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Cheltenham director Christine Laird sued for ?lying about illness? - The Times

Posted on January 28, 2009
“A local authority accused its former managing director of fraudulent behaviour and deceit yesterday, claiming that she withheld her history of depressive illness when applying for the job.” Full story The Times, 28th January 2009 Source: www...

Thousands of care homes face £50,00 fine over failure to reach basic standard - The Times

Posted on January 28, 2009
“One in five residential care homes in England flouts national minimum standards and could face fines of up to £50,000 when a new regulator takes over this year, the industry has been warned.” Full story The Times, 28th January 2009 Source: www...

Baby death official is struck off - BBC News

Posted on January 27, 2009
“A social worker has been struck off for showing ‘extremely poor judgement’  in dealing with a case in which a 13-month-old boy was later murdered.” Full story  BBC News, 26th January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

BAILII : Recent Decisions

Posted on January 27, 2009
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Watson & Ors v Croft Promo-Sport Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 15 (26 January 2009) High Court (Administrative Court) Amber Valley Borough Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2009] EWHC 80 (Admin) (23 January 2009) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Shah & Anor v HSBC Private Bank (UK) Ltd...

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Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on January 27, 2009
The Alcoholic Liquor (Surcharge on Spirits Duty) Order 2008 The A65 Trunk Road (From M6 Junction 36 to the Roundabout Junction with the A59) (Detrunking) Order 2008 The Wireless Telegraphy (Vehicle Based Intelligent Transport Systems) (Exemption) Regulations 2009 The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Assembly Learning Grants and Loans (Higher Education) (Wales) (No...

Clarence House Ltd v National Westminster Bank plc - WLR Daily

Posted on January 27, 2009
Clarence House Ltd v National Westminster Bank plc [2009] EWHC 77 (Ch); [2009] WLR (D) 22 “By entering into a ‘virtual assignment’ of leasehold office premises, under which all the economic benefits and burdens of the relevant lease, including any management responsibilities, were transferred to a third party, but without any actual assignment of the leasehold [...

Maher and Maher v Groupama Grand Est - WLR Daily

Posted on January 27, 2009
Maher and Maher v Groupama Grand Est; [2009] WLR (D) 21 “On a personal injury claim brought by English claimants against French insurers in respect of a road traffic accident in France in 2005 damages were to be assessed by reference to English law, not French law, but the issue whether there was a right to [...

R (Wright and others) v Secretary of State for Health and another - WLR Daily

Posted on January 27, 2009
R (Wright and others) v Secretary of State for Health and another [2009] UKHL 3; [2009] WLR (D) 20 “The procedure under s 82(4)(b) of the Care Standards Act 2000 allowing the provisional listing of care workers as being unsuited to work with vulnerable adults after a complaint had been made about them, without giving them [...

R (Black) v Secretary of State for Justice - WLR Daily

Posted on January 27, 2009
R (Black) v Secretary of State for Justice [2009] UKHL 1; [2009] WLR (D) 19 “S 35(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991, in allowing the Secretary of State for Justice rather than the Parole Board to determine whether certain long-term prisoners should be released on licence at the half-way stage of their sentence, did not [...

Mucelli v Government of Albania; Moulai v Deputy Public Prosecutor, Creteil - Times Law Reports

Posted on January 27, 2009
Mucelli v Government of Albania; Moulai v Deputy Public Prosecutor, Creteil House of Lords “The requirement that notice of an appeal to the High Court had to be given within a specified period meant that the notice had to be served on the respondent as well as filed in the court within that period; the court [...

Costly mobile service providers must seek prior approval from regulator - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on January 27, 2009
“Mobile phone content providers who charge more that £4.50 a week for their services must seek the permission of premium-rate regulator PhonepayPlus to operate, under new rules which take immediate effect.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 26th January 2009 Source: www...

Cannabis is now a Class B drug - Home Office

Posted on January 27, 2009
“Concerns about effects of ’skunk’ and the mental health of users lead to the change.” Full press release Home Office, 26th January 2009 Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk       

VAT - The Bar Council

Posted on January 27, 2009
“Letter received from the Legal Services Commission regarding VAT on Advocates? Graduated Fee Scheme and Solicitor Standard Fee Claims.” Full letter The Bar Council, 27th January 2009 Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk       

Council fined after boy impaled - BBC News

Posted on January 27, 2009
“A Greater Manchester council has been fined £25,000 after a four-year-old boy was impaled on a tree branch during a nursery school outing.” Full story  BBC News, 26th January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Builder guilty of nurse?s murder - BBC News

Posted on January 27, 2009
“A builder has been convicted of the murder of a nurse he strangled with her own blouse during a burglary.” Full story  BBC News, 26th January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Data Bill ?will wipe out privacy at a stroke? - The Independent

Posted on January 27, 2009
“Sweeping new laws to allow ministers to release the private details of millions of people to a string of public bodies or private firms have been condemned as being  ‘open sesame to a vast increase in government power’.” Full story The Independent, 27th January 2009 Source: www...

Man fined over bogus palace water - BBC News

Posted on January 27, 2009
“A businessman has been fined £6,000 for selling bottled water as being from Blenheim Palace when it could have come from his Welsh farm or factory.” Full story BBC News, 26th Janaury 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

High Court bid to block eco-towns - BBC News

Posted on January 27, 2009
“The High Court is expected to rule later on a legal challenge to the government’s flagship eco-towns scheme.” Full story  BBC News, 27th January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Politicians and Celebrities to be protected from child database - Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 27, 2009
“Celebrities and politicians will be able to keep their details off a controversial new database listing the personal details of every child in England, it has been reported.” Full story  Daily Telegraph, 27th January 2009 Source: www.telegraph...

Peers face suspension in House of Lords ?laws for sale? inquiry - The Times

Posted on January 27, 2009
“The House of Lords embarked on a hasty damage-limitation exercise yesterday by preparing new powers to suspend any member found to have broken the rules in the ‘cash for peers’ crisis.” Full story The Times, 27th January 2009 Source: www...

Mother wins drive ban law change - BBC News

Posted on January 27, 2009
“A Teesside mother, whose daughter was killed by a drink-driver, has helped win a change in the law on bans served by jailed motorists.” Full story BBC News, 27th January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Man jaile- BBC Newsd over footballer raid - BBC News

Posted on January 27, 2009
“A man has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for handling a haul of goods stolen from the Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva.” Full story BBC News, 27th January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on January 26, 2009
The Excise Duties (Surcharges or Rebates) (Hydrocarbon Oils etc.) (Revocation) Order 2008 The Alcoholic Liquor Duties (Surcharges) and Tobacco Products Duty Order 2008 The Travellers? Allowances (Amendment) Order 2008 The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Commencement No...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on January 26, 2009
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Port of Tilbury (London) Ltd v Stora Enso Transport & Distribution Ltd & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 16 (23 January 2009) Adorian v The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2009] EWCA Civ 18 (23 January 2009) MS (Palestinian Territories) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 17 (23 [...

R (Al-Saadoon and another ) v Secretary of State for Defence - WLR Daily

Posted on January 26, 2009
R (Al-Saadoon and another ) v Secretary of State for Defence; [2009] WLR (D) 17 “Iraqi detainees held in a UK internment facility in Iraq on the authority of the local criminal court were not under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom for the purposes of art 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights...

Regina v Saw; Regina v Tete-Djawu; Regina v Smith (Martin); Regina v Kassa; Regina v Younis; Regina v McPhee - Times Law Reports

Posted on January 26, 2009
Regina v Saw; Regina v Tete-Djawu; Regina v Smith (Martin); Regina v Kassa; Regina v Younis; Regina v McPhee Court of Appeal “When sentencing defendants for domestic burglary, the judge should have in mind the impact of the offence on the victim, as well as the culpability of the defendant...

Second jail term after girl dies - BBC News

Posted on January 26, 2009
“A man has been sentenced to a year in prison for the manslaughter of a seven-year-old girl.” Full story BBC News, 23rd January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Harassed family gets £10k payout - BBC News

Posted on January 26, 2009
“A council has been ordered to pay £10,000 to a family after it failed in its handling of their complaints against neighbours who harassed them.” Full story BBC News, 26th January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Suburban bail hostels a ?success? - BBC News

Posted on January 26, 2009
“A controversial scheme to house bailed and tagged defendants and inmates in residential areas may be expanded, Justice Minister David Hanson has said.” Full story  BBC News, 26th January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Reforming the illegality defence - Law Commission

Posted on January 26, 2009
“This project looks at the way that the law of contract, trusts and tort reponds when a claimant has been involved in some form of illegal conduct.” Full press release Law Commission, 23rd January 2009 Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk       

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