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Sex offender complaint is upheld ? BBC News

Posted on May 19, 2009
“The police watchdog has upheld a complaint about a police force’s management of a sex offender.” Full story BBC News, 18th May 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

QC appointment review rejects proposals for radical change ? Law Society Gazette

Posted on May 19, 2009
“The former head of the Queen?s Counsel selection panel has rejected Law Society proposals that would have increased the number of solicitors eligible to apply.” Full story Law Society Gazette, 14th May 2009 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Bar considers action on ?threat? posed by solicitor-advocates ? Law Society Gazette

Posted on May 19, 2009
“The Bar Council has set up a working group to tackle what it calls unfair competition from solicitor-advocates for Crown Court work.” Full story Law Society Gazette, 14th May 2009 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Police boss might defy High Court ? BBC News

Posted on May 19, 2009
“The Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police Colin Port says he is prepared to go to jail rather than return suspected child pornography.” Full story BBC News, 18th May 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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InsuranceWide.com Services Ltd v Revenue and Customs Comrs; Revenue and Customs Comrs v Trader Media Group Ltd ? WLR Daily

Posted on May 19, 2009
InsuranceWide.com Services Ltd v Revenue and Customs Comrs; Revenue and Customs Comrs v Trader Media Group Ltd [2009] EWHC 999 (Ch); [2009] WLR (D) 156 “Companies which offered introductory services, in order to channel would-be customers to insurers by electronic means, and which received a commission in the event of a contract of insurance being concluded [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on May 19, 2009
The Building Societies (Insolvency and Special Administration) Order 2009 The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Contribution to Costs of Special Resolution Regime) Regulations 2009 The Merchant Shipping (Implementation of Ship-Source Pollution Directive) Regulations 2009 Source: www...

Vigilante sentenced over sex video campaign ? The Independent

Posted on May 19, 2009
“A vigilante who filmed men meeting up for sex in a bid to clean up a woodland was today spared jail.” Full story The Independent, 18th May 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

MoD facing compensation claims after legal ruling ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 19, 2009
“The Ministry of Defence is facing a flood of compensation claims from families of servicemen who have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan after a landmark legal ruling that they are covered by human rights laws.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 19th May 2009 Source: www...

Knife crime down as police hail stop and search ? The Times

Posted on May 19, 2009
“The Metropolitan Police have stopped and searched 24,000 young people every month over the past year in an operation that is cutting teenage knife crime and violence.” Full story The Times, 19th May 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Life term for Chinese pair murder ? BBC News

Posted on May 19, 2009
“An illegal immigrant who murdered a Chinese couple in Newcastle has been jailed for life.” Full story BBC News, 18th May 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Met chief prepared to launch inquiries into alleged misuse of MPs? expenses ? The Guardian

Posted on May 18, 2009
“Paul Stephenson says police will investigate MPs where warranted, while union calls on Labour’s NEC to outline deselection process for MPs found guilty of claims misuse.” Full story The Guardian, 18th May 2009 Source: www.guardian.co...

Practice Direction (Criminal Proceedings: Victim Personal Statements; Pleas of Guilty in the Crown Court; Forms) ? WLR Daily

Posted on May 18, 2009
Practice Direction (Criminal Proceedings: Victim Personal Statements; Pleas of Guilty in the Crown Court; Forms) [2009] WLR (D) 155 “Lord Judge CJ, sitting in the Supreme Court, handed down an amendment to Practice Direction (Criminal Proceedings: Consolidation) [2002] 1 WLR 2870, relating to victim personal statements, pleas of guilty in the Crown Court and forms...

Aggregator needs daily evidence to make price comparisons fair, rules ad regulator ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on May 18, 2009
“Price aggregating websites that want to claim that they compare more suppliers than anyone else must conduct research to make sure it is true and must update that research frequently, the advertising regulator has said.” Full story OUT-LAW...

Council rejection of bungled electronic tender was fair, says High Court ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on May 18, 2009
“A building firm which forgot to attach files to its electronic tender for work has failed in its attempt to force a local authority to consider its bid. The High Court has said that the local authority did not have to accept the mistaken tender...

House competition draw to go ahead after Gambling Commission probe ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on May 18, 2009
“A controversial competition to win a house that was halted by the Gambling Commission has been allowed to proceed.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 14th May 2009 Source: www.out-law.com

G20 protesters issue legal threat ? BBC News

Posted on May 18, 2009
“Solicitors representing G20 protesters are warning the Metropolitan Police they may seek a judicial review of the tactics used at the summit.” Full story BBC News, 18th May 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on May 18, 2009
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) OT (A Child), Re [2009] EWCA Civ 409 (14 May 2009) Secretary of State for Defence v Smith, R (on the application of) [2009] EWCA Civ 441 (18 May 2009) Court of Appeal (Criminal Divison) Girma & Ors, R. v (Rev 1) [2009] EWCA Crim 912 (15 May 2009) High Court (Administrative Court) Taylor v HMP [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on May 18, 2009
The Companies Act 2006 (Amendment of Schedule 2) (No. 2) Order 2009 The Building and Approved Inspectors (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Housing Renewal Grants (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2009 The Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Wales) (Amendment) (No...

Francois v Hutchinson 3G UK Ltd ? WLR Daily

Posted on May 18, 2009
Francois v Hutchinson 3G UK Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 405; [2009] WLR (D) 154 “On an application to review a decision rejecting a claim form for procedural non-compliance, where the claimant?s grounds included administrative error and the interests of justice, an employment judge should not limit his consideration to administrative error, but should consider whether, in [...

Statement on amendments to the Coroners and Justice Bill ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on May 18, 2009
“Jack Straw has made a written ministerial statement concerning amendments to the Coroners and Justice Bill.” Full statement Ministry of Justice, 15th May 2009 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Consumer Remedies for Faulty Goods ? Law Commission

Posted on May 18, 2009
“In November 2008 the Law Commission published jointly with the Scottish Law Commission a consultation paper on consumer remedies for faulty goods. Appendix C (the European Consumer Centre Questionnaire) and Appendix D (the Comparative Section) to the consultation paper are also available...

Tough new regulations for immigration advisers ? UK Border Agency

Posted on May 18, 2009
“Tougher new rules to tackle rogue immigration advisers are to be launched by the Government, the Home Office announced today.” Full press release UK Border Agency, 14th May 2009 Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Barristers Urge Peers to Strengthen Support for Bereaved Families in Coroners and Justice Bill ? The Bar Council

Posted on May 18, 2009
“Bereaved families should have access to legal representation at inquests, the Bar Council and the Criminal Bar Association have told the House of Lords.” Full press release The Bar Council, 18th May 2009 Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Human Rights Act will hamper soldiers in action, warns MoD ? Independent on Sunday

Posted on May 18, 2009
“The Ministry of Defence is bracing itself for defeat with a landmark court ruling tomorrow on whether Britain’s soldiers, sailors and airmen should be protected under the Human Rights Act while they serve abroad.” Full story Independent on Sunday, 17th May 2009 Source: www...

MoD loses soldiers? rights appeal ? The Independent

Posted on May 18, 2009
“Soldiers serving abroad are protected by Human Rights laws, the Court of Appeal ruled today in a controversial landmark judgment.” Full story The Independent, 18th May 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

CCTV schemes in city and town centres have little effect on crime, says report ? The Guardian

Posted on May 18, 2009
“The use of closed-circuit television in city and town centres and public housing estates does not have a significant effect on crime, according to Home Office-funded research to be distributed to all police forces in England and Wales this summer...

Rise in use of drug tests to sack staff without redundancy pay ? The Guardian

Posted on May 18, 2009
“Employers are increasingly using drug testing to get rid of staff without having to make redundancy payouts, as a way of cutting costs during the recession, a charity has said.” Full story The Guardian, 18th May 2009 Source: www.guardian...

Iraqi looters awarded £1m compensation ? Sunday Telegraph

Posted on May 18, 2009
“Nine Iraqi civilians who were abused by British troops have been awarded almost £1 million in compensation, it can be revealed.” Full story Sunday Telegraph, 17th May 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Plans for US-style community courts scrapped because of lack of cash ? The Times

Posted on May 18, 2009
“Plans to create American-style community justice courts in which judges engage directly with offenders and take charge of their rehabilitation have been dropped.” Full story The Times, 18th May 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Thousands of criminal suspects to be tried in virtual courts ? The Times

Posted on May 18, 2009
“Thousands of criminal suspects will lose the right to appear in court and be brought instead before ‘virtual’ courts conducted via video links under plans before Parliament next week.” Full story The Times, 18th May 2009 Source: www...

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