Winehouse husband must stay in jail, judge rules – The Times
“Amy Winehouse’s husband was today jailed for trial-fixing and beating up a former pub landlord.”
The Times, 21st July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Bank charges: Complaints waiver extended – The Guardian
“Banks will not have to consider giving refunds to customers who complain about unauthorised charges for at least six months, the City watchdog said today.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Channel 4 ruled ‘unjust and unfair’ in climate change documentary – The Guardian
“Ofcom has ruled that Channel 4 breached broadcasting codes on impartiality and was ‘unjust and unfair’ in the way it represented individuals in its controversial documentary The Great Global Warming Swindle.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Boy, 11, died after hospital sent him home three times – Daily Telegraph
“A schoolboy who was sent away from hospital three times before he collapsed and died at home could have survived if he had been admitted for observation, a coroner has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Barry George will not give evidence, Jill Dando murder trial told – Daily Telegraph
“Barry George will not be giving evidence in his own defence at his trial for the murder of Jill Dando, a jury has been told.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
RS (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 839 (18 July 2008)
Bradford & Anor v James & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 837 (18 July 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Rousselon Freres Et Cie v Horwood Homewares Ltd [2008] EWHC 1660 (Ch) (18 July 2008)
High Court (Family Division)
Medway Council v G & Ors [2008] EWHC 1681 (Fam) (18 July 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Mealing v Chelsea & Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust [2008] EWHC 1664 (QB) (18 July 2008)
Tulley (A Minor) v Wirral Hospitals NHS Trust [2008] EWHC 1685 (QB) (18 July 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Regina (Bhatt Murphy (a Firm) and Others v Independent Assessor; Regina (Niazi and Others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“The mere existence of an ex gratia scheme for compensation to the victims of miscarriages of justice was not by itself sufficient to create a legitimate expectation that the scheme would be continued. In consequence, the minister was entitled to abolish it without consultation or notice.”
The Times, 21st July 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.
Regina v Noble – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“Defendants who failed to attend court in response to a summons should not be convicted and sentenced for offences under the Bail Act 1976 or for contempt of court if they were not on bail and/or had received no notice of the summons.”
The Times, 21st July 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 Probate Services (Approved Bodies) Order 2008
The Local Involvement Networks (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) (No. 3) Regulations 2008
The Pensions Act 2004 (Code of Practice) (Dispute Resolution) Appointed Day Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Four in five ringtone sites breach consumer laws, says Commission – OUT-LAW.com
“A European Commission investigation has found that four in five websites selling mobile phone services such as ringtones appear to breach consumer protection rules.”
OUT-LAW.com. 18th July 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Daily Cause List, 22nd July
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible
Solicitor General speech: crimes against older people prosecution policy – Attorney General’s Office
“Solicitor General speech: crimes against older people prosecution policy.”
Attorney’s General’s Office, 18th July 2008
Increased powers to tackle fradusters – Attorney General’s Office
“Today the Attorney General Baroness Scotland will announce new measures that are designed to prevent fraudsters committing further offences, and ensure that they pay back all the victims of their crimes.”
Attrorney-General’s Office, 18th July 2008
Welfare reform plan to get thousands to work – The Independent
“Radical plans to get hundreds of thousands of people off benefits and into work will be launched today by the Government.”
The Independent, 21st July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Christian policeman ‘victimised’ over opposition to gay pride event – Daily Telegraph
“A Christian policeman is taking his own force to an employment tribunal over claims that it ‘harassed’ him because of his religious opposition to homosexuality.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ministry of Defence admits it was wrong to deny war widow a pension – Daily Telegraph
“The widow of a war hero who had been wrongfully denied a pension by Whitehall bureaucrats for years was celebrating a victory after the Ministry of Defence admitted ‘maladministration’.
Daily Telegraph, 21st July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Budget cuts threaten to slow miscarriage of justice reviews – The Guardian
“Victims of miscarriages of justice will have to wait longer for their cases to be examined because of annual cuts of £300,000 in the budget of the organisation that investigates them, it emerged yesterday.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MPs seek answers on torture ‘outsourcing’ – The Guardian
“Allegations in the Guardian that the government has ‘outsourced’ interrogation techniques involving the torture of British nationals in Pakistan must be investigated immediately, a cross-party group of backbench MPs said yesterday. In a highly critical report, the Commons foreign affairs committee also accuses the government of watering down its ‘anti-torture commitments’.
The Guardian, 21st July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Another fatal stabbing, but police ignore demands to prosecute knife offenders – The Times
“A government edict to get tough on knife offenders is being ignored by police forces throughout the country, despite mounting public concern and a spate of killings.”
The Times, 21st July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
