Law -
True Cases 4
The
Office for National Statistics decided to take a
woman to court after she refused to sign a census
form saying whether or not she was the
householder of her home in Gravesend, Kent. She
was told she could have been fined up to £1,000
if convicted of failing to complete the form. But
the case was discontinued as it's impossible to
prosecute unless the person responsible for
filling in the form admitted being the
householder. The decision to drop the case has
been hailed as "a victory for human
rights." The Office for National Statistics
conceded that the definition in the Census Order
of who is responsible to complete a census form
is too vague to be enforceable.
A
tribunal ruled that a private healthcare
executive was unfairly dismissed after boasting
of being tied to a four-poster bed by her
boyfriend at a staff training course. The
executive charged her £200 bill to her expenses
at leading healthcare provider PPP Healthcare.
She had told colleagues during another course
about the sex session and they complained to
company bosses. She was later sacked after
failing to attend an internal disciplinary board
meeting held by PPP because she was suffering
from nervous exhaustion.
A
home owner whose house had been broken into
several times, was refused planning permission to
install a barbed-wire fence because,
"...anyone climbing over it might injure
themselves".
A
mother took her toddler son to court after
officials refused to accept they had made a
mistake by charging him for speeding. Lawyers,
court officials and police fell about laughing
when 16-month-old Jay Mack appeared at Glasgow
Sheriff Court and tried to climb into the
sheriff's chair. His £208 speeding fine was
immediately cancelled and court officers have
launched an inquiry to discover how the case got
so far. It all started when a man caught speeding
in Essex in July gave police the false name of
Jay Mack. A computer search by court officials
turned up only one Jay Mack in the UK - and the
little lad from Priesthill near Glasgow, was
issued with a £40 speeding fine.
His bewildered mum Mary, 34, phoned the
magistrates court in Essex to tell them they had
the wrong Jay Mack. But court officials wouldn't
believe her, and continued to send letters
demanding payment of the fine. Several deadlines
for the payment passed, and the fine showballed
to £208.33. Jay was then warned he would face
arrest if he failed to appear at a fines hearing
at Glasgow Sheriff Court. Officials first tried
to stop Jay from entering the court, as he was
wearing reins and was very wobbly on his feet.
But the family was ushered inside when they found
out he was the one appearing.
A
teen yob walked free from court — with his
96th conviction. The 16 year old was found guilty
of affray for lunging at a cop with a glass. He
has broken an Anti-Social Behaviour Order 17
TIMES. But Nottingham magistrates gave him a
year’s supervision order. They said:
“Custody would be a backward step.”
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