Ex-minister backs assisted death – BBC News
“Former health minister Lord Warner has backed calls for a law change to allow assisted death for terminally-ill patients who want to die.”
BBC News, 23rd June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Father who turned police informer criticises length of gun sentence – The Guardian
“A father whose son was jailed for three years yesterday after he informed police that he was hiding bullets in his house criticised the sentence handed down as too harsh. Paul Metcalfe, 19, was convicted after his father Neil told police about the small stash of ammunition he discovered at his home in Nelson, Lancashire.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
NHS age discrimination to be tackle with Equalities Bill – Daily Telegraph
“Age discrimination is to be outlawed in a bid to prevent pensioners being denied NHS treatment and patronised by doctors because of their age.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Appeal court says criminals’ wives’ assets untouchable – The Independent
“Millions of pounds worth of criminal assets, including luxury homes and jewellery, will remain out of the reach of the state after a landmark ruling by the Appeal Court.”
The Independent, 23rd June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Persaud suspended from practice for three months over plagiarism – The Guardian
“It was the scale of his dishonesty which did for Dr Raj Persaud, the celebrity psychiatrist who was reprimanded and suspended from practice for three months by the General Medical Council last night.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Burnham falls short of full apology to campaigner – The Independent
“The Culture Secretary, Andy Burnham, has moved to defuse his damaging ‘smears’ row with the civil liberties campaigner Shami Chakrabarti, but stopped short of saying sorry.”
The Independent, 21st June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Parents to sue over three-year-old’s playground death – Daily Telegraph
“The parents of a three-year-old boy who died from a head injury after paramedics decided not to take him to hospital have spoken of their anger at being arrested on suspicion of murder.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Straw wants ‘urgent’ law change to allow anonymous evidence – The Guardian
“An ‘urgent’ change in the law is being considered to allow anonymous witness evidence to be used in court, the government said today.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Treaty on hold until court rules – BBC News
“Gordon Brown has said Britain will not ratify the EU Treaty until the High Court has ruled on a separate bid to force a British referendum.”
BBC News, 20th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bluewater bomb threat man jailed – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for a year for threatening to blow up the giant Bluewater shopping centre in Kent.”
BBC News, 20th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Youths jailed for killing woman – BBC News
“Two teenagers who sexually assaulted and killed a woman after a day of binge-drinking have been jailed.”
BBC News, 20th Junes 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Life for son’s murder in chip row – BBC News
“A father has been told he must serve at least 12 years in jail for stabbing his son to death in a drunken row over chips at their home.”
BBC News, 20th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Son jailed after father’s tip-off – BBC News
“A teenager has been jailed for three years after his father told police he had found bullets in his son’s bedroom.”
BBC News, 20th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Radical cleric Abu Hamza loses extradition appeal – The Times
“Abu Hamza al-Masri, the radical Muslim cleric, today lost his High Court battle against extradition to the US, where he faces terrorism charges.”
The Times, 20th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Naomi Campbell guilty of PC assault and foul-mouthed tirade on BA jet – The Times
“The supermodel Naomi Campbell appeared to have escaped a jail term today despite pleading guilty to kicking and spitting at police officers during a foul-mouthed tirade aboard an aircraft waiting to take off from Heathrow.”
The Times, 20th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Substance with style – Legal Week
“This year’s Intendance ‘Fast Fifty’ benchmarking of the 50 fastest-growing law firm websites is further proof of how the legal sector is stepping up its online operations.”
Legal Week, 19th June 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
Regina v G (Secretary of State for the Home Department intervening) – WLR Daily
“It was not incompatible with a child’s rights under arts 6 and 8 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms to convict him of the offence of ‘rape of a child under 13’, pursuant to s 5 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, in circumstances where the agreed basis of his plea of guilty established that his offence could fall within the ambit of s 13, covering child sex offences committed by a person under 18.”
WLR Daily, 19th 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.
In re P (Adoption: Unmarried couple) – WLR Daily
In re P (Adoption: Unmarried couple) [2008] UKHL 38; [2008] WLR (D) 198
“Arts 14 and 15 of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987, which prevented an unmarried couple from being considered as potential adoptive parents, were incompatible with the couple’s rights under articles 8 and 14 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as scheduled to the Human Rights Act 1998.”
WLR Daily, 19th 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.
Gravil v Carroll and another – WLR Daily
Gravil v Carroll and another [2008] EWCA Civ 689; [2008] WLR (D) 197
“A tortious assault by one rugby player on a member of the opposing team during a match was so closely connected with his employment by the rugby club that it was fair and just to hold the club vicariously liable for injury to the opponent.”
WLR Daily, 19th June 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponidng WLR Daily summary is removed.
