Welsh smacking ban is ruled out – BBC News
“Wales will not have the power to introduce its own smacking ban, the assembly government has been told.”
BBC News, 17th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Carphone Warehouse broke Data Protection Act, says ICO – OUT-LAW.com
“The Carphone Warehouse allowed customers to view other people’s account details, passed inaccurate information on to debt collectors and opened accounts in the wrong name, according to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th January 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
MoD offers nerve gas veterans £3m and an apology – The Guardian
“The Ministry of Defence is to offer compensation and an apology to the Porton Down victims of secret chemical testing, it was reported today.”
The Guardian, 17th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Homepace Ltd v Sita South East Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 1 (15 January 2008)
JFM v Neath Port Talbot Borough Council & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 3 (15 January 2008)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Bogdal (Aka Marjan Tadeusz) v R [2008] EWCA Crim 1 (16 January 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Midill (97pl) Ltd v Park Lane Estates Ltd & Anor [2008] EWHC 18 (Ch) (16 January 2008)
HM Revenue & Customs v Weald Leasing Ltd [2008] EWHC 30 (Ch) (16 January 2008)
Turner & Anor v Pryce & Ors [2008] EWHC B1 (Ch) (09 January 2008)
Jackson v J H Watson Property Investment Ltd [2008] EWHC 14 (Ch) (7 January 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (Wales) Regulations 2007
The Criminal Defence Service (Very High Cost Cases) Regulations 2008
The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2008
The Textile Products (Determination of Composition) Regulations 2008
The Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2008
The Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Ministers ditch the phrase ‘war on terror’ – Daily Telegraph
“Ministers have dropped the term ‘war on terror’ and will refer to jihadis as ‘criminals’ in an attempt to stop glorifying acts of terrorism.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Smith targets internet extremism – BBC News
“The home secretary is to outline plans to target websites promoting extremism, as part of efforts to stop people being drawn towards radical groups.”
BBC News, 17th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Organ supply ‘can be boosted without new law’ – The Times
“Greater effort and more money could increase organ transplants by 50 per cent without a change in the law, a task force set up by the Government says.”
The Times, 17th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lesbian soldier Kerry Fletcher wins case – Daily Telegraph
“A lesbian soldier who endured lewd sexual innuendo from a senior staff sergeant who claimed he could ‘turn her straight’ could win compensation of more than £400,000, after winning her case against the Ministry of Defence.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Baby scalding death council sued – BBC News
“The family of a 10-month-old baby who died when a water tank burst above her head in a council house is to take legal action against the authority.”
BBC News, 16th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Foreign Office sued for sex and race discrimination – The Independent
“The careers of women and ethnic minority civil servants working at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office are held back by a glass ceiling that is supported by an inherited culture of discrimination, it was alleged yesterday.”
The Independent, 17th January 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police release wanted paedophile – BBC News
“A paedophile named on a list of the UK’s “most wanted” was arrested but later released after police failed to recognise him.”
BBC News, 16th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Employers back Web 2.0 for the workplace, says KPMG – OUT-LAW.com
“Most corporate executives believe that blogs, wikis and social networks will help employees to work more efficiently. But widespread adoption of Web 2.0 is being thwarted by security and governance concerns, according to research by KPMG.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th January 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Leslie Ash wins ‘£500,000’ in hospital superbug settlement – The Times
“The actress Leslie Ash is to receive more than £500,000 in compensation after she nearly died from a hospital superbug.”
The Times, 16th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Teenagers convicted of Garry Newlove murder – The Times
“The wife of father of three Garry Newlove, killed as he confronted a gang of teenage vandals, has delivered an emotional plea for the three youths convicted of his murder today to be handed maximum life sentences.”
The Times, 16th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Transfrontier Shipment of Waste (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Information as to Provision of Education (England) Regulations 2008
The County Durham (Structural Change) Order 2008
The Cornwall (Structural Change) Order 2008
The Wiltshire (Structural Change) Order 2008
The Northumberland (Structural Change) Order 2008
The Shropshire (Structural Change) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Review of the use of Low Copy Number DNA analysis in current cases: CPS statement – Crown Prosecution Service
“The judgment in the Omagh bombing case, R v Hoey, was handed down on the 20th December 2007.
The Judge expressed concerns about Low Copy Number (LCN) DNA analysis, conducted by the Forensic Science Service Ltd (FSS), which was adduced in evidence. In particular he expressed concerns about the extent to which the scientific validity of the technique had been demonstrated.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 14th January 2008
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Administration and Enforcement Restriction Orders – Ministry of Justice
“This paper sets out for consultation the areas where secondary legislation will be used to establish the parameters required for the effective operation of both the revised Administration Order scheme and the Enforcement Restriction Order scheme.
Administration and Enforcement Restriction Orders consultation paper (PDF)
Annex A: new parts 6 and 6A of the County Courts Act 1984 (PDF)
Annex B: equality impact assessment (PDF)
Questionnaire (Word)
Ministry of Justice, 16th January 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
C v D (London arbitration clause) – Times Law Reports
C v D (London arbitration clause)
Court of Appeal
“Although the governing law of a liability insurance contract was that of New York, where the contract contained a London arbitration clause, the parties were to be taken to have agreed that the arbitration award could be challenged only in English law proceedings because of the choice of London as the seat of the arbitration.”
The Times, 16th January 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 (Maloba) v Waltham Forest London Borough Council – Times Law Reports
Regina (Maloba) v Waltham Forest London Borough Council
Court of Appeal
“In concluding that an applicant who had become a British citizen in 1997 was not homeless because there was accommodation for him in Uganda, the housing authority had adopted too restrictive an approach.”
The Times, 16th January 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.
