Sex attacker given four-year term – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for four years for a sex attack on a single mother who killed herself after seeing footage of the attack on a mobile phone.”
BBC News, 19th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge rebukes Home Office over Iraqi boy seeking asylum – The Guardian
“A 15-year-old Iraqi asylum seeker deported to Austria is to be returned to the UK after a high court judge condemned the Home Office’s ‘total lack of humanitarianism’ in the case. He arrived unaccompanied in Britain a year ago, and was said by his carer to have been terrified when Border and Immigration Agency officials arrived without warning at his home in south-west London at 4am to arrest him last month.”
The Guardian, 20th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ministers ban child restraint techniques – The Guardian
“Two restraint techniques used on children in custody have been suspended by ministers after medical concern. The so-called nose distraction, involving a painful upward chop against the septum, and the ‘double basket’, whereby the arms are crossed and held behind the back, are banned while their safety is checked.”
The Guardian, 20th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Divorcee gets day in court to claim share of £45m fortune – The Guardian
“She has married four different millionaires and was described by her last husband as a ‘career divorcee’. Yesterday Susan Crossley appealed for more time to put her case for the right to a share of her last husband’s £45m declared fortune.”
The Guardian, 20th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Asylum-seekers from Congo face deportation – The Independent
“Thousands of failed asylum-seekers face forced removal to the volatile Democratic Republic of Congo, where they say they face rape, torture and even death, after a landmark immigration ruling.”
The Independent, 20th December 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Drivers face jail for using mobile phones – The Independent
People who use mobile phones while driving could face up to two years in prison, under new guidelines being published today by prosecutors.
The Independent, 20th December 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
OFT charges British trio with cartel offences – The Times
“Three British businessmen were charged with cartel offences by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) last night after they were allowed by US authorities to return to the UK.”
The Times, 19th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
When claims are false, lives can be destroyed – The Times
“The latest rape allegation to attract intense publicity has raised again the question of whether accused men should be granted the same anonymity as their accuser, until convicted.”
The Times, 20th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
High court gags Iraqis’ claims of abuse by troops – The Guardian
“The Ministry of Defence has obtained a gagging order preventing the media from repeating allegations of abuse of Iraqis by British soldiers. A high court order bans newspapers and broadcasters from publishing details of the case reported in the Guardian two months ago.”
The Guardian, 19th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (No. 2) Order 2007
The Taxation of Insurance Securitisation Companies Regulations 2007
The Income Tax (Indexation) (No. 2) Order 2007
The Energy Act 2004 (Designation of Publicly Owned Companies) Order 2007
The Maryport Harbour Revision Order 2007
The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 18 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007
The Contaminants in Food (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
The Plant Health (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2007
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2007
The Overseas Life Insurance Companies (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2007
The Education (Provision of Information About Young Children) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
The Taxation of Securitisation Companies (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2007
The Terrorism Act 2000 and Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Amendment) Regulations 2007
The Taxation of Securitisation Companies (Amendment) Regulations 2007
The Electricity and Gas (Carbon Emissions Reduction) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council v Ware [2007] EWCA Civ 1359 (18 December 2007)
Nelson v Greening & Sykes (Builders) Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 1358 (18 December 2007)
Hall & Ors v Stone [2007] EWCA Civ 1354 (18 December 2007)
Von Essen Hotels 5 Ltd v Vaughan & Anor [2007] EWCA Civ 1349 (17 December 2007)
Collier v P & M J Wright (Holdings) Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 1329 (14 December 2007)
Mote v (Secretary of State for Work and Pensions & Anor [2007] EWCA Civ 1324 (14 December 2007)
Entry Clearance Officer, Mumbai v NH (India) [2007] EWCA Civ 1330 (13 December 2007)
Northgate HR Ltd v Mercy [2007] EWCA Civ 1304 (13 December 2007)
Dorning v Personal Representative of Paul Rigby (Deceased) [2007] EWCA Civ 1315 (13 December 2007)
Secretary of State for Work & Pensions v Balding [2007] EWCA Civ 1327 (13 December 2007)
Khudados v Hayden & Ors [2007] EWCA Civ 1316 (13 December 2007)
D v D & Anor [2007] EWCA Civ 1277 (12 December 2007)
Dostenko v City of Westminster [2007] EWCA Civ 1325 (12 December 2007)
Smith (On Behalf of the Gypsy Council) v Buckland [2007] EWCA Civ 1318 (12 December 2007)
Accent Peerless Ltd v Kingsdon & Anor [2007] EWCA Civ 1314 (12 December 2007)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Hamadi, R. v [2007] EWCA Crim 3048 (18 December 2007)
Lowe v R [2007] EWCA Crim 3047 (14 December 2007)
Source: www.bailii.org
Pitts and Others v Jones
“In distinguishing oral promises as either guarantees or indemnities under the Statute of Frauds 1677, the classic criterion relying on interest in the transaction was not to be taken literally; not every interest in the transaction took the promise out of the statute.”
The Times, 19th December 2007
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.
Kitfix Swallow Group Ltd v Great Gizmos Ltd – Times Law Reports
Kitfix Swallow Group Ltd v Great Gizmos Ltd
“Where English trademark proceedings, in which there was a counterclaim for revocation, were running concurrently with validity proceedings in the Office for the Harmonisation in the Internal Market, there was no presumption that the English proceedings would be stayed.”
The Times, 19th December 2007
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.
Care proceedings reforms – Ministry of Justice
“The government is implementing key reforms to the child care proceedings system in England and Wales, following a review of the system completed in 2006. The reforms will improve the system and provide better outcomes for children while ensuring that resources are used in a timely and effective way.”
Ministry of Justice, 18th December 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Knife crime plans ‘may not work’ – BBC News
“Measures to cut knife crime may not work because nobody knows if the problem is genuinely getting better or worse, experts have warned.”
BBC News, 19th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sausage throwing case costs £20,000 – Daily Telegraph
“A police investigation to prosecute a 12-year-old for throwing a cocktail sausage at a neighbour has cost £20,000.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tagging blunder in teenage killer case – Daily Telegraph
A teenager who stabbed a friend to death after a drunken party should have been under curfew and wearing an electronic tag, it was disclosed yesterday.
Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ministers to delay reform of honours system – The Guardian
“Ministers will publish a white paper on Lords reform in the spring following today’s damning parliamentary report into the ‘cash for honours’ scandal.”
The Guardian, 19th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BNP faces inquiry for ‘illegal activity’ – The Independent
“Allegations of ‘apparent illegal activity and financial irregularities’ within the British National Party are being referred to the Metropolitan Police and to the Electoral Commission by a Labour MP.”
The Independent, 19th December 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
