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Daily Mail and Sun accused of contempt over online photos ? The Guardian

Posted on February 03, 2011
“Attorney general argues pictures of murder trial defendant ‘posing with a gun’ created risk of prejudice in court case.” Full story The Guardian, 2nd February 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

?Hero? GP suspended for plagiarising fellow doctor?s work ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 03, 2011
“A leading GP who was made an MBE last month for his work with violent patients has been suspended for six months for plagiarising another doctor?s work.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 3rd February 2011 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Married TV personality granted gagging order ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 03, 2011
“A married TV personality has been granted continued anonymity by the High Court in the latest in a long line of privacy cases.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 2nd February 2011 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Man jailed over M40 wheel grab coach crash ? BBC News

Posted on February 03, 2011
“A man has been jailed for a year for causing a crash which left a coach on its side on an embankment on the M40 in Buckinghamshire.” Full story BBC News, 2nd February 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Weston paedophile babysitter facing jail ? BBC News

Posted on February 03, 2011
“A man who babysat for a family is facing a lengthy prison sentence after admitting a string of sex attacks on young children.” Full story BBC News, 2nd February 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Opium perfume ad banned over ?simulated drug use? ? The Guardian

Posted on February 03, 2011
“An ad for Yves Saint Laurent’s Opium perfume that featured a woman who appeared to be under the influence of drugs has been banned by the advertising watchdog.” Full story The Guardian, 2nd February 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ex-Dresdner financier given longest ever jail term for insider trading ? The Guardian

Posted on February 03, 2011
“Former Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein corporate financier Christian Littlewood has been jailed for three years and four months for his role at the centre of an eight-year insider dealing ring involving his wife and her best friend.” Full story The Guardian, 2nd February 2011 Source: www...

Unmarried couples who split should get new legal rights, top judge says ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 03, 2011
“Cohabiting couples who split up should get new legal rights to share property and money, according to Britain?s most senior family judge.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 3rd February 2011 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Top Gear faces racism test case following Mexico comments ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 03, 2011
“A Mexican woman has accused the BBC programme Top Gear of racism and instructed lawyers to bring a test case against the show after remarks made by the presenters characterised Mexicans as lazy and oafish.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 3rd February 2011 Source: www...

Row erupts over police interpreters ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on February 03, 2011
“Detainees at police stations in four areas of the north-west are at risk of miscarriages of justice due to the police forces? use of inadequate interpreters, the Gazette has been told.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd February 2011 Source: www...

Gipsy Hill murder: Six jailed for shooting ?peacemaker? ? BBC News

Posted on February 03, 2011
“Five men and a teenage boy have been jailed for life for shooting dead a ‘peacemaker’ in south London.” Full story BBC News, 3rd February 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Holiday Atol protection set to be expanded ? BBC News

Posted on February 03, 2011
“More holidaymakers are set to be protected from losses when a travel company goes bust, the government has confirmed.” Full story BBC News, 3rd February 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Pub landlady?s EU case paves way for Premier League rights revolution ? The Guardian

Posted on February 03, 2011
“The European Union’s highest court was today advised to rule that EU law does not prohibit pubs showing live Premier League matches from foreign broadcasters, potentially sparking a revolution in the way media sports rights are sold across the continent...

Paedophile jailed for abusing six-year-old girls ? The Guardian

Posted on February 03, 2011
“Somerset man dubbed Al the Paedo by work colleagues receives 10-year sentence for ‘dreadful breach of trust.’ “ Full �story The Guardian, 3rd February 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Man faces jail after ?axe-attack? joke ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 03, 2011
“A man is facing jail after he tried to scare teenagers away by chasing his ketchup-smeared fianc�e down a moonlit farm track whilst wielding an axe.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 3rd February 2011 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Damages awarded for woman scalded in bath ? The Independent

Posted on February 03, 2011
“A disabled woman suffered appalling burns when careworkers lowering her into a scalding bath mistook her distress for an epileptic fit, the High Court heard today.” Full story The Independent, 3rd February 2011 Source: www.independent.co...

Transcripts Guide

Posted on February 02, 2011
A revised and expanded version of the Inner Temple Library’s 2006 guide to sources of transcripts will be available from February 14th as a PDF document. Transcripts of Judicial Proceedings in England and Wales: a Guide to Sources Compiled by Sally Mclaren � Inner Temple Library, 2011 165 pages The guide is intended primarily for [...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on February 02, 2011
Supreme Court Global Process Systems Inc & Anor v Berhad [2011] UKSC 5 (1 February 2011) ZH (Tanzania) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] UKSC 4 (1 February 2011) Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Steed v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 75 (01 February 2011) Barclay & Ors v R...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on February 02, 2011
The Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Handling (Finance and Fees) Regulations 2011 The Export Control (Liberia) Order 2011 The Export Control (Somalia) Order 2011 The General Dental Council (Constitution of Committees) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2011 The Animal Welfare (Code of Practice for the Welfare of Gamebirds Reared for Sporting Purposes) (Appointed Day) (England) Order [...

In re Digital Satellite Warranty Cover Ltd and others ? WLR Daily

Posted on February 02, 2011
In re Digital Satellite Warranty Cover Ltd and others [2011] EWHC 122 (Ch); [2011] WLR (D) 28 “A contract for repair or replacement only in the event of breakdown or malfunction which did not oblige the insurer to indemnify the insured for costs which the insured himself incurred fell within para (b) of class 16 [...

JIH v News Group Newspapers Ltd ? WLR Daily

Posted on February 02, 2011
JIH v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 42; [2011] WLR (D) 27 “Where a claimant applied for an injunction restraining publication of private information and sought reporting restrictions, in balancing the rights of the individual to confidentiality against the public interest in freedom of expression, generally the court would either direct that the [...

Bar Council Calls for Restraint on EU Contract Plans ? The Bar Council

Posted on February 02, 2011
“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has urged the European Commission to show restraint in considering new proposals on European contract law.” Full story The Bar Council, 1st February 2011 Source: www.barcouncil...

The Epilim compensation case joins a dismal roll call ? The Guardian

Posted on February 02, 2011
“A case by 100 families against a drug company collapsed when legal aid dried up. As the cuts bite, expect more such failures.” Full story The Guardian, 1st February 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Camden Council driver cleared by CRB check abused child ? BBC News

Posted on February 02, 2011
“A man cleared in a background check had child abuse convictions and went on to abuse a child, it has emerged.” Full story BBC News, 1st February 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Holy man looks set to drop libel case ? The Independent

Posted on February 02, 2011
“An Indian Sikh holy man who is suing a journalist in the British courts for libel has been ordered to put up quarter of million pounds in security costs in order to pursue the case further.” Full story The Independent, 1st February 2011 Source: www...

UK may be forced to give prisoners the vote in time for May elections ? The Guardian

Posted on February 02, 2011
“The government may be forced to grant the vote to prisoners serving sentences less than four years by this May’s local and European elections or face substantial compensation payouts.” Full story The Guardian, 1st February 2011 Source: www...

Jack Straw hearing to end Iraq inquiry public hearings ? BBC News

Posted on February 02, 2011
“Jack Straw is to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry for a third time, as its public hearings come to an end.” Full story BBC News, 2nd February 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Landmark human rights ruling allows asylum mother to remain in UK ? The Guardian

Posted on February 02, 2011
“Immigration authorities will have to listen to the views of children whose parents are facing deportation, the supreme court has said, in a landmark human rights ruling on the rights of children born to illegal immigrants.” Full story The Guardian, 1st February 2011 Source: www...

Essex dinner lady Carol Hill loses compensation bid ? BBC News

Posted on February 02, 2011
“An Essex dinner lady, who was sacked after telling parents their daughter had been bullied, has lost her claim for compensation.” Full story BBC News, 2nd February 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Jackson slams piecemeal civil litigation funding proposals ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on February 02, 2011
“Government proposals to modify Lord Jackson’s comprehensive package of civil litigation reforms would be a ‘disaster’, according to Lord Jackson.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 2nd February 2011 Source: www.out-law.com

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