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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on June 26, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Colliard, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1175 (13 May 2008) Bassett, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1174 (14 May 2008) N Ltd & Anor, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1223 (10 June 2008) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Abu Dhabi Investment Company & Ors v H Clarkson & Company & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 699 [...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on June 26, 2008
The Education (Assisted Places) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008 The Education (Student Support) (No.2) Regulations 2008 The Legislative Reform (Local Authority Consent Requirements) (England and Wales) Order 2008 The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2008 The Education (Assisted Places) (Incidental Expenses) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008 The Home Loss Payments (Prescribed Amounts) (England) Regulations 2008 The Social Security (Students and Miscellaneous [...

Jail for helicopter laser prank - BBC News

Posted on June 26, 2008
“A 21-year-old man from Greater Manchester who temporarily blinded a police helicopter pilot with a laser pen has been jailed for four months.” Full story BBC News, 26th June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

St. Austell Market Act 2008

Posted on June 26, 2008
St. Austell Market Act 2008 published Full text (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

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Crown denies 7/7 trial witch-hunt - BBC News

Posted on June 26, 2008
“The prosecutor in the trial of three men accused of helping the 7 July London suicide bombers has denied the case was a witch-hunt.” Full story BBC News, 26th June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Q&A: Equality bill - The Guardian

Posted on June 26, 2008
“The government has announced a new equality bill aimed at tackling ‘entrenched discrimination’ in the workplace and beyond. The bill replaces more than 100 separate pieces of legislation covering race, disability and gender equality...

Four jailed over ?honour? killing - BBC News

Posted on June 26, 2008
“Four men have been jailed for a so-called “honour killing” where the husband of a woman was executed on the outskirts of a West Yorkshire town.” Full story BBC News, 26th June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Speeding appeal leaves motorist with £15,000 court bill - Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 26, 2008
“A motorist who challenged a £60 speeding fine is now facing a legal bill of £15,000 after her appeal was rejected by a judge.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Harry Potter author JK Rowling?s privacy complaint rejected by PCC - The Guardian

Posted on June 26, 2008
“The Press Complaints Commission today rejected a complaint about privacy from Harry Potter author JK Rowling.” Full story The Guardian, 26th June 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

?Emergency? witness law unveiled - BBC News

Posted on June 26, 2008
“Jack Straw has told MPs that laws to let witnesses give evidence anonymously are to be rushed through Parliament because there was an ‘an emergency’.” Full story BBC News, 26th June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Legal, British P2P ?by end of year? - The Register

Posted on June 26, 2008
“Legal broadband subscription services that permit file sharing may appear on the market by the year’s end, according to music industry sources - after government intervention brought both music suppliers and ISPs to the table.” Full story The Register, 26th June 2008 Source: www...

GCap fine record £1.1m by Ofcom for phone-in scam - The Times

Posted on June 26, 2008
“GCap, the commercial radio group behind Capital 95.8 and Classic FM, has been fined a record £1.1 million by Ofcom, the media regulator, for manipulating phone-in quizzes to stop prizes from being won too quickly. “ Full story The Times, 26th June 2008 Source: www...

Hate crimes: one in five gay people suffer homophobic attacks - The Guardian

Posted on June 26, 2008
“One in five lesbian and gay people have been victims of homophobic aggression over the past three years, a survey of hate crime revealed today. “ Full story The Guardian, 26th June 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Daily Cause List, 27th June 2008

Posted on June 26, 2008
Friday 27th June 2008 Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk Please note only the current day?s cause list will be accessible.

Jack Straw urged to send judge after Jersey pair are freed - The Times

Posted on June 26, 2008
“Jack Straw faced pressure yesterday to appoint an independent judge to oversee the child abuse investigation in Jersey, after police were prevented from charging two suspects.” Full story The Times, 26th June 2008 Source: www.timesonline...

?Angelic looking? boy, 12, at risk of being lured into extremism - The Times

Posted on June 26, 2008
“An ‘angelic looking boy’ aged 12 has been identified as at severe risk of being lured into violent Islamist extremism, a senior police officer revealed today.” Full story The Times, 26th June 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Britons may be jailed if relatives from abroad overstay - The Guardian

Posted on June 26, 2008
“Families who sponsor overseas relatives to visit Britain will face fines of up to £5,000 and possible prison sentences if their relatives overstay, under Home Office proposals announced yesterday.” Full story The Guardian, 26th June 2008 Source: www...

House of Lords Judgments: What?s New?

Posted on June 26, 2008
Beoku-Betts (FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) [2008] UKHL 39 (25 June 2008) Chikwamba (FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) [2008] UKHL 40 (25 June 2008) EB Kosovo (FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) [2008] UKHL 41 (25 June 2008) AL Serbia (FC) [...

Daily Telegraph Law Reports, 26th June 2008

Posted on June 26, 2008
Boustead (Murray) v. North West Strategic HA Moore Stephens (A Firm) v. Stone & Rolls Ltd (In Liquidation) G v. R & Anr Barnett v. Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Refson v. Revenue & Customs Commissioners R (Hill) v...

Ombudsman quits prisoner inquiry - BBC News

Posted on June 26, 2008
“The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has quit an inquiry into the treatment of a teenage prisoner, blaming the Prison Service for unacceptable restrictions.” Full story BBC News, 26th June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on June 26, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Higgs v R [2008] EWCA Crim 1324 (24 June 2008) M & Anor, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1249 (23 May 2008) Coupe, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1210 (23 May 2008) Morgan v R. [2008] EWCA Crim 1323 (20 June 2008) Smith & Ors v R [2008] EWCA Crim 1342 (25 June 2008) Ilyas v [...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on June 26, 2008
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Wychavon District Council v Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 692 (23 June 2008) Roudham and Larling Parish Council, R (on the application of) v Breckland Council [2008] EWCA Civ 714 (25 June 2008) Gray v Thames Trains Ltd & Anor (Rev 1) [2008] EWCA Civ [...

R (Wychavon District Council) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and others - WLR Daily

Posted on June 25, 2008
R (Wychavon District Council) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and others [2008] EWCA Civ 692; [2008] WLR (D) 20 “The loss of a gipsy family?s home with no immediate prospect of replacement was capable in law of being regarded as a very special factor within para 3...

Masri v Consolidated Contractors International Co SAL and Another (No 3) - Times Law Reports

Posted on June 25, 2008
Masri v Consolidated Contractors International Co SAL and Another (No 3) Court of Appeal “The English court had an ancillary power to grant an injunction restraining a foreign defendant, who had submitted to the court?s jurisdiction and against whom judgment had been awarded, from continuing proceedings abroad which attempted to relitigate issues determined in the English court...

Arnup v M. W. White Ltd - Times Law Reports

Posted on June 25, 2008
Arnup v M. W. White Ltd Court of Appeal “Payments to a widow from a death in service benefit scheme and a trust fund established by an employer, were to be disregarded when assessing damages following an admission of liability.” The Times, 25th June 2008 Source: www...

IIG Capital llc v Van der Merwe - Times Law Reports

Posted on June 25, 2008
IIG Capital llc v Van der Merwe Court of Appeal “Where shareholders of a company over which they had complete control borrowed money for the business, the question whether they guaranteed to repay the loan as principal or as secondary obligors had to be assessed in that context...

Boyband singer guilty of assault - BBC News

Posted on June 25, 2008
“Singer Lee Ryan has been found guilty of punching a taxi driver in the head and fined £500.” Full story BBC News, 24th June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Wimbledon ?breaking law by killing pigeons? - The Independent

Posted on June 25, 2008
“There were ruffled feathers and no small amount of flapping at the world’s most genteel tennis tournament yesterday after a threat of legal action from animal rights lobbyists over the culling of pigeons that had the temerity to bother some players...

Legal Opinion: Britain must obey the rule of law over Iraqis detained without trial - The Independent

Posted on June 25, 2008
“Two Iraqis have been held without trial by the British Army for five years. Why is this any different from Guantanamo Bay?, asks Phil Shiner, of Public Interest Lawyers.” Full story The Independent, 25th June 2008 Source: www.indpendent.co...

Married woman bigamously weds school sweetheart she finds on Friends Reunited - Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 25, 2008
“A woman who found her childhood sweetheart on Friends Reunited was charged with bigamy after marrying him illegally.” Full story  Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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