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Sinclair and Another v Glatt and Others - Times Law Reports

Posted on April 16, 2009
Sinclair and Another v Glatt and Others Court of Appeal “A court-appointed receiver could have a lien on the property held in a convict?s name even though he had only a bare legal interest in it. A pending financial relief claim of the former wife of the convict had no priority over the receiver?s lien...

Hatzl and Another v XL Insurance Co Ltd - Times Law Reports

Posted on April 16, 2009
Hatzl and Another v XL Insurance Co Ltd Court of Appeal “On a proper construction of article 31(1)(a) of the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road, scheduled to the Carriage of Goods by Road Act 1965, a dispute did not become justiciable in England merely by the fact that an assignor [...

Drug offence case is landmark for Britons jailed abroad - The Guardian

Posted on April 16, 2009
“A man serving 33 years in a British jail for a drug offence committed in Thailand is to challenge his sentence in what could become a precedent-setting case for Britons jailed abroad. The case is being watched by the growing number of Britons in overseas jails who want to serve their sentence in the UK...

Britons facing execution in Pakistan seek Miliband?s help - The Guardian

Posted on April 16, 2009
“Lawyers for two British nationals who face the death penalty in Pakistan, after allegedly being tortured to give confessions for murder they insist they did not commit, have asked the Foreign Office to intervene urgently in the case.” Full story The Guardian, 16th April 2009 Source: www...

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Hajrudin Hasanovic stabbed wife to death after police refused help - The Times

Posted on April 16, 2009
“A woman was stabbed to death by her husband in front of their two children hours after police had refused to escort her to a women?s refuge, a jury was told yesterday.” Full story The Times, 16th April 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Couple defrauded Citizens Advice Bureau of £650,000 to fund a life of luxury, jury told - The Guardian

Posted on April 16, 2009
“A couple funded a luxury lifestyle of champagne and top-class hotels by siphoning off up to £650,000 from a Citizens Advice Bureau office, a jury was told yesterday.” Full story The Guardian, 16th April 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on April 16, 2009
The Inspectors of Education, Children?s Services and Skills Order 2009 The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) (England) Order 2009 The Hendon Urban Motorway Special Roads Scheme 1961 (Variation) Order 2009 The International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The [...

Can?t afford to sue? Who do you call? - The Times

Posted on April 16, 2009
“Third parties bankrolling litigation used to be anathema. The credit crunch has brought a sea change.” Full story The Times, 16th April 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Court of Appeal widens rights to equal pay compensation - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on April 16, 2009
“Workers who are employed under an unbroken succession of contracts can now claim equal pay compensation for that string of contracts and not just the latest one, the Court of Appeal has ruled.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 16th April 2009 Source: www...

Met chief orders review of public order policing after G20 protest - The Guardian

Posted on April 16, 2009
“The Metropolitan police commissioner, Sir Paul Stephenson, has ordered a review of public order policing amid mounting concerns over the way his force and the City of London police handled the G20 protests this month.” Full story The Guardian, 15th April 2009 Source: www...

Woolf reforms and cost-cutting have led to acute shortages and a ?deficient? system - The Times

Posted on April 16, 2009
“If recent headlines have been about judges? concerns over sentencing criminals, District Judge David Oldham is determined to press the case for the other half of the justice system. The civil courts, he says, are woefully under-resourced ? a problem ever more acute in times of hardship...

Government faces legal action over online snooping - The Guardian

Posted on April 16, 2009
“The European commission yesterday called for the UK’s privacy laws to be tightened to protect internet surfers as it launched legal proceedings against the government for breaching data protection and so-called ePrivacy rules.” Full story The Guardian, 15th April 2009 Source: www...

DNA founder criticises database - BBC News

Posted on April 16, 2009
“The inventor of the genetic technology behind the national DNA database says it risks losing support because it holds the records of innocent people.” Full story BBC News, 15th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judges look to the lords over strict curb on sentencing powers - The Times

Posted on April 16, 2009
“The judges are up in arms over changes to the justice system, says Judge Isobel Plumstead, of the Council of Circuit Judges.” Full story The Times, 16th April 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Families of RAF Hercules victims issue negligence writ against MoD - The Guardian

Posted on April 16, 2009
“The families of 10 British servicemen killed when their RAF Hercules was shot down in Iraq have issued a high court writ accusing the Ministry of Defence of negligence, breach of a duty of care and failing to comply with article two of the European convention on human rights, which enshrines the right to life...

Disability claim sportsman jailed - BBC News

Posted on April 16, 2009
“A wheelchair basketball player from Merseyside who was part of a medal winning team at Beijing 2008 has been jailed for benefit fraud.” Full story BBC News, 15th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Aides releasing ?inappropriate material? will face instant dismissal under revised guidelines - The Guardian

Posted on April 16, 2009
“Whitehall advisers were today warned that they will be sacked automatically if they are caught releasing ‘inappropriate material’ to the media.” Full story The Guardian, 15th April 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Copyright Tribunal rules will change to fast track smaller cases - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on April 16, 2009
“The Government is changing the way that a copyright disputes body operates in a bid to save time and money. It has opened a consultation on the changes to the operation of the Copyright Tribunal.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 15th April 2009 Source: www...

New e-waste rules may be too much for UK business, warns Government - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on April 15, 2009
“The Government has said that new electronic waste disposal demands from Brussels may be too difficult for businesses to meet. It has asked for industry’s view ahead of summer negotiations on electronic waste.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 15th April 2009 Source: www...

New measures to support victims of sexual assault - Home Office

Posted on April 15, 2009
“New measures to improve the investigation and prosecution of rape and to provide support to victims were announced today by Home Office Minister, Vernon Coaker.” Full story Home Office, 15th April 2009 Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Trident Turboprop (Dublin) Ltd v First Flight Couriers Ltd - Times Law Reports

Posted on April 15, 2009
Trident Turboprop (Dublin) Ltd v First Flight Couriers Ltd Court of Appeal “International supply contracts which excluded liability for misrepresentation and the right to rescind were not subject to the requirement of reasonableness.” The Times, 15th April 2009 Source: www...

Regina (Bunce) v Pensions Appeal Tribunal and Another - Times Law Reports

Posted on April 15, 2009
Regina (Bunce) v Pensions Appeal Tribunal and Another Court of Appeal “On an appeal against an interim assessment by the Ministry of Defence of the degree of a person?s disability, the Pensions Appeal Tribunal did not have jurisdiction to challenge either the existence of the disability or whether the disability was attributable to service in the [...

Couple jailed for duping farmer - BBC News

Posted on April 15, 2009
“A couple who preyed on a Dorset farmer, tricking him out of his £1m farm and forcing him to live in ‘degrading conditions’, have been jailed.” Full story BBC News, 14th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

?Families risk losing children? under £6.5m legal aid cuts - The Times

Posted on April 15, 2009
“Parents accused of abuse who risk losing their children may be forced to represent themselves in court under proposed cuts to family legal aid, judges and lawyers have warned.” Full story The Times, 15th April 2009 Source: www.timesonline...

Judge urges caution in 7/7 trial - BBC News

Posted on April 15, 2009
“It would be unfair to convict three men accused of helping the 7 July suicide bombers just because the attacks were so ‘horrific’, a jury has been advised.” Full story BBC News, 14th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Barrister Belle Turner says she can?t work at new legal aid rates - The Times

Posted on April 15, 2009
“Belle Turner, a leading junior barrister about to give birth to her first child, is ’sad and angry’ about the planned cuts to family legal aid.” Full story The Times, 15th April 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Male flight attendants ?banned? - BBC News

Posted on April 15, 2009
“A cabin crew boss was forced to employ only young, slim, single women to crew private aircraft, a tribunal has heard.” Full story BBC News, 14th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

DNA pioneer Alec Jeffreys: drop innocent from database - The Guardian

Posted on April 15, 2009
“The inventor of genetic fingerprinting, Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, today warns that the government is putting at risk public support for the DNA national database by holding the genetic details of hundreds of thousands of innocent people.” Full story The Guardian, 15th April 2009 Source: www...

Police and Crown Prosecution Service to face assessment over rape ?failures? - The Independent

Posted on April 15, 2009
“Police forces are to face regular assessments of how well they investigate rape cases, following a series of high-profile failures. Government inspectors will examine how closely police and prosecutors follow official advice when dealing with alleged rapes...

Garlic smell closes court building - Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 15, 2009
“Garlic oil was spread on radiators at a Crown Court, forcing hearings to be abanadoned after the smell spread throught the building.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 14th April 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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