Foreigners face fines over ID cards – The Guardian
“Foreign nationals living in Britain who boycott the introduction of the biometric identity card later this year could face losing their right to stay, under proposals published yesterday.”
The Guardian, 26th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Former SAS man condemns British role in torture tactics – The Guardian
“Hundreds of Iraqis and Afghans captured by British and American special forces were rendered to prisons where they faced torture, a former SAS soldier said yesterday. Ben Griffin said individuals detained by SAS troops in a joint UK-US special forces taskforce had ended up in interrogation centres in Iraq, including the notorious Abu Ghraib prison, and in Afghanistan, as well as Guantánamo Bay.”
The Guardian, 26th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Home secretary makes concession in terror detention row – The Guardian
“Jacqui Smith is to offer a concession to backbench Labour MPs in an attempt to avoid a damaging rebellion against the government’s plans to detain terror suspects without charge for up to 42 days.”
The Guardian, 26th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Airbus UK Ltd v Webb – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“An employment tribunal was entitled to find that an employee’s dismissal for misconduct was fair, even though the employer, in his response to the reason for the dismissal, had taken account of previous similar misconduct which was the subject of an expired final warning.”
The Times, 26th 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.
Regina (SK) (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports
Regina (SK) (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Queen’s Bench Division
“A failed asylum-seeker awaiting deportation whose detention had not been properly reviewed had been deprived of safeguards prescribed by law and was entitled to damages for false imprisonment. His detention had been arbitrary and unlawful and contrary to the right to liberty enshrined in article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Times, 26th 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.
Children need more space, less ultrasound, says Archbishop – The Guardian
“The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, today weighs into the debate over attitudes to young people in Britain, arguing that many loiter in groups or take refuge in computer games because adults make them feel insecure and unwelcome in public spaces. Far from intending to ‘menace’ others, youngsters congregate and hang around together in order ‘to feel secure’, Williams writes in the Guardian today. They fear not only aggressive gangs but ‘unfriendly adults’, he says, arguing that adult discouragement of games in public places intensifies the problem.”
The Guardian, 26th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Racist force rejected Sikh officer 12 times – The Times
“A Sikh policeman is set to receive a five-figure damages award for racial discrimination after a police force rejected a dozen applications from him to join.”
The Times, 26th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Double killer linked to Milly Dowler murder – The Guardian
“A former nightclub bouncer found guilty of killing two young women and brutally attacking a third after stalking them in his car is the prime suspect in one of the most notorious unsolved murders of recent years, it emerged yesterday.”
The Guardian, 26th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police email and mobile numbers for public – Daily Telegraph
“People will be able to telephone or email their local police officers directly, Gordon Brown has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Who is allowed to break in to your house? – The Guardian
“It may sound suprising, but according to a 2007 report by Harry Snook, a barrister for the Centre for Policy Studies, there are 266 powers allowing officials to enter your home, and not all require a warrant. Those who can break in include firefighters, in an emergency, and police arresting a suspect. The Environment Agency can gain access without a warrant where there is danger of pollution or damage to public health.”
The Guardian, 26th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The answer to extreme ideas is more discussion, not less . . . – The Times
“Freedom of expression is valued because truth tends to be promoted, and error exposed, by allowing free debate.”
The Times, 26th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Written ministerial statement: Independent Review of the Forum for Preventing Deaths in Custody – Ministry of Justice
“Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Maria Eagle comments on the Independent Review of the Forum for Preventing Deaths in Custody. Copies of the review have been placed in the libraries of both Houses, the Vote Office and the Printed Paper Office.”
Ministry of Justice, 25th February 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Super-strength alcohol to be banned – Daily Telegraph
“Super-strength lager and cider could be cleared from the shelves under council plans to curb binge drinking across England and Wales.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Dentist in court fight over NHS reforms – The Independent
“An orthodontist is awaiting a judgment in the High Court on whether he can challenge his NHS dental services contract.”
The Independent, 26th February 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Consumer group claims software licences are unfair – OUT-LAW.com
“Software licences are obscure, unbalanced and unfair, according to the National Consumer Council (NCC), which has filed a complaint with the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). It wants the OFT to force software publishers to use clearer licences.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th February 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
One small legal step and a giant leap for Northern Rock – The Lawyer
“Northern Rock passed into public ownership last Friday (22 February) following what was ultimately a very simple legal process.”
The Lawyer, 25th February 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Killer Bellfield suspected in Milly Dowler murder – The Guardian
“A ‘bus stop stalker’ found guilty today of killing two young women is the prime suspect in the murder of schoolgirl Milly Dowler, it can be revealed.”
The Guardian, 25th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
R(AM)(Cameroon) v Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (No 2) , Secretary of State for the Home Department as interested party – WLR Daily
“Where a statutory review of an immigration appeal mistakenly went ahead before a judicial review application establishing a good arguable case had been heard resulting in a final determination, that determination should be set aside and the judicial review proceed.”
WLR Daily, 22nd 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.
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Serious Crime Act 2007 (Disclosure of Information by Revenue and Customs) Order 2008
The Finance Act 2007 (Schedule 9) Order 2008
The A4 Trunk Road (Bath to Bristol) (Detrunking) Order 2008
The Serious Crime Act 2007 (Amendment of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002) Order 2008
The Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 (Amnesty Period) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
