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Deregulating the law profession ? The Guardian

Posted on June 10, 2010
“A conference on the future of the bar in England and Wales needs to ensure that those working in law can keep their independence.” Full story The Guardian, 10th June 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Professional poker player loses Ł156,000 at High Court ? The Independent

Posted on June 10, 2010
“A young professional poker player lost Ł156,000 at the High Court today when a judge ruled he must pay a rabbi who placed spread bets for him on the Dow Jones index.” Full story The Independent, 10th June 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Fewer jail terms for knife-carriers, figures show ? BBC News

Posted on June 10, 2010
“People convicted of knife-carrying offences are now less likely to go to jail, Ministry of Justice figures show.” Full story BBC News, 10th June 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Landlord regulation proposals scrapped ? The Guardian

Posted on June 10, 2010
“Landlords and letting agents will not be subject to greater regulation because this would introduce too much additional red tape, the government said today.” Full story The Guardian, 10th June 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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Sarah Payne murderer has 10 years taken off minimum jail term ? The Guardian

Posted on June 09, 2010
“The man who murdered Sarah Payne has had his 50-year jail term reduced by the high court in London today.” Full story The Guardian, 9th June 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on June 09, 2010
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) HH Sant Baba Jeet Singh Ji Maharaj v Eastern Media Group & Anor [2010] EWHC 1294 (QB) (17 May 2010) High Court (Administrative Court) Harper & Anor, R (on the application of) v Aldershot Magistrates Court [2010] EWHC 1319 (Admin) (08 June 2010) Source: www...

Experimental chambers BarFutures set to close ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on June 09, 2010
“Experimental virtual chambers BarFutures is to close its doors at the end of June after two years because of a ?lack of appetite for change within the profession?, the Gazette has learned.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 8th June 2010 Source: www...

English rules tightened for immigrant partners ? BBC News

Posted on June 09, 2010
“Ministers are bringing forward to the autumn measures requiring many immigrants marrying UK citizens to prove they have a command of English.” Full story BBC News, 9th June 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Prisoners must get vote by next year, warns Europe ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 09, 2010
“Prisoners in Britain must be given the vote in time for elections next year, the Council of Europe said yesterday as it stepped up pressure on the new coalition Government to abide by a five-year-old court ruling.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 8th June 2010 Source: www...

Easyjet founder takes airline to court in row over branding rights ? The Independent

Posted on June 09, 2010
“A simmering row between flamboyant entrepreneur Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou and the company he founded, easyJet, is to be taken to court in a battle which could limit the operation of the no-frills airline, and even lead to it losing its name.” Full story The Independent, 9th June 2010 Source: www...

Owning your image ? BBC Law in Action

Posted on June 09, 2010
“Joshua Rozenberg investigates how the police, the courts and those responsible for protecting personal data strike a balance between the need to safeguard civil liberties and the police’s responsibility to prevent crime. Are there enough safeguards to protect the public from being unfairly linked with criminals? Is maintaining public order being used as an excuse [...

Lord Neuberger to lead appeal panel over Channel Four libel jury case ? The Lawyer

Posted on June 09, 2010
“The Master of the Rolls Lord Neuberger will examine Mr Justice Tugendhat?s decision to disallow a jury in a major libel trial against Channel Four.” Full story The Lawyer, 8th June 2010 Source: www.thelawyer.com

Hospital fined Ł50,000 over death of disabled man ? The Guardian

Posted on June 09, 2010
“A hospital where a severely disabled man died when he caught his head in the rails around his bed was today fined Ł50,000.” Full story The Guardian, 8th June 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Child abuse reports to be published ? The Independent

Posted on June 09, 2010
“Full reports of official investigations into the most notorious cases of child abuse are to be published, ministers confirmed.” Full story The Independent, 8th June 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Royal College of Nursing takes legal action against Government?s anti-paedophile database ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 09, 2010
“Nursing leaders are taking legal action against the Government?s controversial anti-paedophile database in another blow to the troubled scheme.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 8th June 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Former head of prisons: short sentences don?t stop reoffending ? The Independent

Posted on June 09, 2010
“Prison has no effect in stopping thousands of criminals reoffending and politicians should look again at whether it is a suitable punishment for minor crimes, the outgoing head of the prison service has said.” Full story The Independent, 9th June 2010 Source: www...

Don?t delay deportation flight, government warns judges ? The Guardian

Posted on June 09, 2010
“Government lawyers have warned high court judges that last-minute legal challenges should not be allowed to ‘disrupt or delay’ a deportation flight to Baghdad due to leave Britain early tomorrow.” Full story The Guardian, 8th June 2010 Source: www...

President of the Supreme Court defends terror rulings ? The Times

Posted on June 09, 2010
“The judge who heads Britain?s top court last night defended the Human Rights Act and recent rulings by courts that terrorist suspects cannot be sent home to their own countries.” Full story The Times, 9th June 2010 Source: www.timesonline...

What alternative business structures mean for the legal profession ? The Guardian

Posted on June 09, 2010
“Soon, perhaps as early as October next year, provision of legal services in England and Wales is set to change radically with the introduction of alternative business structures (ABS). Ownership of legal services providers ? currently restricted to lawyers ? will be open to anyone deemed “fit or proper”...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on June 08, 2010
The Armed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2010 The Council of the City of York (Hungate Bridge) Scheme 2009 Confirmation Instrument 2010 Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Marshall and Others v Deputy Governor of Bermuda and Others ? Times Law Reports

Posted on June 08, 2010
Marshall and Others v Deputy Governor of Bermuda and Others Privy Council “In public law proceedings a public authority?s duty to furnish the court with information which it alone was in a position to provide, and without which it would not be possible for the court to assess the merits of an issue, did not [...

Aviva Life and Pensions UK Ltd v Linpac Mouldings Ltd and Others ? Times Law Reports

Posted on June 08, 2010
Aviva Life and Pensions UK Ltd v Linpac Mouldings Ltd and Others Court of Appeal “The right to exercise a break clause in a 99-year lease in a licence to assign was exercisable only when the assignee was still in possession.” The Times, 7th June 2010 Source: www...

Google France SARL v Louis Vuitton Malletier SA and Others Joined Cases ? Times Law Reports

Posted on June 08, 2010
Google France SARL v Louis Vuitton Malletier SA and Others Joined Cases C-236, 237 and 238/08 Court of Justice of the European Union “An internet referencing service provider which stored a sign identical with a trademark as a keyword and arranged for the display of advertisements on the basis of that keyword did not use [...

?Sexual predator? jailed for string of assaults ? The Independent

Posted on June 08, 2010
“A ‘sexual predator’ who admitted a string of sexual assaults on woman was given an indeterminate jail sentence, police said.” Full story The Independent, 8th June 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Nick Clegg signals rethink over rape trial anonymity ? The Guardian

Posted on June 08, 2010
“Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister, today signalled a new willingness to drop the government’s plans to grant anonymity to defendants in rape cases, after growing opposition to the proposal.” Full story The Guardian, 7th June 2010 Source: www...

The Academies Bill ? a simple idea, complex problems ? The Times

Posted on June 08, 2010
“Academies are a hybrid: independent schools funded by central government. Those that exist ? about 200 ? were created because of population growth, parental demand or closure of a failing school.” Full story The Times, 8th June 2010 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on June 07, 2010
High Court (Chancery Division) Whitney v Monster Worldwide Ltd & Anor [2010] EWHC 1298 (Ch) (26 May 2010) High Court (Administrative Court) Bradshaw v General Medical Council [2010] EWHC 1296 (Admin) (04 June 2010) Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on June 07, 2010
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2010 The Seed Potatoes (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Sir Mark Potter: children in danger due to court service crisis ? The Guardian

Posted on June 07, 2010
“Children are being put in danger because the family court service is facing an ‘acute situation of crisis’, according to Sir Mark Potter, the former president of the family division and head of family justice for England and Wales.” Full story The Guardian, 6th June 2010 Source: www...

Michael Mansfield QC awarded outstanding achievement prize ? The Guardian

Posted on June 07, 2010
“The Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards honour Michael Mansfield QC and other lawyers who show a commitment to publicly-funded work.” Full story The Guardian, 4th June 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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