Van Colle and Another v Chief Constable of Hertfordshire Constabulary – Times Law Reports

Posted August 1st, 2008 in duty of care, law reports, police, witnesses by sally

Van Colle and Another v Chief Constable of Hertfordshire Constabulary

House of Lords

“The test for considering whether the state had violated its obligation to protect life under article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights was stringent and remained constant; no lower standard applied where the threat to an individual’s life arose from the state’s decision to call him as a witness.”

The Times, 1st August 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.

Conditional fee agreements in publication proceedings – Ministry of Justice

Posted August 1st, 2008 in consultations, fees by sally

“Summary of responses to the consultation paper ‘conditional fee agreements in publication proceedings: success fees and after the event insurance’.”

Full summary

Ministry of Justice, 31st July 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Discussion paper on prison mother and baby units – Ministry of Justice

Posted August 1st, 2008 in news, prisons, women by sally

“Maria Eagle’s response to the Children’s Commissioner for England about the findings of his report ‘Prison Mother and Baby Units’.”

Full response

Ministry of Justice, 1st August

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

The Lord Chief Justice – Practice Direction – Court Working Dress – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted August 1st, 2008 in court dress, practice directions by sally

“Practice Direction (Court Dress) (no.5) and Amendment no.20 to the Consolidated Criminal Practice Direction (Court Dress).”

Full Practice Direction

Judiciary of England and Wales, 31st July 2008

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Strict new rules for foreign students – UK Border Agency

Posted August 1st, 2008 in education, immigration, press releases by sally

“Foreign students hoping to come to the UK to study will have to meet strict new criteria, the Government announced today.”

Full press release

UK Border Agency, 30th July 2008

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Statement on House of Lords ruling: Corner House v SFO – Attorney General’s Office

Posted August 1st, 2008 in bribery, corruption, news, Saudi Arabia, Serious Fraud Office by sally

“Statement on House of Lords ruling: Corner House v SFO.”

Full statement

Attorney General’s Office, 30th July 2008

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Court Dress: Guidance from Chairman of the Bar Council – The Bar Council

Posted August 1st, 2008 in barristers, court dress, press releases by sally

“The Chairman of the Bar has today issued guidance on court dress regarding the Practice Direction issued by the Lord Chief Justice dated 31 July 2008.”

Full press release

The Bar Council, 31st July 2008

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

‘Military-style’ killing sentence – BBC News

Posted August 1st, 2008 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Three men have been convicted of killing a 20-year-old man in a ‘military-style’ attack.”

Full story

BBC News, 31st July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Rapist ‘must be found new cell’ – BBC News

Posted August 1st, 2008 in disabled persons, news, prisons by sally

“A judge has ordered that a near-blind and disabled rapist should be found a different cell because of the convict’s squalid conditions behind bars.”

Full story

BBC News, 31st July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Criminals walk free thanks to paperwork – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 1st, 2008 in fugitive offenders, news, police, probation, warrants by sally

“A report has found that the paperwork obsession among police, probation officers and court officials lets criminals and suspects who go on the run stay out of the reach of justice.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 1st August 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Stab death youths lose appeal bid – BBC News

Posted August 1st, 2008 in murder, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“Three teenagers who stabbed a young father to death on Wearside after he confronted them about their rowdiness have lost their appeals.”

Full story

BBC News, 31st July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Care worker is jailed for murder – BBC News

Posted August 1st, 2008 in care workers, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A care worker who murdered a disabled man for his £70,000 inheritance fund has been told she will spend at least 30 years in jail.”

Full story

BBC News, 31st July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Copyright: UK designer wins Star Wars court battle – The Guardian

Posted August 1st, 2008 in copyright, media, news by sally

“In Hollywood’s annals of the plucky little guy defeating the big guy, it might not quite rank with flying an X-wing fighter and destroying the Death Star with a ‘one in a million’ shot, Luke Skywalker-style. But at the royal courts of justice yesterday British prop designer Andrew Ainsworth was said to be delighted with his victory against the galactic empire of Star Wars creator George Lucas, in a copyright battle over the stormtroopers’ costumes.”

Full story

The Guardian, 1st August 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Children at risk of violence after failures by family courts – The Times

Posted August 1st, 2008 in children, domestic violence, family courts, news by sally

“Dozens of children caught up in bitter residency disputes are being put at risk of domestic violence because of failings in the court service set up to protect their interests.”

Full story

The Times, 1st August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Nursing home killer gets 24 years – BBC News

Posted August 1st, 2008 in care homes, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who admitted murdering two women in a Leicester nursing home has been sentenced to life in prison and told he will serve a minimum of over 24 years.”

Full story

BBC News, 31st July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Mental health killings ‘falling’ – BBC News

Posted August 1st, 2008 in homicide, mental health, news by sally

“The number of killings by people with mental health problems in England and Wales has fallen by two-thirds in the last 30 years, a study has found.”

Full story

BBC News, 1st August 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Marine, Benjamin Poole, dies during elite selection course – The Times

Posted August 1st, 2008 in armed forces, news by sally

“A Royal Marine has died during the final stage of selection to become a member of the elite Special Boat Service.  An investigation has been started into the death of Benjamin Poole, 26, who was taking part in an 18-mile (29km) hike across the Brecon Beacons in Mid Wales carrying his rifle and 55lb (25kg) of kit in temperatures that reached 27C (81F).”

Full story

The Times, 1st August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Foreign inmates reach record number in spite of ministers’ drive to increase deportations – The Times

Posted August 1st, 2008 in news, prisons by sally

“Record numbers of foreign prisoners are being held in jails in England and Wales, according to government figures published yesterday.”

Full story

The Times, 1st August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Appeal court ruled couple are not liable for brain-damaged boy – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 1st, 2008 in duty of care, negligence, news, personal injuries by sally

“A couple who were found liable for £1million-worth of damages for an accident on a bouncy castle that left a boy brain-damaged have won their appeal against the ruling.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 31st August 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Judge criticises ‘beasting’ punishments in the Army – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 1st, 2008 in armed forces, homicide, news by sally

“A senior judge has criticised the Army for allowing soldiers to take part in unofficial ‘beasting’ punishments after three soldiers accused of exercising a colleague to death were all acquitted of manslaughter.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk