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Suspended term for Plymouth sleep crash driver ? BBC News

Posted on June 18, 2010
“A driver who caused the death of two people after falling asleep at the wheel of her car has been spared jail.” Full story BBC News, 17th June 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Book review claim ?not serious enough? for libel action, says High Court ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on June 18, 2010
“A book reviewer’s slight of an author was not serious enough to form the basis of a libel case, the High Court has ruled. A threshold of seriousness must be crossed and that bar must be set high to discourage frivolous claims, the Court said...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on June 18, 2010
The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2010 Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Government overhaul of financial regulation creates dangers, say experts ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on June 18, 2010
“Plans for the shake-up of financial services regulation announced by UK Chancellor George Osborne last night raise more questions than answers, according to banking and financial legal experts.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 17th June 2010 Source: www...

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Ad watchdog clears Costa over Starbucks comparison ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on June 18, 2010
“Costa Coffee was entitled to make a claim that Starbucks drinkers preferred its coffee based on the results of a survey it carried out, regulator the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 17th June 2010 Source: www...

The future of the bar, the role of the judiciary ? Speech by Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

Posted on June 18, 2010
“The future of the bar, the role of the judiciary – Speech by Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, at the Inner Temple, 10th June 2010.” Full speech Judiciary of England and Wales, 15th June 2010 Source: www.judiciary...

Vetting and Barring Scheme registration halted ? Home Office

Posted on June 18, 2010
“Registration with the Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS) will be halted to allow the government to remodel the scheme back to proportionate, common sense levels, it was announced today.” Full press release Home Office, 15th June 2010 Source: www...

Man jailed after UK Border Agency foils sham marriage ? UK Border Agency

Posted on June 18, 2010
“A bogus groom has been jailed at Leeds Crown Court for 12 months after plotting to stage a sham marriage.” Full press release UK Border Agency, 11th June 2010 Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Fraudster jailed after stealing crash victim?s identity ? UK Border Agency

Posted on June 18, 2010
“An American fraudster has been jailed for 16 months after living illegally in the UK using the identity of a teenager who had died in a car accident.” Full press release UK �Border Agency, 17th June 2010 Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Bar Council shares experience on easing financial barriers to the professions ? The Bar Council

Posted on June 18, 2010
“David Pittaway QC, Chair of the Bar Council?s Training for the Bar Committee and the Neuberger Monitoring and Implementation Group, addressed the Gateways to the Professions Collaborative Forum, chaired by RIBA President Ruth Reed, on the subject of the Bar Loans Scheme, yesterday...

Baby shake childminder loses manslaughter appeal ? BBC News

Posted on June 18, 2010
“A Buckinghamshire childminder has lost an appeal against her conviction for killing a baby in her care.” Full story BBC News, 17th June 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Lover jailed for Swanwick car boot murder ? BBC News

Posted on June 18, 2010
“A man has been jailed for at least 15 years for killing his lover and hiding her body in the boot of her car.” Full story BBC News, 17th June 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Sentence increase for man who ?directed? webcam abuse ? BBC News

Posted on June 18, 2010
“A former Army sergeant jailed for five years for directing child sex abuse films thousands of miles away via webcam has had his sentence increased.” Full story BBC News, 17th June 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Children?s petting farms face tough new rules ? The Independent

Posted on June 18, 2010
“There should be no ban on children petting animals on farms but more must be done to protect them from infection, an inquiry has concluded.” Full story The Independent, 16th June 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Lesbian mother cannot be forced to pay maintenance ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 18, 2010
“A lesbian whose former partner bore a child through artificial insemination cannot be ordered to pay any maintenance, a High Court judge ruled today.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 17th June 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Police apology for wrongful conviction of Warren Blackwell ? The Independent

Posted on June 18, 2010
“A man who spent more than three years in jail for a crime he did not commit today described an apology from the police force that helped convict him as ‘too little, too late’.” Full story The Independent, 18th June 2010 Source: www...

Home secretary Theresa May bans radical preacher Zakir Naik from entering UK ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 18, 2010
“A radical preacher who claimed that ‘every Muslim should be a terrorist’ has been banned from coming to Britain, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Top neuroscientist died as out-of-hours doctors failed to spot blood infection ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 18, 2010
“A top neuroscientist died after a several out-of-hours doctors failed to spot a rapidly-spreading blood infection, an inquest has heard.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Parents sue Bradford hospital over daughter?s death ? BBC News

Posted on June 18, 2010
“The parents of a teenager who died just over 24 hours after being admitted to hospital are suing a NHS Trust.” Full story BBC News, 17th June 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

IPCC clears G20 protest sergeant Delroy Smellie ? BBC News

Posted on June 18, 2010
“A police officer accused of striking a woman with a baton at a G20 protest has been cleared by the Independent Police Complaints Commission.” Full story BBC News, 17th June 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Legal action launched over Godstone Farm E. coli twins ? BBC News

Posted on June 18, 2010
“The Kent mother of twins who were ill with E. coli in an outbreak in Surrey last year is suing the petting farm where her children became infected.” Full story BBC News, 18th June 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Cookham Wood jail breast cancer ruling quashed ? BBC News

Posted on June 18, 2010
“A woman’s right to claim for damages after doctors failed to diagnose her breast cancer while she was in prison in Kent has been quashed.” Full story BBC News, 18th June 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Newport father jailed after boy posing with gun shot ? BBC News

Posted on June 18, 2010
“A man has been jailed for five years after his 15-year-old stepson accidentally shot himself in the head while posing for photos with a gun.” Full story BBC News, 18th June 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Royal Navy wren jailed for smuggling �2m of cocaine on warship ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 18, 2010
“A Royal Navy wren who came to Britain as an asylum seeker has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years for smuggling �2 million worth of cocaine into the UK on board a warship.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2010 Source: www.telegraph...

Cash trick man jailed for �12,000 theft ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 18, 2010
“A man has been jailed for using an elaborate trick to steal more than �12,000 in cash from a businessman after he withdrew the money from a bank.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Locum GP struck off medical register for fatal overdose ? The Guardian

Posted on June 18, 2010
“Daniel Ubani, the German GP who accidentally killed one of his patients with a lethal injection of painkillers while working as a locum in the UK, was struck off the medical register today.” Full story The Guardian, 18th June 2010 Source: www...

Buncefield explosion: second company guilty of safety breach ? The Guardian

Posted on June 18, 2010
“TAV Engineering convicted of health and safety breach in connection with Buncefield oil depot blast in 2005.” Full story The Guardian, 18th June 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Government shelves Equality Act timetable ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on June 18, 2010
“The Government Equality Office (GEO) has withdrawn the timetable that detailed which parts of the recently passed Equality Act would come into force when. Some elements were due to come into force in October.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 17th June 2010 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on June 17, 2010
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Callum v R [2010] EWCA Crim 1325 (16 June 2010) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Thornton v Telegraph Media Group Ltd [2010] EWHC 1414 (QB) (16 June 2010) Kotula v EDF Energy Networks (EPN) Plc & Ors [2010] EWHC B11 (QB) (15 June 2010) J Varney & Sons Waste Management [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on June 17, 2010
The European Communities (Designation) (No. 2) Order 2010 The Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport Order 2010 The Inspectors of Education, Children?s Services and Skills (No. 3) Order 2010 Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

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