Legal News

Barnado?s chief calls for age of criminal responsibility to be raised ? The Observer

Posted on September 13, 2010
“Martin Narey says children shouldn’t be held legally accountable for actions until they are 12.” Full story The Observer, 12th September 2010 Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/

The Battle for Trevalga: residents win partial victory in fight to stop public school selling hamlet ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 13, 2010
“A tiny Cornish community has won a partial victory in its fight against a leading public school.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 12th September 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Teacher jailed for sex with under-age girl ? The Independent

Posted on September 13, 2010
“A secondary school teacher was jailed for four years today after being found guilty of having sex with a 15-year-old girl.” Full story The Independent, 13th September 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Man jailed for killing 100-year-old mother in Stepney ? BBC News

Posted on September 13, 2010
“A former black cab driver has been jailed for six years for killing his 100-year-old mother.” Full story BBC News, 13th September 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Margate couple jailed for abusing boys under four ? BBC News

Posted on September 13, 2010
“A Kent couple have been jailed for two years for abusing two young boys.” Full story BBC News, 13th September 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Marksmen who shot barrister Mark Saunders retain anonymity ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 13, 2010
“Police marksmen who shot dead a barrister at the end of a five-hour siege at his Chelsea home can give evidence anonymously at his inquest amid fears they will targeted by the criminal underworld, a coroner ruled yesterday.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 13th September 2010 Source: www...

Stem cell doctor guilty of breaching good practice ? The Independent

Posted on September 10, 2010
“A doctor who exploited ‘vulnerable’ multiple sclerosis patients by exaggerating the benefits of stem cell therapy faces being struck off after his fitness to practise was found to be impaired today.” Full story The Independent, 10th September 2010 Source: www...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on September 10, 2010
The Llangollen and Corwen Railway Order 2010 The Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Radioactive Contaminated Land (Enabling Powers and Modification of Enactments) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Radioactive Contaminated Land (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The New Woodlands School (Amendment) [...

Son jailed for murdering father and burying his remains ? BBC News

Posted on September 10, 2010
“A man who murdered his father and buried his remains in concrete in a garden has been jailed for life and ordered to serve at least 16 years.” Full story BBC News, 10th September 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Control orders ?best option available? in terror fight ? The Independent

Posted on September 10, 2010
“The Government should seriously consider retaining controversial control orders to keep tabs on suspected terrorists, a think tank said today.” Full story The Independent, 10th September 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Recent Stautory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on September 10, 2010
The Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Order 2010 The Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Order 2010 The Kent and Essex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Order 2010 The Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No.3) Order 2010 The Equality Act 2010 (Qualifying Compromise Contract Specified Person) Order 2010 The North Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Order 2010 The [...

Firm claims sex discrimination in legal aid tender ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on September 10, 2010
“A London firm has claimed sex discrimination in judicial review proceedings challenging the Legal Services Commission?s refusal to award it immigration and community care contracts.” Full  story Law Society’s Gazette, 9th September 2010 Source: www...

Kent dog breeder Melanie King banned for animal cruelty ? BBC News

Posted on September 10, 2010
“A Kent breeder who kept dogs in ‘truly appalling’ conditions has been banned from keeping animals for life.” Full story BBC News, 9th September 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Payout after Nottingham doctor fails to diagnose tumour ? BBC News

Posted on September 10, 2010
“A former clergyman left disabled after a delay in diagnosing a brain tumour has received undisclosed substantial damages from a Nottingham hospital.” Full story BBC News, 9th September 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Doctor to be charged with modern-day slavery ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 10, 2010
“A doctor who smuggled a woman into Britain to work for her has become the first person in Britain to be charged with modern-day slavery.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Hammer attack school condemned by victim?s mother ? The Guardian

Posted on September 09, 2010
“The mother of a white 15-year-old boy who was left with brain damage after a hammer attack by a gang of British Asian pupils blamed his school today after a report found it failed to recognise a series of racist incidents prior to the assault.” Full story The Guardian, 9th September 2010 Source: www...

Phone hacking claims to be debated by Parliament ? BBC News

Posted on September 09, 2010
“MPs are to hold an emergency debate later to discuss the allegations of phone hacking by journalists at the News of the World.” Full story BBC News, 9th September 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on September 09, 2010
High Court (Chancery Division) Hopton v Miller [2010] EWHC B20 (Ch) (31 August 2010) Wickens v Cheval Property Developments Ltd [2010] EWHC 2249 (Ch) (08 September 2010) Source: www.bailii.org

LSC reverses contract decision following judge?s warning ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on September 09, 2010
“The Legal Services Commission has averted one legal challenge to its tender process by awarding a social welfare contract to a Birmingham firm which sought a judicial review of the LSC?s initial decision not to make an award.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 9th September 2010 Source: www...

Solicitors under fire from bar over referral fees ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on September 09, 2010
“The new Criminal Bar Association chair has criticised solicitors for ?abusing? the referral fee arrangements for Crown court advocacy, claiming that solicitors are pocketing money for work done by barristers.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 9th September 2010 Source: www...

TV format inventor fails to convince court that BBC stole his idea ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on September 09, 2010
“A man has failed in his attempt to show that his gameshow idea was copied by the BBC. A High Court judge refused to allow a full trial on the claims, calling them ‘simply unreal.’ “ Full story OUT-LAW.com, 8th September 2010 Source: www...

Bromsgrove man jailed over indecent images of children ? BBC News

Posted on September 09, 2010
“A man has been jailed for three-and-a-half years after admitting making, distributing and possessing indecent photographs of children.” Full story BBC News, 8th September 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Goldman Sachs fined £20m by FSA ? The Guardian

Posted on September 09, 2010
“The Financial Services Authority has fined Goldman Sachs £20m after the investment bank failed to tell the regulator a member of staff at the centre of fraud charges in the US was working in the UK.” Full story The Guardian, 9th September 2010 Source: www...

Conman jailed over fake injury compensation claims ? The Independent

Posted on September 09, 2010
“A fraudster was jailed today for trying to claim compensation from a number of local councils for injuries he had never suffered.” Full story The Independent, 8th September 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

System for appointing judges ?undermining international courts? ? The Guardian

Posted on September 09, 2010
“A ‘toxic’ system for appointing the world’s most senior judges is fundamentally undermining the legitimacy of international courts, a new study claims.” Full story The Guardian, 8th September 2010 Source: www.guardian.co...

Government climbdown on detention of children in immigration centres ? The Guardian

Posted on September 09, 2010
“Immigration minister Damian Green announces intention to ‘minimise’ detention of children rather than end practice.” Full story The Guardian, 9th September 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

New inquiry into Chinook crash which killed intelligence officers ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 09, 2010
“An independent review is to be conducted into the crash of an RAF Chinook on the Mull of Kintyre which killed 25 senior intelligence officers and the aircraft crew, the government has announced.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2010 Source: www...

Extradition treaty review will take a year ? The Independent

Posted on September 09, 2010
“A review of Britain’s extradition treaty with the US and other jurisdictions will not be completed until the end of next summer, the Home Secretary announced yesterday. The Coalition’s inquiry would consider whether the UK-US treaty was ‘unbalanced’ and would also look at the breadth of the Home Secretary’s discretion to intervene in cases, Theresa [...

Leeds crime boss ordered to pay £10.6m ? BBC News

Posted on September 09, 2010
“A former car dealer who was jailed for 25 years for a £7m heroin plot has been ordered to pay £10.6m by a judge.” Full story BBC News, 9th September 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Cheshire carer jailed for abusing dementia patients ? BBC News

Posted on September 09, 2010
“A woman who abused elderly people with dementia at the care home where she worked has been jailed for 18 months.” Full story BBC News, 9th September 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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