Home Office considers downgrading ecstasy – Daily Telegraph
“The legal status of Ecstasy could be reviewed, the Home Office said.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Gay student who faced execution in Iran granted asylum in Britain – The Independent
“A gay man who faces the death penalty in Iran has won asylum in the UK after protests prompted the Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, to reconsider his case.”
The Independent, 21st May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Legal Opinion: How accusations of TV fakery led to a libel action – The Independent
“When West Midlands Police and the Crown Prosecution Service passed judgement publicly on the editing of ‘Undercover Mosque’, the programme-makers had no choice but to sue, writes their solicitor Nick Armstrong.”
The Independent, 21st May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Youth crime drive has ‘no impact’ – BBC News
“A decade-long government drive to cut youth offending has had ‘no measurable impact’, an independent study suggests.”
BBC News, 21st May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Report of the Working Group on Access to Environmental Justice – Judiciary of England and Wales
Report of the Working Group on Access to Environmental Justice (PDF)
Judiciary of England and Wales, 20th May 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
R v Bassett – WLR Daily
R v Bassett; [2008] WLR (D) 157
“For an offence of voyeurism to be committed, within the definition in s 67 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, there had to be a private act which involved parts of the body for which people would normally expect privacy, as defined by s 68(1). Casual observation by other changing room users created no offence of voyeurism, even if those persons gained sexual gratification from what they saw. Although those using the showers at a public swimming pool had a reasonable expectation of privacy from covert filming, there was no reasonable expectation that a man should enjoy privacy of his upper torso, since “breasts” in the Act referred to female breasts and not the exposed male chest.”
WLR Daily, 20th May 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.
Divorcee’s £600,000 plea of poverty – Daily Telegraph
“A divorcée has won the right to move abroad with her three children after judges ruled that the £610,000 she received in her divorce settlement from her wealthy husband would not be enough to buy an adequate home in London.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MPs reject ‘need for father’ in IVF bill – The Guardian
“Modernisers on both sides of the House of Commons tonight easily defeated attempts to restrict access for lesbian couples seeking to conceive children through IVF treatment.”
The Guardian, 20th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
A year on, how has the world’s first listed law firm performed? – The Times
“Australian personal injury lawyers Slater & Gordon have set the benchmark that practices in the UK are set to follow”
The Times, 21st May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Mark Birley’s family in High Court showdown – Daily Telegraph
“The children of Mark Birley, the late founder of Annabel’s nightclub, are to do battle in the High Court over his £104 million will.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man jailed for internet grooming – BBC News
“A security guard exposed as a paedophile in stings by a television documentary crew and police has been jailed by Bristol Crown Court.”
BBC News, 20th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Agency workers to get equal rights – The Guardian
“Temporary and agency workers will receive the same rights as permanent staff after 12 weeks under an agreement between the government, the CBI and the TUC announced today.”
The Guardian, 20th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Unfair marketing becomes a criminal offence next week – OUT-LAW.com
“Imitating a consumer to promote your business will become a criminal offence from Monday. New laws banning unfair commercial practices will outlaw any practice that fails to make a trader’s commercial intent clear.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th May 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Flynn & Anor, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 970 (02 May 2008)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
B v B [2008] EWCA Civ 483 (12 May 2008)
W (Children) [2008] EWCA Civ 538 (20 May 2008)
TH v RB [2008] EWCA Civ 539 (20 May 2008)
SB v County Council [2008] EWCA Civ 535 (20 May 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Burdale Financial Ltd v Agilo Master Fund Ltd [2008] EWHC 1103 (Ch) (19 May 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Leeson v Marsden & Anor [2008] EWHC 1011 (QB) (13 May 2008)
High Court (Administrative Division)
Wood v Director of Public Prosecutions [2008] EWHC 1056 (Admin) (14 May 2008)
High Court (Patents Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Regulation of Loans etc: Northern Ireland) Order 2008
The Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006 (Sources of Energy and Technologies) Order 2008
The Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Commencement No.7) Order 2008
The Recreation Grounds (Revocation of Parish Council Byelaws) Order 2008
The Drinking Milk (England) Regulations 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Jail strike ban ‘breaches rights’ – BBC News
“Prison officers are appealing to the European Court of Human Rights over legislation banning them from striking.”
BBC News, 20th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Patients lose smoking ban appeal – BBC News
“High Court judges have ruled psychiatric patients should not be allowed to smoke at a high security mental hospital.”
BBC News, 20th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Q&A: Abortion law – BBC News
“As MPs prepare to debate the upper time limit for abortions, what is the debate about and what are the current rules?”
BBC News, 20th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenager faces prosecution for calling Scientology ‘cult’ – The Guardian
“A teenager is facing prosecution for using the word ‘cult’ to describe the Church of Scientology.”
The Guardian, 20th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
