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
Centrum voor gelijkheid van kansen en voor racismbestrijding v Firma Feryn – Times Law Reports
Centrum voor gelijkheid van kansen en voor racismbestrijding v Firma Feryn
Court of Justice of the European Communities
“Public statements by an employer that it would not recruit employees of a certain racial or ethnic origin constituted direct discrimination in respect of recruitment, within the Community race discrimination directive, even though there was no identifiable complainant contending that he had been the victim of discrimination.”
The Times, 16th 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.
In re Rottmann (a Bankrupt) – Times Law Reports
Chancery Division
“The court had power to adjourn the hearing of the public examination of a bankrupt and order the examination to be conducted in private where foreign criminal proceedings had been instituted against him.”
The Times, 16th 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.
New Powers To Stop Sex Offenders – Home Office
“People who commit sex offences against children abroad will face prosecution in the UK, even if that offence is not illegal in the foreign country it was committed, Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker announced today”
Home Office press release, 14th July 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Evening Standard libel case bankrupts opera composer Keith Burstein – The Guardian
“The composer of an opera who unsuccessfully sued the London Evening Standard for libel was declared bankrupt yesterday after failing to pay £67,000 in legal fees to the newspaper.”
The Guardian, 15th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Podcast 69: Andrew Goodman, barrister, on mediation advocacy and the SCMA – Charon QC
“Today I am talking to barrister, Andrew Goodman. Andrew, of 1 Chancery Lane, is the Convener of the Standing Conference of Mediation Advocates (SCMA)
We look at mediation advocacy and the work of the Standing Conference of Mediation Advocates:
How does the role of the advocate fit in the current mediation market? – Is representation in mediation really necessary – doesn ‘t it undermine the idea of party autonomy? – Can mediation representation properly be called ‘advocacy’? – What is the SCMA and how did it come into being? – What is your role / How many members does it have/ What activities does it conduct/ who is involved with it?”
Charon QC, 10th July 2008
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
Related link: Standing Committee of Mediation Advocates
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
Lord Bingham speaks out – BBC Law in Action
“In a rare interview, Lord Bingham gives forthright opinions on human rights legislation, tackling crime, the role and power of judges and access to justice.”
BBC Law in Action, 15th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Reprieve for ‘model’ student who was sent back to Nigeria – The Independent
“An immigrant who was deported to Nigeria despite being honoured by the Church of England for his contribution to British society has been given the right to return to the UK.”
The Independent, 16th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
