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Asylum-seekers are sent back to Darfur - The Independent

Posted on July 07, 2008
“The ban on deporting asylum-seekers back to Darfur has been lifted by the Government despite warnings of widespread murder and torture of dissidents in the Sudanese region.” Full story The Independent, 7th July 2008 Source: www.independent...

Convictions for rape a postcode lottery, says equality group - The Guardian

Posted on July 07, 2008
“Rape victims face a ‘postcode lottery’ when it comes to getting their attackers punished, with women in some areas almost five times more likely to secure convictions than in others, campaigners said yesterday.” Full story The Guardian, 7th July 2008 Source: www...

14,000 knife victims a year - The Independent

Posted on July 07, 2008
“Knife violence in Britain is far worse than official statistics suggest, with almost 14,000 people taken to hospital for injuries caused by knives and other sharp weapons last year.” Full story The Independent, 6th July 2008 Source: www...

Schoolgirl?s fight for passport - BBC News

Posted on July 07, 2008
“A 16-year-old schoolgirl is unable to leave the country, open a bank account or get a job - because she does not officially ‘exist’.” Full story BBC News, 5th July 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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How much will we be able to rely on supermarkets? own-brand lawyers? - The Guardian

Posted on July 07, 2008
“So-called ‘Tesco Law’ - legal services from consumer brand names offering an alternative to the high-street solicitor - is already available through Which?, the Halifax and the Co-op, but critics question the quality of advice available...

Overcharged British Airways and Virgin Atlantic passengers to claim compensation - The Times

Posted on July 07, 2008
“Millions of Britons who flew across the Atlantic between two and four years ago are being invited to claim a share of more than �70 million that has been ordered to be handed over to them.” Full story The Times, 5th July 2008 Source: www...

Police marksmen dubbed ?serial killer? gets compensation - Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 07, 2008
“A police marksman, who has shot dead several armed gunmen, has been awarded �5,000 in damages after a senior Scotland Yard officer jokingly called him a ’serial killer’.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 6th July 2008 Source: www.telegraph...

Feel free to run wild in your garden, says judge - The Times

Posted on July 07, 2008
“What constitutes a garden and gardening has been redefined by a judge who ruled that chopping down a swath of trees can count as weeding rather than forestry.” Full story The Times, 5th July 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Former member of Islamist group barred from becoming solicitor - The Guardian

Posted on July 07, 2008
“A former member of a radical Islamist group who was an Amnesty prisoner of conscience and who now works for an anti-extremist Muslim thinktank has been refused permission to train as a lawyer. The decision was attacked yesterday as ‘McCarthyite’ by a senior lawyer and human rights campaigner...

Cherie Blair: A call to action on knife crime - Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 07, 2008
“Cherie Blair QC, chair of the Street Weapons Commission, on the truth about gang violence and what can be done to bring it under control.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 6th July 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Youth Justice Board?s future in doubt over failure to reduce crime - The Independent

Posted on July 07, 2008
“The future of the Youth Justice Board, one of the central elements of Tony Blair’s penal policy, is in serious doubt as the Government rethinks its strategy on youth crime.” Full story The Independent, 6th July 2008 Source: www.independent...

Top barristers battle over BAE Systems arms deal with Saudi Arabia - The Times

Posted on July 07, 2008
“Two of Britain’s highest-paid and most sought after QCs will go head to head during the Serious Fraud Office’s appeal against a High Court ruling that it unlawfully halted its investigation into the BAE Systems arms deal with Saudi Arabia...

Podcast 64: With John Hirst - author of Jailhouse Lawyer?s blog and Podcast 65: The right of prisoners to vote with Carl Gardner - Charon QC

Posted on July 07, 2008
“Today I am talking to John Hirst, author of the Jailhouse Lawyer?s blog. John has spent 35 of his 57 years in prison. John was sent to prison for life after being convicted of the manslaughter of his landlady, in 1979. ‘He received a tariff of 15 years, but served a total of [...

Blogger wins right to free speech - The Guardian

Posted on July 07, 2008
“A blogger who faced charges of intimidation in cyberspace has won a legal judgment that anti-censorship campaigners claimed this weekend will protect freedom of expression across the worldwide web.” Full story The Guardian, 6th July 2008 Source: www...

Technology to tackle prison drugs - BBC News

Posted on July 07, 2008
“A report is to be published into ways of preventing drugs being smuggled into prisons in England and Wales.” Full story BBC News, 7th July 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BBC admits error in broadcasting fatal Jerusalem shooting on 10pm news - The Guardian

Posted on July 07, 2008
“The BBC has admitted it was wrong to broadcast during its 10pm news bulletin the graphic footage of a man being shot dead in Jerusalem.” Full story The Guardian, 4th July 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Planning Bill?s Lords reading promises to be another moment of truth for Labour - The Lawyer

Posted on July 07, 2008
“Labour?s controversial Planning Bill, which is aimed at speeding up the planning process for big projects such as airports and nuclear power stations, is likely to transform the role of lawyers in the planning process.” Full story The Lawyer, 7th July 2008 Source: www...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on July 07, 2008
The Education (Hazardous Equipment and Materials in Schools) (Removal of Restrictions on Use) (England) Regulations 2008 The Regulated Covered Bonds (Amendment) Regulations 2008 Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on July 07, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Delaney & Ors, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1419 (03 June 2008) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Walters v Olins [2008] EWCA Civ 782 (04 July 2008) Oriakhel v Vickers & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 748 (04 July 2008) A (Historic Child Abuse) v Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council [2008] EWCA Civ 783 (04 July 2008) Gilboy, [...

SFO dropped BAE inquiry over ?national security? concerns, law lords told - The Times

Posted on July 07, 2008
“The decision to drop the Serious Fraud Office bribery investigation into BAE Systems’ �43 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia was taken for the sake of national security and not for commercial reasons, five law lords were told today.” Full story The Times, 7th July 2008 Source: www...

Clerk jailed for �72m bank fraud - BBC News

Posted on July 07, 2008
“A bank clerk who tried to steal almost �72m from the HSBC bank has been jailed for nine years.” Full story BBC News, 7th July 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judge is Britain?s new top judge - The Times

Posted on July 07, 2008
“Sir Igor Judge will take over from Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers as Lord Chief Justice, head of the judiciary in England and Wales” Full story The Times, 7th July 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Madeleine McCann parents drop court fight as police agree to share records - The Guardian

Posted on July 07, 2008
“Madeleine McCann’s parents today withdrew their high court request for British police to release documents about the investigation into her disappearance.” Full story The Guardian, 7th July 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Molseed killer to fight sentence - BBC News

Posted on July 07, 2008
“A man who murdered a schoolgirl and dumped her body on the Yorkshire moors 30 years ago is to appeal against his life sentence.” Full story BBC News, 7th July 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

City lawyers close in on New York rivals - The Times

Posted on July 07, 2008
“A record year for the City’s leading law firms saw them close the gap on their New York rivals in profitability, according to research published today.” Full story The Times, 7th July 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Prisons: Ministers urged to scrap sentencing reform plans - The Guardian

Posted on July 07, 2008
“The government was today urged to abandon plans to introduce US-style sentencing grids to help ease prison overcrowding.” Full story The Guardian, 7th July 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

One in three lawyers would dissuade their children from following in their footsteps - Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 07, 2008
“British professionals are so dissatisfied with their roles that one in four would discourage their children from following in their footsteps, a survey suggests.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 7th July 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on July 04, 2008
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Ministry of Defence v Griffin [2008] EWHC 1542 (QB) (03 July 2008) High Court (Administrative Court) E v The Governing Body of JFS & Anor [2008] EWHC 1535 (Admin) (03 July 2008) Obienna v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWHC 1476 (Admin) (27 June 2008) High Court (Commercial Court) Cherney v Deripaska [...

Equality before the Law - Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers

Posted on July 04, 2008
Equality before the Law (PDF) Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers East London Muslim Centre, 3rd July 2008 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Jack Straw welcomes a year of constitutional progress - Ministry of Justice

Posted on July 04, 2008
“Justice Secretary Jack Straw today marked the one-year anniversary of the government’s constitutional change programme and said the progress made was a major step forward in renewing Britain’s democracy.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 3rd July 2008 Source: www...

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