Daily Telegraph Law Reports, 15th November 2007
Raglan Housing Association Ltd. v. Fairclough
R (Independent Police Complaints Commission) v. Chief Constable of West Midlands Police
Moody v. General Osteopathic Council
Ellis v. William Cook Leeds Ltd.
Daily Telegraph, 15th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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Paul Lasok: EU referendum would clear air – Legal Week
“In the UK, treaty-making is a matter for the Crown acting in conjunction with Parliament. The few instances of referendums and the like are insufficient to give rise to a constitutional convention saying that a referendum must be held if a treaty such as the European Union (EU) Reform Treaty is to be ratified. Whether or not there should be a referendum on the EU Reform Treaty is therefore a political rather than a legal question. This is except for the idea once floated by the Conservative Party of holding a referendum after ratification with a view to backing out of the Reform Treaty if it found against it, which does have legal implications. The professed purpose of such a post-ratification referendum is to engineer a breach by the UK of a legally binding promise that it had entered into freely and in accordance with domestic procedures and processes.”
Legal Week, 15th November 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
Freshfields celebrates second discrimination case victory as former partner drops claim – Legal Week
“Former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Lois Moore has dropped her age discrimination case against the firm as the City giant pursues costs in a similar case brought by former restructuring head Peter Bloxham.”
Legal Week, 15th November 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
Hidden crime of ‘wi-fi tapping’: only 11 arrests but most of us are guilty – The Times
“More than half of computer users have illegally logged on to someone else’s wi-fi connection yet only 11 people have been arrested for the crime, an investigation by The Times has found.”
The Times, 15th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Online special: Majority of UK lawyers expect an upsurge in bank-on-bank litigation – Legal Week
“Leading lawyers are united in the belief that the market downturn will lead to an increase in cases between financial institutions, as firms face up to the prospect of taking on the big banks. Claire Ruckin reports on the results of the latest Big Question survey.”
Legal Week, 15th November 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
Boys on trial for murder after man was kicked to death outside his home – The Times
“A father of three was punched and kicked to death by jeering, drunken youths when he left his house to find out who had damaged his wife’s car, Chester Crown Court was told yesterday.”
The Times, 15th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Evidence in honours inquiry ‘not revealed’ ‘hidden’ in probe – The Independent
“The ‘most significant’ evidence discovered by police during the cash-for-honours inquiry has not been revealed to the public, according to an official report by one of the senior investigators in the case.”
The Independent, 15th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
George’s Dando appeal ruling due – BBC News
“Barry George is due to learn if an appeal against his conviction for the murder of BBC TV presenter Jill Dando in 1999 has been successful.”
BBC News, 15th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tighter security measures target railway stations – The Independent
“Security is being stepped up at hundreds of railway stations, airports, ports and power stations amid fears that suicide bombers could strike at ‘soft targets’.”
The Independent, 15th Novemebr 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Appeal over children in Pakistan – BBC News
“A High Court judge in London has issued an urgent plea for four Oxfordshire children being kept in Pakistan by their father to be returned to the UK.”
BBC News, 14th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fantasist jailed for nailgun attack claims – The Guardian
“A fantasist who shot himself with a nailgun on two occasions before claiming that he had been attacked by thugs in an attempt to win compensation was jailed for two and a half years yesterday.”
The Guardian, 15th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Brown seeks all-party consensus on extending detention limit – The Independent
“Gordon Brown is preparing to water down his plan to double the maximum period for which suspected terrorists can be held without charge in an attempt to win all-party agreement for a higher limit. The Prime Minister, who has previously hinted at his support for the limit to be raised from 28 to 56 days, adopted a more conciliatory approach in a Commons statement yesterday.”
The Independent, 15th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Restrictions threaten breach of European law – The Times
“Hopes that clubs can be forced to field a quota of players from their home nation by using the new EU treaty are doomed to fail, according to the European Commission.”
The Times, 15th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Doctors may be prosecuted if their laptops are stolen – The Times
“Doctors who have laptops containing patients’ records stolen from their cars could end up in court.”
The Times, 15th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Chris Langham freed as judge accepts appeal – Daily Telegraph
“Chris Langham will walk free from prison later today after the Court of Appeal cut his sentence for downloading the most extreme kind of child pornography.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Brown announces anti-terror plan to protect public venues – The Independent
“Gordon Brown today unveiled a wide-ranging package of measures to bolster security in public places while attempting to prevent young people being radicalised by violent extremists.”
The Independent, 14th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Justice Outside London – Administrative Courts in Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds? – Judiciary of England and Wales
“A Judicial Working Group, looking at the administration of justice outside of London, has recommended that four regional centres of the Administrative Court be established: in Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds. This will allow regional High Court sittings to take place regularly outside London.”
Judiciary of England and Wales press release, 14th November 2007
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Related link: Justice Outside London: Report of Judicial Working Group
Minister backtracks over detention limit – The Guardian
“The government was plunged into disarray today over its proposed terror laws as security minister Lord West retracted his statement that he was not ‘totally convinced’ about the need to extend detention of terror suspects for more than 28 days without charge.”
The Guardian, 14th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
