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Podcast 72: The Wood Report on the changes to the BVC - College of Law response - Charon QC

Posted on July 23, 2008
“Today I am talking to Richard de Friend, director of the Bloomsbury centre of The College of Law. Richard has had a long and distinguished career in legal education as pro Vice Chancellor of Kent University and, in recent years, with the College of Law...

Canoe man and wife jailed for six years - The Independent

Posted on July 23, 2008
“John and Anne Darwin were each jailed for more than six years today for carrying out a £250,000 insurance con by faking his death in a canoeing accident.” Full story The Independent, 23rd July 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Library Newsletter

Posted on July 23, 2008
A new issue of the Library’s Newsletter is now available, in two formats: PDF and Word. This issue contains features on the Royal visit and the historical background to the Royal Letters Patent granted to the Inner and Middle Temple in 1608; on new developments on the EIN (Electronic Immigration Network) and on Westlaw; and on [...

Ministers speed up compensation for road accident victims - The Times

Posted on July 23, 2008
“People injured in road accidents will be able to claim damages more quickly under a fast-track claims process announced by ministers yesterday.” Full story The Times, 23rd July 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Podcast 71: Wood Report - The proposed changes to the BVC - Charon QC

Posted on July 23, 2008
“Today I am talking to Jon McLeod, Chairman, Public Affairs ? Weber Shandwick who acted for the Bar Standards Board in the recent report of the Working Group in relation to Review of The Bar Vocational Course. Jon McLeod went into public affairs in 1994, having spent six years in financial and legal journalism...

Abu Hamza loses extradition fight - BBC News

Posted on July 23, 2008
“Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri has been refused leave to appeal to the House of Lords against his extradition to the US.” Full story BBC News, 23rd July 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Fertiliser bomb plotters lose appeal - The Independent

Posted on July 23, 2008
“Five men jailed for life for plotting a series of bomb attacks to rival the 9/11 New York atrocities lost challenges against their convictions today.” Full story The Independent, 23rd July 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on July 23, 2008
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Disclosure of Information) Order 2008 The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Disclosure of Information by SOCA) Order 2008 The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland Consequential Amendments) Order 2008 The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 The King?s Stanley CofE Primary School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2008 The Krishna-Avanti Primary School [...

Family living next to golf course compensated after ball bombardment - Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 22, 2008
“A family living next to a golf course are to receive thousands of pounds in compensation after their garden was bombarded with balls.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 21st July 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Council puts freeze on ice-cream jingles - The Times

Posted on July 22, 2008
“Ice-cream vans have been ordered to silence their jingles after four seconds because they are considered to be noise pollution.” Full story The Times, 22nd July 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

R (Lewis) v Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council - WLR Daily

Posted on July 22, 2008
R (Lewis) v Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council; [2008] WLR (D) 246 “Where, in relation to a question whether user of land had been user as of right, the issue of deference arose as between a landowner and other people making use of the land, the question was how the position would have appeared to the [...

Newport City Council v Charles - WLR Daily

Posted on July 22, 2008
Newport City Council v Charles; [2008] WLR (D) 245 “A local authority?s right to possession against a person succeeding to a tenancy on the death of a family member other than a spouse on the ground that the accommodation was more than he reasonably required was not an interest in land capable of giving rise to [...

Gravil v Carroll and Another - Times Law Reports

Posted on July 22, 2008
Gravil v Carroll and Another Court of Appeal “A rugby club was vicariously liable for an assault by one of its semi-professional players on a member of the opposing team during a match.” The Times, 22nd July 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co...

Times wins ruling over secrecy of family court - The Times

Posted on July 22, 2008
“Details of private family court proceedings that led to a mother fleeing the country with her son after he was placed in foster care have been disclosed after legal action by The Times.” Full story The Times, 22nd July 2008 Source: www...

Judge breached restraining order against ex-wife and her boyfriend - Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 22, 2008
“A judge has been sentenced to 50 hours community service after he admitted breaching a restraining order imposed following a campaign of harassment against his ex-wife and her boyfriend.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 21st July 2008 Source: www...

Police: New pressure on Blair at tube killing inquest - The Guardian

Posted on July 22, 2008
“Scotland Yard officers are preparing to publicly blame each other for the mistakes that led to the death of Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell tube station, senior sources have told the Guardian.” Full story The Guardian, 22nd July 2008 Source: www...

Inmates ?sleeping in toilet area? - BBC News

Posted on July 22, 2008
“Some prisoners are living and sleeping in toilets because of jail overcrowding, a report says.” Full story BBC News, 22nd July 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Landowners ?deserve compensation over right-to-roam rules? - Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 22, 2008
“Owners affected by the route of the coastal path around England should be paid if they can prove they will suffer financial loss as a result, says a new report.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Ruling could wipe out tens of thousands of criminal records - The Times

Posted on July 22, 2008
“Tens of thousands of criminal records could be deleted after a landmark ruling that police were breaking rules on the holding of personal details.” Full story The Times, 22nd July 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

?Bored? teenager escapes jail over deadly hoax 999 call - Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 22, 2008
“Ian Paterson, 17, called the fire brigade on June 29 because he was ‘bored’, and reported a fake warehouse fire ‘for a laugh’.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Minister names judge to lead Basra death inquiry - The Guardian

Posted on July 22, 2008
“A public inquiry into the death in British custody of Baha Mousa, a Basra hotel receptonist, must include other instances of abuse and what guidance was given to members of Britain’s armed forces before they were deployed to Iraq, defence lawyers and opposition MPs said yesterday...

Doctor murder accused ?snapped? - BBC News

Posted on July 22, 2008
“A law student accused of killing the doctor acting as his guardian ’snapped’ because of exam pressure, a jury heard.” Full story BBC News, 21st July 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

?Easy? threat to £5 curry house - BBC News

Posted on July 22, 2008
“A new Indian restaurant may have to take on an international business in the High Court to keep its name.” Full story BBC News, 22nd July 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Daily Cause List, 23rd July 2008

Posted on July 22, 2008
Wednesday 23rd July 2008 Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk Please note only the current day?s cause list will be accessible

Podcast 70: Stephen Mason, barrister, on Digital Evidence - Charon QC

Posted on July 22, 2008
“Today I am talking to barrister and author Stephen Mason. Stephen is an expert in the field of electronic and digital evidence. The author of several books on digital evidence and electronic signatures, his website is a useful resource for lawyers and students alike...

New witness rules introduced to protect trials - The Times

Posted on July 22, 2008
“Tighter rules on when witnesses can claim anonymity in court were issued yesterday to ensure that trials are not undermined because defendants do not know the identity of witnesses.” Full story The Times, 22nd July 2008 Source: www.timesonline...

County Courts - BBC News

Posted on July 22, 2008
“With the misery of mortgage repossession returning to haunt us Law In Action visits the courts where these devastating dramas are played out.” Full story BBC Law in Action, 22nd July 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Criminal justice reforms a ?significant contributor? to prison overcrowding, say MPs - The Guardian

Posted on July 22, 2008
“Prison reform has been hastily implemented, underfunded and has left record numbers behind bars, MPs said in a scathing report published today.” Full story The Guardian, 22nd July 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Health and Social Care Act 2008

Posted on July 22, 2008
Health and Social Care Act 2008 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Appropriation (No. 2) Act 2008

Posted on July 22, 2008
Appropriation (No. 2) Act 2008 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

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