Doctor who killed is free to work – The Times
“A doctor convicted of killing a patient through gross negligence has been told that he can return to work in the NHS.”
The Times, 30th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Morrissey sues as racism row ends NME love-hate affair – The Times
“Morrissey is suing the NME and its editor for defamation after the music magazine quoted him on its cover this week as saying: ‘The Gates of England are flooded. The country’s been thrown away.’ ”
The Times, 30th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Warrant failure “let hundreds of suspects go free” – The Times
“Jack Straw has begun an urgent inquiry into allegations that hundreds of criminals, including sex offenders, have escaped prosecution because warrants were not issued when they failed to turn up at court.”
The Times, 30th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
More than half of criminals now punished without going to court – The Times
“Out-of-court punishments accounted for more than half of all offences dealt with by the justice system last year, for the first time in modern criminal history, according to figures published yesterday.”
The Times, 30th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
46 years after inquest, witness is charged with teenager’s murder – The Times
“Almost half a century ago Anthony Hall told an inquest that he had nothing to do with the murder of a 15-year-old girl whose body was found lying in a Birmingham allotment.
Yesterday Mr Hall, 70, stood in the dock at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court, charged with killing the teenager, Jacqueline Thomas, who is believed to have been sexually assaulted and strangled. It is one of the oldest cases to reach court.”
The Times, 30th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Brown faces full police enquiry after admitting links to donor – The Times
“Gordon Brown was facing a full police investigation into Labour’s donations scandal as his campaign team admitted yesterday that it had links with David Abrahams.”
The Times, 30th November 2007
SOurce: www.timesonline.co.uk
R v Winter – WLR Daily
“Where a person solicited another to commit murder as a secondary, as opposed to principal, party, he was guilty of an offence of soliciting another to murder, contrary to s 4 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.”
WLR Daily, 29th November 2007
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.
Aldi Stores Ltd v WSP Group plc and others – WLR Daily
Aldi Stores Ltd v WSP Group plc and others [2007] EWCA Civ 1260
“Where a party in complex commercial multi-party litigation wished to pursue other proceedings whilst reserving a right in existing proceedings, that issue should be raised with the court so that the court could express its view as part of the case management as to the proper use of its resources and the efficient and economic conduct of the litigation.”
WLR Daily, 29th November 2007
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.
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Contex Drouzhba Lrtd v Wiseman & Anor
Regent Security Services Ltd v Power
Cawsand Fort Management Company Ltd v Stafford & Ors
M, R v Sutton London Borough Council
Hoddinott & Ors v Persimmon Homes (Wessex) Ltd
Able (UK) Ltd. v Revenue & Customs
Jain & Anor v Trent Strategic Health Authority
AIG Europe (Ireland) Ltd v Faraday Capital Ltd
Rolls Royce Industrial Power (India) Ltd v Cox
C (A child) v XYZ County Council & Anor
EE & Brian Smith (1928) Ltd v Hodson & Ors
Fairfax Gerrard Holdings Ltd & Ors v Capital Bank Plc
Centrica Plc & Anor v Premier Power Ltd
Aldi Stores Ltd v WSP Group Plc & Ors
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Slee v Secretary of State for Justice
Hasan v Secretary of State for Tarde & Industry
Paul & Anor v Assistant Deputy Coroner of Inner West London
Centro v Secretary of State for Transport & Anor
Krzyzowski v Circuit Court In Gliwice, Poland
Winchester College, Warden & Fellows Of & Anor v Food & Rural Affairs
Reforming the law on bribery- Law Commission
“Our review considers the full range of structural options for a scheme of bribery offences. ”
Law Commission, 29th November 2007
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
The changing judicial role: human rights, community law and the intention of Parliament – the Rt Hon Lady Justice Arden
“Lecture by the Rt Hon Lady Justice Arden at the Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 28th November 2007
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Regina (Countryside Alliance and Others) v Attorney-General and Another Regina (Derwin and Others) v Same – Times Law Reports
House of Lords
“The prohibition of hunting wild animals with dogs and hare coursing imposed by the Hunting Act 2004 was not incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights or inconsistent with the treaty establishing the European Union.”
The Times, 29th November 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
Burglar freed early battered mother to death – Daily Telegraph
“A teenage serial burglar battered a mother to death in her home after being freed early from prison with an electronic tag.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Convicting rapists and protecting victims – justice for victims of rape – Attorney General’s Office
“Response to consultation”
Attorney General’s Office, 27th November 2007
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk/
Information Commissioner will investigate latest gaffe by taxman – The Times
“The Information Commissioner is to investigate a fresh security lapse by the taxman as the confidential details of millions of parents were included in apology letters sent to their last known address.”
The Times, 29th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Tesco ordered by watchdog to push for quick sale of former Slough Co-op – The Times
“Tesco has been ordered by the Competition Commission to appoint an independent third party to sell a former Co-op store in Slough after the supermarket giant failed to find a buyer and was accused of reducing competition in the area.”
The Times, 29th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Rape case judges fail to abide by consent rule – The Times
“Judges may be issued with new guidelines to ensure that they apply the law properly as to whether a drunken person alleging rape can be held to have consented.”
The Times, 29th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
FSA rejects call to name and shame firms using misleading advertising – The Times
“The Financial Services Authority came under fire yesterday after refusing to name 19 firms that were preying on consumers with misleading online advertising.”
The Times, 29th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Calypso band taken for terrorists sues Ryanair – The Guardian
“A blind calypso musician and his band who were escorted off a plane as suspected terrorists after a passenger claimed to have seen him reading a newspaper are suing Ryanair for about £1,000 each.”
The Guardian, 29th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Redknapp arrested in football corruption inquiry – The Guardian
“The long-running investigation into football corruption stepped up a gear last night when it emerged that Harry Redknapp, one of the favourites to take over the job of England football coach, was among five men arrested by fraud squad detectives.”
The Guardian, 29th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
