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Ashley and Another v Chief Constable of Sussex Police - Times Law Reports

Posted on April 24, 2008
Ashley and Another v Chief Constable of Sussex Police House of Lords “A civil claim against the police for assault and battery by the family of an unarmed man shot dead during a police raid was not to be struck out despite the responsible officer?s acquittal of murder because, in civil law, a plea of mistaken self-defence [...

Frances Murphy: ?Being a woman doesn?t make a difference? - The Times

Posted on April 24, 2008
“Slaughter and May’s new head of corporate has a hard act to follow but is used to thriving in a male-dominated enviroment.” Full story The Times, 23rd April 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Bingo jackpot for drunk Asbo offender - Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 24, 2008
“A drinker who injured a woman police officer while resisting arrest was given an Asbo banning him from all pubs and clubs - except when he wants to go to bingo.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 24th April 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Violence against children ?soars? - BBC News

Posted on April 24, 2008
“Violence against babies and young children in England and Wales more than doubled last year, a survey of accident and emergency unit data suggests.” Full story BBC News, 24th April 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Welcome to Britain, Mr Dogg: rapper is less gangsta, more pussycat, judge rules - The Guardian

Posted on April 24, 2008
“According to Snoop Dogg, the rapper and his British fans share a “mutual love”. The same could probably not be said for the 37-year-old former pimp’s relationship with the Home Office.” Full story The Guardian, 24th April 2008 Source: www...

Terror asset-freezing ?unlawful? - BBC News

Posted on April 24, 2008
“Rules imposed under UN laws to enable the freezing of terror suspects’ assets are not lawful because they ‘bypassed’ Parliament, the High Court has ruled.” Full story BBC News, 24th April 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

House of Lords: What?s New?

Posted on April 23, 2008
Ashley (FC) and another (FC) (Respondents) v Chief Constable of Sussex Police (Appellants) [2008] UKHL 25 (23 April 2008) Source: www.parliament.uk

Laroche v Spirit of Adventure (UK) Ltd (in Liquidation) - Times Law Reports

Posted on April 23, 2008
Laroche v Spirit of Adventure (UK) Ltd (in Liquidation) Queen’s Bench Division “A hot-air balloon could be categorised as an aircraft within the meaning of the Non International Rules contained in Schedule 1 to the Carriage by Air Acts (Application of Provisions) Order (SI 1967 No 480)...

Nnyanzi v United Kingdom (Application No 21878/06) - Times Law Reports

Posted on April 23, 2008
Nnyanzi v United Kingdom (Application No 21878/06) European Court of Human Rights “There was no reason to belive that an applicant who unsuccessfully sought asylum, on the basis of her father?s political activities in Uganda, would be ill treated on her expulsion to that state...

Birkdale School v Revenue and Customs Commissioners - Times Law Reports

Posted on April 23, 2008
Birkdale School v Revenue and Customs Commissioners Chancery Division “Value-added tax was not payable by independent schools on charges made to parents for optional participation in fee refund arrangements; there was a single supply of educational services to parents when they participated in such schemes...

Privacy chief notified of 94 data breaches since HMRC debacle - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on April 23, 2008
“The Information Commissioner has been notified of almost 100 data breaches by public and private sector organisations since the loss of 25 million people’s details by HM Revenue and Customs last November, according to figures released yesterday...

Betting firm breached new ad rule - BBC News

Posted on April 23, 2008
“A press advertisement that linked online betting with increased sexual prowess has become one of the first to breach new tighter gambling codes.” Full story BBC News, 23rd April 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judge rejects extension of terror plotter?s jail term - The Guardian

Posted on April 23, 2008
“The government today failed to extend a four-and-a-half-year jail sentence for a dentist from east London who plotted terrorist activities overseas.” Full story The Guardian, 22nd April 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on April 23, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Shabir, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 854 (07 March 2008) Zotiades, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 753 (14 March 2008) Fisher, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 714 (14 March 2008) Giga, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 703 (18 March 2008) Ikram & Anor, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 586 (19 March 2008) Court of Appeal (Civil [...

Waiters? tips laws under scrutiny - BBC News

Posted on April 23, 2008
“The government is to look into laws around tips in restaurants, saying it was ‘not clear’ if owners who kept a share were breaking the law.” Full story BBC News, 22nd April 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

SFO to appeal High Court BAE verdict - The Times

Posted on April 23, 2008
” The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) will appeal against a recent High Court judgment that it ‘acted unlawfully’ when it dropped an investigation into bribery and corruption allegations over a BAE Systems’ arms deal with Saudi Arabia...

Violence on women ?costs £40bn? - BBC News

Posted on April 23, 2008
“Violence against women costs £40bn a year in England and Wales, according to a charity report.” Full story BBC News, 23rd April 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Plans to ban gay jokes rejected by the Lords - Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 23, 2008
“Comedians and church leaders have claimed a victory for free speech after Government plans to ban jokes about homosexuals were rejected in the House of Lords.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 23rd April 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Wife of murder victim Garry Newlove slams ?disgraceful? court system - The Times

Posted on April 23, 2008
” A woman who saw her husband kicked to death by a gang of teenagers outside their house in Cheshire told MPs that the courts system was ‘utterly disgraceful’.” Full story The Times, 22nd April 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

London bomb plotters lose appeal bid - The Independent

Posted on April 23, 2008
“Four men serving at least 40 years behind bars for planning the failed 21 July London suicide bombings failed today in a Court of Appeal bid to challenge their convictions.” Full story The Independent, 23rd April 2008 Source: www.independent...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on April 23, 2008
The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2008 The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Fast Track Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2008 The Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2008 The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The North Glamorgan National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Staff, Property, Rights and Liabilities) Order 2008 The Pontypridd and Rhondda National Health Service Trust (Transfer [...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on April 23, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Ibrahim & Ors, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 880 (23 April 2008) Clarke v R [2008] EWCA Crim 651 (23 April 2008) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Campaign To End All Animal Experiments (t/a The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection), R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home [...

OFT pays damages to Morrisons over dairy price-fixing claim - The Times

Posted on April 23, 2008
” The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has issued an unprecedented apology to Wm Morrison for wrongly suggesting that Britain’s fourth-largest supermarket group was guilty of fixing prices for butter and cheese five years ago.” Full story The Times, 23rd April 2008 Source: www...

Salt baby death inquiry dropped - BBC News

Posted on April 23, 2008
“A doctor accused of giving false evidence in the trial of a mother accused of killing her son by poisoning him with salt will not be prosecuted.” Full story BBC News, 23rd April 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Former NatWest MD to chair Legal Services Board - The Lawyer

Posted on April 23, 2008
” The former managing director of the NatWest Group David Edmonds will be the first chair of the Legal Services Board (LSB).” Full story The Lawyer, 23rd April 2008 Source: www.thelawyer.com

Family to sue police over fatal shooting - The Guardian

Posted on April 23, 2008
“The Lords today gave the family of a man shot dead while naked and unarmed as police raided his flat the go-ahead to sue for misconduct.” Full story The Guardian, 23rd April 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Judge issues warrant for Darth Vader impersonator who ?attacked Star Wars fans? - Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 23, 2008
“A judge has issued a warrant for the arrest of a Darth Vader impersonator who allegedly attacked two Star Wars fans in their own back garden.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 23rd April 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Father fined for overfilling bin - BBC News

Posted on April 22, 2008
“A father-of-four has been left with a criminal record for overfilling his wheelie bin by four inches.” Full story BBC News, 22nd April 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on April 22, 2008
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) London Borough of Harrow v Ibrahim & Anor [2008] EWCA Civ 386 (21 April 2008) High Court (Chancery Division) Buhler AG v FP Spomax SA [2008] EWHC 823 (Ch) (21 April 2008) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Cotton (t/a Allmat Enterprises) v Rickard Metals Inc [2008] EWHC 824 (QB) (21 April 2008) High Court (Administrative Court) Farah, [...

The Oxford Legal Group Ltd v Sibbasbridge Services Plc and Another - WLR Daily

Posted on April 22, 2008
The Oxford Legal Group Ltd v Sibbasbridge Services Plc and Another [2008] EWCA Civ 387; [2008] WLR (D) 121 “The court would refuse to enforce the right of a director to inspect a company?s accounts pursuant to s 222 of the Companies Act 1985 where the purpose of the proposed inspection was to injure the company [...

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