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UK?s privacy laws illegally inadequate, says Europe - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on April 15, 2009
“UK laws protecting the privacy of people’s communications are inadequate, the European Commission has said. The Commission has launched a legal case against the UK over its implementation of European Union Directives.” Full story OUT-LAW...

Urine spray man gets nine years - BBC News

Posted on April 15, 2009
“A chemist who contaminated food and wine in Gloucestershire supermarkets with his own urine and faeces has been sent to prison for nine years.” Full story BBC News, 14th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Financial Services Authority shuts record number of rogue advisers - The Times

Posted on April 15, 2009
“The City watchdog has banned a record number of firms that sell mortgages, pensions, investments and insurance.” Full story The Times, 14th April 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on April 14, 2009
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) McMillan-Smith, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 732 (08 April 2009) Awosika, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 625 (18 March 2009) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Ajinomoto Sweeteners Europe Sas v Asda Stores Ltd [2009] EWHC 781 (QB) (08 April 2009) Peacock v MGN Ltd [2009] EWHC 769 (QB) (08 April 2009) High [...

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R (Tait) v Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel - WLR Daily

Posted on April 14, 2009
R (Tait) v Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel [2009] EWHC 767 (Admin); [2009] WLR (D) 138 “As a matter of construction of para 11 of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2001, a finding that it was not the motive of a driver in using his vehicle to inflict or attempt to inflict injury on any person [...

Smallwood and others v Revenue and Customs Comrs - WLR Daily

Posted on April 14, 2009
Smallwood and others v Revenue and Customs Comrs [2009] EWHC 777 (Ch); [2009] WLR(D) 137 “Art 13(4) of the Schedule to the Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Mauritius) Order 1981 (SI 1981/1121) gave the right to tax capital gains to the state in which there was residence at the time of the disposition...

Emerald Supplies Ltd v British Airways plc - WLR Daily

Posted on April 14, 2009
Emerald Supplies Ltd v British Airways plc [2009] EWHC 741 (Ch); [2009] WLR (D) 136 “The court had no jurisdiction to make a representation order under CPR r 19.6 where the criteria for inclusion in the class depended on the outcome of the action itself...

Orchard v Lee - Times Law Reports

Posted on April 14, 2009
Orchard v Lee Court of Appeal “A child at school playing a game in an authorised play area who was not breaking any rules and who was not acting beyond the norms of the game was not liable for an injury caused to a playground supervisor.” The Times, 14th April 2009 Source: www...

Slack and Others v Cumbria County Council - Times Law Reports

Posted on April 14, 2009
Slack and Others v Cumbria County Council Court of Appeal “A variation in the terms of an employment contract between an employer and employee in a stable employment relationship did not terminate the preexisting contract so as to trigger the beginning of the six-month period allowed for initiating equal pay claims...

Akhurst v Director of Public Prosecutions - Times Law Reports

Posted on April 14, 2009
Akhurst v Director of Public Prosecutions Queen’s Bench Divisional Court “University grounds and buildings were not an enclosed area for the purposes of the Vagrancy Act 1824 which referred to any dwelling house, warehouse, coach house, stable or outhouse, enclosed yard, garden or area...

Birmingham City Council v Dixon - Times Law Reports

Posted on April 14, 2009
Birmingham City Council v Dixon Queen’s Bench Divisional Court “Evidence of a defendant?s antisocial behaviour which occurred after the making of an application for an antisocial behaviour order against him was admissible when a court was determining (i) whether a defendant had acted in an antisocial manner and (ii) whether it was necessary to make an [...

Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council v Alexander-David - Times Law Reports

Posted on April 14, 2009
Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council v Alexander-David Court of Appeal “A local housing authority which granted a tenancy to a minor who was homeless and in priority need held the premises in trust for the minor. For as long as the authority was the trustee, it could not lawfully serve a notice to quit on [...

Office of Fair Trading v Foxtons Ltd - Times Law Reports

Posted on April 14, 2009
Office of Fair Trading v Foxtons Ltd Court of Appeal “An injunction granted in a general challenge by the Office of Fair Trading against the unfairness of certain clauses in an estate agent?s standard terms could extend to the continuing use of unfair terms in an existing contract...

Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform v Neufeld and Another - Times Law Reports

Posted on April 14, 2009
Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform v Neufeld and Another Court of Appeal “A person who was a majority shareholder and director of a company could also be an employee of that company under a contract of employment, even if he had total control of the company...

London mayor Boris Johnson wants legal left turn for cyclists at red lights - The Guardian

Posted on April 14, 2009
“Cyclists in London will be able to legally run red traffic lights if plans by Boris Johnson, the capital’s mayor and a keen cyclist, get the go-ahead from the government.” Full story The Guardian, 14th April 2009 Source: www.guardian...

Google Street View does not breach privacy laws - The Guardian

Posted on April 14, 2009
“Street View, the controversial service from Google that broadcasts 360-degree views of homes and roads in many of Britain’s cities via the internet, is not a threat to personal privacy, the information commissioner has ruled. “ Full story The Guardian, 14th April 2009 Source: www...

Home Secretary calls for public to help decide how criminals? assets are spent - Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 14, 2009
“Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, wants communities directly affected by crime to receive a ’share of the pot’ of illegal assets when they are seized by the police.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 14th April 2009 Source: www.telegraph...

Kneejerk policies a strain on prison system, says charity - The Guardian

Posted on April 14, 2009
“The government is failing to rehabilitate offenders, leaving charities to pick up the pieces and running the risk of further strain on the overstretched prison system, according to damning research published today.” Full story The Guardian, 14th April 2009 Source: www...

Pakistani ?terror plot suspects? to be deported rather than charged - The Times

Posted on April 14, 2009
“Most of the Pakistani men arrested last week in an anti-terrorist operation will be deported rather than charged, senior counter-terrorism sources told The Times last night.” Full story The Times, 13th April 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co...

Mass arrests over power station protest raise civil liberties concerns - The Guardian

Posted on April 14, 2009
“Police have carried out what is thought to be the biggest pre-emptive raid on environmental campaigners in British history, arresting 114 people believed to be planning direct action at a coal-fired power station.” Full story The Guardian, 14th April 2009 Source: www...

Christian charity worker suspended over opposition to gay rights - The Times

Posted on April 14, 2009
“A charity worker has been suspended after telling a colleague about his Christian beliefs against homosexuality, even though he says he is not homophobic and was merely responding to questions from a colleague about his beliefs.” Full story The Times, 12th April 2009 Source: www...

Judge ?passes illegal immigrants in street after ordering their deportation? - Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 14, 2009
“A judge has criticised the Government’s record of deporting illegal immigrants, saying he often sees people he has recommended for removal walking around his town centre months later.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 10th April 2009 Source: www...

Child trafficking into Britain accelerating, figures show - The Guardian

Posted on April 14, 2009
“Suspected victims of child trafficking from Asia, Africa and the Middle East are being smuggled through Britain’s leading ports and airports at an accelerating rate, new figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act reveal.” Full story The Guardian, 14th April 2009 Source: www...

Man accused of taking part in Rwandan genocide wants to face trial in UK - Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 14, 2009
“A man accused of taking part in the 1994 Rwandan genocide has said he wanted to face trial in the UK and clear his name.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 10th April 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Boy, eight, taken into care after mother hit him with hairbrush - The Guardian

Posted on April 14, 2009
“Child protection authorities yesterday said they hoped to return an eight-year-old boy to his mother who had hit him with a hairbrush as soon as possible, but defended their decision to take him into care.” Full story The Guardian, 11th April 2009 Source: www...

Police ?culpable in Baby P case? - BBC News

Posted on April 14, 2009
“Police mistakes meant a chance to charge Baby P’s mother with assaulting him was missed several weeks before his death, an unpublished report says.” Full story BBC News, 9th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

G20 death: Officer suspended as police deny intent to mislead - The Independent

Posted on April 14, 2009
“An officer caught on camera lungeing a newspaper seller during G20 protests near the Bank of England was last night suspended. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is waiting to interview the man while Scotland Yard defended itself against accusations it deliberately misled the public over the death...

When the stakes are so high, parents want to be heard - The Times

Posted on April 14, 2009
“The detail of the Ministry of Justice reforms, published this week, makes clear for the first time that although the family courts will be opened to the press on April 27, they will not be quite as open as we had expected. Buried in a short paragraph is the information that judges will have wide [...

Legal dispute over Sats boycott - BBC News

Posted on April 14, 2009
“A proposed boycott of Sats tests by two of England’s main education unions would be unlawful, the government says.” Full story BBC News, 10th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judge allows man accused of killing father-of-two away for weekend with friends - Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 14, 2009
“A man accused of killing a father-of-two in a pub brawl has had his electronic bail tag removed by a judge to allow him to spend his 21st birthday weekend in Prague with friends.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 9th April 2009 Source: www.telegraph...

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