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Reports into the management of Dano Sonnex within the criminal justice system ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on June 05, 2009
“The Ministry of Justice has published reports on the management of Dano Sonnex within the criminal justice system, following his conviction for the murders of French students Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez.” Full press release Ministry of Justice, 4th June 2009 Source: www...

Gang jailed over multi-million pound visa scam ? UK Border Agency

Posted on June 05, 2009
“Three people have today been jailed for a total of 19 years following the largest ever immigration crime investigation by the UK Border Agency and police.” Full press release UK  Border Agency, 3rd June 2009 Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov...

Courts must assess unfair terms in consumer contracts, says ECJ ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on June 05, 2009
“Courts in the EU must examine and rule on terms in consumer contracts that may be unfair even if no consumer has complained about them, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said. The duty will exist when a company seeks to enforce a consumer contract...

Copyright treaty backing e-books for disabled readers survives US and EU resistance ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on June 05, 2009
“A proposed treaty that would change copyright laws to allow the supply of books across borders for the benefit of blind people has survived resistance from the US, UK, France, Germany and other countries.” Full story OUT.LAW.com, 3rd June 2009 Source: www...

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Search engine ad for IQ test banned over hidden cost ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on June 05, 2009
“An advert that appeared in search engine results to promote an IQ test has been banned by the UK’s advertising watchdog for failing to disclose in the text of the ad that participants would be charged to receive their results.” Full story OUT-LAW...

Abused baby left blind and deaf ? BBC News

Posted on June 05, 2009
“A West Yorkshire couple who abused their six-week-old daughter and failed to get medical help for her broken bones and meningitis have been jailed.” Full story BBC News, 4th June 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Family jailed for sex trafficking ? BBC News

Posted on June 05, 2009
“Three members of a Hungarian family have been jailed for trafficking women to the UK for sexual exploitation, by an Inner London Crown Court judge.” Full story BBC News, 4th June 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Duo jailed for smuggling 12 tonnes of cannabis ? The Independent

Posted on June 05, 2009
“Ten men convicted of attempting to smuggle 12.5 tonnes of cannabis resin worth £36 million into Britain stashed in a rusty tugboat were jailed today.” Full story The Independent, 4th June 2009 Source: www.independent.co,uk

Abuser fails over £0.5m divorce deal ? The Independent

Posted on June 05, 2009
“An art historian and author today failed to win a £500,000 divorce settlement from his wealthy former wife whose grandchildren he sexually abused.” Full story The Independent, 4th June 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Minister warns illegal filesharers they face ?technical measures? ? The Guardian

Posted on June 05, 2009
“The government will acquire powers to apply ‘technical measures’ to crack down on persistent illegal filesharers on the internet, the culture secretary, Andy Burnham, said today.” Full story The Guardian, 5th June 2009 Source: www...

French student murders: parents sue over killer?s parole ? The Guardian

Posted on June 05, 2009
“The parents of murdered French students Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez are to sue British authorities over systematic failures in the justice system that contributed to their sons’ deaths.” Full story The Guardian, 5th June 2009 Source: www...

Serial paedophile jailed for life ? BBC News

Posted on June 05, 2009
“A serial paedophile who raped at least three young children and forced them to have sex together has been jailed for life.” Full story BBC News, 5th June 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Claim against air firm dismissed ? BBC News

Posted on June 05, 2009
“A tribunal has dismissed a cabin crew boss’s claim that she was forced to employ only young, slim, single women to crew private aircraft.” Full story BBC News, 5th June 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Two jailed for shooting clubber ? BBC News

Posted on June 05, 2009
“Two men have been given life sentences over the fatal shooting of a 35-year-old man near a south London nightclub.” Full story BBC News, 5th June 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Jail for nurse who filmed sex attack ? The Independent

Posted on June 05, 2009
“A nurse who bragged about filming himself sexually assaulting an unconscious woman in her hospital bed was jailed today for two years.” Full story The Independent, 5th June 2009 Source: www.independent.co,uk

Police rule out broad inquiry over MPs? expenses ? The Guardian

Posted on June 05, 2009
“Senior police and prosecutors have announced they will not launch criminal investigations into more than 100 MPs over their apparent abuse of parliamentary expenses.” Full story The Guardian, 5th June 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Nuclear test veterans win right to sue Government ? The Times

Posted on June 05, 2009
“A thousand serviceman who say they suffered ill health because of Britain?s atomic tests in the Pacific in the 1950s won a crucial High Court victory today that paves the way for them to sue the Ministry of Defence.” Full story The Times, 5th June 2009 Source: www...

TV slimmer jailed for child abuse ? BBC News

Posted on June 05, 2009
“TV slimming personality and radio DJ Barry Bethell has been jailed for four years for sexually assaulting a girl.” Full story BBC News, 5th June 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on June 04, 2009
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Crown Prosecution Service v Campbell [2009] EWCA Crim 997 (22 May 2009) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Webster & Ors v The Governors of the Ridgeway Foundation School [2009] EWHC 1140 (QB) (21 May 2009) Source: www...

Indian immigrants earned millions from visa fraud factory ? The Times

Posted on June 04, 2009
“Two illegal immigrants from India earned millions of pounds from a visa fraud ‘factory?’that helped an estimated 4,000 bogus students to cheat Britain?s ?shambolic? border controls.” Full story The Times, 4th June 2009 Source: www...

Regina (G) v Southwark London Borough Council ? Times Law Reports

Posted on June 04, 2009
Regina (G) v Southwark London Borough Council House of Lords “A local authority?s children?s services unit could not purport to fulfil its duties to look after a homeless child merely by referring him to the homeless persons unit.” The Times, 4th June 2009 Source: www...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on June 04, 2009
The Housing (Replacement of Terminated Tenancies) (Successor Landlords) (Wales) Order 2009 The Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (Investment Exchanges and Clearing Houses) Regulations (No. 5) 2009 The Research and Development (Qualifying Bodies) (Tax) Order 2009 The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2009 The Electricity (Competitive Tenders for Offshore Transmission Licences) Regulations 2009 The [...

How the rule of law can avoid the world at war ? The Times

Posted on June 04, 2009
“The judge who heads Britain?s top court has warned that ‘popular emotion’ must not subvert the rule of law.” Full story The Times, 4th June 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Bar Council calls on firms to fund civil litigation ? Legal Week

Posted on June 04, 2009
“City law firms could help fund some civil litigation cases as part of sweeping proposals to overhaul litigation funding mechanisms in the UK.” Full story Legal Week, 4th June 2009 Source: www.legalweek.com

Judge selection still perceived as unfair ? The Times

Posted on June 04, 2009
“Perceptions of unfairnness and prejudice in the selection of judges still widely persist, three years after a new body was set up to modernise the system.” Full story The Times, 4th June 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

?Evil? duo jailed for life over sadistic murders ? The Independent

Posted on June 04, 2009
“A dangerous knife thug freed from jail by mistake was today jailed for life with a minimum of 40 years for the ’sadistic’ murders of two brilliant French students.” Full story The Independent, 4th June 2009 Source: www.independent...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on June 04, 2009
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) NH v A County Council & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 472 (04 June 2009) High Court (Administrative Court) Purglove, R (on the application of) v The Social Security Commissioners [2009] EWHC 1096 (Admin) (19 May 2009) Shayanth, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWHC 1208 [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on June 04, 2009
The Legislative Reform (Limited Partnerships) Order 2009 The Armed Forces (Powers of Stop and Search, Search, Seizure and Retention) Order 2009 The Armed Forces Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2009 The International Monetary Fund (Limit on Lending) Order 2009 The Fire and Rescue Services (Appointment of Inspector) (Wales) Order 2009 The Crossrail (Planning Appeals) (Written Representations Procedure) (England) (Amendment) Regulations [...

Life for rapist left free to attack women after police blunders ? The Guardian

Posted on June 04, 2009
“A serial rapist who went unchecked for years because of police mistakes was jailed for life today.” Full story The Guardian, 4th June 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Regina v Horncastle; Regina v Blackmore; Regina v Marquis; Regina v Graham; Regina v Carter ? Times Law Reports

Posted on June 03, 2009
Regina v Horncastle; Regina v Blackmore; Regina v Marquis; Regina v Graham; Regina v Carter Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “A criminal trial could be fair although the defence did not have the opportunity of examining every prosecution witness...

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