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Lawcast164: The legal basis for the Iraq War and Lord Goldsmith?s opinion with Carl Gardner ? Charon QC

Posted on January 28, 2010
“Today I am talking to Carl Gardner, a former government lawyer in Tony Blair?s administration and author of the Head of Legal blog, about the legality of the War in Iraq.” Podcast Charon QC, 27th January 2010 Source: www.charonqc.wordpress...

?Criminal barristers feel that they have an economic gun to their heads? ? The Times

Posted on January 28, 2010
“Paul Mendelle, QC, is one of those barristers the public loves to hate. He defends the indefensible, those accused of rape, murder, unspeakable acts of cruelty. His last big case was acting for Baby P?s mother, Tracey Connelly.” Full story The Times, 28th January 2010 Source: www...

Jon Gaunt wins right to free speech challenge against media regulator ? The Guardian

Posted on January 28, 2010
“The radio presenter Jon Gaunt won his battle today to take the media regulator Ofcom to a judicial review over a live interview in which he called a councillor a ‘Nazi’.” Full story The Guardian, 27th January 2010 Source: www...

Peers to be forced by law to pay taxes in the UK ? or quit Parliament by Autumn ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 28, 2010
“All peers will have to relinquish their ‘non-domiciled’ tax status and become UK taxpayers if they want to remain in Parliament, under a new Government law.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 27th January 2010 Source: www.telegraph...

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Attorney-General to review Edlington torture boys ?lenient? sentence ? The Times

Posted on January 28, 2010
“Two brothers who were jailed for brutally torturing two young boys are to have their sentences reconsidered, it was announced yesterday.” Full story The Times, 27th January 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Sunday Times editor and Carter-Ruck partner on libel law reform panel ? The Times

Posted on January 28, 2010
“The Sunday Times editor John Witherow and a partner from the law firm Carter-Ruck are among those who have been appointed to a government panel considering changes to the law on libel, the lord chancellor, Jack Straw, said today.” Full story The Times, 27th January 2010 Source: www...

Climate e-mails row university ?breached data laws? ? BBC News

Posted on January 28, 2010
“A university unit involved in a row over stolen e-mails on climate research breached rules by withholding data, the Information Commissioner’s Office says.” Full story BBC News, 28th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Beneficiary is still a ?person of great concern? ? The Times

Posted on January 28, 2010
“One of the men whose financial freedom was restored by the Supreme Court is a UN-designated terrorist suspect with links to the airline bomb plotters.” Full story The Times, 28th January 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

The Iraq war inquiry: will it call Blair to account? ? The Guardian

Posted on January 28, 2010
“The Chilcot inquiry will question Tony Blair about the Iraq war. So might we see the real truth emerge at last?” Full story The Guardian, 28th January 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Midwife who ?randomly hacked? at mother struck off ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 28, 2010
“A mother whose home resembled a “murder scene” after a midwife ‘randomly hacked’ at her with a pair of scissors has called for a change in the law to force independent midwives to take out insurance.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 28th January 2010 Source: www...

New pilot to increase sustainability and efficiency of law centres ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on January 28, 2010
“Legal Aid Minister, Willy Bach has strengthened the government’s commitment to ensuring a sustainable future for social welfare law.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 28th January 2010 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Information Commissioner has the power, but not the resources ? The Times

Posted on January 28, 2010
“There are few organisations beyond the reach of the Information Commissioner, and Christopher Graham, the fourth holder of the role, faces a daunting set of responsibilities.” Full story The Times, 28th January 2010 Source: www.timesonline...

BSkyB ruling will not transform IT procurement, says expert ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on January 28, 2010
“IT companies will not have to conduct a total overhaul of their sales processes in the aftermath of a long-awaited court ruling this week, a technology law expert has said. The ruling focused on the dishonesty of one employee, not a whole company...

MMR doctor ?failed to act in interests of children? ? The Guardian

Posted on January 28, 2010
“Dr Andrew Wakefield, the expert at the centre of the MMR controversy, ‘failed in his duties as a responsible consultant’ and showed a ‘callous disregard’ for the suffering of children involved in his research, the General Medical Council (GMC) has ruled...

Husband jailed for 12 years for killing three children ? The Independent

Posted on January 27, 2010
“A man who torched his wife’s home after accusing her of wanting to ‘cop off’ with a taxi driver was jailed for 12 years today for the manslaughter of their three children.” Full story The Indpendent, 27th January 2010 Source: www...

Musician Pete Doherty fined for taking heroin to court ? BBC News

Posted on January 27, 2010
“Musician Pete Doherty has been fined for taking 13 wraps of heroin to court in his coat pocket.” Full story BBC News, 27th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ministers passing too many ?bad? laws, say ex mandarins ? BBC News

Posted on January 27, 2010
“The way Britain is governed has gone wrong and is in urgent need of reform, a group of former Whitehall chiefs has warned in a highly critical report.” Full story BBC News, 27th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Jon Gaunt begins TalkSport court battle ? The Guardian

Posted on January 27, 2010
“Radio presenter claims Ofcom breached right to free speech by upholding complaints about on-air comments.” Full story The Guardian, 27th January 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Supreme Court quashes ?draconian? powers that allowed freezing of terror assets ? The Times

Posted on January 27, 2010
“Ministers? efforts to combat terrorism were dealt a fresh blow today when the UK?s highest court quashed measures to freeze the assets of terror suspects imposed without the approval of Parliament.” Full story The Times, 27th January 2010 Source: www...

Jack Straw to unveil new National Victims Service ? BBC News

Posted on January 27, 2010
“Murder victims’ relatives will be the first to benefit from a service to help people afflicted by crime, Justice Secretary Jack Straw is to announce.” Full story BBC News, 27th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on January 27, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Hines v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWHC Civ 69 (Admin) (26 January 2010) High Court (Commercial court) Trafigura Pte Ltd & Anor v Emirates General Petroleum Corp (EMARAT) [2010] EWHC 87 (Comm) (26 January 2010) Source: www...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on January 27, 2010
The Poultry Compartments (England) Order 2010 The Food Additives (Wales) Regulations 2009 Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Novitskaya v Brent London Borough Council, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, interested party ? Times Law Reports

Posted on January 27, 2010
Novitskaya v Brent London Borough Council, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, interested party Court of Appeal “A retrospective claim for housing benefit could effectively be made by a refugee without completing the formal claim form at the same time...

Land Securities plc and Others v Fladgate Fielder (a Firm) ? Times Law Reports

Posted on January 27, 2010
Land Securities plc and Others v Fladgate Fielder (a Firm) Court of appeal “Property developers could not sue a party, who had challenged the grant of planning permission, for abuse of process or bringing proceedings maliciously, even if the motive of the challenger was to achieve a collateral objective...

Man jailed for life for murdering Sheffield doctor ? BBC News

Posted on January 27, 2010
“A man found guilty of murdering his wife’s GP lover in South Yorkshire has been jailed for life.” Full story BBC News, 26th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Nottingham cannabis gang members sentenced ? BBC News

Posted on January 27, 2010
“The leaders of a gang which ran a multi-million pound cannabis operation in Nottinghamshire have been sentenced.” Full story BBC News, 26th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Court battle after ?garden flooded 80 times? ? The Independent

Posted on January 27, 2010
“A financier who bought a �1.9m family home on the banks of the Thames is taking the previous owners to court, claiming they failed to warn him that the garden flooded as many as 80 times a year.” Full story The Independent, 27th January 2010 Source; www...

BSkyB wins long-running court battle over failed IT upgrade project ? The Times

Posted on January 27, 2010
“BSkyB, the satellite broadcaster, won a landmark court ruling yesterday against an information technology supplier that it had accused of lying to win a �50 million tender.” Full story The Times, 27th January 2010 Source: www.timesonline...

Confidential documents on death of Dr David Kelly to be released ? The Times

Posted on January 27, 2010
“Confidential medical evidence about the death of David Kelly, the expert in biological warfare, is to be released. Lord Hutton, the retired law lord who chaired the inquiry into Dr Kelly?s death, has indicated that he will release to a group of doctors the medical records and results of the post-mortem examination that have to [...

The Jackson report: PI claimant lawyers rue detrimental effect on access to justice ? The Lawyer

Posted on January 26, 2010
“The personal injury (PI) claimant market has launched an all-out assault on Lord Justice Jackson?s report into civil legal costs, arguing that his proposals would actually impede access to justice.” Full story The Lawyer, 25th January 2010 Source: www...

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