabbing a boy in the head.”
BBC News, 6th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lords demand amendment to help the innocent get DNA off database – OUT-LAW.com
“The House of Lords has voted to amend the law to help innocent people have their DNA samples removed from the Government’s DNA database. The Lords have passed an amendment to the Counter Terrorism Bill.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th November 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Man jailed for 10-year-old murder after confessing in letter to girlfriend – Daily Telegraph
“A man has been jailed for a murder he carried out 10 years ago after confessing to his girlfriend in a letter.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Animal rights activist cleared of sparklers bomb charge – The Guardian
“A prominent animal rights activist accused of planting petrol bombs at Oxford University was yesterday cleared of possessing an explosive substance – packets of sparklers – with intent.”
The Guardian, 7th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
British lawyer wins seat on world court – Daily Telegraph
“A QC who challenged General Pinochet’s immunity and advised on legal issues arising from the Iraq conflict has been elected to the International Court of Justice.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Law lord criticises plan to scrap defence of provocation for men who kill wives – The Times
“The judge who heads Britain’s highest court has criticised the Government’s plans to scrap the defence of provocation for men who kill unfaithful wives.”
The Times, 7th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judge cries in court as he passes sentence over death of young father – Daily Telegraph
“A judge was overcome with emotion in court as he passed sentence on a lorry driver who killed a young father with a dangerous U-turn.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bill for ID cards rises by £50m as Home Office unveils pilot scheme – The Guardian
“The costs of the national identity card project crept up by a further £50m yesterday as the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, announced that a small number of transport workers will be able to volunteer to get the cards next year before the official launch date.”
The Guardian, 7th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
PS (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 1213 (06 November 2008)
SK (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 1204 (06 November 2008)
Blackburn & Anor v West Midlands Police [2008] EWCA Civ 1208 (06 November 2008)
RA (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 1210 (06 November 2008)
SK (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 1204 (06 November 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Sprackling & Ors v Sprackling & Anor [2008] EWHC 2696 (Ch) (06 November 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Consultations launched on payment of Crown Court defence costs – Ministry of Justice
“Those found guilty of criminal offences may have to pay towards the cost of their defence the government announced today as it published two consultation papers.”
Ministry of Justice, 6th November 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Hustinx: nameless data can still be personal – OUT-LAW.com
“A person does not have to be identifiable by name for details of their computer usage to be protected by data protection laws, a senior European privacy watchdog has warned.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th November 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Wave’ of credit crunch cases set to emerge – The Times
“Litigation departments at the City’s leading law firms have grown significantly busier in recent weeks as investors turn to legal action to recover losses suffered as a result of the financial crisis.”
The Times, 6th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
The Criminal Justice System in England and Wales: time for change? – Speech by Lord Judge
The Criminal Justice System in England and Wales: time for change? (PDF)
Speech by Lord Judge
University of Hertfordshire, 4th November 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Cheung v Southwark London Borough Council & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 1179 (05 November 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Warner v Verfides [2008] EWHC 2609 (Ch) (29 October 2008)
High Court (Administrative Division)
HG & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWHC 2685 (Admin) (17 October 2008)
High Court (Commercial Court)
889457 Alberta Inc v Katanga Mining Ltd & Ors [2008] EWHC 2679 (Comm) (05 November 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Alchemy Estates Ltd v Astor and another – WLR Daily
Alchemy Estates Ltd v Astor and another [2008] EWHC 2675 (Ch); [2008] WLR (D) 343
“The contractual right of rescission under condition 8.3.3 of the Standard Conditions of Sale had to be exercised promptly, which meant by the contractual completion date, or possibly, within a day or two thereafter.”
WLR Daily, 6th November 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.
Regina (Reynolds) v Independent Police Complaints Commission – Times Law Report
Regina (Reynolds) v Independent Police Complaints Commission
Court of Appeal
“Where a man who had been arrested for being drunk and disorderly was found, while in custody, to be in a coma and was later shown to be suffering from a serious injury which might have been caused during or before he was taken into custody, the Independent Police Complaints Commission had a power and a duty to investigate independently the cause of the injury even if that meant that it had to investigate events which occurred before the man had come into contact with the police.”
The Times, 6th November 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.
Warner v Verfides (a Firm) – Times Law Reports
Chancery Division
“Documents created by one party and sent to another did not necessarily cease to be correspondence, to which the privacy provisions of article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights could apply, when they were received by the latter.”
The Times, 6th November 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.
Why David must still be able to take on The Daily Goliath – The Times
“Lawyers are not popular and never less so than when they demand their fees. But to be really despised, we must fight and win a “no win, no fee” case and then have the temerity to request payment of our fees with 100 per cent uplift.”
The Times, 6th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Quality fears prompt SRA to review foreign lawyer qualification regime – Legal Week
“The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is set to launch a formal consultation into the way in which foreign lawyers qualify into the UK, after pressure from the Law Society and education providers to tighten the regulations.”
Legal Week, 6th November 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
