Jacqui Smith lays down authority to appoint Met chief – Daily Telegraph
“Jacqui Smith has laid down her authority over the appointment of the next Commissioner of Scotland Yard by insisting that the successful candidate must be an ‘outstanding’ national leader.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Daily Cause List, 7th November 200
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible
HLB Kidsons (a firm) v Lloyd’s Underwriters subscribing to Policy 621/ PKID00101 and others – WLR Daily
“Where a professional indemnity insurance policy required the insured to notify to the insurers of any potential claims against the insured ‘as soon as practicable’ the insured could satisfy the policy requirement if he made an attempted notification of circumstances which might give rise to a claim for professional negligence, which was understood by the underwriters to be such and which was made within the insured period. However, a notification served after the policy had expired relating to new potential claims was not an effective notification.”
WLR Daily, 6th November 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.
Head of Government security quits over criminal record checks – Daily Telegraph
“The head of the body responsible for Government security has been forced to stand down after hiring staff who had not undergone a criminal record check.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Plan to make criminals pay defence costs – The Independent
“Defendants convicted at the Crown Court may have to pay towards the cost of their defence under proposals announced today aimed at saving £50m from legal aid.”
The Independent, 6th November 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Grand Theft Auto player jailed for sex attacks on women – Daily Telegraph
“A teenager who sexually assaulted women in the street after spending hours playing the violent video game Grand Theft Auto has been jailed indefinitely.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lovells up 15% as litigation looks set to take off – The Times
“Lovells, one of the City’s biggest law firms, defied gloomy expectations for the UK legal market today by reporting a 15 per cent increase in first-half revenue.”
The Times, 6th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Life sentence over knife in skull – BBC News
“A teenager is to serve at least seven years for attempted murder after stabbing a boy in the head.”
BBC News, 6th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lords demand amendment to help the innocent get DNA off database – OUT-LAW.com
“The House of Lords has voted to amend the law to help innocent people have their DNA samples removed from the Government’s DNA database. The Lords have passed an amendment to the Counter Terrorism Bill.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th November 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Man jailed for 10-year-old murder after confessing in letter to girlfriend – Daily Telegraph
“A man has been jailed for a murder he carried out 10 years ago after confessing to his girlfriend in a letter.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Animal rights activist cleared of sparklers bomb charge – The Guardian
“A prominent animal rights activist accused of planting petrol bombs at Oxford University was yesterday cleared of possessing an explosive substance – packets of sparklers – with intent.”
The Guardian, 7th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
British lawyer wins seat on world court – Daily Telegraph
“A QC who challenged General Pinochet’s immunity and advised on legal issues arising from the Iraq conflict has been elected to the International Court of Justice.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Law lord criticises plan to scrap defence of provocation for men who kill wives – The Times
“The judge who heads Britain’s highest court has criticised the Government’s plans to scrap the defence of provocation for men who kill unfaithful wives.”
The Times, 7th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judge cries in court as he passes sentence over death of young father – Daily Telegraph
“A judge was overcome with emotion in court as he passed sentence on a lorry driver who killed a young father with a dangerous U-turn.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bill for ID cards rises by £50m as Home Office unveils pilot scheme – The Guardian
“The costs of the national identity card project crept up by a further £50m yesterday as the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, announced that a small number of transport workers will be able to volunteer to get the cards next year before the official launch date.”
The Guardian, 7th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
PS (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 1213 (06 November 2008)
SK (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 1204 (06 November 2008)
Blackburn & Anor v West Midlands Police [2008] EWCA Civ 1208 (06 November 2008)
RA (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 1210 (06 November 2008)
SK (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 1204 (06 November 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Sprackling & Ors v Sprackling & Anor [2008] EWHC 2696 (Ch) (06 November 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Consultations launched on payment of Crown Court defence costs – Ministry of Justice
“Those found guilty of criminal offences may have to pay towards the cost of their defence the government announced today as it published two consultation papers.”
Ministry of Justice, 6th November 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Hustinx: nameless data can still be personal – OUT-LAW.com
“A person does not have to be identifiable by name for details of their computer usage to be protected by data protection laws, a senior European privacy watchdog has warned.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th November 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Wave’ of credit crunch cases set to emerge – The Times
“Litigation departments at the City’s leading law firms have grown significantly busier in recent weeks as investors turn to legal action to recover losses suffered as a result of the financial crisis.”
The Times, 6th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
