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Crucifix ban nurse Shirley Chaplin loses NHS discrimination case ? The Times

Posted on April 07, 2010
“A Christian nurse who refused to remove a crucifix at work has lost her claim for discrimination after an employment tribunal panel ruled that she should have reached a compromise with her hospital employers.” Full story The Times, 7th April 2010 Source: www...

Leeds man spared jail after drunkenly urinating beside war memorial ? The Guardian

Posted on April 07, 2010
“A man who urinated beside a war memorial only weeks after a student prompted a national furore by doing the same thing was ordered to work 160 hours of unpaid community service.” Full story The Guardian, 6th April 2010 Source: www.guardian...

Devon man who hit his baby son must pay him Ł50 ? BBC News

Posted on April 07, 2010
“A father who hit his baby son because he knocked a photo frame off a television has been ordered to pay him Ł50 compensation.” Full story BBC News, 7th April 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on April 06, 2010
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Attorney General Reference No. 116 of 2009 [2010] EWCA Crim 577 (11 March 2010) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) MC (Algeria), R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 347 (31 March 2010) Raissi v Secretary of State for Justice [2010] EWCA Civ 337 [...

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Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on April 06, 2010
The Teachers? Pensions Regulations 2010 The Motor Vehicles (Off Road Events) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2010 The Crossrail (Devolution of Functions) Order 2010 The Management of Offenders etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Disclosure of Information) Order 2010 The Health Act 2009 (Commencement No...

Q&A: The Digital Economy bill ? BBC News

Posted on April 06, 2010
“The Digital Economy Bill is due for its second reading in the House of Commons and could become law during the wash-up period, which sees outstanding legislation rushed through before a general election.” Full story BBC News, 6th April 2010 Source: www...

Historic Liberalisation of Permitted Practice at the Bar ? Bar Standards Board

Posted on April 06, 2010
“The Legal Services Board approves Bar Standards Board applications designed to relax provisions in Code of Conduct for barristers? working practices.” Full story Bar Standards Board, 1st April 2010 Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Damages award for rights breach drug dealer ? The Independent

Posted on April 06, 2010
“A convicted drug dealer was awarded Ł880 compensation by a European court which ruled her human rights were breached by a British judge.” Full story The Independent, 2nd April 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

SFO counters critics with improved conviction rate ? The Guardian

Posted on April 06, 2010
“The Serious Fraud Office published figures today showing its conviction rate had jumped over the last year despite steep budget cuts in a direct riposte to critics who have called for the crime agency to be scrapped.” Full story The Guardian, 1st April 2010 Source: www...

Call for ?fuller? debate on Digital Economy Bill ? BBC News

Posted on April 06, 2010
“Opponents of the controversial Digital Economy Bill have urged MPs to give it ‘the debate it deserves’ when it is discussed in the Commons later.” Full story BBC News, 6th April 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Exclusive: Britain: A ?safe haven? for war criminals ? The Independent

Posted on April 06, 2010
“Record numbers of alleged mass murderers and torturers have found safe haven in the UK, making this country one of the war criminal capitals of the world, it is claimed today.” Full story The Independent, 6th April 2010 Source: www.independent...

Judges given free rein by ?pitifully loose? sentencing law ? The Guardian

Posted on April 06, 2010
“New legislation guiding judges on sentencing criminals is so ‘pitifully loose’ that judgments could become idiosyncratic and inconsistent, according to the head of the Sentencing Advisory Panel.” Full story The Guardian, 5th April 2010 Source: www...

Privacy watchdog can issue Ł500,000 fines from 6 April ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on April 06, 2010
“Privacy regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will have the power to fine organisations for serious data protection breaches from Tuesday, 6th April. Organisations could receive fines of up to Ł500,000 under the new powers...

Ministry of Justice orders legal review of superinjunctions ? The Guardian

Posted on April 06, 2010
“A legal review of the use of superinjunctions to suppress media reporting has been ordered by the Ministry of Justice.” Full story The Guardian, 5th April 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Lap-dancing club rules change comes into force ? BBC News

Posted on April 06, 2010
“Lap-dancing clubs in England must apply to councils for a licence under new rules which have come into force.” Full story BBC News, 6th April 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

MP fights libel fee change ? The Times

Posted on April 06, 2010
“Plans to reduce the huge fees charged by libel lawyers who bring successful cases could be scuppered by one of the prime minister?s closest allies this week.” Full story The Times, 4th April 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

National rail strike off as court grants injunction ? The Guardian

Posted on April 06, 2010
“A high court judge today (1 April) granted Network Rail a temporary injunction to block next week’s planned four-day rail strike by signal workers.” Full story The Guardian, 1st April 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Goldsmith?s advice on treatment of Iraqi prisoners is censored ? The Independent

Posted on April 06, 2010
“The Government has blocked the release of the former attorney general Lord Goldsmith’s advice about whether human rights law applied to British troops in Iraq when handling prisoners.” Full story The Independent, 2nd April 2010 Source: www...

Couples who pay surrogate mothers could lose right to raise the child ? The Guardian

Posted on April 06, 2010
“Childless couples who acquire a baby using a surrogate mother abroad risk not being recognised as its parents in Britain if they flout British law by paying fees, fertility lawyers have warned.” Full story The Guardian, 5th April 2010 Source: www...

Herbal therapists face regulation crackdown ? BBC News

Posted on April 06, 2010
“The government has announced plans to force all providers of unlicensed herbal medicines to register with a regulator.” Full story BBC News, 1st April 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

First men arrested for using prostitutes under new laws ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 06, 2010
“Three men from London have become the first to be arrested for using prostitutes under new laws.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 1st April 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Judge?s warning over Europe?s legal power ? The Independent

Posted on April 06, 2010
“British courts must have the final say over European human rights law, the country’s most senior judge has warned.” Full story The Independent, 2nd April 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Science libel verdict is a forceful blow in defence of freedom of speech ? The Times

Posted on April 06, 2010
“Senior judges have struck a blow for freedom of speech in ruling that opinions should be protected by the courts ? and their authors from the chilling effects of libel laws. The judges, headed by the Lord Chief Justice, made clear that it was not for the courts to try to disentangle fact from opinion...

MPs urge OFT inquiry into council-run newspapers ? The Guardian

Posted on April 06, 2010
“The Office of Fair Trading should investigate the recent trend of councils producing their own local newspapers, according to a committee of MPs that accuses some authorities of using public cash to finance publications that are little more than political propaganda...

Men who used dogs to savage police jailed ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 01, 2010
“Mehmet Koc, 19, and Matthew Joannou, 20, both from Haringey, north London, let the pitbull-type animals viciously maul two victims who were left with permanent scarring.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co...

Bar offers legal aid ?olive branch? on criminal fee proposals ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on April 01, 2010
“The Bar Council has offered the government an ?olive branch? to avoid judicial review proceedings if it withdraws the current criminal fee proposals and negotiates a way forward.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 1st April 2010 Source: www...

Independent wins a ?hugely important? victory for the vulnerable ? The Independent

Posted on April 01, 2010
“A controversial court which hears all of its cases in secret will open its doors to the media from today, following a successful legal challenge by The Independent which was immediately hailed as a ‘hugely important’ victory for transparency...

Contract killers get life after trial which changed witness anonymity law ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 01, 2010
“Two contract killers are beginning life sentences for murder following a trial which caused Parliament to bring in a new law on witness anonymity.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

QC applications ? there is still room for improvement ? The Times

Posted on April 01, 2010
“The process of applying for Queen’s Counsel has changed beyond all recognition. This revised system is undoubtedly more transparent and is well on its way to breaking the dominance of private school and Oxbridge-educated silks on the circuit...

Jack Straw hopes to save libel reform measure after MPs rebel ? The Guardian

Posted on April 01, 2010
“The justice secretary, Jack Straw, has said he hopes to save legislation to cut the size of the ‘no win no fee’ deals used by libel lawyers before the impending general election.” Full story The Guardian, 1st April 2010 Source: www...

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