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Libel reform: government?s proposals ? The Guardian

Posted on March 15, 2011
Read the draft defamation bill and consultation in full The Guardian, 15th March 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Libel law reform announced ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on March 15, 2011
“New measures to support free speech, enable people to protect their reputation and help stop the use of unreasonable threats of being sued for libel were announced today.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 15th March 2011 Source: www.justice...

Police accused of false arrest at fees protest ? The Guardian

Posted on March 14, 2011
“IPCC investigating claims that officer colluded with colleagues to arrest man on false grounds during December protest.” Full story The Guardian, 14th March 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Fraudster Phillip Morris jailed after shooting himself ? BBC News

Posted on March 14, 2011
“An insurance fraudster who shot himself in the chest as part of string of scams has been jailed for six-and-a-half years at Caernarfon Crown Court.” Full story BBC News, 11th March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 14, 2011
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) AC, R (on the application of) v Berkshire West Primary Care Trust & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 247 (11 March 2011) Vaile v London Borough of Havering [2011] EWCA Civ 246 (11 March 2011) High Court (Administrative Court) Angus v United Kingdom Border Agency [2011] EWHC 461 (Admin) (11 March [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on March 14, 2011
The Taxes, etc. (Fees for Payment by Internet) Regulations 2011 The Loan Relationships and Derivative Contracts (Disregard and Bringing into Account of Profits and Losses) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 The Alder Hey Children?s NHS Foundation Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2011 The National Lottery etc...

Casteels v British Airways plc ? WLR Daily

Posted on March 14, 2011
Casteels v British Airways plc (Case C-379/09); [2011] WLR (D) 85 “Article 48FEU of the FEU Treaty, concerning the adoption of measures in the field of social security, could not be relied on by an individual against his private sector employer in a dispute before a national court...

British Telecommunications plc v Office of Communications (Hutchison 3G UK Ltd intervening) ? WLR Daily

Posted on March 14, 2011
British Telecommunications plc v Office of Communications (Hutchison 3G UK Ltd intervening) [2011] EWCA Civ 245; [2011] WLR (D) 83 “On its true interpretation section 192(6)(a) of the Communications Act 2003 did not impose a statutory bar on the introduction of fresh evidence on an appeal to the Competition Appeal Tribunal...

Pitt and another v Holt and another; Futter and another v Futter and Others ? WLR Daily

Posted on March 14, 2011
Pitt and another v Holt and another; Futter and another v Futter and Others [2011] EWCA Civ 197; [2011] WLR (D) 84 “Where trustees, acting within their powers, carried out a transaction which was said to be vitiated by breach of trust on the ground that the trustees failed to have regard to a relevant [...

Lesoochran�rske zoskupenie VLK v Ministerstvo ?ivotn�ho prostredia Slovenskej republiky ? WLR Daily

Posted on March 14, 2011
Lesoochran�rske zoskupenie VLK v Ministerstvo ?ivotn�ho prostredia Slovenskej republiky (Case C-240/09); [2011] WLR (D) 82 “Article 9(3) of the Convention on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters (‘the Aarhus Convention’) did not have direct effect in European Union law...

CPS stops prosecution for 1987 killing of Daniel Morgan ? Crown Prosecution Service

Posted on March 14, 2011
“The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has decided that the prosecution of three men for the killing of private detective Daniel Morgan in 1987 cannot continue.” Full press release Crown Prosecution Service, 11th March 2011 Source: www.cps.gov...

Raoul Moat accomplices guilty of murder and conspiracy to murder ? The Guardian

Posted on March 14, 2011
“Raoul Moat accomplices guilty of murder and conspiracy to murder.” Full story The Guardian, 11th March 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Jail for ?butcher? knife attack in Hoddesdon ? BBC News

Posted on March 14, 2011
“A man who slashed his ex-girlfriend’s face like a ‘butcher cutting open a carcass’ has been given an indeterminate prison sentence.” Full story BBC News, 11th March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Bogus physio Charles Ahme jailed for sex assaults ? BBC News

Posted on March 14, 2011
“A bogus physiotherapist who sexually assaulted women during consultations has been jailed for five years.” Full story BBC News, 11th March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Deepcut families call for inquiry after review criticises police ? The Independent

Posted on March 14, 2011
“Fresh demands for a public inquiry into the deaths of four young recruits shot at Deepcut Army barracks were issued last night after a new review revealed serious shortcomings in the way police investigated the cases.” Full story The Independent, 13th March 2011 Source: www...

Clampdown on migrant chefs could force takeaways to shut up shop ? The Guardian

Posted on March 14, 2011
“The future of those traditional staples of British cuisine, Indian and Chinese takeaways, have been thrown into doubt by new Home Office restrictions on the overseas recruitment of skilled migrants. The immigration minister, Damian Green, has decided to halt the recruitment from overseas of migrant chefs from outside Europe to work in any establishment that [...

Damilola Taylor killer returned to prison ? The Guardian

Posted on March 14, 2011
“One of two brothers convicted of killing Damilola Taylor has been returned to prison after breaching licence conditions that were applied to him after he was released last year.” Full story The Guardian, 13th March 2011 Source: www.guardian...

New rules to discourage ?libel tourism? in Britain ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 14, 2011
“The new rules will block celebrities and businessmen from bringing libel cases in this country unless they can prove that publication caused them ‘substantial harm’ in England and Wales, it is understood.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 14th March 2011 Source: www...

Freddy Patel condemned for ?natural causes? report on murdered sex worker ? The Guardian

Posted on March 14, 2011
“A former Home Office pathologist, criticised for his postmortem examination into the death of newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protest in 2009, has had his earlier work on a murder victim condemned by a General Medical Council disciplinary panel...

Prostitution ring boss Thomas Carroll faces �1.9m order ? BBC News

Posted on March 14, 2011
“A man who ran an international prostitution ring has been told to hand over nearly �2m of his criminal profits or face another 10 years in jail.” Full story BBC News, 14th March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Disabled woman jailed for Milton Keynes fire killings ? BBC News

Posted on March 14, 2011
“A disabled woman has been jailed for 12 years for the manslaughter of a mother and daughter in a fire.” Full story BBC News, 14th March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Sex cult leader ?could die in jail? ? The Independent

Posted on March 11, 2011
“An ‘evil’ sex cult leader who preyed on children and forced women into prostitution was jailed today and warned he could be behind bars for life.” Full story The Independent, 11th Independent, 11th March 2011 Source: www.independent...

Transsexual NHS breast operation refusal upheld ? BBC News

Posted on March 11, 2011
“A transsexual who wants the NHS to pay for her to have a breast enlargement operation has lost a High Court appeal.” Full story BBC News, 11th March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Gay couple end hotel payout claim ? The Independent

Posted on March 11, 2011
“A homosexual couple who successfully sued the Christian owners of a hotel who refused them a bed are withdrawing a claim for more compensation, the Equality and Human Rights Commission said today.” Full story The Independent, 11th March 2011 Source: www...

Twitter libel: Caerphilly councillor pays rival �3,000 ? BBC News

Posted on March 11, 2011
“A Caerphilly county councillor is to pay �3,000 and costs to a political rival for posting a libellous comment on Twitter.” Full story BBC News, 10th March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Firm fined after women hurt by St Neots Christmas decorations ? BBC News

Posted on March 11, 2011
“A building firm has admitted liability for the collapse of Christmas lights in a Cambridgeshire town which injured two women and narrowly missed a baby.” Full story BBC News, 1oth March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Scotland Yard in spotlight as axe murder case collapses ? The Guardian

Posted on March 11, 2011
“A major Scotland Yard investigation has ended in failure after three men were acquitted of charges over the 1987 murder of a private investigator who was found with an axe embedded in his head in a pub car park.” Full story The Guardian, 11th March 2011 Source: www...