Fingers pulled from bag in court – BBC News
“A woman caused uproar in court when she pulled two fingers from her handbag claiming they had belonged to one of her six children.”
BBC News, 1st August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jack Straw failed to intervene on ‘soft’ knife sentences – Daily Telegraph
“The Sentencing Guildelines Council, headed by senior judges, was forced to introduce tougher sentences in response to the public outcry over the recent spate of fatal stabbings.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Vulnerable children failed by notification scheme and ‘private fostering’ – The Times
“Thousands of young children are at risk of neglect or abuse because the system set up to protect them in the wake of the death of Victoria Climbié is failing.”
The Times, 4th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
MI5 misled MPs over Briton’s secret rendition, court told – The Guardian
“MI5 misled MPs about what it knew of the whereabouts of Binyam Mohamed, a British resident who says he was tortured before being secretly rendered to Guantánamo Bay, the high court was told yesterday.”
The Guardian, 2nd August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Barry George, the man cleared of Jill Dando’s murder, may sue over photo – The Times
“Barry George, who was cleared last week of murdering the Crimewatch presenter Jill Dando, is considering legal action over the picture of a masked gunman that police claim is him.”
The Times, 4th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Agents ‘breaking home pack law’ – BBC News
“Some estate agents in England and Wales are breaking the law by marketing properties without ordering a Home Information Pack, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 2nd August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK police win extradition over Salford gangland hit – The Guardian
“One of Britain’s most wanted men will be extradited to the UK this week after being arrested in Benidorm, southern Spain. Bobby Spiers will be interviewed by Manchester police in connection with a bungled underworld hit in a Salford pub that left two men dead.”
The Guardian, 3rd August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Q&A: Barry George and compensation – BBC News
“Speculation is mounting about how much compensation Barry George could receive if he decides to make a claim to the Miscarriages of Justice Support Service.”
BBC News, 2nd August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
US ‘held suspects on British territory in 2006’ – The Guardian
“Terrorist suspects were held by the United States on the British territory of Diego Garcia as recently as 2006, according to senior intelligence sources. The claims, which undermine Foreign Office denials that the archipelago in the Indian Ocean has been used as a so-called ‘black site’ to facilitate extraordinary rendition, threaten to cause a diplomatic incident.”
The Guardian, 3rd August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Publicity distorted’ Dando case – BBC News
“The barrister for Barry George, cleared of killing presenter Jill Dando, has warned that huge publicity can distort investigations into high-profile cases.”
BBC News, 2nd August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Barry George: loner cleared of JIll Dando killing set for £1m award – The Times
“Barry George is free to seek more than £1 million compensation as the victim of a miscarriage of justice after being cleared yesterday of the murder of the Crimewatch presenter Jill Dando. ”
The Times, 2nd August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
George not guilty of Dando murder – BBC News
“Barry George has been found not guilty of murdering BBC television presenter Jill Dando outside her London home.”
BBC News, 1st August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
FA will seek 15-game ban for Barton over Dabo assault – The Guardian
“Joey Barton faces a potentially lengthy ban after being charged with violent conduct by the Football Association last night.”
The Guardian, 1st August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Local Authorities and Transport for London Act 2008
Local Authorities and Transport for London Act 2008 published
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Family Division)
Z County Council v TS & Ors [2008] EWHC 1773 (Fam) (25 July 2008)
SW v SW & Anor [2008] EWHC 1890 (Fam) (31 July 2008)
High Court (Patents Court)
Re Council Regulation (EEC) No 1768/92 [2008] EWHC 1902 (Pat) (31 July 2008)
Eli Lilly & Company v Human Genome Sciences Inc [2008] EWHC 1903 (Pat) (31 July 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org.
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
AV & AU v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWHC 1895 (Admin) (31 July 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Prudential Plc v HM Revenue & Customs [2008] EWHC 1839 (Ch) (31 July 2008)
Lucasfilm Ltd & Ors v Ainsworth & Anor [2008] EWHC 1878 (Ch) (31 July 2008)
High Court (Commercial court)
Seagate Shipping Ltd v Glencore International AG [2008] EWHC 1904 (Comm) (31 July 2008)
High Court (Queen’s bench Division)
Smith v ADVFN Plc & Ors [2008] EWHC 1797 (QB) (31 July 2008)
Ul-Haq & Ors v Shah [2008] EWHC 1896 (QB) (31 July 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Divison)
Attorney General of Zambia v Meer Care & Desai (a firm) & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 1007 (31 July 2008)
Boehringer Ingelheim KG & Anor v Swingward Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 881 (31 July 2008)
Perry & Anor v Harris (A Minor) [2008] EWCA Civ 907 (31 July 2008)
Greenweb Ltd v London Borough of Wandsworth [2008] EWCA Civ 910 (31 July 2008)
Field v British Coal Corporation [2008] EWCA Civ 912 (31 July 2008)
XY (Iran) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 911 (31 July 2008)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Islam, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 1740 (31 July 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Secretary of State for the Home Department v British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection and another – WLR Daily
“Information supplied by applicants for animal experimentation licences was exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 if the official in possession of the information knew or had reasonable grounds for believing that it was given in confidence, which was a subjective test requiring consideration of the position when the information was given and the intentions of the giver at that time, rather than an objective test derived from the law of confidentiality.”
WLR Daily, 31st July 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.
R (Baiai and another) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Nos 1 and 2); R (Bigoku and another) v Same; R (Tilki) v Same (Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants and another intervening) – WLR Daily
“The statutory scheme requiring the Secretary of State’s permission for marriage by people who were subject to immigration control or were illegal entrants was disproportionate and infringed the right to marry protected by art 12 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, scheduled to the Human Rights Act 1998.”
WLR Daily, 31st July 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR sereis the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
