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Drug rehabilitation for offenders a waste of time, says judge - Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 08, 2009
“Thousands of drug rehabilitation programmes handed to offenders by the courts each year are a waste of time, a judge has warned.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 7th January 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk       

HBOS is institutionally sexist, Muslim woman claims in £16m harassment case - The Guardian

Posted on January 08, 2009
“Bosses at one of Britain’s biggest banks reigned over an ‘institutionally sexist environment’, according to a Muslim woman suing the firm and two senior managers for £16.7m for sexual, religious and racial harassment.” Full story The Guardian, 7th January 2009 Source: www...

Gurkhas decision delay criticised - BBC News

Posted on January 08, 2009
“The government has been criticised for delays in producing a new policy on Gurkha veterans wanting to settle in the UK.” Full story BBC News, 7th January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Simmons & Simmons named most gay-friendly law firm - The Times

Posted on January 08, 2009
“Simmons & Simmons has been named the most gay-friendly law firm in the UK by a leading lobby group. “ Full story The Times, 7th January 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk       

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Drunk driver jailed for seven years for baby?s death - The Guardian

Posted on January 08, 2009
“A woman who lost control of her Toyota 4×4, swerved on to a kerb and crushed a toddler in his pushchair was jailed for seven years today.” Full story The Guardian, 7th January 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk       

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on January 08, 2009
High Court (Chancery Division) Mirza & Anor v Mirza & Ors [2009] EWHC 3 (Ch) (07 January 2009) High Court (Administrative Court) East Devon District Council v Electoral Commission (The Boundary Committee for England) [2009] EWHC 4 (Admin) (08 January 2009) Source: www...

Jury discharged in £53m Tonbridge depot robbery trial - The Guardian

Posted on January 08, 2009
“Retrial date to be set after jury trying man allegedly ‘at heart’ of Britain’s biggest cash robbery fails to reach verdict.” Full story The Guardian, 8th January 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk       

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on January 07, 2009
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) R v Mayers, Glasgow & Ors [2008] EWCA Crim 2989 (12 December 2008) High Court (Chancery Division) Vale of Glamorgan Council v Roberts [2008] EWHC 2911 (Ch) (01 December 2008) Source: www.bailii.org       

PCC adjudication: chainsaw suicide - Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 07, 2009
“The Press Complaints Commission has investigated whether an article published on The Daily Telegraph website under the headline ‘Man cut off own head with chainsaw’, contained excessive detail about the method of suicide used in breach of Clause 5 (Intrusion into grief or shock) of the Code...

Nigel Boardman: law firms right to target underperforming partners - The Times

Posted on January 07, 2009
“Law firms are right to cut underperforming partners as they look to slash costs ahead of a downturn, the UK?s leading corporate lawyer said.” Full story The Times, 7th January 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk       

Myerson v Myerson - Times Law Reports

Posted on January 07, 2009
Myerson v Myerson Court of Appeal “A judge who had made an order, by consent, at the conclusion of a successful financial dispute resolution, could not then decide subsidiary issues on which the parties had subsequently failed to reach agreement...

CL (Vietnam) v Secretary of State for the Home Department - Times Law Reports

Posted on January 07, 2009
CL (Vietnam) v Secretary of State for the Home Department Court of Appeal “Where an unaccompanied child seeking asylum appealed against the refusal of his claim and removal directions, it was necessary for the immigration judge, when considering that child?s human rights, to determine whether the reception facilities for the child on return were adequate...

Thousands bankrupted over unpaid council tax - The Times

Posted on January 07, 2009
“Thousands of vulnerable people are being forced into bankruptcy as town halls use increasingly aggressive tactics to chase council tax arrears. “ Full story The Times, 7th January 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk       

Private bail hostels being set up in residential areas on the quiet - The Times

Posted on January 07, 2009
“Hundreds of bail hostels are being opened in residential neighbourhoods without public consultation as part of moves to ease jail overcrowding. “ Full story The Times, 7th January 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk       

Skippers and boat owners fined £200,000 over black fish scam - The Guardian

Posted on January 07, 2009
“Owners and skippers of six vessels that work out of one of Britain’s most important fishing ports weretoday ordered to pay more than £200,000 for fiddling catch quotas.” Full story The Guardian, 6th January 2009 Source: www.guardian...

Homophobic abuse is unlawful regardless of victim?s sexuality, court rules - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on January 07, 2009
“A person does not need to be gay to be protected against homophobic abuse in the workplace, the Court of Appeal has ruled. The ruling extends harassment legislation to situations where someone is teased for being something they clearly are not...

£6m of sick miners? awards went to Arthur Scargill?s union - The Times

Posted on January 07, 2009
“Arthur Scargill’s trade union was paid more than £6 million by a firm of solicitors that deducted the money from compensation awarded to sick miners for industrial disease, a tribunal was told.” Full story The Times, 7th January 2009 Source: www...

Home Office flouted guidelines in 10 ways over knife crime statistics - The Guardian

Posted on January 07, 2009
“The early release of knife crime statistics by the Home Office last month flouted new official guidelines in 10 different ways, the UK statistics authority said today.” Full story The Guardian, 6th January 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk       

One in five fear record checks will not protect children - Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 07, 2009
“One in five people fear a criminal records check will not protect children from being groomed by paedophiles, a poll for the Home Office shows.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 6th January 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk       

Daily Cause List, 6th January 2009

Posted on January 06, 2009
Tuesday 6th January 2009 Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk Please note only the current day?s list will be accessible.       

Ansari v Ansari (Bank of Scotland plc intervening) - WLR Daily

Posted on January 06, 2009
Ansari v Ansari (Bank of Scotland plc intervening) [2008] EWCA Civ 1456; [2008] WLR (D) 413 “Where a disposition of property made with the intention of reducing financial relief had been followed by further transactions made for valuable consideration and in good faith, the discretion conferred by s 37(3) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 would [...

Barclay v British Airways plc - WLR Daily

Posted on January 06, 2009
Barclay v British Airways plc [2008] EWCA Civ 1419; [2008] WLR (D) 412 “Where a passenger slipped on a standard fitting plastic strip embedded in the floor of an aircraft in its normal state and sustained bodily injury, there was no ‘accident’ within the meaning of art 17...

Hard times spark falling-out of partners in leading law firms - The Times

Posted on January 06, 2009
“Once regarded as secure for life, partners in Britain’s leading law firms are now being presented with a stark choice: prove your worth or leave. Almost 2,000 of them could go.” Full story The Times, 6th January 2009 Source: www.timesonline...

Photographers criminalised as police ?abuse? anti-terror laws - The Independent

Posted on January 06, 2009
“Fury as stop-and-search powers are used to block and confiscate legal pictures.” Full story The Independent, 6th January 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk       

Crime maps delivered on internet - BBC News

Posted on January 06, 2009
“Residents of England and Wales can now access online maps which plot recorded crime in their neighbourhood.” Full story BBC News, 6th January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Recovering drug addict walks free from court after 145 crimes - Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 06, 2009
“A recovering drug addict who owned up to 145 crimes has walked free from court after a judge ruled his ’substantial progress’ earned him the right to rehabilitate in freedom.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 5th January 2009 Source: www...

EAT rules law firms can force partners to retire - The Times

Posted on January 06, 2009
“Law firms will be able to enforce a mandatory retirement age for partners following a landmark ruling that clarifies how age discrimination laws apply to partnerships.” Full story The Times, 5th January 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk       

Police ?encouraged? to hack more - BBC News

Posted on January 06, 2009
“The Home Office has signed up to an EU strategy against cybercrime that ‘encourages’ police across Europe to remotely access personal computers.” Full story BBC News, 5th January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on January 05, 2009
The Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 The Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2008 The Local Authorities (England) (Charges for Property Searches) Regulations 2008 The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Prescribed Information) Regulations 2008 The Charities Act 2006 (Commencement No...

Daily Cause List, 5th January 2009

Posted on January 05, 2009
Monday 5th January 2009 Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk Please note only the current day?s list will be accessible.       

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