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Warren v The Random House Group Ltd - WLR Daily

Posted on July 18, 2008
Warren v The Random House Group Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 834; [2008] WLR (D) 242 “Only in exceptional circumstances would the court permit a defendant to resile from an offer of amends made and accepted in a libel action.” WLR daily, 17th July 2008 Source: www...

Teenage killer?s 12-year sentence - BBC News

Posted on July 18, 2008
“A teenager convicted of murdering a young woman as she walked her dog along a bridle path has been jailed for a minimum of 12 years.” Full story BBC News, 18th July 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

MoD admits loss of ?secret? files - BBC News

Posted on July 18, 2008
“The Ministry of Defence (MoD) admitted more than 650 laptops had been stolen over the past four years - nearly double the figure previously claimed.” Full story  BBC News, 18th July 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Soldiers ?did not have right kit? - BBC News

Posted on July 18, 2008
“Two British soldiers were wearing incorrect body armour when they were killed in Afghanistan last year, an inquest has heard.” Full story BBC News, 18th July 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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?No decision? on giant database - BBC News

Posted on July 18, 2008
“No decision has been taken to create a huge database containing details of all phone calls, e-mails and internet use, security minister Lord West says.” Full story BBC News, 17th July 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

NHS trusts lose confidential data - BBC News

Posted on July 18, 2008
“More than 150 incidents of data being lost at NHS trusts across Wales have put patient and staff details at risk.” Full story BBC News, 17th july 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

MPs? addresses to remain secret - BBC News

Posted on July 18, 2008
“MPs have won their battle to keep their addresses private.” Full story BBC News, 18th July 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Pregnant Next trainee Sarah Tanner awarded £19,000 after sacking - Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 18, 2008
“A pregnant trainee manager who was sacked by Next has won a £19,000 compensation payout after claiming the dismissal caused her to lose her unborn baby.” Full story  Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Father condemns ?whitewash? report into killing of children - The Guardian

Posted on July 18, 2008
“The father of two children killed by their mentally ill mother yesterday condemned as ’scandalous whitewash’ an inquiry that stopped short of blaming any individual for the tragedy.” Full story The Guardian, 18th July 2008 Source: www...

Thinktank linked to Gordon Brown breached charity laws - The Guardian

Posted on July 18, 2008
“A thinktank with close links to Gordon Brown was today found to have breached charity laws by getting involved in party politics.” Full story The Guardian, 18th July 2008 Souce: www.guardian.co.uk

Chambers fails to have Olympic ban overturned - The Guardian

Posted on July 18, 2008
“Sprinter unsuccessful in bid to compete in Beijing Games.” Full story The Guardian, 18th July 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on July 17, 2008
The Council Tax Limitation (Maximum Amounts) (England) Order 2008 The Cancellation of Contracts made in a Consumer?s Home or Place of Work etc. Regulations 2008 The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Taxes on Income and Capital) (Slovenia) Order 2008 The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Taxes on Income and Capital) (Moldova) Order 2008 The Parliamentary [...

Lord Mayor?s Dinner For The Judges - Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

Posted on July 17, 2008
Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (PDF) Lord Mayor?s Dinner For The Judges, 15th July 2008 Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Practice Direction (Administrative Court: Uncontested proceedings) - Times Law Reports

Posted on July 17, 2008
Practice Direction (Administrative Court: Uncontested proceedings) Queen’s Bench Division “Uncontested applications in the Administrative Court would be dealt with under a procedure which replaced that set out in Practice Direction (Crown Office List: Consent orders) ( The Times May 14, 1997; [1997] 1 WLR 825), Mr Justice Collins stated in the Queen?s Bench Division on June 3, [...

Regina v Mabengo; Regina v Lomoka; Regina v Salang; Regina v Birindwa - Times Law Reports

Posted on July 17, 2008
Regina v Mabengo; Regina v Lomoka; Regina v Salang; Regina v Birindwa Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “A 12-month prison sentence for using a false passport was appropriate even though it had not been used to gain entry to the United Kingdom but in order to obtain work...

Westcott v Westcott - WLR Daily

Posted on July 17, 2008
Westcott v Westcott [2008] EWCA Civ 818; [2008] WLR (D) 241 “A person who made a complaint to the police, thereby instigating a police investigation which did not lead to a prosecution, was entitled to rely on the defence of absolute privilege if defamation proceedings were subsequently brought...

Uzinterimpex JSC v Standard Bank plc - WLR Daily

Posted on July 17, 2008
Uzinterimpex JSC v Standard Bank plc [2008] EWCA Civ 819; [2008] WLR (D) 240 “The general principle that damages in tort were to provide just compensation for the loss suffered in the particular circumstances of the case applied to the tort of conversion, giving rise to a duty to mitigate loss flowing from the wrongful act...

Roberts v Gill & Co and another - WLR Daily

Posted on July 17, 2008
Roberts v Gill & Co and another [2008] EWCA Civ 803; [2008] WLR (D) 239 “Where a beneficiary of an estate brought a derivative claim, the personal representative had to be joined as a party, since the situation was indistinguishable from that of a derivative action brought by a member of a company [...

The Form of Judgments in Common Law Jurisdictions: A Comparison - Speech by The Rt Hon Lady Justice Arden DBE

Posted on July 17, 2008
The Form of Judgments in Common Law Jurisdictions: A Comparison (PDF) Speech by The Rt Hon Lady Justice Arden DBE Conference in honour of Lord Bingham, 20th June 2008 Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

CPS publishes policy on prosecuting crimes against older people - Crown Prosecution Service

Posted on July 17, 2008
“The Director of Public Prosecutions, Sir Ken Macdonald, QC, said the Crown Prosecution Service was making clear to the public that it takes crime against older people seriously as a policy published today sets out how it handles these cases...

Juvenile informers are the answer to knife crime wave - The Times

Posted on July 17, 2008
“There is something very flawed about the Government?s response to knife crime. To be fair, none of the political parties has come up with an effective way of tackling the problem.” Full story The Times, 17th July 2008 Source: www.timesonline...

Compensation call over Equitable - BBC News

Posted on July 17, 2008
“Ministers should set up a compensation fund for policyholders in the Equitable Life, the Parliamentary Ombudsman says.” Full story BBC News, 17th July 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Call for reform as UK data protection rules turn 10 - The Register

Posted on July 17, 2008
“The UK’s Data Protection Act turned ten years old on Wednesday amid calls to either update the legislation or enforce the rules it established.” Full story The Register, 16th July 2008 Source: www.theregister.co.uk

?Barristers are prima donnas in all sorts of different ways? - The Times

Posted on July 17, 2008
“The first woman High Court judge in the Commercial Court made a crucial career decision as a schoolgirl in the 1960s, when she was surprised to hear Lord Scarman?s ‘dinosaur-like views’ on women barristers.” Full story The Times, 17th July 2008 Source: www...

Convicted drug dealers banned from owning more than one mobile phone - Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 17, 2008
“Four convicted drug dealers have become the first criminals in England and Wales to be banned from owning or using more than one mobile telephone, under new police powers.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2008 Source: www.telegraph...

Sir Cliff Richard pins hopes on law that will keep cash rolling in until he?s 113 - The Times

Posted on July 17, 2008
“The rock dinosaurs of the 1960s are in line for a spectacular windfall after the EU announced plans yesterday to extend musicians? entitlement to retrospective royalties from 50 to 95 years.” Full story The Times, 17th July 2008 Source: www...

Child killing report ?scandalous? - BBC News

Posted on July 17, 2008
“Health professionals failed to assess the risk a mentally ill mother posed to her two young children, a report into their deaths has found.” Full story BBC News, 17th July 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Raids planned for companies breaking data protection laws - Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 17, 2008
“The Government’s information watchdog is to be given expanded powers to raid companies suspected of breaking data protection rules.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Women lawyers and the City: where are they? - The Times

Posted on July 17, 2008
“Last month marked 793 years since Magna Carta was signed, a great step forward for the cause of liberty in Britain. Yet although there has been much progress over these eight centuries, there is one area of shame for lawyers like myself ? that opportunities for high-flying women in our profession seem [...

Witness anonymity bill is passed - BBC News

Posted on July 17, 2008
“Emergency legislation to allow witnesses in sensitive criminal trials to give evidence anonymously has cleared Parliament.” Full story BBC News, 16th July 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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