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Juror ?committed sex crime during break for lunch? - The Independent

Posted on April 23, 2009
“A juror sitting on a sexual assault case went out during his lunch break and committed a sex crime himself, a court heard.” Full story The Independent, 23rd April 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on April 23, 2009
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Hicks v R [2009] EWCA Crim 733 (21 April 2009) High Court (Chancery Division) Cobbetts LLP & Anor v Hodge [2009] EWHC 786 (Ch) (22 April 2009) High Court (Administrative Court) Colney Heath Parish Council v Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government & Ors [2009] EWHC 787 (Admin) (22 April 2009) [...

Regina (Coleman) v Governor of Wayland Prison and Another - Times Law Reports

Posted on April 23, 2009
Regina (Coleman) v Governor of Wayland Prison and Another Queen’s Bench Division “A prison governor had no power, whether under the Prison Rules (SI 1999 No 728) or the common law, to destroy a mobile telephone confiscated from a prisoner...

Regina v Khan Regina v Lockett; Regina v Carrington - Times Law Reports

Posted on April 23, 2009
Regina v Khan Regina v Lockett; Regina v Carrington Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “Confiscation orders made under old regulations in tobacco-smuggling cases had to be quashed because the prosecuting authority had overlooked the fact that new regulations had narrowed the categories of persons liable to pay excise duty...

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British troops ?breached human rights laws? during Iraqi interrogations - The Times

Posted on April 23, 2009
“British troops were accused at the High Court yesterday of using interrogation techniques on Iraqi civilian detainees that breached human rights laws.” Full story The Times, 23rd April 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Consultation paper on sentencing for drug offences - Sentencing Guidelines Council

Posted on April 23, 2009
“On Wednesday 22 April the Sentencing Advisory Panel published a consultation paper relating to the sentencing of the most commonly committed drug offences.” Consultation paper on sentencing of drug offences (PDF) Press Notice (PDF) Drugs consultation paper - Annex B (xls) Sentencing Guidelines Council, 22nd April 2009 Source: www...

The media in divorce courts ? a blackmailers? charter - The Times

Posted on April 23, 2009
“Two family lawyers assess the impact of new rules allowing the media the right to attend all divorce court hearings.” Full story The Times, 23rd April 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

John Worboys? jail term condemned by government adviser - The Guardian

Posted on April 23, 2009
“A senior adviser on rape to the government criticised the sentence given to the serial sex attacker John Worboys as ‘absolutely bizarre’ yesterday, warning it could undermine work to improve the investigation and prosecution of sexual offences...

Family courts: now we can judge parents? stories for ourselves - The Times

Posted on April 23, 2009
“The opening up of family courts to the media is a step in the right direction, argues a senior family lawyer.” Full story The Times, 23rd April 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

It is time to scrap lawyers? success fees? - The Times

Posted on April 23, 2009
“Next week Lord Justice Jackson, the Court of Appeal judge, will outline provisional proposals of his review on the costs of litigation. Among other things he is likely to urge a look at a new way to fund civil cases that could substantially replace no-win, no-fee cases for a large range of civil actions...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on April 23, 2009
The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (References to Financial Investigators) Order 2009 The Value Added Tax (Increase of Registration Limits) Order 2009 The Value Added Tax (Consideration for Fuel Provided for Private Use) Order 2009 The Substantial Donor Transactions (Variation of Threshold Limits) Regulations 2009 The Excise Goods (Drawback) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Finance [...

David Miliband claims of US threat over torture case ?slippery?, court told - The Guardian

Posted on April 23, 2009
“David Miliband, the foreign secretary, was accused yesterday of seriously misleading high court judges by claiming that the United States would stop sharing crucial intelligence with Britain if they agreed to disclose CIA documents showing how a UK resident was tortured...

How can ethnic minorities reach the top of the profession? - The Times

Posted on April 23, 2009
“Baroness Scotland of Asthal could be forgiven if she saw no problem. Britain?s first black, first woman holder of the post of Attorney-General is a living example of diversity in the legal profession. But, as with women political leaders, is she a one-off?” Full story The Times, 23rd April 2009 Source: www...

Lord Carlile calls inquiry into terror bomb plot raids - The Guardian

Posted on April 23, 2009
“The operation that led to 12 men being arrested on suspicion of plotting a large al-Qaida atrocity is to be investigated by Lord Carlile, the country’s terror watchdog.” Full story The Guardian, 23rd April 2009 Source: www.guardian...

Drugs barons ?should face shorter sentences?, report says - The Times

Posted on April 23, 2009
“Drugs barons should be given shorter prison sentences, according to official proposals published today (22 April).” Full story The Times, 22nd April 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

UK legal sector becoming more ?socially exclusive? - Legal Week

Posted on April 23, 2009
“The UK legal sector has been highlighted by the Government as one of a number of professions becoming increasingly socially exclusive.” Full story Legal Week, 23rd April 2009 Source: www.legalweek.com

A Whiter Shade of Pale enters legal history books - The Times

Posted on April 23, 2009
“First it wins the ultimate accolade as the most-played song in British public places; now A Whiter Shade of Pale enters the legal history books.” Full story The Times, 23rd April 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

?Smurf? jailed for running over man and knocking out two others - Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 23, 2009
“A party-goer dressed as a smurf ran over a man and knocked out two others with a baseball bat has been jailed for three years.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 22nd April 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Binyam Mohamed challenges secret evidence ruling - The Times

Posted on April 23, 2009
“This week lawyers for Binyam Mohamed, the former Guantánamo detainee, return to court to challenge the ruling that he cannot see secret evidence that, he maintains, is central to his claim to have been subject to torture with the consent of the UK intelligence authorities...

Google Street View cleared of breaking Data Protection Act - The Guardian

Posted on April 23, 2009
“Google Street View, the controversial website that shows 360-degree street views of many of Britain’s cities does not breach the Data Protection Act, the information commissioner ruled today.” Full story The Guardian, 23rd April 2009 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Statutory Instruments

Posted on April 22, 2009
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Whippey v Jones [2009] EWCA Civ 452 (08 April 2009) So v HSBC Bank Plc & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 296 (03 April 2009) High Court (Chancery Division) Heslop v Bishton & Ors [2009] EWHC 607 (Ch) (20 April 2009) High Court (Commercial Court) Levicom International Holdings BV & Anor v Linklaters (a firm) [2009] [...

H (a Child) v East Sussex County Council - Times Law Reports

Posted on April 22, 2009
H (a Child) v East Sussex County Council Court of Appeal “Special educational needs tribunals were required to give only summary reasons for their decisions.” The Times, 22nd April 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Doleman v Shaw - Times Law Reports

Posted on April 22, 2009
Doleman v Shaw Court of Appeal “When a liquidator disclaimed a lease, that did not determine any liability under the lease of the original lessee or of the guarantor in relation to leases or assignments of the leases executed after the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 had come into force on January 1, 1996, although the [...

Jews and Muslims succeed in bid to avoid post-mortems - The Independent

Posted on April 22, 2009
“Bereaved families will be allowed to pay for pathologists to perform body scans on their loved ones to establish cause of death if they object to post-mortems for religious reasons, the Government announced yesterday.” Full story The Independent, 22nd April 2009 Source: www...

Judge rejects G20 footage ban bid - BBC News

Posted on April 22, 2009
“An attempt to stop new footage being broadcast of the moments leading up to the death of Ian Tomlinson has failed.” Full story BBC News, 21st April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Third postmortem to be carried out on Ian Tomlinson - The Guardian

Posted on April 22, 2009
“A third postmortem examination is to be carried out tomorrow on the body of Ian Tomlinson, the newspaper seller who died shortly after a police officer hit him from behind during the G20 protests on 1 April.” Full story The Guardian, 21st April 2008 Source: www...

Guantanamo men in High Court bid - BBC News

Posted on April 22, 2009
“Lawyers for seven men who were detained at Guantanamo Bay are seeking a court order preventing any evidence of their alleged mistreatment being destroyed.” Full story BBC News, 22nd April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Linklaters wins ?50m negligence claim - The Times

Posted on April 22, 2009
“Linklaters, the ‘magic circle’ law firm, today ducked a multimillion-pound payout after defeating one of the largest negligence claims ever brought against a UK law firm.” Full story The Times, 21st April 2009 Source: www.timesonline...

Sex attack cab driver jailed for minimum eight years - The Independent

Posted on April 22, 2009
“A London taxi driver who sexually assaulted a string of women passengers whom he plied with champagne laced with sedatives was jailed for at least eight years today.” Full story The Independent, 21st April 2009 Source: www.independent.co...

Exclusive: Inside Broadmoor - The Independent

Posted on April 21, 2009
“Peter Sutcliffe is held there. So is Ian Brady. But can anything be done to treat the criminally insane? Katherine Faulkner is given a tour of the hospital” Full story The Independent, 21st April 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

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