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Barry George, the man cleared of Jill Dando?s murder, may sue over photo - The Times

Posted on August 04, 2008
“Barry George, who was cleared last week of murdering the Crimewatch presenter Jill Dando, is considering legal action over the picture of a masked gunman that police claim is him.” Full story The Times, 4th August 2008 Source: www.timesonline...

Agents ?breaking home pack law? - BBC News

Posted on August 04, 2008
“Some estate agents in England and Wales are breaking the law by marketing properties without ordering a Home Information Pack, the BBC has learned.” Full story BBC News, 2nd August 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

UK police win extradition over Salford gangland hit - The Guardian

Posted on August 04, 2008
“One of Britain’s most wanted men will be extradited to the UK this week after being arrested in Benidorm, southern Spain. Bobby Spiers will be interviewed by Manchester police in connection with a bungled underworld hit in a Salford pub that left two men dead...

Q&A: Barry George and compensation - BBC News

Posted on August 04, 2008
“Speculation is mounting about how much compensation Barry George could receive if he decides to make a claim to the Miscarriages of Justice Support Service.” Full story BBC News, 2nd August 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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US ?held suspects on British territory in 2006? - The Guardian

Posted on August 04, 2008
“Terrorist suspects were held by the United States on the British territory of Diego Garcia as recently as 2006, according to senior intelligence sources. The claims, which undermine Foreign Office denials that the archipelago in the Indian Ocean has been used as a so-called ‘black site’ to facilitate extraordinary rendition, threaten [...

?Publicity distorted? Dando case - BBC News

Posted on August 04, 2008
“The barrister for Barry George, cleared of killing presenter Jill Dando, has warned that huge publicity can distort investigations into high-profile cases.” Full story BBC News, 2nd August 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Barry George: loner cleared of JIll Dando killing set for £1m award - The Times

Posted on August 04, 2008
“Barry George is free to seek more than £1 million compensation as the victim of a miscarriage of justice after being cleared yesterday of the murder of the Crimewatch presenter Jill Dando. “ Full story The Times, 2nd August 2008 Source: www...

Magistrates? Court Sentencing Guidelines ? knife crime - Sentencing Guidelines Council

Posted on August 04, 2008
“The Sentencing Guidelines Council published the definitive guidelines (in May 2008) which are implemented from 4th August 2008. Significant attention has been paid to the guideline for sentencing adult offenders convicted of possessing a bladed article or offensive weapon ahead of it coming into effect as a result of the current focus [...

Van Colle and another v Chief Constable of the Hertfordshire Police; Smith v Chief Constable of Sussex Police - WLR Daily

Posted on August 04, 2008
Van Colle and another v Chief Constable of the Hertfordshire Police; Smith v Chief Constable of Sussex Police [2008] UKHL 50; [2008] WLR (D) 284 “The test for considering whether the state had violated its obligation to protect life under art 2 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms was stringent [...

Platform Funding Ltd v Bank of Scotland plc (formerly Halifax plc) - WLR Daily

Posted on August 04, 2008
Platform Funding Ltd v Bank of Scotland plc (formerly Halifax plc) [2008] EWCA Civ 930; [2008] WLR (D) 283 “A surveyor, instructed by a mortgage lender to value the property offered by the borrower as security for a loan, who certified that the property had been inspected and a fair valuation given, was liable in damages [...

Irwin Mitchell v Revenue and Customs Prosecutions and another - WLR Daily

Posted on August 04, 2008
Irwin Mitchell v Revenue and Customs Prosecutions and another [2008] EWCA Crim 1741; [2008] WLR (D) 282 “The purpose of a criminal restraint order was not to prevent third parties from enforcing civil rights against a defendant if those rights would be unaffected by a confiscation order which might be made against the defendant at the [...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on August 04, 2008
The Commons Registration (England) Regulations 2008 The Milk and Milk Products (Pupils in Educational Establishments) (England) Regulations 2008 The Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Emission of Gaseous and Particulate Pollutants) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Tractor etc (EC Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Crossrail (Nomination) Order 2008 The Ecclesiastical Judges, Legal Officers and Others (Fees) Order 2008 The Legal Officers (Annual Fees) Order 2008 The [...

UBS wins injunction to stop ex-staff poaching clients - The Times

Posted on August 04, 2008
“UBS today won the first stage of a legal fight to stop former employees from poaching its investment clients or the bank’s staff.” Full story The Times, 4th August 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Judge Graham Cottle advocates zero tolerance on drunken criminals - Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 04, 2008
“One of the country’s most experienced judges has said he is taking a near ‘zero tolerance’ approach to Britain’s binge drinking culture, warning that he is locking up first offenders involved in drunken criminality.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 4th August 2008 Source: www...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on August 04, 2008
The Ministry of Defence Police Appeal Tribunals (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 The London Waste and Recycling Board Order 2008 The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment No...

Rapist and lottery winner Iorworth Hoare in legal bid for his money - Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 04, 2008
“Iorworth Hoare, the convicted rapist who won £7.2 million on the lottery, is fighting for full access to his money so that he can emigrate to France, it has been reported.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 4th August 2008 Source: www.telegraph...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on August 04, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Laku, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 1745 (16 July 2008) Wilson, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 1754 (15 July 2008) Sivaraman, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1736 (24 July 2008) Islam, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 1740 (31 July 2008) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Perry & Anor v Harris (A Minor) [2008] EWCA Civ 907 [...

Secretary of State for the Home Department v British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection and another - WLR Daily

Posted on August 01, 2008
Secretary of State for the Home Department v British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection and another [2008] EWCA Civ 870; [2008] WLR (D) 273 “Information supplied by applicants for animal experimentation licences was exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 if the official in possession of the information knew or had reasonable [...

R (Baiai and another) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Nos 1 and 2); R (Bigoku and another) v Same; R (Tilki) v Same (Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants and another intervening) - WLR Daily

Posted on August 01, 2008
R (Baiai and another) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Nos 1 and 2); R (Bigoku and another) v Same; R (Tilki) v Same (Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants and another intervening) [2008] UKHL 53; [2008] WLR (D) 272 “The statutory scheme requiring the Secretary of State?s permission for marriage by people [...

Van Colle and Another v Chief Constable of Hertfordshire Constabulary - Times Law Reports

Posted on August 01, 2008
Van Colle and Another v Chief Constable of Hertfordshire Constabulary House of Lords “The test for considering whether the state had violated its obligation to protect life under article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights was stringent and remained constant; no lower standard applied where the threat to an individual?s life arose from the state?s [...

Conditional fee agreements in publication proceedings - Ministry of Justice

Posted on August 01, 2008
“Summary of responses to the consultation paper ‘conditional fee agreements in publication proceedings: success fees and after the event insurance’.” Full summary  Ministry of Justice, 31st July 2008 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Discussion paper on prison mother and baby units - Ministry of Justice

Posted on August 01, 2008
“Maria Eagle’s response to the Children’s Commissioner for England about the findings of his report ‘Prison Mother and Baby Units’.” Full response Ministry of Justice, 1st August Source: www.justice.gov.uk

The Lord Chief Justice - Practice Direction - Court Working Dress - Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted on August 01, 2008
“Practice Direction (Court Dress) (no.5) and Amendment no.20 to the Consolidated Criminal Practice Direction (Court Dress).” Full Practice Direction Judiciary of England and Wales, 31st July 2008 Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Strict new rules for foreign students - UK Border Agency

Posted on August 01, 2008
“Foreign students hoping to come to the UK to study will have to meet strict new criteria, the Government announced today.” Full press release UK Border Agency, 30th July 2008 Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Statement on House of Lords ruling: Corner House v SFO - Attorney General?s Office

Posted on August 01, 2008
“Statement on House of Lords ruling: Corner House v SFO.” Full statement Attorney General’s Office, 30th July 2008 Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Court Dress: Guidance from Chairman of the Bar Council - The Bar Council

Posted on August 01, 2008
“The Chairman of the Bar has today issued guidance on court dress regarding the Practice Direction issued by the Lord Chief Justice dated 31 July 2008.” Full press release The Bar Council, 31st July 2008 Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

?Military-style? killing sentence - BBC News

Posted on August 01, 2008
“Three men have been convicted of killing a 20-year-old man in a ‘military-style’ attack.” Full story BBC News, 31st July 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Rapist ?must be found new cell? - BBC News

Posted on August 01, 2008
“A judge has ordered that a near-blind and disabled rapist should be found a different cell because of the convict’s squalid conditions behind bars.” Full story BBC News, 31st July 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Criminals walk free thanks to paperwork - Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 01, 2008
“A report has found that the paperwork obsession among police probation officers and court officials, lets criminals and suspects who go on the run stay out of the reach of justice.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 1st August 2008 Source: www...

Stab death youths lose appeal bid - BBC News

Posted on August 01, 2008
“Three teenagers who stabbed a young father to death on Wearside after he confronted them about their rowdiness have lost their appeals.” Full story BBC News, 31st July 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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