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Council is fined over bath death - BBC News

Posted on January 23, 2009
“The death of a 50-year-old disabled man who drowned in a bath in council-run accommodation was preventable, health and safety officials have said.” Full story BBC News, 23rd January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Brothers jailed for arson killing - BBC News

Posted on January 23, 2009
“Two teenage brothers who started a fire at a derelict factory in which two homeless people died have been sentenced to six years in custody.” Full story BBC News, 23rd January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

British hacker wins right to challenge US extradition - The Guardian

Posted on January 23, 2009
“The British computer hacker Gary McKinnon has today won permission to launch a fresh high court challenge against attempts to extradite him to America.” Full story The Guardian, 23rd January 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Father jailed for killing four children by dangerous driving - The Guardian

Posted on January 23, 2009
“Nigel Gresham sentenced for two years after his unsafe Land Rover plunged into river Witham in Lincolnshire.” Full story The Guardian, 23rd January 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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Karen Matthews sentenced to eight years in jail for kidnapping daughter, Shannon - The Times

Posted on January 23, 2009
“Karen Matthews has been sentenced today to eight years in jail for kidnapping and imprisoning her nine-year-old daughter.” Full story The Times, 23rd January Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Do atomic test victims deserve compensation? - The Times

Posted on January 22, 2009
“Fifty years ago the UK Government began a series of atomic and thermonuclear weapons tests on the Australian mainland, on Christmas Island and elsewhere in the South Pacific. About 25,000 members of the British, Australian and New Zealand Armed Forces, many national servicemen, and some Fijians, took part in the testing programme ? either actively [...

UK consumers could win rights of direct action under unfair trading law - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on January 22, 2009
“The European Parliament has called for a change to the way the UK has implemented consumer protection laws to allow cheated customers to take direct action against businesses.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 22nd January 2009 Source: www.out-law...

Commission tackles Microsoft again over product bundling - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on January 22, 2009
“Microsoft is abusing its dominant position in the PC software market by including its browser software with every Windows operating system it sells, the European Commission has said.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 21st January 2009 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on January 22, 2009
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Al-Saadoon & Anor, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Defence [2009] EWCA Civ 7 (21 January 2009) Tele2 International Card Company SA & Ors v Post Office Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 9 (21 January 2009) Basildon District Council v McCarthy & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 13 (22 January 2009) High [...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on January 22, 2009
The Freedom of Information (Parliament) Order 2009 The Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2009 The Home Information Pack (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Health Protection (Vaccination) Regulations 2009 The Water (Prevention of Pollution) (Code of Good Agricultural Practice) (England) Order 2009 Source: www...

Laroche v Spirit of Adventure (UK) Ltd - WLR Daily

Posted on January 22, 2009
Laroche v Spirit of Adventure (UK) Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 12; [2009] WLR (D) 14 “Giving a purposive construction to Sch 1 to the Carriage by Air Acts (Application of Provisions) Order 1967, a hot-air balloon was an aircraft, within the meaning of art 1, and the person flying in it was a passenger of the [...

Stringer and others v HM Revenue and Customs (Case C-520/06); Schultz-Hoff v Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (Case C-350/06) - WLR Daily

Posted on January 22, 2009
Stringer and others v HM Revenue and Customs (Case C-520/06); Schultz-Hoff v Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (Case C-350/06); [2009] WLR (D) 13 “Employees who by reason of illness were not able to take paid annual leave in the year in which it was due were not for that reason to be deprived of the right to paid [...

Mucelli v Government of Albania; Moulai v Deputy Public Prosecutor in Creteil, France - WLR Daily

Posted on January 22, 2009
Mucelli v Government of Albania; Moulai v Deputy Public Prosecutor in Creteil, France [2009] UKHL 2; [2009] WLR (D) 12 “In order to comply with the requirement in ss 26(4) and 103(9) of the Extradition Act 2003 that notice of an appeal to the High Court must be ‘given’ within the specified period the notice had [...

Akinnoye Agbaje v Akinnoye Agbaje - WLR Daily

Posted on January 22, 2009
Akinnoye Agbaje v Akinnoye Agbaje [2009] EWCA Civ 1; [2009] WLR (D) 11 “A careful approach was required where a court was determining whether to exercise its jurisdiction under Pt III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 to grant an applicant leave to apply for financial relief in this jurisdiction following a divorce in [...

Jain and Another v Trent Strategic Health Authority - Times Law Reports

Posted on January 22, 2009
Jain and Another v Trent Strategic Health Authority House of Lords “Although there was no duty of care in negligence owed by a regulatory authority to the owners of a nursing home, the procedure by the authority had registration of the nursing home cancelled, appeared to be in breach of the owners? rights under the European Convention [...

Firm sued for £6.6m road repair - BBC News

Posted on January 22, 2009
“An engineering firm is being sued over work done on the A5 in north Wales by the Welsh Assembly Government.” Full story BBC News, 22nd January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Complaint after OAP shot by Taser - BBC News

Posted on January 22, 2009
“The case of an 89-year-old man, who was shot with a Taser gun by officers, has been referred to a police watchdog.” Full story BBC News, 22nd January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

?NatWest Three? transferred to British prison - The Times

Posted on January 22, 2009
“The ‘NatWest Three’ bankers, who were jailed in the United States for a £3.5 million Enron-related fraud, are now in a British prison serving the remainer of their 37-month sentence.” Full story The Times, 21st January 2009 Source: www...

Kitten row murderer jailed for life - The Independent

Posted on January 22, 2009
“A man who stabbed his partner to death in an argument that stemmed from a disagreement about their kitten was sentenced to life in prison today.” Full story The Independent, 21st January 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

The moment grammar school boy left in coma by rival - Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 22, 2009
“Jack Blanchard was left in a coma for 10 days and will suffer permanent brain damage after having his head stamped upon by 14-year-old Jordan Akehurst in front of a crowd of at least 12 teenagers in Rainham, Kent, last year.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 21st January 2009 Source: www...

Police constable ?smacked? child - BBC News

Posted on January 22, 2009
“A policeman described in court as having a Dickensian attitude has been given a suspended jail sentence after he hit a primary school-age child.” Full story BBC News, 21st January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man jailed for shooting at police

Posted on January 22, 2009
“A man who shot at three policemen has been jailed for 30 years.” Full story BBC News, 21st January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

New era of patient rights claimed for NHS - The Times

Posted on January 22, 2009
“An end to the ‘doctor knows best’ era of medicine was heralded by ministers yesterday as Gordon Brown published a constitution for the NHS.” Full story The Times, 22nd January 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

City watchdog: banking system needs profound change - The Times

Posted on January 22, 2009
“The banking system must undergo ‘profound’ changes if a repeat of the current collapse is to be avoided in future, the head of the City watchdog has warned.” Full story The Times, 22nd January 2009 Source: www.times.co.uk

Fresh inquest into custody death - BBC News

Posted on January 22, 2009
“A fresh inquest into the death of a Lancashire teenager found hanged at a secure unit in County Durham has been ordered by the High Court.” Full story BBC News, 22nd January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Home Office guilty of data breach - BBC News

Posted on January 22, 2009
“The Home Office broke data protection laws when a contractor lost a memory stick with information on thousands of prisoners, a watchdog has ruled.” Full story BBC News, 22nd January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Dancer killer jailed for 27 years - BBC News

Posted on January 21, 2009
“A man who murdered a 17-year-old dancer over a simmering dispute in a nightclub has been jailed for life with no chance of release for 27 years.” Full story BBC News, 21st January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Atheist ads ?not breaking code? - BBC News

Posted on January 21, 2009
“An atheist UK bus campaign which uses the slogan ‘There’s probably no God’ does not breach the advertising code, a watchdog has ruled.” Full story BBC News, 21st January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Manchester school ?superhead? faces misconduct hearing - The Guardian

Posted on January 21, 2009
“One of Labour’s first school “superheads”, who was made a dame for turning around a failing school in Manchester, faces charges of ‘unacceptable professional conduct’ at a disciplinary hearing today.” Full story The Guardian, 21st January 2009 Source: www...

Animal rights campaigners jailed - BBC News

Posted on January 21, 2009
“Seven animal rights activists who blackmailed companies linked to an animal testing laboratory have been jailed for between four and 11 years.” Full story BBC News, 21st January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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