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How police put their faith in the ?expert? witness who was a fraud - The Observer

Posted on March 25, 2008
“Failures in the vetting procedures used for expert witnesses have emerged after a court ruled that a computer analyst who helped train hundreds of police officers and gave evidence in scores of trials is a liar and a fraudster.” Full story The Observer, 23rd March 2008 Source: http://observer...

Crippled marine is refused full payout - The Observer

Posted on March 25, 2008
“A Royal Marine who lost both his legs and an arm in a Taliban landmine blast in Afghanistan has been told by the Ministry of Defence that he is not entitled to the full compensation package offered to injured troops.” Full story The Observer, 23rd March 2008 Source: http://observer...

Brown faces deepening revolt over embryo bill - The Observer

Posted on March 25, 2008
“Gordon Brown faces a growing revolt over embryo research as former cabinet minister Stephen Byers last night joined calls for a free vote.” Full story The Observer, 23rd March 2008 Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/

Organised criminals exploit gaps in policing - The Times

Posted on March 25, 2008
“Organised criminals are exploiting gaps in policing created as officers become more concerned with hitting government targets and fighting terrorism, senior figures in the Metropolitan Police have warned.” Full story The Times, 22nd March 2008 Source: www...

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Incorrect exam results? Claim compensation - The Times

Posted on March 25, 2008
“Teenagers could receive thousands of pounds in compensation for being given the wrong GCSE and A-level grades, examination chiefs said.” Full story The Times, 22nd March 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Mystery of Gurrinder Singh, the boy left at a bus stop by ?uncle? - The Times

Posted on March 25, 2008
“A nine-year-old orphan who speaks no English and claims to have been kept indoors watching television for several years has been rescued after being ‘abandoned’ at a bus stop.” Full story The Times, 22nd March 2008 Source: www...

Cardinal Keith O?Brien attacks ?monstrous? human embryo Bill - The Times

Posted on March 25, 2008
“The Government is heading for its biggest confrontation with the Roman Catholic Church to date over its controversial new laws which will allow the creation of human-animal hybrid embryos.” Full story The Times, 22nd March 2008 Source: www...

R v Ngyuen - WLR Daily

Posted on March 25, 2008
R v Ngyuen [2008] EWCA Crim 585; [2008] WLR (D) 94 “The mere fact that the Crown chose to rely on bad character evidence which it had decided not to make the subject of a criminal charge could not of itself have such an adverse effect on the fairness of the proceedings that the court ought [...

Lichter & Schwarz (a partnership) v Rubin - WLR Daily

Posted on March 25, 2008
Lichter & Schwarz (a partnership) v Rubin [2008] EWHC 450 (Ch D); [2008] WLR (D) 93 “On an interim application for the disclosure of ‘information about relevant property or assets which are or may be the subject of an application for a freezing injunction’ pursuant to CPR r 25...

Westminster City Council v IC (a protected party by his litigation friend) and others - WLR Daily

Posted on March 25, 2008
Westminster City Council v IC (a protected party by his litigation friend) and others [2008] EWCA Civ 198; [2008] WLR (D) 92 “A judge did not have jurisdiction to make a declaration that a marriage based on lack of consent was not valid under English law, since such a marriage was voidable and not void ab [...

Wakefield Metropolitan District Council v T - WLR Daily

Posted on March 25, 2008
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council v T [2008] EWCA Civ 199; [2008] WLR (D) 91 “A supervision order made pursuant to s 31 of and para 6 of Sch 3 to the Children Act 1989 had an initial life of 12 months and could be extended for a further two years maximum...

B v B - WLR Daily

Posted on March 25, 2008
B v B [2008] EWCA Civ 543; [2008] WLR (D) 90 “In ancillary relief cases the source and origin of assets was one of the factors that had to be taken into account in determining distribution since the primary objectives of the exercise were fairness and an absence of discrimination between the parties...

Halabi (a Bankrupt) v Camden London Borough Council and Another - Times Law Reports

Posted on March 25, 2008
Halabi (a Bankrupt) v Camden London Borough Council and Another Chancery Division “The current practice in some county courts of annulling a bankruptcy order, on the basis of an undertaking from the bankrupt?s solicitor to pay the debts, costs and expenses of the bankruptcy, was not within the jurisdiction of the court...

Omar v Westminster City Council - Times Law Reports

Posted on March 25, 2008
Omar v Westminster City Council Court of Appeal “An officer reviewing a local authority decision that it had discharged its housing duty by offering suitable acccommodation had to examine the facts as they appeared at the date of that decision.” The Times, 25th March 2008 Source: www...

Giles v Rhind and Another (No 2) - Times Law Reports

Posted on March 25, 2008
Giles v Rhind and Another (No 2) Court of Appeal “The court had power to extend the limitation period where a party, allegedly in breach of duty, had entered into a transaction defrauding creditors.” The Times, 25th March 2008 Source: www...

Drake v Harbour - Times Law Reports

Posted on March 25, 2008
Drake v Harbour Court of Appeal “Where a claimant proved both that a defendant was negligent and that loss ensued which was of a kind likely to have resulted from such negligence, that would ordinarily be enough to enable a court to infer that it was probably so caused, even if the claimant was unable to [...

EB (Togo) and Another v Secretary of State for the Home Department - Times Law Reports

Posted on March 25, 2008
EB (Togo) and Another v Secretary of State for the Home Department Court of Appeal “Very lengthy delay in processing an application for indefinite leave to remain by a National Health Service employee who had returned to the UK despite a deportation order did not invalidate the order...

Woman?s ?cell hell? after yob row - BBC News

Posted on March 25, 2008
“A woman who told a gang of swearing teenage girls to be quiet spent 16 hours in a police cell after being falsely accused of assault.” Full story BBC News, 25th March 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Bus passengers in EU law ?farce? - BBC News

Posted on March 25, 2008
“Passengers across the UK have been hit by EU rules on working hours meant to protect drivers, bus companies say.” Full story BBC News, 25th March 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Alcohol law claims only one victim - The Times

Posted on March 25, 2008
“Only one person has been found guilty of selling alcohol to a drunk person since the 2003 Licensing Act was introduced, a minister has admitted.” Full story The Times, 25th March 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on March 25, 2008
The Street Works (Fixed Penalty) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2008 The Education (Assisted Places) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2008 The Education (Assisted Places) (Incidental Expenses) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2008 The Control of Salmonella in Poultry (Wales) Order 2008 The Honey (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Control of School Premises (Wales) (Amendment) [...

CJC pushes for overhaul of UK class action system - The Lawyer

Posted on March 25, 2008
“Procedures governing group actions could be overhauled to improve access to justice, the Civil Justice Council (CJC) has told The Lawyer.” Full story The Lawyer, 24th March 2008 Source: www.thelawyer.com

Pensions Regulator gets tough on conflicts - The Lawyer

Posted on March 25, 2008
“Firms with burgeoning pensions practices could face a threat to their client lists under conflicts of interest guidance set out by the Government’s Pensions Regulator.” Full story The Lawyer, 24th March 2008 Source: www.thelawyer.com

Civil Serf blogger faces disciplinary action - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on March 25, 2008
“A senior civil servant who detailed the inner workings of Government has reportedly been suspended pending an investigation into her conduct. The author of the popular Civil Serf blog is reported to have confessed to a Government investigating team...

Web business closed after site fails to appear - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on March 25, 2008
“A company behind a non-existent crime awareness website has been closed after a Government investigation into its business.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 25th March 2008 Source: www.out-law.com

Free law pioneer will publish vital precedents free for the first time - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on March 25, 2008
“A free law publication charity will publish the UK’s 3,000 most important legal decisions freely for the first time by June. The project will involve publishing vital rulings, dating back to the nineteenth century, on which UK common law is based...

Care proceedings reforms - Ministry of Justice

Posted on March 25, 2008
“The government is implementing key reforms to the child care proceedings system in England and Wales, following a review of the system completed in 2006.” Full press release Ministry of Justice, 19th March 2008 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Review of the use of restraint in juvenile secure settings - Ministry of Justice

Posted on March 25, 2008
“Justice Minister David Hanson has made a written ministerial statement on the review of the use of restraint in juvenile secure settings.” Full press release Ministry of Justice, 20th March 2008 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Solicitor General speech: CPS - racist and religious crimes - Attorney General?s Office

Posted on March 25, 2008
“Speech by Vera Baird Solicitor General for the CPS Racist and Relgious Crimes Policy Refresh, at the Mermaid Conference and Event Centre, London 19 March 2008.” Full speech Attorney General’s Office, 19th March 2008 Source: www.attorneygeneral...

Prosecutors? Investigation Code of Practice - Attorney General?s Office

Posted on March 25, 2008
“The purpose of this paper is to seek stakeholder views on the proposed Code of Practice which provides guidance to the specified prosecuting authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland on the use of the powers of investigation which are provided by POCA...

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