Clerk jailed for £72m bank fraud – BBC News
“A bank clerk who tried to steal almost £72m from the HSBC bank has been jailed for nine years.”
BBC News, 7th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge is Britain’s new top judge – The Times
“Sir Igor Judge will take over from Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers as Lord Chief Justice, head of the judiciary in England and Wales”
The Times, 7th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Madeleine McCann parents drop court fight as police agree to share records – The Guardian
“Madeleine McCann’s parents today withdrew their high court request for British police to release documents about the investigation into her disappearance.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Molseed killer to fight sentence – BBC News
“A man who murdered a schoolgirl and dumped her body on the Yorkshire moors 30 years ago is to appeal against his life sentence.”
BBC News, 7th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
City lawyers close in on New York rivals – The Times
“A record year for the City’s leading law firms saw them close the gap on their New York rivals in profitability, according to research published today.”
The Times, 7th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Prisons: Ministers urged to scrap sentencing reform plans – The Guardian
“The government was today urged to abandon plans to introduce US-style sentencing grids to help ease prison overcrowding.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
One in three lawyers would dissuade their children from following in their footsteps – Daily Telegraph
“British professionals are so dissatisfied with their roles that one in four would discourage their children from following in their footsteps, a survey suggests.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Planning Bill’s Lords reading promises to be another moment of truth for Labour – The Lawyer
“Labour’s controversial Planning Bill, which is aimed at speeding up the planning process for big projects such as airports and nuclear power stations, is likely to transform the role of lawyers in the planning process.”
The Lawyer, 7th July 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Delaney & Ors, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1419 (03 June 2008)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Walters v Olins [2008] EWCA Civ 782 (04 July 2008)
Oriakhel v Vickers & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 748 (04 July 2008)
A (Historic Child Abuse) v Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council [2008] EWCA Civ 783 (04 July 2008)
Gilboy, R (on the application of) v Liverpool City Council & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 751 (02 July 2008)
Thorner v Major & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 732 (02 July 2008)
R U (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 753 (02 July 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Vodafone 2 v Revenue and Customs [2008] EWHC 1569 (Ch) (04 July 2008)
French v Barcham & Anor [2008] EWHC 1505 (Ch) (04 July 2008)
High Court (Administrative Division)
A v B [2008] EWHC 1512 (Admin) (04 July 2008)
Japan Post & Ors v Revenue & Customs [2008] EWHC 1511 (Admin) (04 July 2008)
High Court (Commercial Court)
UBS Ag & Anor v HSH Nordbank Ag [2008] EWHC 1529 (Comm) (04 July 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
News of the World in court over Max Mosley case – The Guardian
“The News of the World is to defend itself against a privacy suit from Formula One boss Max Mosley in the High Court today.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
R (E) v Governing Body of JFS and Others – WLR Daily
R (E) v Governing Body of JFS and Others [2008] EWHC 1535/1536; [2008] WLR (D) 223
“Faith schools which gave priority to children of their designated faith in the event of over-subscription did not directly or indirectly racially discriminate against non-members of the faith.”
WLR Daily, 4th 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.
Regina v Rahman; Regina v Akram; Regina v Amin; Regina v Ali – Times Law Reports
Regina v Rahman; Regina v Akram; Regina v Amin; Regina v Ali
House of Lords
“The House of Lords dismissed appeals by Islamur Rahman, Kamer Akram, Anjum Nisa Amin and Liaquat Ali from the dismissal by the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division (Lord Justice Hooper, Mr Justice Gibbs and Mr Justice Roderick Evans) ( The Times March 2, 2007; [2007] 1 WLR 219) of their appeals against conviction in Leeds Crown Court (Mr Justice Wakerley and a jury) of murder.”
The Times, 7th 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.
Gordon Brown breaks record for new laws – Daily Telegraph
“Gordon Brown has entered the record books by introducing 2,823 new laws during his first year in office.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MPs accuse Washington of lying over rendition flights – The Independent
“MPs are to launch an investigation into US activities on Diego Garcia after accusing Washington of lying about extraordinary rendition flights from the British-controlled island in the Indian Ocean. They described false assurances given by the US about its use of Diego Garcia for the controversial flights as ‘deplorable’.”
The Independent, 6th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Sharia will ‘inevitably’ become part of British law, says barrister – Daily Telegraph
“Islamic law will ‘inevitably’ become part of the British legal system and work should start immediately on specific changes, according to a leading barrister.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Defame academy: The libel specialists – The Independent
“When legal letters threatening action for defamation arrive in an editor’s in-tray, the names of certain lawyers can induce a queasy feeling. Robert Verkaik, our Law Editor, profiles the libel specialists.”
The Independent, 7th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Daily Cause List, 7th July 2008
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible.
Medical research is ‘hindered by out-of-date laws’ – The Times
“Research into new medicines is being impaired by intellectual property laws that are no longer suited to modern science, two Nobel laureates declare today in a letter to The Times.”
The Times, 5th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
