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Axa General Insurance Ltd and Others v Lord Advocate and Others ? Times Law Reports

Posted on January 19, 2010
Axa General Insurance Ltd and Others v Lord Advocate and Others Court of Session, Outer House “Acts of the Scottish Parliament could be reviewed on common law grounds as well as those set out in the Scotland Act 1998.” The Times, 19th January 2010 Source: www...

KH (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department ? Times Law Reports

Posted on January 19, 2010
KH (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department Court of Appeal “Mental illness among failed asylum seekers could not be regarded as an exceptional circumstance.” The Times, 19th January 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

New support for victims of terrorism overseas ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on January 19, 2010
“Victims of terrorist atrocities abroad will now be able to claim compensation under a new scheme announced today by Justice Secretary, Jack Straw.” Full press release Ministry of Justice,18th January 2010 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Gang jailed for running bogus college ? UK Border Agency

Posted on January 19, 2010
“Four people who ran a bogus college and a corrupt immigration advisory firm have been jailed for a total of 25 years for masterminding an immigration scam that is thought to have netted them millions of pounds.” Full press release UK Border Agency, 15th January 2010 Source: www...

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OFT takes prize draw companies to court over scratchcards ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on January 19, 2010
“Consumer regulator the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is taking five prize draw companies to court over competitions that it believes are unfair to consumers. It has asked the High Court for an injunction to stop the competitions taking place.” Full story OUT-LAW...

Terror compensation scheme unveiled for victims abroad ? BBC News

Posted on January 19, 2010
“A new scheme to compensate British victims of terrorism abroad has been announced by the government.” Full story BBC News, 18th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Prison for �10m cocaine smugglers ? BBC News

Posted on January 19, 2010
“A gang who used cash from robberies to fund the organised importation of cocaine with a street value of �10m into the UK have been jailed.” Full story BBC News, 18th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Royal rules ?breach human rights? ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 19, 2010
“The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) said that laws barring members of the Royal Family from marrying Roman Catholics were contrary to the Convention, while the rule that male heirs take precedence over older sisters in the succession was ‘arguably’ also a breach...

UK Government backs Islamists in battle to remove their names from terror blacklist ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 19, 2010
“The Government is secretly supporting an attempt by UK-based Islamists to have their names removed from an international terror blacklist.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 19th January 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

BA employee in legal bid over wearing cross ? The Independent

Posted on January 19, 2010
“Devout Christian Nadia Eweida is appealing today against a ruling which cleared British Airways of discriminating against her by asking her to stop wearing a cross at work.” Full story The Independent 19th January 2010 Source: www.independent...

?Devoted mother? on trial for helping daughter die ? The Guardian

Posted on January 19, 2010
“A ‘devoted mother’ who discovered her desperately ill daughter in the midst of a suicide attempt spent 28 hours administering a cocktail of lethal drugs to her after failing to convince her to go on living, a court heard today.” Full story The Guardian, 18th January 2010 Source: www...

Ed Balls orders inquiry over smacking at part-time schools ? The Times

Posted on January 19, 2010
“Ed Balls has ordered an inquiry into a loophole said to allow teachers at some Muslim establishments to hit children under the pretext of reasonable punishment.” Full story The Times, 19th January 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Binge drink promotions to be banned ? The Times

Posted on January 19, 2010
“Pub and club promotions that encourage binge drinking will be banned within months in a government retreat from its policy of liberalising licensing laws.” Full story The Times, 19th January 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Liverpool hospital payout for birth paralysis girl ? BBC News

Posted on January 19, 2010
“A girl from Merseyside whose arm was paralysed during childbirth has been awarded a six-figure payout.” Full story BBC News, 19th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Tunbridge suitcase murderer?s appeal rejected ? BBC News

Posted on January 19, 2010
“A homeless man jailed for life for strangling a teenager and hiding her body in a suitcase has lost his appeal against his conviction.” Full story BBC News, 19th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Rights for NHS patients now law ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 19, 2010
“Rights for NHS patients to be treated with dignity and respect are now enshrined in law for the first time, ministers have announced.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 19th January 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Former control order suspects to sue British government ? BBC News

Posted on January 18, 2010
“The High Court has ruled that two former terrorism suspects can sue the government for damages.” Full story BBC News, 18th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ministers plan law change to stop arrests of foreign officials ? The Guardian

Posted on January 18, 2010
“New legislation that could strip magistrates of their power to issue arrest warrants for foreign dignitaries on visits to the UK has been attacked by MPs and campaigners.” Full story The Guardian, 15th January 2010 Source: www.guardian.co...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on January 18, 2010
The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Commencement No.2) Order 2010 The Welfare Reform Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2010 The Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2010 The Trade Marks (International Registration) (Amendment) Order 2010 The Patents and Patents and Trade Marks (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2010 The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No...

MPs warn of criminal justice ?crisis? ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on January 18, 2010
“A committee of MPs has warned that the criminal justice system is ?facing a crisis of sustainability? as government spending on prisons takes resources away from other aspects of criminal justice.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 18th January 2010 Source: www...

Compensation for British victims of overseas terror attacks ? The Guardian

Posted on January 18, 2010
“The government has agreed to provide financial help for British victims of terrorist attacks overseas, nearly five years after Tony Blair first promised action.” Full story The Guardian, 15th January 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

The Marco Pierre White recipe making divorce courts shiver ? The Times

Posted on January 18, 2010
“The chef?s battle over evidence used by his wife in their break-up could change the way such cases are held.” Full story The Times, 17th January 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Economic Growth and Social Equity Mean Jackson Reforms are vital to the National Interest ? The Bar Council

Posted on January 18, 2010
“The wide-ranging review of the cost of accessing the civil justice system must be an economic and social priority of any incoming government, the Bar Council said today.” Full story The Bar Council, 15th January 2010 Source: www.barcouncil...

Outdated laws lead to rise in court disputes over legacies ? The Independent

Posted on January 18, 2010
“Outdated laws and complex modern family structures are combining to cause a sharp jump in the number of inheritance disputes reaching the courts.” Full story The Independent, 17th January 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Two and a half years on and still no verdict on MMR scare ? The Independent

Posted on January 18, 2010
“The GMC’s case against Andrew Wakefield has cost over �1m ? so far. Jeremy Laurance, health editor, reports.” Full story The Independent, 16th January 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Abuse of pre-pack deals ?could turn Britain into an insolvency brothel? ? The Times

Posted on January 18, 2010
“Britain is in danger of becoming the ‘bankruptcy brothel of the world’, it was claimed yesterday, as furious creditors prepared a landmark legal challenge over the country?s largest pre-pack administration.” Full story The Times, 18th January 2010 Source: www...

Office of Fair Trading takes prize draw companies to court ? The Guardian

Posted on January 18, 2010
“More than two years after Guardian Money highlighted the questionable tactics of two prize draw promotions companies, Britain’s consumer watchdog is launching court action aimed at putting a stop to their ‘deceptive’ practices...

Airport body scanners could ?breach human rights? ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 18, 2010
“Airport body scanners, which show the naked form of anyone who passes through them, could breach human rights, according to the UK’s equality watchdog.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 17th January 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Information Tribunal is abolished as new service takes charge ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on January 18, 2010
“The appeals process for freedom of information and data protection cases changes from today as the previous structure is absorbed into a wider tribunals service.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 18th January 2010 Source: www.out-law.com

Hindu asks appeal court for open-air cremation ? The Independent

Posted on January 18, 2010
“A Hindu takes his legal battle for the right to be cremated on a traditional open-air funeral pyre to the Court of Appeal today.” Full story The Independent, 18th January 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

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