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Parents to be charged with murder of seven-year-old girl - The Guardian

Posted on August 13, 2008
“The mother and stepfather of a seven-year-old girl who allegedly starved to death are to be charged with her murder, the Crown Prosecution Service announced today.” Full story The Guardian, 13th August 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Post union demands dog attack law - BBC News

Posted on August 13, 2008
“A trade union is pressing for a change in the law to help reduce the number of dog attacks on postal delivery staff.” Full story BBC News, 13th August 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Boy suffers ?blast injury? from exploding joke pen - Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 13, 2008
“A toy company has been fined more than Ł5,000 after a nine-year-old boy suffered a ‘blast injury’ in his eye from a joke exploding pen.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 13th August 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Repeat loo flusher faces eviction - BBC News

Posted on August 13, 2008
“A council tenant faces being evicted from her home after repeatedly flushing the toilet during the night.” Full story BBC News, 13th August 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Colin Stagg wins Ł706,000 payout over Rachel Nickell murder charge - The Guardian

Posted on August 13, 2008
“Colin Stagg, who was cleared 14 years ago of murdering Rachel Nickell, has been awarded Ł706,000 compensation, his solicitor said today.” Full story The Guardian, 13th August 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Confiscation Hearings: Guidance from the Bar Council - The Bar Council

Posted on August 12, 2008
“The Bar Council have today (11 August) published a ‘Confiscation in Graduated Fee Cases: Protocol for Counsel‘” The Bar Council, 11th August 2008 Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

UK.gov pushes Ł50,000 fine for online copyright infringement - The Register

Posted on August 12, 2008
“The government has launched a consultation on plans to increase the maximum fine for traders in copyright-infringing material from Ł5,000 to Ł50,000 as part of a plan to protect ‘creative Britain’.” Full story The Register, 12th August 2008 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on August 12, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Stock, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 1862 (08 August 2008) Freeman, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 1863 (08 August 2008) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Sony Computer Entertainment UK Ltd v Cinram Logistics UK Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 955 (08 August 2008) High Court (Queen’s Bench) Collett v Smith & Anor [2008] EWHC 1962 (QB) (11 [...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on August 12, 2008
The School Teachers? Incentive Payments (England) Order 2008 The M1 Motorway (Junction 13 and Connecting Roads) Order 2008 The A421 Trunk Road (M1 Junction 13 to Bedford Improvements and Detrunking) Order 2008 The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) (No...

Joyce v Secretary of State for Health - WLR Daily

Posted on August 12, 2008
Joyce v Secretary of State for Health [2008] EWHC 1891(Admin); [2008] WLR (D) 290 “Where a care worker challenged a finding of misconduct which had resulted in her being placed by the Secretary of State on a list of those considered unsuitable to work with vulnerable adults, the Care Standards Tribunal was entitled on appeal to [...

Sony Computer Entertainment UK Ltd and another v Cinram Logistics UK Ltd - WLR Daily

Posted on August 12, 2008
Sony Computer Entertainment UK Ltd and another v Cinram Logistics UK Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 955; [2008] WLR (D) 289 “A manufacturer and seller of goods who lost them through the fault of another before he could make delivery and earn the price could recover that price as damages for their loss...

R (St Helens Borough Council) v Manchester Primary Care Trust and another - WLR Daily

Posted on August 12, 2008
R (St Helens Borough Council) v Manchester Primary Care Trust and another [2008] EWCA Civ 931; [2008] WLR (D) 288 “It was for the primary care trust acting on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health and not for the local authority to decide whether the care needs of a woman with dissociative identity disorder [...

R v Freeman; R v Crawford - WLR Daily

Posted on August 12, 2008
R v Freeman; R v Crawford [2008] EWCA Crim 1863; [2008] WLR (D) 287 “Some care was required in directing a jury when approaching the cross-admissibility of bad character evidence.” WLR Daily, 11th August 2008 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...

Shore v Sedgwick Financial Services Ltd and Another - Times Law Reports

Posted on August 12, 2008
Shore v Sedgwick Financial Services Ltd and Another Court of Appeal “If a client, on the advice of a financial expert, transferred his pension investment from one old safe pension scheme to a new risky pension scheme, in which the value of his investment went down, the client?s right to sue the adviser in negligence accrued when [...

Uzinterimpex JSC v Standard Bank plc - Times Law Reports

Posted on August 12, 2008
Uzinterimpex JSC v Standard Bank plc Court of Appeal “In a claim in conversion for wrongful interference with goods, the claimant?s failure to mitigate the loss was a new intervening cause, breaking the link between the original wrongdoing and and the continuing loss, which released the wrongdoer from liability for subsequent loss after that failure...

Beautician wins sex discrimination case - Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 12, 2008
“A model sacked from her job as a beauty parlour manageress after showing flirtatious text messages her boss had sent her to his fiancee has won Ł11,000 in compensation.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 11th August 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co...

Tories pledge to grant police greater surveillance powers - The Guardian

Posted on August 12, 2008
“Police would be given greater powers to conduct surveillance operations on people suspected of crimes such as burglary and vehicle theft under plans the Conservative Party will announce today.” Full story The Guardian, 12th August 2008 Source: www...

Man United trainee Ben Collett awarded record Ł4.5 million over injury - The Times

Posted on August 12, 2008
“A young Manchester United footballer whose career was ended by a reckless tackle has been awarded record damages of more than Ł4.3 million. The payout is the highest to a sportsman or woman and sports law experts said yesterday that it would set a precedent...

Couple?s health and safety victory over doorstep ? too dangerous? for postmen - Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 12, 2008
“A couple told that their post could not be delivered to their door after health and safety officials ruled that their steps were too dangerous have won a five-month battle to have the service restored.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 11th August 2008 Source: www...

Rape victims told alcohol consumption may cost them compensation - The Guardian

Posted on August 12, 2008
“Rape victims seeking compensation are having their payouts reduced if they had been drinking before they were attacked.” Full story The Guardian, 12th August 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

How ministers failed to gag coroners over Forces - The Times

Posted on August 12, 2008
“There have been a number of inquests where the Ministry of Defence has squirmed as coroners have complained about equipment defects and shortages in Iraq and Afghanistan. Could such cases be affected in the future by the new Bill, on the ground that public airing of such damaging details is not in [...

Phorm papers reveal BT?s backwards approach to wiretap law - The Register

Posted on August 12, 2008
“BT’s long-held claim that legal advice said its Phorm trials did not breach wiretapping laws came under renewed scrutiny today, as documents revealed the firm approached government experts after it had secretly co-opted 18,000 broadband customers into the advertising targeting system...

Competition Commission delays web TV investigation - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on August 12, 2008
“The Competition Commission (CC) has extended the deadline for its investigation into a joint venture between the UK’s main broadcasters into next year. It has said that it will not be able to complete its inquiry by the initial date of 14 December...

Black Ministry of Justice worker called a ?golliwog?, tribunal hears - Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 12, 2008
“A black admin worker was forced out of her Ministry of Justice job after a colleague called her a golliwog, a tribunal has heard.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 11th August 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Equal rights: Prejudice contributes to women earning less, says ONS study - The Guardian

Posted on August 12, 2008
“Two-thirds of the earnings divide between men and women is due to ‘unobservable factors’ including discrimination and has nothing to do with lower skills or productivity, according to a government study released yesterday.” Full story The Guardian, 12th August 2008 Source: www...

Uproar at plan to hold inquests in secret - The Times

Posted on August 12, 2008
“Inquests that are deemed a risk to national security by the Government would be held in secret in future under proposed powers to come before the House of Lords this autumn.” Full story The Times, 12th August 2008 Source: www.timesonline...

?Illiterate? worker angers judge - BBC News

Posted on August 12, 2008
“An angry judge has branded a prosecution worker an ‘illiterate idiot’ after spotting several spelling mistakes in an indictment.” Full story BBC News, 12th August 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

The long arm of the English courts - The Times

Posted on August 12, 2008
“A dispute between oligarchs leads to questions over how far the courts are willing to go in passing judgment over another jurisdiction.” Full story The Times, 12th August 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Regina v Bieber - Times Law Reports

Posted on August 11, 2008
Regina v Bieber Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “The imposition of a whole life sentence did not result in inhuman or degrading treatment, contrary to Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights.” The Times, 11th August 2008 Source: www...

Newport City Council v Charles - Times Law Reports

Posted on August 11, 2008
Newport City Council v Charles Court of Appeal “A council tenant who concealed his mother?s death for three years in order to avoid being moved to a different property could not be ousted on that ground because the time limit for doing so had expired before the local authority discovered his mother had died...

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