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Reprieve for gay Iranian who fears he will be killed - The Times

Posted on March 14, 2008
“A gay Iranian teenager is to be allowed to stay in Britain because his case is now so notorious that it would be dangerous to deport him to Tehran.” Full story The Times, 14th March 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Brain-damaged woman clears way for victims to sue over baby scandal - The Times

Posted on March 14, 2008
“Families of patients with severe brain damage after heart surgery as children are preparing to sue the NHS after a profoundly disabled woman won her case for compensation in the wake of the Bristol heart babies scandal.” Full story The Times, 14th March 2008 Source: www...

The convert and the control order - BBC News

Posted on March 14, 2008
“A man who last year sparked a national manhunt has spoken exclusively to the BBC, saying he is not the man the security services say he is.” Full story BBC News, 14th March 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Manhunt 2 wins battle for release - BBC News

Posted on March 14, 2008
“The ban on controversial video game Manhunt 2 in the UK has been lifted and the game will now go on sale.” Full story BBC News, 14th March 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Hooligan jailed after fatal fight - BBC News

Posted on March 14, 2008
“A football fan who killed a man with a snooker ball concealed in a sock has been jailed for four years.” Full story BBC News, 14th March 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Train riot football thugs jailed - BBC News

Posted on March 14, 2008
“Football hooligans who attacked rival fans on a train packed with passengers have been jailed.” Full story BBC News, 13th March 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Children ?let down? on complaints - BBC News

Posted on March 14, 2008
“The man who presided over the North Wales child abuse inquiry has attacked a failure to set up an independent body to deal with young people’s complaints.” Full story BBC News, 14th March 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Prosecutors seek secret royal blackmail trial - Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 14, 2008
“Two men accused of targeting a member of the Royal Family in an alleged gay sex and drugs blackmail plot may be tried behind closed doors.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 14th March 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Gurkhas ask High Court for pension parity - The Times

Posted on March 14, 2008
“They have fought and died in the British Army over centuries and taken part in every significant conflict since 1947 including the Falklands, Afghanistan and Iraq. But today the Gurkhas are embroiled in a new battle ? this time with the Ministry of Defence...

Jurors acquit ?cat confession? man - then hug him - The Times

Posted on March 14, 2008
“A pensioner who was accused of killing his partner and then confessing to his pet cats was cleared of murder and manslaughter today ? and then hugged by members of the jury before leaving the courtroom.” Full story The Times, 14th March 2008 Source: www...

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Posted on March 13, 2008
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Campaigners petition MPs to clear executed admiral - The Guardian

Posted on March 13, 2008
“The moment that guaranteed Admiral Byng’s immortality was, sadly, his last. In March 1757 the unfortunate sailor was found guilty of neglect of duty by a court martial, hauled onto the quarter-deck of his flagship and shot dead by a firing squad...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 13, 2008
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Chartbrook Ltd v Persimmon Homes Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 183 (12 March 2008) Furniss v Firth Brown Tools Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 182 (12 March 2008) Emmott v Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 184 (12 March 2008) Kelly & Ors R...

Smith v Northamptonshire County Council - WLR Daily

Posted on March 13, 2008
Smith v Northamptonshire County Council [2008] EWCA Civ 181; WLR (D) 83 “An employer had no responsibility to maintain a ramp on which its employee was injured which was installed by a third party on premises of a third party and over which it had no control...

Emmott v Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd - WLR Daily

Posted on March 13, 2008
Emmott v Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 184; WLR (D) 82 “The interests of justice required an English court to ensure as far as possible that parties to London arbitrations should not seek to use the cloak of confidentiality with a view to misleading foreign courts particularly where the cases being presented in [...

Norris v Government of the United States of America - WLR Daily

Posted on March 13, 2008
Norris v Government of the United States of America [2008] UKHL 16; WLR (D) 81 “During the period from 1989 to 2000 price fixing was not illegal under English law so that it was not an extradition offence for the purposes of s 137 of the Extradition Act 2003...

Revenue and Customs Comrs v Total Network SL - WLR Daily

Posted on March 13, 2008
Revenue and Customs Comrs v Total Network SL [2008] UKHL 19; WLR (D) 80 “No intention that the Revenue and Customs Commissioners should be barred from recovering damages for conspiracy in the form of a carousel fraud was to be attributed to the legislature in the enactment of the scheme in the Value Added Tax Act [...

R (Animal Defenders International) v Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport - WLR Daily

Posted on March 13, 2008
R (Animal Defenders International) v Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport [2008] UKHL 15; WLR (D) 79 “The prohibition in ss 319 and 321 of the Communications Act 2003 on political advertising was compatible with art 10 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms as being necessary in a [...

Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Total Network SL - Times Law Reports

Posted on March 13, 2008
Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Total Network SL House of Lords “Nothing in the Value Added Tax 1994 prevented the Revenue and Customs Commissioners from recovering damages for conspiracy against a participant in a carousel fraud; criminal conduct was actionable as conspiracy whether or not it would be actionable as a separate tort if committed by an [...

Sentence halved as offender pays £750 - Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 13, 2008
“A man who broke an elderly woman’s hip when he pushed her over had his prison sentence halved yesterday after agreeing to get £750 from his bank towards compensation.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2008 Source: www.telegraph...

Stop prayers or face being sued, council told - Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 13, 2008
“A town council is being advised to stop prayers before meetings or face the threat of legal action under race discrimination or human rights laws.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Charman divorce deadlock looms as top Cayman judge issues rallying call for trusts - Legal Week

Posted on March 13, 2008
“A leading Caribbean judge has launched a staunch defence of trusts, fuelling expectations that there will be an unprecedented stand-off between offshore and onshore judges over the landmark Charman v Charman divorce ruling.” Full story Legal Week, 13th March 2008 Source: www...

Magna Carta what? English charter ?a mystery to 45pc of population? - Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 13, 2008
“Nearly half of the UK population does not know what the Magna Carta is, according to a YouGov poll.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Iraqi asylum seekers given deadline to go home or face destitution in UK - The Guardian

Posted on March 13, 2008
“More than 1,400 rejected Iraqi asylum seekers are to be told they must go home or face destitution in Britain as the government considers Iraq safe enough to return them, according to leaked Home Office correspondence seen by the Guardian.” Full story The Guardian, 13th March 2008 Source: www...

Man loses grape case against M&S - BBC News

Posted on March 13, 2008
“An accountant who claimed he injured himself by slipping on a grape in a Marks and Spencer car park has lost his High Court bid for damages.” Full story BBC News, 12th March 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Norris: lawyers welcome ruling - The Times

Posted on March 13, 2008
“The ruling by the law lords today that price-fixing was not a crime in the UK before the Enterprise Act took effect in 2003 was a significant victory for Ian Norris, the former head of Morgan Crucible.” Full story The Times, 12th March 2008 Source: www...

Home Office on Phorm: it?s legal if users consent - The Guardian

Posted on March 13, 2008
“A Home Office official has made public the contents of an internal analysis for the Home Office dealing with the question of whether Phorm’s model for targeted advertising is legal under interception of communications legislation.” Full story The Guardian, 12th March 2008 Source: www...

Legal community slams Budget?s non-doms policy - The Lawyer

Posted on March 13, 2008
“The Chancellor Alistair Darling has pushed ahead with plans to hit non-domiciled residents with a £30,000 annual tax, with the levy kicking in once they have lived in the UK for seven years.” Full story The Lawyer, 12th March 2008 Source: www...

McCartney decision due on Monday - Reuters

Posted on March 13, 2008
“Paul McCartney is expected to find out on Monday how much of his fortune he must hand over to estranged wife Heather Mills when a judge rules on their acrimonious and highly public divorce.” Full story Reuters, 13th March 2008 Source: www...

New code for watchdog?s public sector data mining - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on March 13, 2008
“The Audit Commission has published a revised code of practice which will govern its extended powers to obtain and search data from public sector bodies.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 13th March 2008 Source: www.out-law.com

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