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Review of Civil Litigation Costs: final report ? Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted on January 15, 2010
Review of Civil Litigation Costs: final report (PDF) Judiciary of England and Wales, 14th January 2010 Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Syed v Director of Public Prosecutions ? WLR Daily

Posted on January 15, 2010
Syed v Director of Public Prosecutions “The test which should be used by a police constable to establish whether or not he was entitled under s 17(1)(e) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 to use force to enter and search premises, without a warrant, for the purpose of ’saving life or limb or preventing [...

Gillan and Quinton v United Kingdom ? Times Law Reports

Posted on January 15, 2010
Gillan and Quinton v United Kingdom European Court of Human Rights Police stop and search powers under anti-terrorism legislation in the United Kingdom were too wide and not adequately safeguarded by the law against abuse. The Times, 15th January 2010 Source: www...

MPs to investigate solicitors? ?contempt of parliament? ? The Guardian

Posted on January 15, 2010
“MPs today agreed to investigate an allegation that a firm of solicitors committed a contempt of parliament by trying to stop a member speaking about a constituency issue in the House of Commons.” Full story The Guardian, 14th January 2010 Source: www...

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End to spiralling costs urged in landmark civil justice reforms ? The Times

Posted on January 15, 2010
“An end to the spiralling costs of going to law and the bonanza of ‘no win, no fee’ deals was signalled yesterday with a landmark report on civil justice.” Full story The Times, 15th January 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Libel trials should be heard by judges without juries, says law lord ? The Times

Posted on January 15, 2010
“Libel trials should be heard by judges sitting without juries, Lord Justice Jackson recommends.” Full story The Times, 15th January 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Free music site creator cleared in fraud case ? The Independent

Posted on January 15, 2010
“A man accused of running one of the world’s largest music sharing websites was today acquitted of conspiracy to defraud.” Full story The Independent, 15th January 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on January 15, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Henry v Thames Valley Police [2010] EWCA Civ 5 (14 January 2010) Head, R (on the application of) v Social Security Commissioner & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 3 (14 January 2010) Low & Ors, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 4 (14 January [...

Peer drops damages-quantification amendment to digital bill ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on January 15, 2010
“A Conservative peer who had proposed forcing copyright holders to detail the exact damage they suffered when trying to force alleged infringers off the internet will drop the plan. Lord Lucas told OUT-LAW Radio that he would ‘not pursue’ the proposal...

West Yorkshire nail bomb maker jailed for 11 years ? BBC News

Posted on January 15, 2010
“A man who admitted making nail bombs at his West Yorkshire home has been jailed for 11 years.” Full story BBC News, 15th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on January 15, 2010
The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Appeals) Regulations 2010 The Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Order 2010 The Proscribed Organisations (Name Changes) Order 2010 The Policing and Crime Act 2009 (Commencement No...

Youths who killed fawn ?for a laugh? fined £1,000 ? The Independent

Posted on January 14, 2010
“Campaigners today condemned a £1,000 fine and community punishment order given to two youths who stamped a fawn to death ‘for a laugh’.” Full story The Independent, 14th January 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Jack Straw: review of civil litigation costs ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on January 14, 2010
“Justice Secretary Jack Straw has thanked Sir Rupert Jackson for his comprehensive report on costs in civil litigation.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 14th January 2010 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Apology for thalidomide survivors ? BBC News

Posted on January 14, 2010
“The government will apologise later to the victims of the thalidomide scandal after agreeing a £20m support package.” Full story BBC News, 14th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

DNA profiles removed at rate of only one a day ? The Independent

Posted on January 14, 2010
“Innocent people’s DNA profiles are being removed from the national database at a rate of barely one a day, figures showed today.” Full story The Independent, 14th January 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on January 14, 2010
The Employment Relations Act 1999 (Blacklists) Regulations 2010 The Overhead Lines (Exempt Installations) Order 2010 The Health Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2010 The Overhead Lines (Exempt Installations) (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 The Data Protection (Monetary Penalties) (Maximum Penalty and Notices) Regulations 2010 The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Commencement No...

Legal adviser duped couples into thinking they were divorced ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 14, 2010
“A legal adviser tricked two estranged couples into believing they had been divorced in order to pocket their fees.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Law Society files judicial review application over defendants? costs cap ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on January 14, 2010
“The Law Society has filed a judicial review application in a move to overturn new government regulations restricting the costs that can be recovered by acquitted defendants.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 14th January 2010 Source: www...

Iraq war inquiry told attorney general changed mind over legality of invasion ? The Guardian

Posted on January 14, 2010
“The attorney general materially changed his advice on the legality of military action against Iraq a few days before the invasion, the inquiry into the war was told today.” Full story The Guardian, 13th January 2010 Source: www.guardian.co...

Men cleared of rape after online chat on group sex revealed ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 14, 2010
“A rape case against five men collapsed after a court heard that the female victim had spoken online about taking part in group sex.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Jackson report published today ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on January 14, 2010
“Claimant personal injury lawyers and after-the-event (ATE) insurers were nervously awaiting the publication of the Jackson report as the Gazette went to press.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 14th January 2010 Source: www.lawgazette...

E-commerce Regulations updated to exempt ISPs from hate speech charges ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on January 14, 2010
“The Government has published Regulations that will absolve internet service providers (ISPs) and other digital service providers of responsibility for religion or sexuality-related hate speech transmitted over their networks.” Full story OUT-LAW...

Fears for election as law fails to curb ballot fraud ? The Times

Posted on January 14, 2010
“Ministers are under mounting pressure to combat voting fraud at this year?s general election after evidence of continuing abuse emerged.” Full story The Times, 14th January 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

The Big Question: Do juryless trials risk obscuring the transparency of justice? ? The Independent

Posted on January 14, 2010
“Why are we asking this now? This week Britain’s first crown court criminal trial to take place without a jury in more than 400 years started at the Royal Courts of Justice. The case, involving four men accused of a £1.75m armed robbery, is being heard by a judge, sitting alone, who will decide upon the [...

Prison population ?should be cut? by third, say MPs ? BBC News

Posted on January 14, 2010
“The number of inmates in England and Wales’ jails should be cut by a third, and the money saved put into community penalties, a report by MPs has said.” Full story BBC News, 14th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Sky begins push for TV cameras in court ? The Times

Posted on January 14, 2010
“A campaign to allow cameras into courts to film proceedings was announced by Sky News last night.” Full story The Times, 13th January 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Judge says extraditing Gary McKinnon may be unlawful ? The Guardian

Posted on January 14, 2010
“The home secretary may have acted unlawfully by pursuing the extradition of the computer hacker Gary McKinnon, a high court judge said yesterday.” Full story The Guardian, 14th January 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Conservatives refuse to pay a £215,000 bill after rigged poll ? The Times

Posted on January 13, 2010
“The Conservative Party is refusing to pay a £215,000 bill after one of its local election candidates rigged a poll using hundreds of fictitious voters to oust Europe?s first black woman mayor. The party went to the High Court yesterday to challenge an attempt to make it pay the costs of a scandal that pressured [...

Shakin? Stevens guilty of assaulting photographer ? BBC News

Posted on January 13, 2010
“Former pop star Shakin’ Stevens has been found guilty of hitting a press photographer with a microphone stand.” Full story BBC News, 12th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Bristol teacher jailed over child abuse photos ? BBC News

Posted on January 13, 2010
“A Bristol teacher has been jailed for 10 months after being convicted of downloading thousands of images of children being sexually abused.” Full story BBC News, 12th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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