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Black and female young offenders ?failed by legal advice? ? The Guardian

Posted on October 06, 2010
“Black and female young offenders are being denied access to justice because legal advice in young offenders’ institutions is sometimes unavailable, a report shows.” Full story The Guardian, 5th October 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Judge blocks website?s ?Solicitors From Hell? comments about lawyer ? The Independent

Posted on October 06, 2010
“A second High Court judge has issued an interim injunction banning the owner of the website Solicitors From Hell from publishing or republishing defamatory material about a lawyer with a London firm.” Full story The Independent, 5th October 2010 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on October 05, 2010
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Gray v Crown Prosecution Service [2010] EWHC 2144 (QB) (20 August 2010) High Court (Chancery Division) British Broadcasting Corporation v Harpercollins Publishers Ltd & Anor [2010] EWHC 2424 (Ch) (04 October 2010) High Court (Administrative Court) Hulme, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Communities & Local [...

New research shows 16% rise in court appearances by FTSE 100 companies ? Legal Week

Posted on October 05, 2010
“The number of court appearances by FTSE 100 companies has jumped by 16% over the last year, according to new research.” Full story Legal Week, 4th October 2010 Source: www.legalweek.com

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Judges are resigned to jurors researching their trials online ? The Guardian

Posted on October 05, 2010
“Judges are ‘giving up’ trying to stop juries using Google, Facebook and Twitter to access potentially false and prejudicial information about defendants, Sir Ken Macdonald, the former director of public prosecutions, has warned.” Full story The Guardian, 4th October 2010 Source: www...

New Legal Ombudsman warns rip-off lawyers ? BBC News

Posted on October 05, 2010
“Lawyers who bring the industry into disrepute by charging huge prices for services will no longer get away with it, the new Legal Ombudsman has said.” Full story BBC News, 5th October 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man jailed for life for rape and murder of his 12-year-old niece ? The Guardian

Posted on October 05, 2010
“A man obsessed with violent child porn who called police to tell them he had raped and murdered his 12-year-old niece was told today by a judge he would spend the remainder of his life in prison.” Full story The Guardian, 4th October 2010 Source: www...

Deputy head jailed for encouraging rape of girl, three ? The Independent

Posted on October 05, 2010
“A married deputy head teacher was today jailed for seven years for encouraging and watching the rape of a three-year-old girl.” Full story The Independent, 4th October 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Legal action over axing of schools building scheme ? BBC News

Posted on October 05, 2010
“Three councils in England have launched legal action over the government’s decision to scrap the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) initiative.” Full story BBC News, 5th October 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

High court grants BT customer data delay ? The Guardian

Posted on October 05, 2010
“BT has today been granted a stay of execution in its bid to challenge attempts of rights holders to obtain personal details about customers without convincing evidence of illicit file sharing.” Full story The Guardian, 4th October 2010 Source: www...

Judge reveals reason for Top Gear?s Stig ruling ? BBC News

Posted on October 05, 2010
“A judge has explained his decision for refusing to ban a book revealing the identity of Top Gear’s The Stig.” Full story BBC News, 4th October 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man jailed for 24 years for murdering ex-wife over Facebook taunts ? The Guardian

Posted on October 05, 2010
“A chef who murdered his former wife after she taunted him on the social networking site Facebook about child support payments was jailed for life today (4 October).” Full story The Guardian, 4th October 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

New defence to murder charge comes into force ? The Independent

Posted on October 05, 2010
“Men and women facing domestic violence could argue they were forced to kill their tormentor under a new murder law which comes into force today.” Full story The Independent, 4th October 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Ken Clarke to unveil plans for prisoners to work 40-hour week ? The Guardian

Posted on October 05, 2010
“Most prisoners will be expected to work a full 40-hour week instead of spending their days in enforced idleness in cells, under plans to be unveiled by the justice secretary, Ken Clarke, today.” Full story The Guardian, 5th October 2010 Source: www...

Bar Council Calls for Access to Justice in an Age of Austerity ? The Bar Council

Posted on October 04, 2010
“Speaking at two fringe meetings at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, the Chairman-Elect of the Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, Peter Lodder QC, will stress the importance of the legal profession working with Government to maintain access to justice, despite forthcoming budget cuts...

Attorney general eases up on bar diversity stats ? The Lawyer

Posted on October 04, 2010
“The attorney general?s office has dropped demands on bar members of the Treasury Solicitor Panel of Counsel to disclose equality and diversity credentials.” Full story The Lawyer, 4th October 2010 Source: www.thelawyer.com

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on October 04, 2010
High Court (Queen’s Bench) CA v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWHC 2278 (QB) (10 September 2010) High Court (Family Division) Coventry City Council v X, Y and Z (Care Proceedings: Costs: Identification of Local Authority) [2010] EWHC B22 (Fam) (27 September 2010) Source: www...

Procedure Rules ? updates to civil rules come into force ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on October 04, 2010
“Updates to the rules on how some types of civil cases are managed or prepared for court come into force on 1 October.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 1st October 2010 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

ECJ says VAT should not be due on music industry samples ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on October 04, 2010
“UK VAT rules will have to change after the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) ruled this week that record companies should not owe the tax on free albums sent to journalists, DJs and promoters.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 4th October 2010 Source: www...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on October 04, 2010
The Welfare Reform Act 2009 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2010 The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2010 The Commons Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1 and Savings (England and Wales) and Commencement No. 5 (England) (Amendment)) Order 2010 The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Specified Lists: Scotland) Order 2010 The [...

Teenager who paralysed man in drunken attack walks free because jail term not ?useful? ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on October 04, 2010
“A teenager who left a man severely paralysed and able to communicate only by blinking has been spared jail after a judge ruled it would not be ‘useful’.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 2nd October 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

MPs set out list of torture inquiry demands in letter to judge ? The Guardian

Posted on October 04, 2010
“An all-party group of MPs has written to the judge heading the inquiry into the UK’s role in torture and rendition setting out the steps they believe are needed to establish the truth.” Full story The Guardian, 3rd October 2010 Source: www...

Shoplifter wins case over ?disproportionate detention? ? The Independent

Posted on October 04, 2010
“A shoplifter with ‘a bad criminal record for offences of theft’ has won the right to damages against the Home Secretary under human rights laws.” Full story The Independent, 1st October 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Couple jailed for allowing their adopted daughters to be abused ? The Guardian

Posted on October 04, 2010
“A couple who allowed their adopted daughters to be abused by two paedophiles were jailed today for child cruelty after a judge condemned their ‘deplorable and terrible betrayal of trust’.” Full story The Guardian, 1st October 2010 Source: www...

Lawyers vow to continue antipiracy fight ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on October 04, 2010
“Law firms will continue to pursue those suspected of piracy and illegal filesharing, despite the ACS:Law data breach scandal.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Got a legal complaint? Now you can take it to the new legal ombudsman ? The Guardian

Posted on October 04, 2010
“People who are dissatisfied with the service they have received from their lawyer can, from this Wednesday, complain to a legal ombudsman. The ombudsman can compel all regulated lawyers to comply with its investigations, and has the power to impose penalties ranging from apologising to a client, through to paying up to £30,000 compensation...

Asbestos victims await compensation ruling ? The Independent

Posted on October 04, 2010
“Thousands of families bereaved by the asbestos cancer mesothelioma will discover this week whether insurance companies will compensate them for the deaths of their loved ones. The Court of Appeal will rule in a test case on Friday if insurers must pay out on company policies that existed when people were exposed to the deadly [...

CBI calls for tougher legislation on right to strike ? The Guardian

Posted on October 04, 2010
“Business leaders will today urge the government to introduce stringent new laws to make it harder for public sector workers to go on strike and prevent the country grinding to a halt as opposition grows to the looming spending cuts.” Full story The Guardian, 4th October 2010 Source: www...

Ex-teacher sentenced for child pornography offences ? The Independent

Posted on October 01, 2010
“A former schoolteacher who used his work laptop to view child pornography was given a three-year community order today.” Full story The Independent, 30th September 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Teenage driver locked up for killing boy ? The Independent

Posted on October 01, 2010
“A speeding teenage driver who collided with a 10-year-old boy and left him dying in the road as he fled the scene was sentenced to 30 months in a young offenders’ institution today.” Full story The Independent, 30th September 2010 Source: www...

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