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Master of the rolls to judges: keep your judgments simple ? The Guardian

Posted on March 24, 2011
“Judges should avoid making judgments that are ‘readable by few, comprehendible by fewer still’, said Lord Neuberger in a speech on open justice last week. With a nod to Gilbert and Sullivan’s accessible opera he offered Lord Atkin’s decision in Donoghue v Stevenson as ‘a very model of a modern major judgment’...

Legislation titles ? what?s in a name? ? The Guardian

Posted on March 24, 2011
“The protection of freedoms bill shows it is not always easy to ensure a bill’s ‘short title’ accurately summarises its contents.” Full story The Guardian, 24th March 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

?Night Stalker? guilty of rape terror ? The Independent

Posted on March 24, 2011
“Night Stalker Delroy Grant was convicted today of being one of the most prolific and depraved sex attackers in British history.” Full story The Independent, 24th March 2011 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Woman pays Ł1 for MRSA legal claim against hospital ? BBC News

Posted on March 24, 2011
“A woman seeking compensation from a Norfolk hospital after taking over an MRSA sufferer’s damages claim could set a legal precedent, a court has heard.” Full story BBC News, 24th March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Phone hacking: Met and DPP clash over legal advice on stolen voicemails ? The Guardian

Posted on March 24, 2011
“The phone-hacking scandal has spilled over into an extraordinary public clash between the Metropolitan police and the director of public prosecutions, with each side implying the other has misled parliament.” Full story The Guardian, 24th March 2011 Source: www...

Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011 ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on March 23, 2011
Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011 published Full text of Act Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on March 23, 2011
The National Assembly for Wales (Letters Patent) Order 2011 The Tunisia (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2011 The Egypt (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2011 The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order 2011 The Workmen?s Compensation (Supplementation) (Amendment) Scheme 2011 The Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2011 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 23, 2011
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Noye, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 650 (22 March 2011) Whiston- Dew & Anor, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 647 (22 March 2011) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) DS (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 305 (22 March 2011) Revenue and Customs v Chamberlin [...

Bar Barometer: statistical report ? Bar Standards Board

Posted on March 23, 2011
“The BSB and Bar Council have issued the first Bar Barometer publication, an annual report on statistical trends within the Bar. The Bar Barometer focuses on figures relating to the profile of the profession and those in the training stages over the past five years...

Major reforms to Equality and Human Rights Commission ? Home Office

Posted on March 23, 2011
“Consultation launches to make the organisation a stronger, focused and more efficient, Theresa May said today.” Full story Home Office, 21st March 2011 Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Police ?illegally? kettled peaceful G20 protesters for four hours, court hears ? The Guardian

Posted on March 23, 2011
“Police officers illegally kettled peaceful climate activists at the G20 protests in 2009 to stop their gathering being ‘hijacked’ by violent protesters from another demonstration, the high court has heard.” Full story The Guardian, 22nd March 2011 Source: www...

Government outlines overhaul of student visas ? UK Border Agency

Posted on March 23, 2011
“Tougher entrance criteria, limits on work entitlements and the closure of the post-study work route are among the changes to the student visa system announced today by Home Secretary Theresa May.” Full story UK Border Agency, 22nd March 2011 Source: www...

Health Bill amounts to ?abolition? of NHS, academic warns ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 23, 2011
“Controversial Government reforms will spell the end of the NHS as it stands, academics warn, as the Health Secretary was forced to reassure MPs that hospitals and doctors would not face accusations of running cartels.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 22nd March 2011 Source: www...

Goldsmith wins high court orders ? The Independent

Posted on March 23, 2011
“Tory MP Zac Goldsmith, his ex-wife Sheherazade and sister Jemima Khan have won High Court orders preventing the disclosure of private information, it emerged today.” Full story The Independent, 22nd March 2011 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Foreign Office issues guidance on torture ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 23, 2011
“The Foreign office has issued guidance to all its staff for the first time on how to spot signs of torture.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 22nd March 2011 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on March 23, 2011
The Capital Gains Tax (Annual Exempt Amount) Order 2011 The Value Added Tax (Consideration for Fuel Provided for Private Use) Order 2011 The Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (Rates) Regulations 2011 The Value Added Tax (Increase of Registration Limits) Order 2011 The Car Fuel Benefit Order 2011 The Landfill Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2011 Source: www...

Foreign prisoners win Ł1 over UK false imprisonment ? BBC News

Posted on March 23, 2011
“The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the Home Office unlawfully imprisoned two foreign national prisoners in a ‘serious abuse of power’.” Full story BBC News, 23rd March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

David Chaytor loses appeal to reduce jail sentence for expenses fraud ? The Guardian

Posted on March 23, 2011
“Former Labour MP David Chaytor has lost an appeal to reduce his prison sentence for fiddling parliamentary expenses as senior judges ruled he had inflicted ‘serious damage’ to our ‘priceless democratic system’ and could have received an even longer jail term...

Legal advice ?too expensive? warns bar regulator?s chair ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on March 23, 2011
“Legal advice is ?too expensive? and has ?moved out of reach of the middle classes,? the chair of the Bar Standards Board said this week.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd March 2011 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

7/7 inquests: Date announced for coroner?s verdicts ? BBC News

Posted on March 23, 2011
“The inquest verdicts on the 7/7 London bombings are due to be announced on Friday 6 May by the coroner, Lady Justice Hallett.” Full story BBC News, 23rd March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Road rage killer Kenneth Noye loses appeal ? The Independent

Posted on March 22, 2011
“Road rage killer Kenneth Noye lost an appeal against his murder conviction today.” Full story The Independent, 22nd March 2011 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Become a Barrister: Bar Council and Inns of Court Launch New Careers Website ? The Bar Council

Posted on March 22, 2011
“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, along with the four Inns of Court, has today launched a new careers website to provide a range of accessible information to school and university students. ?Become a barrister? (www...

Commons to hear of Buckingham girl killed by cyclist ? BBC News

Posted on March 22, 2011
“The parents of a Buckingham girl who was killed by a cyclist will be in the House of Commons later as their fight to change the law continues.” Full story BBC News, 22nd March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 22, 2011
High Court (Administrative Court) The Commission for Equality & Human Rights v Griffin & Ors [2011] EWHC 675 (Admin) (21 March 2011) High Court (Technology and Construction Court) London Borough of Southwark v IBM UK Ltd [2011] EWHC 653 (TCC) (21 March 2011) Source: www...

Strong Segurança SA v Município de Sintra and another ? WLR Daily

Posted on March 22, 2011
Strong Segurança SA v Município de Sintra and another (Case C-95/10); [2011] WLR (D) 99 “Article 47(2) of Parliament and Council Directive 2004/18/EC (permitting an economic operator participating in a public tendering process for the provision of services to rely on the capacities of other entities, provided that it could prove that it would have [...

Proceedings brought by Peńarroja Fa ? WLR Daily

Posted on March 22, 2011
Proceedings brought by Peńarroja Fa (Joined Cases C-372/09 and C-373/09); [2011] WLR (D) 98 “A duty entrusted by a court, in relation to specific matters within the context of a dispute before it, to a professional who had been appointed as a court expert translator constituted the provision of services for the purposes of article [...

Expert Evidence in Criminal Trials ? Law Commission

Posted on March 22, 2011
“This project addressed the admissibility of expert evidence in criminal proceedings in England and Wales. In a criminal trial, a jury or magistrates’ court is required to determine disputed factual issues. Experts in a relevant field are often called as witnesses to help the fact-finding body understand and interpret evidence with which that body is [...

Takeover Panel tables M&A code overhaul ? The Independent

Posted on March 22, 2011
“The Takeover Panel has moved a step closer to drastically overhauling its code as it seeks to remove the ‘tactical advantage’ for hostile bidders targeting UK companies.” Full story The Independent, 22nd March 2011 Source: www...

Lord Chief Justice wanted a pay rise for judges ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 22, 2011
“The country?s most senior judge has demanded a pay rise for senior members of the judiciary, it has emerged.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 22nd March 2011 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Our panel of legal experts discuss UK?s basis for military action in Libya ? The Guardian

Posted on March 22, 2011
“International lawyers analyse the government’s statement.” Full story The Guardian, 21st March 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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