Call for Pakistan to Respect the Rule of Law – The Bar Council
“The Heads of the Four Bars in England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland, North and South, have called for Pakistan’s leaders to reinstate the Rule of Law.”
Letter from Heads of the Four Bars
The Bar Council, 15th November 2007
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
R (O’Connell) v Parole Board and another – WLR Daily
R (O’Connell) v Parole Board and another [2007] EWHC 2591 (Admin)
“A decision by the Parole Board as to whether to direct the release on licence of a prisoner serving an extended sentence under s 227 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 who had not yet finished the custodial part of the imposed term, engaged the right not to be arbitrarily detained under art 5(4) of the European Convention on Human Rights. However, art 5(4) did not require an oral hearing in every case where the question was the assessment of risk to the public, and whether or not an oral hearing was necessary would depend upon the facts.”
WLR Daily, 13th 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.
AH and Others (Sudan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports
AH and Others (Sudan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
House of Lords
“In determining whether it would be unduly harsh to expect an asylum seeker to relocate to a safe haven in another part of his country, there was no requirement that consideration of conditions in the place of habitual residence had to be the starting point of the assessment. It was for the decision-maker to determine what weight was to be given to that, and all other relevant factors, in the context of the particular facts of the case.”
The Times, 15th 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.
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
Please note the Daily Telegraph Law Reports are available free online for one week only.
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
