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Man jailed after rape in cemetery ? BBC News

Posted on December 11, 2009
“A 21-year-old man who raped an elderly woman in a cemetery has been jailed indefinitely.” Full story BBC News, 11th December 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Drunken mother jailed over baby?s death ? The Independent

Posted on December 11, 2009
“A drunken mother whose baby daughter died after she took her to bed with her was jailed for 12 weeks today.” Full story The Independent, 11th December 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Fake forensic scientist jailed for sex attacks ? The Independent

Posted on December 11, 2009
“A bogus forensic scientist who conned his way into hundreds of trials has been jailed indefinitely after being unmasked as a child sex predator.” Full story The Independent, 11th December 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Crack addict jailed indefinitely over near-fatal carjacking ? The Guardian

Posted on December 11, 2009
“A carjacker who ran over a mother-of-four in her own car, dragging her nearly 65ft down the road and almost killing her, was jailed indefinitely for public protection .” Full story The Guardian, 11th December 2009 Source: www.guardian.co...

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on December 11, 2009
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Davill v Pull & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 1309 (10 December 2009) Sulaman v Axa Insurance Plc & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 1331 (11 December 2009) High Court (Administrative Court) Vtesse Networks Ltd, R (on the application of) v North West Wiltshire Magistrates Court [2009] EWHC 3283 (Admin) (10 December 2009) Barratt Developments Plc v [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on December 11, 2009
The Traffic Management (Kent County Council) Permit Scheme Order 2009 The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (England) Order 2009 The Employment Protection Code of Practice (Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities) Order 2009 The Companies Act 2006 (Substitution of Section 1201) Regulations 2009 The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) (No...

Young black people and the criminal justice system: second annual report ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on December 11, 2009
“Second annual report to the Home Affairs Select Committee on progress made in taking forward the recommendations of its inquiry.” Full report Ministry of Justice, 10th December 2009 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Is the 2007 court fee remission system working? ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on December 11, 2009
“Research on the 2007 court fee remission system and examination of court users? views and experiences.” Full report Ministry of Justice, 10th Dcember 2009 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Court of Appeal (Criminal) Review of the Legal Year 2008/2009 ? Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted on December 11, 2009
“Court of Appeal (Criminal) Review of the Legal Year 2008/2009.” Full review Judiciary of England and Wales, 11th December 2009 Source: www.judiciary.org.uk

Legal Services Act 2007 ? changes to pupillage ? Bar Standards Board

Posted on December 11, 2009
“The BSB has issued guidance to all pupils and pupil supervisors advising them that second six pupils must have a Practising Certificate in order to exercise a right of audience from 1 January 2010.” Full press release Bar Standards Board, 10th December 2009 Source: www...

Regina (A) v Director of Establishments of the Security Service ? Times Law Reports

Posted on December 11, 2009
Regina (A) v Director of Establishments of the Security Service Supreme Court “A challenge to the refusal to allow a former member of the Security Service to publish a book about his work on the ground that it violated the right to freedom of expression guaranteed by article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights could [...

Two-year jail sentence for insider trader ? The Times

Posted on December 11, 2009
“A dentist who made nearly �110,000 by trading on secret share tips provided by his son, an aspiring stockbroker, was jailed for two years yesterday, while his son received a year in prison.” Full story The Times, 11th December 2009 Source; www...

Baby P whistle-blower to sue council ? The Times

Posted on December 11, 2009
“The senior social worker who first warned the Government about serious failings in the investigation of childcare cases ? six months before the death of Baby Peter ? is suing Haringey Council for victimisation.” Full story The Times, 11th December 2009 Source: www...

Cornish sardine wins protection. You might remember it as the pilchard ? The Times

Posted on December 11, 2009
“Pilchards have been given protected food status by the European Commission and, known as Cornish sardines, they may now be officially considered a luxury food, with foreign imposters barred from trading on the same name.” Full story The Times, 11th December 2009 Source: www...

Safety laws threaten exchange trips, say head teachers ? The Times

Posted on December 11, 2009
“Head teachers from state and independent schools have joined forces to attack new safety laws that could jeopardise language exchange trips and work experience placements.” Full story The Times, 11th December 2009 Source: www.timesonline...

Future Provision of Library Services: Statement from Patrick Maddams, Sub-Treasurer of the Inner Temple, 10th December 2009

Posted on December 10, 2009
After lengthy deliberations, the Inner Temple and Middle Temple have concluded that none of the available options for a merger of their libraries and creation of an advocacy and education centre is sufficiently desirable to warrant further investigation and implementation...

MPs? expenses and allowances: legislation announced to implement Kelly recommendations ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on December 10, 2009
“Further legislation will be introduced by the government to implement proposals put forward by Sir Christopher Kelly on the reform of the MPs? expenses and allowances system.” Full press release Ministry of Justice, 10th December 2009 Source: www...

Jack Straw issues ?veto? certificate under the Freedom of Information Act ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on December 10, 2009
“Justice Secretary Jack Straw has issued a ‘veto’ certificate under section 53 of the Freedom of Information Act, overruling the Information Tribunal’s decision of 23 June 2009.” Full press release Ministry of Justice, 10th December 2009 Source: www...

Glaister and others v Appleby-in-Westmorland Town Council ? WLR Daily

Posted on December 10, 2009
Glaister and others v Appleby-in-Westmorland Town Council [2009] EWCA Civ 1325; [2009] WLR (D) 359 �”A local council did not owe a duty of care to claimants to arrange public liability insurance to cover the risk of injury occurring at a long-established horse fair taking place on land part of which it owned, nor to ensure [...

Regina v Horncastle and anotherl; Regina v Marquis and another ? WLR Daily

Posted on December 10, 2009
Regina v Horncastle and anotherl; ReginaMarquis and another [2009] UKSC 14; [2009] WLR (D) 358 “Provided the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 were observed, a defendant?s right to a fair trial, guaranteed art 6(3)(d) of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as scheduled to the Human Rights Act 1998, [...

Regina v IB ? WLR Daily

Posted on December 10, 2009
Regina v IB �[2009] EWCA Crim 2575; [2009] WLR (D) 357 “A ‘cartel offence’ under s 188 of the Enterprise Act 2002 was not a ‘national competition law’ within the meaning of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003, so that a Crown Court had jurisdiction to try a prosecution for such an offence although it was not [...

Information Commissioner urges organisations to give individuals more privacy choices online ? Information Commissioenr

Posted on December 10, 2009
“Today the Information Commissioner?s Office (ICO) is launching an online consultation on a new draft code of practice which will provide organisations with a practical and common sense approach to protecting individuals? privacy online. The new draft guidance explains how the law applies and calls on organisations to give people the right degree of choice [...

Sex abuse kung fu teacher jailed ? BBC News

Posted on December 10, 2009
“A kung fu teacher who sexually assaulted two girls during anti-rape classes on Merseyside has been jailed for 18 months.” Full story BBC News, 10th December 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Sex assault Koran tutor is jailed ? BBC News

Posted on December 10, 2009
“A Muslim tutor who indecently assaulted a girl as she read the Koran to him at her home in the 1970s and 1980s has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.” Full story BBC News, 10th December 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Minutes of cabinet committee meeting ?to stay secret? ? BBC News

Posted on December 10, 2009
“The justice secretary has blocked the release of minutes of a 1997 cabinet committee meeting on devolution.” Full story BBC News, 10th December 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

MPs face fines for abusing expenses ? The Independent

Posted on December 10, 2009
“MPs who abuse their expenses face being fined under new proposals to beef up the role of Parliament’s standards watchdog.” Full story The Independent, 10th December 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Driver fined �2,000 for using bus lane ? The Independent

Posted on December 10, 2009
“A driver has landed fines of more than �2,000 after being caught 35 times illegally using a temporary bus lane in Bournemouth.” Full story The Independent, 10th December 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Teenager jailed for killing boy, 15, in 50mph hit-and-run in city centre ? The Guardian

Posted on December 10, 2009
“A teenager who knocked over and killed a 15-year-old boy as he sped through a city centre in a Mercedes has been jailed for almost five years.” Full story The Guardian, 10th December 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Gary McKinnon challenges extradition ? The Guardian

Posted on December 10, 2009
“Lawyers say new evidence shows computer hacker Gary McKinnon could not survive US prison system.” Full story The Guardian, 10th December 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Bomb plot leader?s friend Adam Khatib sentenced to life in jail ? The Times

Posted on December 10, 2009
“A Muslim man was jailed for life with a minimum of 18 years today after being convicted of conspiracy to murder by plotting with Abdulla Ahmed Ali, the convicted ringleader of the foiled plan to blow up passenger jets.” Full story The Times, 10th December 2009 Source: www...

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