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The Law Explored: when the Lords changes its mind - The Times

Posted on February 06, 2008
“Last week, in the so-called Lotto rapist case, the law lords said the law was wrong and changed it. How can they do that?” Full story The Times, 6th February 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Youth?s appeal clears way for thousands to sue police - The Guardian

Posted on February 06, 2008
“It was last updated at 23:45 on February 05 2008. The court of appeal opened the way yesterday for thousands of suspects to claim damages for false imprisonment if they were kept waiting in a police station pending a Crown Prosecution Service decision on what offence to charge them with...

Employment tribunals should punish the constructive dismissal, not the history - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on February 06, 2008
“A victim of a constructive dismissal can only be compensated by an employment tribunal for damages relating to that actual dismissal, not for an employer’s bad behaviour leading up to it, the Court of Appeal has ruled.” Full story OUT-LAW...

?Confidentiality an inviolable right? - The Times

Posted on February 06, 2008
“Ministers are coming under growing pressure from the legal profession to act over the regulation of bugging.” Full story The Times, 6th February 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Police to give public business card in move to cut red tape - The Guardian

Posted on February 06, 2008
“Police officers will give the public a business card when they stop them in the street instead of filling out a lengthy form under proposals to be unveiled tomorrow by Sir Ronnie Flanagan, the chief inspector of constabulary.” Full story The Guardian, 6th February 2008 Source: www...

MoJ defiant as barristers boycott VHCC deal - Legal Week

Posted on February 06, 2008
“The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has refused to increase fee levels for very high-cost criminal cases (VHCCs) despite thousands of barristers opting to boycott the new Government contract.” Full story Legal Week, 5th February 2008 Source: www...

Post Office compensation claim could cost millions - The Times

Posted on February 06, 2008
“Royal Mail could be forced to pay several million pounds in compensation amid accusations that it flouted employment law in its restructuring of the Post Office network.” Full story The Times, 6th February 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co...

Arcades blame gambling law for lost income - Financial Times

Posted on February 06, 2008
“Seaside arcades and amusement centres are among thousands of businesses that have lost more than a fifth of their income because of the impact of gambling legislation on gaming machines, industry leaders told MPs on Tuesday.” Full story Financial Times, 6th February 2008 Source: www...

Officer told he would face trial if bugging was revealed - The Guardian

Posted on February 06, 2008
“Scotland Yard officers threatened a former policeman with prosecution under the Official Secrets Act if he divulged what he knew about a covert operation in which an MP’s conversations were bugged, the Guardian has learned.” Full story The Guardian, 6th February 2008 Source: www...

Every breath you take, every move you make, a camera will be watching you - The Times

Posted on February 06, 2008
“Walk down any high street in Britain today and you will instantly be under surveillance. All around you, lampposts and shopfronts bristle with CCTV cameras, many of them privately operated and unregulated. They are watching you in case you are bent on shoplifting or engaging in violent disorder...

Bar Standards Board kicks off pre-reform review - Legal Week

Posted on February 06, 2008
“The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has launched a root-and-branch review of the future of the profession in the wake of the Legal Services Act.” Full story Legal Week, 6th February 2008 Source: www.legalweek.com

New trial bid over death fall man - BBC News

Posted on February 06, 2008
“The former wife of a father who killed his young son in a plunge from a hotel balcony is calling for him to be prosecuted when he returns to Britain.” Full story BBC News, 6th February 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Poll shows growing opposition to ID cards over data fears - The Guardian

Posted on February 06, 2008
“The number of people strongly opposed to the introduction of a national identity card scheme has risen sharply, according to the results of an ICM poll to be published today.” Full story The Guardian, 6th Febraury 2008 Source: www.guardian...

Ryanair ordered to pay damages to steel band ?terrorists? thrown off jet - The Times

Posted on February 06, 2008
“The five members of Caribbean Steel International were awarded �1,116 each in damages yesterday after a judge found that they had been removed unreasonably. Far from being terrorists, they were returning from a music festival in Sardinia.” Full story The Times, 6th February 2008 Source: www...

Unlawfully killed: the mother given fatal epidural dose minutes after birth - The Guardian

Posted on February 06, 2008
“The case of a new mother who was mistakenly given a fatal dose of a strong epidural anaesthetic will be re-examined by the Crown Prosecution Service after an inquest jury ruled yesterday that she was unlawfully killed.” Full story The Guardian, 6th February 2008 Source: www...

Juries should hear wire tap and e-mail evidence, says review - The Times

Posted on February 06, 2008
“Gordon Brown will announce the findings of an independent review today that will open the door to the use of intercept evidence in court.” Full story The Times, 6th February 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Legal Opinion: Time for the abolition of the workhouse and the bawdy house? - The Independent

Posted on February 06, 2008
“Some laws have been used just once in 200 years. Others have simply outlived their usefulness. Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, looks at plans to tidy up the statute-book.” Full story The Independent, 6th February 2008 Source: www.independent...

Women face prison for ignoring a murder under their own roof - The Times

Posted on February 06, 2008
“Two sisters wept and their mother screamed abuse when all three were found guilty yesterday of turning a blind eye to the horrific murder of a young woman in their house.” Full story The Times, 6th February 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co...

Too much bling costs suspected drug dealer �650,000 in assets - The Guardian

Posted on February 06, 2008
“A suspected drugs trafficker who claimed that an ice cream van and other small businesses had earned him three homes and a fleet of luxury cars has become one of the biggest victims of criminal assets recovery law.” Full story The Guardian, 6th February 2008 Source: www...

This driver will kill someone, warns judge - Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 06, 2008
“A judge has criticised Government guidelines that prevent him from passing a longer sentence on a man with 42 motoring convictions.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 6th February 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Aspiring model was murdered for sexual gratification, jury told - The Guardian

Posted on February 06, 2008
“The man accused of murdering aspiring model Sally Anne Bowman admitted having sex with her corpse but denied killing her, the Old Bailey heard yesterday.” Full story The Guardian, 6th February 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Very High Cost Criminal Cases - the future - Ministry of Justice

Posted on February 05, 2008
“The Legal Services Commission and Ministry of Justice today announced steps that are being taken in order to proceed with the tender to establish a Panel of solicitors and barristers to represent defendants in [...]

Lawyers? salaries catch up with investment bankers? - The Lawyer

Posted on February 05, 2008
“Trainee solicitor pay has finally caught up with the graduate salaries on offer at investment banks, a new survey reveals.” Full story The Lawyer, 5th February 2008 Source: www.thelawyer.com

Legal flaw in power of attorney revealed - The Times

Posted on February 05, 2008
“Thousands of people who took steps to protect their affairs or those of elderly relatives if they become incapable could unwittingly be in breach of the law.” Full story The Times, 5th February 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on February 05, 2008
High Court (Administrative Court) Cable & Wireless Services UK Ltd, R (on the application of) v Central Arbitration Committee & Anor [2008] EWHC 115 (Admin) (04 February 2008) Williams, Re [2008] EWHC 154 (Admin) (01 February 2008) Tran, Re [2008] EWHC 159 (Admin) (01 February 2008) Johnson, Re [2008] EWHC 160 (Admin) (01 February [...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on February 05, 2008
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Secretary of State for Justice v Walker [2008] EWCA Civ 30 (01 February 2008) Wragg & Ors v Surrey County Council [2008] EWCA Civ 19 (01 February 2008) Brooke & Ors , R (on the application of) v The Parole Board & Anor [2008] EWCA Civ 29 (01 February [...

Speaker promises ?root and branch? review of MPs? expenses - The Guardian

Posted on February 05, 2008
“The Commons speaker, Michael Martin, promised last night a ‘root-and-branch’ review of parliamentary allowances as he added his weight to the clamour inside and outside parliament for MPs’ expenses to be made more transparent...

Regina (Brooke and Another) v Parole Board and Another - Times Law Reports

Posted on February 05, 2008
Regina (Brooke and Another) v Parole Board and Another; Regina (O?Connell) v Same Regina (Murphy) v Same “The Parole Board?s relationship with the executive was such that it did not have the independence required when determining whether convicted prisoners should remain in prison or be released on licence...

Martin v Triggs Turner Barton (a Firm) and Others - Times Law Reports

Posted on February 05, 2008
Martin v Triggs Turner Barton (a Firm) and Others “The court was entitled to make an order to ensure that specific disclosure was carried out properly.” The Times, 5th February 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication...

Police to urge cannabis regrading - BBC News

Posted on February 05, 2008
“Senior police officers are to tell government advisers that cannabis should be upgraded from a Class C to a more dangerous Class B drug.” Full story BBC News, 5th February 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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