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Skateboarding dog ?may get Asbo? after complaints ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 08, 2011
“The owner of a skateboarding dog has been warned he faces being issued with an Asbo if his pet carries on riding without a leash.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 8th February 2011 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Sports editor jailed for Ł370k scam ? The Independent

Posted on February 07, 2011
“A former sports editor was jailed today after defrauding a national newspaper of more than Ł370,000.” Full story The Independent, 7th February 2011 Source: www.independent.co.uk

The tangled web of copyright law ? The Guardian

Posted on February 07, 2011
“As the Meltwater case on news aggregation rumbles on, Alex Wade takes a look at the legally fraught, and commercially sensitive, world of spiders, bots and scrapers.” Full story The Guardian, 7th February 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Acpo chief calls for judicial oversight of undercover police operations ? The Guardian

Posted on February 07, 2011
“Sir Hugh Orde, president of Association of Chief Police Officers, says benefits of judicial oversight of future operations would ‘far outweigh additional administrative burden’.” Full story The Guardian, 7th February 2011 Source: www...

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on February 07, 2011
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Shaw & Ors v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 98 (04 February 2011) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Thornton v Telegraph Media Group Ltd [2011] EWHC 159 (QB) (04 February 2011) Everton Football Club Company Ltd v Sail Group Ltd & Anor [2011] EWHC 126 (QB) (04 February 2011) High Court [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on February 07, 2011
The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2011 The School Teachers? Pay and Conditions (Amendment) Order 2011 The Care Standards Act 2000 (Notification) (Wales) Regulations 2011 The Independent Health Care (Fees) (Wales) Regulations 2011 The Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling ? Earnings Percentage Increase) Order 2011 Source: www...

Joint Advocacy Group analysis of QAA consultation response ? Bar Standards Board

Posted on February 07, 2011
“Analysis of responses to the Joint Advocacy Group consultation paper on proposals for a quality assurance scheme for criminal advocates, is now available to view and download.” Full story Bar Standards Board, 4th February 2011 Source: www...

Glaves v Crown Prosecution Service ? WLR Daily

Posted on February 07, 2011
Glaves v Crown Prosecution Service [2011] EWCA Civ 69; [2011] WLR (D) 37 “On an application by a defendant for a certificate of inadequacy in relation to a confiscation order under section 83 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 an investigation of the facts was required so that it was not appropriate to determine as [...

Solicitors Regulation Authority v Davis and another ? WLR Daily

Posted on February 07, 2011
Solicitors Regulation Authority v Davis and another [2011] WLR (D) 36 “Where a solicitor admitted disciplinary charges, and therefore anticipated sanctions upon him, he should give notice in advance of the hearing to the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal that he intended to contend either that no order for costs should be [...

Legal Services Act: the debate heats up ? The Lawyer

Posted on February 07, 2011
“Last month (24 January) The Lawyer highlighted an accelerating trend that may well turn out to be one of the defining developments in this year of full Legal Services?Act?(LSA) implementation. An increasing number of firms are looking at introducing corporate vehicles into their partnerships...

Concern over mother jailed for restraining daughter on drugs ? BBC News

Posted on February 07, 2011
“A Kent MP is calling for sentencing guidelines to be reviewed after a mother was jailed for trying to stop her daughter going out to buy heroin.” Full story BBC News, 4th February 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Paedophiles spared jail because of their age ? The Independent

Posted on February 07, 2011
“A steward at Windsor Castle was given a suspended prison sentence today for grooming and abusing a young boy 25 years ago.” Full story The Independent, 4th February 2011 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Liberty attacks new school search powers for phones ? BBC News

Posted on February 07, 2011
“New search powers being given to schools over mobile phones are more suitable for terror inquiries, human rights pressure group Liberty says.” Full story BBC News, 4th February 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Widow appeals to church court claiming dead husband?s human rights have been breached ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 07, 2011
“A widow who found that the tributes she left on her husband’s grave were being moved took the case to the church court on the grounds that the dead man’s human rights were being breached.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2011 Source: www...

Court bans man with low IQ from having sex ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 07, 2011
“A man with a low IQ has been banned from having sex by a High Court judge who admitted the case raised questions about ‘civil liberties and personal autonomy’.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 4th February 2011 Source: www.telegraph...

RAF men jailed for smuggling cigarettes to North East ? BBC News

Posted on February 07, 2011
“Three RAF servicemen who helped smuggle seven million cigarettes into Britain on military flights from the Middle East have been jailed.” Full story BBC News, 4th February 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Hostel offenders risk to public ? The Independent

Posted on February 07, 2011
“More than four out of five offenders in probation hostels pose a high or very high risk to the public, figures showed today.” Full story The Independent, 6th February 2011 Source: www.independent.co.uk

UK ?should cut links to European Court of Human Rights? ? BBC News

Posted on February 07, 2011
“The government should cut its ties with the ‘expansionist’ European Court of Human Rights, says a report by a right-leaning think tank.” Full story BBC News, 7th February 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Payout for prison officer stressed by accounts of sex crimes ? The Guardian

Posted on February 07, 2011
“Steven Heaven, 44, wins undisclosed six-figure sum after being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.” Full story The Guardian, 4th February 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Man who made false traffic warden slur jailed ? BBC News

Posted on February 07, 2011
“A man who falsely claimed a traffic warden racially abused and attacked him to avoid paying for a parking ticket has been jailed for 12 months.” Full story BBC News, 4th February 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Teenager and partner convicted of murdering her father ? The Guardian

Posted on February 07, 2011
“A teenager wept when she was found guilty of murdering her father while he slept in his bed after a dispute over money.” Full story The Guardian, 4th February 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Penwithick man who shot teenager cleared of wounding ? BBC News

Posted on February 07, 2011
“A man who shot a boy in the neck with an air rifle has been cleared of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and unlawful wounding.” Full story BBC News, 4th February 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Coalition to scrap sex trafficking safeguards ? The Independent

Posted on February 07, 2011
“Government to close special police units and rebuff EU moves to protect victims and target criminal gangs.” Full story The Independent, 6th February 2011 Source: www.independent.co.uk

?Pet boutique? millionaire fined after dog bit jogger?s bottom ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 07, 2011
“The millionaire owner of one of London’s top ‘pet boutiques’ has been ordered to pay Ł1,000 after his dog bit a jogger on the bottom.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 6th February 2011 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Case for legal aid ? from a desperate young mother ? The Guardian

Posted on February 07, 2011
“Evidence to a distinguished panel of non-lawyers gives MPs a powerful reminder of the need for publicly funded legal advice.” Full story The Guardian, 4th February 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

New measures to tackle anti-social behaviour ? The Independent

Posted on February 07, 2011
“A range of measures to tackle anti-social behaviour will be unveiled as the Government pledges to crack down on minor crime.” Full story The Independent, 7th February 2011 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Bribery Act is not perfect but brings UK into line with OECD ? The Guardian

Posted on February 07, 2011
“When the Ministry of Justice delayed the Bribery Act for the third time this week the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) threatened to put the UK on an export blacklist along with Nigeria, Russia and Israel and others...

Supreme Court widens definition of violent abuse ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on February 04, 2011
“Solicitors have welcomed a Supreme Court ruling that domestic violence extends beyond physical contact to include other forms of violent conduct.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd February 2011 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on February 04, 2011
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Auton & Ors v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 76 (03 February 2011) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Islam & Anor v Al- Sami & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 32 (03 February 2011) High Court (Chancery Division) Wollenberg v Casinos Austria International Holding GmbH [2011] EWHC 103 (Ch) (03 February 2011) [...

The debate about employment tribunals and the rise in claims ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on February 04, 2011
“Reforms to employment law and the employment tribunal system did not feature in the 2010 Conservative election manifesto. But there was a clear commitment to reducing regulation of small businesses. In recent weeks, it has become clear this commitment has translated into controversial plans for substantial reform to tribunal procedures...

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