BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Herbert v Doyle & Anor [2008] EWHC 1950 (Ch) (04 August 2008)
Re Tag World Serices Ltd [2008] EWHC 1866 (Ch) (30 July 2008)
Official Receiver v May [2008] EWHC 1778 (Ch) (25 July 2008)
High Court (Family Division)
SQ v RQ & Anor [2008] EWHC 1874 (Fam) (31 July 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Gray, R (on the application of) v Bristol City Council [2008] EWHC 2212 (Admin) (03 September 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Body row to go to European court – BBC News
“The family of a Liverpool man stabbed to death in Spain are to go to the European Court of Human Rights in their campaign to help bring his body home.”
BBC News, 24th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Foreign national ID card unveiled – BBC News
“The first identity cards from the government’s controversial national scheme are due to be revealed.”
BBC News, 25th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man takes on parking wardens in landmark legal challenge – Daily Telegraph
“A man who led the campaign to stop the prosecution of British shopkeepers still using imperial measurements is launching a legal challenge over the use of parking tickets as a stealth tax.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Litigators warn BCCI reforms are being ignored – Legal Week
“Reforms drawn up in the wake of the £100m BCCI court battle are being widely ignored according to senior lawyers who warn momentum is rapidly draining from attempts to rein in High Court costs.”
Legal Week, 25th September 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
Allegations against police rise – BBC News
“A record number of allegations were made against the police in England and Wales last year, says the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).”
BBC News, 25th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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
