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Publisher not liable for search engine summary, rules High Court ? OUT-Law.com

Posted on March 30, 2010
“A publisher should not be responsible for a libel created by the out-of-context publication of material by a search engine, the High Court has ruled.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 29th March 2010 Source: www.out-law.com

Hearing aid man wins porn case appeal ? The Independent

Posted on March 30, 2010
“A director of a hearing aid company who kept adult pornographic images on a work computer in a file named ‘Dirty’ won a High Court battle against being struck off today.” Full story The Independent, 29th March 2010 Source: www...

Shotgun murderer who killed before gets whole-life term ? BBC News

Posted on March 30, 2010
“A man has been jailed for the rest of his life for a shotgun murder – 39 years after committing another killing.” Full story BBC News, 29th March 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ofcom gets tough on internet suppliers over broadband speed claims ? The Guardian

Posted on March 30, 2010
“Internet users are still not getting the broadband speeds promised by internet service providers, more than a year after the industry signed up to a voluntary code of practice, forcing Ofcom to threaten mandatory regulation.” Full story The Guardian, 29th March 2010 Source: www...

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Three convicted of sadistic killing of Wigan man ? BBC News

Posted on March 30, 2010
“Three people have been found guilty of killing a man in a sexually-motivated and sadistic attack in Wigan.” Full story BBC News, 29th March 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Father jailed for murder of teenage daughter ? The Independent

Posted on March 30, 2010
“A father who brutally stabbed his daughter to death had convictions for knife attacks and violence going back to his teens, a court heard today.” Full story The Independent, 29th March 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Rod Liddle censured by the PCC ? The Guardian

Posted on March 30, 2010
“The former BBC Radio 4 Today editor Rod Liddle has been censured by the press watchdog for a blog on the Spectator website in which he incorrectly claimed that the ‘overwhelming majority’ of violent crime in London was carried out by young Afro-Caribbean men...

New higher rights qualification approved ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on March 30, 2010
“New regulations that provide a single route for solicitors to qualify to appear in the higher courts come into effect this week, on 1 April.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 29th March 2010 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Removing crucifix would violate her Christian faith, nurse tells tribunal ? The Guardian

Posted on March 30, 2010
“A devout Christian who is fighting a hospital trust over her right to wear a crucifix at work said today that removing or hiding it would violate her beliefs.” Full story The Guardian, 29th March 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Lord Tebbit will not be prosecuted over claims of kicking Chinese dragon ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 30, 2010
“Tory peer Norman Tebbit will not face criminal action over claims that he kicked a person wearing a dragon costume during Chinese New Year celebrations.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Royal Bank of Scotland fined £28.6m for breaching competition law ? The Guardian

Posted on March 30, 2010
“Royal Bank of Scotland has been fined £28.6m for breaching competition law after sharing confidential details about the pricing of its commercial loans with rival staff at Barclays.” Full story The Guardian, 30th March 2010 Source: www.guardian...

Crown Prosecution Service Statement on Wahleed Hussain ? Crown Prosecution Service

Posted on March 30, 2010
“The Crown Prosecution Service has decided not to proceed with the retrial of Wahleed Hussain, who stood trial last year alongside his uncles for an attack on burglar Walid Salem near their home in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.” Full story Crown Prosecution Service, 29th March 2010 Source: www...

Indexing company liable for users? infringement, says High Court ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on March 30, 2010
“A company which indexes and sorts postings to Usenet groups is liable for the copyright infringement of its users when they download films, software and television programmes, the High Court has said.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 29th March 2010 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 30, 2010
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Smallman & Anor, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 548 (30 March 2010) Anderson v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 615 (30 March 2010) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Mezey v South West London & St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust [2010] EWCA Civ 293 (30 March 2010) Holliday & Anor v Musa & [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on March 30, 2010
The School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (Repeal) (Wales) Order 2010 The National Assistance (Assessment of Resources and Sums for Personal Requirements) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2010 The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2010 The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Whole of Government Accounts (Designation of [...

Jail for pensioner who filmed girls in shower ? The Independent

Posted on March 30, 2010
“A pensioner who secretly filmed young girls as they showered in his bathroom was jailed for three years today.” Full story The Independent, 30th 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...

28 years for jealous father who strangled children ? The Independent

Posted on March 30, 2010
“A jealous father who strangled his two young children with computer cables to get back at his wife was jailed for a minimum of 28 years today.” Full story The Independent, 30th March 2010 Source:

School smacking loophole closed ? BBC News

Posted on March 30, 2010
“Smacking is to be banned for anyone working with children outside the family, closing a loophole on corporal punishment, the government has said.” Full story BBC News, 30th March 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

New parliamentary expenses evidence passed to CPS ? The Independent

Posted on March 30, 2010
“Scotland Yard passed a new file of evidence against a Parliamentarian suspected of abusing expenses to prosecutors today.” Full story The Independent, 30th March 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 29, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Lewis v Yeeles [2010] EWCA Civ 326 (29 March 2010) Silvera v Bray Walker Solicitors (A Firm) & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 332 (29 March 2010) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Seymour Pierce Ltd v Grandtop International Holdings Ltd [2010] EWHC 676 (QB) (29 March 2010) High Court (Chancery Division) Twentieth Century Fox Film [...

Jack Straw: ?To survive in politics, you?ve got to have a sixth sense? ? The Guardian

Posted on March 29, 2010
“Jack Straw has spent 13 years in the cabinet without ever quite reaching the top. He talks about the art of survival, reform of the Lords and why he supported the Iraq war.” Full story The Guardian, 29th March 2010 Source: www.guardian.co...

BNP barrister sparks debate on workplace ethics ? The Lawyer

Posted on March 29, 2010
“The decision by St Philips Chambers to distance itself from former barrister Roger Grierson, who is to fight a seat for the British National Party (BNP) at the general election, has instigated heated debate among Birmingham lawyers.” Full story The Lawyer, 29th March 2010 Source: www...

Next Step in the Bar Council?s Judicial Review on Legal Aid ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on March 29, 2010
“The Ministry of Justice has extended the deadline for responses to be submitted to their consultation ‘Legal aid: reforming advocates graduated fees’ until midday on 1 April. Those who have already responded can submit revised responses, and those who have not yet responded can do so...

In re G (a Child) (Special guardianship order: Application to discharge) ? Times Law Reports

Posted on March 29, 2010
In re G (a Child) (Special guardianship order: Application to discharge) Court of Appeal “Since a mother had demonstrated a change in circumstances, her application for the discharge of a special guardianship order would be granted.” The Times, 29th March 2010 Source: www...

Connor v Surrey County Council ? Times Law Reports

Posted on March 29, 2010
Connor v Surrey County Council Court of Appeal “A head teacher was entitled to damages for negligence because of the local education authority?s failure to exercise a statutory discretion to replace the school?s governing body with an interim executive board...

Council tenants who sub-let could face jail for new criminal offence ? The Times

Posted on March 29, 2010
“Thousands of council tenants who make profits by illegally sub-letting their homes will face tough new measures to be announced by ministers this week.” Full story The Times, 29th March 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

New surrogacy law eases the way for gay men to become legal parents ? The Guardian

Posted on March 29, 2010
“Gay male couples will be able to use a fast-track route to become the legal parents of surrogate children from next week. On 6 April, changes to the law will permit two men to be named as parents on a child’s birth certificate for the first time in British history...

Massive rise in cost to NHS of settling compensation cases ? The Independent

Posted on March 29, 2010
“The cost of no-win, no-fee legal claims against the National Health Service has risen 16-fold in five years. A breakdown of clinical negligence cases settled by the NHS under ‘conditional fee arrangements’ (CFA), in which solicitors get paid only if they win a case, shows that their value ? in costs and damages ? has [...

Courts rapped for giving ?too short? jail terms to paedophiles who offend online ? The Guardian

Posted on March 29, 2010
“Paedophiles convicted of downloading images of child abuse from the internet are not receiving rehabilitation treatment because the sentences they are given are too short, public protection experts warn today. A dossier collected by the probation union, Napo, reveals that typical sentences given to online paedophiles often fall far short of recommendations made by court-appointed [...

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