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New timetable for the introduction of the Aptitude Test ? Bar Standards Board

Posted on March 18, 2011
“The Bar Standards Board, the regulator of barristers in England and Wales, has issued a new timetable for the introduction of an Aptitude Test for the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC).” Full press release Bar Standards Board, 18th March 2011 Source: www...

Northampton man who raped woman in flat fails in appeal ? BBC News

Posted on March 18, 2011
“A rapist who subjected a woman to an all-night ordeal after locking her in a flat has failed in an appeal against his indefinite jail sentence.” Full story BBC News, 15th March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Burnley man?s life sentence for Paul Brady?s murder ? BBC News

Posted on March 18, 2011
“A Lancashire man has received a life sentence for the murder of a Rochdale drug dealer who had been kidnapped.” Full story BBC News, 17th March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Jarvis to escape prosecution over Potters Bar crash ? The Guardian

Posted on March 18, 2011
“Jarvis will escape prosecution for the fatal Potters Bar train crash after the rail regulator is understood to have dropped criminal proceedings against the maintenance firm.” Full story The Guardian, 17th March 2011 Source: www.guardian...

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Flexible working regulations for parents to be scrapped ? The Guardian

Posted on March 18, 2011
“The government is to scrap regulations due to come into force next month that would have given parents with children under 17 the right to request flexible working as part of a package of measures to reduce bureaucracy for businesses.” Full story The Guardian, 18th March 2011 Source: www...

An ugly totem for the abject failure of our criminal justice system ? The Guardian

Posted on March 18, 2011
“At 10, our age of criminal responsibility is the lowest in Europe. But can you ever use age to determine maturity?” Full story The Guardian, 18th March 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Heartlands Hospital in £7m brain damaged boy pay-out ? BBC News

Posted on March 18, 2011
“The family of a boy who suffered severe brain damage due to hospital failures have received a £7m settlement.” Full story BBC News, 16th March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Oldham woman jailed over ?disfigured face? hate attack ? BBC News

Posted on March 18, 2011
“A woman who attacked another woman because she had a facial disfigurement has been jailed for eight months.” Full story BBC News, 17th March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Super-injunctions here to stay, top judge signals ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 18, 2011
“Super-injunctions will not be scrapped despite being the worst example of ‘secret justice’ for almost 400 years, the senior judge reviewing them signalled yesterday.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 18th March 2011 Source: www.telegraph...

Mother who hid baby from husband loses fight to keep her secret ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 18, 2011
“A mother who kept her baby a secret from her husband has been told she can not have the boy adopted after judges refused to back ‘a great lie’.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 18th March 2011 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Calsonic Kansei fined £400,000 over forklift death ? BBC News

Posted on March 18, 2011
“A car components factory has been fined £400,000 after the death of a worker who was struck by a forklift truck.” Full story BBC News, 18th March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Posted on March 17, 2011
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Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on March 17, 2011
The Education (Free School Lunches) (Prescribed Tax Credits) (England) (Amendment) Order 2011 The Education (Residential Trips) (Prescribed Tax Credits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 The Taxation of Pension Schemes (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2011 The Registered Pension Schemes (Transfer of Sums and Assets) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 The Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 The [...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 17, 2011
Supreme Court Patmalniece v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2011] UKSC 11 (16 March 2011) Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Rose v R. (Rev 1) [2011] EWCA Crim 579 (16 March 2011) Synnott & Ors, R v [2011] EWCA Crim 578 (16 March 2011) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Mainline Private Hire Ltd [...

Bar Council survey of chambers managers ? The Bar Council

Posted on March 17, 2011
“The Bar Council has developed a working group to consider whether it is desirable for clerks and chambers managers to be integrated more formally into the representative work of the Bar Council, and if it is desirable, how this should be implemented...

Open Justice Unbound? ? Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury

Posted on March 17, 2011
Open Justice Unbound? (PDF) Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls Judicial Studies Board Annual Lecture, 16th March 2011 Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Judge considers costs for ACS Law ? BBC News

Posted on March 17, 2011
“Controversial law firm ACS Law returned to court on Wednesday as the cases it brought against alleged file-sharers were officially closed.” Full story BBC News, 16th March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Family lawyers face up to challenges ahead ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on March 17, 2011
“Family law is facing an unprecedented year of change, with practitioners under intense pressure to be innovative if they want to maintain the viability of their practices. Some family law departments are already downsizing, or are being closed, as experienced practitioners move firms or set up their own niche practices...

Privater Rettungsdienst und Krankentransport Stadler v Zweckverband für Rettungsdienst und Feuerwehralarmierung Passau (Malteser Hilfdienst eV and another, intervening) ? WLR Daily

Posted on March 17, 2011
Privater Rettungsdienst und Krankentransport Stadler v Zweckverband für Rettungsdienst und Feuerwehralarmierung Passau (Malteser Hilfdienst eV and another, intervening) (Case C?274/09); [2011] WLR (D) 88 “A contract concerning rescue services under which the operator was fully remunerated by persons other than the contracting authority awarding the contract and which placed a limited operating risk on the [...

Finanzamt Burgdorf v Bog; CinemaxX Entertainment GmbH & Co KG v Finanzamt; Hamburg-Barmbek-Uhlenhorst; Lohmeyer v Finanzamt Minden; Fleischerei Nier GmbH & Co KG v Finanzamt Detmold ? WLR Daily

Posted on March 17, 2011
Finanzamt Burgdorf v Bog; CinemaxX Entertainment GmbH & Co KG v Finanzamt; Hamburg-Barmbek-Uhlenhorst; Lohmeyer v Finanzamt Minden; Fleischerei Nier GmbH & Co KG v Finanzamt Detmold (Joined Cases C?497/09, C?499/09, C?501/09 and C?502/09); [2011] WLR (D) 87 “The supply of food or meals freshly prepared for immediate consumption from snack stalls or mobile snack bars [...

Government unveils new immigration rules ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on March 17, 2011
“The government unveiled new immigration rules today that will give wealthy entrepreneurs a ?fast-track? route to settling in the UK.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 16th March 2011 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Adult and juvenile reoffending statistics 2009 ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on March 17, 2011
“Adult and juvenile reoffending statistics for 2009 were published by the Ministry of Justice today, showing a fall in re-offending by adults and juveniles.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 17th March 2011 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

EU to force social network sites to enhance privacy ? The Guardian

Posted on March 17, 2011
“‘Right to be forgotten’ would ensure users of Facebook and other sites could completely erase personal data.” Full story The Guardian, 16th March 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Call to sue councils that are ?failing the vulnerable? ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on March 17, 2011
“The case of a mentally ill man who attempted suicide after being discharged from hospital to a park bench has prompted mental health solicitors to call on lawyers to sue local authorities that fail to provide adequate healthcare for some of society?s most vulnerable members...

Public interest defence against libel proposed, but campaigners call for more radical action ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on March 17, 2011
“Journalists will be able to rely on the defence that they published responsibly and in the public interest in defamation cases, according to reforms proposed by the Government. A defence of ‘honest opinion’ will replace that of ‘fair comment’...

Tchenguiz brothers can sue Iceland?s Kaupthing Bank ? BBC News

Posted on March 17, 2011
“A High Court judge has ruled that the Tchenguiz brothers can sue Kaupthing Bank for £1bn ($1.6bn) damages.” Full story BBC News, 16th March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Merger of Competition Commission and OFT meets with muted response ? The Lawyer

Posted on March 17, 2011
“Competition lawyers have offered a lukewarm response to Government proposals to streamline and improve the UK?s competition regime.” Full story The Lawyer, 16th March 2011 Source: www.thelawyer.com

Assault definitive guideline ? Sentencing Council

Posted on March 17, 2011
“Following a 12 week consultation the Sentencing Council is publishing its new definitive guideline on assault offences, which has been issued in accordance with section 120 (4) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.” Full story Sentencing Council, 16th March 2011 Source: www...

Woman used as ?slave? wins case against former hospital director ? The Guardian

Posted on March 17, 2011
“A former hospital director has been convicted of trafficking a woman from Tanzania to Britain and using her as a ‘slave’, in the first case of its kind to come before a court.” Full story The Guardian, 17th March 2011 Source: www...

The future of legal blogging ? The Times

Posted on March 17, 2011
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