Peer ‘ready to defy ID card law’ – BBC News
“The Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Williams has said she would rather go to prison than carry an identity card.”
BBC News, 10th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Privacy laws should be overhauled, says European regulator – OUT-LAW.com
“Europe’s top privacy regulator has said that European privacy laws will need to be overhauled in just five years’ time. He also said that the rules governing which countries can be sent Europeans’ data could be improved.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th November 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
Targets ‘distort crime recording’ – BBC News
“Government pressure to meet targets for less serious crimes is forcing detectives off major investigations, a Police Federation report has claimed.”
BBC News, 12th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK terror tactics ‘create unease’ – BBC News
“The government’s approach to terrorism is creating an atmosphere of suspicion and unease, the head of the Muslim Council of Britain has said.”
BBC News, 10th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bosses crack down on internet socialising – The Guardian
“For anyone with a case of mild Facebook addiction, finding the time to squeeze a little work in between messing around online has become one of the great challenges of the 21st-century office. So if you are taking a quiet moment at work to read this online, steal a glance over your shoulder now: an investigation by the Guardian has found that employers are taking an increasingly draconian line on workplace time-wasters.”
The Guardian, 12th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cameron to urge tougher rape laws – BBC News
“Conservative leader David Cameron is expected to call for the law to be tightened to ensure that more men charged with rape are convicted.”
BBC News, 12th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Move for ban on cigarette vending machines – Daily Telegraph
“Cigarette vending machines could be banned to stop them being used by child smokers, it emerged yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK terror detention limit is longest of any democracy – The Guardian
“Britain’s existing 28-day limit on holding terror suspects without charge is already far longer than that for any comparable democracy, according to a study to be published tomorrow.”
The Guardian, 12th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government urged to investigate Lawrence inquiry leak – The Independent
“Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, is under growing pressure to investigate the leaking of new evidence on the killing of the black teenager Stephen Lawrence, just hours before a report criticised the head of the Metropolitan Police for obstructing an inquiry into the Stockwell shooting.”
The Independent, 10th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Anti-abortion MPs take fight to Lords with foetus scans – The Independent
“Three-dimensional images of a foetus ‘walking’ in the womb are to be shown to MPs and peers by a cross-party alliance of campaigners in an attempt to persuade the House of Lords to tighten the law on abortion.”
The Independent, 10th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lawrence leak ‘timed to eclipse de Menezes’ – Daily Telegraph
“A barrister suggested yesterday that Scotland Yard might have leaked news about a breakthrough in the Stephen Lawrence murder case to deflect criticism from the report into the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Most lawyers fail to check on their expert witnesses – The Times
“Three out of four judges and lawyers make no checks on the qualifications of expert witnesses, whose evidence can be crucial to a finding of guilt or innocence, research suggests.”
The Times, 12th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Daughter wins battle over inquest – BBC News
“The daughter of a 77-year-old man who died 10 days after being admitted to a nursing home has won a legal battle for an inquest to be held into his death.”
BBC News, 9th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Call for probe into Lawrence leak – BBC News
“The lawyer representing the mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence has called for an inquiry into the release of fresh details of the investigation.”
BBC News, 9th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex-major loses case against MoD – BBC News
“An ex-Army major who claims his career was ruined after he was arrested on suspicion of spying has lost the bulk of his High Court action for damages.”
BBC News, 9th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court to study BAE fraud decision – BBC News
“Two pressure groups have won a High Court challenge on the legality of the decision to end investigations into BAE Systems’ dealings with Saudi Arabia.”
BBC News, 9th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
Rumbold v The General Medical Council [2007] EWHC 2569 (Admin) (09 November 2007)
LT and DT v City & County of Cardiff & Anor [2007] EWHC 2568 (Admin) (09 November 2007)
Shore v Sedgwick Financial Services Ltd & Ors [2007] EWHC 2509 (Admin) (08 November 2007)
Hill v Bedfordshre County Council [2007] EWHC 2435 (Admin) (02 November 2007)
Hertfordshire County Council v National Grid Gas plc [2007] EWHC 2535 (Admin) (02 November 2007)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Hicks v Russell Jones & Walker [2007] EWHC 2545 (Ch) (05 November 2007)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Outokumpu Stainless Ltd v AXA Global Risks (UK) Ltd & Ors [2007] EWHC 2555 (Comm) (08 November 2007)
Source: www.bailii.org
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Klusova v London Borough of Hounslow [2007] EWCA Civ 1127 (07 November 2007)
Kensington International Ltd v Republic of Congo [2007] EWCA Civ 1128 (07 November 2007)
Wandsworth v Randall [2007] EWCA Civ 1126 (07 November 2007)
Winter & Anor v Traditional & Contemporary Contracts Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 1088 (07 November 2007)
London Borough of Southwark v Dennett [2007] EWCA Civ 1091 (07 November 2007)
Albon (t/a NA Carriage CO) v Naza Motor Trading SDN BHD [2007] EWCA Civ 1124 (06 November 2007)
Khan & Anor v The Home Office [2007] EWCA Civ 1092 (05 November 2007)
Home Office v Evans & Anor [2007] EWCA Civ 1089 (02 November 2007)
Vaughan v Vaughan [2007] EWCA Civ 1085 (02 November 2007)
Couronne & Ors v Bontemps & Ors [2007] EWCA Civ 1086 (02 November 2007)
Harrold v North Bristol NHS Trust [2007] EWCA Civ 1090 (02 November 2007)
Warwickshire County Council v M & Ors [2007] EWCA Civ 1084 (01 November 2007)
Raglan Housing Association Ltd. v Fairclough [2007] EWCA Civ 1087 (01 November 2007)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Cartwright, R v [2007] EWCA Crim 2581 (07 November 2007)
H v R. [2007] EWCA Crim 2622 (07 November 2007)
Source: www.bailii.org
Bavarian Lager Co Ltd (supported by European Data Protection Supervisor) v Commission of the European Communities – WLR Daily
“A request to the Commission of the European Communities for access to personal data contained in a Commission document could only be refused on the grounds of the privacy and integrity of the persons if such privacy and integrity were capable of being actually and specifically undermined by disclosure, and the applicant did not have to prove that disclosure was necessary.”
WLR Daily, 8th 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.
Daily Telegraph Law Reports, 8th November 2007
Evans v. Kosmar Villa Holidays Plc
Somerville v. Scottish Ministers
Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
