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Muggers who throttled victims ordered to pay Ł560,000 ? BBC News

Posted on March 02, 2010
“Two muggers have been ordered to pay more than Ł560,000 after police were unable to recover many of the valuables they snatched.” Full story BBC News, 1st March 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Lords angered over three strikes rule for filesharers ? The Guardian

Posted on March 02, 2010
“The government’s plans to disconnect file sharers from the internet have come in for heavy criticism in parliament, amid claims that ministers are attempting to rush legislation through without proper oversight.” Full story The Guardian, 2nd March 2010 Source: www...

Justice must be seen to be done, rules judge ? The Times

Posted on March 02, 2010
“The legal moves towards freedom made by Peter Sutcliffe have been shrouded in secrecy for the past 15 months.” Full story The Times, 2nd March 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

GMC begins consultation on MOT for doctors ? The Guardian

Posted on March 02, 2010
“A proposed five-year MOT for doctors could enable regulators to spot poor performers in good time and prevent disasters such as the death of David Gray following an overdose of diamorphine by locum GP Dr Daniel Ubani.” Full story The Guardian, 1st March 2010 Source: www...

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Wakefield couple face jail over skin and skull trade ? BBC News

Posted on March 02, 2010
“A couple from West Yorkshire have been told they could go to jail after admitting trading in the skins and skulls of endangered species.” Full story BBC News, 1st March 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

PCC response to phone hacking controversy ?weakened its credibility? ? The Guardian

Posted on March 02, 2010
“The Press Complaints Commission’s actions over the phone-hacking controversy has weakened its credibility’ and ‘revealed major failings in its mandate and its ways of operating’, according to an independent report.” Full story The Guardian, 1st March 2010 Source: www...

Vulture funds: UK MPs propose law to end debt relief profiteering ? BBC World Service

Posted on March 02, 2010
“Campaigners for lower international debts are backing a proposed law in the UK parliament called the Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill.” Full story BBC World Service, 26th February 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

7/7 victims could have to pay for their own lawyers at inquests ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 02, 2010
“The families of victims of the July 7 bombings and survivors of the attacks could have to spend their compensation and life insurance payouts on hiring lawyers for the inquests, it has emerged.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 1st March 2010 Source: www...

Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe bids for freedom ? The Times

Posted on March 02, 2010
“Peter Sutcliffe, the serial killer, has asked the High Court to fix a time when he can be considered for release from prison.” Full story The Times, 1st March 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 02, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Olden v Serious Organised Crime Agency [2010] EWCA Civ 143 (26 February 2010) Mohamed, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs (Rev 1) [2010] EWCA Civ 158 (26 February 2010) LG, R (on the application of) v Independent Appeal Panel for Tom Hood School & [...

BSB seeks views on authorisation to practise arrangements ? Bar Standards Board

Posted on March 01, 2010
“The BSB has issued a consultation paper seeking views on proposals for revisions to barristers? practising arrangements. The Legal Services Act 2007 requires individuals wishing to provide reserved legal activities (such as exercising a right of audience and the conduct of litigation) to be authorised to do so by the relevant approved regulator...

R (Tilianu) v Social Fund Inspector and another ? WLR Daily

Posted on March 01, 2010
R (Tilianu) v Social Fund Inspector and another [2010] EWHC 213 (Admin); [2010] WLR (D) 54 “Although art 7(3)(b)-(d) of Council Directive 2004/38/EC of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the member states (OJ 2004 L158, p 77), [...

Kellogg Brown & Root Holdings (UK) Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners ? WLR Daily

Posted on March 01, 2010
Kellogg Brown & Root Holdings (UK) Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2010] EWCA Civ 118; [2010] WLR (D) 53 “For the purposes of capital gains tax in relation to associated companies, under s 286(5)(b) of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, a ‘group’ did not require any common purpose but was to be given [...

Norris v Government of United States of America (No 2) ? WLR Daily

Posted on March 01, 2010
Norris v Government of United States of America (No 2) [2009] UKSC 9; [2010] WLR (D) 52 “It was only if some quite exceptionally compelling feature, or combination of features, was present that interference with the right to family life under art 8(1) of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms consequent [...

Regina v Zaman ? Times Law Reports

Posted on March 01, 2010
Regina v Zaman Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “A conviction for assisting an offender was not rendered unsafe by reason of subsequent acquittal of the person assisted.” The Times, 1st March 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Regina (Quila) v Secretary of State for the Home Department ? Times Law Reports

Posted on March 01, 2010
Regina (Quila) v Secretary of State for the Home Department Queen’s Bench Division “Age discrimination against immigrant spouses aged under 21 was justified.” The Times, 1st March 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Oceanbulk Shipping and Trading SA v TMT Asia Ltd and Others ? Times Law Reports

Posted on March 01, 2010
Oceanbulk Shipping and Trading SA v TMT Asia Ltd and Others Court of Appeal “There was not, and need not be an exception to the ‘without-prejudice’ rule so as to permit evidence of such communications and discussions to be given in a dispute about the interpretation of a written settlement agreement...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 01, 2010
High Court (Queen’s Bench) Veolia Water Central Ltd v London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority [2010] EWHC 208 (QB) (09 February 2010) Moore v Hotelplan Ltd (t/a Inghams Travel) & Anor [2010] EWHC 276 (QB) (22 February 2010) Rutherford v Seymour Pierce Ltd [2010] EWHC 375 (QB) (11 February 2010) Law Society of England and Wales v Secretary of [...

Kate Middleton set for Ł10,000 privacy victory ? The Times

Posted on March 01, 2010
“Kate Middleton, the girlfriend of Prince William, is set to win a controversial claim for alleged invasion of her privacy.” Full story The Times, 28th February 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Cost and class raise barriers to legal aid lawyer careers ? The Guardian

Posted on March 01, 2010
“The lack of social mobility in the legal sector has reached critical levels, according to a report published today, with aspiring lawyers from less privileged backgrounds struggling to work in key areas of law.” Full story The Guardian, 1st March 2010 Source: www...

Government publishes international contract law guidance ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on March 01, 2010
“The Ministry of Justice has published guidance to European Regulations on which law applies in international disputes. The guidance relates to new rules that came into force in December.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 26th February 2010 Source: www...

Lawyers work ?extreme? overtime, study reveals ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on March 01, 2010
“Lawyers are among the most likely workers to do ?extreme? unpaid overtime, figures have revealed.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 26th February 2010 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Nine years for woman who had sex with 12-year-old boy ? The Independent

Posted on March 01, 2010
“A woman who had sex almost 200 times with a 12-year-old boy was today jailed for nine years.” Full story The Independent, 26th February 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

?Healer? faces prosecution over cancer claims ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 01, 2010
“A self-proclaimed ‘visionary healer’ who claims to be able to treat illness from a distance is facing prosecution by Trading Standards for suggestions that he can cure cancer.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 28th February 2010 Source: www...

Human rights groups call for reform of government?s security committee ? The Guardian

Posted on March 01, 2010
“There was a growing clamour tonight for the reform and even abolition of the government’s intelligence and security committee after senior appeal court judges concluded that the security services they are supposed to scrutinise on behalf of the prime minister were able to get away with ‘a dubious record’ on torture...

Committee urges ministers to abandon control orders ? The Guardian

Posted on March 01, 2010
“Ministers were today urged to abandon the use of control orders because they cost too much and have done ‘untold damage to the UK’s international reputation as a nation which prizes the value of fairness’.” Full story The Guardian, 26th February 2010 Source: www...

Legal action threat hangs over npower ? The Times

Posted on March 01, 2010
“Consumer Focus issued a threat of legal action against npower this week as the two sides haggle over compensation after the energy supplier was accused of overcharging two million customers.” Full story The Times, 27th February 2010 Source: www...

Ex-landlord jailed over smoking ban at Bolton pubs ? BBC News

Posted on March 01, 2010
“A former pub landlord who is thought to be the first person in the UK to be jailed after flouting the smoking ban is ‘devastated’, his wife says.” Full story BBC News, 27th February 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Inmates advised on early release options ? The Independent

Posted on March 01, 2010
“Prisoners who will miss out on early release because a Government scheme was brought to an end are being advised to apply for another scheme to avoid “disappointment”, it was revealed today.” Full story The Independent, 1st March 2010 Source: www...

Ł140,000: the annual cost of jailing a young criminal ? The Guardian

Posted on March 01, 2010
“Jailing one young criminal costs the taxpayer as much as Ł140,000 a year, a report says today. Locking up young offenders makes them more likely to commit further crimes and be unemployed later in life, the New Economics Foundation says.” Full story The Guardian, 1st March 2010 Source: www...

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