Gay couple adoption appeal lost – BBC News
“An ex-magistrate who says he was forced to resign because he would not place children for adoption with gay couples has lost his appeal.”
BBC News, 31st October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge hits out at ‘perverse’ gun society – Daily Telegraph
“A judge attacked as ‘perverse’ the way sections of modern society view guns as he jailed a mother and her teenage son over the fatal shooting of the woman’s 12-year-old daughter.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lords consider Lotto rapist case – BBC News
“The Law Lords are to decide whether a victim of a rapist who won millions on the lottery can sue him.”
BBC News, 1st November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lord Falconer ‘plans to sue Gordon Brown for bigger pension’ – The Times
“Lord Falconer’s pension row deepened last night with reports that he is planning to sue the Prime Minister over his refusal to allow him to claim a six-figure sum.”
The Times, 1st November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Jurors consider De Menezes verdict – The Guardian
“A jury today (31 October) retired to consider its verdict in the trial of the Metropolitan police over the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Curfews for terror suspects should not exceed 12 hours, law lords rule – The Times
“The controversial regime of control orders, which restricts the day-to-day activities of terrorist suspects, was watered down by the law lords yesterday, but they ruled that overall the system was legally sound.”
The Times, 1st November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lords back terror law orders on suspects, but give them new rights – The Guardian
“Britain’s highest court gave broad legal backing yesterday to the government’s controversial control order regime for terror suspects. But the House of Lords also created important new rights for the accused to know the thrust of the case against them.”
The Guardian, 1st November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge rejects deportation plea over head’s killer – The Guardian
“Learco Chindamo, the killer of headteacher Philip Lawrence, cannot be deported to Italy when he is released from jail, a senior high court judge confirmed yesterday.”
The Guardian, 1st November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police ordered to destroy decades-old petty crime records – The Independent
“Four police forces in England and Wales have been ordered to destroy criminal records of minor offences committed by teenagers who have gone on to lead unblemished adult lives but claim they are still being punished for their past misdemeanours.”
The Independent, 1st November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lords rule that credit card protection applies abroad – The Times
“Consumers who buy faulty goods or services abroad will be entitled to a refund from their credit card company, after a landmark legal judgment yesterday.”
The Times, 1st November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Government wins terror control case – The Independent
“The Government’s controversial control order regime restricting the day-to-day activities of terror suspects was given legal clearance by the Law Lords today – but was watered down.”
The Independent, 31st October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No.5) (Wales) Regulations 2007
The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No.4) (Wales) Regulations 2007
The Education (Determination of Admission Arrangements) (Amendment No. 2) (England) Regulations 2007
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
MN (Rwanda) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWCA Civ 1064 (30 October 2007)
Jackson v Computershare Investor Services Plc [2007] EWCA Civ 1065 (30 October 2007)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Thorner v Curtis & Ors [2007] EWHC 2422 (Ch) (26 October 2007)
Hardy & Ors v Fowle & Anor [2007] EWHC 2423 (Ch) (26 October 2007)
Franses v Al Assad & Ors [2007] EWHC 2442 (Ch) (26 October 2007)
Source: www.bailii.org
Bandwidth Shipping Corporation v Intaari – Times Law Reports
Whether arbitrator realised counsel had missed a point
Bandwidth Shipping Corporation v Intaari
Court of Appeal
“If an arbitrator appreciated that a party had missed a point then fairness required him to raise it so that the party could deal with it. But with no such appreciation, it was not unfair to leave it to counsel, particularly highly experienced counsel, to take such points as he wished.”
The Times, 31st October 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.
Aspinall’s Club Ltd v Al-Zayat – Times Law Reports
Gambling cheque defence might be valid
Aspinall’s Club Ltd v Al-Zayat
Court of Appeal
“A gambling debt which was recoverable when it was incurred, could later become irrecoverable if the gaming club had extended credit to a member contrary to law; that unlawful provision of credit rendered the member’s liabilities on both a dishonoured cheque and the underlying loan illegal and unenforceable.”
The Times, 31st October 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.
R (Faithfull) v Crown Court at Ipswich – WLR Daily
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.
Judicial Review Decisions in the Crown Court – Law Commission
“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 – Speech by Sir Igor Judge
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
Ruling expected on control orders – BBC News
“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
MPs call for abortion law reforms – BBC News
“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
