Legal News

Bribery law reform focuses on overseas work - The Times

Posted on November 20, 2008
“A radical overhaul of bribery laws proposed today by the Law Commission could make British companies liable to prosecution for any corruption in their activities overseas. It would also usher in a new offence of bribing a foreign public official...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on November 20, 2008
The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2008 The Companies (Particulars of Company Charges) Regulations 2008 The Warwick (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007 (PDF) The Wealden (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007 (PDF) The Waverley (Parish Electoral Arrangements) Order 2007 (PDF) The Tandridge (Electoral Changes) Order 2007 (PDF) The Test Valley (Parish [...

Government will not release detailed report into Baby P - The Guardian

Posted on November 20, 2008
“The government refused today to release a detailed report into the mistakes made by authorities in the Baby P case.” Full story The Guardian, 20th November 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk       

Marco Pierre White loses privacy case - The Times

Posted on November 20, 2008
“Marco Pierre White lost his privacy action yesterday against lawyers acting for his wife who obtained his private documents.” Full story The Times, 20th November 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk       

To access this complete feed in the blog feed reader login or register for free.

Fake audiobook seller jailed - The Independent

Posted on November 20, 2008
“A man who conned people with counterfeit audiobooks, including the best-selling Harry Potter tales, was today jailed for 21 months.” Full story The Independent, 20th November 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk       

Solicitor accused of aiding ?bogus? trade in feudal titles - The Times

Posted on November 19, 2008
“A solicitor was accused yesterday of being at the centre of a dishonest trade in bogus feudal titles sold to Americans and other foreigners.” Full story The Times, 19th November 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk       

Google book search deal is good news for copyright law - The Times

Posted on November 19, 2008
“The search giant’s settlement with publishers could be a game-changing legal event, says the MP for Intellectual Property.” Full story The Times, 19th November 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk       

E v Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and Another - Times Law Reports

Posted on November 19, 2008
E v Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and Another House of Lords “The positive obligation imposed on the state by article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights to prevent the infliction by third parties of inhuman or degrading treatment was not unqualified and absolute...

Lord Bingham attacks Bush for ?cynical? disregard for international law - The Times

Posted on November 19, 2008
“One of Britain’s most senior legal figures has castigated the Bush administration for its ‘cynical’ disregard for the rule of international law and the UK’s record as ‘an occupying power in Iraq’.” Full story The Times, 18th November 2008 Source: www...

Early payout for Buncefield victims - The Times

Posted on November 19, 2008
“Around 270 families whose homes were damaged or destroyed in the Buncefield fire will share an initial payout of £320,000 after their lawyers reached an agreement with the plant’s operators today.” Full story The Times, 18th November 2008 Source: www...

Partners at UK?s ten biggest law firms take home £1.1m in profits - The Times

Posted on November 19, 2008
“Partners at Britain?s ten biggest law firms took home an average of £1.1 million in profits last year.” Full story The Times, 19th November 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk       

SRA comes under fire in Beresfords tribunal - The Lawyer

Posted on November 19, 2008
“The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) was accused of ignoring ‘false information’ and holding a ‘biased’ investigation, as the disciplinary tribunal against the coalminers lawyer Jim Beresford continued today.” Full story The Lawyer, 18th November 2008 Source: www...

Knife yobs fined as little as £1 - Daily Telegraph

Posted on November 19, 2008
“Yobs caught with knives are escaping with as little as a £1 fine, it has emerged.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 18th November 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk       

Court action aims to save rare insects from lorries - The Times

Posted on November 19, 2008
“An attempt began yesterday to stop a patch of land described as one of the country?s top three insect homes being turned into a lorry park and warehouse.” Full story The Times, 19th November 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk       

Iraqis accused of killing soldiers at risk of torture, court told - The Guardian

Posted on November 19, 2008
“Two Iraqis accused of killing British soldiers risk being tortured and executed, in violation of their human rights, if they are tried in Iraq for war crimes, the high court was told yesterday.” Full story The Guardian, 19th November 2008 Source: www...

Outlawed: sex with trafficked prostitutes - The Independent

Posted on November 19, 2008
“Hundreds of thousands of men who buy sex risk acquiring a criminal record under plans set out today to clamp down on prostitution.” Full story The Independent, 19th November 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk       

Privacy judge ?only doing his duty?, says peer - Daily Telegraph

Posted on November 19, 2008
“Lord Pannick believes the judiciary should defend itself against unjustified criticism which may, unless answered, damage its reputation.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 18th November 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk       

Victims cannot sue party - The Times

Posted on November 19, 2008
“Thousands of BNP members whose details were leaked will not be able to sue either the far-right group or the disgruntled former member suspected of publishing the list, leading lawyers said last night.” Full story The Times, 19th November 2008 Source: www...

Justice system ?fails vulnerable? - BBC News

Posted on November 19, 2008
“The criminal justice system is failing people with learning disabilities from the point of arrest to their release from prison, a report suggests.” Full story BBC News, 19th November 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Lawyers hit out at Phil Woolas over claims asylum seeker charities are playing the system - Daily Telegraph

Posted on November 19, 2008
“Immigration minister Phil Woolas faced a scathing attack from leading lawyers after suggesting those representing asylum seekers were ‘playing the system’.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 18th November 2008 Source: www.telegraph...

Heather Mills complains to PCC - The Guardian

Posted on November 19, 2008
“Heather Mills has made a series of complaints to the UK’s press watchdog about alleged harassment, inaccurate reporting and invasion of privacy over articles in four newspapers, including the Sun and Daily Mail.” Full story The Guardian, 18th November 2008 Source: www...

Broker escapes jail over forged FSA applications - The Times

Posted on November 18, 2008
“The first person to be prosecuted by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) over falsifying an application for authorisation to sell financial products has been given a suspended sentence.” Full story The Times, 18th November 2008 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on November 18, 2008
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Peakman v Linbrooke Services Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 1239 (13 November 2008) H v Tomlinson [2008] EWCA Civ 1258 (13 November 2008) High Court (Technology and Construction Court) Allen Wilson Joinery Ltd v Privetgrange Construction Ltd [2008] EWHC 2802 (TCC) (17 November 2008) Fosse Motor Engineers Ltd & Ors v Conde Nast & National Magazine [...

Regina (Buglife - The Invertebrate Conservation Trust) v Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation - The Times

Posted on November 18, 2008
Regina (Buglife - The Invertebrate Conservation Trust) v Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation Court of Appeal “Where a party with limited means applied for a protective costs order to bring a matter of public importance before the court, and that party was represented by means of a conditional fee agreement, the agreed success fee was relevant [...

Government to unveil new laws to protect vulnerable children - The Guardian

Posted on November 18, 2008
“No government reforms can ‘make good the evil’ that happened to Baby P, the children’s secretary, Ed Balls, said today.” Full story The Guardian, 18th November 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk       

Peers win concession on offset limits in climate bill - The Guardian

Posted on November 18, 2008
“The government last night moved to tighten its commitment to the 80% reduction of carbon emissions by the year 2050, introducing a safeguard that a limit be placed on reductions achieved by buying international offsetting credits.” Full story The Guardian, 18th November 2008 Source: www...

Pc fined over abusive Facebook postings - Daily Telegraph

Posted on November 18, 2008
“A policeman who posted abusive comments on a website, which appeared to condone the use of violence, has been fined by his force.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 17th November 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk       

Mike Pullen: ?Companies need to take competition law seriously? - The Times

Posted on November 18, 2008
“DLA’s head of competition, who was born on a fairground, says that competition watchdogs will only get more active.” Full story The Times, 17th November 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk       

Asylum-seeker charities are just playing the system, says Woolas - The Guardian

Posted on November 18, 2008
“Immigration minister Phil Woolas has attacked lawyers and charities working on behalf of asylum seekers, accusing them of undermining the law and ‘playing the system’. In an interview with the Guardian, Woolas described the legal professionals and NGO workers as ‘an industry’, and said most asylum seekers were not fleeing persecution but were economic migrants...

Daily Cause List, 18th November 2008

Posted on November 18, 2008
Tuesday 18th November 2008 Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk Please note only the current day?s cause list will be accessible       

Bloggers, promote your law blog by nominating your blog for inclusion in USLaw.com's Law Blog Directory and RSS Reader. Benefits described.