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BAILII: Recent Decisions
Posted on December 15, 2009Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Cotton v Secretary of State for Works and Pensions [2009] EWCA Civ 1333 (14 December 2009) Pedro v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2009] EWCA Civ 1358 (14 December 2009) Duncombe & Ors v Secretary of State for Children, Schools & Families [2009] EWCA Civ 1355 (14 December 2009) JA (Ivory Coast) [...
Home Office to unveil first CCTV regulator to take control of Britain?s army of cameras ? Daily Telegraph
Posted on December 15, 2009“New standards for the use of CCTV images, as well as new guidance to ensure that police use CCTV images more effectively, are also to be unveiled by ministers today.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co...
Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI
Posted on December 15, 2009The Education (Inspectors of Education and Training in Wales) Order 2009 The Nuclear Material (Offences) Act 1983 (Isle of Man) Order 2009 The Falkland Islands (Appeals to Privy Council) (Amendment) Order 2009 The St Helena Court of Appeal (Appeal to Privy Council) (Amendment) Order 2009 The Cayman Islands (Appeals to Privy Council) (Amendment) Order 2009 The Gibraltar (Appeals to Privy [...
Electronic tagging of young people shows sharp rise ? BBC News
Posted on December 15, 2009“The number of young offenders ordered to wear electronic tags in England and Wales has seen a steep rise.” Full story BBC News, 15th December 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Treatment plan promised for women sex offenders ? BBC News
Posted on December 15, 2009“The government has pledged to develop its first-ever strategy for dealing with female sex offenders.” Full story BBC News, 14th December 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Review of cautions and on-the-spot fines ? Ministry of Justice
Posted on December 15, 2009“A review of how cautions and on-the-spot fines are used for serious crimes was launched today by Jack Straw, Home Secretary Alan Johnson and Attorney General Baroness Scotland.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 14th December 2009 Source: www...
Prosecutors to review Blair Peach death after 30 years ? The Guardian
Posted on December 15, 2009“Prosecutors are reviewing the three-decade-old case into the death of Blair Peach, an anti-fascist campaigner widely believed to have been killed by a police officer.” Full story The Guardian, 14th December 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk
David Miliband attacks ?irresponsible? judges over Binyam Mohamed ? The Times
Posted on December 15, 2009“Lawyers for the Foreign Secretary launched an extraordinary attack yesterday on High Court judges who want to disclose intelligence material relating to allegations of torture involving the CIA.” Full story The Times, 15th December 2009 Source: www...
Homeowner jailed for tackling burglar ? The Independent
Posted on December 15, 2009A businessman who fought off knife-wielding thugs threatening to kill his family was jailed for 30 months yesterday. Full story The Independent, 15th December 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk
Predatory paedophile Carol Clarke jailed for abusing children ? Daily Telegraph
Posted on December 15, 2009“Carol Clarke, a former tutor labelled a ‘predatory paedophile’ by detectives, has been given an indeterminate prison sentence after she admitted sexually abusing young children.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 14th December 2009 Source: www...
Court to rule in registrar case ? BBC News
Posted on December 15, 2009“The Court of Appeal is to rule on a claim brought by a Christian registrar disciplined for refusing to conduct same-sex civil partnerships.” Full story BBC News, 15th December 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police ?should have reason to stop pictures being taken? ? The Independent
Posted on December 15, 2009“Police officers should not use counter-terrorism laws to stop people taking photographs in public, a senior officer insisted yesterday.” Full story The Independent, 15th December 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk
Women prison places reduced to fund community services ? Ministry of Justice
Posted on December 15, 2009“Vulnerable women offenders are to get more support in the community to turn away from crime.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 14th December 2009 Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Government to review use of cautions ? Law Society?s Gazette
Posted on December 15, 2009“The justice secretary launched a review today to examine the way cautions and on-the-spot fines are used by the police and Crown Prosecution Service.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 14th December 2009 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Dog lead murderer jailed for life ? Daily Telegraph
Posted on December 15, 2009“A man who strangled his ex-girlfriend with a dog lead less than a year after being freed from prison must spend the rest of his life in jail, a judge has said.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 14th December 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Drunk men who demand sex from partner should be ?treated as rapists? ? The Guardian
Posted on December 15, 2009“Drunken men who demand sex from their wives or girlfriends should be treated as rapists and no longer allowed to claim their judgment was blurred by alcohol, according to the head of the government’s review of the rape laws.” Full story The Guardian, 14th December 2009 Source: www...
Libel laws stifle jokes by Alexei Sayle and Ricky Gervais ? The Times
Posted on December 14, 2009“Top comedians and wits, including Alexei Sayle, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Fry, say Britain is being turned into a ‘global laughing stock’ because of its draconian libel laws. They are the latest critics to call for reform of the legislation which is stifling free speech...
Barratt Homes Ltd v Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig (Welsh Water) ? WLR Daily
Posted on December 14, 2009Barratt Homes Ltd v Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig (Welsh Water) [2009] UKSC 13; [2009] WLR (D) 360 “S 106 of the Water Industry Act 1991 gave a property developer a right to connect its private sewer to the public sewer at a point of its choosing even though such a connection would overload the capacity of the [...
Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI
Posted on December 14, 2009The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2009 The Food Additives (England) Regulations 2009 The Legal Services Act 2007 (Maximum Penalty for Approved Regulators) Rules 2009 The Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No...
Law Society to launch legal challenge on legal aid ? Law Society?s Gazette
Posted on December 14, 2009“The Law Society is set to launch a judicial review of the government?s move to drastically reduce the legal costs that defendants can reclaim if they are acquitted of a criminal offence.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 14th December 2009 Source: www...
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Posted on December 14, 2009Court of Appeal (Civil Division) National Ability SA v Tinna Oils & Chemicals Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 1330 (11 December 2009) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Cooper v National Westminster Bank Plc [2009] EWHC 3035 (QB) (07 December 2009) High Court (Chancery Division) Sutton & Ors v England & Ors [2009] EWHC 3270 (Ch) (11 December 2009) The Trademark [...
Law Society Gazette Podcast: Robert Heslett, President of The Law Society ? Charon QC
Posted on December 14, 2009“Today I am talking To Robert Heslett. We cover a wide range of topics from the rule of law, the opportunities and threats to the solicitors profession, human rights and Twitter and other forms of social media and how they could be of benefit to lawyers...
Untouchable: Blair to give Iraq War evidence in secret ? The Independent
Posted on December 14, 2009“Key parts of Tony Blair’s evidence to the Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq War will be held in secret, sources close to the hearings revealed last night.” Full story The Independent, 13th December 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk
Craig Sweeney victim?s payout ?significantly increased? ? BBC News
Posted on December 14, 2009“A young girl abducted and sexually assaulted by paedophile Craig Sweeney on early release from jail has had her compensation ’significantly increased’.” Full story BBC News, 13th December 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
?Sycophant? Tony Blair used deceit to justify Iraq war, says former DPP ? The Guardian
Posted on December 14, 2009“Sir Ken Macdonald, director of public prosecutions between 2003 and 2008, says Blair misled and cajoled the British people into a war they didn’t want.” Full story The Guardian, 14th December 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Climbdown over plan to vet contact with children ? The Independent
Posted on December 14, 2009“Controversial new rules requiring adults who have frequent access to other people’s children to be enrolled on an official register are to be dramatically scaled down, just two months after they were introduced.” Full story The Independent, 13th December 2009 Source: www...
Binyam Mohamed torture collusion case returns to court ? BBC News
Posted on December 14, 2009“Three of England’s most senior judges are to hear an appeal by the government against letting the public know about allegations of torture.” Full story BBC News, 14th December 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK ?failing to protect workers from discrimination?, claims Europe ? The Guardian
Posted on December 14, 2009“The government faces legal action for failing to protect people from discrimination at work, throwing doubt on any proposals for a new law on equality.” Full story The Guardian, 13th December 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Team Tiger fights to bar ?nude photos? ? The Times
Posted on December 14, 2009“Lawyers acting for Tiger Woods have been accused of using a High Court injunction obtained in London in an attempt to stop possible nude photographs of him being published in America.” Full story The Times, 13th December 2009 Source: www...
Two jailed for ?nastiest? crimes ? BBC News
Posted on December 11, 2009“Two burglars who preyed on elderly and vulnerable people across three counties have been jailed.” Full story BBC News, 11th December 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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