“The Ministry of Defence is reviewing compensation claims for service personnel suffering from multiple war wounds after an outcry over a soldier who was awarded payment for only three of his 37 injuries.”
The Times, 29th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Death not ‘adverse effect’
Regina (British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Queen’s Bench Division
“The death of an animal used in a regulated procedure for scientific experimentation was not an adverse effect which needed to be taken into account when deciding whether to grant a licence for such experiments. Rather, the statutory scheme governing such licences was concerned with the pain and suffering which animals might experience before death.”
The Times, 27th August 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.
Challenging deportation decisions quickly
Regina (Madan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; Regina (Kapoor) v Same
Court of Appeal
“Applications for judicial review of deportation decisions had to be made promptly. The Court of Appeal so stated in a reserved judgment following a hearing of applications in judicial review proceedings by Harmit Singh Madan and Barat Kapoor for permission to appeal against the refusal by Mr Justice Mitting on June 26, 2007 to grant injunctions to prevent their removal to Afghanistan.”
The Times, 27th August 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.
Judicial review not available
Regina (F (Mongolia)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Court of Appeal
“Judicial review was not available to challenge a refusal by the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal to grant permission to appeal against an immigration judge’s decision. ”
The Times, 28th August 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.
Landlord discriminated against disabled tenant
Lewisham London Borough Council v Malcolm
Court of Appeal
“A landlord who served a notice to quit on a secure tenant who had unlawfully sublet his premises and who was a disabled person unlawfully discriminated against the tenant.”
The Times, 28th August 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.
“The town drunk used to be given a day in the cells sobering up. Now he can be thrown in jail for nine months.”
The Times, 28th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Leading London-based international law firms are starting to feel a chill from the world market turmoil that may threaten the industry’s unprecedented profits boom.”
Financial Times, 27th August 2007
Source: www.ft.com
“The attorney general is considering appealing against the non-custodial sentence of a paedophile who admitted his crimes.”
BBC News, 24th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two young women who flashed their breasts in front of a CCTV camera have had a court case against them dropped.”
BBC News, 24th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Fewer than one in five companies have changed their employment and recruitment practices in the wake of new anti-age discrimination laws, according to research by employment relations body ACAS.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th August 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“A church has been given permission to install a 3G mobile phone mast on its tower despite there being a risk that the mast will transmit pornography. An ecclesiastical appeals court has overturned an earlier order and allowed the mast’s installation.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th August 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“Three teenagers have been convicted of murder and one of manslaughter over the death of 19-year-old Liam Smith who was shot outside Altcourse prison.”
BBC News, 24th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The father of a four-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by a convicted paedophile said he intends to sue the police force over his supervision.”
BBC News, 25th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Professionals working with children in Wales are to be issued with guidance on how to pick up on child trafficking.”
BBC News, 28th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Pro-choice campaigners are planning to use an international conference this autumn to urge legal change to ease restrictions governing abortion in Britain.”
The Guardain, 27th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Senior judges have warned ministers they risk a re-run of their clash with the courts over control orders by introducing new proposals that will place ‘massive restrictions’ on certain convicted violent offenders after they have left prison.”
The Guardian, 28th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Guardian/ICM poll published today overturns the assumption that the public think tough prison sentences are the best way to tackle crime. It shows that a majority of voters think the government should scrap its prison building programme and find other ways to punish criminals.”
The Guardian, 28th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Banks are still facing a mass revolt from customers despite the halting of some claims in the run-up to a test case in the High Court, The Independent has learnt.”
The Independent, 28th August 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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