“Google’s controversial Street View service – which will offer ground-level pictures of every UK street online -can finally be launched in Britain, after a privacy watchdog said it had no complaints about the service.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Star Wars’ battle of the stormtroopers will be resolved by a High Court judge who must decide whether a costume maker has the right to sell the soldier’s uniforms.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Defence solicitors in England and Wales have warned serious offenders are getting off lightly because police are chasing performance targets.”
BBC News, 31st July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The internet industry must take more responsibility for protecting young people from the ‘dark side’ of digital content relating to abuse, violence and suicide, according to a committee of MPs.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The number of violent offences carried out by women has doubled in just five years, official figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A Briton accused of hacking into top-secret military computers has vowed to fight extradition to stand trial in the US after losing a court appeal.”
BBC News, 30th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A hardline letter sent by the BPI at the 11th hour threatened to undermine a deal to tackle illegal file-sharing, prompting the government to express its displeasure of the music industry body in a terse response to record label executives.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Employers are to be banned from using tips and service charges to ‘top up’ staff pay to meet the minimum wage, under government plans.”
BBC News, 30th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The UK’s top judges have backed away from proposals that would have seen them appraised by court users, despite strong support from senior City litigators.”
Legal Week, 31st July 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
“Is the credit crunch going to crack open the legal business and hack back the ambitions and prospects of lawyers? ”
The Times, 31st July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A five-year-old boy has been given two legal fathers in a landmark Court of Appeal ruling which declares there is ‘no limit’ to the number of parents a child can have.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Government has published plans on how it might regulate the video on demand industry. It has also said that it is reluctant to relax rules on product placement on television.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th July 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“A karaoke singer is facing a fine after breaking a noise abatement order by reciting hits such as ‘I Will Always Love You’ by Whitney Houston in her home.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A judge has said that expert evidence in trade mark disputes is rarely likely to be relevant when it comes to deciding if a consumer will be confused by two supposedly similar marks.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th July 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“Law Lords have ruled the home secretary cannot use controversial powers to stop sham marriages as they discriminate against foreigners in the UK.”
BBC News, 30th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A fire service control room operator with HIV is suing Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service for disability discrimination over his condition.”
BBC News, 30th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Khyam & Ors,R v [2008] EWCA Crim 1612 (23 July 2008)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Handi-Craft Company & Anor v B Free World Ltd & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 868 (30 July 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Dadourian Group International Inc & Ors v Simms & Ors [2008] EWHC 1784 (Ch) (25 July 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Smith v Skanska Construction Services Ltd [2008] EWHC 1776 (QB) (29 July 2008)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Galliford Try Infrastructure Ltd v Mott MacDonald Ltd [2008] EWHC 1864 (TCC) (17 July 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Former England and Manchester United star Andrew Cole has accepted substantial undisclosed damages over a newspaper’s claim he beat his wife.”
BBC News, 30th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The number of people convicted of cruelty to animals rose by 24% last year, the RSPCA says today, as it blames ‘our throwaway society’ for making dogs, cats and horses helpless victims.”
The Guardian, 30th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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