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MPs accused over expenses face court hearing on election day ? The Times

Posted on March 31, 2010
“Three Labour MPs accused of fiddling their expenses were told yesterday that their argument that they should not face a criminal trial will be heard on the predicted day of the general election. David Chaytor, Elliot Morley and Jim Devine will claim that they are protected from prosecution by the ancient right of parliamentary privilege...

Man, 19, gets Nottingham?s first Drink Banning Order ? BBC News

Posted on March 31, 2010
“A 19-year-old man has become the first person to be given a Drink Banning Order in Nottingham.” Full story BBC News, 30th March 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Arsonist?s £445,000 payback to Worcestershire victims ? BBC News

Posted on March 31, 2010
“A criminal who terrorised the elderly residents of a mobile home park must pay his victims £445,000.” Full story BBC News, 30th March 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Sky forced to cut price of Sports channels ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 31, 2010
“Sky should face a cap on the amount it can charge rival broadcasters to show its premium sports channels, the media regulator said in a ruling that could herald a significant shake-up of the pay-TV market.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2010 Source: www...

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Digital radio ad banned for giving wrong signals ? The Guardian

Posted on March 31, 2010
“ASA censures campaign for misleadingly implying that, unlike analogue, there would never be interruptions in digital signal.” Full story The Guardian, 31st March 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Watchdog confirms ban on ?misleading? policing ad ? The Guardian

Posted on March 31, 2010
“ASA raps Home Office campaign backing Labour policy pledge on time that police officers would spend on the beat.” Full story The Guardian, 31st March 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Jail for man who broke into woman?s home to frame husband for child porn ? The Times

Posted on March 31, 2010
“A man has been sent to prison after he attempted to force his way into a female colleague?s life by breaking into her house and framing her husband for downloading child pornography.” Full story The Times, 31st March 2010 Source: www.timesonline...

National Rail risks union talks to seek injunction against strike ? The Times

Posted on March 31, 2010
“The travel plans of millions of passengers lie in the hands of a High Court judge who will hear a request today for an emergency injunction to block next week?s national rail strike.” Full story The Times, 31st March 2010 Source: www.timesonline...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on March 31, 2010
The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Burghfield Byelaws 2010 The Value Added Tax (Buildings and Land) Order 2010 The Valuation Tribunal for Wales Regulations 2010 The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use)(Amendment)(No. 2) Regulations 2010 The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The National Health Service (Direct Payments) Regulations 2010 The Identification and Traceability of Explosives Regulations 2010 The School Information (England) [...

Jon Venables trial would not be held in secret ? BBC News

Posted on March 31, 2010
“Jon Venables will not be tried in secret if he is charged with the alleged offences for which he was sent back to prison, Jack Straw has said.” Full story BBC News, 31st March 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Prison monitor who had ?phone sex? with inmates spared jail ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 31, 2010
“A prison monitor has been given a suspended jail sentence for sending explicit photographs of herself and engaging in ‘phone sex’ with inmates.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Essex NHS trust must pay brain-damaged boy £1.75m ? BBC News

Posted on March 31, 2010
“The parents of a brain damaged boy from Essex have been awarded £1.75m compensation by the High Court.” Full story BBC News, 31st March 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Pair jailed for Manchester teenager?s shooting murder ? BBC News

Posted on March 31, 2010
“Two men must serve more than 20 years in prison for murdering a boy who was shot in the head in a revenge attack.” Full story BBC News, 31st March 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Life term for father who raped baby daughter ? BBC News

Posted on March 31, 2010
“A father who filmed himself raping his baby daughter has been jailed for life.” Full story BBC News, 31st March 2010 Source: www.bbbc.co.uk

£1 coins counterfeiter jailed ? The Independent

Posted on March 31, 2010
“A 49-year-old man was jailed for three-and-a-half years today after he admitted running a counterfeit coin factory producing thousands of pounds of fake £1 coins, police said.” Full story The Independent, 31st March 2010 Source: www.independent...

G20 riot officer Delroy Smellie cleared of assault on Nicola Fisher ? The Times

Posted on March 31, 2010
“A policeman who was filmed striking a woman protester with his baton during the G20 protests was cleared of assault today.” Full story The Times, 31st March 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Jailed policeman Ali Dizaei booted off force ? The Times

Posted on March 31, 2010
“The disgraced police officer Ali Dizaei was dismissed from the force today.” Full story The Times, 31st March 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

69-year-old jailed for four years over rape ? The Independent

Posted on March 31, 2010
“The former president of a village bowls club was jailed for more than four years today for raping a grandmother.” Full story The Independent, 31st March 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Armed raiders jailed after trial without jury ? The Independent

Posted on March 31, 2010
“The leader of an armed robbery gang learned today that he was likely to die in jail after being convicted by a judge in an historic trial without a jury.” Full story The Independent, 31st March 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Greater transparency in Freedom of Information ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on March 30, 2010
“The Freedom of Information Act will be extended to cover four more public bodies and increase the public?s right to access information, Justice Minister Michael Wills announced today.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 30th March 2010 Source: www...

Rapist avoids deportation so that he can marry in Britain ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 30, 2010
“A convicted rapist facing deportation has won a High Court battle to be allowed to stay in the country to get married.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 30, 2010
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Attorney General Reference No 80 of 2009 [2010] EWCA Crim 470 (24 February 2010) Chen, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 446 (02 March 2010) Seton v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 450 (12 March 2010) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Hilmi & Associates Ltd v 20 Pembridge Villas Freehold Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on March 30, 2010
The Education Act 2002 (Commencement No. 13) (Wales) Order 2010 The Exeter and Devon (Structural Changes) Order 2010 The Norwich and Norfolk (Structural Changes) Order 2010 The Goods Infringing Intellectual Property Rights (Customs) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 The Biodiesel Duty (Biodiesel Produced From Waste Cooking Oil) (Relief) Regulations 2010 The Beef and Veal Labelling Regulations 2010 The Crime and Disorder [...

Protocol between Lord Chancellor and Law Commission ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on March 30, 2010
“The Lord Chancellor and the Law Commission for England and Wales have agreed a statutory protocol governing how Government departments and the Law Commission should work together on law reform projects.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 29th March 2010 Source: www...

Address by Sir Mark Potter, President of the Family Division ? Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted on March 30, 2010
Address by Sir Mark Potter, President of the Family Division (PDF) District Judges? Seminar, 26th March 2010 Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Drew v Whitbread plc ? Times Law Reports

Posted on March 30, 2010
Drew v Whitbread plc Court of Appeal “A party was not precluded from raising a matter before the costs judge on an assessment of costs which it had not raised before the trial judge when he exercised his discretion as to costs.” The Times, 30th March 2010 Source: www...

Shell UK Ltd v Total UK Ltd and Others; Total UK Ltd v Chevron Ltd ? Times Law Reports

Posted on March 30, 2010
Shell UK Ltd v Total UK Ltd and Others; Total UK Ltd v Chevron Ltd Court of Appeal “A duty of care was owed to a beneficial owner of property by a defendant who could reasonably foresee that his negligent actions would damage that property.” The Times, 30th March 2010 Source: www...

Warning over pupil fingerprinting ? BBC News

Posted on March 30, 2010
“Many schools are fingerprinting pupils without parents’ permission, teachers have warned.” Full story BBC News, 29th March 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Eminent pharmacist with ?double life? jailed for expenses claims ? The Times

Posted on March 30, 2010
“The secrets of an eminent pharmacist who held bondage parties at his pied-à-terre were uncovered during an investigation into fraudulent claims for NHS expenses.” Full story The Times, 30th March 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Death tax law ruled out next parliament ? The Guardian

Posted on March 30, 2010
“Andy Burnham, the health secretary, will today rule out legislation in the next parliament to impose a death tax to pay for social care for the elderly, but will promise new laws to cap the cost of residential costs after two years in a home.” Full story The Guardian, 30th March 2010 Source: www...

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