Man cleared over ‘terror library’ – BBC News
“A man has been cleared of possessing items of use to a terrorist.”
BBC News, 24th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police offer £40,000 to animal rights protesters – The Independent
“A police force has offered £40,000 in compensation to animal rights campaigners, including supporters of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), after they were prevented from joining a protest against livestock exports.”
The Independent, 25th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Family in court battle over £14 million will – Daily Telegraph
“The heir to a £14 million hotel business is fighting a bitter court battle with his brother and sister who have accused him of breaking a promise to give them equal shares of the family fortune.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man sentenced over Shia flogging – BBC News
“A devout Shia Muslim has been given a suspended prison sentence for forcing two boys to beat themselves during a religious ceremony.”
BBC News, 24th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Steep rise in ‘stop and search’ complaints – The Independent
“The number of complaints made about ‘stop and search’ incidents have [sic] risen by nearly a quarter, the police watchdog said today.”
The Independent, 25th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Short-selling new rules are under review – The Times
“Gordon Brown has said there will be new rules governing the practice of short-selling in four months’ time, when the temporary ban imposed last week by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) on short-selling financial stocks expires.”
The Times, 24th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Council to bury 21-year-old remains of infant without family consent – The Guardian
“The remains of a baby boy that have been kept in a mortuary for 21 years will be buried on Friday without any relatives present after his family withdrew their consent for the funeral to go ahead.”
The Guardian, 24th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
J, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 2002 (15 August 2008)
Hayes, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1998 (15 August 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Regina v Al-Ali – WLR Daily
Regina v Al-Ali; [2008] WLR (D) 302
“When granting leave to a prosecutor to appeal from a ruling of a trial judge in the Crown Court, the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) should look rather more widely at the interests of justice than simply considering whether the appeal had a realistic prospect of success because even if the judge’s ruling were held to be wrong it would only be if it were in the interests of justice that an order should be made to resume the trial or to start a fresh trial.”
WLR Daily, 23rd September 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.
EU setback for workers fighting retirement at 65 – The Times
“UK employees hoping to keep their jobs beyond the age of 65 suffered a setback today when an adviser to Europe’s top court said Britain’s mandatory retirement age was acceptable under EU law.”
The Times, 23rd September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Public ‘unaware’ of data rights – BBC News
“People need to be more aware of the dangers of having too much personal information stored online, the UK’s data protection watchdog has warned.”
BBC News, 23rd September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Activists plan day of protest against software patents – OUT-LAW.com
“Activists have declared tomorrow ‘Stop Software Patents Day’. The day is being held on the fifth anniversary of a European Parliament decision to limit patent law in a way that campaigners say benefited small software developers.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd September 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Leisure Pass Group Ltd v HM Revenue & Customs [2008] EWHC 2158 (Ch) (11 September 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Coal Authority v Davidson & Anor [2008] EWHC 2180 (TCC) (09 September 2008)
Mylcrist Builders Ltd v Buck [2008] EWHC 2172 (TCC) (19 September 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
FSA insider dealing cases proceed – The Times
“The prosecutions of a former Cazenove partner and a father and son accused of insider dealing by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) will proceed to trial after an attempt to have the cases dismissed failed.”
The Times, 23rd September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Jack Straw takes lawyers to task for their fees – The Times
“Jack Straw has opened a ‘new front for reform’ – as the Labour Party press release put it – with a blistering attack on the fees charged by lawyers under ‘no win, no fee’ cases.”
The Times, 23rd September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Setback in retirement age battle – BBC News
“A challenge to the right of employers to make people retire at 65 has been rejected by a European court adviser.”
BBC News, 23rd September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Driving instructor who posed as pupils jailed – Daily Telegraph
“A driving instructor who posed as his pupils to take their driving tests for them has been jailed for eight months.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Is English law related to Muslim law? – BBC News Magazine
“In London’s historic Inns of Court, barristers practise law in the shadow of the distinctive medieval Temple Church. But does English law really owe a debt to Muslim law?”
BBC News Magazine, 23rd September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The dangers of Sarah’s law – New Statesman
“There may be many as 250,000 people in Britain with an active sexual interest in children when only 30,000 have been caught, convicted and registered.”
New Statesman, 22nd September 2008
Source: www.newstatesman.com
