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A new year overhaul for the Human Rights Act - The Times

Posted on December 10, 2008
“It was a linchpin of Labour?s first term. But Jack Straw ? and David Cameron ? now agree the legislation is not fit for purpose.” Full story The Times, 9th December 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk       

More than 180,000 asylum seekers set to stay because of human rights - Daily Telegraph

Posted on December 10, 2008
“At least 180,000 asylum seekers are set to be allowed to stay in Britain because of their human rights thanks to the Government’s backlog fiasco.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 10th December 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk       

De Menezes coroner invites majority verdict - The Guardian

Posted on December 10, 2008
“The coroner in the inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes today told the jury he would accept a majority verdict.” Full story The Guardian, 9th December 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk       

Judge ?devastated? as Heathrow robbery trial abandoned for third time, at cost of £22m - The Times

Posted on December 10, 2008
“The £1.75 million Heathrow robbery trial was abandoned for the third time at the Old Bailey today, at a cost to the public of £22m.” Full story The Times, 9th December 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk       

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Suspected rapists could go free in DNA ruling, says minister - Daily Telegraph

Posted on December 10, 2008
“Suspected rapists may have to be let free because of the landmark European ruling over the storing of ‘innocents’ DNA, a Home Office minister warned.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 9th December 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk       

IWF backs down on Wiki censorship - BBC News

Posted on December 10, 2008
“The online watchdog, the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), has withdrawn its objection to a Wikipedia page that contained an image of a naked girl.” Full story BBC News, 9th December 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Commons committee to launch rival investigation into Damian Green affair - The Guardian

Posted on December 10, 2008
“A Commons select committee is going to launch its own inquiry into the arrest of the Tory MP Damian Green, it said today (9 December).” Full story The Guardian, 9th December 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk       

Right to die: could this encourage others? - The Times

Posted on December 10, 2008
“The decision by the Director of Public Prosecutions not to prosecute Daniel James?s parents boosts the case for reform of the law, lawyers and campaigners said yesterday.” Full story The Times, 10th December 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co...

Why Daniel James?s death in a Swiss clinic was not a case for the prosecution - The Times

Posted on December 10, 2008
“Daniel James was a fiercely independent young man who made his own decision to commit suicide despite his parents? relentless attempts to change his mind, the Director of Public Prosecutions said yesterday.” Full story The Times, 10th December 2008 Source: www...

Bar chair: vulnerable children ?at risk? after legal cuts - The Times

Posted on December 09, 2008
“Vulnerable children are at increased risk of harm because of cuts in legal aid fees for family cases, the incoming head of the Bar profession said last night.” Full story The Times, 9th December 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk       

Oliver child actor wins payout from Daily Mail - The Guardian

Posted on December 09, 2008
“The Daily Mail today apologised to former Oliver child actor Mark Lester at the high court and agreed to pay him a five-figure sum in damages.” Full story The Guardian, 9th December 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk       

Labour MP Diane Abbott wins human rights award - The Times

Posted on December 09, 2008
“Diane Abbott, the Labour MP, was awarded a special prize last night for her ‘42 days’ speech at the Human Rights Awards 2008 presented by Liberty, Justice and the Law Society.” Full story The Times, 9th December 2008 Source: www...

New Bar Council chair talks up UK as location of choice for disputes - Legal Week

Posted on December 09, 2008
“Incoming Bar Council chairman Desmond Browne QC has hailed the UK as the jurisdiction of choice for resolving disputes arising as a result of the global economic downturn.” Full story Legal Week, 9th December 2008 Source: www.legalweek.com       

Craner v Dorset County Council - WLR Daily

Posted on December 09, 2008
Craner v Dorset County Council [2008] EWCA Civ 1323; [2008] WLR (D) 377 “Although an action for personal injuries of a school caretaker against the employer council for leaving uneven paving slabs in the school site should be brought under reg 12(1)(2) of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, if the claimant had brought [...

Internet ban on ?child porn? album sleeve - The Guardian

Posted on December 09, 2008
“Britain’s rules on internet censorship have come under scrutiny following a decision to block pages on Wikipedia after a page on the site showing the image of a naked young girl on an album cover from 1976 was declared ‘potentially illegal’...

Regina v Stannard; Regina v A; Regina v Clarkson - Times Law Reports

Posted on December 09, 2008
Regina v Stannard; Regina v A; Regina v Clarkson Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “Where a defendant was before the court to be sentenced for offences committed both before and after April 4, 2005, when the dangerous offender provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 came into force, distinct statutory provisions applied but that did not [...

In re Hemming (deceased); Raymond Saul & Co (a Firm) v Holden and Another - Times Law Reports

Posted on December 09, 2008
In re Hemming (deceased); Raymond Saul & Co (a Firm) v Holden and Another Chancery Division “Where a sole residuary legatee under a will became bankrupt but was automatically discharged from bankruptcy before the completion of the administration of the estate of the testator, the money and assets which were thereafter ascertained to form the net [...

Lewis and Another v Metropolitan Property Realizations Ltd - Times Law Reports

Posted on December 09, 2008
Lewis and Another v Metropolitan Property Realizations Ltd Chancery Division “A trustee in bankruptcy who sold the estate?s interest for deferred contingent consideration ‘realised’ the interest within the meaning of section 283A(3)(a) of the Insolvency Act 1986...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on December 09, 2008
The Leeds City College (Incorporation) Order 2008 The Leeds City College (Government) Regulations 2008 The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2008 The Education (School and Local Education Authority Performance Targets) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Transfrontier Shipment of Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Regulations 2008 The Insurance Companies (Corporation Tax Acts) (Amendment) (No...

Science paves way for climate lawsuits - The Guardian

Posted on December 09, 2008
“People affected by worsening storms, heatwaves and floods could soon be able to sue the oil and power companies they blame for global warming, a leading climate expert has said.” Full story The Guardian, 9th December 2008 Source: www.guardian...

Frenchman jailed for life for attempted murder of schoolgirl - The Guardian

Posted on December 09, 2008
“A Frenchman was jailed for life today after being found guilty of a frenzied knife attack on a schoolgirl as she walked through a Lancashire park earlier this year.” Full story The Guardian, 8th December 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk       

Setback for small businesses under new VAT dispute rules - The Times

Posted on December 09, 2008
“Small businesses already struggling because of the economic downturn are facing a further setback under new rules that will prevent them from recovering their costs in VAT disputes with the taxman.” Full story The Times, 8th December 2008 Source: www...

Comment is Free: Taking liberties with the law - The Guardian

Posted on December 09, 2008
“Hold the front page. The Lord High Chancellor doesn’t like our Human Rights Act and feels ‘frustrated’ by those pesky lawyers and judges who sometimes stand in his way. The Right Honourable Former Foreign Secretary of the War on Terror would like to send foreigners to places of torture...

Jeremy Clarkson cleared by Ofcom over joke about lorry drivers and prostitutes - Daily Telegraph

Posted on December 09, 2008
“Jeremy Clarkson has been cleared by the broadcasting watchdog Ofcom of causing offence after making a joke about lorry drivers murdering prostitutes.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 8th December 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk       

Managing partner convicted of money laundering - The Times

Posted on December 09, 2008
“The managing partner of a London law firm has been convicted of laundering the proceeds of a ?35 million VAT fraud in a scheme that involved transferring money to an Italian lap dancer.” Full story The Times,8th December 2008 Source: www...

MPs condemn failure to prosecute rich tax dodgers - The Guardian

Posted on December 09, 2008
“The black economy is normally associated with dodgy builders or painters and decorators. But white collar professionals are increasingly fiddling taxes, according to an MPs’ report today that discloses that 36 barristers have been forced to return £605,000 to tax authorities...

Schoolboy gang jailed over punishment rape attack on 14-year-old girl - Daily Telegraph

Posted on December 09, 2008
“Nine members of a schoolboy gang who raped a 14-year-old girl in a punishment attack after she insulted their leader, have been jailed.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 8th December 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk       

Government ?ripped up? competition law to push through Lloyds merger with HBOS - The Times

Posted on December 09, 2008
“An activist group today accused Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling of ‘ripping up’ competition rules in pushing through the merger of HBOS and Lloyds TSB.” Full story The Times, 8th December 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk       

UK challenged the right to civil partnerships of gay couples abroad - The Guardian

Posted on December 09, 2008
“The government attempted to prevent same-sex couples in other countries from gaining the right to enter into civil partnerships, the Guardian has learned.” Full story The Guardian, 9th December 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk       

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on December 08, 2008
High Court (Administrative Court) Boggis & Anor, R (on the application of) v Natural England & Anor [2008] EWHC 2954 (Admin) (05 December 2008) Hutchinson v General Dental Council [2008] EWHC 2896 (Admin) (28 November 2008) Source: www.bailii...

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