Euthanasia bid woman forced to withdraw case – The Independent
“A terminally ill woman has been forced to abandon a ground-breaking bid to end her own life, it was announced today.”
The Independent, 19th April 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
McKinnon v. Government of the United States of America and Another – Times Law Reports
Judicial distaste does not stop extradition order
McKinnon v. Government of the United States of America and Another
Queen’s Bench Divisional Court
“There was no abuse of the extradition process where a British defendant declined a plea bargain and, as a result, lost benefits which would have flowed from it.”
The Times, 19th April 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.
Murder appeal lawyer petitions European Court – The Times
“A solicitor who has spent 11 years trying to clear two men convicted of triple murder lodged a petition at Europe’s highest court today claiming they were denied a fair trial.”
The Times, 18th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Alder Hey lawyer to investigate Sellafield body parts scandal – The Times
“The senior QC who led the inquiry into the Alder Hey stolen organs scandal has been appointed to investigate news that the Sellafield nuclear site secretly stored and tested tissues and organs taken from the bodies of dead employees.”
The Times, 18th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Wi-Fi leechers arrested – OUT-LAW.com
“Two people have been arrested in the UK for using another person’s wireless internet access without permission. Neither was charged but both were cautioned for dishonestly obtaining electronic communications services with intent to avoid payment.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th April 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
Lawyers wooed to antitrust litigation – Financial Times
“Lawyers could be allowed to earn bigger success-related fees on private antitrust cases in an effort to encourage them to tackle such litigation, Britain’s competition watchdog has suggested.”
Financial Times, 18th April 2007
Source: www.ft.com
Government suffers Lords defeat on legal shake-up – The Times
“The Government was defeated in the House of Lords today over its plans to shake up regulation of the legal profession.”
The Times, 18th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
OFT says ‘yes’ to private competition enforcement – The Lawyer
“The OFT will today release a discussion paper, which will set out why representative actions should be made more broadly available, and will also encourage the settlement of cases without going to court.”
The Lawyer, 18th April 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Freedom of information statistics October to December 2006 – Department for Constitutional Affairs
“This eighth quarterly report providing statistics on implementation of the Act across central government covers October to December 2006.”
Department for Constitutional Affairs, 18th April 2007
Source: www.dca.gov.uk
NatWest pays businessman £36,000 over unfair bank charges – The Guardian
“A businessman is celebrating a record £36,000 payout after he complained to NatWest about unfair bank penalty charges. It is thought to be the largest sum refunded to an individual customer since the start of the consumer revolt over bank and credit card charges.”
The Guardian, 17th April 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Secretary of State for the Home Department v. AF – Times Law Reports
Cumulative restrictions make control order a nullity
Secretary of State for the Home Department v. AF
Queen’s Bench Division
“A control order imposing restrictions which amounted cumulatively to a deprivation of liberty was a nullity.”
The Times, 18th April 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.
Britain limits EU religious hatred ban – Reuters
“Britain has narrowed the scope of a European Union-wide ban on incitement to religious hatred in a proposed anti-racism law, diplomats said on Tuesday.”
Reuters, 18th April 2007
Source: www.reuters.com
EU aims to criminalise Holocaust denial – Financial Times
“Laws that make denying or trivialising the Holocaust a criminal offence punishable by jail sentences will be introduced across the European Union, according to a proposal expecting to win backing from ministers Thursday.”
Financial Times, 18th April 2007
Source: www.ft.com
Elderly neighbour from hell jailed for breaching Asbo – The Independent
“An 81-year-old woman described by a judge as the ‘original neighbour from hell’ has been jailed for six months.”
The Independent, 18th April 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Punish according to cost, says former justice chief – The Times
“A new sentencing regime in which judges punish offenders according to cost was called for by the former Lord Chief Justice today.”
The Times, 18th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Amnesty to apply to UK tax dodges – Financial Times
“Tax dodgers who kept their money in Britain are to get a similar amnesty to those who hid money offshore.”
Financial Times, 17th April 2007
Source: www.ft.com
Ex-chief justice Home Office fear – BBC News
“The split of the Home Office needs to be planned carefully to avoid repeating old problems in the new department, a former Lord Chief Justice says.”
BBC News, 17th April 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lord Woolf calls for cap on prison places – The Guardian
“The government should place a cap on prison places to lessen overcrowding and stem the resources poured into building new jails, the former lord chief justice Lord Woolf said today.”
The Guardian, 17th April 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hewitt defends mental health proposals – The Guardian
“Controversial revisions to mental health legislation will strike the right balance between improving patient safeguards and protecting the public, the health secretary, Patricia Hewitt, said yesterday.”
The Guardian, 17th April 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Forced to sign on the dotted line – The Times
“To the outside world it must seem extraordinary that lawyers (of all people) signed a contract so apparently weighted in favour of the paymaster that the profession’s own contract lawyer advised them not to put pen to paper.”
The Times, 17th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
