BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Lunn, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 2082 (03 September 2008)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
BMW AG & Anor v HM Revenue & Customs [2008] EWCA Civ 1028 (29 August 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Administrative Division)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Birmingham City Council v Paddison Construction Ltd [2008] EWHC 2254 (TCC) (25 September 2008)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Statoil ASA v Louis Dreyfus Energy Services LP [2008] EWHC 2257 (Comm) (29 September 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Balcony jump father John Hogan will not face charges in Britain – Daily Telegraph
“John Hogan, the father who allegedly pushed his six-year-old son to his death from a hotel balcony in Greece, will not be prosecuted in Britain, it has been announced.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lost data official to be charged – BBC News
“The Cabinet Office official who left top-secret documents on a train in June is to be charged under the Official Secrets Act, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 29th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Serious Crime Act 2007: Implementation of Part 2 – Ministry of Justice
“A circular containing details of the offences of encouraging and assisting crime, contained in Part 2 of the Serious Crime Act 2007, which come into force on 1 October 2008.”
Serious Crime Act 2007: Implementation of Part 2 (PDF)
Ministry of Justice, 29th September 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Daily Cause List, 29th September 2008
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible
‘Come and join us’: Fathers 4 Justice welcomes mums – The Independent
“As the organisation is relaunched, its founder says: ‘It’s not about gender – it’s about families.'”
The Independent, 28th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
New mental health powers threaten rights, claim lawyers – The Independent
“Lawyers are lining up to challenge the legality of the new Mental Health Act as fears about the imminent new powers grow among patients.”
The Independent, 28th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Personnel records stolen from MoD – BBC News
“The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is investigating the theft of computer files with the records of thousands of serving and former RAF staff on.”
BBC News, 27th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘It’s better that 10 guilty men go free than one innocent man be wrongly convicted’ – The Independent
“The country’s top appeal judges are failing to correct miscarriages of justice where they suspect the jury has come to a wrong verdict, the head of the body charged with investigating wrongful convictions has warned.”
The Independent, 27th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Patient to sue NHS over top-up drug – The Times
“A woman cancer patient is taking a landmark legal action against the National Health Service for withdrawing treatment because she has chosen to pay for a drug that the NHS does not fund.”
The Times, 28th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
IVF watchdog lifts ban on Mohammed Taranissi to avoid challenge in High Court – The Times
“Mohammed Taranissi, Britain’s most successful fertility doctor, has been cleared to continue running his London clinic by the IVF watchdog, after it agreed to rescind a disciplinary ban imposed last year.”
The Times, 27th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Muslim man sues Tesco for being told to handle alcohol – Daily Telegraph
“A Muslim man is suing Tesco for religious discrimination because he was asked to handle crates of alcohol in a warehouse.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Soldiers who hand prisoners to US could face legal action, MPs warned – The Guardian
“British troops who hand over prisoners in Iraq to US military personnel could find themselves facing prosecution, according to a legal opinion compiled for parliament.”
The Guardian, 29th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Army warned by own lawyers over ban on women serving in combat units – Sunday Telegraph
“The MoD faces a legal challenge over its ban on women soldiers serving in combat units, Army lawyers have warned defence chiefs.”
Sunday Telegraph, 28th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Asbo OAP ‘will appeal home ban’ – BBC News
“An 82-year-old pensioner banned from her home after being handed a second antisocial behaviour order is set to appeal, her daughter has insisted.”
BBC News, 27th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
800 police arrested for serious crimes – The Observer
“More than 800 police officers across England and Wales have been arrested in the past two years for a range of offences, including assault, drink-driving, rape, paedophilia, fraud, drugs charges and child cruelty.”
The Observer, 28th September 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
Dying woman’s court challenge on euthanasia – The Observer
“A terminally ill woman will this week launch a landmark legal battle to ensure that her husband is not prosecuted for helping her travel abroad to end her life.”
The Observer, 28th September 2008
Source:http://observer.guardian.co.uk
Judge lets rapper Rhymes go free – BBC News
“A High Court judge has ordered the immediate release of US rapper Busta Rhymes after he was detained at London’s City Airport.”
BBC News, 25th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Farmer allowed 73 sheep to perish – BBC News
“A County Durham farmer has been banned from keeping cattle and sheep for 10 years, after allowing 71 sheep to die in his fields.”
BBC News, 26th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
