Mother claimed benefit for fake children – Daily Telegraph
“A mother who claimed £46,000 in benefits by pretending she had seven extra children was jailed for 10 months yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th December 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Phone tap evidence ‘should be allowed in terrorist asset cases’ – The Times
“Evidence from telephone taps and other surveillance should be permitted in legal hearings to freeze terrorists’ assets, Jacqui Smith proposed yesterday.”
The Times, 12th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
No charges for police officer filmed hitting woman – The Guardian
“No police officer is to be prosecuted as a result of the controversial incident in which a young woman was arrested outside a Sheffield nightclub last year, according to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.”
The Guardian, 12th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Straw defends early release of man who then killed partner – The Guardian
“The justice secretary, Jack Straw, was forced to defend the government’s early release scheme for prisoners today after it emerged a man who murdered his partner ‘should have been behind bars’.”
The Guardian, 11th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Festive lollipop lady ban over health and safety – Daily Telegraph
“A lollipop lady has been banned from wearing festive fancy dress because of safety fears.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th December 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK first for price-fixing charges – Financial Times
“Three British oil industry executives are due to plead guilty to price-fixing on Wednesday in a landmark Texas case that could have big implications for the extradition and prosecution of other British business people in the US, people familiar with the matter say.”
Financial Times, 11th December 2007
Source: www.ft.com
MoD sued over security measures – BBC News
“A former RAF servicewoman has launched a compensation claim against the Ministry of Defence, blaming them for an alleged rape at a barracks in Lincs.”
BBC News, 11th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Brown will sign EU treaty in Lisbon – The Guardian
“The prime minister, Gordon Brown, will travel to Portugal on Thursday to sign the controversial EU reform treaty, it was confirmed today.”
The Guardian, 11th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Terror detention extension a ‘charade’, say dissenting MPs – The Guardian
“Government plans to extend the length of time terror suspects can be held without charge to 42 days were denounced by MPs today as a ‘charade’.”
The Guardian, 11th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Get ready to be raided – The Times
“Companies get no warning about early morning raids by authorities, but they can put in place procedures to deal with them.”
The Times, 11th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Bribery: another chance to get it right – The Times
“The Law Commission has proposed a simplification of the law to help in the fight against corruption. Could the civil law also be reformed to encourage private actions to recover damages?”
The Times, 11th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Organisations should run privacy impact assessments, says ICO – OUT-LAW.com
“Organisations must consider the impact on individuals’ privacy before developing new IT systems or changing the way they handle personal information, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will urge today.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th December 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
Victory for teacher sacked after race taunts and sexual harassment – The Times
“A teacher who was called a ‘bloody immigrant’ and a ‘nigger’ by pupils and advised by a colleague to go to work in a ‘more ethnically diverse school’ if she wanted promotion, has won her case for unfair dismissal.”
The Times, 11th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
AB (Jamaica) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWCA Civ 1302 (06 December 2007)
Pitts & Ors v Jones [2007] EWCA Civ 1301 (06 December 2007)
Haines v Hill & Anor [2007] EWCA Civ 1284 (05 December 2007)
Powell & Anor v Benney [2007] EWCA Civ 1283 (05 December 2007)
C v D [2007] EWCA Civ 1282 (05 December 2007)
Waltham Forest v Maloba [2007] EWCA Civ 1281 (04 December 2007)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Harrison v R [2007] EWCA Crim 2976 (05 December 2007)
Esat v Crown Prosecution Service [2007] EWCA Crim 2941 (04 December 2007)
A, R. v [2007] EWCA Crim 2868 (04 December 2007)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Bullivant, Re [2007] EWHC 2938 (Admin) (11 December 2007)
Ministry of Defence v Foxley & Ors [2007] EWHC 2874 (Admin) (10 December 2007)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Kostic v Chaplin & Ors [2007] EWHC 2909 (Ch) (07 December 2007)
High Court (Commercial Court)
St Ivel Ltd v Wincanton Group Ltd & Anor [2007] EWHC 2906 (Comm) (06 December 2007)
Czech Republic v European Media Ventures SA [2007] EWHC 2851 (Comm) (05 December 2007)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Chan v Barts & the London NHS Trust [2007] EWHC 2914 (QB) (07 December 2007)
Rickard Metals v Cotton (t/a Allmat Enterprises) & Anor [2007] EWHC 2915 (QB) (07 December 2007)
Allitt, Re [2007] EWHC 2845 (QB) (06 December 2007)
RDF Media Group Plc & Anor v Clements [2007] EWHC 2892 (QB) (05 December 2007)
Source: www.bailii.org
Regina v Hawkes (Attorney-General’s Reference No 68 of 2007) – Times Law Reports
Regina v Hawkes (Attorney-General’s Reference No 68 of 2007)
“Drug dealers who kept weapons with a view to using violence would, on conviction, have their sentences significantly increased to reflect that fact.”
The Times, 11th 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.
Inner West London Assistant Deputy Coroner v Channel 4 Television Corporation and Another – Times Law Reports
Inner West London Assistant Deputy Coroner v Channel 4 Television Corporation and Another
“Courts should avoid trying to fit a coroner’s application for a witness summons into the template of civil litigation; because of the inquisitorial nature of an inquest, a more flexible approach should be taken.”
The Times, 11th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note that the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Regina (Paul and Others) v Assistant Deputy Coroner of Inner West London – Times Law Reports
Regina (Paul and Others) v Assistant Deputy Coroner of Inner West London
Court of Appeal
“A coroner could not read to the jury hearsay evidence in documentary form which he considered likely to be disputed where the maker of the statement was unable to attend.”
The Times, 11th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note that the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) reaches first century in healthy state – Judiciary of England and Wales
“The latest annual review of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Divison) coincides with the centenary of the court. Perhaps to fittingly illustrate the continuing value and relevance of the court, there has been a rise in both appeals against conviction and sentence in the past year.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 10th December 2007
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Related link: Court of Appeal (Criminal Division): review of the legal year 2006/2007 (PDF)
Ministry of Justice simplification plan – Ministry of Justice
“The Ministry of Justice’s simplification plan sets out how we will reduce administrative burdens imposed on businesses, charities and the voluntary sector by our regulations. It shows our progress in delivering our promised 25% reduction in our administrative burdens by 2010. The plan also explains how we will reduce burdens imposed on the public sector frontline.”
Ministry of Justice, 11th December 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
