Crime by girls rises by a quarter – BBC News
“The number of crimes committed by girls in England and Wales has gone up by 25% in three years, according to figures.”
BBC News, 15th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
British Crime Survey Extended To Under-16s As Design Experts Meet To Tackle Youth Crime – Home Office
“Forty of the UK’s leading technology designers and manufacturers will today (14 May) join Home Secretary Jacqui Smith and a number of young people to discuss new ways of harnessing the power of design to protect young people from crime – particularly theft of ‘hot products’ like mobile phones and MP3 players.”
Home Office press release, 14th May 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Police apologise for ‘fake’ claim over Channnel 4 mosque documentary – The Times
“The Crown Prosecution Service and West Midlands Police will apologise in the High Court today for wrongly accusing a Channel 4 film of faking an exposé of Islamic extremism.”
The Times, 15th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Fundamental flaws’ in 42-day detention plan – The Guardian
“Gordon Brown should abandon plans to take the ‘extraordinary step’ of detaining terror suspects without charge for up to 42 days because the proposals are fundamentally flawed, a committee of MPs and peers advised yesterday.”
The Guardian, 15th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Draft legislative programme: new proposals to empower the individual – Ministry of Justice
“New proposals to give greater protection to victims and witnesses in court are among those set out in the Ministry of Justice’s contribution to the Draft Legislative Programme announced by the Prime Minister today.”
Ministry of Justice, 14th May 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Related link: Preparing Britain for the Future – the Draft Legislative Programme 2008-09 (PDF)
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
HM Revenue & Customs v EB Central Services Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 486 (14 May 2008)
Mason & Anor v East Potential Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 494 (14 May 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Is knife crime on the increase? – The Guardian
“High-profile teenage killings over the past 12 months have pushed knife crime to the top of the political agenda, but the true scale of the problem is difficult to assess.”
The Guardian, 14th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Yorkshire ripper launches freedom bid – Daily Telegraph
“Yorkshire ripper Peter Sutcliffe has launched a bid for freedom, claiming his human rights have been breached.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Whitehead and Another v Hibbert Pownall & Newton (a Firm) – Times Law Reports
Whitehead and Another v Hibbert Pownall & Newton (a Firm)
Court of Appeal
“Where solicitors had negligently failed to prosecute a claim for damages for clinical negligence on behalf of a mother in respect of future losses for a wrongful birth, those losses were curtailed by the death of the mother; the solicitors were not liable in a subsequent claim for professional negligence brought on behalf of the mother’s estate for what amounted to a windfall in that, had her claim been brought to a successful conclusion before her death, the recoverable damages would have not have been curtailed by her death but would have extended to cover the costs of care into the future.”
The Times, 14th May 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.
Regina v L (Evidence of wife) – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“There was no requirement to tell a wife that she was not a compellable witness against her husband before interviewing her about a crime of which her husband was suspected.”
The Times, 14th May 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.
Pressure grows for guardians to protect trafficked children – The Guardian
“Leading politicians from the three main parties are putting pressure on the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, to halt the disappearance from care of hundreds of suspected victims of child trafficking.”
The Guardian, 14th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Longer terror limit ‘unnecessary’ – BBC News
“Extending the pre-charge detention limit for terrorism suspects to 42 days is ‘wholly unnecessary’, a cross-party group of MPs and peers has said.”
BBC News, 14th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Human rights law ‘shielding rapists’ – Daily Telegraph
“A senior police officer has launched a scathing attack against ‘appalling’ murderers and rapists who protect themselves from justice using the Human Rights Act.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Alien knitting patterns undo Dr Who fan – The Times
“A Doctor Who fan who created knitting patterns for the programme’s monsters and gave them away online has been told by the BBC to stop or face the threat of court action.”
The Times, 14th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Anti-terror law used to snoop on fishermen – Daily Telegraph
“A council which used anti-terrorism powers to check whether a child lived within a school’s catchment area has used the same law to spy on fishermen, it has emerged.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Met extends powers to stop and search youths – The Guardian
“Police officers in London were last night using powers that allow them to stop and search youths without having reasonable suspicion in an attempt to stem the tide of stabbing deaths on the capital’s streets.”
The Guardian, 14th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Straw: too many white male judges – BBC News
“Too few women and people from black and Asian backgrounds are appointed judges, Jack Straw has told MPs.”
BBC News, 13th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Disclosure of Information by SOCA) Order 2008
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Disclosure of Information) Order 2008
The Cash Ratio Deposits (Value Bands and Ratios) Order 2008
The Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) (Revocation) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
King v The Serious Fraud Office [2008] EWCA Crim 530 (18 March 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Moulai v Deputy Public Prosecutor in Creteil France [2008] EWHC 1024 (Admin) (09 May 2008)
High Court (Patents Court)
Rolawn Ltd & Anor v Turfmech Machinery Ltd [2008] EWHC 989 (Pat) (07 May 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
