Life ‘destroyed’ by control order – BBC News
“A nurse under a control order absconded because its restrictions ‘destroyed’ his life, the Old Bailey has heard.”
BBC News, 10th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Foreign Office accused of swap deal over terror suspects – The Guardian
“Two men wanted in Pakistan for alleged terrorist activity have been charged in London under the Terrorism Act as part of what human rights campaigners claim is a secret deal between the two countries.”
The Guardian, 11th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘No one is above the law’ – Conrad Black gets six years – The Guardian
“Conrad Black was sentenced yesterday to six and a half years in an American prison for abusing shareholders’ trust through a sophisticated plot to embezzle $6.1m from his Hollinger media empire.”
The Guardian, 11th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Arms treaty ‘must not be blunted’ – BBC News
“A treaty to ease the supply of military equipment from the US to UK forces must not be ‘blunted’ by over-restrictive regulations, MPs have said.”
BBC News, 11th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
One arm tied behind its back? – The Times
“After the NatWest Three decision, what are the ramifications for other British business people?”
The Times, 11th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Sadistic’ video game beats ban – The Guardian
“A video game banned for its ‘casual sadism’ will be released in Britain after its makers yesterday won an appeal against censors. Manhunt 2, the first game in a decade to be banned, was prohibited by the British Board of Film Classification in June for its ‘unrelenting focus on brutal slaying’.”
The Guardian, 11th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cleared mother loses cash battle – BBC News
“A judge has dashed the hopes of a mother who wanted compensation for her years in prison after she was cleared of killing her four-month-old son.”
BBC News, 10th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nuclear power plan faces fresh legal threat – Financial Times
“Gordon Brown faces a dilemma on energy policy after a legal warning from Greenpeace, the environmental group, that a decision to approve a new generation of nuclear power stations would ‘not be lawful’.”
Financial Times, 10th December 2007
Source: www.ft.com
Computer says no to a ‘miracle’ – BBC News
“A woman who claims she was healed by prayer had to battle the benefits system to stop her disability payments.”
BBC News, 11th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Santa ignores children’s refund rights, warn experts – OUT-LAW.com
“Santa Claus’s failure to alert children to their rights to full refunds within seven working days under the Distance Selling Regulations is in breach of those rules, an expert has warned.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th December 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
Miller wins biggest payout for invasion of privacy – The Independent
“The Sun and The News of the World were forced to pay the actress Sienna Miller damages yesterday for publishing nude photographs taken against her will during the filming of a movie.”
The Independent, 8th December 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judges hang on to their wigs – The Independent
“Plans which would have forced judges in civil courts to ditch their wigs have been postponed.”
The Independent, 8th December 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Pensioners challenge smoking ban – BBC News
“Pensioners are launching a legal battle against a smoking ban which stops them lighting up in the communal room of their sheltered housing.”
BBC News, 10th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Employment Bill published by UK Government – OUT-LAW.com
“Rogue employers could face unlimited fines and agency workers will enjoy stronger protection under a new Employment Bill published by the Government on Friday. The reforms also abolish the current statutory disciplinary procedures.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th December 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
UK red tape law leaves regulations untouched – Financial Times
“A law to cut red tape – hailed by Gordon Brown as a crucial means of reducing the burden on business – has failed to axe or even amend a single regulation in the first year of its existence.”
Financial Times, 9th December 2007
Source: www.ft.com
Rabbit poachers’ old law reprieve – BBC News
“Two men caught taking rabbits and trespassing could have been deported overseas for seven years had an old English poaching law been upheld.”
BBC News, 7th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Podcast 34: Podcast on Human Rights with Carl Gardner, author of the Head of Legal blog – Charon QC
“Today I am talking to Carl Gardner, former government lawyer and now a freelance author, lecturer and author of the Head of Legal Blog.”
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
Related link: Head of Legal
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry v Vohora and Another – Times Law Reports
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry v Vohora and Another
Chancery
“A claim by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to disqualify a director of a company under section 6 of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 had to be brought, rather than commenced within two years.”
The Times, 10th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only avaialble free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Regina v Foster – Times Law Reports
Regina v Foster
Regina v Newman
Regina v Kempster
Regina v Birmingham
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“There was no absolute obligation on a trial judge to leave an alternative lesser verdict for the jury to consider whenever the defence to the more serious charge on the indictment involved an admission of a lesser or different offence; sometimes it would be appropriate, but sometimes it would not.”
The Times, 10th 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.
