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Free speech ? the gloves are off ? The Times

Posted on June 01, 2010
“In the 1960s, when I began to practise law, there was no positive right to free speech in English law. Free speech was a strong British political value, but as a matter of English law it was merely the space left by the criminal and civil law ? official secrecy, fair trials, contract, confidentiality, copyright, [...

Civil service redundancy decision is not quite the victory we thought ? The Guardian

Posted on June 01, 2010
“Earlier this month, the Public and Commercial Services Union challenged the government’s attempts to reduce the level of redundancy pay for civil servants, and won. The case has been hailed as a ‘major victory’, but it may not be the triumph it first appears...

Teenage bullies jailed for firework attack death ? The Independent

Posted on June 01, 2010
“Three teenagers who killed a woman by pushing a firework through her letterbox following a string of bullying attacks on her son were jailed today.” Full story The Independent, 28th May 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Lawyers prepare to hear LeO roar ? The Guardian

Posted on June 01, 2010
“Have you ever complained about the service you received from a lawyer? It’s not always the easiest thing in the world: lawyers do not really see themselves as a service industry, and so tend to treat complaints as a personal affront rather than as a chance to ensure their clients have had a good experience...

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on June 01, 2010
High Court (Administrative Court) Roszas, R (on the application of) v Baranya County Court Hungary [2010] EWHC 1265 (Admin) (18 May 2010) Dikmonas, R (on the application of) v Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania [2010] EWHC 1222 (Admin) (18 May 2010) Sanyaolu v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWHC [...

Solider jailed after illegal dog kills nephew ? The Independent

Posted on June 01, 2010
“A soldier who owned an illegal breed of dog which attacked and killed his four-year-old nephew was jailed for four months today.” Full story The Independent, 1st June 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

News of the World story on John Terry?s dad was entrapment, says judge ? The Guardian

Posted on June 01, 2010
“A crown court judge today described the News of the World’s story about the father of England footballer John Terry selling cocaine as a ‘very, very clear case of entrapment’.” Full story The Guardian, 1st June 2010 Source: www...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on June 01, 2010
The Wireless Telegraphy (Automotive Short Range Radar) (Exemption) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Education (Amendments Relating to the Intervals for the Inspection of Education and Training) (Wales) Regulations 2010 The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No...

What does Lord Lester?s defamation bill propose? ? The Guardian

Posted on May 28, 2010
“An analysis of Lord Lester’s private members’ defamation bill.” Full story The Guardian, 27th May 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Daughter?s new inquest bid on Anglesey mother refused ? BBC News

Posted on May 28, 2010
“A daughter has lost a High Court attempt for another inquest into her mother’s death.” Full story BBC News, 25th May 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Lincolnshire shooting ?down to police error? ? BBC News

Posted on May 28, 2010
“Police made a ‘blatant error’ by not seizing firearms certificates from a man who went on to shoot his step-daughter, the police watchdog has said.” Full story BBC News, 26th May 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Tyneside death cab driver is spared jail ? BBC News

Posted on May 28, 2010
“A taxi driver who killed a passenger after driving off with his cab door open has been spared jail.” Full story BBC News, 27th May 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on May 28, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Secretary of State for the Home Department v HK (Turkey) [2010] EWCA Civ 583 (27th May 2010) Haugesund Kommune & Anor v Depfa ACS Bank [2010] EWCA Civ 579 (27 May 2010) Varsani v Relfo Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 560 (27 May 2010) Egal, R (on the application of) v [...

Craftrule Ltd v 41-60 Albert Palace Mansions (Freehold) Ltd ? WLR Daily

Posted on May 28, 2010
Craftrule Ltd v 41-60 Albert Palace Mansions (Freehold) Ltd [2010] EWHC 1230 (Ch); [2010] WLR (D) 138 “The phrase ‘a self-contained part of a building’ in ss 3 and 4 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 did not, either expressly or by implication, require that a self-contained part of a building [...

O?Byrne v Aventis Pasteur MSD Ltd ? WLR Daily

Posted on May 28, 2010
O?Byrne v Aventis Pasteur MSD Ltd [2010] UKSC 23; [2010] WLR (D) 137 �”In a claim under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 based on the rights conferred under Council Directive 85/374/EEC concerning liability for defective products, which by art 11 required proceedings to be brought against the producer within ten years of the product being [...

Jones v Kernott ? WLR Daily

Posted on May 28, 2010
Jones v Kernott [2010] EWCA Civ 578; [2010] WLR (D) 136 “Where the parties had agreed when they separated that they had equal interests in a residential property conveyed into their joint names there had to be something to displace those interests before the court could impute from the parties? conduct an intention to vary [...

Edwards v Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust ? WLR Daily

Posted on May 28, 2010
Edwards v Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2010] EWCA Crim 571; [2010] WLR (D) 135 “An employee who suffered damage as a result of findings of personal or professional misconduct leading to dismissal and loss of professional status that were made against him in disciplinary proceedings conducted in breach of contract, and which would [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on May 28, 2010
The Census (Wales) Regulations 2010 The Newlyn Pier and Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 2010 Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Bar rules delay blamed for low LDP take-up ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on May 28, 2010
“The delay in the relaxation of rules preventing barristers from entering law firm partnerships has been blamed for the low take-up of the first wave of new legal business structures.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 27th May 2010 Source: www...

Doormen jailed after Shrewsbury club attack ? BBC News

Posted on May 28, 2010
“Two nightclub doormen have been jailed for the manslaughter of a man who died after an attack in Shrewsbury.” Full story BBC News, 27th May 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Bedfordshire father jailed for injuring twins ? BBC News

Posted on May 28, 2010
“A father from Bedfordshire who caused fractures to the bones of both his baby twins has been jailed for 18 months.” Full story BBC News, 27th May 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Annual board elections in new code for top companies ? BBC News

Posted on May 28, 2010
“Plans for directors to submit to an annual shareholder vote form part of an overhaul of the code of conduct for the UK’s top 350 listed companies.” Full story BBC News, 27th May 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Baroness Scotland?s illegal immigrant cleaner jailed ? The Times

Posted on May 28, 2010
“The illegal immigrant who tricked Baroness Scotland of Asthal into hiring her as a cleaner was jailed for eight months yesterday.” Full story The Times, 28th May 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Teacher who attacked pupil is sacked ? The Independent

Posted on May 28, 2010
“A science teacher who attacked a 14-year-old pupil with a dumbbell was sacked from his job, a union said. Peter Harvey, 50, was handed a two year community order on Monday at Nottingham Crown Court after he admitted bludgeoning the boy at All Saints’ Roman Catholic School in Mansfield...

GPs send reforms plan back to drawing board ? The Guardian

Posted on May 28, 2010
“The British Medical Association, the doctors’ trade union body, today turned its back on reforms designed to protect patients from another killer doctor like the GP Harold Shipman. It rejected a detailed set of proposals from the profession’s regulatory body, the General Medical Council...

First UK ad for abortion services draws 350 complaints ? The Guardian

Posted on May 28, 2010
“ASA to assess criticism of TV campaign for sexual health charity Marie Stopes.” Full story The Guardian, 28th May 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Sir Geoff Hurst wins High Court case over �600,000 Spanish property ? The Times

Posted on May 28, 2010
“Sir Geoff Hurst won a High Court fight yesterday over a �600,000 investment in Spanish property. The England World Cup hero, along with six other investors, sued Mark Cordner, their former financial adviser, for misrepresenting terms of a �2 million deal for off-plan villas in 2003 and 2004...

Charity fraudster Peter Sainsbury jailed for five years ? The Times

Posted on May 28, 2010
“With the Archbishop of Canterbury listed as a patron alongside MPs and aristocrats there was a willing stream of celebrities ready to support a charity helping prisoners after their release. Jeffrey Archer donated royalties from his prison diary to the People?s Opportunity to Work (POW) Trust, which has helped hundreds of former inmates rebuild their [...

Alton immigrant laundry director jailed ? BBC News

Posted on May 28, 2010
“A Berkshire man who hired 23 illegal immigrants at a laundry in Hampshire has been jailed for a year for assisting unlawful immigration.” Full story BBC News, 28th May 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Pair guilty of killing Leicester solicitor Vina Patel ? BBC News

Posted on May 28, 2010
“A solicitor has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 29 years for hiring a hitman to murder his business partner.” Full story BBC News, 28th May 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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