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Care workers blacklist ?unfair? - BBC News

Posted on January 21, 2009
“The procedure for blacklisting care workers in England accused of harming children or vulnerable adults is unfair, law lords say.” Full story  BBC News, 21st January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

BAILII : Recent Decisions

Posted on January 21, 2009
Court of Apeeal (Civil Division) Agbaje v Agbaje [2009] EWCA Civ 1 (20 January 2009) Laroche v Spirit of Adventure (UK) Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 12 (21 January 2009) Mullarkey & Anor v Broad [2009] EWCA Civ 2 (21 January 2009) Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Allpress & Ors v R...

House of Lords Judgments: What?s New?

Posted on January 21, 2009
R (On The Application of Black) (Respondent) v Secretary of State for Justice (Appellate) (21st January 2009) Mucelli (Appellant) v Government of Albania (Respondents) (Criminal Appeal from Her Majesty’s High Court of Justice) Moulai (Respondent) vDeputy Public Prosecutor in Creteil, France (Appellant) (Criminal Appeal from Her Majesty’s High Court of Justice) (21st January 2009) R (On the [...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on January 21, 2009
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Transitory Provisions) Order 2009 The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Prescribed Criteria and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2009 The Offender Management Act 2007 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2009 The Building Societies (Funding) and Mutual Societies (Transfers) Act 2007 (Commencement No...

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Daily Cause List, 21st January 2009

Posted on January 21, 2009
Wednesday 21st January 2009 Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk Please note only the current day?s list will be accessible.       

Angel & Co (a firm) v Jenkins O?Dowd & Barth (a firm) - WLR Daily

Posted on January 21, 2009
Angel & Co (a firm) v Jenkins O?Dowd & Barth (a firm) [2009] EWHC 46 (Ch); [2009] WLR (D) 9 “When ordering summary enforcement of undertakings given by solicitors to redeem or discharge existing mortgages and charges over property being sold, the court was not required to conduct an inquiry to examine what would have happened [...

Branded promotional items do not use trade marks, says ECJ - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on January 21, 2009
“The use of a word or phrase in relation to free promotional items is not ‘genuine trade mark use’  under EU laws, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 20th January 2009 Source: www.out-law.com       

The £170,000 strippergram - The Independent

Posted on January 21, 2009
“Force criticised over cost of arresting dancer 22 times for impersonating a policeman. Jonathan Brown reports.” Full  story The Independent, 21st January 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk       

Nuclear test veterans launch case - BBC News

Posted on January 21, 2009
“Veterans involved in British nuclear tests in the Indian and Pacific oceans are to launch a legal bid against the government at the High Court later.” Full story  BBC News, 21st January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Woman jailed for sex with boy, 14 - BBC News

Posted on January 21, 2009
“A 40-year-old Teesside woman who had sex with a 14-year-old boy has been jailed after her original non-custodial sentence was overturned.” Full story BBC  News, 20th January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Retired police chief arrested for ?data misuse? trying to find colleague?s dog - Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 21, 2009
“Andy Brown, the ex-assistant chief constable of West Yorkshire Police, was questioned by officers from the professional standards department over the case of former Chief Supt Elizabeth Preece’s missing spaniel.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 20th January 2009 Source: www...

Stop unnecessary staking says minister - Ministry of Justice

Posted on January 21, 2009
“Too many burial grounds operators are staking or laying down memorials which are not a serious risk to the public. New guidance published today by Justice Minister Bridget Prentice makes it clear this should only be done as a last resort.” Full press release Ministry of Justice, 16th January 2009 Source: www...

MP?s victory over grave toppling - BBC News

Posted on January 21, 2009
“New guidelines to help assess the safety of gravestones after councils carried out ‘over-zealous’  topple-testing have been welcomed by an MP.” Full story BBC News, 20th January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Rape trio sentence to be reviewed - BBC News

Posted on January 21, 2009
“The Attorney General is reviewing the sentencing of three rapists who threw caustic soda over their victim, after criticism that it was too lenient.” Full story BBC News, 20th January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

JJB Sports boss Chris Ronnie suspended amid shares inquiry - The Times

Posted on January 21, 2009
“JJB Sports suspended its chief executive yesterday as the investigation into his lost stake continues. Chris Ronnie admitted last week that the 27.5 per cent stake he controlled in the retailer had reverted to the liquidators of Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander (KSF), his financial backer...

Hacker Gary McKinnon ?at risk of suicide? if extradited to US - The Times

Posted on January 21, 2009
“A British computer expert accused of hacking into US military networks would be at real risk of psychosis or suicide if extradited to America, the High Court was told today.” Full story  The Times, 21st January 2009 Source: www.timesonline...

Three years for burglar who ?violated? home - The Independent

Posted on January 20, 2009
“A burglar was jailed for three years today after a judge told him he had violated a woman’s home while she was on holiday.” Full story  The Independent, 20th January 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk       

Juror faces action over comments - BBC News

Posted on January 20, 2009
“Permission has been granted to launch contempt of court proceedings against a newspaper publisher and a jury foreman who told ’secrets of the jury room’.” Full story BBC News, 20th January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

British military policewoman who ?worked as prostitute? forced out of Army - Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 20, 2009
“A British military policewoman has been forced to leave the Army after she was allegedly discovered to have been working as a prostitute.” Full story  Daily Telegraph, 20th January 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk       

Sol Campbell: Three plead guilty to racist and homophobic chants - Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 20, 2009
“Three men have pleaded guilty to chanting homophobic and racist abuse at Sol Campbell during a football match.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 20th January 2009 Source: www.telegarph.co.uk       

Sick workers entitled to full holiday pay, European court rules - The Times

Posted on January 20, 2009
“Workers on long-term sick leave are entitled to paid holidays, one of Europe?s highest courts ruled today.” Full story The Times, 20th January 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk       

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on January 20, 2009
The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (Wales) Order 2008 The A65 Trunk Road (From M6 Junction 36 to the Roundabout Junction with the A59) (Detrunking) Order 2008 The Copyright (Certification of Licensing Scheme for Educational Recording of Broadcasts) (Educational Recording Agency Limited) (Amendment) Order 2009 The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (County of Derbyshire) Designation Order 2009 The Civil [...

BAILII : Recent Decisions

Posted on January 20, 2009
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) ZH (Bangladesh) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 8 (19 January 2009) High Court (Administrative Court) SP v Secretary of State for Justice [2009] EWHC 13 (Admin) (19 January 2009) High Court (Chancery Division) Angel Solicitors (a firm) v Jenkins O’Dowd & Barth (a firm) [2009] EWHC 46 (Ch) (19 [...

Allianz Insurance Co - Egypt v Aigaion Insurance Co SA

Posted on January 20, 2009
Allianz Insurance Co - Egypt v Aigaion Insurance Co SA Court of Appeal “In the context of a reinsurance contract, where a gap opened up between what had been previously quoted and agreed and what had been defined on the slip as the determinative contract, an e-mail reply by the defendant reinsurer?s representative was to be [...

R v Khan and others - WLR Daily

Posted on January 20, 2009
R v Khan and others [2009] EWCA Crim 2; [2009] WLR (D) 8 “Where a member of the same household as a child or vulnerable adult was charged with allowing his or her death, the question whether the defendant had had frequent contact with him or her was a free-standing question, unrelated to issues whether that [...

VW (Uganda) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; AB (Somalia) v Same - WLR Daily

Posted on January 20, 2009
VW (Uganda) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; AB (Somalia) v Same [2009] EWCA Civ 5; [2009] WLR (D) 7 “If removal from, or refusal of admission to, the United Kingdom pursuant to lawful immigration controls were to be held a disproportionate interference with private or family life under art 8 of the Convention [...

Criminal Justice and Immigration Act: possession of extreme pornographic images - Ministry of Justice

Posted on January 20, 2009
“A circular on the implementation of sections 63-67 and 71 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act on the possession of extreme pornographic images and the increase in the maximum sentence for offences under the Obscene Publications Act 1959...

Charities angry at rape sentences - BBC News

Posted on January 20, 2009
“Disabled charities have condemned the sentences of three men who raped a girl and left her permanently disfigured by throwing caustic soda over her.” Full story BBC News, 20th January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Black staff sacked by Refugee Council win discrimination case - The Independent

Posted on January 20, 2009
“The British Refugee Council has been ordered to pay one of its former employees £30,000 in compensation after a tribunal ruled that it was guilty of racial discrimination when it sacked the only two black people working at an immigration centre...

People caught with cannabis after it is reclassified to escape fines after delay - Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 20, 2009
“People caught smoking cannabis will escape £80 on-the-spot fines when the drug is reclassified next week.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 19th Janaury 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk       

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