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Golfer Colin Montgomerie escapes driving ban with help of Mr Loophole - Daily Telegraph

Posted on December 02, 2008
“Golfer Colin Montgomerie was fined Ł835 for speeding, but escaped a driving ban with the help of Mr Loophole.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Lone parents told to be ready to work or face benefit cut - The Guardian

Posted on December 02, 2008
“The government will announce further stringent welfare reforms today which would force lone parents with children aged one or more to prepare themselves for work or face benefit sanctions.” Full story The Guardian, 2nd December 2008 Source: www...

Devastating report reveals Baby P failings - The Guardian

Posted on December 02, 2008
“The head of children’s services in the London borough where Baby P died after months of persistent injury and neglect was dismissed from her post yesterday as the government responded to a damning report into the council’s failings...

Labour peer Lord Ahmed admits sending texts before fatal crash - The Times

Posted on December 02, 2008
“A Labour peer involved in a fatal car crash has admitted dangerous driving after sending a long text message while doing 60mph on a motorway.” Full story The Times, 2nd December 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Deputy mayor jailed for grooming - BBC News

Posted on December 02, 2008
“A former deputy mayor of Harrogate has been sentenced to eight months in prison for attempting to groom a 13-year-old girl for sex.” Full story BBC News, 2nd December 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Life for teenager?s two murderers - BBC News

Posted on December 02, 2008
“Two men who beat a teenager to death during a burglary at his Newcastle flat have been sentenced to life in prison.” Full story BBC News, 2nd December 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Tobin guilty of schoolgirl murder - BBC News

Posted on December 02, 2008
“Peter Tobin has been found guilty of the murder of Falkirk schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton, who disappeared more than 17 years ago.” Full story BBC News, 2nd december 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Speeding detective escapes driving ban - Daily Telegraph

Posted on December 02, 2008
“A detective has escaped a driving ban after he was caught travelling at 101mph.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada returned to jail for breaching bail terms - Daily Telegraph

Posted on December 02, 2008
“Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada has been returned to jail after an immigration court ruled he breached the terms of his bail.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

De Menezes coroner rules out unlawful killing verdict - The Guardian

Posted on December 02, 2008
“Jury told to return verdict of lawful killing or open verdict after seven weeks of evidence at inquest.” Full story The Guardian, 2nd December 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Hacker in final showdown to avoid extradition to US - The Guardian

Posted on December 02, 2008
“Briton accused of biggest hack in US military history wins delay in judicial review.” Full story The Guardian, 2nd December 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Family sue over metal bar killing - BBC News

Posted on December 01, 2008
“The family of a man who was beaten to death with a metal bar outside an Oxfordshire pub are suing the people they believe are responsible.” Full story BBC News, 1st December 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

City watchdog to be ?intrusive? in overseeing banks - Daily Telegraph

Posted on December 01, 2008
“Hector Sants, the chief executive of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), said that banks must face tighter regulation and admitted the watchdog should have been more active before the financial crisis.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2008 Source: www...

Counsellor ?sacked for refusing to work with gay couples? - The Independent

Posted on December 01, 2008
“A Christian counsellor from Bristol is to take a charity to a tribunal after he was allegedly sacked for refusing to work with same-sex couples.” Full story The Independent, 1st December 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on December 01, 2008
High Cout (Administrative Court) Breckland District Council & Ors v The Boundary Committee & Anor [2008] EWHC 2929 (Admin) (28 November 2008) A (By His Litigation Friend, Mejzninin), R (on the application of) v London Borough of Croydon [2008] EWHC 2921 (Admin) (28 November 2008) High Court (Chancery Division) Zabihi v Janzemini & Ors [2008] EWHC 2910 (Ch) (28 [...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on December 01, 2008
The Electricity (Exemption from the Requirement for a Generation Licence) (Gunfleet Sands II) (England and Wales) Order 2008 The Electricity (Exemption from the Requirement for a Generation Licence) (Little Cheyne Court) (England and Wales) Order 2008 The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Prescribed Criteria) (Foreign Offences) Order 2008 Source: www...

Louca v Office of Public Prosecutor in Bielefeld, Germany - WLR Daily

Posted on December 01, 2008
Louca v Office of Public Prosecutor in Bielefeld, Germany; [2008] WLR (D) 373 “The requirement in s 2(4)(b) of the Extradition Act 2003 that a European arrest warrant (EAW) contained ‘particulars of any other warrant issued in the category 1 territory for the person?s arrest in respect of the offence’ did not mean the particulars of [...

Kaczmarek v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions - WLR Daily

Posted on December 01, 2008
Kaczmarek v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2008] EWCA Civ 1310; [2008] WL (D) 372 “An EU national who was lawfully present in the United Kingdom but had no right to reside under domestic or European law was not eligible for income support...

Intel Corpn Inc v CPM United Kingdom Ltd - WLR Daily

Posted on December 01, 2008
Intel Corpn Inc v CPM United Kingdom Ltd (Case C-252/07); [2008] WLR (D) 371 “A national court, considering an invalidity application brought by the proprietor of a registered trade mark with a reputation, had to take into account all the factors relevant to the circumstances of the case...

City of London v Sancheti - Times Law Reports

Posted on December 01, 2008
City of London v Sancheti Court of Appeal “A stay of an arbitration could be obtained only against a party to that arbitration agreement or a person claiming through such a party; a legal or commercial connection was not sufficient.” The Times, 1st December 2008 Source: www...

Truro Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd v Foley - Times Law Reports

Posted on December 01, 2008
Truro Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd v Foley Court of Appeal “Whether an agreement by deed to grant a tenancy constituted a grant of the tenancy depended on the intention of the parties. An agreement would usually be construed as a lease if it contained present words of demise...

Regina (Downs) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Times Law Reports

Posted on December 01, 2008
Regina (Downs) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Queen’s Bench Division “Crop spraying controls applied by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs did not properly comply with obligations imposed by the European Union...

Views sought on draft Family Procedure Rules - Ministry of Justice

Posted on December 01, 2008
“The Family Procedure Rule Committee is seeking views on draft new Family Procedure Rules.” Full consultation Ministry of Justice, 28th November 2008 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Dicey Revisited: Separation of powers for the 21st century - speech by Lord Justice Leveson

Posted on December 01, 2008
“Dicey Revisited: Separation of powers for the 21st century.” Full speech The Judiciary of England and Wales, 28th November 2008 Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Police shoot man dead in Guildford - The Independent

Posted on December 01, 2008
“The police shooting of a man outside a cathedral was being investigated today. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) launched a inquiry into the killing outside Guildford Cathedral, Surrey, yesterday afternoon.” Full story The Independent, 1st December 2008 Source: www...

Paper censured for failing to include denial in Diana story - The Guardian

Posted on December 01, 2008
“The former royal butler, Paul Burrell, yesterday accused the News of the World of demonstrating a ‘publish and damn the truth’ mentality after the Press Complaints Commission censured the newspaper over a front-page story that he boasted of having sex with Diana, Princess of Wales...

Promotion for PC Angela Cornes who ignored victim Banaz Mahmod - The Times

Posted on December 01, 2008
“A police officer whose blunders were criticised after Britain?s most notorious ‘honour’ killing has escaped punishment after the collapse of disciplinary proceedings against her.” Full story The Times, 1st December 2008 Source: www...

Police assault allegation probed - BBC News

Posted on December 01, 2008
“A police watchdog is investigating an alleged attack on a man by three officers in Wigan, Greater Manchester. “ Full story BBC News, 30th December 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Life for farmer Robert Wilson who drove tractor over wife for insurance money - The Times

Posted on December 01, 2008
“A debt-ridden Cumbrian farmer who drove over his wife in his tractor to claim her life insurance and start a new life with his secret mistress was jailed for life yesterday.” Full story The Times, 29th November 2008 Source: www.timesonline...

Lib Dems face repaying Ł2.4m after Michael Brown, party?s biggest donor, convicted - The Times

Posted on December 01, 2008
“The Liberal Democrats could be forced to surrender a record gift of Ł2.4 million after a police investigation discovered that the party?s biggest donor was a bogus business.” Full story The Times, 29th November 2008 Source: www.timesonline...

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