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Binge-drinking killer sentenced - BBC News

Posted on December 16, 2008
“A teenager has been sentenced to eight years in a young offenders’ institution for killing a man who tried to give medical help to his drunken friend.” Full story BBC News, 15th December 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Council to sue £21m over Bath Spa - BBC News

Posted on December 16, 2008
“Bath and North East Somerset Council is to sue a building firm for £21m after a luxury spa opened five years late.” Full story BBC News, 15th December 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Killing of Good Samaritan ?could have been avoided? after police blunder - Daily Telegraph

Posted on December 16, 2008
“A teenager who kicked a Good Samaritan to death had carried out a similar brutal street attack two months earlier but police failed to deal with the initial crime properly, a court has heard.” Full story  Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2008 Source: www...

Man who tried to smother mother jailed - Daily Telegraph

Posted on December 16, 2008
“A man who tried to smother his elderly mother to claim an inheritance was jailed for five years.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk       

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Couple jailed after baby?s death - BBC News

Posted on December 16, 2008
“A couple have been jailed for three years for child cruelty following the death of their six-month-old baby.” Full story BBC News, 15th December 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Pair jailed over sex trafficking - BBC News

Posted on December 16, 2008
“Two people have been jailed for their part in the trafficking and exploitation of women for sex in Kent.” Full  story BBC News, 15th December 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on December 15, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Mayers & Ors, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 1418 (12 December 2008) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Elton John v Guardian News & Media Ltd [2008] EWHC 3066 (QB) (12 December 2008) Finch & Anor v Richardson [2008] EWHC 3067 (QB) (12 December 2008) Warren v Hide [2008] EWHC 3049 (QB) (12 December 2008) High Court [...

Knowsley Housing Trust v White; Shepherds Bush Housing Association v Porter; Islington London Borough Council v Honeygan-Green - Times Law Reports

Posted on December 15, 2008
Knowsley Housing Trust v White; Shepherds Bush Housing Association v Porter; Islington London Borough Council v Honeygan-Green House of Lords “An assured tenancy subject to a possession order ended only when possession was delivered up.” The Times, 15th December 2008 SOurce: www...

Improving Access to Justice through Collective Actions - Civil Justice Council

Posted on December 15, 2008
“Civil Justice Council publishes final recommendations to improve access to justice for consumers and small businesses in collective claims.” Full press release Civil Justice Council, 12th December 2008 Source: www.civiljusticecouncil.gov...

Innocent Britons ?may be branded criminals abroad? after Big Brother databases agreement - Daily Telegraph

Posted on December 15, 2008
“Innocent British citizens may be drawn into foreign criminal investigations after the Government agreed to EU-wide access to its ‘Big Brother’ databases, the Conservatives have warned.” Full story  Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2008 Source: www...

Privacy law will grow, bar chief predicts - The Guardian

Posted on December 15, 2008
“The law of privacy is likely to continue expanding, according to the Bar’s leader, as the media face escalating claims for damages and tougher restrictions.” Full story The Guardian, 15th December 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk       

Compensation for injured troops doubled by Ministry of Defence - Daily Telegraph

Posted on December 15, 2008
“Compensation payouts to severely wounded soldiers are to be doubled after criticism the payouts were far lower than those given to injured civilians.” Full story  Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk       

Man who impersonated barrister faces jail - Daily Telegraph

Posted on December 15, 2008
“A man with no legal qualifications who impersonated a barrister at a series of court cases will be sentenced today.” Full story  Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk       

Extra judges drafted in to hear immigration appeals - The Times

Posted on December 15, 2008
“Extra judges are being drafted in to deal with more than 8,000 asylum and immigration appeals a year that threaten to overload the courts.” Full story  The Times, 15th December 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk       

Courts going too easy on knife crime - The Observer

Posted on December 15, 2008
“The government’s attempts to tackle knife crime are being undermined because the tough new sentences it introduced for those caught in possession of a blade are not being handed down in the courts.” Full story  The Observer, 14th December 2008 Source: http://observer...

Straw off hook on late donation - BBC News

Posted on December 15, 2008
“No action will be taken over a £3,000 donation which Justice Secretary Jack Straw declared more than four years late, electoral officials have said.” Full story BBC News, 12th December 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Ruling frees asylum seekers to work - The Observer

Posted on December 15, 2008
“A landmark legal ruling has paved the way for thousands of asylum seekers in the UK to be allowed to work. The High Court has ruled that current laws preventing an Eritrean asylum seeker from taking a job are incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights...

Watchdogs ?will destroy the police? - The Observer

Posted on December 15, 2008
“Former Home Secretary Charles Clarke has warned that plans to overhaul how police forces are held accountable are ‘very dangerous to society’ and will ‘destroy’ efforts to tackle crime.” Full story The Observer, 14th december 2008 Source: http://observer...

More solicitors to face tribunal over coalminers? scandal - The Times

Posted on December 15, 2008
“Solicitors across Britain are bracing themselves for further sanctions over the coalminers? compensation scandal that led to two lawyers being struck off for dishonesty.” Full story The Times, 13th December 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on December 13, 2008
The Merchant Shipping (Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Health in Pregnancy Grant (Entitlement and Amount) Regulations 2008 The Legislative Reform (Minor Variations to Premises Licences and Club Premises Certificates) Order 2009 The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revisions to Code A) (No...

More solicitors to face tribunal over coalminers? scandal - The Times

Posted on December 13, 2008
“Solicitors across Britain are bracing themselves for further sanctions over the coalminers? compensation scandal that led to two lawyers being struck off for dishonesty. Jim Beresford and Doug Smith, former partners in a Doncaster law firm that was paid £136 million by the Government for handling claims by sick miners, were found guilty this week [...

Judges rule on witness anonymity - BBC News

Posted on December 13, 2008
“Emergency laws to protect the anonymity of witnesses do not allow them to have their evidence read out in their absence, appeal judges have ruled.” Full story BBC News, 13th December 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Menezes family lawyer calls for perjury probe - The Independent

Posted on December 13, 2008
“The police officers who claimed to have shouted warnings to Jean Charles de Menezes before he was shot dead should be investigated for possible perjury, a lawyer for the family said today.” Full story The Independent, 12th December 2008 Source: www...

My mother deserves dignity in life, not a way out - The Times

Posted on December 13, 2008
“The recent debate about assisted suicide and the right to die is dangerous territory for vulnerable people with dementia.” Full story The Times, 13th December 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk       

Asylum seeker analysis ruled out - BBC News

Posted on December 12, 2008
“The Home Secretary has ruled out looking into why some asylum seekers are more likely to be turned away at the UK’s ports than others.” Full story BBC News, 11th December 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Daily Cause List, 12th December 2008

Posted on December 12, 2008
Friday 12th December 2008 Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk Please note only the current day?s list will be accessible.       

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on December 12, 2008
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Tankard v John Fredricks Plastics Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 1375 (11 December 2008) Goodwin v Bennetts UK Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 1374 (11 December 2008) T-Mobile (UK) Ltd. & Anor v Office of Communications [2008] EWCA Civ 1373 (12 December 2008) Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Stannard & Ors, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 2789 [...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on December 12, 2008
The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2008 The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 (Commencement No. 2) Order of Council 2008 The School Admissions (Co-ordination of Admission Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2008 The School Admissions (Local Authority Reports and Admission Forums) (England) Regulations 2008 The Education (Admissions Appeals Arrangements)(England)(Amendment) [...

Knowsley Housing Trust v White (Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government intervening); Porter v Shepherds Bush Housing Association (Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government intervening); Islington London Borough Council v Honeygan-Green - WLR Daily

Posted on December 12, 2008
Knowsley Housing Trust v White (Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government intervening); Porter v Shepherds Bush Housing Association (Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government intervening); Islington London Borough Council v Honeygan-Green: [2008] UKHL 70 “On a proper construction of Part I of the Housing Act 1988 an assured tenancy subject to a [...

CL (Vietnam) v Secretary of State for the Home Department - WLR Daily

Posted on December 12, 2008
CL (Vietnam) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; [2008] WLR (D) 381 “On an appeal by an unaccompanied child seeking asylum, against the refusal of his claim and removal directions, an immigration judge was required to determine the adequacy of reception facilities for the child on return as part of the consideration of [...

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