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?Leprechaun? insult case dropped - BBC News

Posted on October 31, 2008
“A teenager from Liverpool who was being prosecuted for swearing at her pregnant Irish neighbour and calling her a leprechaun has had her case dropped.” Full story BBC News, 31st October 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on October 31, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Barley, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 2466 (17 October 2008) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Freeman v Higher Park Farm [2008] EWCA Civ 1185 (30 October 2008) High Court (Queen’s Bench) Arab Satellite Communications Organisation v Al Faqih & Anor [2008] EWHC 2568 (QB) (14 October 2008) Brightlingsea Haven Ltd & Anor v Morris & Ors [...

More flexible approach to resolving disputes in contact cases - Ministry of Justice

Posted on October 31, 2008
“The Children and Adoption Act 2006 provides 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, 30th October 2008 Source: www...

How healthy is the Bar? - The Times

Posted on October 31, 2008
“Lawyers including The Times Law Panel give their views on the state of the profession ahead of this year’s Bar conference.” Full story The Times,31st October 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on October 31, 2008
The Cat and Dog Fur (Control of Import, Export and Placing on the Market) Regulations 2008 The Immigration and Nationality (Cost Recovery Fees) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2008 The Local Authorities (Functions and Responsibilities) (England) (Amendment No...

Daily Cause List, 31st October 2008

Posted on October 31, 2008
Friday 31st October 2008 Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk Please note only the current day?s cause list will be accessible

R (Purdy) v Director of Public Prosecutions - WLR Daily

Posted on October 31, 2008
R (Purdy) v Director of Public Prosecutions [2008] EWHC 2565; [2008] WLR (D) 337 “The Director of Public Prosecutions did not act unlawfully in failing to publish detailed guidance as to the circumstances in which individuals would or would not be prosecuted under s 2(1) of the Suicide Act 1961 for assisting another person to commit [...

Practice Direction (Upper Tribunal: Judicial review jurisdiction) - WLR Daily

Posted on October 31, 2008
Practice Direction (Upper Tribunal: Judicial review jurisdiction); [2008] WLR (D) 336 “Two classes of application to the Upper Tribunal were specified for the purposes of s 18(6) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.” WLR Daily, 30th October 2008 Source: www...

Scottish & Newcastle plc v Raguz - WLR Daily

Posted on October 31, 2008
Scottish & Newcastle plc v Raguz [2008] UKHL 65; [2008] WLR (D) 335 “Landlords were not required to serve notices under s 17 of the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 in respect of rent increases that would become retrospectively payable when rent reviews were completed...

Boreh v Ealing London Borough Council - WLR Daily

Posted on October 31, 2008
Boreh v Ealing London Borough Council [2008] EWCA Civ 1176; [2008] WLR (D) 334 “The suitability of accommodation offered by a local housing authority was not to be judged exclusively by reference to its condition at the time of the offer, but could and should take into account any adaptations or alterations that were proposed to [...

In re Times Newspapers Ltd and Another - Times Law Reports

Posted on October 31, 2008
In re Times Newspapers Ltd and Another Courts-Martial Appeal Court “To be entitled to make any order for anonymity for all or any of a number of defendants in a case in which no applicable statute provided a power justifying such an order, a court had to have regard to the relevant tests identified at common law, [...

People-power a step closer in energy bill - The Guardian

Posted on October 31, 2008
“The prospect of households with wind turbines and solar panels being able to sell power back to the national grid has come a step closer after the government tabled an amendment to a bill that would allow people to generate enough power to serve a community of more than 1,000 people...

Number of pagan prisoners has doubled over four years - The Times

Posted on October 31, 2008
“Paganism is on the rise in jails in England and Wales with the number of practising prisoners more than doubling in the past four years. “ Full story The Times, 31st October 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Straw asked to pardon executed witches - The Guardian

Posted on October 31, 2008
“A petition calling for the posthumous pardon of women and men who were executed as witches in Britain will be presented to the justice secretary, Jack Straw, today.” Full story The Guardian, 31st October 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

?Lawyer Mark Saunders did not have to die? sister says - The Times

Posted on October 31, 2008
“Ms Saunders, 26, still cannot comprehend why her brother, a brilliant barrister and seemingly stable, barricaded himself inside his �2.2 million Chelsea flat five months ago; still less why he started firing a shotgun out of a window to set off a sequence of events that ended with his death...

Cleared rape accused denied claim - BBC News

Posted on October 31, 2008
“A man who spent two years in jail before being cleared of rape has had his attempt to claim damages from his accuser denied at the High Court.” Full story BBC News, 30th October 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Legal blunder allows drivers to get away with littering - The Times

Posted on October 31, 2008
“Thousands of motorists who litter Britain’s roads every day are escaping penalty because of a bureaucratic blunder.” Full story The Times, 31st October 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Drug use declines as seizures reach record - The Guardian

Posted on October 31, 2008
“Illicit drug use in Britain is declining, with cannabis use at its lowest level for 10 years and cocaine also down, according to British Crime Survey figures published yesterday. The estimated falls in drug consumption are matched by a 15% rise in seizures of all classes of drugs by the police and customs in England [...

Millionaire?s son who left baby brain damaged released from jail early - Daily Telegraph

Posted on October 31, 2008
“A millionaire’s son whose dangerous driving left a baby paralysed and severely brain damaged has been released from prison after serving only six months.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 30th October 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Jack Straw makes clear Sharia principles subject to English law - The Times

Posted on October 31, 2008
“Jack Straw last night made clear that Sharia principles will always be subject to English law.” Full story The Times, 31st October 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Mother and lodger cleared of murdering battered boy - The Guardian

Posted on October 31, 2008
“The mother of a 17-month-old boy who suffered a catalogue of injuries and died from a broken back despite being on the child protection register was cleared yesterday of his murder on the orders of a judge.” Full story The Guardian, 31st October 2008 Source: www...

Freezing of terror assets backed - BBC News

Posted on October 31, 2008
“The Court of Appeal has ruled the government should be allowed to freeze the assets of suspected terrorists.” Full story BBC News, 30th October 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Tajik president accused in �90m aluminium fraud case - The Times

Posted on October 31, 2008
“The President of Tajikistan was today (30 October) accused of involvement in a multimillion-pound aluminium fraud that has led to one of the most expensive lawsuits in British history.” Full story The Times, 30th October 2008 Source: www...

Sienna Miller sues paparazzi for harassment - The Guardian

Posted on October 31, 2008
“Sienna Miller’s life was made intolerable by a ‘campaign of harassment’ by paparazzi photographers, her lawyer told the high court yesterday.” Full story The Guardian, 31st October 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Woman spared jail after giving policeman she punched chocolates - Daily Telegraph

Posted on October 31, 2008
“A woman who punched a police officer has been spared jail after a judge heard that she bought him a box of chocolates to apologise.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 31st October 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Victims? statements ?a success? - BBC News

Posted on October 31, 2008
“A pilot scheme giving murder victims’ families a chance to tell the court how the death has affected them has been a success, says the Ministry of Justice.” Full story BBC News, 30th October 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Defence of poor quality trade mark reproduction rejected by Court of Appeal - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on October 31, 2008
“A man has tried to overturn a conviction by claiming that he could not have infringed a trade mark because his copy of it was so poor. Gary Boulter has been refused permission to appeal his conviction of criminal trade mark infringement.” Full story OUT-LAW...

Tuckers Solicitors receives �9m for one year?s legal aid work - The Times

Posted on October 31, 2008
“A solicitors? firm reaped gross earnings of nearly �9 million from defending cases on criminal legal aid in one year, according to new figuers released today.” Full story The Times, 30th October 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Smith orders inquiry into MI5 and CIA torture claims - The Guardian

Posted on October 31, 2008
“Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, has asked the attorney general to investigate possible ‘criminal wrongdoing’ by the MI5 and the CIA over its treatment of a British resident held in Guantanamo Bay, it was revealed tonight.” Full story The Guardian, 30th October 2008 Source: www...

James Bond fantasist jailed - The Guardian

Posted on October 31, 2008
“A fantasist was beginning a two-year stint behind bars today for conning police into thinking he was a James Bond-style secret agent.” Full story The Guardian, 31st October 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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