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Seeking expressions of interest ? Research on public attitudes to the overarching principles of sentencing - Sentencing Guidelines Council

Posted on June 19, 2008
“The Sentencing Advisory Panel would like to commission research into the public?s view on some of the principles of sentencing for adults, and is inviting expressions of interest from organisations wishing to tender for the research. Responses are requested by 27 June 2008...

Is it safe to download al Qaeda manuals yet? - The Register

Posted on June 19, 2008
“Is the ‘al-Qaeda manual’ still an easy get into jail card? The UK Court of Appeal yesterday quashed the conviction of Samina Malik, aka the ‘Lyrical Terrorist’, for possession of information useful for terrorist purposes under Section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000, but the Crown Prosecution Service still views this and other widely circulated [...

Government thwarted on terror detentions - Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 19, 2008
“The Government’s attempts to lock up foreign terrorism suspects have been thwarted at every turn.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

20 ways to fight crime? - The Independent

Posted on June 19, 2008
“Louise Casey has put forward drastic proposals to improve our justice system ? but are they too radical?” Full story The Independent, 19th June 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk

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The cases that changed Britain: 1785-1869 - Times Online

Posted on June 19, 2008
“It is a question to excite the repressed student in every lawyer: which cases have most shaped British law over the past 200 years?” Full story The Times, 19th June 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Law Soc reviews structure and cuts PC income

Posted on June 19, 2008
“The Law Society is planning to overhaul its committee structure as it gears up for the introduction of the Legal Services Act (LSA).” Full story Legal Week, 19th June 2008 Source: www.legalweek.com

Jail is no place for the average prisoner - Times Online

Posted on June 19, 2008
“Louis Blom-Cooper’s new book argues that 60 per cent of the prison population should not be there.” Full story The Times, 18th June 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Despite recent controversy, civil partnerships have been a huge success - The Independent

Posted on June 19, 2008
“Last month, a civil registrar who refuses to officiate at partnerships between same-sex couples, claiming it is ’sinful’ and against her religion, brought a legal case that could have implications for ceremonies nationwide. ‘As a matter of religious conscience,’ Lillian Ladele said she couldn’t perform civil partnerships for gay couples and [...

Disabled dog owner faces £1,000 fine - Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 19, 2008
“A dog owner is facing a bill of more than £1,000 for allowing his collie to foul grass outside his home.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Companies struggling to cope with eight new laws each day - The Times

Posted on June 19, 2008
“Eight new laws come into force each day on average, according to research from a leading legal publisher.” Full story The Times, 19th June 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Police chief: public has little faith in crime figures - The Independent

Posted on June 19, 2008
“The Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair has admitted that there is ‘almost no public faith’ in crime figures.” Full story The Independent, 19th June 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Law lords reject plans to protect witnesses from gang retaliation - Times Online

Posted on June 19, 2008
“A key government plan to crack down on Britain?s gang culture by granting anonymity to threatened witnesses was in disarray last night after top judges ruled that such protection could make a trial unfair. “ Full story The Times, 19th June 2008 Source: www...

Illegals firms named and shamed - BBC News

Posted on June 19, 2008
“Companies that employ illegal immigrants are to be named and shamed in a further attempt to crack down on people smuggling.” Full story BBC News, 19th June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Parliament approves Bill ratifying EU reform treaty - The Independent

Posted on June 19, 2008
“The Bill to implement the EU’s Lisbon reform treaty cleared its final hurdle last night when the House of Lords rejected calls to delay it following last week’s ‘no’ vote in Ireland.” Full story The Independent, 19th June 2008 Source: www...

Regina v Davis (Iain) - Times Law Reports

Posted on June 19, 2008
Regina v Davis (Iain) House of Lords “Protective measures, which ensured the anonymity of three witnesses without whose evidence the defendant could not have been convicted of murder, rendered the trial unfair and were, accordingly, unlawful.” The Times, 19th June 2008 Source: www...

Shiv Malik case: Police order against journalist ruled ?too wide? - The Guardian

Posted on June 19, 2008
“Greater Manchester police were justified in demanding that freelance journalist Shiv Malik hand over source material for a book on terrorism, but the terms of the production order were too wide, a judicial review of the case ruled today.” Full story The Guardian, 19th June 2008 Source: www...

Lords to vote on EU treaty today - The Guardian

Posted on June 18, 2008
“Peers will vote later today on whether to ratify the Lisbon treaty ? its final parliamentary hurdle ? after it was rejected in an Irish referendum last week.” Full story The Guardian, 18th June 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

TfBC Final Report: The Bar Vocational Course - The Bar Council

Posted on June 18, 2008
“The Training for the Bar Committee ( TfBC) of the Bar Council has produced a report setting out its view on how the Bar Vocational Course should be revised. This report will be fed into the BSB?s Wood Working Group which is currently looking at all aspects of the BVC on behalf of the BSB...

Family legal aid cuts ?will harm society?s most vulnerable? - The Bar Council

Posted on June 18, 2008
“Some of the most vulnerable children in society will lose out as a result of plans to cut legal representation in publicly funded family law cases, family barristers have warned.” Full story The Bar Council, 17th June 2008 Source: www.barcouncil...

Merton London Borough Council v Jones - WLR Daily

Posted on June 18, 2008
Merton London Borough Council v Jones; [2008] WLR (D) 194 “The liability of a tolerated trespasser to pay mesne profits to a former public landlord terminated when the tolerated trespasser had decided to give up possession and had removed his belongings from his dwelling house, and not at the time when the former landlords were formally [...

BE (Iran) v Secretary of State for the Home Department - Times Law Report

Posted on June 18, 2008
BE (Iran) v Secretary of State for the Home Department Court of Appeal “An Iranian soldier who deserted to avoid carrying out an order to plant land mines in peacetime which were liable to kill or maim civilians was entitled to protection as a refugee...

Barlow Clowes International Ltd (in Liquidation) and Others v Henwood - Times Law Reports

Posted on June 18, 2008
Barlow Clowes International Ltd (in Liquidation) and Others v Henwood Court of Appeal “Where a person abandoned his domicile of choice by ceasing to reside in the relevant country and giving up his intention permanently to reside there, his domicile of origin revived as a matter of law and persisted until he acquired a domicile of choice [...

Regina v Bassett - Times Law Reports

Posted on June 18, 2008
Regina v Bassett Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “The reference to ‘breasts’ in section 68(1)(a) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, defining voyeurism, did not include male breasts.” The Times, 18th June 2008 Source: www.timesonline...

BAILII: Recent Decisons

Posted on June 18, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Porter, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1271 (19 May 2008) Reid, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1257 (16 May 2008) High Court (Chancery Division) Spreadex Ltd v Sekhon [2008] EWHC 1136 (Ch) (23 May 2008) High Court (Technology and Construction Court) T & T Fabrications Ltd & Anor v Hubbard Architectural Metal Work Ltd [2008] EWHC [...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on June 18, 2008
The London Waste and Recycling Board Order 2008 The Air Navigation (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 2008 The Naval Medical Compassionate Fund (Amendment) Order 2008 The Finance Act 2007, Section 17(2) (Corporation Tax Deduction for Expenditure on Energy-Saving Items) (Appointed Day) Order 2008 The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2008 The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (The Borough Council of [...

Sex and the citizen: a licence to thrill? - The Independent

Posted on June 18, 2008
“The number of lap-dancing clubs has doubled in four years, thanks to a relaxation of licensing laws and despite local objections. But now an MP is fighting back.” Full story The Independent, 18th June 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Cheap supermarket alcohol could be banned in England - Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 18, 2008
“Shops could be forced to raise the basic cost of alcoholic drinks by a third or more, as part of plans to make it harder for young people to access cheap alcohol.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Legal Opinion: Labour?s review of the right to bail chips away at justice - The Independent

Posted on June 18, 2008
“When a judge releases a murderer to kill again there is bound to be a public outcry. But, asks Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, is justice always served by a knee-jerk reaction?” Full story The Independent, 18th June 2008 Source: www.independent...

?Bin Laden lieutenant? Abu Qatada freed on bail - The Times

Posted on June 18, 2008
“Abu Qatada, the radical Muslim cleric described as one of Osama bin Laden?s right-hand men, was freed from jail last night under some of the most stringent bail conditions ever imposed by a British court.” Full story The Times, 18th June 2008 Source: www...

Music laws ?unfair on businesses? - BBC News

Posted on June 18, 2008
“A call to relax the law on making workplaces pay a licence fee for playing music has been made by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).” Full story BBC News, 17th June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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