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Jailed for crying rape: fantasist or genuine victim? ? The Guardian

Posted on March 09, 2010
“Supporters of Gail Sherwood say her conviction will discourage others from reporting attacks. Prosecutors say she had to be taken to court for the sake of real rape victims.” Full story The Guardian, 9th March 2010 Source: www.guardian.co...

Bar Standards Board raps BPP Law School for taking on too many students ? The Lawyer

Posted on March 08, 2010
“BPP Law School has been put under scrutiny after the Bar Standards Board (BSB) published a report on its ?triggered visit? to the ­institution, which was prompted by the fact BPP?s BVC was oversubscribed.” Full story The Lawyer, 8th March 2010 Source: www...

Courts distrust evidence from social workers ? The Guardian

Posted on March 08, 2010
“Courts are refusing applications to take children into care because some members of the judiciary hold social workers in such low esteem that they do not trust their evidence, it will be claimed this week in a major study.” Full story The Guardian, 8th March 2010 Source: www...

Recent Statutory Instruments

Posted on March 08, 2010
The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Public Service Vehicles (Operators? Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Public Service Vehicles (Operators? Licences) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The National Health Service Trusts (Originating Capital) Order [...

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 08, 2010
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Johnson, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 385 (04 March 2010) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Houldsworth & Anor v Bridge Trustees Ltd & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 179 (04 March 2010) Malik v Kalyan [2010] EWCA Civ 113 (04 March 2010) High Court (Chancery Division) Vercoe & Ors v Rutland Fund Management Ltd [...

Corporation Tax Act 2010

Posted on March 08, 2010
Corporation Tax Act 2010 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Bridge Trustees Ltd v Yates and others (Secretary of State for Work and Pensions intervening) ? WLR Daily

Posted on March 08, 2010
Bridge Trustees Ltd v Yates and others (Secretary of State for Work and Pensions intervening) [2010] EWCA Civ 179; [2010] WLR (D) 65 “Where a hybrid occupational pension scheme was being wound up the benefits derived from voluntary contributions made to the scheme by the employee and matched by their employer?s contribution, ranked first in order [...

In re W (Children) (Family proceedings: Evidence) ? Times Law Reports

Posted on March 08, 2010
In re W (Children) (Family proceedings: Evidence) Supreme Court “A presumption that a child should not be called to give evidence in family proceedings could not be reconciled with the rights of all concerned in those proceedings under articles 6 and 8 of the European Convention on Human Right and accordingly would no longer be regarded as [...

Kerb-crawlers to be arrested on first offence ? BBC News

Posted on March 08, 2010
“Kerb-crawlers can be arrested on their first offence under new laws, Home Office minister Alan Campbell said.” Full story BBC News, 8th March 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Jogger locked in public toilet on Christmas Day wins compensation ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 08, 2010
“A jogger who was left accidentally locked inside a public toilet on Christmas Day has been awarded £500 compensation by a council.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 5th March 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Government attempts to keep torture case secret ? The Guardian

Posted on March 08, 2010
“The government will attempt today to have a case about torture heard entirely behind closed doors in a move that some lawyers say would extend secrecy to a new area of hearings, overriding ancient principles of English law.” Full story The Guardian, 8th March 2010 Source: www...

Man jailed for fatal bus attack ? The Independent

Posted on March 08, 2010
“A bus driver who used his single-decker bus to knock down and kill a man who tried to confront him over damage caused to his pick-up truck was jailed for seven and a half years yesterday.” Full story The Independent, 5th March 2010 Source: www...

RSPCA appeal against Northallerton will judgement ? BBC News

Posted on March 08, 2010
“The RSPCA has started an appeal five months after losing a court battle over a £2m estate left to it in a will.” Full story BBC News, 6th March 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Vegans should be protected from discrimination, says equality watchdog ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 08, 2010
“Vegans and atheists should have the same protection against discrimination as religious groups according to guidance on new equality laws proposed by Harriet Harman.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 7th March 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Photography under threat: The shooting party?s over ? The Times

Posted on March 08, 2010
“Did you hear the one about the mother banned from taking a snapshot of her baby in the pool? Or the student prevented from photographing Tower Bridge at sunset? Be warned. The authorities now have the power to confiscate your camera ? or even arrest you ? for daring to take a picture in public...

Crown Copyright switches to Creative Commons ? Information World Review

Posted on March 08, 2010
“Click-Use, the licence that for the last decade has authorised anyone to reuse government and Parliamentary information, is to be phased out by May.” Full story Information World Review, 8th March 2010 Source: www.iwr.co.uk

Civil unrest as criminal QC appointments escalate ? The Lawyer

Posted on March 08, 2010
“The QC appointments panel reduced dramatically the number of civil ­barristers who made silk in the 2010 competition,?raising ­concerns about whether the appointments process is ­fundamentally flawed.” Full story The Lawyer, 8th March 2010 Source: www...

Total faces £100m payout to Shell for Buncefield ? The Times

Posted on March 05, 2010
“Total, the French oil group, may be forced to pay out around £100 million to rival oil company Shell to compensate it for damage caused by the Buncefield fire in 2005.” Full story The Times, 4th March 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

4 New Square defeats race discrimination case ? The Lawyer

Posted on March 05, 2010
“The London barrister who sued three members of 4 New Square and the set?s senior clerk on grounds of racial and disability discrimination has lost her case.” Full story The Lawyer, 3rd March 2010 Source: www.thelawyer.com

Fraud gang who stole identity of dead child jailed ? BBC News

Posted on March 05, 2010
“Two men and a woman who stole the identity of a dead child as part of a multiple fraud have been jailed.” Full story BBC News, 5th March 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on March 05, 2010
The Census (England) Regulations 2010 The Medicines (Products for Human Use) (Fees) Regulations 2010 The Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Whole of Government Accounts (Specified Dates) Order 2010 The Special Annual Allowance Charge (Variation of Rate) Order 2010 The Finance Act 2009, Section 94 (Appointed Day) Order 2010 The Registered Pension [...

Pair found guilty over Luton ?scum? protest ? BBC News

Posted on March 05, 2010
“Two men who shouted ’scum, scum, scum’ at Muslim protestors during a soldiers’ homecoming parade have been convicted of committing a public order offence.” Full story BBC News, 5th March 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Brothers win £600,000 will battle ? BBC News

Posted on March 05, 2010
“Two brothers will inherit their father’s Norfolk farm following a High Court dispute that has left the family riven by ’suspicion and distrust.’ “ Full story BBC News, 5th March 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

CJD victims? families lose high court battle to change compensation scheme ? The Guardian

Posted on March 05, 2010
“Families of people who developed the incurable variant CJD today lost their high court battle to change what they saw as a flawed compensation scheme.” Full story The Guardian, 5th March 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Paramedic jailed for lying about failure to resuscitate 30-stone man ? The Guardian

Posted on March 05, 2010
“A paramedic was jailed for 12 months today after being found guilty of telling a series of lies when he failed to resuscitate a 30-stone man.” Full story The Guardian, 5th March 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Cossor Ali found not guilty of failing to pass on airline bomb plot information ? The Times

Posted on March 05, 2010
“The wife of the convicted airliner bomb plotter Abdulla Ahmed Ali was today found not guilty of failing to pass on information that would be useful in preventing an act of terrorism.” Full story The Times, 5th March 2010 Source: www.timesonline...

Soldier Joe Glenton who refused to return to Afghanistan jailed for nine months ? The Times

Posted on March 05, 2010
“A soldier who fled the country rather than redeploy to Afghanistan and who has since claimed the conflict is illegal was jailed for nine months today.” Full story The Times, 5th March 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 05, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Houldsworth & Anor v Bridge Trustees Ltd & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 179 (04 March 2010) Malik v Kalyan [2010] EWCA Civ 113 (04 March 2010) Shell UK Ltd & Ors v Total UK Ltd & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 180 (04 March 2010) Zeital & Anor v Kaye & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on March 05, 2010
The NHS Professionals Special Health Authority (Abolition) Order 2010 The Severn Bridges (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (London Underground Metropolitan Line S8 Vehicles) Exemption Order 2010 The Fire Safety (Employees? Capabilities) (England) Regulations 2010 The Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Order of Council 2010 The Occupational Pension Schemes (Fraud Compensation Payments and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The National [...

YouTube threatened by changes to Digital Economy Bill ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on March 05, 2010
“Courts will have the power to block access to entire websites from the UK because of allegations of copyright infringement under an amendment to Government legislation that has been adopted by the House of Lords.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 4th March 2010 Source: www...

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