Chambers fails to have Olympic ban overturned – The Guardian
“Sprinter unsuccessful in bid to compete in Beijing Games.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Inner-cities saw 55% of knife and gun crime – The Guardian
“More than 55% of knife and gun crime attacks in the past year were concentrated in inner-city areas of London, Birmingham and Manchester, according to Home Office statistics published yesterday.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Knife crime: Killer jailed for life for stabbing 17-year-old – The Guardian
“A man who stabbed to death a 17-year-old student at a New Year’s Eve party in east London last year has been jailed for life.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Allen and others v GMB – WLR Daily
Allen and others v GMB [2008] EWCA Civ 810; [2008] WLR (D) 243
“The striking of a deal by a trade union with a local authority as to terms and conditions of employment pursuant to a national collective agreement establishing a ‘single status’ common pay and grading structure for all local authorities, which deal attempted to achieve compensation for some union members for past pay inequality as well as ongoing pay and employment protection for all members, was indirectly discriminatory since it constituted the application of a provision, criterion or practice which applied equally to men but was to the detriment of a considerably larger proportion of women than of men and since the means adopted by the union to persuade members to accept the deal, including mis-selling and manipulation, were not proportionate to the union’s legitimate aim of achieving single status with the minimum of losers.”
WLR Daily, 17th 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.
Warren v The Random House Group Ltd – WLR Daily
Warren v The Random House Group Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 834; [2008] WLR (D) 242
“Only in exceptional circumstances would the court permit a defendant to resile from an offer of amends made and accepted in a libel action.”
WLR daily, 17th 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.
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (CHancery Division)
Hearn & Ors v Dobson & Anor [2008] EWHC 1620 (Ch) (17 July 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org/
Regina (E) v Governing Body of JFS and Others; Regina (E) v Schools Adjudicator and Others – Times Law Reports
Regina (E) v Governing Body of JFS and Others; Regina (E) v Schools Adjudicator and Others
Queen’s Bench Division
“Faith schools which gave priority to children of their designated faith in the event of oversubscription did not directly or indirectly racially discriminate against non-members of the faith.”
The Times, 18th 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.
Procter and Gamble UK v Revenue and Customs Commissioners – Times Law Reports
Procter and Gamble UK v Revenue and Customs Commissioners
Chancery Division
“Regular Pringles were zero-rated for VAT because they were not potato products.”
The Times, 18th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21days from the date of publication.
National Offender Management Service agency framework document – Ministry of Justice
“The Framework Document for the National Offender Management Agency (NOMS) sets out the government’s vision for NOMS and how it will be governed as an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice.”
Ministry of Justice, 17th July 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Straw unveils new controls on political funding and spending – Ministry of Justice
“Political spending and donations to parties are to be more tightly regulated under new rules unveiled by Justice Secretary Jack Straw today.”
Ministry of Justice, 17th July 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Changing the way police work – Home Office
“Radical plans to cut red tape and give the police more time to get on with the job of reducing crime were included in a new Home Office consultation.”
Home Office, 17th July 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Latest crime statistics released – Home Office
“Statistics for 2007-08 show historic falls in crime across England and Wales.”
Home Office, 17th july 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Company fined £8,000 for accident – BBC News
“A service station in Wiltshire has been fined £8,000 and ordered to pay £3,700, for a breach in health and safety.”
BBC News, 17th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
FSA fines Winterflood £4m over market abuse – The Times
“The Financial Services Authority has provisionally fined Winterflood Securities £4 million, the biggest penalty for market abuse imposed on a regulated financial firm, it emerged yesterday.”
The Times, 18th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Gordon Brown approves benefits halt unless unemployed seek work – The Times
“Radical changes to the welfare state, requiring claimants to look for work in order to continue receiving benefit, will be announced by the Government on Monday.”
The Times, 18th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Police criticised over Whitear drug death – The Guardian
“The family of heroin addict Rachel Whitear yesterday vowed to continue to fight to find out how she died after an official report concluded that police botched the initial investigation into her death.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hospitals ‘could aid crime fight’ – BBC News
“Hospitals should share data with police when patients are admitted because of a violent attack, a crime expert says.”
BBC News, 18th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Talks fail to defuse racism complaint by top Asian police officer – The Guardian
“Scotland Yard is to be sued for racism by its most senior Asian officer after mediation talks between the two sides broke down.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Terrorism: Met ‘has not learned’ from Menezes death – The Guardian
“Scotland Yard still does not know the cause of catastrophic errors made three years ago by its officers which led to the killing of an innocent man who was mistaken for a terrorist, an official report reveals today.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Headteacher Vanessa Aldridge barred from school for working too hard – Daily Telegraph
“A devoted headteacher was suspended from her rural primary school for working too hard – only eight days before she was due to retire.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
