Competition Commission looks into banks’ payment protection – The Times
“Banks that have sold payment protection insurance (PPI) could face a wave of compensation claims after the Competition Commission said that 14 million consumers had been overcharged by an estimated £1.4 billion, or an average of £100 a year.”
The Times, 6th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Customers misled about broadband speeds, says Ofcom – The Times
“Ofcom has encouraged internet service providers (ISPs) to sign up to a voluntary code which would regulate how they advertise broadband speeds to customers.”
The Times, 5th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
The Governors of the Peabody Trust v Reeve – WLR Daily
The Governors of the Peabody Trust v Reeve; [2008] WLR (D) 181
“The procedure in s 103 of the Housing Act 1985 could not be used by a registered social landlord to vary the terms of a tenancy agreement unilaterally. Excluding changes in rent, any variation would need the agreement in writing of both parties.”
WLR Daily, 5th 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.
N v United Kingdom (Application No 26565/05) – Times Law Reports
N v United Kingdom (Application No 26565/05)
European Court of Human Rights
“The removal of an alien suffering from a serious illness to a country where the facilities for treating that illness were inferior to those available in a state party to the European Convention on Human Rights might raise an issue under the Convention but only in a very exceptional case where humanitarian grounds against removal were compelling.”
The Times, 6th June 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.
Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007: Consultation on Tribunal Procedure Rules – Judiciary of England and Wales
“The Tribunal Procedure Committee have commenced consultation on rules for the Administrative Appeals Chamber of the Upper Tribunal.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 4th June 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Attorney General statement: knife crime – Attorney General’s Office
“Attorney General statement: knife crime.”
Attorney General’s Office, 5th June 2008
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
A strong approach to knife crimes – Home Office
“From today, anyone – including teenagers – caught carrying an illegal knife can face criminal charges.”
Home Office, 5th June 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
IPCC questions for police inquiry – BBC News
“Dyfed-Powys Police is to be examined over claims it failed to properly look at allegations against a friend of former chief constable Terry Grange.”
BBC News, 5th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cash award for brain-damaged man – BBC News
“A man who suffered brain-damage when he washed out to sea during a day trip organised by his local authority has been awarded undisclosed compensation.”
BBC News, 5th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Firms fined over screen collapse – BBC News
“Two companies have been fined a total of more than £52,000 after a giant TV screen put up to show World Cup games in the centre of Birmingham collapsed.”
BBC News, 5th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Beggar is given country-wide Asbo – BBC News
“A man has been given an anti-social behaviour order (Asbo) banning him from begging anywhere in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 5th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mother guilty of leaving toddler – BBC News
“A woman who left her two-year-old son alone for the weekend while she went out with her boyfriend has been found guilty of child cruelty.”
BBC News, 5th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Suicide websites and internet chatrooms could be closed down – Daily Telegraph
“Websites that encourage people to commit suicide could be shut down under changes to the law, it was disclosed today.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police say 42-day detention plan is unworkable – The Times
“The plan to detain terror suspects for 42 days has become so convoluted and bureaucratic that police fear it will be almost unworkable, senior sources have told The Times.”
The Times, 6th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Multimillion-pound metal fraudster Virendra Rastogi jailed – The Times
“For six years Virendra Rastogi posed as the highly successful and respectable chief executive of a multibillion-pound metal trading company. His home was in Mayfair, a short chauffeur-driven trip from his offices in Piccadilly, his children were at private school and his customers were dotted around the world. But all was not quite as it appeared. The business, backed by banks in Britain and the United States, was ‘propped up by dishonesty’, the customers were Rastogi’s accomplices and his customers’ addresses included a New Jersey launderette and a cowshed in India.”
The Times, 6th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Barclays bank rejects customers to comply with US terror law – The Times
“Barclays is using controversial American anti-terrorism laws to shut down the personal bank accounts of British citizens who are working for Iranian-owned businesses …”
The Times, 6th June 2008
source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Prisons Minister launches Titan consultation – Ministry of Justice
“A consultation on the development of up to three 2,500-place Titan prisons was launched today by Prisons Minister David Hanson MP.”
Ministry of Justice, 5th June 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Ozzy Osbourne wins Daily Star libel payout – The Guardian
“The Daily Star has agreed to pay substantial damages and apologise for an article that made false allegations about Ozzy Osbourne’s role as a host of this year’s Brit Awards.”
The Guardian, 5th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
