Child killing report ‘scandalous’ – BBC News
“Health professionals failed to assess the risk a mentally ill mother posed to her two young children, a report into their deaths has found.”
BBC News, 17th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Raids planned for companies breaking data protection laws – Daily Telegraph
“The Government’s information watchdog is to be given expanded powers to raid companies suspected of breaking data protection rules.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Women lawyers and the City: where are they? – The Times
“Last month marked 793 years since Magna Carta was signed, a great step forward for the cause of liberty in Britain. Yet although there has been much progress over these eight centuries, there is one area of shame for lawyers like myself — that opportunities for high-flying women in our profession seem more suited to the 13th than the 21st century.”
The Times, 17th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Witness anonymity bill is passed – BBC News
“Emergency legislation to allow witnesses in sensitive criminal trials to give evidence anonymously has cleared Parliament.”
BBC News, 16th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police to get a new red tape champion in ‘rehashed’ Green Paper, Jacqui Smith to say – Daily Telegraph
“Police will get a ‘bureaucracy champion’ to help cut red tape, the Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is to announce.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Chakrabarti attacks Asian MPs over support for 42-day detention – The Guardian
“Shami Chakrabarti has hit out at Sadiq Khan and eight other Asian Labour MPs over their decision to vote in favour of the government’s 42-day detention plan.”
The Guardian, 16th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Unions discriminated against female workers, court rules – The Times
“One of the country’s largest trade unions discriminated against female members while negotiating a pay deal with their employer, the Court of Appeal said today in a ruling that could cost it and other unions millions of pounds.”
The Times, 16th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Data discs inquiry cost revealed – BBC News
“The police inquiry into the loss of data discs containing the details of 25 million people cost £473,544, the government has revealed.”
BBC News, 16th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Soham recommendations ‘still not implemented’ – The Independent
“Recommendations made after an official inquiry into the Soham murders remain unimplemented four years later, a report revealed today.”
The Independent, 16th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
European Commission proposes copyright extension Directive – OUT-LAW.com
“The European Commission has proposed a Directive that would give performers rights over recordings for 95 years after the recording. The change would give a player on a recording rights for the same length of time as the writer of the material.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th July 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Office of Fair Trading threatens banks over current account charges – The Times
“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) today threatened to report banks to the Competition Commission after finding that the current account market did not offer good value for customers.”
The Times, 16th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lord Chief Justice defends judiciary against ‘ill-informed attacks’ – The Times
“Britain’s most senior judge last night hit back at ‘ill-informed attacks’ on judges, particularly over granting bail.”
The Times, 16th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
GP Iain Kerr ‘told patients he supported euthanasia’ – The Times
“A GP accused of supplying a suicidal pensioner with sleeping tablets to enable her to take her own life told patients that he was in favour of euthanasia, a General Medical Council (GMC) hearing was told yesterday.”
The Times, 16th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Watchdog asked to investigate Pakistan torture allegation – The Guardian
“An official complaint alleging that British intelligence officers colluded in the torture of a British medical student who was detained in Pakistan after the July 2005 suicide attacks in London has been lodged with the tribunal that conducts investigations into MI5 and MI6.”
The Guardian, 16th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Life sentence: Review could set jails precedent – The Guardian
“The prison service is to review the jail status of a man serving life for a murder he claims he did not commit. The case could set a precedent for prisoners who claim to be victims of miscarriages of justice and thus have to serve longer sentences than if they admitted guilt.”
The Guardian, 16th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bulale v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
Bulale v Secretary of State for the Home Department.[2008] EWCA Civ 808; [2008] WLR (D) 238
“The Court of Appeal had jurisdiction, in very particular circumstances, to pursue a point of general importance in an immigration case not raised below once it occurred to the court, in order to ensure the state’s compliance with its international obligations. Where the point involved whether a propensity to commit robberies constituted a serious threat to society, it was for each member state to decide what sufficed to make threatened future criminal conduct serious enough to justify expulsion of an EEA national who had a right to reside in the United Kingdom.”
WLR Daily, 15th 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 (Harris) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
R (Harris) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; [2008] WLR (D) 237
“A defendant whose conviction was quashed on appeal would only be entitled to statutory compensation where that defendant’s innocence had been acknowledged or where there had been serious failures of the trial process.”
WLR Daily, 15th 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
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Cadman v R. [2008] EWCA Crim 1418 (03 July 2008)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
R (A Child) v Devon County Council & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 817 (15 July 2008)
Westcott v Westcott [2008] EWCA Civ 818 (15 July 2008)
Uzinterimpex JSC v Standard Bank Plc [2008] EWCA Civ 819 (15 July 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Kynixa Ltd v Hynes & Ors [2008] EWHC 1646 (QB) (15 July 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Humphries & Ors v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2008] EWHC 1585 (Admin) (09 July 2008)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Congentra AG v Sixteen Thirteen Marine SA [2008] EWHC 1615 (Comm) (15 July 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Social Security (Students Responsible for Children or Young Persons) Amendment Regulations 2008
The Community Emissions Trading Scheme (Allocation of Allowances for Payment) Regulations 2008
The Alternative Finance Arrangements (Community Investment Tax Relief) Order 2008
The International Tax Enforcement (Bermuda) Order 2008
The Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) Order 2008
The Maximum Number of Judges Order 2008
The Port of Tyne Harbour Revision Order 2008
The UK Borders Act 2007 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008
The Immigration (Notices) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
