R (Faithfull) v Crown Court at Ipswich [2007] EWHC 2229 (Admin)
“Confiscation and compensation orders made in criminal proceedings in the Crown Court were not amenable to judicial review and nothing in the Human Rights Act 1998 required that they should be.”
WLR Daily, 26th October 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.
“The High Court has the power to judicially review decisions in the Crown Court, except in ‘matters relating to trial on indictment’ (s 29(3) Supreme Court Act 1981). The rationale for the exclusion is that judicial review should not be used as a means of delaying trials and clogging up the criminal justice process.”
Law Commission, 30th October 2007
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Current Sentencing Issues (pdf)
Speech by Sir Igor Judge, President of the Queen’s Bench Division.
Lincoln’s Inn, 29th October 2007
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“The Law Lords are set to rule on whether controversial counter-terrorism control orders breach human rights.”
BBC News, 31st October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“There is no reason why women seeking an abortion should need the approval of two doctors, a group of MPs has said.”
BBC News, 31st October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A leading magistrate has said he feared his reputation was in tatters after losing a legal bid to sue his daughter-in-law over allegations he assaulted her.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“This publication fulfils a statutory obligation for the Secretary of State to publish, annually, information relating to the criminal justice system (CJS) with reference to avoiding discrimination on the ground of race. This publication reports statistical information on the representation of black and minority ethnic groups as suspects, offenders and victims with in the CJS and on employees within criminal justice agencies.”
Statistics on Race and the Criminal Justice System 2006 (PDF)
Ministry of Justice, 30th October 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Only one in every 400 stop and searches carried out under sweeping anti-terrorism laws leads to an arrest, official figures released yesterday reveal, triggering fresh pressure on the government and police over the controversial tactic.”
The Guardian, 31st Octoner 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Three men jailed for their part in protests against cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad have won an appeal to reduce their sentences.”
BBC News, 30th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A serial sex offender from Sierra Leone has been allowed to stay in the UK after a judge ruled deporting him would breach his human rights.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A high court judge has issued a stern warning to surrogacy agencies to carry out more stringent background checks after it emerged that a surrogate mother had deliberately duped two couples into believing she had miscarried their babies.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An independent body which will handle consumer complaints about legal services in England and Wales is now a step closer under new legislation approved today.”
Ministry of Justice press release, 30th October 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A woman has been awarded £2.5m in damages after her brain tumour was misdiagnosed by doctors who thought she was anorexic.”
BBC News, 30th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Black people were almost seven times more likely than white people to be stopped and searched by police last year, according to official figures.”
BBC News, 30th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The UK has ‘the most fertile ground in Europe’ for a growth in class action lawsuits according to a new survey from the Economist Intelligence Unit.”
The Times, 30th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Green groups and opposition politicians rounded on the government yesterday for not imposing tighter limits on carbon emissions in its amendment to the climate change bill – and claimed that airlines and shipping firms, two of the biggest polluters, had been let off the hook.”
The Guardian, 30th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Young people aged 16 or 17 will be able to apply for a passport without parental consent from December, the government announced today.”
The Guardian, 30th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The sixth quarterly ministerial statement about the inquests into the deaths of servicemen and women overseas was published today.”
Ministry of Justice press release, 30th October 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
The Bluetongue (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2007
The Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (Wales) Regulations 2007
The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2007
The Pensions Act 2007 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2007
The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2007
The Civil Aviation (Contributions to the Air Travel Trust) Regulations 2007
The Accession (Worker Authorisation and Worker Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
High Court (Chancery Division)
Lexi Holdings Plc v Luqman & Ors [2007] EWHC 2355 (Ch) (19 October 2007)
Jules Rimet Cup Ltd. v The Football Association Ltd. [2007] EWHC 2376 (Ch) (18 October 2007)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Limit No 2 Ltd v AXA Versicherung AG [2007] EWHC 2321 (Comm) (17 October 2007)
CTI Group Inc v Transclear SA [2007] EWHC 2340 (Comm) (17 October 2007)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club Ltd & Ors v Hargreaves [2007] EWHC 2375 (QB) (18 October 2007)
Source: www.bailii.org
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