‘Curry poisoning’ trial collapses – BBC News
“The trial of a woman accused of plotting to poison her husband’s curry has collapsed at Swansea Crown Court.”
BBC News, 19th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New crime strategy being unveiled – BBC News
“A strategy to move public perception of crime into line with falling figures is due to be launched by ministers.”
BBC News, 19th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Victory for woman refused cancer drug – Daily Telegraph
“A woman with cancer who was refused a drug that could prolong her life has won her High Court case to overturn the decision.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bishop urged to resign after diocese loses gay bias case – The Guardian
“The Bishop of Hereford faced calls for his resignation last night after an employment tribunal ruled that he had discriminated against a gay youth worker because of the man’s sexuality.”
The Guardian, 19th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Coroner tells Straw to act now on restraint in child prisons – The Guardian
“The coroner who presided over the inquest into the death of a 15-year-old who died after being restrained in a child jail has warned the justice secretary, Jack Straw, that it would be ‘wholly unforgivable’ if the lessons were delayed by a general review of the use of restraint announced yesterday.”
The Guardian, 19th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Analysis: Sempra has rewritten law on debt repayment – The Times
“The House of Lords’ ruling in the Sempra Metals case, while ostensibly about a complicated tax issue, could challenge the foundations of English law on the repayment of debt.”
The Times, 19th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sick baby must be treated, judge tells parents who put faith in God – The Times
“A desperately ill seven-month-old baby may be given potentially life-saving medical treatment against the wishes of her devout parents following a High Court ruling yesterday.”
The Times, 19th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Identities of online music swappers protected, EU court says – The Times
“Copyright groups may not be able to demand that telecom companies hand over the details of people they suspect of swapping illegal music downloads, a senior legal adviser to the EU’s highest court said today. ”
The Times, 18th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Street Works (Registers, Notices, Directions and Designations) (England) Regulations 2007
The Street Works (Fixed Penalty) (England) Regulations 2007
The Insolvency (Amendment) Rules 2007
The Trade Marks (Relative Grounds) Order 2007
The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007
The Welfare Reform Act 2007 Commencement (No. 2) Order 2007
The Akiva School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2007
The Bolton Muslim Girls School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2007
The Rosary Catholic Primary School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2007
The St Paul’s C of E VA Primary School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2007
The Wilton and Barford CofE Primary School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2007
The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No.16) Order 2007
The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Prescribed Occupations) Order 2007
The Gas Transporter Pipe-line Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
The Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2007
The Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.) Regulations 2007
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Bar Council action group eyes constitutional reform – Legal Week
“The Bar Council is launching three groups to respond to the Government’s ‘Governance of Britain’ Green Paper, the body was announced today (18 July).”
Legal Week, 18th July 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
Lords defeat could cost Revenue ‘billions’ – The Times
“Revenue & Customs could be forced to repay “billions” of pounds in tax to UK businesses after suffering a devastating defeat in the House of Lords today.”
The Times, 18th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Corporate manslaughter law is a vast improvement – The Times
“Globally, more people are killed each year at work than are killed in wars. How the law responds is important, and the UK’s new Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act is a significant improvement on earlier legislation.”
The Times, 18th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Four men jailed over cartoon demo – BBC News
“Four men have been jailed for their part in protests outside the Danish embassy in London, against cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad.”
BBC News, 18th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cannabis laws set to be reviewed – BBC News
“Laws making possession of cannabis a largely non-arrestable offence could be reversed, Gordon Brown has said.”
BBC News, 18th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Adelson and Another v. Associated Newspapers Ltd. – Times Law Reports
Addition of parties is not same as substitution
Adelson and Another v. Associated Newspapers Ltd.
Court of Appeal
“An order would be made substituting a party to an action after the expiry of the limitation period on the ground that there had been a mistake in relation to the name of a party only if the person who had made the mistake was the person responsible for the issue of the claim form and, had the mistake not been made, the new party would have been named in the pleading.”
The Times, 18th July 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 v. Wallace – WLR Daily
“Where the case against a defendant on one count relied on circumstantial evidence relating to other counts charged in the same proceedings, that evidence fell within the definition of bad character in s 98 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and was therefore only admissible pursuant to the bad character provisions under that Act.”
WLR Daily, 16th July 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.
Reform of 100-year old insurance law would make claims easier – The Guardian
“Policyholders could find it easier to make claims against their insurance policies, if proposals put forward yesterday by the Law Commission are adopted.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bloxham judgment put on hold – The Lawyer
“The judgment on Peter Bloxham’s age discrimination claims against his former firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been reserved indefinitely.”
The Lawyer, 17th July 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Six guilty over city race riots – BBC News
“Five men and a 15-year-old boy have been found guilty of criminal charges in connection with race riots which broke out in Birmingham in 2005.”
BBC News, 18th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
