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?Happy slap? teenagers sentenced - BBC News

Posted on March 13, 2008
“Two teenagers who beat a man to death in a ‘revolting’ attack, while a 15-year-old girl filmed it on her mobile phone, have been sentenced.” Full story BBC News, 13th March 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

?Wannabe gangster? jailed for 30 years for doorstep shooting - The Guardian

Posted on March 13, 2008
“A ‘wannabe gangster’ was jailed for life today after being convicted of shooting dead a pregnant neighbour in a cold-blooded execution after a doorstep row.” Full story The Guardian, 13th March 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Gambler loses £2m bookies claim - BBC News

Posted on March 12, 2008
“A compulsive gambler has lost his bid at the High Court to force bookmaker William Hill to repay his £2m losses.” Full story BBC News, 12th March 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 12, 2008
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Smith v Northamptonshire County Council [2008] EWCA Civ 181 (11 March 2008) XZ (Russia) & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 180 (11 March 2008) Smith v Northamptonshire County Council [2008] EWCA Civ 181 (11 March 2008) McKenny & Anor v Foster (t/a Foster Partnership) [2008] EWCA Civ [...

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Forced marriage an evil in our society - Bridget Prentice - Ministry of Justice

Posted on March 12, 2008
“Forced marriage is an appalling and indefensible practice that the government is working hard to stop, Justice Minister Bridget Prentice said today.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 11th March 2008 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Law chief ?delaying Serbian corruption case? - The Guardian

Posted on March 12, 2008
“The attorney general, Lady Scotland, is using her powers over criminal prosecutions to delay another major overseas corruption case, the Guardian has learned.” Full story The Guardian, 12th March 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

£40m to help boost community orders and control jail numbers - The Guardian

Posted on March 12, 2008
“An urgent cash injection of £40m to promote the use of alternatives to short prison sentences was announced yesterday by the justice minister David Hanson in the face of a prison population which stands at record levels of nearly 82,000.” Full story The Guardian, 12th March 2008 Source: www...

Gay teenager is facing gallows as his asylum bid is rejected - The Times

Posted on March 12, 2008
“A gay Iranian teenager faces deportation from Britain and execution in his home country after a Dutch court refused to hear his asylum claim.” Full story The Times, 12th March 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Councils take legal action on night flights - The Guardian

Posted on March 12, 2008
“Three local authorities are to take the government to the high court in an attempt to stop night flights which they claim break noise regulations. Richmond, Wandsworth, and Windsor and Maidenhead councils have campaigned against night flights at Heathrow for several years and claim that the transport secretary, Ruth Kelly, is [...

Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane SpA v Rotunno and Others - Times Law Reports

Posted on March 12, 2008
Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane SpA v Rotunno and Others Chancery Division “There was no reason not to give the word ’secure’ its usual meaning as a transitive verb when contained within the words ‘to secure the benefits under the scheme’ in a set of trust rules...

Mayr v Backerei und Konditorei Gerhard Flockner OHG Case C-506/06 - Times Law Reports

Posted on March 12, 2008
Mayr v Backerei und Konditorei Gerhard Flockner OHG Case C-506/06 Court of Justice of the European Communities “The dismissal of a female employee when her ova had been fertilised in an in vitro procedure but had not yet been transferred into her uterus was not prohibited by the Community directive on the safety and health of pregnant [...

Regina (Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council and Another) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government - Times Law Reports

Posted on March 12, 2008
Regina (Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council and Another) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Court of Appeal “Proposals to replace two-tier local government in some parts of the country with unitary authorities, made before the necessary statutory powers were in place, were lawful as long as genuine reconsideration had been given to them after [...

EU treaty bill clears the Commons - BBC News

Posted on March 12, 2008
“The controversial bill which will ratify the Lisbon Treaty has cleared its final Commons stages.” Full story BBC News, 11th March 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Charity rules illegal, say independent schools - Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 12, 2008
“Independent schools are threatening legal action over new rules that would force them to offer more free places to children from poor backgrounds.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Hundreds of custody ?near deaths? - BBC News

Posted on March 12, 2008
“About 1,000 detainees are involved each year in incidents that result in serious illness or self-harm while in police custody, a report has suggested.” Full story BBC News, 12th March 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Harassed lawyer to get record £13m award - Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 12, 2008
“A City lawyer who was left too ill to work after alleged bullying and harassment at her office is in line for record sex discrimination compensation of more than £13 million, it has been disclosed.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2008 Source: www...

Lords to rule on Ian Norris extradition case - The Times

Posted on March 12, 2008
“The House of Lords will rule tomorrow on whether Ian Norris should be extradited to the US, in what is one of the most eagerly awaited legal cases of recent years.” Full story The Times, 11th March 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Bullying and racism claims at nursing council - The Guardian

Posted on March 12, 2008
“The government set up an independent inquiry yesterday into allegations of bullying and racism at the regulatory body that upholds professional standards among Britain’s 700,000 nurses and midwives.” Full story The Guardian, 12th March 2008 Source: www...

Legal Opinion: The Government must build a consensus on prison policy - The Independent

Posted on March 12, 2008
“Ministers have allowed headlines and political posturing to dictate penal policy. Now the time has come for the Government to step back from introducing more sentencing legislation, says Robert Verkaik, Law Editor.” Full story The Independent, 12th March 2008 Source: www...

Rampton patients test smoking ban - The Times

Posted on March 12, 2008
“Patients at a top security psychiatric hospital have brought a test case over the Government?s smoking ban.” Full story The Times, 12th March 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on March 12, 2008
The Stamp Duty Land Tax (Open-ended Investment Companies) Regulations 2008 The Income Tax (Indexation) (No. 2) Order 2008 The Capital Gains Tax (Annual Exempt Amount) Order 2008 The Fire and Rescue Authorities (Best Value Performance Indicators) (Wales) Order 2008 The Discretionary Financial Assistance (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Metropolitan Police Authority Regulations 2008 The Police Authority Regulations 2008 The Companies (Defective Accounts and [...

Third of online shops undermine consumer rights, says OFT - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on March 12, 2008
“Nearly a third of retail websites surveyed by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) are breaking laws designed to protect shoppers.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 12th March 2008 Source: www.out-law.com

Budget 2008 - HM Treasury

Posted on March 12, 2008
The 2008 Budget Report was published on 12 March 2008. Full Report Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Budget statement HM Treasury, 12th March 2008 Source: www.hm-treasury.gov.uk

Law firms still confused over age laws - The Times

Posted on March 12, 2008
“Eighteen months and two cases on, lawyers are still unsure how age discrimination rules apply to them.” Full story The Times, 12th March 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

House of Lords Judgments: What?s new?

Posted on March 12, 2008
R (On The Application of Animal Defenders International) V Secretary of State For Culture, Media and Sport (Respondent) [2008] UKHL 15 (12 March 2008) Norris (Appellant) v Judgments - Government of the United States of America and others (Respondent) (Criminal Appeal from Her Majesty?s High Court of Justice) [2008] UKHL 16 (12 March 2008) Brit Syndicates Limited [...

What are the laws on treason? - BBC News Magazine

Posted on March 11, 2008
“There are plans afoot to change the laws on treason in the UK, with a commission on citizenship led by Lord Goldsmith recommending reform, but what is the law?” Full story BBC News Magazine, 11th March 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Privacy watchdog investigates Phorm - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on March 11, 2008
“Privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner is investigating advertising technology company Phorm over a deal it has cut with the UK’s top internet service providers.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 11th March 2008 Source: www.out-law.com

Commons clamps down on MPs? expenses - The Guardian

Posted on March 11, 2008
“MPs will have to submit receipts when they claim office expenses worth more than £25 per item, it was announced today.” Full story The Guardian, 11th March 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Accountant sues M&S for £300,000 over ?grape injury? - The Times

Posted on March 11, 2008
“An accountant who says his business suffered after he slipped on a grape in a Marks & Spencer store and hurt his leg is claiming more than £300,000 compensation from the retail giant.” Full story The Times, 11th March 2008 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 11, 2008
High Court (Chancery Division) Johnson v Revenue and Customs [2008] EWHC 412 (Ch) (06 February 2008) High Court (Administrative Court) Flenley & Anor, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham [2008] EWHC 366 (Admin) (11 February 2008) Cocktails Ltd, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & [...

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