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Solicitor suspended over 19-year estate delay ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on February 18, 2011
“A Suffolk solicitor was suspended from practice last week after taking 19 years to settle a spinster?s estate.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 17th February 2011 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Lawyer wins Ł10,000 damages from Solicitors from Hell owner ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on February 18, 2011
“A judge has condemned the owner of the Solicitors from Hell website for his conduct when committing a serious libel against a young solicitor.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 17th February 2011 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Crawley brawl machete attacker Antonio Batsimba jailed ? BBC News

Posted on February 18, 2011
“A 22-year-old man has been given an indeterminate prison sentence for a machete attack in Crawley town centre which left three men seriously injured.” Full story BBC News, 17th February 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Football fan jailed for punching Stevenage player at FA Cup tie ? The Guardian

Posted on February 18, 2011
“A football fan who ran on to the pitch and punched a player has been jailed for 12 weeks. Robert Fitzgerald, 24, was also banned from attending regulated football matches in England and Wales for six years after assaulting Stevenage defender Scott Laird...

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Burglar shot by householder got ?summary justice? rules judge ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 18, 2011
“A burglar shot by a man defending his home was told by a judge that he had just received summary justice.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2011 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Only dictators defy European rights law, judge tells Britain ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 18, 2011
“Europe’s most senior judge faced fierce criticism last night after suggesting that Britain would resemble a 1960s Greek dictatorship if it denied prisoners the vote and ignored human rights rulings.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2011 Source: www...

Regina (Hertfordshire County Council) v Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council ? WLR Daily

Posted on February 18, 2011
Regina (Hertfordshire County Council) v Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council [2011] EWCA Civ 77; [2011] WLR (D) 47 “A mental patient who was compulsorily detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 was not thereby to be treated as ‘resident’ in the local authority within whose area he was detained...

Man jailed for 1982 rape of woman ? The Independent

Posted on February 18, 2011
“A 55-year-old man was jailed for 13 years today for the ‘degrading’ rape of a teenager committed 29 years ago.” Full story The Independent, 18th February 2011 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Boots fined Ł10,000 for Welshpool man?s trap door fall ? BBC News

Posted on February 18, 2011
“Boots has been fined Ł10,000 after a 76-year-old man fell through an open trap door at one of its shops in Powys.” Full story BBC News, 18th February 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ex-soldier gets life for trying to blow up pregnant wife ? The Guardian

Posted on February 18, 2011
“A former reservist soldier has been jailed for life after being found guilty of trying to murder his pregnant wife by booby-trapping a car with a hand grenade.” Full story The Guardian, 18th February 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Brothers guilty of Lapland con ? The Independent

Posted on February 18, 2011
“Two brothers were convicted today of misleading thousands of customers into visiting a what they claimed was a Lapland-style theme park.” Full story The Independent, 18th February 2011 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Prisoners lose voting compensation bid ? The Independent

Posted on February 18, 2011
“The High Court has blocked a compensation bid by prisoners barred from voting in last year’s general election. Claims have been launched in county courts nationwide by 585 serving prisoners, with another 1,000 potential cases in the pipeline, Mr Justice Langstaff was told in London...

Sex crime entertainer Jason Gaunt ?acted like teenager? ? BBC News

Posted on February 17, 2011
“A children’s entertainer cannot be sentenced for sex offences against boys until a psychological assessment has taken place, a judge has said.” Full story BBC news, 17th February 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

MI5 accused of ?gagging? justice ? The Independent

Posted on February 17, 2011
“Lawyers for families of those killed in the 7/7 bombings suggest MI5 is trying to ‘gag’ justice by restricting the verdicts of the inquest into the attacks.” Full story The Independent, 17th February 2011 Source: www.independent...

Judge tells burglar bitten by police dog: ?Good, I hope it hurt? ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 17, 2011
“On being told that the 8 year old German Shepherd Zak had sunk his teeth into a thief’s buttock, Judge Julian Lambert exclaimed ‘Good! I hope it hurt. Well done Zak!’ Last month Judge Lambert spoke out against the current ‘soft’ sentencing guidelines which prevented him jailing a burglar in Bristol...

Tom Hicks wins right to pursue damages over Liverpool sale ? The Guardian

Posted on February 17, 2011
“Tom Hicks, the former Liverpool owner, has been given the chance to launch damages claims over the sale of the Premier League club after orders barring action in the United Stated were partially lifted by a high court judge in London.” Full story The Guardian, 17th February 2011 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on February 17, 2011
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Winwood& Ors v Biffa Waste Services Ltd & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 108 (17 February 2011) Stonham v Ramrattan & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 119 (16 February 2011) O (Children) [2011] EWCA Civ 128 (16 February 2011) High Court (Administrative Court) Abdul & Ors v Director of Public Prosecutions [2011] [...

Regulation of healthcare professionals ? Law Commission

Posted on February 17, 2011
“The Law Commission has accepted a referral from the Department of Health to review the regulation of health and social care professionals.” Full press release Law Commission, 16th February 2011 Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk

Cotswold Geotech convicted of first corporate manslaughter charge under new Act ? Crown Prosecution Service

Posted on February 17, 2011
“Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings has today become the first company to be convicted of the new offence of corporate manslaughter.” Full story Crown Prosecution Service, 15th February 2011 Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Two sentenced over multi-million cannabis plot ? UK Borders Agency

Posted on February 17, 2011
“Two members of a drug trafficking gang have been given prison sentences totalling 22 years for smuggling millions of pounds’ worth of cannabis into the UK.” Full story UK Borders Agency, 16th February 2011 Source: www.ukba.homeoffice...

Keir Starmer QC?s speech on Equality and Diversity ? Bar Standards Board

Posted on February 17, 2011
“Did you miss our conference on our proposals for new Equality and Diversity Conduct and Practising rules? If so, find out what Keir Starmer QC had to say.” Full speech Bar Standards Board, 16th February 2011 Source: www.barstandardsboard...

Prudential taken to court by its own pension fund trustees ? The Guardian

Posted on February 17, 2011
“Prudential, one of the country’s leading pension suppliers, has been taken to the high court by the trustees of its own employees’ retirement fund. The move by Prudential Staff Pensions could potentially force the financial services firm into topping up the scheme and comes after the Pru changed its practices in 2005 to plug a [...

Gay marriages and heterosexual civil partnerships may soon be welcomed ? The Guardian

Posted on February 17, 2011
“Gay and lesbian couples could soon win the right to marry, and straight couples be given the right to form civil partnerships. The equalities minister, Lynne Featherstone, has disclosed that the government intends to consult over how marriage laws in England and Wales can be further reformed, despite strong opposition from some religious groups...

Luton army parade protesters lose High Court appeal ? BBC News

Posted on February 17, 2011
“Five Muslim men who disrupted a march by soldiers who had just returned from Afghanistan have lost an appeal against convictions for public order offences.” Full story BBC News, 16th February 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Torbay child sexual exploitation investigated ? BBC News

Posted on February 17, 2011
“A major child abuse investigation is being carried out in Devon. Thousands of parents of children at secondary schools in Torbay and Teignbridge have been sent letters informing them of the investigation.” Full story BBC News, 17th February 2011 Source: www...

Statement on sex offenders? register ? Home Office

Posted on February 17, 2011
“The sex offenders’ register has existed since 1997. Since that time it has helped the police to protect the public from these most horrific of crimes. Requiring serious sexual offenders to sign the register for life – as they do now – has broad support from across this House...

Herbal medicine to be regulated, says Andrew Lansley ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 17, 2011
“The EU directive, due to take full effect in April, makes it illegal for practitioners to supply unlicensed herbal medicines. But Andrew Lansley, the Health Secretary, said in a written ministerial statement that they would be allowed to continue if they registered with the Health Professions Council (HPC)...

AV referendum to go ahead on May 5, after Lords challenge fails ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 17, 2011
“A referendum on changing the voting system will definitely take place on May 5 after the Government last night saw off an 11th-hour challenge to the plans in the House of Lords.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2011 Source: www...

Financial watchdogs get new powers ? The Guardian

Posted on February 17, 2011
“Investors and consumers will be given greater protection by new financial watchdogs which will have the power to ban retail products and reveal pending enforcement actions against banks and brokers.” Full story The Guardian, 17th February 2011 Source: www...

It is vital these difficult cases are heard in public ? The Guardian

Posted on February 17, 2011
“Should a young woman be sterilised? Should a sex ban be imposed on a man in his 40s? Hearings involving vulnerable people need close monitoring.” Full story The Guardian, 17th February 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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