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Army ?involved in torture mission with US troops? ? The Independent

Posted on July 16, 2010
“Claims that British soldiers used water torture on a badly beaten Iraqi man before unlawfully handing him over to US interrogators are being investigated by the Ministry of Defence. The troubling case includes the first evidence before a UK court of British soldiers being directly involved in a joint torture operation with US forces...

Today, the firms behind the Buncefield fire will be held to account. But will they be made to pay? ? The Independent

Posted on July 16, 2010
“It has taken five years, but today the companies whose negligence caused the biggest fire ever seen in Europe in peacetime and almost destroyed a thriving community around the Buncefield oil depot will face justice.” Full story The Independent, 16th July 2010 Source: www...

Owner of fighting dogs from Llanbradach jailed ? BBC News

Posted on July 16, 2010
“A 47-year-old man has been jailed for six months for possessing fighting dogs and on animal cruelty charges.” Full story BBC News, 15th July 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe awaits tariff decision ? BBC News

Posted on July 16, 2010
“A High Court judge is to rule later on whether Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, will ever be released.” Full story BBC News, 15th July 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Romanian prince wins libel battle ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 16, 2010
“Prince Radu of Romania accepted a public apology and ‘substantia’ damages in the High Court in Londonover ‘extremely grave’ magazine allegations about his title.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 15th July 2010 Source: www...

Fears over new EU snooping powers for police ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 16, 2010
“The proposed power would allow officers from an EU country to demand information on anyone they suspect of an offence, no matter how minor or whether it is even criminal in the UK.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 16th July 2010 Source: www.telegraph...

Yorkshire Ripper will not be given parole, high court rules ? The Guardian

Posted on July 16, 2010
“A high court judge today ruled that Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, will not be eligible for parole and must spend the rest of his life in custody.” Full story The Guardian, 16th July 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Clause does not bar court from correcting contract, rules High Court ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on July 16, 2010
“A mistake in a contract between two companies can be corrected by a court despite the contract containing a clause stating that only the contents of the contract should govern the disputed deal.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 16th July 2010 Source: www...

Baby P doctor suspended for one year ? The Guardian

Posted on July 16, 2010
“Baby Peter’s GP, who failed to spot that the toddler was suffering abuse eight days before his death, was suspended for a year today for misconduct.” Full story The Guardian, 16th July 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Buncefield companies fined £5.35m for oil depot blaze ? The Guardian

Posted on July 16, 2010
“Companies owned by oil giants BP, Shell and Total were fined a total of £5.35m today for their involvement in the Buncefield oil storage depot explosion and fire ? the worst of its kind since the second world war.” Full story The Guardian, 16th July 2010 Source: www...

Goluboviv v Golubovic ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 16, 2010
Goluboviv v Golubovic [2010] EWCA Civ 767; [2010] WLR (D) 188 “Refusal to recognise a decree of divorce pronounced by a court in another jurisdiction within the Council of Europe, in the absence of a breach of natural justice, was a truly exceptional course...

Flood v Times Newspapers Ltd ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 16, 2010
Flood v Times Newspapers Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 804; [2010] WLR (D) 187 “In a report concerning an investigation into allegations of corruption against a police officer the media were entitled in the public interest to include the specific allegations made against the officer only where the requirements of the responsible journalism defence or Reynolds [...

R (Rickets) v Basildon Magistrates? Court ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 16, 2010
R (Rickets) v Basildon Magistrates? Court [2010] WLR (D) 186 “If goods were left outside a charity shop it could be inferred that it was the owner?s intention to donate them as a gift to the shop, and they were not abandoned but remained the property of the person who deposited them until taken into [...

Quinn Direct Insurance Ltd v The Law Society of England and Wales ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 16, 2010
Quinn Direct Insurance Ltd v The Law Society of England and Wales [2010] EWCA Civ 805; [2010] WLR (D) 185 “There was no reason to imply into the statutory scheme for the regulation of solicitors any provision or term entitling or obliging the Law Society to produce to a qualifying insurer documents emanating from a [...

A v Essex County Council ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 16, 2010
A v Essex County Council; [2010] UKSC 33; [2010] WLR (D) 184 “A local education authority which took 18 months to secure a place at one of the few specialist schools which was equipped to cope with a severely disabled child with special education needs, during which time he was unable to attend school at [...

Regina v Thompson, Regina v Crawford, Regina v Gomulu, Regina v Allen, Regina v Blake, Regina v Kasunga ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 16, 2010
Regina v Thompson, Regina v Crawford, Regina v Gomulu, Regina v Allen, Regina v Blake, Regina v Kasunga; [2010] EWCA Crim 1623; [2010] WLR (D) 183 “The collective responsibility of the jury was not confined to the verdict. It began as soon as the members of the jury had been sworn...

Franks and another v Bedward and another ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 16, 2010
Franks and another v Bedward and another; [2010] EWHC 1650 (Ch); [2010] WLR (D) 181 “Where an application for registration of title to land was ordered to be cancelled by the adjudicator, and the applicant subsequently succeeded in an appeal in circumstances where the order for cancellation was not protected by a stay, the court [...

Metropolitan Police bids to block Baby Peter inquest ? BBC News

Posted on July 15, 2010
“The Metropolitan Police are trying to block an inquest into the death of Baby Peter, the BBC has learned.” Full story BBC News, 14th July 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

?Wicked? woman jailed over false rape claim ? The Independent

Posted on July 15, 2010
“An ‘irresponsible and wicked’ woman was jailed for three years today after she slashed her body, hair and clothing to convince police she was the victim of a serious sexual assault.” Full story The Independent, 15th July 2010 Source: www...

EasyJet founder wins Ryanair libel payout ? The Independent

Posted on July 15, 2010
“EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou accepted undisclosed libel damages today over Ryanair advertisements which accused him of lying.” Full story The Independent, 15th July 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

CPS damages claim saga rumbles on ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on July 15, 2010
“A judge has with a ?heavy heart? allowed the Crown Prosecution Service to continue defending an employment tribunal claim that has already been in court four times and cost the taxpayer more than £1m, including a record £600,000 in damages for racial discrimination...

Jail term for Luton man over fatal punch ? BBC News

Posted on July 15, 2010
“A man has been jailed for punching a teenager, killing him following a year-long dispute between the two.” Full story BBC News, 14th July2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Bristol drug gang jailed after covert police operation ? BBC News

Posted on July 15, 2010
“Four men have been jailed for their part in a drugs network which police said allowed them to live a life of luxury hotels and fast cars.” Full story BBC News, 14th July 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Killers jailed for murders of London chef and flatmate ? BBC News

Posted on July 15, 2010
“Two men must each serve at least 33 years in prison after being jailed for life for murdering a chef and his Italian flatmate in south London.” Full story BBC News, 15th July 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Bailii: Recent Decisions

Posted on July 15, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Royal Bank of Scotland Plc v Highland Financial Partners LP & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 809 (14 July 2010) Autofocus Ltd v Accident Exchange Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 788 (14 July 2010) Quinn Direct Insurance Ltd v The Law Society of England and Wales [2010] EWCA Civ 805 (14 July [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on July 15, 2010
The Rice Products from the United States of America (Restriction on First Placing on the Market) (Wales) (Revocation) Regulations 2010 The National Health Service (Miscellaneous Amendments Relating to Independent Prescribing) (Wales) Regulations 2010 The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Amendment) (Wales) (No...

Man jailed for fatal drunk crash in Nottinghamshire ? BBC News

Posted on July 15, 2010
“A driver who killed two passengers in a crash in Nottinghamshire has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.” Full story BBC News, 14th July 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judges hear Clarke?s plans for justice ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on July 15, 2010
“A sensible review of sentencing policy is long overdue, Kenneth Clarke has told an audience of senior judges.” Full speech Ministry of Justice, 14th July 2010 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

CPS lawyer admits serious offences in breach of trust ? Crown Prosecution Service

Posted on July 15, 2010
“The Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, said that Crown Prosecution Service lawyer Sarfraz Ibrahim had disgraced the service through a serious breach of trust after he admitted charges of corruption, misconduct and attempting to perverting the course of justice...

Government begins RIPA review ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on July 15, 2010
“The Government will review the use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA), the law that governs state tapping of phone, email and internet use. The law will be looked at as part of a wider review of counter-terrorism laws.” Full story OUT-LAW...

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