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Hunt protesters get police payout ? BBC News

Posted on September 08, 2009
“Eleven anti-hunt protesters have been given a total of £38,300 in damages from Derbyshire Police.” Full story BBC News, 8th September 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

FSA fines Barclays £2.85m for providing inaccurate trading data ? The Guardian

Posted on September 08, 2009
“Barclays has been fined £2.45m by the Financial Services Authority for failures related to the reporting of trades in its investment banking arm, Barclays Capital.” Full story The Guardian, 8th September 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Neo-Nazi Neil Lewington jailed indefinitely for racist bomb plot ? The Times

Posted on September 08, 2009
“A neo-Nazi who was about to launch a racist terror campaign on the streets of Britain was today jailed indefinitely.” Full story The Times, 8th September 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Mother jailed for killing baby with antidepressants ? The Times

Posted on September 08, 2009
“A mother was jailed for six years today for killing her 20-month-old son by doping him to make him sleep.” Full story The Times, 8th September 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Top Dogs: Britain?s New Supreme Court ? BBC Radio 4

Posted on September 08, 2009
“The UK Supreme Court is replacing the House of Lords as the highest court in the land. Yet hardly anyone knows who its justices are, why the reform has been made and how it will change our lives. Joshua Rozenberg goes behind the scenes to talk to the judges and to visit their new court, [...

Drink-drive woman spared prison ? BBC News

Posted on September 07, 2009
“A driver who was nearly five times over the legal drink-drive limit when she crashed her car has escaped prison.” Full story BBC News, 7th September 2009 Soruce: www.bbc.co.uk

Three guilty of airline bomb plot ? BBC News

Posted on September 07, 2009
“Three men have been found guilty of plotting to kill thousands of people by blowing up planes over the Atlantic with home-made liquid bombs.” Full story BBC News, 7th September 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Men jailed over ?seedy? porn DVD business ? The Independent

Posted on September 07, 2009
“Two businessmen who masterminded one of Britain’s largest DVD porn empires were jailed today.” Full story The Independent, 7th September 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Dog fighting duo facing jail ? The Independent

Posted on September 07, 2009
“Two men were told today that they face jail after admitting their part in a dog-fighting ring exposed after an investigation by the RSPCA.” Full story The Independent, 7th September 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

New controls help protect jobs for British workforce ? UK Border Agency

Posted on September 07, 2009
“A raft of new government measures will ensure that resident workers can have every opportunity to fill vacancies before they are offered to workers abroad, the Home Secretary announced today.” Full press release UK Border Agency, 7th September 2009 Source: www...

Alan Johnson tightens restrictions on foreign workers ? The Guardian

Posted on September 07, 2009
“Firms will have to advertise jobs in Britain for at least a month before they can offer them to workers from outside Europe.” Full story The Guardian, 7th September 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Wealthy British playboy Thanos Papalexis killed tenant to finish £2m property deal ? The Times

Posted on September 07, 2009
“A wealthy British playboy has been convicted of murdering an innocent caretaker who was holding up a £2 million property deal.” Full story The Times, 7th September 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Foreign killer pledge ?a sham? ? BBC News

Posted on September 07, 2009
“A pledge to deport foreign criminals has been denounced as ‘a sham’ by the Tories, after they learned three convicted murderers remained in the UK.” Full story BBC News, 6th September 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII ? Recent Decisions

Posted on September 07, 2009
High Court (Administrative Court) AB, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Justice & Anor [2009] EWHC 2220 (Admin) (04 September 2009) High Court (Chancery Division) Mireskandari v The Law Society [2009] EWHC 2224 (Ch) (04 September 2009) High Court (Commercial Division) Kommune & Anor v DEPFA ACS Bank [2009] EWHC 2227 (Comm) (04 September 2009) High Court [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on September 07, 2009
The Penzance Harbour Revision Order 2009 The Commonhold (Amendment) Regulations 2009 Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

De-Winter Heald and others v Brent London Borough Council ? WLR Daily

Posted on September 07, 2009
De-Winter Heald and others v Brent London Borough Council [2009] EWCA Civ 930; [2009] WLR (D) 289 “Local housing authorities were entitled to contract out some or all of the reviews they were required to carry out under s 202 of the Housing Act 1996...

Paul Mendel QC, Chairman of the CBA, attacks government on new proposals ? The Bar Council

Posted on September 07, 2009
“The Chairman of the Criminal Bar Association, Paul Mendel QC, has attacked the government’s proposals to reduce fees for criminal defence work in a letter to The Times.” Full press release The Bar Council, 4th September 2009 Source: www...

M?learned friends make hay while City lawyers suffer ? The Times

Posted on September 07, 2009
“An increase in legal disputes arising from the credit crunch led to a record year for Britain?s top commercial barristers, with overall turnover increasing 14 per cent to £750 million, according to research published today.” Full story The Times, 7th September 2009 Source: www...

Muslim SAS soldier sues MoD for racial discrimination ? Sunday Telegraph

Posted on September 07, 2009
“A Muslim soldier is suing the Ministry of Defence over claims he was bullied and suffered racial discrimination whilst on active service with an SAS unit in Afghanistan.” Full story Sunday Telegraph, 6th September 2009 Source: www.telegraph...

Company fights climate change ruling by employment tribunal ? The Guardian

Posted on September 07, 2009
“A controversial tribunal decision that some company practices can discriminate against employees with strongly held views on climate change will be challenged in the courts.” Full story The Guardian, 7th September 2009 Source: www.guardian...

Jurors find it hard to tell right from wrong, says study ? The Times

Posted on September 07, 2009
“The legal standard for dishonesty needs to be reviewed because jurors? widely different views may be affecting the outcome of trials, criminologists say.” Full story The Times, 7th September 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Top terror suspect is freed over secrets fear ? The Times

Posted on September 07, 2009
“The Home Secretary has released a man regarded as one of Britain?s most dangerous terror suspects from virtual house arrest to avoid disclosing secret evidence against him, The Times has learnt.” Full story The Times, 7th September 2009 Source: www...

Legal fight to block sewage pipes ? BBC News

Posted on September 07, 2009
“Action is being taken over what is believed to be illegal amounts of sewage being washed into the sea at Torbay and other UK resorts.” Full story BBC News, 7th September 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Alan Johnson to unveil limits on UK jobs for foreign workers ? The Observer

Posted on September 07, 2009
“Alan Johnson, the home secretary, will tomorrow unveil plans to restrict British jobs going to skilled workers from overseas amid concerns about the impact of the recession on attitudes towards immigration.” Full story The Observer, 6th September 2009 Source: http://observer...

Honeytrap teen Samantha Joseph jailed for 10 years over murder of Shakilus Townsend ? The Times

Posted on September 07, 2009
“A schoolgirl who acted as a ‘honey trap’ to lure a besotted boy to his death at the hands of a masked gang was jailed for a minimum of ten years yesterday.” Full story The Times, 5th September 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

BAILII ? Recent Decisions

Posted on September 04, 2009
High Court (Administrative Court) S (By the Official Solicitor As Litigation Friend), R (on the application of) v A Social Security Commissioner & Ors [2009] EWHC 2221 (Admin) (03 September 2009) Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on September 04, 2009
The Magistrates? Courts (Violent Offender Orders) Rules 2009 The Valuation Tribunal for England (Membership and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2009 The Valuation Tribunal for England (Council Tax and Rating Appeals) (Procedure) Regulations 2009 The Tonnage Tax (Training Requirement) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Financial Transparency (EC Directive) Regulations 2009 The Seed Potatoes (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Local Health Boards (Establishment and Dissolution) [...

Sky ads misled because it couldn?t connect customers in time, rules regulator ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on September 04, 2009
“Broadcaster Sky should have made sure it could connect all users in time before it heavily promoted its high definition (HD) television service with adverts for its coverage of major rugby and cricket events, the advertising regulator has said...

Bar regulator rapped by Legal Services Board over ABSs ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on September 04, 2009
“The bar?s regulator has been accused of engaging in a ?sterile debate? over alternative business structures by oversight body the Legal Services Board.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd September 2009 Source: www.lawgazette.co...

Separating couples may be forced into mediation under MoJ plan ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on September 04, 2009
“Divorcing and separating couples could be compelled to consider mediation before going to court under plans being examined by the Ministry of Justice.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd September 2009 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

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