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Teachers to be given new powers to crack down on nuisance pupils ? The Guardian

Posted on July 07, 2010
“Teachers will get tougher powers to deal with unruly pupils in a ‘zero tolerance’ crackdown on nuisance in the classroom, ministers will announce today.” Full story The Guardian, 7th July 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Handing foreign intelligence to British courts to be made illegal ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 07, 2010
“Handing foreign intelligence to British courts is to be made illegal, the Prime Minister has announced, as he said the government would pay compensation to end a series of embarrassing legal cases.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 7th July 2010 Source: www...

Privacy laws must move with the times ? The Guardian

Posted on July 07, 2010
“The internet has revolutionised the way information is stored. Public input can help us keep privacy laws strong and relevant.” Full story The Guardian, 6th July 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

David Cameron must not compromise on torture ? The Guardian

Posted on July 07, 2010
“The coalition should wait for the results of the torture inquiry before proposing legislation that bows to transatlantic pressure.” Full story The Guardian, 7th July 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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Behavioural advertising is fair if users can opt out, says privacy watchdog ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on July 07, 2010
“There is nothing ‘intrinsically unfair’ about behavioural advertising but website operators should offer visitors the option of using their services without any activity being recorded, privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner has said...

Government rules out appealing defence costs cap judgment ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on July 07, 2010
“The Law Society has welcomed the government’s decision not to appeal against Chancery Lane?s recent court victory in defeating the previous administration?s plans to make acquitted defendants pay most of the costs of their own defence.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 7th July 2010 Source: www...

Supreme court recognises gay asylum rights ? The Guardian

Posted on July 07, 2010
“Judgment means lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people have the right to escape persecution.” Full story The Guardian, 7th July 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Data protection laws: chance to have your say ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on July 06, 2010
“Plans were outlined today to seek views on the European Data Protection Directive and the Data Protection Act to ensure that current laws continue to safeguard people?s personal data in the 21st Century.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 6th July 2010 Source: www...

Munby calls for more openness in family courts ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on July 06, 2010
“Legislation intended to open up the family courts is a ?lost opportunity? that will fail to bring about the openness needed to improve confidence in family proceedings, a leading judge has said.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 6th July 2010 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on July 06, 2010
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Thakrar & Anor v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 1505 (05 July 2010) Alagaratnam v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 1506 (05 July 2010) High Court (Queen’s Bench) Henderson v London Borough of Hackney & Anor [2010] EWHC 1651 (QB) (05 July 2010) High Court (Chancery Division) Agrimarche Ltd, Re [2010] EWHC [...

Britain?s top law firms lose their magic touch in the downturn ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 06, 2010
Britain?s top law firms are losing their magic touch in the downturn with Linklaters the latest to be hit by the dearth of mergers and acquisitions activity. Full story Daily Telegraph, 6th July 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on July 06, 2010
The Control of Donations and Regulation of Loans etc. (Extension of the Prescribed Period) (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 The General Pharmaceutical Council (Transfer of Property, Rights and Liabilities, Fees and Grants) Order of Council 2010 The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Commencement No...

Government accused of declaring war on unions over strike law and redundancy plans ? The Guardian

Posted on July 06, 2010
“The government was today (5 July) accused of declaring war on trade unions as ministers moved to cut the redundancy terms of public sector workers and reports emerged of plans to tighten up the law on strike ballots.” Full story The Guardian, 5th July 2010 Source: www...

Man jailed indefinitely for ?lolly stick? row stabbings ? The Independent

Posted on July 06, 2010
“A 23-year-old man who stabbed a City banker and a diplomat in a ‘shocking and violent’ attack after one of their friends accidentally threw a lollipop stick at a BMW was jailed indefinitely for public protection today.” Full story The Independent, 5th July 2010 Source: www...

What isn?t wrong with Sharia law? ? The Guardian

Posted on July 06, 2010
“To safeguard our rights there must be one law for all and no religious courts.” Full story The Guardian, 5th July 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Hospital trust pay-out for brain-damaged taxi driver ? BBC News

Posted on July 06, 2010
“A taxi driver who suffered brain damage after a hospital scan was not properly interpreted has been awarded a multimillion-pound pay-out.” Full story BBC News, 5th July 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ex-teaching assistant jailed for child porn ? The Independent

Posted on July 06, 2010
“A former teaching assistant caught with more than 21,000 indecent images of children was jailed for nearly eight years today.” Full story The Independent, 5th July 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Ravichandran and another v Lewisham London Borough Council ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 06, 2010
Ravichandran and another v Lewisham London Borough Council [2010] EWCA Civ 755; [2010] WLR (D) 170 “An offer of accommodation made by a local authority in discharge of its housing duty under s 193(7) of the Housing Act 1996 had two requirements: the accommodation had to be suitable and the offer reasonable for the applicant [...

Home Office advice to gay asylum seekers criticised ? BBC News

Posted on July 06, 2010
“The Home Office has been accused of telling gay and lesbian asylum seekers to avoid persecution back home by keeping their sexuality secret.” Full story BBC News, 6th July 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Courts owed £1.3bn in unpaid fines, audit reveals ? BBC News

Posted on July 06, 2010
“Courts in England and Wales are owed £1.3bn in unpaid fines, confiscation and compensation orders.” Full story BBC News, 5th July 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Tortured terror suspects to get official inquiry at last ? The Guardian

Posted on July 06, 2010
“David Cameron is tomorrow expected to announce the terms of a long-promised, judge-led inquiry into allegations of MI5′s complicity in the torture of terror suspects and into how British citizens and residents are to be compensated for being detained at Guantánamo Bay...

Man jailed for Reading court petrol attack on defendant ? BBC News

Posted on July 06, 2010
“A man who was repeatedly raped at a Berkshire children’s home in the 1960s has been jailed after throwing petrol over a man he claimed abused him.” Full story BBC News, 5th July 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on July 06, 2010
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) McCluskey v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 1197 (06 July 2010) Winter & Anor v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 1474 (06 July 2010) Martin v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 1450 (06 July 2010) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) AA (Nigeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on July 06, 2010
The Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants etc) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010 The General Pharmaceutical Council (Fitness to Practise and Disqualification etc. Rules) Order of Council 2010 The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Appropriate Officer and Schedule 7 Prescribed Persons) (Revocation) Regulations 2010 The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Supervisory Authorities and Devolution Alignment) (Amendment) [...

Landmark ruling in drugs case ? UK Border Agency

Posted on July 06, 2010
“A Spanish woman has been sentenced to nine years in prison in a landmark drug smuggling prosecution by the UK Border Agency.” Full story UK Border Agency, 6th July 2010 Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Test of endurance for CPS employee in race case ? The Guardian

Posted on July 06, 2010
“Halima Aziz is approaching her tenth stressful year of litigation against her former employer, the Crown Prosecution Service. As an ex-CPS prosecutor in Yorkshire, her case for racial discrimination has so far been through four major court hearings, cost the state more than £1m, including a record £600,000 damages, and looks like becoming the longest-running [...

Fox and others v North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 05, 2010
Fox and others v North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust [2010] EWCA civ 729; [2010] WLR (D) 169 “In order for there to be a stable employment relationship it was not necessary for there to be a succession of short term or intermittent contracts...

Day and another v Hosebay Ltd; Howard de Walden Estates Ltd v Lexgorge Ltd ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 05, 2010
Day and another v Hosebay Ltd; Howard de Walden Estates Ltd v Lexgorge Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 748; [2010] WLR (D) 168 “A ‘building designed or adapted for living in’ was a ‘house … reasonably so called’ within s 2(1) of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 if it was constructed as a house for single [...

Metropolitan Housing Trust v Hadjazi ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 05, 2010
Metropolitan Housing Trust v Hadjazi [2010] EWCA Civ 750; [2010] WLR (D) 167 “The jurisdiction of the court to grant a social landlord a possession order against an assured tenant, the husband, under ground 14A in Pt II of Sch 2 to the Housing Act 1988 on the basis of the husband?s domestic violence or [...

Judicial culture still deters gay and lesbian lawyers, say researchers ? The Guardian

Posted on July 05, 2010
“The judiciary is failing to reflect the UK’s gay and lesbian community, experts say, as research suggests it is seriously under-represented on the bench.” Full story The Guardian, 4th July 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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