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Drug companies celebrate collapse of price-fixing case - The Times
Posted on December 04, 2008“The Serious Fraud Office suffered a huge defeat yesterday with the collapse of its £25 million, six-year investigation into alleged price fixing among drug manufacturers.” Full story The Times, 4th December 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co...
Held asylum seeker given £38,000 - BBC News
Posted on December 04, 2008“An African asylum seeker who fled her homeland after being tortured and raped has been awarded £38,000 after a judge ruled her detention ‘unlawful’.” Full story BBC News, 4th December 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Simms v Islington London Borough Council - Times Law Reports
Posted on December 03, 2008Simms v Islington London Borough Council Court of Appeal “The risk that a recovering drug addict?s relapse might be caused by his homelessness did not entitle him to be treated as having a priority need for accommodation.” The Times, 3rd December 2008 Source: www...
Pratt v Aigaion Insurance Co SA - Times Law Reports
Posted on December 03, 2008Pratt v Aigaion Insurance Co SA Court of Appeal “A marine insurance term requiring the warranted owner and/or his experienced skipper to be on board and in charge at all times with one experienced crew member, was not to be read literally but construed in the context of the policy as a whole and the surrounding circumstances; [...
Protest threat to Speaker address - BBC News
Posted on December 03, 2008“The House of Commons Speaker is to make a statement over the decision to allow police to search the offices of shadow immigration minister Damian Green.” Full story BBC News, 3rd December 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government to unveil legislation plans in Queen?s Speech - Daily Telegraph
Posted on December 03, 2008“Government plans to reform banking, welfare and policing are set to be outlined in the Queen’s Speech.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 3rd December 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Legal Services Board issues open letter to regulators - Ministry of Justice
Posted on December 03, 2008“The Chief Executive (Designate) of the Legal Services Board Chris Kenny has today (2 December) sent an open letter to each of the approved regulators designated under the Legal Services Act 2007.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 2nd December 2008 Source: www...
Climate Change Act 2008
Posted on December 03, 2008Climate Change Act 2008 published Full text of Act Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Counter-Terrorism Act 2008
Posted on December 03, 2008Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 published Full text of Act Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Sark under new pressure to end feudal system - Daily Telegraph
Posted on December 03, 2008“The Channel island of Sark has come under renewed pressure to scrap one of the last vestiges of its feudal system after the Court of Appeal ruled that its new constitution breached human rights laws.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 3rd December 2008 Source: www...
Staff ?too timid? on child abuse - BBC News
Posted on December 03, 2008“Professionals must not be too reluctant to remove children from abusive parents, a group of experts has said.” Full story BBC News, 3rd December 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tory grandee Sir Paul Judge?s former Lady seeks £5m more from divorce - The Times
Posted on December 03, 2008“The former wife of the multimillionaire Tory grandee Sir Paul Judge is seeking to reopen the couple?s divorce settlement, claiming that he kept £14 million back to reimburse a charity but never paid it.” Full story The Times, 3rd December 2008 Source: www...
?Master? jailed for forcing girlfriend into sex with others - Daily Telegraph
Posted on December 03, 2008“A self-styled sex master who walked girlfriends around on a dog lead was jailed for three years for forcing a lover to have sex with other men.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Coroner rules de Menezes was not unlawfully killed by police - The Independent
Posted on December 03, 2008“The coroner leading the inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes has told the jury that they are not allowed to consider a verdict of unlawful killing.” Full story The Independent, 3rd December 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk
Barrister was going to resign if her mother won libel action - The Times
Posted on December 03, 2008“Constance Briscoe went into the High Court libel action that could have wrecked her career fully expecting to lose, she says in an interview in today?s Times.” Full story The Times, 3rd December 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Posted on December 03, 2008Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Sprecher Grier Halberstam Llp & Anor v Walsh [2008] EWCA Civ 1324 (03 December 2008) DB, R (on the application of) v Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust [2008] EWCA Civ 1354 (03 December 2008) BK ( Democratic Republic of Congo) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 1322 (03 December [...
Full text of the Queen?s speech - The Independent
Posted on December 03, 2008Here is a full transcript of the Queen’s Speech: Full text The Independent, 3rd December 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk
New Bar Standards Board Chair and Vice-Chair Announced - The Bar Council
Posted on December 02, 2008“The Bar Council has today announced that, after an open competition run by an Appointments Panel, Baroness Ruth Deech has been appointed as the new Chair of the Bar Standards Board, and that Sir Geoffrey Nice QC will be the Vice-Chairman taking up their posts from 1st January 2009 in succession to Ruth Evans and [...
BSI consults on first British Standard for accessible websites - OUT-LAW.com
Posted on December 02, 2008“A British Standard will give business owners and marketing managers new guidance for building and maintaining web content that is accessible to disabled people. A draft version of BS 8878 was released for public comment today.” Full story OUT-LAW...
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Posted on December 02, 2008Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) A, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 2908 (01 December 2008) High Court (Administrative Court) Sivapalan & Anor, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWHC 2955 (Admin) (01 December 2008) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Tiscali UK Ltd v British Telecommunications Plc [2008] EWHC 2927 (QB) (01 December [...
Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI
Posted on December 02, 2008The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional, Saving and Transitory Provisions) Order 2008 The General Chiropractic Council (Constitution) Order 2008 The Education (Student Support) (European Institutions) (Amendment) (No...
Regina (JL) (a Youth) v Secretary of State for Justice - Times Law Reports
Posted on December 02, 2008Regina (JL) (a Youth) v Secretary of State for Justice House of Lords “A near-suicide in custody which resulted in the prisoner?s mental incapacity triggered the state’s obligation to institute an independent initial investigation which complied with article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, protecting the right to life...
Secretary of State?s report on disability equality - Ministry of Justice
Posted on December 02, 2008” This report sets out the Ministry of Justice’s commitment to disability equality for staff, stakeholders, with examples of progress and good practice since the introduction of the Disability Equality Duty in 2006.” Full report Ministry of Justice, 1st December 2008 Source: www...
Police theft inquiry ?deplorable? - BBC News
Posted on December 02, 2008“Colleagues of two police officers arrested on suspicion of shoplifting wine from M&S have condemned the way the investigation was handled.” Full story BBC News, 1st December 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Straw launches high-visibility community punishment - The Guardian
Posted on December 02, 2008“From a distance, the five burly men hacking away at a patio in Slough yesterday might have looked like ordinary labourers. If they hoped that muddy boots and woolly hats allowed them to pass as builders doing a hard day’s work, however, they were wrong...
Pensioner to sue after walking frame snaps - Daily Telegraph
Posted on December 02, 2008“A pensioner is suing his local council for up to £50,000 after he was injured when an allegedly ‘inadequate’ walking frame it gave him snapped and cause him to fall and injure himself.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2008 Source: www...
Smoke ban row landlord in court - BBC News
Posted on December 02, 2008“A landlord who has refused to enforce the smoking ban is in a High Court battle over his local council’s bid to revoke his premises licence.” Full story BBC News, 2nd December 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Call for ban on anti-crime device - BBC News
Posted on December 02, 2008“The government is being urged to bring in rules banning a new anti-social behaviour device which emits a high-pitched noise.” Full story BBC News, 2nd December 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Thousands more children at risk - The Independent
Posted on December 02, 2008“Huge crackdown on children?s services after Baby P inquiry as 28 councils are named and shamed over failed care.” Full story The Independent, 2nd December 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk
Concerns about coastal path as Marine Bill proposed - Daily Telegraph
Posted on December 02, 2008“Farmers and landowners have pledged to fight for compensation if a new coastal path crosses their land.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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