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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 17, 2009
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) AM v Local Authority & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 205 (16 March 2009) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Harrison v Harrison [2009] EWHC 428 (QB) (06 February 2009) Sports Network Ltd v Calzaghe [2009] EWHC 480 (QB) (16 March 2009) High Court (Administrative Court) B, R (on the application of) v Cornwall County Council & Anor [...

Chairman sends detailed letter to the Legal Services Board - The Bar Council

Posted on March 17, 2009
“The Chairman of the Bar , Desmond Browne QC, has sent a letter to the Legal Services Board in response to its draft business plan. The detailed letter raises various areas of concern, including the fact that ?promoting and protecting the public interest? is not set out as a regulatory objective...

Children?s lawyers and NSPCC renew calls for inquiry into access to family justice - The Bar Council

Posted on March 17, 2009
“Lawyers acting for vulnerable children and families have today joined forces with the leading children?s charity, the NSPCC, to call for a Parliamentary inquiry into the state of the family justice system.” Full story The Bar Council, 16th March 2009 Source: www...

Sinclair v Glatt and others - WLR Daily

Posted on March 17, 2009
Sinclair v Glatt and others [2009] EWCA Civ 176; [2009] WLR (D) 97 “A receiver appointed pursuant to s 77 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 to get in the assets of a convicted money launderer was entitled to recover his remuneration, costs and expenses from the realisable assets caught by the order...

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Regina v Zeca - Times Law Reports

Posted on March 17, 2009
Regina v Zeca Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “It would be unjust to activate a completed unpaid work requirement attached to a suspended order of imprisonment where an offender breached the suspended order by committing a further offence.” The Times, 17th March 2009 Source: www...

Regina v Edwards (Sharon) - Times Law Reports

Posted on March 17, 2009
Regina v Edwards (Sharon) Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “Legislation criminalising sexual activity with a child did not make any distinction according to whether the victim was a girl or a boy and, in sentencing for such an offence, the court should not do so either...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on March 17, 2009
The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements and Assessment of Resources) Amendment (England) Regulations 2009 The Pensions Act 2008 (Abolition of Safeguarded Rights) (Consequential) Order 2009 The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Amendment Regulations 2009 The [...

FCO admits silence over torture victims - The Guardian

Posted on March 17, 2009
“The Foreign Office has admitted failing to make complaints on behalf of British nationals who say they have been tortured after being detained overseas during counter-terrorism investigations.” Full story The Guardian, 17th March 2009 Source: www...

Paedophile jailed for 31 offences - BBC News

Posted on March 17, 2009
“A former Oxford university chemist has been jailed for sexually assaulting a 17-month-old girl and having almost 20,000 child sex images and videos.” Full story BBC News, 16th March 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Lily Allen given legal protection from paparazzi harassment - The Guardian

Posted on March 17, 2009
“Media law specialists Carter-Ruck has obtained a legal injunction from the high court to protect popstar Lily Allen from harassment by two paparazzi agencies, Big Pictures and Matrix Photos.” Full story The Guardian, 16th March 2009 Source: www...

Single mothers to be forced to name fathers on birth certificates - Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 17, 2009
“Single mothers will be forced to give the name of the child’s father on birth certificates to encourage men to take responsibility for their children, under plans to be approved by Parliament.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 16th March 2009 Source: www...

Jailed man?s confession ?apology? - BBC News

Posted on March 17, 2009
“A prisoner who could be freed after DNA evidence cast doubt over his conviction has apologised for wrongly confessing to murder in 1979.” Full story BBC News, 16th March 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Muslim man suffered ?gross brutality? during terrorism raid, court told - The Guardian

Posted on March 17, 2009
“A British Muslim man accused of raising funds for terrorism was punched, kicked and strangled during his arrest by specialist officers from the Metropolitan police, the high court in London heard today.” Full story The Guardian, 16th March 2009 Source: www...

Criminals escaping justice to meet targets, police claim - Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 17, 2009
“Police Federation vice-chairman Simon Reed has accused the Crown Prosecution Service of allowing serious criminals to avoid justice so that they can save money and meet government targets.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 17th March 2009 Source: www...

Voluntary code to make banks pay taxes could be made law - The Independent

Posted on March 17, 2009
“A new code of conduct for banks to stop them avoiding billions of pounds in taxes is to be introduced, Alistair Darling announced yesterday.” Full story The Independent, 17th March 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Police targets ?meant car crime was given higher priority than rape? - The Guardian

Posted on March 17, 2009
“One of Scotland Yard’s elite sexual assault units has been condemned for serious failures after untrained officers were left investigating rapes, despite repeated pleas to management for more detectives.” Full story The Guardian, 17th March 2009 Source: www...

Warning over use of CCTV in pubs - BBC News

Posted on March 17, 2009
“The information commissioner has said pubs with no history of trouble should not be forced to install CCTV cameras.” Full story BBC News, 16th March 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 17, 2009
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Johnson (RT) v R [2009] EWCA Crim 468 (17 March 2009) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) AM & Ors, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 219 (17 March 2009) Anglo Continental Educational Group (GB) Ltd v Capital Homes (Southern) Ltd (Rev 1) [...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on March 17, 2009
The County of Shropshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2009 The County of West Sussex (Electoral Changes) Order 2009 The County of Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2009 The Discipline of Judges (Designation) Order 2009 The Proscribed Organisations (Name Change) Order 2009 The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No...

Law Soc calls for tax exemption for smaller firms - Legal Week

Posted on March 17, 2009
“The Law Society has urged HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to consider suspending the practice of taxing law firms before they have been paid for their services for the remainder of the recession.” Full story Legal Week, 17th March 2009 Source: www...

File sharing agency up for debate - BBC News

Posted on March 16, 2009
“The government has outlined the details of its proposed digital rights agency.” Full story BBC News, 16th March 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on March 16, 2009
The Open-Ended Investment Companies (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Unit Trusts (Electronic Communications) Order 2009 The National Park Authorities (Amendment) (England) Order 2009 The Finance Act 2008, Schedule 40 (Appointed Day, Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Order 2009 The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and [...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 16, 2009
High Court (Chancery Division) Tann v Herrington [2009] EWHC 445 (Ch) (10 March 2009) High Court (Queen’s Bench) Huntley v Simmonds [2009] EWHC 406 (QB) (05 March 2009) Al Jedda v Secretary of State for Defence [2009] EWHC 397 (QB) (05 March 2009) Huntley v Simmonds [2009] EWHC 405 (QB) (13 February 2009) High Court (Family Division) K v K [2008] EWHC [...

Akhurst v Director of Public Prosecutions - WLR Daily

Posted on March 16, 2009
Akhurst v Director of Public Prosecutions; [2009] WLR (D) 96 “University grounds and buildings were not an enclosed area within the meaning of s 4 of the Vagrancy Act 1824.” WLR Daily, 13th March Source: www.lawreports.co.uk Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed...

Peters v East Midlands Strategic Health Authority and Another - Times Law Reports

Posted on March 16, 2009
Peters v East Midlands Strategic Health Authority and Another Court of Appeal “Damages awarded to a claimant severely disabled as a result of the defendants? negligence were to be disregarded for the purpose of the charging provisions for the local authority providing her with statutory accommodation and care...

Regina v Cole - Times Law Reports

Posted on March 16, 2009
Regina v Cole Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “A trial judge?s attitude towards defence counsel, which included sending her a note headed ‘6 P?s’ with a list of words in bold underneath saying ‘Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance’ contributed towards preventing a defendant receiving a fair trial...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on March 16, 2009
The Immigration and Nationality (Cost Recovery Fees) Regulations 2009 The Offender Management Act 2007 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2009 The Finance Act 2008, Schedule 41 (Appointed Day and Transitional Provisions) Order 2009 The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2009 The European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) (No...

Stop and search cuts gun and knife crime - The Times

Posted on March 16, 2009
“Targeted stop-and-search tactics are an effective way to cut gun and knife crime, research suggests.” Full story The Times, 16th March 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

New evidence over Bamber killing - The Guardian

Posted on March 16, 2009
“Findings from blood expert and undisclosed police negatives are reviewed as murderer makes his third appeal against conviction.” Full story The Guardian, 15th March 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Pensioners hire Cherie Blair to sue Sir Fred Goodwin and RBS - The Times

Posted on March 16, 2009
“British pension funds are to sue Sir Fred Goodwin and the Royal Bank of Scotland in the American courts for hundreds of millions of pounds, The Times has learnt.” Full story The Times, 16th March 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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