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Police to get a new red tape champion in ?rehashed? Green Paper, Jacqui Smith to say - Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 17, 2008
“Police will get a ‘bureaucracy champion’ to help cut red tape, the Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is to announce.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 16th July 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Chakrabarti attacks Asian MPs over support for 42-day detention - The Guardian

Posted on July 17, 2008
“Shami Chakrabarti has hit out at Sadiq Khan and eight other Asian Labour MPs over their decision to vote in favour of the government’s 42-day detention plan.” Full story The Guardian, 16th July 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Unions discriminated against female workers, court rules - The Times

Posted on July 17, 2008
“One of the country?s largest trade unions discriminated against female members while negotiating a pay deal with their employer, the Court of Appeal said today in a ruling that could cost it and other unions millions of pounds.” Full story The Times, 16th July 2008 Source: www...

Data discs inquiry cost revealed - BBC News

Posted on July 17, 2008
“The police inquiry into the loss of data discs containing the details of 25 million people cost £473,544, the government has revealed.” Full story BBC News, 16th July 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Soham recommendations ?still not implemented? - The Independent

Posted on July 17, 2008
“Recommendations made after an official inquiry into the Soham murders remain unimplemented four years later, a report revealed today.” Full story The Independent, 16th July 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Problems with email delivery of Current Awareness

Posted on July 17, 2008
Those who have signed up for email delivery of Current Awareness will have noticed that the posts in Tuesday?s email were blank. This was a technical issue with the service which manages the email subscriptions and was outside our control. If you ever have problems with email delivery (and we are [...

Daily Cause List, 18th July 2008

Posted on July 17, 2008
Friday 18th July 2008 Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk Please note only the current day?s cause list will be accessible.

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on July 17, 2008
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Allen & Ors v GMB [2008] EWCA Civ 810 (16 July 2008) Strachey v Ramage [2008] EWCA Civ 804 (16 July 2008) Warren v The Random House Group Ltd. [2008] EWCA Civ 834 (16 July 2008) Allen, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2008] EWCA Civ 808 (15 [...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on July 17, 2008
The Serious Crime Act 2007 (Appeals under Section 24) Order 2008 The Companies (Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Companies (Welsh Language Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The East Kent Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Change of Name) (Establishment) Amendment Order 2008 The Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty: Standard Authorisations, Assessments and Ordinary Residence) Regulations 2008 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on July 17, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) B, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1524 (17 July 2008) Panesar, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1526 (17 July 2008) Lunkov, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1525 (17 July 2008) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Manton Securities Ltd v Nazam (t/a New Dadyal Cash and Carry) [2008] EWCA Civ 805 (17 July 2008) GM (Eritrea) & [...

Homeowner faces compensation claim over ?slippery? step - Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 17, 2008
“A homeowner has been hit by a claim for compensation after a postwoman said she slipped and fell on a step outside his house.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Court ?vindicates? McCann suspect - BBC News

Posted on July 17, 2008
“Madeleine McCann suspect Robert Murat says he feels ‘vindicated’ after reaching a £600,000 settlement from 11 British newspapers in a libel claim.” Full story BBC News, 17th July 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Carers win right to flexible working after Sharon Coleman wins discrimination case - The Times

Posted on July 17, 2008
“Britain?s six million carers won a landmark victory today when the European Court of Justice upheld the right of a woman who was denied time off work to look after her disabled son.” Full story The Times, 17th July 2008 Source: www.timesonline...

Britain ratifies Lisbon treaty - The Guardian

Posted on July 17, 2008
“Britain has officially ratified the controversial Lisbon treaty, it was announced today.” Full story The Guardian, 17th July 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Govt names first Legal Services Board members - Legal Week

Posted on July 17, 2008
“The Government has appointed the first-ever members of the Legal Services Board (LSB), with Financial Services Authority general counsel Andrew Whittaker and Irwin Mitchell senior partner Michael Napier QC among those to get the nod.” Full story Legal Week, 17th July 2008 Source: www...

GP Iain Kerr ?told patients he supported euthanasia? - The Times

Posted on July 16, 2008
“A GP accused of supplying a suicidal pensioner with sleeping tablets to enable her to take her own life told patients that he was in favour of euthanasia, a General Medical Council (GMC) hearing was told yesterday.” Full story The Times, 16th July 2008 Source: www...

Watchdog asked to investigate Pakistan torture allegation - The Guardian

Posted on July 16, 2008
“An official complaint alleging that British intelligence officers colluded in the torture of a British medical student who was detained in Pakistan after the July 2005 suicide attacks in London has been lodged with the tribunal that conducts investigations into MI5 and MI6...

Life sentence: Review could set jails precedent - The Guardian

Posted on July 16, 2008
“The prison service is to review the jail status of a man serving life for a murder he claims he did not commit. The case could set a precedent for prisoners who claim to be victims of miscarriages of justice and thus have to serve longer sentences than if they admitted guilt...

Bulale v Secretary of State for the Home Department - WLR Daily

Posted on July 16, 2008
Bulale v Secretary of State for the Home Department.[2008] EWCA Civ 808; [2008] WLR (D) 238 “The Court of Appeal had jurisdiction, in very particular circumstances, to pursue a point of general importance in an immigration case not raised below once it occurred to the court, in order to ensure the state?s compliance with its international [...

R (Harris) v Secretary of State for the Home Department - WLR Daily

Posted on July 16, 2008
R (Harris) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; [2008] WLR (D) 237 “A defendant whose conviction was quashed on appeal would only be entitled to statutory compensation where that defendant?s innocence had been acknowledged or where there had been serious failures of the trial process...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on July 16, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Cadman v R. [2008] EWCA Crim 1418 (03 July 2008) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) R (A Child) v Devon County Council & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 817 (15 July 2008) Westcott v Westcott [2008] EWCA Civ 818 (15 July 2008) Uzinterimpex JSC v Standard Bank Plc [2008] EWCA Civ 819 (15 July 2008) High Court [...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on July 16, 2008
The Social Security (Students Responsible for Children or Young Persons) Amendment Regulations 2008 The Community Emissions Trading Scheme (Allocation of Allowances for Payment) Regulations 2008 The Alternative Finance Arrangements (Community Investment Tax Relief) Order 2008 The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Taxes on Income and Capital) (New Zealand) Order 2008 The International Tax [...

Centrum voor gelijkheid van kansen en voor racismbestrijding v Firma Feryn - Times Law Reports

Posted on July 16, 2008
Centrum voor gelijkheid van kansen en voor racismbestrijding v Firma Feryn Court of Justice of the European Communities “Public statements by an employer that it would not recruit employees of a certain racial or ethnic origin constituted direct discrimination in respect of recruitment, within the Community race discrimination directive, even though there was no identifiable complainant contending [...

In re Rottmann (a Bankrupt) - Times Law Reports

Posted on July 16, 2008
In re Rottmann (a Bankrupt) Chancery Division “The court had power to adjourn the hearing of the public examination of a bankrupt and order the examination to be conducted in private where foreign criminal proceedings had been instituted against him...

New Powers To Stop Sex Offenders - Home Office

Posted on July 16, 2008
“People who commit sex offences against children abroad will face prosecution in the UK, even if that offence is not illegal in the foreign country it was committed, Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker announced today” Full story Home Office press release, 14th July 2008 Source: www...

Evening Standard libel case bankrupts opera composer Keith Burstein - The Guardian

Posted on July 16, 2008
“The composer of an opera who unsuccessfully sued the London Evening Standard for libel was declared bankrupt yesterday after failing to pay £67,000 in legal fees to the newspaper.” Full story The Guardian, 15th July 2008 Source: www.guardian...

Podcast 69: Andrew Goodman, barrister, on mediation advocacy and the SCMA - Charon QC

Posted on July 16, 2008
“Today I am talking to barrister, Andrew Goodman. Andrew, of 1 Chancery Lane, is the Convener of the Standing Conference of Mediation Advocates (SCMA) We look at mediation advocacy and the work of the Standing Conference of Mediation Advocates: How does the role of the advocate fit in the current mediation market? - Is representation in mediation [...

Lord Bingham speaks out - BBC Law in Action

Posted on July 16, 2008
“In a rare interview, Lord Bingham gives forthright opinions on human rights legislation, tackling crime, the role and power of judges and access to justice.” Full story BBC Law in Action, 15th July 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Reprieve for ?model? student who was sent back to Nigeria - The Independent

Posted on July 16, 2008
“An immigrant who was deported to Nigeria despite being honoured by the Church of England for his contribution to British society has been given the right to return to the UK.” Full story The Independent, 16th July 2008 Source: www.independent...

Wholly or mainly elected House of Lords will be Labour manifesto commitment - The Guardian

Posted on July 16, 2008
“Plans for a wholly or mainly elected House of Lords have been shelved until after the next general election, Jack Straw announced today.” Full story The Guardian, 14th July 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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