Man accused of raping girl after fleeing secure hospital – The Guardian
“A major investigation was under way yesterday after a man was accused of escaping from a secure mental health unit and raping a schoolgirl.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
R (G) v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police – WLR Daily
R (G) v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police [2008] EWCA Civ 28; [2008] WLR (D) 35
“A custody officer who had determined that he had sufficient evidence to charge a suspect with the offence for which he had been arrested had no power to detain the suspect in custody for the purpose of enabling a Crown Prosecutor to decide whether or not the suspect should be charged.”
WLR Daily, 6th February 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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Pilecki v Circuit Court of Legnica, Poland – WLR Daily
Pilecki v Circuit Court of Legnica, Poland [2008] UKHL 7; [2008] WLR (D) 34
“The judge, in considering the making of an extradition order under a European arrest warrant in a conviction case where the sentences had been aggregated, was not concerned with the lengths of the individual sentences; it sufficed if the aggregate sentence was of at least four months.”
WLR Daily, 6th February 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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Maye v Director of Public Prosecutions in Northern Ireland – WLR Daily
Maye v Director of Public Prosecutions in Northern Ireland [2008] UKHL 9; [2008] WLR (D) 33
“The appellant’s interest in his parents’ unadministered estates and an action by him for damages for false imprisonment were ‘things in action’ and so ‘property’ within the definition in art 3(1) of the Proceeds of Crime (Northern Ireland) Order 1996.”
WLR Daily, 6th February 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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Majorstake Ltd v Curtis – WLR Daily
Majorstake Ltd v Curtis [2008] UKHL 10; [2008] WLR (D) 32
“For the purposes of s 47(2) of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 ‘the premises’ in which a flat was contained was an objectively recognisable space which a visitor would regard as the premises. The combination of the tenant’s flat and the flat immediately below it in a block of 50 flats on nine floors did not comprise “the premises” in which the tenant’s flat was contained. The landlord’s proposal to redevelop the two flats into a single unit could not therefore defeat the tenant’s right to acquire a new lease.”
WLR Daily, 6th February 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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R v Clarke; R v McDaid – WLR Daily
R v Clarke; R v McDaid [2008] UKHL 8; [2008] WLR (D) 31
“Where for most of a criminal trial there had been no signed indictment the proceedings had been invalid.”
WLR Daily, 6th February 2008
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In re Airbase (UK) Ltd; In re Airbase International Services Ltd – WLR Daily
“The provisions of s 176A of the Insolvency Act 1986, which dealt with floating charges relating to property of a company that was, inter alia, in administration, excluded from participation in any distribution from the ‘prescribed part’ of a company’s net property, as defined in s 176A(6) of the Act, secured creditors who had unsecured debts due to a shortfall in the value of their security.”
WLR Daily, 6th February 2008
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Jail for child porn ex-policeman – BBC News
“A retired Metropolitan Police officer has been sentenced to three years in prison for distributing 1,863 indecent images of children on the internet.”
BBC News, 6th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MPs’ anger over jury ban plans – BBC News
“Government plans to give the home secretary powers to remove juries from some inquests are ‘astonishing’, an influential group of MPs says.”
BBC News, 7th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Youth games exclusion ‘unlawful’ – BBC News
“Children with learning disabilities will no longer be left out of the UK schools’ equivalent of the Olympics after a threat of legal action.”
BBC News, 7th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regins v Clarke Regina v McDaid – Times Law Reports
Regina v Clarke; Regina v McDaid
House of Lords
“Where there had been no signed indictment during most of a criminal trial, the proceedings were invalid.”
The Times, 7th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Bendy bus woman makes £500K claim – BBC News
“A woman who suffered ‘catastrophic’ brain damage after she was hit by a bendy bus could receive more than £500,000 in damages.”
BBC News, 6th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Intelligence services demand veto on use of bugging evidence – The Independent
“The use of intercept evidence in court for the first time could be stalled by demands from the intelligence services for a right of veto over the use of the transcripts from their secret bugging operations. The CIA is also unhappy that its intercepted phone calls or conversations between suspected terrorists could be produced in British courts.”
The Independent, 7th February 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court delivers justice by mobile phone – The Guardian
“Britain’s courts took another step yesterday towards ditching the law’s reputation for delay, when a judge agreed to hear a case by mobile phone. The unexpected illness of a woman charged with money-laundering led to the pioneering step, which avoided a costly adjournment of the brief proceedings.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
So few women are in the High Court – Daily Telegraph
“Dame Heather Hallett of the Judicial Appointments Commission says it is trying hard to encourage diversity, but progress is slow.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
More than half of 13-year-olds have drunk alcohol, says home secretary – The Guardian
“The majority of Britain’s 13-year-olds have drunk alcohol, marking a worrying ‘tipping point’ for underage drinking, the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, warned yesterday as she promised to step up enforcement action.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
City may dispute casino decision – BBC News
“Manchester officials have said they will consider a legal challenge if a government decision to axe the city’s planned super-casino is confirmed.”
BBC News, 7th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Civilians ‘could do many police jobs better’ – The Independent
“A review of the future of policing suggests that many police duties would be performed better by civilians, it was reported today.”
The Independent, 7th February 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk