Review into lawyer shot by police – BBC News
“A judicial review into aspects of the death of a lawyer shot dead by police in London is to open at the High Court.”
BBC News, 9th September 2008
Source: www.bb.c.co.uk
Man jailed in 1973 for murder challenges conviction – Daily Telegraph
“A man who was jailed for life for the brutal murder of a typist 35 years ago has returned to court to try to clear his name.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Spat between rival parents’ groups at primary school ends in court – Daily Telegraph
“A spat between rival parents’ associations at a primary school ended in court with an estimated £30,000 legal bill.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Thousands of mentally ill people in police custody – Daily Telegraph
“Thousands of mentally ill people are being detained in police cells instead of being taken to hospital, according to a report.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Critical report on anti-terrorism intelligence shelved – The Guardian
“A critical report on the conduct of the police and MI5 in the run-up to the July 7 attacks on London has been shelved for legal reasons, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 10th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Andy Lees to sue after being wrongly told he was dying – The Times
“A grandfather who gave away his life savings after terminal cancer was diagnosed is to sue his local health authority after it transpired that the diagnosis was incorrect.”
The Times, 10th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Disbelief turns to blame over failure to prove al-Qaeda aircraft plot – The Times
“Prosecutors are expected to decide at a high-level meeting today to seek a retrial of seven men on allegations of involvement in an al-Qaeda plot to attack transatlantic airliners.”
The Times, 10th September 2008
Sourece: www.timesonline.co.uk
CPS considers retrial over bomb plot – The Independent
“Prosecutors were considering today whether seven men accused of plotting mass murder on board transatlantic aircraft should face a retrial after a jury failed to reach verdicts.”
The Independent, 9th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
Prospect v Ministry of Defence [2008] EWHC 2056 (Admin) (27 August 2008)
High Court (Family Division)
The Local Authority v RK & Ors [2008] EWHC 2051 (Fam) (21 August 2008)
X and Y, Re Bundles [2008] EWHC 2058 (Fam) (22 August 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org.uk
Tesco store driver sues shopper – BBC News
“A shopper in North Yorkshire is being sued by a Tesco delivery driver who claims he was injured when he tripped over on his driveway.”
BBC News, 9th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paedophile ‘schoolboy’ is jailed – BBC News
“A man who masqueraded as a schoolboy and abducted a young teenage girl has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 9th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Chelsea shooting: Barrister was using gun loaded with game pellets – Daily Telegraph
“The family of a barrister shot dead by police after exchanging fire with police claim he should not have been killed because he was using a shotgun loaded with pellets for hunting game and posed no ‘imminent threat.’ ”
Daily Telegraph, 9th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Foreign GPs, midwives and teachers are facing tougher immigration tests – Daily Telegraph
“Thousands of foreign GPs, midwives, teachers and social workers will find it harder to come to work in Britain under a new Government immigration clampdown.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
al-Jazeera English management branded ‘malicious’ as tribunal opens – The Guardian
“A former executive at al-Jazeera English seeking more than £1m compensation for alleged discrimination today branded the Qatar-based news channel’s management ‘inconsistent, inefficient and malicious’ at an employment tribunal in London.”
The Guardian, 9th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Minimum wage for apprentices increased by £15 – The Guardian
“The minimum wage for young people in apprenticeships will rise by £15 a week in a bid to boost vocational education, the skills secretary announced today.”
The Guardian, 9th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tarique Ghaffur ‘relieved of duties’ at Scotland Yard – Daily Telegraph
“Tarique Ghaffur, Britain’s most senior Asian police officer, has been relieved of his duty by the Metropolitan Police, the Daily Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Trade mark owners will need greater vigilance from October – OUT-LAW.com
“Trade mark owners will have to be more vigilant than ever in protecting their marks from the beginning of next month when new trade mark laws come into effect. The change is expected to increase demand for brand monitoring services.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th September 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Aspinall’s Club Ltd v Al-Zayat (No 2) [2008] – WLR Daily
Aspinall’s Club Ltd v Al-Zayat (No 2) [2008] EWHC 2101 (Comm); [2008] WLR (D) 301
“A fixed-term deferral or postponement of a sum owed to a gaming club by a patron amounted to the providing or allowing of credit contrary to s 16(1)(b) of the Gaming Act 1968.”
WLR Daily, 8th 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.
TB (Jamaica) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports
TB (Jamaica) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Court of Appeal
“It would be wrong as a matter of principle if the Secretary of State for the Home Department could circumvent the decision of an immigration appeal tribunal by an administrative decision.”
The Times, 9th September 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.
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The A465 Trunk Road (Llangua Bridge to A49/A465 Belmont Roundabout) (Detrunking) Order 2008
The Postal Services (Consumer Complaints Handling Standards) Regulations 2008
The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) Order 2008
The Houses in Multiple Occupation (Specified Educational Establishments) (England) Regulations 2008
The Sea Fishing (Recovery Measures) Order 2008
The Private and Voluntary Health Care (England) Amendment Regulations 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
