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Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on August 26, 2010
The Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2010 The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Liberal Democrat Party Conference Liverpool) Regulations 2010 The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (West Wales Airport) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on August 26, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Oracle America Inc v M-Tech Data Ltd & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 997 (24 August 2010) Southern Insulation (Medway) Ltd v How Engineering Services Ltd & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 999 (20 August 2010) Chubb Fire Ltd v The Vicar of Spalding & Churchwardens and Church Council of the Church [...

Barry George in court fight for compensation ? BBC News

Posted on August 25, 2010
“Barry George, who was acquitted of the murder of television presenter Jill Dando, takes his battle for compensation to the High Court later.” Full story BBC News, 25th August 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on August 25, 2010
The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2010 The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (Commencement No. 4 and Consequential, Transitional and Savings Provisions) (Wales) (Amendment No. 1) Order 2010 Source: www.legislation...

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Regina v Varsani ? WLR Daily

Posted on August 25, 2010
Regina v Varsani [2010] EWCA Crim 1938; [2010] WLR (D) 237 “Where an offender was convicted of being knowingly concerned in the fraudulent evasion of duty on counterfeit cigarettes, contrary to s 170 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979, the reference to the retail price of cigarettes ‘of that description’ in s 5(1) [...

Regina (B) v Islington London Borough Council ? WLR Daily

Posted on August 25, 2010
Regina (B) v Islington London Borough Council [2010] WLR (D) 236 “The Education Act 1996 placed no obligation on a local authority to maintain a statement of special educational needs for a young person over the age of 19 or to fund him or her to continue in secondary education...

Tomlinson pathologist to learn GMC judgement ? BBC News

Posted on August 25, 2010
“A pathologist at the centre of a row over a man’s death at the G20 protests will learn later if unconnected allegations against him have been proven.” Full story BBC News, 25th August 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Companies need protection from criminal actions of staff, says Law Commission ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 25, 2010
“Companies should have the power to defend themselves against employees’ criminal actions by proving that they took every measure to stamp out illegal practices, the Law Commission has proposed in a radical blueprint for reform.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 25th August 2010 Source: www...

Call to cut number of minor offences ? BBC News

Posted on August 25, 2010
“Criminal laws dealing with many petty offences should be scrapped, according to the body responsible for reviewing the law in England and Wales.” Full story BBC News, 25th August 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Six white officers to sue Met for discrimination ? The Guardian

Posted on August 25, 2010
“Six white officers from the Metropolitan police’s controversial territorial support group (TSG) are to sue the force for racial discrimination, it emerged today.” Full story The Guardian, 24th August 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ian Tomlinson pathologist behaved irresponsibly in other cases, GMC rules ? The Guardian

Posted on August 25, 2010
“The Home Office pathologist criticised for suggesting that the newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson died of a heart attack during the G20 protest behaved irresponsibly in a series of other autopsies, a disciplinary panel has ruled.” Full story The Guardian, 25th August 2010 Source: www...

Adoptive parents guilty of child cruelty ? The Independent

Posted on August 25, 2010
“A couple who allowed their adopted children to be abused by two paedophiles were found guilty of child cruelty today.” Full story The Independent, 25th August 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

School lab technician jailed for drugging pupil ? The Independent

Posted on August 24, 2010
“A school lab technician who knocked a teenage pupil unconscious by tricking her into wearing a dust mask doused in chloroform was jailed for two-and-a-half years today.” Full story The Independent, 24th August 2010 Source: www.independent...

Teacher jailed for 1970s schoolboy sex attacks ? The Independent

Posted on August 24, 2010
“A teacher who sexually abused two teenage schoolboys in the 1970s was jailed for three and a half years today. “ Full story The Independent, 24th August 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

The ?loophole lawyers? who help clients beat motoring charges ? The Guardian

Posted on August 24, 2010
“As last week’s furore over car clamping shows, few issues boil the nation’s collective blood like infringements on our right to drive, hence the coalition’s pledge to end what it calls Labour’s ‘war on motorists’...

Traumatised bomb disposal soldier gets MoD compensation ? BBC News

Posted on August 24, 2010
“A former Army bomb disposal expert suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder has reached a six-figure compensation deal with the Ministry of Defence, his lawyers said.” Full story BBC News, 23rd August 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Dangerous dogs laws ?inadequate? ? BBC News

Posted on August 24, 2010
“Laws on dog ownership must be improved, according to a coalition of animal charities, unions and law enforcement agencies.” Full story BBC News, 24th August 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Government to introduce new powers over traveller sites ? BBC News

Posted on August 24, 2010
“A number of changes to tackle illegal gypsy and traveller sites are to be introduced, the government has said.” Full story BBC News, 24th August 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on August 23, 2010
The Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No. 8, Transitory and Transitional Provisions) Order 2010 The Legal Services Act 2007 (Legal Complaints) (Parties) Order 2010 Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Regina v Hamer ? WLR Daily

Posted on August 23, 2010
Regina v Hamer [2010] WLR (D) 235 “A fixed penalty notice which had been issued to a defendant pursuant to s 2 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 was not a conviction, admission of guilt, proof that a crime had been committed, or a stain on the defendant?s character, and therefore could not [...

Regina v Seaton ? WLR Daily

Posted on August 23, 2010
Regina v Seaton [2010] EWCA Crim 1980; [2010] WLR (D) 234 “Where it was suggested at trial that a defendant?s or witness?s account was a recent fabrication, he could not, unless he had waived legal professional privilege, be asked whether he had told his lawyer what he now said was the truth, or whether he [...

New evidence may clear postman of sex attack after 14 years in jail ? The Guardian

Posted on August 23, 2010
“Lawyer for Victor Nealon says crucial forensic evidence was left untested as surgeon insists wrong man was convicted.” Full story The Guardian, 22nd August 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Woman who urinated on war memorial flees court ? The Guardian

Posted on August 23, 2010
“A woman has fled court before being sentenced for urinating and committing a sex act on a war memorial ? the fourth case of its kind in Britain within a year.” Full story The Guardian, 20th August 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Sentences of ?happy-slap? killers ?not unduly lenient? ? BBC News

Posted on August 23, 2010
“The sentences of two members of a ‘happy-slapping’ gang who killed a grandfather in south London were not unduly lenient, the attorney general has ruled.” Full story BBC News, 20th August 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ex-boss jailed for stealing �250,000 from charity ? The Independent

Posted on August 23, 2010
“A former senior official at a charity founded by the Prince of Wales was jailed for three years today after he admitted stealing �250,000.” Full story The Independent, Source: www.independent.co.uk

Press superinjunctions show privacy can be had for a price ? The Guardian

Posted on August 23, 2010
“Will politicians be able to reform privacy law without private emotions clouding their judgment?” Full story The Guardian, 22nd August 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Parents win legal battle to name doctor who accused them of child abuse ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 23, 2010
“A couple cleared of injuring their baby son have won a legal battle to identify the doctor who gave evidence against them.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Batista v Secretary of State of the Home Department ? WLR Daily

Posted on August 20, 2010
Batista v Secretary of State of the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 896; [2010] WLR (D) 233 “When considering whether a decision to deport a national of the European Economic Area (‘EEA’) was proportionate, the court should ask itself whether members of the deportee?s family would move to the country of origin with the deportee [...

Drake and another v Foster Wheeler Ltd ? WLR Daily

Posted on August 20, 2010
Drake and another v Foster Wheeler Ltd [2010] EWHC 2004 (QB); [2010] WLR (D) 232 “Claims for hospice care were rare and were directly analogous to recoverable claims made by claimants from tortfeasor defendants for the recovery of compensation on behalf of relatives who had provided gratuitous care to the claimant in order to alleviate [...

Somerfield Stores Ltd v Spring (Sutton Coldfield) Ltd (in administration) ? WLR Daily

Posted on August 20, 2010
Somerfield Stores Ltd v Spring (Sutton Coldfield) Ltd (in administration) [2010] EWHC 2094 (Ch); [2010] WLR (D) 231 “Where a landlord opposed the renewal of a tenancy under section 30(1)(f) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 on the ground that he intended to redevelop the land the date of the hearing at which the [...

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