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Publication of report by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on December 09, 2009
“A delegation of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture visited the United Kingdom between 18 November and 1 December 2008.” Full press release Ministry of Justice, 8th Decemeber 2009 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Data protection: a new dialogue ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on December 09, 2009
“Justice Minister Michael Wills has given a speech on data protection in the public sector, and responded to a report on the database state.” Full press release Ministry of Justice, 8th December 2009 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Alleged abuse of student visa system ? government response ? UK Border Agency

Posted on December 09, 2009
“The government has responded to allegations in The Sunday Telegraph that Tier 4 of the UK’s points-based system for immigration is being widely abused by foreign nationals posing as students.” Full press release UK Border Agency, 8th December 2009 Source: www...

Tullett case suspended over undisclosed evidence ? The Times

Posted on December 09, 2009
“A High Court battle between two City brokers was suspended yesterday after a team of lawyers admitted that a tranche of evidence had not been disclosed to their opponents.” Full story The Times, 9th December 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co...

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Can justice be served when authorities have a financial incentive? ? The Times

Posted on December 09, 2009
“The case of Philip Bowles is not going to provoke a major ‘miscarriage of justice’ campaign. He is not wrongly accused of murder, nor is he a martyr for a cause.” Full story The Times, 9th December 2009 Source: www.timesonline...

Parents in Rhyl who kept children in squalor are jailed ? BBC News

Posted on December 09, 2009
“A couple who kept their son and daughter of three and five in ’squalor almost beyond imagination’ have been given jail terms at Mold Crown Court.” Full story BBC News, 8th December 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Parents sue pushchair maker over ?injury warnings? ? BBC News

Posted on December 09, 2009
“A group of parents is suing pushchair maker Maclaren claiming it knew its products had injured children and ignored warnings others could get hurt.” Full story BBC News, 9th December 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

12 years for man who kidnapped woman and daughter ? The Independent

Posted on December 09, 2009
“A builder who abducted a woman and her two-year-old daughter at gunpoint from their luxury home and kept them captive for more than 18 hours was jailed for 12 years today.” Full story The Independent, 8th December 2009 Source: www.independent...

Christian hoteliers asked guest in hijab if she was terrorist or killer, court told ? The Times

Posted on December 09, 2009
“A pair of Christian hoteliers insulted a Muslim guest by calling her a terrorist and comparing the prophet Muhammad to a warlord, a court in Liverpool heard yesterday.” Full story The Times, 9th December 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Philip Bowles sentenced to jail for tax fraud despite judge?s doubts ? The Times

Posted on December 09, 2009
“A judge has sentenced a businessman at the centre of a fraud case to 3½ years in jail despite admitting the existence of fresh evidence that casts doubt on the safety of his conviction.” Full story The Times, 9th December 2009 Source: www...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on December 08, 2009
The Traffic Management (London Borough of Enfield) Permit Scheme Order 2009 The Traffic Management (London Borough of Ealing) Permit Scheme Order 2009 The Traffic Management (City of London Corporation) Permit Scheme Order 2009 The Traffic Management (London Borough of Croydon) Permit Scheme Order 2009 The Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2009 The Traffic Management (London Borough of Camden) Permit [...

Woman sues Ministry of Justice after ?prison doctors failed to spot breast cancer? ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on December 08, 2009
“A woman who says prison doctors failed to spot potentially fatal breast cancer when she was in prison has launched a bid for damages at the High Court.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 8th December 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Newspaper thwarts libel claim with E-Commerce Regulations defence ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on December 08, 2009
“A newspaper publisher was not liable for user comments posted after an online article and will not have to pay out libel damages, the High Court has ruled.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 8th December Source: www.out-law.com

Tan salon owner sentenced after girl burned on sunbed ? BBC News

Posted on December 08, 2009
“The owner of a tanning salon where a schoolgirl was badly burned on a sunbed has been told to pay £6,000 costs.” Full story BBC News, 8th December 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Arsonist who killed three-year-old girl jailed for life ? The Guardian

Posted on December 08, 2009
“A man who killed a three-year-old girl in a house fire during a revenge attack at the home of his former girlfriend’s family was today jailed for life for murder.” Full story The Guardian, 8th December 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on December 08, 2009
The Nitrate Pollution Prevention (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Licensing Act 2003 (Premises Licences and Club Premises Certificates) (Amendment) (Electronic Applications etc) Regulations 2009 The INSPIRE Regulations 2009 The Accreditation Regulations 2009 The Thurrock and Basildon College (Dissolution) Order 2009 The Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council (School Meals) Order 2009 The Traffic Management (London Borough of Brent) Permit Scheme Order 2009 The Traffic Management [...

Stability for the publicly funded Bar, modernisation for all barristers ? The Bar Council

Posted on December 08, 2009
“Securing stability for the publicly funded Bar and the need for all barristers to modernise in the fast-moving legal landscape have been set at the heart of the agenda for 2010 by incoming Bar Council Chairman, Nicholas Green QC.” 2010 Bar Chairman Nicholas Green QC?s inaugural speech  The Bar Council, 7th December 2009 Source: www...

Patel and Another v Keles and Another ? Times Law Reports

Posted on December 08, 2009
Patel and Another v Keles and Another Court of Appeal “Where a landlord opposed an application for renewal of a business tenancy but it was shown that were he to regain the lease he was highly likely to sell, he did not have the requisite intention to occupy the premises for the purpose of carrying on his [...

Regina (Boggis and Another) v Natural England ? Times Law Reports

Posted on December 08, 2009
Regina (Boggis and Another) v Natural England Court of Appeal “The notification of a site of special scientific interest by English Nature was not a plan or project requiring an assessment of its conservation implications on any special protection area which it might affect...

Candy brothers lose latest stage in court battle over Chelsea Barracks ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on December 08, 2009
“Christian and Nick Candy, property developers … claim Qatari Diar Real Estate Investments broke a £119 million contract after an alleged intervention by the Prince of Wales.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 7th December 2009 Source: www...

Judge leaves court to calm down during case of ?abandoned? sick child ? The Times

Posted on December 08, 2009
“A senior family judge took the extraordinary step of leaving court to calm down because he was so angered by two local authorities who ‘abandoned’ a sick boy to save money.” Full story The Times, 8th December 2009 Source: www...

Green Cross Code for internet to be launched ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on December 08, 2009
“Children will be warned not to hand over intimate details to strangers they meet online, in the country’s first ‘green cross code’ for the internet which will be launched by the Government today.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 7th December 2009 Source: www...

Migrant marriage teenagers lose High Court battle ? BBC News

Posted on December 08, 2009
“A couple have lost a High Court battle against a government immigration policy aimed at combating forced marriages.” Full story BBC News, 7th December 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Prison psychologist ?found dismembered Barbie dolls by her car? ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on December 08, 2009
“A prison psychologist found dismembered Barbie dolls lying next to her car as part of a campaign of intimidation to drive her out of her job, a tribunal has heard.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 8th December 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Dr Crippen?s relative fails in bid to secure pardon ? BBC News

Posted on December 08, 2009
“A distant US relative of Dr Hawley Crippen, executed in London in 1910 for murdering his wife, has failed … to secure a posthumous pardon for him.” Full story BBC News, 7th December 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Consumer Advocate will get class action-style powers, says Government ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on December 08, 2009
“The Government has published the details of the powers it will award to a consumer champion to take class action-style lawsuits against companies on behalf of large numbers of consumers.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 7th December 2009 Source: www...

Prince Charles?s wedding harpist guilty of handling stolen goods ? The Guardian

Posted on December 08, 2009
” A  former royal harpist was found guilty today [7th December] of handling stolen goods while battling a drug addiction.” Full story The Guardian, 7th December 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Teenager condemned over war memorial outrage ? The Independent

Posted on December 07, 2009
“A drunken teenager was condemned by a district judge today for apparently urinating on a war memorial.” Full story The Independent, 7th December 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Libel law analysis ? The Guardian

Posted on December 07, 2009
“With Mr Justice Eady defending the current state of libel law, its reform is likely to be complex, controversial and some way off.” Full story The Guardian, 7th December 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on December 07, 2009
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) AR & FW, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 1310 (04 December 2009) Prison Officers Association v Iqbal (Rev 1) [2009] EWCA Civ 1312 (04 December 2009) High Court (Administrative Court) Newport City Council, R (on the application of) v The Welsh Ministers [2009] [...

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