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Haulier hit car while on phone - The Guardian

Posted on June 27, 2008
“A lorry driver who caused a fatal accident while talking on his Bluetooth headset was jailed yesterday for four-and-a-half years. Haulier Mervyn Richmond, 49, was so distracted during a conversation with his mother that he ploughed into a line of stationary traffic, killing father-of-two Michael Buston...

Man freed early ?committed rape? - BBC News

Posted on June 27, 2008
“A prisoner allegedly raped someone after being released early under a government scheme aimed at easing jail overcrowding, it has emerged.” Full story BBC News, 27th June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Webiste domain names: any suffixes could be possible after landmark vote - The Guardian

Posted on June 27, 2008
“Icann, the organisation that regulates the internet domain name system, has passed a landmark vote to relax rules limiting web addresses to ‘top-level’ suffixes, such as .com and .uk, a move that could see people and companies register almost anything they want...

Caretaker wins ladder fall case - BBC News

Posted on June 27, 2008
“A school caretaker has successfully sued Hampshire County Council after he was injured falling off a stepladder.” Full story BBC News, 27th June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Chikwamba v Secretary of State for the Home Department - WLR Daily

Posted on June 26, 2008
Chikwamba v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] UKHL 40; [2008] WLR (D) 202 “An appeal based on art 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms against refusal of asylum and leave to enter should not be routinely dismissed on the ground that it would be proportionate and [...

Chikwamba v Secretary of State for the Home Department - Times Law Reports

Posted on June 26, 2008
Chikwamba v Secretary of State for the Home Department House of Lords “An appeal based on the right to family life against a refusal of asylum and leave to enter should not be dismissed routinely because policy required the appellant to leave the country to apply for entry clearance abroad...

Lewisham London Borough Council v Malcolm - Times Law Reports

Posted on June 26, 2008
Lewisham London Borough Council v Malcolm House of Lords “A disabled person who was being evicted from his council flat because he had sublet the flat in breach of the terms of his tenancy and had moved elsewhere, was not being evicted for a reason which related to his disability nor was he being treated less [...

Transport for London Act 2008

Posted on June 26, 2008
Transport for London Act 2008 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Brady challenged to find Bennett - BBC News

Posted on June 26, 2008
“Moors murderer Ian Brady has been challenged by a lawyer to help police find the body of Keith Bennett.” Full story BBC News, 26th June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Harman defends positive discrimination plans - The Independent

Posted on June 26, 2008
“The Equality Minister Harriet Harman today defended controversial plans to encourage firms to discriminate in favour of female and ethnic minorities job candidates.” Full story The Independent, 26th June 2008 Source: www.independent.co...

?This was the way these mothers won justice? - The Times

Posted on June 26, 2008
“When Jacqui Smith heard last week that the judiciary had effectively outlawed courtroom protection for witnesses, she thought of her conversations with the mothers of Letisha Shakespeare and Charlene Ellis.” Full story The Times, 25th June 2008 Source: www...

Woman trampled by cows sues farmer for �1 million damages - Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 26, 2008
“A businesswoman who was trampled by cows as she walked through a field is suing the farmer who owns the herd for �1 million.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

The last-minute surprise that is ?maintaining consumer confidence? - The Times

Posted on June 26, 2008
“Proper consultation is the rock upon which good regulation is founded. And for the Financial Services Authority, consultation is in its DNA. So when it does the unthinkable and drops a bombshell without warning or discussion ? as last week with the announcement of the Short Selling Instrument ? people are bound to be left [...

When crime is used as an alibi - BBC News

Posted on June 26, 2008
“Three men who took part in the brutal murder of special constable Nisha Patel-Nasri, have been jailed for life.” Full story BBC News, 25th June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Law ?will ban age discrimination? - BBC News

Posted on June 26, 2008
“The government is to bring forward new legislation to outlaw all forms of age discrimination, the BBC has learned.” Full story BBC News, 25th June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Employers ?should publish salaries to cut gender wage gap? - Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 26, 2008
“Employers should disclose information about workers’ salaries to help narrow the pay gap between men and women, the Government will say today.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

The fine line between tolerance and political correctness - The Times

Posted on June 26, 2008
“Does one betray or does one defend Western values by allowing those committed to destroying them to be exposed to practices that are anti-Western?” Full story The Times, 26th June 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Ken Russell?s former wife contests will of mother?s lesbian lover - The Independent

Posted on June 26, 2008
“The case of the sculptress, her �2.3m estate, an elderly lesbian with Alzheimer’s disease and her severely indebted actress daughter reached London’s High Court yesterday.” Full story The Independent, 26th June 2008 Source: www...

The �16.3 million compensation set aside for pavement falls - Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 26, 2008
“Local councils are having to set aside at least �16.3 million to cover cases where people sue for compensation for injuries caused by pavement falls, new research has claimed.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 23rd June 2008 Source: www.telegraph...

?No win, no fee? under scrutiny - Ministry of Justice

Posted on June 26, 2008
“A research based review of no win, no fee arrangements in England and Wales was announced today (25 June).” Full story Ministry of Justice, 25th June 2008 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Outer Temple and Mark Howard QC win Bar?s top awards - The Lawyer

Posted on June 26, 2008
“Outer Temple Chambers won Chambers of the Year at The Lawyer Awards last night (24 June), while Mark Howard QC of Brick Court scooped Barrister of the Year.” Full story The Lawyer, 25th June 2008 Source: www.thelawyer.com

The Anonymity Crisis - BBC Law in Action

Posted on June 26, 2008
“A House of Lords judgement on witness anonymity has created huge headaches for courts and lawmakers - but is there a way forward?” Full story BBC Law in Action, 24th June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

A quarter of adults to face ?anti-paedophile? tests - Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 26, 2008
“A quarter of the adult population faces an “anti-paedophile” test in an escalation of child protection policies, according to a report.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

?Muddle-through? system blamed for loss of 25m benefit records - The Guardian

Posted on June 26, 2008
“The loss of 25m child benefit records, including bank details and sensitive personal information, was brought about by a ‘woefully inadequate system’ and was ‘entirely avoidable’, according to two reports published yesterday...

R (Weaver) v London and Quadrant Housing Trust - WLR Daily

Posted on June 26, 2008
R (Weaver) v London and Quadrant Housing Trust [2008] EWHC 1377 (Admin); [2008] WLR (D) 207 “The management and allocation of housing stock by a housing trust which was a registered social landlord under the Housing Act 1996, including decisions concerning the termination of a tenancy, was a function of a public nature, with the effect [...

Commune de Mesquer v Total France SA and another - WLR Daily

Posted on June 26, 2008
Commune de Mesquer v Total France SA and another (Case C-188/07); [2008] WLR (D) 206 “When heavy fuel oil, produced during the refinement of crude oil, was discharged from a ship at sea, the producer of the oil, as well as the seller of the oil and the charterer of the ship, could be held liable [...

Lewisham London Borough Council v Malcolm (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) - WLR Daily

Posted on June 26, 2008
Lewisham London Borough Council v Malcolm (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) [2008] UKHL 43; [2008] WLR (D) 205 “A landlord?s claim for a possession order against a disabled tenant who sublet the premises in breach of the tenancy agreement did not amount to unlawful discrimination for a reason which related to the tenant?s disability...

R v Wood - WLR Daily

Posted on June 26, 2008
R v Wood [2008] EWCA Crim 1305; [2008] WLR (D) 204 “In addressing a plea of diminished responsibility in the context of alcohol dependency syndrome, the jury must consider whether it had been established that the defendant?s syndrome was of such an extent and nature that it constituted an abnormality of mind induced by disease or [...

EB (Kosovo) v Secretary of State for the Home Department - WLR Daily

Posted on June 26, 2008
EB (Kosovo) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] UKHL 41; [2008] WLR (D) 203 “Delay in the decision-making process might be relevant to the consideration of an appeal relying on art 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms...

21/7 ?obstruction? case dropped - BBC News

Posted on June 26, 2008
“Prosecutors have dropped charges against a man who was accused of failing to disclose information about one of the attempted 21 July bombers.” Full story BBC News, 26th June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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