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The case of Sgt Eros and his police truncheon - Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 18, 2008
“Three judges have been asked to decide whether a male stripper who dresses as a policeman should be allowed to carry a real truncheon.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 18th April 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Sisters celebrate court bingo win - BBC News

Posted on April 18, 2008
“Two women who sued their sister for a share of a Ł50,000 bingo win have been awarded the money by a judge.” Full story BBC News, 17th April 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Serious Fraud Office set to fight devastating arms deal judgment - The Times

Posted on April 18, 2008
“The Serious Fraud Office is to appeal against the devastating court ruling that it acted unlawfully by dropping its investigation into BAE Systems.” Full story The Times, 18th April 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Mother guilty over heroin death - BBC News

Posted on April 17, 2008
“The mother of a teenager who died of a heroin overdose has been found guilty at Swansea Crown Court of her manslaughter through gross negligence.” Full story BBC News, 17th April 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Six guilty of terrorism support - BBC News

Posted on April 17, 2008
“A man who heckled then Home Secretary John Reid during a speech has been convicted of terrorist fund-raising and inciting terrorism overseas.” Full story BBC News, 17th April 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Gang jailed for Ł6m holiday scam - BBC News

Posted on April 17, 2008
“A gang that cheated thousands of people in a Ł6m holiday scam have been jailed for up to seven years each.” Full story BBC News, 17th April 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Two men convicted after 5am swim with dolphin - The Guardian

Posted on April 17, 2008
“Two men were today found guilty of harassing a dolphin when they frolicked in the sea with it after leaving a party in the early hours of the morning.” Full story The Guardian, 17th April 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on April 17, 2008
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Laroche v Spirit of Adventure (UK) Ltd [2008] EWHC 788 (QB) (17 April 2008) Gower Chemicals Group Litigation v Gower Chemicals Ltd & Anor [2008] EWHC 735 (QB) (17 April 2008) Cumbria Waste Management Ltd & Anor v Baines Wilson (A Firm) [2008] EWHC 786 (QB) (16 April 2008) Jones v [...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on April 17, 2008
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Kuzel v Roche Products Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 380 (17 April 2008) Manchester City Council v Moran & Anor [2008] EWCA Civ 378 (17 April 2008) TRM Copy Centres (UK) Ltd & Ors v Lanwall Services Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 382 (17 April 2008) Duffield & Anor v Gandy [2008] EWCA [...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on April 17, 2008
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Employer Debt ? Apportionment Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Trade Marks (Earlier Trade Marks) Regulations 2008 The Disease Control (England) (Amendment) Order 2008 The Further Education and Training Act 2007 (Commencement No...

Gangmaster stripped of licence for abusing migrant workers - The Guardian

Posted on April 17, 2008
“A gangmaster who supplied migrant workers to harvest leeks sold at Sainsbury’s has lost his licence after being found guilty of abuse, it emerged yesterday.” Full story The Guardian, 17th April 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

LawSoc names Lee as deputy vice president

Posted on April 17, 2008
” The Law Society has elected its future leader, with in-house lawyer Linda Lee emerging as the body?s next deputy vice president.” Full story Legal Week, 17th April 2008 Source: www.legalweek.com

OFT accuses construction firms of price rigging - The Guardian

Posted on April 17, 2008
“More than one hundred construction companies have been accused of conspiring to rig thousands of public sector contracts worth billions of pounds.” Full story The Guardian, 17th April 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Harriet Harman will not face an inquiry into campaign donations - Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 17, 2008
“Commons leader Harriet Harman will not face a police investigation into errors in reporting contributions to her deputy Labour leadership campaign, it has been revealed.” Full story The Daily Telegraph, 16th April 2008 Source: www.telegraph...

?Snob yob? parents could be prosecuted - Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 17, 2008
“Parents of public school pupils who let their children cause trouble in a Cornish resort that has become notorious for wild summer parties could face prosecution.” Full story The Daily Telegraph, 17th April 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

The Law Explored: human rights on the battlefield - The Times

Posted on April 17, 2008
“Mr Justice Collins has drawn gasps of disbelief in some quarters by ruling that human rights law might apply to soldiers on active service. In particular, he said, soldiers might enjoy the protection of law on the right to life. “ Full story The Times, 16th April 2008 Source: www...

League in court bid to pull plug on cheaper TV games - The Independent

Posted on April 17, 2008
“The Premier League launched a High Court action yesterday to blow the whistle on cheaper live televised matches. “ Full story The Independent, 16th April 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Anti-terror laws used to spy on family - The Independent

Posted on April 11, 2008
“A family who were wrongly suspected of lying on a school application form have discovered that their local council used anti-terrorism surveillance powers to spy on them.” Full story The Independent, 11th April 2008 Source: www.independent...

Regulator backs use of DNA technique in court cases - The Guardian

Posted on April 11, 2008
“Tiny samples of DNA evidence are safe to use in criminal prosecutions, in spite of recent concern from the police and the judiciary that the technique is flawed, the forensic science regulator has ruled.” Full story The Guardian, 11th April 2008 Source: www...

Blow for MoD as judge rules soldiers have battlefield rights - Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 11, 2008
“The Ministry of Defence has been dealt a groundbreaking legal defeat by a High Court judge who ruled soldiers’ human rights must be protected on the battlefield.” Full story The Daily Telegraph, 11 April 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on April 11, 2008
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Odelola v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 308 (10 April 2008) H Lundbeck A/S v Generics (UK) Ltd & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 311 (10 April 2008) High Court (Administrative Court) Office of Government Commerce v Information Commissioner & Anor [2008] EWHC 737 (Admin) (11 April 2008) [...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on April 11, 2008
The Education (QCA Levy) (Revocation) Regulations 2008 The Childcare (Early Years Register) Regulations 2008 The Childcare (General Childcare Register) Regulations 2008 The Childcare (Early Years and General Childcare Registers) (Common Provisions) Regulations 2008 The Childcare (Exemptions from Registration) Order 2008 The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No...

High Court rejects MoD attempt to ?gag? outspoken coroners over defence failures - The Times

Posted on April 11, 2008
“The Government suffered its second important legal defeat in 24 hours today when a High Court judge rejected an attempt by Des Browne, the Defence Secretary, to ban coroners using phrases such as “serious failure” in their verdicts on dead soldiers...

Non-partner solicitors could face insurance bill - Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on April 11, 2008
“A group of solicitors who were employed by a firm which has since gone into liquidation could find themselves being pursued for a contribution towards an unpaid insurance premium of Ł834,000 ? despite the fact that they were not partners in the firm...

Society hails Ł55m legal aid watershed - Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on April 11, 2008
“The Law Society scored a coup for civil legal aid practitioners last week by securing a package worth Ł55 million from the government in return for dropping its legal action against the Legal Services Commission (LSC).” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 10th April 2008 Source: www...

?No one is entitled to interfere with the course of our justice? - The Guardian

Posted on April 11, 2008
“Eighteen months after the Serious Fraud Office abandoned the BAE inquiry, two high court judges yesterday ruled the decision unlawful in a judgment that was stinging in its criticism of both the SFO and the British government for caving in to pressure from Saudi Arabia...

Refugee in High Court fight for NHS care - Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 11, 2008
“A failed asylum seeker is challenging regulations that prevent him receiving free treatment from the NHS.” Full story The Daily Telegraph, 11th April 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

University offers combined ?British law? degree - The Lawyer

Posted on April 11, 2008
“The University of Dundee is introducing a bachelors law degree enabling dual-qualification in Scots and English & Welsh law. From September 2008 students will be able to study all of the subjects required by each of the respective local Law Societies...

Carolyn McCall quits Tesco over Guardian libel action - The Times

Posted on April 11, 2008
“Carolyn McCall, the chief executive of Guardian Media Group, has resigned from the board of Tesco because of the supermarket?s pending libel suit against the company?s flagship newspaper.” Full story The Times, 11th April 2008 Source: www...

M&S takes biscuit: teacakes cost Treasury Ł3.5m - The Independent

Posted on April 11, 2008
“The humble chocolate teacake cost the Treasury Ł3.5 million today. That’s the price of a VAT mistake which classified Marks & Spencer teacakes as chocolate biscuits.” Full story The Independent, 10th April 2008 Source: www.independent...

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