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Minister plays down quick change to self-defence law ? BBC News

Posted on June 07, 2010
“There will be no swift law change to give people greater rights to defend themselves against burglars, Justice Minister Nick Herbert has suggested.” Full story BBC News, 6th June 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Race bias claim over insurance for minority ethnic lawyers ? The Guardian

Posted on June 07, 2010
“Black and minority ethnic lawyers are being refused compulsory insurance in what they describe as blatant race discrimination in the legal profession.” Full story The Guardian, 6th June 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Age of criminal responsibility should be raised, says leading barrister ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 07, 2010
“The age of criminal responsibility should be raised to 14 to better protect the ‘truly young’, one of the country’s leading barristers has said.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 7th June 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Buncefield verdict to renew focus on oil safety ? The Guardian

Posted on June 07, 2010
“The safety practices of oil companies operating in Britain will be highlighted on Tuesday in the conclusion of a criminal case following the 2005 Buncefield oil storage explosion, in which 40 people were injured and 250,000 litres of petrol spilled less than 30 miles from central London...

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Calls for change to leasehold law ? BBC News

Posted on June 07, 2010
“Lawyers want the rules surrounding leasehold homes to be clarified amid claims some freeholders are charging too much for extensions.” Full story BBC News, 5th June 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Supreme court prepares to rule on heiress?s prenuptial agreement battle ? The Guardian

Posted on June 07, 2010
“A supreme court ruling expected this week is being seen as setting a precedent for divorcing couples who have signed prenuptial agreements.” Full story The Guardian, 6th June 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

22 years for man who murdered sex worker ? The Independent

Posted on June 07, 2010
“A satellite TV installer was jailed for at least 22 years today (4 June) after being found guilty of murdering a prostitute when visiting her for sex.” Full story The Independent, 4th June 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Academies bill is anti-democratic, lawyers warn ? The Guardian

Posted on June 07, 2010
“Teachers, lawyers and parents warn today that Michael Gove’s first bill ? to create thousands more academies ? is ‘anti-democratic’ and concentrates the fate of the country’s schools into too few hands.” Full story The Guardian, 6th June 2010 Source: www...

Activists plead lawful excuse for causing damage at arms factory ? The Guardian

Posted on June 07, 2010
“Activists claim they were legally justified in causing �180,000 damage to an arms factory as they were seeking to stop what they believed were Israeli war crimes in Gaza, a court heard today.” Full story The Guardian, 7th June 2010 Source: www...

An unhappy anniversary for the Equal Pay Act ? The Guardian

Posted on June 07, 2010
“Forty years on, the gender pay gap remains a yawning chasm. And with access to justice through employment tribunals loaded against the ordinary person, that is unlikely to change.” Full story The Guardian, 7th June 2010 Source: www.guardian...

Children victims of half of all sex offences ? BBC News

Posted on June 07, 2010
“Almost half of all sex offences are committed against children, despite them making up just 21% of the population, the BBC has learned.” Full story BBC News, 7th June 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Nanny loses discrimination case against Heather Mills ? BBC News

Posted on June 04, 2010
“Heather Mills’ ex-nanny has lost her unfair dismissal and sex discrimination case against her former boss.” Full story BBC News, 4th June 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on June 04, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Ajinomoto Sweeteners Europe SAS v ASDA Stores Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 609 (02 June 2010) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Parties Named In Schedule A v Dresdner Kleinwort Ltd & Anor [2010] EWHC 1249 (QB) (28 May 2010) Source: www...

Regina (Boahen) v Secretary of State for the Home Office ? WLR Daily

Posted on June 04, 2010
Regina (Boahen) v Secretary of State for the Home Office [2010] EWCA Civ 585; [2010] WLR (D) 143 “An immigration officer at the port of entry had discretionary power to cancel a visa granted overseas on the ground that the purpose of the visit was not same as stated in the visa granted and to [...

Regina v Miller ? WLR Daily

Posted on June 04, 2010
Regina v Miller [2010] EWCA Crim 1153; [2010] WLR (D) 142 “In criminal proceedings, the circumstances in which one party would be permitted pursuant to s 100(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 to ask a witness a question in cross-examination with a view to eliciting an answer implicating that witness in bad behaviour, which [...

Regina v Braithwaite ? WLR Daily

Posted on June 04, 2010
Regina v Braithwaite [2010] EWCA Crim 1082; [2010] WLR (D) 141 “Material contained in police crime reports that unproven allegations had been made against a person who was someone other than a defendant, or that that person had been investigated in respect of an offence, would rarely be of substantial probative value to an issue [...

Richard Buxton (a Firm) v Mills-Owens

Posted on June 04, 2010
Richard Buxton (a Firm) v Mills-Owens Court of Appeal “Since solicitors were under a professional duty not to advance arguments which they did not consider to be properly arguable, where a client insisted on such argument being advanced, a solicitor was lawfully entitled to terminate his retainer...

The loopholes in Britain?s gun laws ? The Guardian

Posted on June 04, 2010
“The home secretary’s disclosure that the two weapons Derrick Bird used in the shootings were covered by a shotgun certificate he had since 1995 and a firearms licence he obtained in 2007 raises questions about the effectiveness of UK gun laws...

Tweeter appeals against conviction over explosive airport message ? The Guardian

Posted on June 04, 2010
“Paul Chambers, a former trainee accountant who was fined �1,000 after posting a message to the social network Twitter joking about blowing up an airport, is to appeal against his conviction.” Full story The Guardian, 3rd June 2010 Source: www...

Libel Bill gives ISPs definite 14 day window to act ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on June 04, 2010
“A new libel law proposed by a Liberal Democrat peer would clarify how quickly ISPs and publishers have to act when told of a defamatory post or article. Defamatory material would not have to be taken down for 14 days, under the proposal.” Full story OUT-LAW...

FSA loses first insider dealing case ? The Times

Posted on June 04, 2010
“An accountant and two lawyers accused of insider dealing walked free from court today, marking the first time the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has lost such a prosecution.” Full story The Times, 3rd June 2010 Source: www.timesonline...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on June 03, 2010
The RAF Welford Byelaws 2010 The Rail Passengers? Rights and Obligations Regulations 2010 The Non-Domestic Rating (Collection and Enforcement) (Local Lists) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2010 The Vale of Glamorgan (Communities) Order 2010 The Air Quality Standards (Wales) Regulations 2010 Source: www...

Podcast: Chris Kenny, Chief Executive of the Legal Services Board ? Charon QC

Posted on June 03, 2010
“Today (2 June) I talk to Chris Kenny, CEO of the Legal Services Board. Chris Kenny discusses the role and the function of the Legal Services Board and whether there is a need for it. He talks about the opportunities and threats to lawyers and legal services over the next five years...

Brazzill and others v Willoughby and others ? WLR Daily

Posted on June 03, 2010
Brazzill and others v Willoughby and others [2010] EWCA Civ 561; [2010] WLR (D) 140 “A segregated trust account was held on trust for all account holders of a bank in respect of whose deposits should have been made into the account in accordance with a notice served by the Financial Services Authority (‘FSA’) and [...

In re A (Children) (Abduction: Interim Powers) ? WLR Daily

Posted on June 03, 2010
In re A (Children) (Abduction: Interim Powers) [2010] EWCA Civ 586; [2010] WLR (D) 139 “S 5 of the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 permitted a court to give directions to a local authority to provide accommodation for the abductor and abducted children...

Kennedy v United Kingdom ? Times Law Reports

Posted on June 03, 2010
Kennedy v United Kingdom (Application No 26839/05) European Court of Human Rights “Sufficient safeguards existed in the United Kingdom?s interception of communications regime to ensure that individuals? rights were not breached.” The Times, 3rd June 2010 Source: www...

Regina v Penner ? Times Law Reports

Posted on June 03, 2010
Regina v Penner Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “Defence counsel must avoid ambushing the prosecution with a new issue.” The Times, 3rd June 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Boris Johnson brings legal action to remove Parliament Square peace protesters ? The Guardian

Posted on June 03, 2010
“Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, is today bringing legal action to remove peace protesters camping in Parliament Square.” Full story The Guardian, 3rd June 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

MoJ admits drafting error in fee-capping regulations ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on June 03, 2010
“Acquitted defendants can claim the full cost of private legal fees, after the Ministry of Justice admitted there is a drafting error in the regulations intended to implement its controversial policy to cap awards.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd June 2010 Source: www...

Is ?Tesco law? heading for the long grass? ? The Times

Posted on June 03, 2010
“It was years in the making and the centrepiece of Labour?s radical shake-up of legal services but the highly touted ‘Tesco law’ phenomenon could be heading for the long grass, kicked there by less enthusiastic ministers in the new coalition Government...

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