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Think you know the law? - BBC Magazine

Posted on March 19, 2008
“Parliament has begun moves to repeal all or part of 328 Acts which experts say are completely redundant. Test your knowledge of a slice of British legal history…” Bygone laws quiz BBC Magazine, 19th March 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judges reject Islamic ?phone marriage? with woman in Bangladesh - The Times

Posted on March 19, 2008
“Three senior appeal judges have refused to recognise an ‘over the telephone’ Muslim marriage between an autistic British man and a woman in Bangladesh ? even though the union is valid according to sharia or Islamic law.” Full story The Guardian, 19th March 2008 Source: www...

McCanns may take on other papers - The Guardian

Posted on March 19, 2008
“Lawyers acting for Kate and Gerry McCann have not ruled out seeking damages from other papers over coverage of their daughter Madeleine’s disappearance after the couple’s unprecedented legal victory against Express Newspapers today...

Fayed seeks judicial review in Diana inquest - The Guardian

Posted on March 18, 2008
“Mohamed Al Fayed will today seek permission for a judicial review to force Prince Philip to give evidence into the deaths of his son, Dodi, and of Diana, Princess of Wales.” Full story The Guardian, 18th March 2008 Source: www.guardian...

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Mills-McCartney divorce judgment to be published in full - The Times

Posted on March 18, 2008
“The full judgment in Sir Paul McCartney?s divorce battle with Heather Mills is to be made public today after the former model?s application for an appeal was refused.” Full story The Times, 18th March 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on March 18, 2008
The Immigration (Registration Card) Order 2008 The Gender Recognition (Application Fees) (Amendment) Order 2008 The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order 2008 The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008 The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment (No...

Regina (Kelly) v Secretary of State for Justice; Regina (Bailey) v Same; Regina (Gibson) v Governor of Wymott Prison - Times Law Reports

Posted on March 18, 2008
Regina (Kelly) v Secretary of State for Justice; Regina (Bailey) v Same; Regina (Gibson) v Governor of Wymott Prison Court of Appeal “In the criminal sentencing context, the court could read words into a statutory instrument to correct a drafting omission...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 18, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Kiely, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 536 (06 March 2008) High Court (Chancery Division) Aribisala v St James’ Homes (Grosvenor Dock) Ltd [2008] EWHC 456 (Ch) (14 March 2008) NBPF Pension Trustees Ltd. v Warnock-Smith & Anor [2008] EWHC 455 (Ch) (14 March 2008) High Court (Administrative Court) Zak v Regional Court of Bydgoszcz Poland [2008] [...

Further Consultation on Court Dress - The Bar Council

Posted on March 18, 2008
“The Bar Council is carrying out a further consultation on court dress in civil, family and ceremonial proceedings. Click here for a link through to the consultation paper. All members of the Bar and interested third parties are welcome to comment and all completed consultation papers should be sent to janbye@barcouncil...

Claimant on crutches was a football referee - The Guardian

Posted on March 18, 2008
“A man who claimed over £9,000 in benefits after saying he suffered such chronic back pain that he needed crutches admitted yesterday that he had been refereeing weekend football matches.” Full story The Guardian,  18th March 2008 Source: www...

We should have watched Levi Bellfield being sentenced on TV - The Times

Posted on March 18, 2008
“The public were asked for their views on televising courts in August 2004. Since then, there has been silence.” Full story The Times, 18th March 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Opposition push for immediate Iraq inquiry faces defeat - The Independent

Posted on March 18, 2008
“MPs will vote next week on whether there should be a full-scale inquiry into the Iraq war to ensure that lessons are learnt from the mistakes made.” Full story The Independent, 18th March 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Kept a secret by the Justice Ministry, until now. How the judges ran the Crown Court - The Times

Posted on March 18, 2008
“An unprecedented report that exposes an inefficient and judge-centred culture in the Crown Court has been obtained by The Times after a three-year battle with officials determined to suppress it.” Full story The Times, 18th March 2008 Source: www...

Data protection of children: ensuring consent as children mature - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on March 18, 2008
“Companies processing children’s data may need explicit consent directly from a child to continue using it once that child reaches maturity, Europe’s privacy officials have said. The child may also revoke consent given earlier by a parent or guardian...

?It?s a bit odd that I?m the first female Attorney-General? - The Times

Posted on March 18, 2008
“Baroness Scotland of Asthal, the Attorney-General, is determined that more women will follow her up the legal ladder.” Full story The Times, 18th March 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Banned sex offender numbers rise - BBC News

Posted on March 18, 2008
“The number of sex offenders banned from working with children has risen from 4,921 to 8,036 in the last year, Schools Secretary Ed Balls has said.” Full story BBC News, 17th March 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

London Mayor Ken Livingstone mounts legal challenge over post office closures - The Times

Posted on March 18, 2008
“Royal Mail?s plans to close 2,500 post offices could be thrown into disarray after the Mayor of London said yesterday that he would mount a legal challenge in the capital.” Full story The Times, 18th March 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co...

MoD in court bid to silence critical coroners - The Independent

Posted on March 18, 2008
“Defence Secretary Des Browne yesterday asked the High Court to outlaw the use of language strongly critical of the MoD in inquest verdicts on soldiers who have died on active service.” Full story The Independent, 18th March 2008 Source: www...

Why juries just can?t keep quiet - The Times

Posted on March 18, 2008
“Defence lawyers are concerned about the long-term effects of the publicity unhappy jurors are now being given.” Full story The Times, 18th March 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Text of full judgment: Heather Mills v Sir Paul McCartney - The Times

Posted on March 18, 2008
Between : James Paul McCartney Petitioner/Respondent - and - Heather Anne Mills McCartney Respondent/Applicant The Times, 18th March 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Servant law among acts to be axed - BBC News

Posted on March 18, 2008
“An 18th Century law aimed at preventing servants from organising “inside job” burglaries is to be repealed as part of a clean-up of obsolete legislation.” Full story BBC News, 18th March 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

High Court says UK-IPO was wrong to reject software-related patent - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on March 18, 2008
“The High Court has overturned a decision of the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK-IPO) to reject a patent application as being nothing more than software. The UK-IPO said that today’s ruling is incompatible with other decisions and will appeal...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on March 18, 2008
The Local Government (Best Value Performance Indicators) (Wales) Order 2008 The Local Authorities (Functions and Responsibilities) (England) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2008 The National Savings Bank (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order 2008 The Companies (Authorised Minimum) Regulations 2008 The Social Security Pensions (Low Earnings Threshold) Order 2008 The Criminal Defence Service (General) (No...

Rape and Sexual Offences - BBC Law in Action

Posted on March 18, 2008
“How is the low conviction rate for rape being addressed by the criminal justice system, and what further reforms should be made?” Full story BBC Law in Action, 18th March 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Government must take data protection more seriously, says Parliament committee - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on March 18, 2008
“The minister responsible for data protection should be more powerful according to a Parliamentary committee which has also condemned the Government for not taking data protection seriously enough.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 18th March 2008 Source: www...

Girl jailed for filming ?happy-slap? killing - The Guardian

Posted on March 18, 2008
“A teenage girl who used a mobile phone to film a man killed in a ‘happy-slapping’ attack was today jailed in what is thought to be an unprecedented ruling.” Full story The Guardian, 18th March 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BSB unveils far-reaching complaints overhaul - Legal Week

Posted on March 18, 2008
“The Bar Standard Board (BSB) has unveiled a raft of new measures designed to improve chambers? complaints-handling, including the introduction of a mandatory protocol for all barristers sets.” Full story Legal Week, 18th March 2008 Source: www...

UK defends Zimbabwean expulsions - BBC News

Posted on March 17, 2008
“The UK government has defended its decision to resume the deportation of failed asylum-seekers to Zimbabwe.” Full story BBC News, 17th March 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 17, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Khan & Ors v R [2008] EWCA Crim 531 (14 March 2008) Burgess, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 516 (08 February 2008) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Manchester City Council v Benjamin [2008] EWCA Civ 189 (13 March 2008) High Court (Chancery Division) Experience Hendrix LLC & anor v Times Newspapers Ltd [2008] EWHC 458 (Ch) [...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on March 17, 2008
The Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Tope (Prohibition of Fishing) Order 2008 The Immigration (Notices) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2008 The Consumer Credit Appeals Tribunal Rules 2008 The Community Legal Service (Funding) (Counsel in Family Proceedings) (Amendment) Order 2008 The Pension [...

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