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Anti-paedophile database halted weeks before launch for ?commonsense? reasons ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 15, 2010
“Plans for a database of adults who want to work with children have been halted following a wave of criticism.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 14th June 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Lord Saville ? an outstanding legal mind defined by Bloody Sunday inquiry ?

Posted on June 15, 2010
“It is an irony of the Bloody Sunday inquiry that the most expensive and long judicial investigation in history was chaired by a judge chosen for his efficiency.” Full story The Times, 14th June 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Cab rapist John Worboys in appeal to cut sentence ? BBC News

Posted on June 15, 2010
“A London taxi driver jailed indefinitely for drugging and sexually assaulting female passengers in his black cab is launching an appeal against his sentence.” Full story BBC News, 15th June 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Yarl?s Wood staff criticised for poor investigation into child sex case ? The Guardian

Posted on June 15, 2010
“Social workers failed to properly investigate a case of two five-year-old boys found engaging in sexual activity at Yarl’s Wood detention centre and concerns an older child may have abused one of them, an official report found today.” Full story The Guardian, 14th June 2010 Source: www...

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Witnesses ?lied to hide Prince?s involvement,? court told ? The Times

Posted on June 15, 2010
“Witnesses in the Chelsea Barracks case ‘concocted an untrue story’ to cover up the involvement of the Prince of Wales and the Emir of Qatar in the cancellation of an �81 million modernist housing project, the High Court was told yesterday...

Insurers? new code may add insult to personal injury lawyers ? The Guardian

Posted on June 15, 2010
“Personal injury lawyers and insurers are not the greatest of friends. Lawyers often see insurers as obstructive and just trying to weasel out of paying. Insurers see lawyers as equally obstructive and just trying to squeeze as much money as they can for themselves out of the compensation process...

Teenager sentenced for rape of boys ? The Independent

Posted on June 15, 2010
“A teenager who raped two young boys has been sentenced to a community rehabilitation order, police said today.” Full story The Independent, 14th June 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

GPs agree to waive privacy of mentally ill gun owners ? The Guardian

Posted on June 15, 2010
“Doctors have agreed to breach their duty of medical confidentiality to patients who own guns if they fear they have become so seriously mentally ill they may use their weapons on themselves or the public, the Guardian has learned.” Full story The Guardian, 14th June 2010 Source: www...

Statement on the Times

Posted on June 15, 2010
News International’s decision to begin charging for online content of The Times newspaper has now been fully implemented, and the previously free TimesOnline site is no longer available. We regret that we are no longer able to include stories or law reports from The Times in our current awareness service...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on June 15, 2010
The Rice Products from the United States of America (Restriction on First Placing on the Market) (England) (Revocation) Regulations 2010 The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Order 2010 The Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2010 The Dartford-Thurrock Crossing (Amendment) Regulations 2010 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on June 15, 2010
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Holtom, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 934 (20 April 2010) Valentas & Anor, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 200 (03 February 2010) Clarke, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 684 (11 February 2010) R, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 194 (02 February 2010) R, R...

Sex attack taxi driver has conviction appeal bid thrown out ? The Independent

Posted on June 15, 2010
“A taxi driver convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting women passengers had a conviction appeal bid thrown out by top judges today.” Full story The Independent, 15th June 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

High Court says defendant funding scheme legally flawed ? BBC News

Posted on June 15, 2010
“A government scheme that left many defendants having to pay to clear their name in court has been ruled unlawful.” Full story BBC News, 15th June 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Bloody Sunday ?unjustified and unjustifiable? ? The Independent

Posted on June 15, 2010
“Fourteen civilians killed on Bloody Sunday died as a result of ‘unjustifiable firing’ by British soldiers, the long-awaited Saville Inquiry found today.” Full story The Independent, 15th June 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk Related link: Report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on June 15, 2010
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Jones v Kaney [2010] EWHC 61 (QB) (21 January 2010) High Court (Administrative Court) Mhango, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWHC 1321 (Admin) (10 June 2010) Am, R (on the application of) v The Chief Constable of West Midlands Police [2010] [...

Ken Clarke signals ?more sensible? prison sentencing policy ? The Guardian

Posted on June 14, 2010
“Prison reformers today welcomed what appeared to be a major shift in the approach to penal policy outlined by the new justice secretary, Ken Clarke, over the weekend.” Full story The Guardian, 14th June 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

What will the Legal Services Board do about referral fees? ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on June 14, 2010
“Is the referral fee debate over? Two reports submitted recently to the Legal Services Board (LSB) would make one think that it is, even though the board itself has still to reach a final decision.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 14th June 2010 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on June 14, 2010
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Bank Mellat v HM Treasury [2010] EWHC 1332 (QB) (11 June 2010) High Court (Administrative Court) TTM v London Borough of Hackney & Ors [2010] EWHC 1349 (Admin) (11 June 2010) Global Knafaim Leasing Ltd & Anor v The Civil Aviation Authority & Ors [2010] EWHC 1348 (Admin) (11 June [...

Bar must step up competition with solicitors, chairman warns ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on June 14, 2010
“The bar must embrace direct access to the public to compete in a system that has been ?calibrated and designed to hand the entire legal aid pot to solicitors?, the Bar Council chairman said last week.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 14th June 2010 Source: www...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on June 14, 2010
The Electoral Law (Polling Station Scheme) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2010 The Local Justice Areas Order 2010 Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

GP faces GMC over Baby P abuse ? The Independent

Posted on June 14, 2010
“A GP will appear before the General Medical Council today accused of failing to investigate whether Baby P was suffering abuse after the little boy attended his surgery with bruises and other injuries.” Full story The Independent, 14th June 2010 Source: www...

New arrests data for veterans reveals ?massive problem? ? The Guardian

Posted on June 14, 2010
“Thousands of former military personnel are being arrested in Britain each month, many for violent crimes, new figures obtained by the Guardian suggest.” Full story The Guardian, 13th June 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Serial rapist given 12th life sentence ? BBC News

Posted on June 14, 2010
“A prolific offender who raped a woman in her Sheffield home in front of her young daughter 29 years ago has been given a 12th life sentence.” Full story BBC News, 10th June 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

EHRC to launch inquiry into disability hate crimes ? The Guardian

Posted on June 14, 2010
“The Equality and Human Rights Commission is to launch a probe into disability hate crimes and harassment after figures revealed that a person appears in court every working day charged with abusing the disabled ? often violently.” Full story The Guardian, 14th June 2010 Source: www...

Channel Four libel case to be heard without jury ? The Lawyer

Posted on June 14, 2010
“The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court decision that said the libel case Fiddes v Channel Four and ors should be heard without a jury.” Full story The Lawyer, 10th June 2010 Source: www.thelawyer.com

Government has no plans to raise age of criminal responsibility ? The Independent

Posted on June 14, 2010
“The Government has no plans to raise the age of criminal responsibility despite the outcry that followed the conviction of two boys for attempting to rape an eight-year-old girl, justice minister Lord McNally said today.” Full story The Independent, 10th June 2010 Source: www...

Legal fight over spy cameras in Muslim suburbs ? The Guardian

Posted on June 14, 2010
“A counterterrorism surveillance project targeted at two Muslim neighbourhoods in Birmingham could be halted after human rights lawyers pledged to seek a judicial review.” Full story The Guardian, 11th June 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

?Healthy? school wins battle against local takeaway ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 14, 2010
“A school with a ‘healthy eating’ policy has won its High Court battle to prevent a fast food takeaway being set up nearby.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 11th June 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Jury acquits G20 protester accused of being ringleader in clashes ? The Guardian

Posted on June 14, 2010
“His bloodied face became the symbol of violent G20 demonstrators seemingly intent on attacking police. But the man whose angry remonstrations with police at the protests in April last year were relayed live on television news, and later emblazoned across newspaper front pages, was not the rioter he was depicted as...

Driving ban upheld for speeding 90-year-old ? The Independent

Posted on June 14, 2010
“A 90-year-old war veteran caught speeding in a car for the disabled must serve a six-month ban, the High Court has ruled.” Full story The Independent, 11th June 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

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