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
Climate bill ‘to include planes’ – BBC News
“Aviation and shipping look set to be included in a government bill targeting cuts in greenhouse gases, to head off a rebellion by backbench MPs.”
BBC News, 28th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Smith strengthens rules on banning extremists – The Guardian
“Measures to ban foreign-born ‘preachers of hate’ and other violent extremists from Britain are to be outlined by Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, today.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jack Straw driven nuts by his own jargon – Daily Telegraph
“In an outspoken attack, he criticised prison campaigners for overlooking the suffering of victims while becoming ‘lost in a fog of platitudes’.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jailed man in bid to sue accuser – BBC News
“A man who spent two years in jail before being cleared of rape has started a High Court bid to claim damages from his accuser.”
BBC News, 27th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge hits out at “sentencing by numbers” rule that stopped him jailing burglar – Daily Telegraph
“Recorder Shaun Smith said the public was right to think the legal system was ‘mad’ or ‘soft’ after he was forced to allow the intruder to walk free.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Soldiers jailed for explosives plot – The Independent
“Three soldiers were today jailed for their part in a plot to possess explosives from a British Army barracks to sell on to associates connected to the criminal underworld.”
The Independent, 27th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rape victims have to pay when calling for help – Daily Telegraph
“Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has said new Government-funded Sexual Assault Referral Centres across the country will improve the support given to victims.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man jailed for girlfriend murder – BBC News
“A former soldier in the Latvian army who killed his girlfriend by stabbing her through the heart will spend at least 18 years in prison.”
BBC News, 27th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teacher had indecent child images – BBC News
“A teacher who admitted possessing and making indecent images of children has been given a suspended sentence.”
BBC News, 27th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pensioner in trouble over house painting face-lift – Daily Telegraph
“A pensioner who revamped her cottage by painting it blue has been threatened with legal action unless she returns it to its original shade of yellow.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th Octiber 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Music trade unites to fight against piracy – The Guardian
“A new umbrella organisation formed to represent Britain’s entire music industry will today promise to deliver a five-year plan to plot a safer course for a sector that has been battered in the past decade.”
The Guardian, 27th October 2008
Source; www.guardian.co.uk
Privacy watchdog calls Home Office plans threat to British way of life – OUT-LAW.com
“The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said that a single database of phone and internet usage records would undermine the ‘British way of life’. The privacy watchdog has said that it will scrutinise Government plans for storing that information.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th October 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Temporary workers treated as equals under new EU Directive – OUT-LAW.com
“Temporary workers will receive many of the same protections as permanent staff because of the European Parliament’s approval of a new European Union Directive. EU institutions have battled for six years over the issue.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd October 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Delta Reclamation Ltd v Premier Waste Management Ltd [2008] EWHC B16 (QB) (24 October 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
