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Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on November 22, 2010
The Fixed Penalty (Amendment) Order 2010 The Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2010 The Animal Feed (Wales) Regulations 2010 The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Codes A, B and D) Order 2010 The Freedom of Information (Time for Compliance with Request) Regulations 2010 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on November 22, 2010
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Kuku, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 2533 (13 October 2010) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) KCI Licensing Inc & Ors v Smith & Nephew Plc & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 1260 (18 November 2010) Starglade Properties Ltd v Nash [2010] EWCA Civ 1314 (19 November 2010) Tilson v Alstom Transport [...

Emerald Supplies Ltd and another v British Airways plc ? WLR Daily

Posted on November 22, 2010
Emerald Supplies Ltd and another v British Airways plc [2010] EWCA Civ 1284; [2010] WLR (D) 294 “For a case to fall within CPR r 19.6, a claimant who had brought a representative action on behalf of the claimant and other representative claimants had to show at all stages of the proceedings that the interest [...

Pc dismissed for raping woman in police locker room ? BBC News

Posted on November 22, 2010
“A Metropolitan Police (Met) officer has been dismissed for raping a woman in a police locker room.” Full story BBC News, 18th November 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Ministers plan to close jails as part of bid to cut number of prisoners ? The Guardian

Posted on November 22, 2010
“The government wants to close two jails in anticipation of a raft of new policies aimed at cutting the prison population. The probation officers’ union, Napo, said it had learned that the government was considering the closure of Dartmoor and Lancaster Castle prisons, returning them to the duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster...

Legal aid cuts could make pro bono work a social duty for law firms ? The Guardian

Posted on November 22, 2010
“Is it a good idea to rely on organisations whose priority is making money to provide legal advice for those who can’t afford it?” Full story The Guardian, 19th November 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Council house tenants set for eviction rule change ? The Guardian

Posted on November 22, 2010
Councils are to be given powers to evict or transfer new tenants after as little as two years if their financial circumstances improve, under plans to be unveiled tomorrow. Full story The Guardian, 21st November 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Google agrees to delete private data gathered by Street View cars ? The Independent

Posted on November 22, 2010
“Google has agreed to delete all the personal data its Street View cars collected from unsecured wireless networks and will introduce new training and guidance for its staff, the Information Commissioner said yesterday.” Full story The Independent, 20th November 2010 Source: www...

Maidstone hospital error leads to �4.5m pay-out ? BBC News

Posted on November 19, 2010
“The husband of a woman left brain damaged by a delay in treating a tumour has said a �4.5m compensation pay-out cannot make up for what she has lost.” Full story BBC News, 18th November 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Theresa May drops plans for stop-and-search laws targeting ethnic minorities ? The Guardian

Posted on November 19, 2010
“Controversial plan to bring back police ‘sus’ stop-and-search laws targeting black and Asian people axed by Theresa May.” Full story The Guardian, 18th November 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Polluting plant nursery in Norfolk is fined ? BBC News

Posted on November 19, 2010
“A plant nursery has has been fined �10,000 after polluting five miles of a stream in Norfolk.” Full story BBC News, 18th November 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Girl sentenced over Wolverhampton war memorial graffiti ? BBC News

Posted on November 19, 2010
“A teenage girl who vandalised a city’s cenotaph has been told her actions were ‘despicable’.” Full story BBC News, 18th November 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Governments should have to justify privacy-affecting laws, says ICO ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on November 19, 2010
“Governments should be forced to report on the impact of laws which affect citizens’ privacy after they have come into force, telling Parliament whether those laws have worked and what privacy rights have been infringed, the UK’s privacy watchdog has said...

Content is ?made available? in jurisdiction where server is located, rules High Court ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on November 19, 2010
“A company is responsible for ‘making available’ internet-hosted material in the country where its host server is based, not in the country where the material is read or used, the High Court has said.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 18th November 2010 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on November 19, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) RT (Zimbabwe) & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 1285 (18 November 2010) Whitney v Monster Worldwide Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 1312 (18 November 2010) Emerald Supplies Ltd & Anor v British Airways Plc [2010] EWCA Civ 1284 (18 November 2010) Court of Appeal [...

Government rethinks TUPE stance ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on November 19, 2010
“The coalition government has scrapped plans to reform controversial employment regulations in an apparent U-turn by the Conservatives, it has emerged.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 18th November 2010 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Football Dataco Ltd and others v Sportradar GmbH and another ? WLR Daily

Posted on November 19, 2010
Football Dataco Ltd and others v Sportradar GmbH and another [2010] EWHC 2911 (Ch); [2010] WLR (D) 293 “The act of making available to the public all or a substantial part of the contents of a database by online transmission within the meaning of art 7(2)(b) of Parliament and Council Directive 96/9/EC on the Legal [...

C v D and another ? WLR Daily

Posted on November 19, 2010
C v D and another [2010] EWHC 2940 (Ch); [2010] WLR (D) 292 “A time-limited offer was not capable of being an offer within the meaning of CPR Pt 36, which established that an offer must be capable of acceptance unless and until withdrawn by service of a notice within CPR r 36...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on November 19, 2010
The Road Safety (Financial Penalty Deposit) (Amendment) Order 2010 Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Kenneth Clarke reaffirms commitment to rights and freedoms ? Mnistry of Justice

Posted on November 19, 2010
“Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has reaffirmed the Government?s commitment to rights and freedoms in the UK and to the European Convention on Human Rights.” Full press release Ministry of Justice, 18th November 2010 Source: www.justice.gov...

Reforming insurance contract law ? latest news ? Law Commission

Posted on November 19, 2010
“We have published a summary of the responses to our Issues Paper 6 (Damages for Late Payment and the Insurer’s Duty of Good Faith).” Full story Law Commission, 18th November 2010 Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk

Expert Evidence in Criminal Courts ? the Problem ? Speech by Lord Leveson

Posted on November 19, 2010
“Expert Evidence in Criminal Courts – the Problem – Speech by Lord Justice Leveson – Forensic Science Society, 18th November 2010.” Full speech Judiciary of England and Wales, 18th November 2010 Source: www.judiciary.gov...

Stop and search powers to change ? Home Office

Posted on November 19, 2010
“New proposals laid in parliament today will save an estimated 800,000 hours of police time each year.” Full press release Home Office, 17th November 2010 Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Respond to our equality and diversity consultation ? Bar Standards Board

Posted on November 19, 2010
“The Bar Standards Board has issued a consultation on the revision of its equality and diversity rules.” Full consultation Bar Standards Board, 18th November 2010 Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Men jailed after police op uncovers �1m in fake notes ? BBC News

Posted on November 19, 2010
“Four men have been jailed after counterfeit bank notes worth more than �1m were uncovered by police.” Full story BBC news, 17th November 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Beshenivsky killer Mustaf Jama starts appeal ? BBC News

Posted on November 19, 2010
“A man who murdered a policewoman during a bungled robbery has started an appeal against his conviction on the eve of the fifth anniversary of her death.” Full story BBC News, 17th November 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man jailed for murder of girlfriend?s toddler ? The Guardian

Posted on November 19, 2010
“A man was jailed for life today for the murder of his girlfriend’s toddler, whom he viciously attacked after her crying interrupted him playing on his Xbox computer game.” Full story The Guardian, 18th November 2010 Source: www.guardian...

Lorry driver who killed cyclist had ?godawful hangover? ? The Guardian

Posted on November 19, 2010
“A lorry driver who crushed a cyclist while chatting on his mobile phone with ‘the most godawful hangove’ was today jailed for seven years and disqualified from driving for life.” Full story The Guardian, 18th November 2010 Source: www...

Poundworld fined over faulty thermometers ? The Independent

Posted on November 19, 2010
“Discount retailer Poundworld has been fined �5,000 for selling dangerously faulty digital thermometers and other medical items, it was announced today.” Full story The Independent, 18th November 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Bar owner cleared of GBH faces �9,000 legal bill after court refuses to pay for his top QC ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on November 19, 2010
“An innocent businessman faces a �9,000 legal bill after judges ruled that the taxpayer should not have to pay for the leading criminal barrister who defended him.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 18th November 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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