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Desmond Browne QC sets Bar Council?s 2009 agenda: inaugural speech calls for a strong and united profession - The Bar Council

Posted on December 08, 2008
“The 2009 Chairman of the Bar Council, Desmond Browne QC, will set the Bar Council?s agenda for 2009 later today, in his inaugural speech to be delivered at 1730 in the Spy Room, 10 South Square, Gray?s Inn.” Full story The Bar Council, 8th December 2008 Source: www...

S and Marper v United Kingdom (Application Nos 30562/04 and 30566/04) - Times Law Reports

Posted on December 08, 2008
S and Marper v United Kingdom (Application Nos 30562/04 and 30566/04) European Court of Human Rights “The blanket and indiscriminate nature of the powers of retention of fingerprints, cellular samples and DNA profiles of persons suspected but not convicted of offences failed to strike a fair balance between the competing public and private interests...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on December 08, 2008
The Non-Domestic Rating (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2008 The Children Act 1989 (Contact Activity Directions and Conditions: Financial Assistance) (Wales) Regulations 2008 The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 3 Assessment Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Order 2008 The Education and Skills Act 2008 (Commencement No...

Jack Straw says human rights culture must be shaken up - Daily Telegraph

Posted on December 08, 2008
“Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, has insisted that the Government still wants to press ahead with a new Bill of Rights and Responsibilities to rebalance the country’s human rights culture.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 8th December 2008 Source: www...

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Claims against ageism at work triple in a year - The Guardian

Posted on December 08, 2008
“As Selina Scott settles with Channel Five, new figures show discrimination cases rose to 3,000.” Full story The Guardian, 7th December 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk       

Children and Adoption Act - more flexible approach to resolving disputes in contact cases - Ministry of Justice

Posted on December 08, 2008
“New provisions in the Children and Adoption Act 2006, which come into force today, provide new ways to help the courts find solutions in contact cases where there is conflict between the parents about whom a child should see and how often.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 8th December 2008 Source: www...

Supreme Court inferior to Lords, some judges say - Daily Telegraph

Posted on December 08, 2008
“In an unprecedented joint interview, two senior judges who will be joining the UK Supreme Court next year reveal that one or two of their fellow justices think we would be better off without it. Might it be something to do with the post code?” Full story Daily Telegraph, 7th December 2008 Source: www...

Nationwide overhaul of social services departments ordered - The Independent

Posted on December 08, 2008
“Social services departments across England face a radical overhaul as a result of disturbing failings uncovered after the death of Baby P and the Shannon Matthews kidnap case.” Full story The Independent, 7th December 2008 Source: www...

Children and Adoption Act 2006: child-contact powers ?could worsen parent wars? - The Times

Posted on December 08, 2008
“New powers to stop warring parents using contact with their children as a weapon could backfire and inflame fraught family relations, according to judges and lawyers.” Full story The Times, 8th December 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk       

Selina Scott wins £250,000 in Channel Five ageism row - Daily Telegraph

Posted on December 08, 2008
“Selina Scott, the television presenter, has been awarded a six-figure settlement from Channel Five after launching an age discrimination claim.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 6th December 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk       

Coastal campaigner wins legal battle to save clifftop property - The Guardian

Posted on December 08, 2008
“A 77-year-old retired engineer from Suffolk, known locally as King Canute, yesterday won a two-year high court battle to save his ancestral home from the advancing North Sea.” Full story The Guardian, 6th December 2008 Source: www.guardian...

Ministers fight to keep late abortions secret - Daily Telegraph

Posted on December 08, 2008
“Late abortions of ‘less than perfect’ foetuses are the subject of a secrecy row with the Government.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 8th December 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk       

Bill to allow Commons searches with no warrant - The Independent

Posted on December 08, 2008
“The vow by Commons Speaker Michael Martin to prevent ‘unauthorised’ raids on MPs’ offices in the wake of the Damian Green affair was seriously undermined last night as it emerged that the Government is preparing new laws to allow investigators to mount parliamentary searches without a warrant...

Hain will not be prosecuted for undeclared donations - the Guardian

Posted on December 08, 2008
“The former cabinet minister Peter Hain will not face prosecution for his failure to declare donations of £103,000 on time, it emerged yesterday, opening up the possibility of a return to frontline politics.” Full story The Guardian, 6th December 2008 Source: www...

Titan jails ?will repeat mistakes made in US? - The Independent

Posted on December 08, 2008
“Building giant ‘Titan’ prison complexes will lead Britain towards a ‘American-style’ justice system, a leading US civil rights lawyer will warn today.” Full story The Independent, 8th December 2008 Source: www.independent...

Chief Justice Derek Schofield to be removed from office - The Times

Posted on December 08, 2008
“The Chief Justice of Gibraltar faces dismissal by five UK law lords after a damning inquiry report by British judges on Friday called for his removal from office. “ Full story The Times, 7th December 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk       

Man fined for swearing at TV - Daily Telegraph

Posted on December 08, 2008
“A man has been fined £80 for swearing at his own television while drunk.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 7th December 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk       

Botched biofuel legislation stalls climate change initiative - The Guardian

Posted on December 08, 2008
“The government has blown a hole in its climate change plans by misdrafting a key piece of legislation covering the introduction of ‘green’ fuel for motorists. The Department for Transport admitted last night that there was an ‘error’ in the law governing the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO) and it was going to have to [...

An ugly business: The Briscoe-Mitchell case - The Independent

Posted on December 08, 2008
“Carmen Briscoe-Mitchell turned white with rage at her portrayal as a vicious sadist in her daughter’s best-selling misery memoir. The proud matriarch lost her libel case but tells Robert Verkaik she is unrepentant after sueing.” Full story The Independent, 6th December 2008 Source: www...

Jail for sex act death crash driver - The Independent

Posted on December 08, 2008
“A drunk driver who killed a father and son was pleasuring himself at the wheel moments before the fatal crash, a court heard today.” Full story The Independent, 8th December 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk       

Madonna claims millions from Mail on Sunday over wedding pictures - The Guardian

Posted on December 08, 2008
“Singer Madonna is claiming more than £5m in damages after the Mail on Sunday published private photographs of her wedding to film director Guy Ritchie.” Full story The Guardian, 8th December 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk       

Naturists threaten legal action to stop closure of nudist beach - Daily Telegraph

Posted on December 08, 2008
“Naturists are threatening legal action to stop the planned closure of Britain’s first official nudist beach.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 8th December 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk       

Browne: costs pose threat to legal representation - The Lawyer

Posted on December 08, 2008
“The increasing cost of legal action and the curbing of public funding could threaten the quality of legal representation, in-coming Bar Council chair Desmond Browne QC has warned.” Full story The Lawyer, 8th December 2008 Source: www.thelawyer...

Social services errors led to death of baby, says inquiry - The Guardian

Posted on December 05, 2008
“A series of errors by social services and health staff allowed a baby girl to stay with her violent father and incompetent mother before she was shaken to death, an inquiry concluded today.” Full story The Guardian, 5th December 2008 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on December 05, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Jeffrey, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 2361 (21 November 2008) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Sanchez, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 2936 (05 December 2008) Assura Pharmacy Ltd, R (on the application of) v National Health Service Litigation Authority (Family Health Services Appeal Unit) [2008] EWCA Civ 1356 (05 December 2008) Craner v Dorset [...

Boy George guilty of imprisonment - BBC News

Posted on December 05, 2008
“Singer Boy George has been found guilty of falsely imprisoning a male escort at his flat in east London.” Full story BBC News, 5th December 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Attorney urged to hand over torture evidence - The Guardian

Posted on December 05, 2008
“The attorney general, Lady Scotland, must hand over to the director of public prosecutions detailed allegations of criminal wrongdoing by MI5 and the CIA concerning the treatment of a British resident held at Guantánamo Bay, his lawyer said yesterday...

Regina v Davison - Times Law Reports

Posted on December 05, 2008
Regina v Davison Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “The length of a community order was not necessarily governed by how long it took the offender to carry out a specified task.” The Times, 5th December 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk Please note that the Times Law Reports are only availalble free on Times Online for 21 days from th date of publication...

Regina (Barclay and Others) v Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice and Others - Times Law Reports

Posted on December 05, 2008
Regina (Barclay and Others) v Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice and Others Court of Appeal “Proposed reform of the constitution of the Channel Island of Sark which allowed the Seneschal, appointed by the Seigneur, to be both a member of the legislature and the chief judge, contravened article 6 of the European Convention on [...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on December 05, 2008
The National Child Measurement Programme Regulations 2008 The Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Childcare (Provision of Information About Young Children) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Travellers? Allowances (Amendment) Order 2008 The Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Nomination) Order 2008 Source: www...

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