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Regina v Maina; Regina v Saddique; Regina v Kika ? Times Law Reports

Posted on January 07, 2010
Regina v Maina; Regina v Saddique; Regina v Kika Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “The use of a knife to commit murder was a factor that aggravated the seriousness of that offence for the purpose of sentencing.” The Times, 6th January 2010 Source: www...

Iqbal v Prison Officers Association ? Times Law Reports

Posted on January 07, 2010
Iqbal v Prison Officers Association Court of Appeal “A prisoner whose daily routine of leaving his cell for the purpose of working, exercise and health care was disrupted by unlawful strike action by prison officers, resulting in the prisoner being confined to his cell, did not have a claim for false imprisonment against the officers...

Duncombe and Others v Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families ? Times Law Reports

Posted on January 07, 2010
Duncombe and Others v Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families Court of Appeal “Staff regulations restricting to nine years the period of employing teachers seconded by the Department of Children, Schools and Families to work in the European Schools, which provided education to the children of bureaucrats of the European Union, were unlawful...

Lord Justice Jackson: the potential for change is enormous ? The Times

Posted on January 07, 2010
“Not all the big Jackson stories last year were about celebrities. One of the biggest stories in the legal world was that of Lord Justice Jackson and his fundamental review of the costs of civil litigation and recommendations to promote access to justice at a proportionate cost...

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NHS software saga will see former directors in court ? BBC News

Posted on January 07, 2010
The City regulator has started criminal proceedings against four former directors of UK-based healthcare software company iSoft. Full story BBC News, 6th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Iraq inquiry: we have every right to know why we went to war ? The Times

Posted on January 07, 2010
“The Iraq inquiry has resumed this week, promising crucial witnesses ? Tony Blair, Jack Straw, Lord Goldsmith and possibly Gordon Brown.We have been told repeatedly what it is not: a trial, an inquest, an inquisition, a court, a statutory inquiry...

Parade protest case flawed, say lawyers ? The Independent

Posted on January 07, 2010
“The case against Muslim protesters who branded soldiers murderers at a homecoming parade should never have been brought to court, their lawyers said today.” Full story The Independent, 6th January 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Brothel-visiting celebrity remains anonymous after Moseley precedent ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on January 07, 2010
“The Sun newspaper has refused to name a top football manager it said it caught leaving a brothel. Privacy law experts say that the case underlines the strictness with which courts interpret the right to privacy of famous people.” Full story OUT-LAW...

Amid economic gloom there is plenty of opportunity for the bar ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on January 07, 2010
“Although a recession spells misery for some, for many barristers it is time to make hay while the sun shines. Downturns spawn disputes ? as does an increasingly legislation-happy government ? and while 2009 was largely a time for parties to assess their legal positions (thus boosting barristers? advisory workload) the widely anticipated litigation boom [...

Leading lawyers call for quicker ?no-fault? divorces ? The Independent

Posted on January 07, 2010
“Britain’s medieval fault-based divorce system must be reformed so that couples are free to end their marriage without having to blame each other for the break-up, an overwhelming majority of lawyers have told the Government.” Full story The Independent, 7th January 2010 Source: www...

Full body scanners could be used without violating privacy, says expert ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on January 07, 2010
“A privacy regulator has said that technical tweaks and policy changes could ensure that whole-body airport scanners do not violate people’s privacy.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 7th January 2010 Source: www.out-law.com

LSB research reveals public ?don?t know what lawyers do? ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on January 07, 2010
More than two-thirds of consumers have ?little or no knowledge? of what lawyers do, research published last week has revealed. Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 7th January 2010 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

New rules for MPs to be outlined ? BBC News

Posted on January 07, 2010
“Details of how MPs’ expenses will be overhauled are to be outlined as part of a public consultation on changes to the now discredited former system.” Full story BBC News, 7th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Advice for 2010? Love your clients and taking nothing for granted ? The Times

Posted on January 07, 2010
“Last year was traumatic for many law firms. Few avoided staff cutbacks or shorter time working. In many cases partners took home significantly less than they had earned in recent years and managing partners have had to take tough decisions to deal with the downturn...

Extradition of Gary McKinnon ?breaches Bill of Rights? ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 07, 2010
“Extraditing the alleged British computer hacker Gary Mckinnon to America will breach Britain’s 300-year-old Bill of Rights, a top human rights barrister has said.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 7th January 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co...

DNA matches solve only a fraction of crimes, police admit ? The Guardian

Posted on January 06, 2010
“Only 33,000 of the 4.9m crimes the police recorded last year were solved as a result of a match on the national DNA database, police admitted today.” Full story The Guardian, 5th January 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ordering police trainee to cut his hair was not sex discrimination, tribunal rules ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on January 06, 2010
“A trainee police officer who was forced to cut his shoulder-length hair has failed in his claim that the order constituted sex discrimination. An Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) said that the police force’s dress code was fair.” Full story OUT-LAW...

Judges examine rise in complaints against MI5 ? The Independent

Posted on January 06, 2010
“A record rise in the number of complaints against MI5 and other bodies authorised to spy on the public is being investigated by judges appointed to oversee the use of surveillance powers in Britain.” Full story The Independent, 6th January 2010 Source: www...

Quirk of law leaves larger issues at play ? The Times

Posted on January 06, 2010
“The power for a private individual to seek an arrest warrant from a British court for a foreign national they wish to prosecute is an unusual but not unique quirk of English law. The ability, which derives from the Magistrates? Courts Act 1980, is also available in varying forms in the Netherlands, Spain, the Czech [...

British government will fight legal attempts to indict Israeli leaders in UK ? The Guardian

Posted on January 06, 2010
“Baroness Scotland announces plans to alter laws after attempts to obtain warrants against Israeli generals for war crimes.” Full story The Guardian, 5th January 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on January 06, 2010
High Court (Chancery Division) Far Out Productions Inc v Unilever UK & CN Holdings Ltd [2009] EWHC B42 (Ch) (16 December 2009) High Court (Administrative Division) Oakes v Secretary of State for Justice & Ors [2009] EWHC B27 (Admin) (17 December 2009) Wye Valley Action Association Ltd, R (on the application of) v Herefordshire Council & Anor [2009] [...

Teenager gets life for burning girlfriend to death ? The Independent

Posted on January 05, 2010
“A teenager who poured a can of petrol over his girlfriend and set her on fire was locked up for life today for her murder.” Full story The Independent, 5th January 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Pedro v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions ? Times Law Reports

Posted on January 05, 2010
Pedro v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Court of Appeal “In order to maintain the freedom of movement or EC workers, the Department of Work and Pensions was obliged to treat a dependent family member of an EU national, who retained his UK worker status, as living in Great Britain for the dependant?s eligibility for [...

Regina (Birmingham City Council) v Birmingham Crown Court, RR, interested party; Regina (South Gloucestershire District Council) v Bristol Crown Court, AW and NW, interested parties ? Times Law Reports

Posted on January 05, 2010
Regina (Birmingham City Council) v Birmingham Crown Court, RR, interested party; Regina (South Gloucestershire District Council) v Bristol Crown Court, AW and NW, interested parties Queen?s Bench Divisional Court “When considering the grant of an application without notice to extend the time for appealing against an anti-social behaviour order under section 4(1) of the Crime and [...

Regina (Morris) v Newport City Council ? Times Law Reports

Posted on January 05, 2010
Regina (Morris) v Newport City Council Queen’s Bench Division “The introduction by the local authority of an age limit on taxi cabs in Newport, so as to prohibit cabs more than 12 years old, was flawed. The authority had failed to take account of representations made by the Hackney Drivers? Association...

Law firm probe clients contacted ? BBC News

Posted on January 05, 2010
“Letters are being sent to clients of a firm of solicitors which was shut down in an investigation into claims of dishonesty and account irregularities.” Full story BBC News, 4th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Government proposes exemption of small venues from live music licence ? The Guardian

Posted on January 05, 2010
“New consultation announced into removing the licensing requirements for concerts with less than 100 attendees.” Full story The Guardian, 4th January 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ascot racehorse kill threat man sentenced ? BBC News

Posted on January 05, 2010
“A man who threatened to kill a top racehorse in a bid to avoid gambling debts of �55,000 has been given a 34-week suspended jail term.” Full story BBC News, 4th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

New scanners break child porn laws ? The Guardian

Posted on January 05, 2010
“The rapid introduction of full body scanners at British airports threatens to breach child protection laws which ban the creation of indecent images of children, the Guardian has learned.” Full story The Guardian, 4th January 2010 Source: www...

Number of crimes caught on CCTV falls by 70 per cent, Metropolitan Police admits ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 05, 2010
“Prosecutions linked to CCTV have fallen in parts of Britain, raising questions about the true impact of the security cameras.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 5th January 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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