Ruling due in witness murder case – BBC News
“Law Lords are expected to rule later on whether a police force breached the human rights of a witness who was murdered before he could give evidence.”
BBC News, 30th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal Opinion: Privacy on parade in Fleet Street and the law courts – The Independent
“Our shy and retiring privacy law is rarely out of the media spotlight. The media lawyer Amber Melville-Brown suggests why we should be grateful that it exists.”
The Independent, 30th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Single-minded pursuit – The Guardian
“Government guidance on cohesion is thought to have spurred some councils to stop funding black and minority ethnic charities. But now a high court victory could force a serious rethink. Saba Salman reports.”
The Guardian, 30th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sikh teenager Sarika Watkins-Singh wins right to wear bangle – The Times
“A Sikh teenager won a legal battle yesterday over her right to wear a bangle that she holds central to her faith.”
The Times, 30th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Plans for computer games classifications Q&A – The Guardian
“Where do the plans for new rules come from? Earlier this year, Tanya Byron, a psychologist advising the Government, said that video game ratings should to be overhauled to make them easier for parents and children to understand.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ruling due on hacker extradition – BBC News
“The Law Lords are due to decide whether a Briton accused of hacking into top secret military computers should be extradited to the US to stand trial.”
BBC News, 30th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Curse of the DNA register – The Independent
“A generation of young Britons is being criminalised for life by the relentless expansion of the national DNA database, ministers are warned today.”
The Independent, 30th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Max Mosley case: are judges strangling the freedom of the press by stealth? – The Times
“A ‘dangerous’ precedent of which the victim is public morality; a ruling that trivialises ‘unspeakable and indecent behaviour’ that is ‘depraved, brutal and repugnant’, thundered Lord Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, this week.”
The Times, 29th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
A huge job for the boys – The Guardian
“The minister for police, security and community safety tells Julie Bindel how he wants men to take a more responsible attitude towards domestic and sexual violence against women – and to spread the word to others.”
The Guardian, 29th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
SAS troops may be named at inquests after new ruling – Daily Telegraph
“Special Forces soldiers who die in action could be named in inquests after a coroner overturned a ruling to allow the identification of two dead troops.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Molseed killer is refused appeal – BBC News
“A man who murdered a schoolgirl and dumped her body on the Yorkshire moors 30 years ago has been told he cannot appeal against his conviction.”
BBC News, 29th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Cantrell v Wycombe District Council [2008] EWCA Civ 866 (29 July 2008)
Bailey v The Ministry of Defence & Anor [2008] EWCA Civ 883 (29 July 2008)
G, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Southwark [2008] EWCA Civ 877 (29 July 2008)
High Court (Administrative Division)
Sedgefield Borough Council v Crowe [2008] EWHC 1814 (Admin) (08 July 2008)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Makers UK Ltd v London Borough of Camden [2008] EWHC 1836 (TCC) (25 July 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Education and Inspections Act 2006 (Commencement No.7 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008
The Crown Office Fees Order 2008
The Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (Commencement No.2) Order 2008
The Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2008
The Trade Marks (Fees) Rules 2008
The Community Trade Mark (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Women win landmark equal pay battle – The Times
“Tens of thousands of women working for local councils and health authorities won the right to higher wages today following a landmark Court of Appeal ruling on equal pay laws.”
The Times, 29th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Patient’s sex attack carer jailed – BBC News
“A care worker has been jailed for nine years for carrying out a ‘vicious’ sex attack on an elderly patient at a nursing home.”
BBC News, 29th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sarika Watkins-Singh wins right to wear bangle at school – The Times
“A Sikh girl who took her fight for the right to wear a religious bangle at school to the High Court has won a landmark claim for discrimination.”
The Times, 29th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Noble, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1473 (24 June 2008)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
British Airways Plc v Grundy [2008] EWCA Civ 875 (28 July 2008)
ETI Euro Telecom International NV v Republic of Bolivia & Anor [2008] EWCA Civ 880 (28 July 2008)
JT (Cameroon) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 878 (28 July 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Mason v Ministry of Justice [2008] EWHC 1787 (QB) (28 July 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Daniels & Ors v Deville & Ors [2008] EWHC 1810 (Ch) (25 July 2008)
High Court (Administrative Division)
Lewis, R (on the application of) v Persimmon Homes Plc [2008] EWHC 1813 (Admin) (18 July 2008)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Orascom Telecom Holding SAE v Republic of Chad & Ors [2008] EWHC 1841 (Comm) (28 July 2008)
Berghoff Trading Ltd & Ors v Swinbrook Developments Ltd & Ors [2008] EWHC 1785 (Comm) (28 July 2008)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Makers UK Ltd v London Borough of Camden [2008] EWHC 1836 (TCC) (25 July 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Daily Cause List, 29th July 2008
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible
Murder, manslaughter and infanticide: proposals for reform of the law – Ministry of Justice
“The government has been conducting a review into the law on homicide. The first part of the review was conducted by the Law Commission. This paper now sets out the government proposals for reforms on:
- partial defences to murder of diminished responsibility and provocation
- the law on complicity in relation to homicide
- infanticide”
Ministry of Justice, 29th July 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Related link: Murder, manslaughter and infanticide: proposals for reform of the law (PDF)
Mosley v News Group Newspapers Ltd – WLR Daily
Mosley v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2008] EWHC 1777 (QB); [2008] WLR (D); [2008] WLR (D) 259
“Sado-masochistic behaviour, even where it involved adultery, was not a matter of genuine public interest justifying interference by the media in an individual’s private life. Exemplary damages were not available in a claim for infringement of privacy: a claim for compensatory damages could reflect an element of aggravation. Certain principles were applicable in the assessment of compensatory damages for infringement of privacy.”
WLR Daily, 28th 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.
