Ellie’s death ‘unlawful killing’ – BBC News
“A coroner has ruled the death of a five-year-old Ellie Lawrenson in St Helens was unlawful killing.”
BBC News, 21st November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man ‘attempted sex with fence’ in London park – Daily Telegraph
“A drunken man broke into a central London park and attempted to have sex with a fence, a court heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Data fiasco forces ministers into ID cards review – The Guardian
“Ministers are to look at scaling back plans for identity cards in response to the catastrophic loss of the personal information of 25 million people, including their bank records and addresses.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Who can you sue if lost data is misused? – The Times
“Anyone who loses out financially as a result of mistakes at HM Revenue and Customs is likely to be compensated by their bank – but if they have the appetite they could also sue the Revenue.”
The Times, 21st November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Data watchdog seeks dawn-raid powers – The Times
“The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which polices the security of the nation’s data, is to be given the power to raid Government departments suspected of breaching protection laws.”
The Times, 21st November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Prosecutions chief deals blow to extended detention plan – The Guardian
“The director of public prosecutions has blown a hole in the government’s plans to extend pre-charge detention for terror suspects, by questioning whether courts would allow the police to use the extra time. Sir Ken Macdonald told MPs that he was satisfied with the current 28-day limit, which ‘has suited us nicely’, and argued that the response to terrorism should be ‘proportionate and grounded’.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Former Attorney General Lord Goldsmith opposes extending detention time of terror suspects – The Times
“Gordon Brown’s controversial proposals to extend the time a terror suspect can be held before charge were condemned today by the former Attorney General.”
The Times, 21st November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Ghanaian court finds British girls guilty of drug smuggling – The Guardian
“Two 16-year-old schoolgirls from north London are waiting to hear how long they must spend behind bars after being convicted in Ghana yesterday of attempting to smuggle cocaine worth £300,000 to Britain.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dementia widow wins fight to recover nursing home costs – The Times
“A dementia sufferer has won a landmark High Court battle to force the NHS to pay her nursing home fees.”
The Times, 22nd November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Hunte v E. Bottomley and Sons Ltd – Times Law Reports
Hunte v E. Bottomley and Sons Ltd
Court of Appeal
“Appellants should remember that if plans, maps or photos were to be relied upon they should be clearly marked and intelligible to the judges pre-reading the case.”
The Times, 21st 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.
Regina (Davey) v Aylesbury Vale District Council – Times Law Reports
Regina (Davey) v Aylesbury Vale District Council
Court of Appeal
“An order that a defendant was to recover its costs in judicial review proceedings which had proceeded to a full hearing, usually embraced all costs reasonably incurred by it before the grant of permission.”
The Times, 21st 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.
Police filmed buying cigarettes for children – Daily Telegraph
“An investigation has been launched after an Internet video appeared to show police officers buying cigarettes for underage youths.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
In re DLP Ltd – WLR Daily
In re DLP Ltd [2007] EWHC 2669 (Pat)
“It was the intention of s 74B of the Patents Act 1977 and r 77K of the Patents Rules 1995 that an appeal should lie as of right where it related to part of an opinion issued by the Comptroller, pursuant to s 74A of the Patents Act 1977, which had not been set aside by a hearing officer on review.”
WLR Daily, 20th November 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Mobile Homes (Written Statement) (Wales) Regulations 2007
The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No.6) (Wales) Regulations 2007
The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Wales) Regulations 2007
The Town and Country Planning (Regions) (New Forest National Park) (England) Order 2007
The Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
The M25 (Junction 14, Terminal 5 Spur Roads) (Speed Limit) Regulations 2007
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
‘Little evidence’ for circus animal ban – Daily Telegraph
“A ban on using wild animals in travelling circuses because of welfare concerns is not supported by the scientific evidence, a report for the Government has found.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Campaigners hit by decryption law – BBC News
“Animal rights activists are thought to be the first Britons to be asked to hand over to the police keys to data encrypted on their computers.”
BBC News, 20th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Privacy watchdog calls for power to carry out spot checks – The Guardian
“Richard Thomas, the information commissioner, described yesterday’s breach of the privacy of millions of families as ‘shocking’ and called on government to give him powers to mount unannounced spot checks on public and private bodies that hold large amounts of data.”
The Guardian, 21st November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Coroner may contest Diana ruling – BBC News
“The coroner in the Princess Diana inquest has said he may appeal against a ruling blocking the use of statements from paparazzi who refuse to attend.”
BBC News, 20th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Four killed unlawfully in ‘preventable’ Iraq terror attack, coroner rules – The Guardian
” … four British military personnel were unlawfully killed in Iraq when insurgents blew up their boat with a remote-controlled bomb, a coroner ruled today.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
