EU trials in absence – Attorney-General’s Office
“EU trials in absence: Attorney General launches UK consultation.”
Attorney-General’s Office, 28th February 2008
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
Freedom of Information: FoI opens up government to scrutiny – The Independent
“Ministers and the Commons’ authorities have lost two key battles to keep sensitive information under wraps. Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, says the tide may be turning against those who advocate secret government.”
The Independent, 29th February 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Hands off our kilts: Scots bid to copyright their national dress – The Independent
“To Scotland, it is as important as Parmesan is to Italy and champagne is to France. Now the national dress, the kilt, could soon get the same type of brand protection as its European counterparts.”
The Independent, 29th February 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Father of boy killed in tractor accident is fined – Daily Telegraph
“A farmer whose 12-year-old son died in a tractor accident has been fined for breaching agricultural regulations.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Campaign to pardon last witch jailed in Britain – Daily Telegraph
“The last witch convicted of black magic in Britain should be pardoned, campaigners said yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sisters jailed after spending bank’s error – Daily Telegraph
“Two sisters have been given custodial sentences for helping to spend nearly £135,000 which was put into one of their bank accounts by mistake.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
European judges thwart attempts to deport foreign terrorist suspects – The Times
“Britain’s efforts to deport terrorist suspects including the radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada were dealt a serious blow by the European Court of Human Rights yesterday.”
The Times, 29th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Parking fines via CCTV to force drivers to obey – The Times
“Under an overhaul of parking regulations set out by the Government, a new era of ‘remote enforcement’ will become commonplace. From March 31 councils across England will be allowed to use CCTV cameras to detect parking offences.”
The Times, 29th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Rail firm fined £14m for holiday shambles – but chiefs get bumper bonus – The Times
“Network Rail’s directors will receive bonuses likely to be more than £100,000 each despite the £14 million fine imposed on the company yesterday for causing severe disruption to Britain’s busiest railway line.”
The Times, 29th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
£10,000 fines for employing illegal migrant without check – The Times
“Employers who hire illegal immigrants can be fined £10,000 per worker from today in cases involving negligence, compared with a previous figure of £5,000.”
The Times, 29th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Court gags ex-SAS man who made torture claims – The Guardian
“A former SAS soldier was served with a high court order yesterday preventing him from making fresh disclosures about how hundreds of Iraqis and Afghans captured by British and American special forces were rendered to prisons where they faced torture.”
The Guardian, 29th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New warning to faith charities – The Guardian
“Faith charities encouraging or promoting violence or hatred risk losing their charitable status as part of a radical overhaul proposed by the Charity Commission.”
The Guardian, 29th February 2008
source: www.guardian.co.uk
CCTV and DNA advances add to bills but minister calls rises unacceptable – The Times
“Soaring costs of surveillance technology to combat crime and terrorism has contributed to the eleventh consecutive round of inflation-breaking council tax rises.”
The Times, 28th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Met chief intervenes over Conway payments – The Guardian
“Parliament’s standards watchdog has been asked to consider whether the Derek Conway case should be referred to Scotland Yard.”
The Guardian, 28th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Curry poisoner wife gets 30 years – The Guardian
“A woman who attempted to kill her husband by putting antifreeze in his curry was today jailed for 30 years.”
The Guardian, 28th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
QCs battle against the Law Society – The Times
” The delicious spectacle of dog eat dog — two QCs pitched against the Law Society in the courts — looks as if it will settle, thus avoid an embarrassing dispute.”
The Times, 28th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
R (M) v Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council – WLR Daily
R (M) v Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council [2008] UKHL 14; WLR (D) 64
“A child who had been provided with accommodation by the housing department of a local authority but had not been brought to the attention of their children’s services department had not been ‘looked after’ under s 22(1) of the Children Act 1989 and was accordingly not entitled, having reached 18, to support under the Act as a ‘former relevant child’.”
WLR Daily, 27th 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.
Mayr v Bäckerei und Konditorei Gerhard Flöckner OHG – WLR Daily
Mayr v Bäckerei und Konditorei Gerhard Flöckner OHG (Case C-506/06): WLR (D) 63
“An employee who was dismissed at a time between the in vitro fertilisation of her ova and the transfer of the fertilised ova to her uterus was not “pregnant” for the purposes of Directive 92/85 on the safety and health at work of pregnant workers, but her dismissal was unlawful under Directive 76/207 on equal treatment for men and women in employment matters if it was essentially based on the fact that she was undergoing in vitro fertilisation treatment.”
WLR Daily, 27th 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.
Corr v IBC Vehicles Ltd – WLR Daily
Corr v IBC Vehicles Ltd [2008] UKHL 13; WLR (D) 62
“Where the deceased’s suicide had been the direct result of a depressive illness from which he had been suffering, which had been the direct and foreseeable consequence of an accident for which his employer was liable, his widow was entitled to claim damages under s 1 of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976. No reduction should be made for contributory negligence.”
WLR Daily, 27th 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.
