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Fraudster jailed after claiming £85,000 for non-existent children - The Guardian

Posted on April 11, 2008
“A fraudster was jailed today for claiming more than £85,000 in tax credits for 16 non-existent children. David Wilshaw, 58, was jailed for 20 months at Bristol crown court for masterminding the scam to claim child tax benefits over four years...

?Spitting vicar? ordered to leave parish - The Independent

Posted on April 11, 2008
“A Church of England vicar accused of intimidating and spitting at parishioners was ordered to vacate his post by his bishop today.” Full story The Independent, 10th April 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Panday v Virgil (Senior Superintendent of Police) - Times Law Reports

Posted on April 11, 2008
Panday v Virgil (Senior Superintendent of Police) Privy Council “When allowing an appeal against conviction on the ground of apparent bias in the conduct of the trial, the Court of Appeal could order a retrial if the defendant had been properly charged and brought before the court without any violation of the rule of [...

McGrath and Others v Riddell and Another - Times Law Reports

Posted on April 11, 2008
McGrath and Others v Riddell and Another House of Lords “The fact that in a country of principal winding-up of a company in liquidation there would be a class of preferential creditors who would not have priority under English insolvency law was insufficient reason for an English court to refuse to exercise its discretion, [...

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Analysis: what next after High Court ruling on BAE? - The Times

Posted on April 11, 2008
“When Tony Blair, as Prime Minister, approached the Attorney-General, Lord Goldsmith, QC, to argue the case for the dropping of the corruption investigation into the BAE arms deal, he insisted that it was a matter ultimately for the Government?s chief law officer...

AS and DD (Libya) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 289 - WLR Daily

Posted on April 11, 2008
AS and DD (Libya) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 289; [2008] WLR (D) 104 “In order to show strong grounds for believing that a foreign national if deported would face a real risk of being subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment in breach of art [...

Othman (Jordan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 290 - WLR Daily

Posted on April 11, 2008
Othman (Jordan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 290; [2008] WLR (D) 103 “The deportation of a foreign national on the ground that his presence was not conducive to the public good because he was a danger to the national security of the United Kingdom would breach that [...

Panday v Virgil (Senior Superintendent of Police) [2008] UKPC 24 - WLR Daily

Posted on April 11, 2008
Panday v Virgil (Senior Superintendent of Police) [2008] UKPC 24; [2008] WLR (D) 102 “The Court of Appeal might order the retrial of a defendant whose conviction was quashed on the grounds of apparent bias if the defendant had been properly charged and brought before the court without any violation of the [...

McGrath and others v Riddell and another [2008] UKHL 21 - WLR Daily

Posted on April 11, 2008
McGrath and others v Riddell and another [2008] UKHL 21; [2008] WLR (D) 101 “If the country of the principal winding up of an insolvent company was a designated ?relevant country? for the purposes of s 426 of the Insolvency Act 1986 and the insolvency laws of that country would involve a pari [...

R (Gentle and another) v Prime Minister and others [2008] UKHL 20 - WLR Daily

Posted on April 11, 2008
R (Gentle and another) v Prime Minister and others [2008] UKHL 20 “Art 2 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which provided that ?everyone?s right to life shall be protected by law?, did not place the Government under a duty to members of the armed forces [...

SFO ?acted unlawfully? by dropping BAE probe - The Times

Posted on April 10, 2008
“The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ‘acted unlawfully’ when it dropped an investigation into bribery and corruption in arms deals between BAE systems, Europe’s largest defence company, and Saudi Arabia, the High Court ruled today...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on April 10, 2008
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) MA (Palestinian Territories) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 304 (09 April 2008) SS (Iran) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 310 (10 April 2008) Arriva Trains Northern Ltd v Eaglen [2008] EWCA Civ 352 (10 April 2008) High Court (Administrative Court) Ahsan, R (on [...

TV presenter wins damages for affair reports - The Independent

Posted on April 10, 2008
“GMTV presenter Kate Garraway accepted substantial undisclosed libel damages today over allegations that she betrayed her husband by having an affair with Strictly Come Dancing partner Anton Du Beke.” Full story The Independent, 10th April 2008 Source: www...

One lord leaping on the government?s IT flaws - The Guardian

Posted on April 10, 2008
“Lord Erroll, Secretary to the All Party Internet Group in the Lords, is a leading light in the movement to protect our security online.” Full story The Guardian, 10th April 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on April 10, 2008
The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Measures) (Penalty Notices) Order 2008 The Childcare (Supply and Disclosure of Information) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Extended Payments) Amendment Regulations 2008 The River Humber (Upper Burcom Tidal Stream Generator) Order 2008 The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons)(Amendment) Order 2008 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on April 10, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Attorney General Reference Nos 1 & 6 of 2008 [2008] EWCA Crim 677 (04 March 2008) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Whitehead v Searle [2008] EWCA Civ B1 (temporary reference) (04 April 2008) Gopakumar v General Medical Council [2008] EWCA Civ 309 (09 April 2008) Monro v HM Revenue & Customs [2008] EWCA Civ 306 [...

NHS migrant rules face legal bid - BBC News

Posted on April 10, 2008
“Rules banning some migrants in England from NHS treatment are to be challenged in the High Court.” Full story BBC News, 9th April 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Goodall v Peak District National Park Authority - WLR Daily

Posted on April 10, 2008
Goodall v Peak District National Park Authority; [2008] WLR (D) 99 “The 28 day time limit for appealing against an enforcement notice prescribed by s174(3) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 was not incompatible with the right to a fair trial guaranteed by art 6 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights [...

Practice Direction (Crime: Behaviour Order Application Forms) - WLR Daily

Posted on April 10, 2008
Practice Direction (Crime: Behaviour Order Application Forms); [2008] WLR (D) 98 “The two forms to be used in connection with r 50.3 of the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005, as substituted, were set out. The amendment was to take effect on 7 April 2008...

Life for Gulf War veteran David Bradley, who shot dead four of his family - The Times

Posted on April 10, 2008
” A Gulf War veteran who killed four members of his family was jailed yesterday after a court heard how he ‘freaked out’ on a hot summer?s night.” Full story The Times, 10th April 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

House of Lords Judgments: What?s new?

Posted on April 10, 2008
R (on the application of Gentle (FC) and another (FC)) (Appellants) v The Prime Minister and others (Respondents) [2008] UKHL 20 (9 April 2008) McGrath and another (Appellants) and others v Riddell and others (Respondents) McGrath and another and others (Appellants) v Riddell and others (Respondents) (Conjoined Appeals) [2008] UKHL 21 (9 April 2008) Source: www...

Regina (Gentle and Another) v Prime Minister and Others - Times Law Reports

Posted on April 10, 2008
Regina (Gentle and Another) v Prime Minister and Others House of Lords “The British Government did not owe a duty to British troops and their families, under article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, to hold a public inquiry into whether it had obtained adequate legal advice on the legality in international law of the [...

LSC and Law Society strike up unified legal aid contract - Legal Week

Posted on April 10, 2008
“The Law Society has resolved a long-running dispute with the Legal Services Commission (LSC) over the new unified contract for legal aid, after the LSC dropped a threat to usher in an entirely new contract.” Full story Legal Week, 10th April 2008 Source: www...

Judges rule in Saudi arms inquiry - BBC News

Posted on April 10, 2008
“The findings of a judicial review into the dropping of a corruption inquiry into BAE Systems’ Saudi arms deals will be revealed on Thursday.” Full story BBC News, 9th April 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Osama bin Laden?s ?right-hand man? Abu Qatada wins deportation fight - The Times

Posted on April 10, 2008
“Abu Qatada, described as ‘Osama bin Laden?s right-hand man in Europe’, won his fight against deportation yesterday as the Court of Appeal delivered two blows to attempts to remove suspected terrorists from the country. Three judges blocked the deportation of Abu Qatada despite a ‘no torture’ guarantee given to the British Government by Jordan...

Civil Justice Centre shines in court gloom - Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 10, 2008
“Ever since Labour came to power in 1997, the Government has been spending only about half the money that was needed to keep the courts of law in good working order.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 9th April 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

After 450 years, Sark turns back on feudal law - The Independent

Posted on April 10, 2008
“For more than 450 years Sark stood alone as one of Europe’s last bastions of feudal law, but yesterday marked the end of an era for the tiny Channel island as the UK Privy Council approved changes to its system of government, heralding the arrival of democracy for the first time...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on April 08, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) McNeill, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 553 (27 February 2008) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Mamki, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 307 (08 April 2008) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Gentoo Group Ltd & Anor v Hanratty [2008] EWHC 627 (QB) (07 April 2008) High [...

Christian group mounts challenge to HFEA on hybrid embryo research - The Times

Posted on April 08, 2008
” The legality of the licences that allowed the creation of Britain’s first human-animal hybrid embryos is to be challenged by a Christian group, The Times has learnt.” Full story The Times, 8th April 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co...

Five guilty of Kodjo gang murder - BBC News

Posted on April 08, 2008
“Five teenagers have been found guilty of killing 16-year-old schoolboy Kodjo Yenga.” Full story BBC News, 8th April 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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