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BA strike starts on Monday on after court strikes down injunction ? The Times

Posted on May 21, 2010
“Tens of thousands of British Airways passengers face flight cancellations over the Whitsun Bank Holiday and school half-term after the Court of Appeal overturned an injunction that was blocking a strike yesterday.” Full story The Times, 21st May 2010 Source: www...

Injunction over Meriden travellers? site ? BBC News

Posted on May 21, 2010
“A High Court injunction has been won by a council to stop travellers building on land they own in a village.” Full story BBC News, 21st May 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judge-only trials should be an option for serious organised crimes ? The Guardian

Posted on May 21, 2010
“Trial by jury has become a central feature of the coalition agreement policy on civil liberties ? but is it time for reform?” Full story The Guardian, 21st May 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Sex blogger wins libel case against Independent on Sunday ? The Guardian

Posted on May 21, 2010
“Author Zoe Margolis has been awarded damages over newspaper’s ‘hooker’ headline.” Full story The Guardian, 21st May 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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Bilta (UK) Ltd (in liquidation) v Nazir and others ? WLR Daily

Posted on May 20, 2010
Bilta (UK) Ltd (in liquidation) v Nazir and others [2010] EWHC 1086 (Ch); [2010] WLR (D) 129 “An application for a stay of legal proceedings made under s 9 of the Arbitration Act 1996 was not subject to the procedural rules contained in CPR Pt 11 for challenging the jurisdiction of the court...

Regina v Kluxen; Regina v Rostas and another ? WLR Daily

Posted on May 20, 2010
Regina v Kluxen; Regina v Rostas and another [2010] EWCA Crim 1081; [2010] WLR (D) 128 “Where the Secretary of State for the Home Department was required by s 32 of the United Kingdom Borders Act 2007 to make a deportation order in respect of a foreign criminal, namely a person who was not a [...

Regina v R (L) ? WLR Daily

Posted on May 20, 2010
Regina v R (L) [2010] EWCA Crim 924; [2010] WLR (D) 126 “Where a defendant was charged with offences relating to indecent images of children, arrangements to provide his lawyers with copies of those images for the sole purpose of discharging their professional responsibilities to the defendant, and the acceptance by them of access to [...

Regina v W and others ? WLR Daily

Posted on May 20, 2010
Regina v W and others [2010] EWCA Crim 927; [2010] WLR (D) 125 “Where a person was accused of permitting the deposit, disposing or keeping of controlled waste, contrary to s 33 of the Control of Pollution Act 1990, the question whether the material in question amounted to ‘waste’, and if so, ‘controlled waste’, was [...

Extradition of computer hacker Gary McKinnon put on hold ? The Guardian

Posted on May 20, 2010
“The extradition of the computer hacker Gary McKinnon has been put on hold after the new home secretary, Theresa May, agreed to an adjournment of a judicial review that was supposed to start within days.” Full story The Guardian, 20th May 2010 Source: www...

Chancery Lane welcomes coalition government proposals ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on May 20, 2010
“The Law Society welcomed the new coalition government?s pledge to seek a better balance between state surveillance and privacy this week, while legal aid lawyers said they hoped Kenneth Clarke?s appointment as justice secretary will spell good news for access to justice...

Virtual law firms: are they the place for you? ? The Times

Posted on May 20, 2010
“Imagine a solicitors? firm where the lawyers are freelance: they choose the work they do, as well as when and where they do it; there is no hierarchy because the lawyers are all independent consultants. This firm is a virtual or alternative law firm and it is something to factor into your future as a [...

Appeal court upholds ruling that CPS case was abuse of process ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on May 20, 2010
“A prosecution for possession of indecent images of a child has been stayed as an abuse of process after the Crown Prosecution Service refused to make copies of the images for the defence, claiming that to do so would lead CPS staff to commit an offence...

Computer hacker Gary McKinnon could win extradition reprieve ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 20, 2010
“Gary McKinnon, the computer hacker, could win a reprieve from immediate extradition to America as Theresa May, the Home Secretary, reconsiders his case.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

City firms welcome survival of the Financial Services Authority ? The Times

Posted on May 20, 2010
“An almost audible sigh of relief swept through the corridors of banking and regulation departments in City law firms when the new Government jettisoned proposals to scrap the Financial Services Authority (FSA), one of the totems of the new Labour years and a personal creation of Gordon Brown...

Robber jailed for killing man 25 years ago ? The Independent

Posted on May 20, 2010
“A robber who killed a shopkeeper 25 years ago was jailed for six years today after walking into a police station to confess to the unsolved crime.” Full story The Independent, 19th May 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

UK?s secret surveillance regime does not breach human rights, rules ECHR ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on May 20, 2010
“The European Court of Human Rights has rejected a claim that the UK’s Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) violates the human right to a private life. The UK’s rules and safeguards on covert surveillance are proportionate, said the court...

SIAC: striking the balance between national security and human rights ? The Guardian

Posted on May 20, 2010
“Analysis of the court ruling yesterday on deporting suspected terrorists on the basis of confidential assurances because they would face torture or death.” Full story The Guardian, 19th May 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Law firms take up the supermarket challenge ? The Times

Posted on May 20, 2010
“Solicitors are taking on supermarkets and banks in a High Street war for customers with a ‘superbrand’ network of law firms in England and Wales.” Full story The Times, 20th May 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

CPS defends Neath teacher glue stick trial decision ? BBC News

Posted on May 20, 2010
“The Crown Prosecution Service has defended a decision to prosecute a Neath teacher after a boy accused her of hitting him with a glue stick.” Full story BBC News, 20th May 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Why brains and not class count in the scramble for pupillage ? The Times

Posted on May 20, 2010
“If you want to become a barrister you have to secure pupillage ? a training place in chambers. Each year there are an average of 500 pupillage places but an estimated 4,000 would-be barristers vying for them. That?s because the 1,400 applications a year are boosted by 2,600 applicants from previous years having another go...

Q&A: What next for the Human Rights Act? ? The Guardian

Posted on May 20, 2010
“Is the Human Rights Act going to be replaced by a bill of rights, and how do the coalition partners’ stances differ?” Full story The Guardian, 19th May 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ken Clarke: a good Lord Chancellor to have on side in a fight with the Treasury ? The Times

Posted on May 20, 2010
“The pictures say it all. Ken Clarke, the new Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary, and Lord Judge, the Lord Chief Justice, beamed like old pals as the former was sworn into his new office. As well they might: the two are contemporaries, almost the same age and both cut their teeth as barristers on the [...

Doctors can be stuck off if they ignore the right to die, GMC to announce ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 20, 2010
“Doctors could be struck off if they fail to respect the wishes of terminally ill patients who want to die by refusing treatment, the General Medical Council is to announce.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 19th May 2010 Source: www.telegraph...

Test changes for lawyers who qualify outside England and Wales ? The Times

Posted on May 20, 2010
“Time is starting to run out on the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test (QLTT). This well-established system enabling foreign (which in this case means non-England and Wales) lawyers to qualify as English solicitors will be phased out from the autumn to be replaced by a Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme...

General election polling station failures prompt legal challenge from voters ? The Guardian

Posted on May 20, 2010
“Lawyers are to mount legal challenges on behalf of people who were barred from voting on election night because of inadequate staffing and long lines outside polling stations.” Full story The Guardian, 20th May 2010 Source: www.guardian.co...

BPP law school: ?We won?t let recruitment fiasco happen again? ? The Times

Posted on May 20, 2010
“Peter Crisp has described it as a blip. The over-recruitment by BBP law school last autumn of 54 Bar Vocational Course (BVC) applicants led to student dismay, an inquiry by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) and accusations that profit motives were put before student interests...

Bar Standards Board endorses Wood review of pupillage ? Bar Standards Board

Posted on May 20, 2010
“The Bar Standards Board has published the report of a major review of pupillage training for the Bar.” Full story Bar Standards Board, 19th May 2010 Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Barrister must pay over abusive emails ? The Independent

Posted on May 20, 2010
“A barrister in a �33 million race row who waged a campaign of harassment against her former boyfriend was today ordered to pay �1,000 compensation to his new love interest.” Full story The Independent, 20th May 2010 Source: www.independent...

Lord Justice Levenson at Criminal Bar Association conference: full text ? The Guardian

Posted on May 20, 2010
“Read the full speech that Lord Justice Levenson gave at the Criminal Bar Association conference on 8 May 2010.” Full story The Guardian, 20th May 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Man guilty of killing jockeys in arson attack ? The Indepedent

Posted on May 20, 2010
“A labourer was found guilty today of killing two young jockeys by setting light to a block of flats in a drunken revenge attack.” Full story The Independent, 20th May 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

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