Crown denies 7/7 trial witch-hunt – BBC News
“The prosecutor in the trial of three men accused of helping the 7 July London suicide bombers has denied the case was a witch-hunt.”
BBC News, 26th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Q&A: Equality Bill – The Guardian
“The government has announced a new equality bill aimed at tackling ‘entrenched discrimination’ in the workplace and beyond. The bill replaces more than 100 separate pieces of legislation covering race, disability and gender equality.”
The Guardian, 26th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Four jailed over ‘honour’ killing – BBC News
“Four men have been jailed for a so-called “honour killing” where the husband of a woman was executed on the outskirts of a West Yorkshire town.”
BBC News, 26th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Speeding appeal leaves motorist with £15,000 court bill – Daily Telegraph
“A motorist who challenged a £60 speeding fine is now facing a legal bill of £15,000 after her appeal was rejected by a judge.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Harry Potter author JK Rowling’s privacy complaint rejected by PCC – The Guardian
“The Press Complaints Commission today rejected a complaint about privacy from Harry Potter author JK Rowling.”
The Guardian, 26th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Emergency’ witness law unveiled – BBC News
“Jack Straw has told MPs that laws to let witnesses give evidence anonymously are to be rushed through Parliament because there was an ‘an emergency’.”
BBC News, 26th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal, British P2P ‘by end of year’ – The Register
“Legal broadband subscription services that permit file sharing may appear on the market by the year’s end, according to music industry sources – after government intervention brought both music suppliers and ISPs to the table.”
The Register, 26th June 2008
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
GCap fine record £1.1m by Ofcom for phone-in scam – The Times
“GCap, the commercial radio group behind Capital 95.8 and Classic FM, has been fined a record £1.1 million by Ofcom, the media regulator, for manipulating phone-in quizzes to stop prizes from being won too quickly. ”
The Times, 26th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Hate crimes: one in five gay people suffer homophobic attacks – The Guardian
“One in five lesbian and gay people have been victims of homophobic aggression over the past three years, a survey of hate crime revealed today. ”
The Guardian, 26th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Daily Cause List, 27th June 2008
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible.
Jack Straw urged to send judge after Jersey pair are freed – The Times
“Jack Straw faced pressure yesterday to appoint an independent judge to oversee the child abuse investigation in Jersey, after police were prevented from charging two suspects.”
The Times, 26th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Angelic looking’ boy, 12, at risk of being lured into extremism – The Times
“An ‘angelic looking boy’ aged 12 has been identified as at severe risk of being lured into violent Islamist extremism, a senior police officer revealed today.”
The Times, 26th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Britons may be jailed if relatives from abroad overstay – The Guardian
“Families who sponsor overseas relatives to visit Britain will face fines of up to £5,000 and possible prison sentences if their relatives overstay, under Home Office proposals announced yesterday.”
The Guardian, 26th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Daily Telegraph Law Reports, 26th June 2008
Boustead (Murray) v. North West Strategic HA
Moore Stephens (A Firm) v. Stone & Rolls Ltd (In Liquidation)
Barnett v. Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Refson v. Revenue & Customs Commissioners
Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Please note the Daily Telegraph Law Reports are available online for one week only.
Ombudsman quits prisoner inquiry – BBC News
“The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has quit an inquiry into the treatment of a teenage prisoner, blaming the Prison Service for unacceptable restrictions.”
BBC News, 26th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Higgs v R [2008] EWCA Crim 1324 (24 June 2008)
M & Anor, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1249 (23 May 2008)
Coupe, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1210 (23 May 2008)
Morgan v R. [2008] EWCA Crim 1323 (20 June 2008)
Smith & Ors v R [2008] EWCA Crim 1342 (25 June 2008)
Ilyas v Aylesbury Vale District Council [2008] EWCA Crim 1303 (19 June 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Ardentia Ltd. v British Telecommunications Plc [2008] EWHC B12 (Ch) (19 June 2008)
Lancore Services Ltd v Barclays Bank Plc [2008] EWHC 1264 (Ch) (25 June 2008)
Cerascope Ltd & Anor v [2008] EWHC B9 (Ch) (25 June 2008)
Barron v Woodhead & Anor [2008] EWHC B10 (Ch) (25 June 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Boustead v North West Strategic Health Authority [2008] EWHC B11 (QB) (16 June 2008)
Basic Solutions Ltd v Sands [2008] EWHC 1388 (QB) (23 June 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Gray v Thames Trains Ltd & Anor (Rev 1) [2008] EWCA Civ 713 (25 June 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
General Medical Council, R (on the application of) v George [2008] EWHC 1337 (Admin) (06 June 2008)
A v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWHC 1382 (Admin) (23 June 2008)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Owen Pell Ltd v Bindi (London) Ltd [2008] EWHC 1420 (TCC) (19 May 2008)
Balcombe Group Plc v London Developement Agency [2008] EWHC 1392 (TCC) (24 June 2008)
Drummond v Pool Design Ltd [2008] EWHC 1438 (TCC) (13 June 2008)
Diamond Build Ltd v Clapham Park Homes Ltd [2008] EWHC 1439 (TCC) (25 June 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
R (Weaver) v London and Quadrant Housing Trust – WLR Daily
R (Weaver) v London and Quadrant Housing Trust [2008] EWHC 1377 (Admin); [2008] WLR (D) 207
“The management and allocation of housing stock by a housing trust which was a registered social landlord under the Housing Act 1996, including decisions concerning the termination of a tenancy, was a function of a public nature, with the effect that the registered social landlord was to regarded as a public authority in that respect for the purposes of s 6(3)(b) of the Human Rights Act 1998. The registered social landlord was accordingly amenable to judicial review on conventional public law grounds in respect of its performance of that function.”
WLR Daily, 25th June 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.
Commune de Mesquer v Total France SA and another – WLR Daily
Commune de Mesquer v Total France SA and another (Case C-188/07); [2008] WLR (D) 206
“When heavy fuel oil, produced during the refinement of crude oil, was discharged from a ship at sea, the producer of the oil, as well as the seller of the oil and the charterer of the ship, could be held liable for the cost of disposing of pollution on the coast caused by the oil.”
WLR Daily, 25th June 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.
