Brother keeps murder bail cash – BBC News
“The brother of a man who is thought to have killed himself and his mother-in-law while awaiting trial will not lose his £200,000 bail bond.”
BBC News, 18th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Barely trained’ paralegals will be forced to take CPS cases to trial – The Times
“Plans are due to go ahead for thousands of trials a year to be prosecuted by non-lawyers, even though the paralegals themselves say that they are insufficiently trained, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 19th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Whistleblowing website vows to defy court gag – The Guardian
“An international website that claims to blow the whistle on corporate and governmental fraud vowed yesterday to defy attempts by a US court to close it down. Wikileaks allows whistleblowers to anonymously post documents in an attempt to expose corruption and wrongdoing. Its owners said yesterday that a Californian judge had ordered that the site be taken offline last week, after an injunction from a Swiss bank.”
The Guardian, 19th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lord Carlile Report: Control Orders Are “Justifiable And Proportional” – Home Office
“Lord Carlile’s report on the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 analyses the operation of the control order system in 2007 and concludes that he ‘would have reached the same decision as the Secretary of State in each case in which a control order has been made, so far as the actual making of the order is concerned’.”
Home Office press release, 18th February 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Related link: Lord Carlile’s third independent report (PDF)
Cutting costs will hit the quality of our legal system – The Times
“This week plans come before the House of Lords to expand the powers of Crown Prosecution Service caseworkers to handle a wide range of magistrates’ courts cases. It may be logical to argue that deploying these so-called designated case workers or DCWs for minor cases will free more experienced and qualified lawyers for more serious work. Yet inherently it means that the quality of representation for the prosecution will decline – because we are prepared to pay only junior staff to handle cases in the lower courts.”
The Times, 19th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Police use stun gun on youth, 15 – BBC News
“The first person in Gwynedd to be tasered by North Wales Police was a 15-year-old youth, a court has heard.”
BBC News, 18th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenager wins damages after council took baby – The Guardian
“Nottingham city council today agreed to pay damages to a teenage mother after admitting it acted unlawfully by taking away her newborn baby.”
The Guardian, 18th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Early WMD dossier draft released – BBC News
“Foreign Secretary David Miliband has published an early draft of the UK’s infamous dossier on Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction.”
BBC News, 18th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paediatricians scared of giving evidence in court – The Guardian
“Paediatricians need greater protection from parents and the press or many will refuse to act in child abuse cases, an expert warned today.”
The Guardian, 18th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sixth man charged over beheading plot found not guilty – The Guardian
“A sixth man charged over a plot to kidnap and kill a British soldier and supply equipment to terrorists in Pakistan was today found not guilty at Leicester crown court.”
The Guardian, 18th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Law ‘reinforced mental health stereotypes – The Guardian
“The government today admitted its controversial new mental health law led to negative media coverage that reinforced the misconception that people with mental health problems are violent.”
The Guardian, 18th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Catholic ‘sex and morals’ libel trial begins – The Times
“A libel trial involving ‘sex, morals and high church politics’ that may see the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales being called as a witness begins in the High Court this morning.”
The Times, 18th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Pirelli Cable Holding NV and others v Commissioners for Revenue and Customs – WLR Daily
“The United Kingdom tax authorities had not assumed responsibility for eliminating double taxation on the dividend paid by a UK subsidiary to a parent resident in the Netherlands or Italy in circumstances where the UK had not levied corporation tax on the dividend.”
WLR Daily, 15th February 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.
R v K – WLR Daily
R v K [2008] EWCA Crim 185; [2008] WLR (D) 47
“The offence of possessing a document containing information ‘of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism’ was only committed if the document concerned was of a kind that was likely to provide practical assistance to such a person, rather than simply encouraging the commission of terrorist acts.”
WLR Daily, 15th February 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.
Halabi (A Bankrupt) v Camden London Borough Council and another – WLR Daily
Halabi (A Bankrupt) v Camden London Borough Council and another; [2008] WLR (D) 46
“The court had no jurisdiction to annul a bankruptcy order on the basis of an undertaking from the bankrupt’s solicitor to pay the debts, costs and expenses of the bankruptcy.”
WLR Daily, 15th February 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.
Allison v London Underground Ltd – WLR Daily
Allison v London Underground Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 71; [2008] WLR (D) 45
“The test to determine whether the training an employer was required to provide for his employees was adequate for the purposes of reg 9 of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 was what training was needed in the light of what the employer ought to have known about the risks from the activities of his business. The statutory requirement imposed a higher duty than at common law.”
WLR Daily, 15th February 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.
Online special: Legal services reforms viewed serious threat to future of the Bar – Legal Week
“One-in-four lawyers believe the Legal Services Act is likely to spell the end of the Bar, with Tesco law and one-stop solicitor-advocates set for prominence in the post-reform marketplace. Claire Ruckin reports on the latest Big Question survey.”
Legal Week, 14th February 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
Proposed change to Criminal Procedure Rules: last chance to comment – Ministry of Justice
“The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee is seeking views on proposals to simplify rules about appeals to the Crown Court against conviction and sentence. Those who wish to comment have until 22 February 2008 to submit their views.”
Ministry of Justice, 15th February 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Regina v K – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
The offence of possessing a document or record of information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism would be committed only if the document or record concerned was of a kind that was likely to provide practical assistance to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism. A document that simply encouraged the commission of acts of terrorism was not sufficient.
The Times, 18th February 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.
