Identity fraud cases up by two thirds – Daily Telegraph
“Cases of identity fraud increased by two thirds last year with people in affluent areas most at risk, credit data figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Estate agents lose out to vendors in appeal ruling – The Times
“Estate agents have lost the right to commission if a buyer to whom they show a property then makes an offer through another joint agency.”
The Times, 28th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Legal Opinion: Labour has not curbed yob culture in Britain – The Independent
“The Asbo was supposed to help communities combat nuisance behaviour. Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, reviews the unhappy record of a flagship Labour policy.”
The Independent, 28th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Householders face tougher recycling penalties – Daily Telegraph
“Every household could have to nominate an adult who will take legal responsibility for its bins as townhalls start to crack down on residents who are not recycling properly.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Focus on Forensics – BBC Law in Action
“High-profile prosecutions have relied on DNA to convict the guilty. Steve Wright who murdered five women in Suffolk, and Mark Dixie the killer of Sally Anne Bowman, would probably not have been convicted without DNA evidence.
But the use of forensic evidence is not always so straight-forward in proving guilt, as Clive Coleman finds out when he debates the use of forensic techniques with a panel of experts.”
BBC Law in Action, 27th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Privacy watchdog opposes giant telecoms database – OUT-LAW.com
“The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has criticised proposals to build one Government-owned database to hold a log of phone calls, email and internet use in the UK. The ICO has said that the move would be unjustified.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th May 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Act 2008
Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Act 2008 published
Full text of Act (PDF)
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Court rejects HIV asylum seeker – BBC News
“An HIV-positive Ugandan woman’s claim to stay in the UK has been rejected by the European Court of Human Rights.”
BBC News, 27th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Consultation sentencing guideline and Advice on Breach of an Anti-Social Behaviour Order – Sentencing Guidelines Council
“The Sentencing Guidelines Council published a consultation guideline for breaches of anti-social behaviour orders on 23 May 2008. The Sentencing Advisory Panel also published its Advice on the same day.”
Consultation guideline – Breach of an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (PDF)
Letter to consultees (PDF)
Advice: Breach of an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (PDF)
Press Notice (PDF)
Sentencing Guidelines Council, 23rd May 2008
Source: www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk
Satyam Computer Services Ltd v Upaid Systems Ltd – Times Law Reports
Satyam Computer Services Ltd v Upaid Systems Ltd
Court of Appeal
“It would only be through the use of the clearest possible specific language that parties to a settlement would be taken to have excluded fraud-based claims.”
The Times, 27th 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.
Ramblers’ Association v Coventry City Council – Times Law Reports
Ramblers’ Association v Coventry City Council
Queen’s Bench Division
“A council could order the closure of a footpath under section 129A to G of the Highways Act 1980, as inserted by section 2 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005, only if satisfied that the footpath had facilitated prolonged criminal or antisocial behaviour at the date of the order.”
The Times, 27th 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.
SK (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports
SK (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Court of Appeal
“While the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal had power to pronounce an oral decision at the conclusion of a hearing, it was the written determination which constituted the decision. If an oral pronouncement was inconsistent with a subsequent written determination, there should be another hearing.”
The Times, 27th 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 Asfaw – Times Law Reports
House of Lords
“The humanitarian aims of the UN Convention and Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees (1951) (Cmd 9171) and (1967) (Cmnd 3906) were to be achieved by construing its words purposively.”
The Times, 26th 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.
‘Draconian’ Home Office fast-tracks Algerian’s deportation – The Independent
“The Home Office was accused last night of rushing to deport a university administrator to conceal official blunders after he was arrested on terrorism charges only to be released without charge. A Labour MP criticised the decision, claiming there was no reason for it ‘other than to cover the embarrassment of the police and intelligence services’.”
The Independent, 25th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Prisons unable to cope with rising levels of mentally ill inmates – The Independent
“Prison mental health services are struggling to cope as overstretched staff try to deal with rising levels of mental illness among prisoners, a major report will warn next week. Thousands of seriously mentally ill prisoners are being released untreated back into the community, it says.”
The Independent, 25th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Banker rapist quoted Othello – Daily Telegraph
“An Oxford-educated investment banker who quoted Shakespeare as he sexually assaulted a woman has been jailed indefinitely.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Artists seek royalties for 70 years from grave – The Times
“Britain’s artistic community is battling against leading auction houses and dealers to bring in a law forcing the payment of a royalty on artists’ works for 70 years after their deaths — in line with writers and musicians.”
The Times, 27th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Solicitor accuses regulator of racial bias in £10m claim – The Guardian
“An Iranian-born solicitor has launched an unprecedented £10m claim against the Law Society and the solicitors’ regulatory body for racial and religious discrimination, harassment and victimisation.”
The Guardian, 26th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
