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School asbestos compensation puts councils under pressure ? The Guardian

Posted on March 10, 2011
“The government faces pressure to assess the risk of asbestos in schools following a landmark legal victory for the family of a woman who died after “low-level” exposure as a secondary school pupil.” Full story The Guardian, 9th March 2011 Source: www...

?Pc Nipples? and her colleagues taught boys a lesson on name-calling ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 10, 2011
“Four police officers held a 90 minute ‘restorative justice conference’ with five schoolboys after they called a woman constable ‘PC Nipples’.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2011 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Paedophile cult leader convicted for ?satanic? rape campaign ? The Guardian

Posted on March 10, 2011
“A man has been found guilty of leading a ‘satanic’ sex cult from his home in a small Welsh town. Colin Batley, 48, of Kidwelly, west Wales, presided over a group that preyed on young children and held occult rites.” Full story The Guardian, 9th March 2011 Source: www...

Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe loses life tariff case ? BBC News

Posted on March 10, 2011
“Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe has lost a bid to go to the highest court in the land to challenge an order that he should never be released.” Full story BBC News, 9th March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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The House of Lords is keeping ministers? Henry VIII powers in check ? The Guardian

Posted on March 10, 2011
“The government’s little-reported announcement last week that it will no longer bypass parliament when it abolishes public bodies is a sign that the House of Lords is working effectively: even ministers now understand that the best thing to do when they find themselves in a hole is to stop digging...

Legal bodies fear government interference ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on March 10, 2011
“The independence of the legal profession is being threatened by government ?diktats? ordering that the websites of three legal quangos be closed, the chair of the Legal Services Consumer Panel (LSCP) told a House of Lords debate this week.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 10th March 2011 Source: www...

Naomi Bryant inquest: Failings in sex offender release ? BBC News

Posted on March 10, 2011
“A woman was killed by a convicted sex offender after a series of failings by the agencies involved in his release, an inquest jury has ruled.” Full story BBC News, 10th March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Prisoners should be given the vote, signals watchdog ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 10, 2011
“Nick Hardwick, the chief inspector of prisons, signalled he was in favour of some prisoners being given the vote, despite admitting he has not come across a single inmate who wants it.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2011 Source: www...

Youths face life for boy?s murder ? The Independent

Posted on March 10, 2011
“Three youths face life sentences after being found guilty today of murdering schoolboy Nicholas Pearton.” Full story The Independent, 10th March 2011 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Women lawyers believe they are paid less than male peers ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on March 10, 2011
“Most women lawyers believe their male colleagues earn more than they do, research has suggested.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 10th March 2011 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on March 10, 2011
The Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (LCH.Clearnet Limited) Regulations 2011 The Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (SIX X-CLEAR AG) Regulations 2011 The Social Security (Deferral of Retirement Pensions) Regulations 2011 The Children?s Homes (Amendment) Regulations 2011 The Childcare (Exemptions from Registration) (Amendment) Order 2011 The Adoption Agencies and Independent Review of [...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 10, 2011
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Everclear Ltd (BVI) v Agrest & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 232 (09 March 2011) Secretary of State for the Home Department v Abdi [2011] EWCA Civ 242 (09 March 2011) Pitt & Anor v Holt & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 197 (09 March 2011) North Shore Ventures Ltd v Anstead [...

Conman jailed after women hatch plot to expose him ? The Guardian

Posted on March 09, 2011
“A man who cheated lovers out of thousands of pounds was caught after four of the women teamed up to confront him, a court has heard.” Full story The Guardian, 9th March 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Families win asbestos payouts in Supreme Court hearing ? BBC News

Posted on March 09, 2011
“Two families have won ground-breaking claims for compensation after loved ones died from cancer after exposure to ‘low level’ asbestos on Merseyside.” Full story BBC News, 9th March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 09, 2011
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Attrill & Ors v Dresdner Kleinwort Ltd & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 229 (08 March 2011) Neurim Pharmaceuticals (1991) Ltd v Comptroller-General of Patents [2011] EWCA Civ 228 (08 March 2011) Ministry of Defence v Wallis & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 231 (08 March 2011) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on March 09, 2011
The National Health Service Trusts (Originating Capital) Order 2011 The Seed Marketing Regulations 2011 The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 The Climate Change Levy (Fuel Use and Recycling Processes) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 The Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) Regulations 2011 The Marine Licensing (Delegation of Functions) Order 2011 The Marine and [...

Government working on browser solution for new cookie law, says spokesman ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on March 09, 2011
“The Government is working with browser manufacturers to create new settings that will help businesses comply with a controversial new EU law on cookies that is due to come into force in May.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 8th March 2011 Source: www...

Ken Clarke warned over ?catastrophic? community punishment cuts ? The Guardian

Posted on March 09, 2011
“Imminent budget cuts are set to create a funding ‘black hole’ in the criminal justice system with catastrophic consequences for innovative community sentences, experts have warned.” Full story The Guardian, 8th March 2011 Source: www...

BNY Corporate Trustee Services Ltd v Eurosail-UK 2007-3BL plc and other ? WLR Daily

Posted on March 09, 2011
BNY Corporate Trustee Services Ltd v Eurosail-UK 2007-3BL plc and others [2011] EWCA Civ 227; [2011] WLR (D) 73 “A company was ‘deemed to be unable to pay its debts’ within section 123(2) of the Insolvency Act 1986 when the amount of its liabilities, taking into account its contingent and prospective liabilities, exceeded the value [...

Serco Ltd (t/a Serco Docklands) v National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers; London and Birmingham Railway Ltd (t/a London Midland) v Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen ? WLR Daily

Posted on March 09, 2011
Serco Ltd (t/a Serco Docklands) v National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers; London and Birmingham Railway Ltd (t/a London Midland) v Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen [2011] EWCA Civ 226; [2011] WLR (D) 72 “Where a trade union proposed to take industrial action there was no obligation on the union for [...

UK supreme court to rule on stormtrooper copyright ? The Guardian

Posted on March 09, 2011
“This week the justices will be busying themselves with a case consisting of the heady combination of Star Wars, stormtroopers’ protective millinery, clay modelling and international copyright enforcement. These people know how to live.” Full story The Guardian, 8th March 2011 Source: www...

Odd rulings on equality legislation ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 09, 2011
“Equality laws have allowed several unlikely claims against employers on the basis that certain views are similar to religious belief. Here are a few cases which made headlines.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2011 Source: www.telegraph...

40 years since the Equal Pay Act, equality remains a dream ? The Guardian

Posted on March 09, 2011
“It is four decades since the Equal Pay Act came into force, yet men still earn more than women in nearly 90% of job categories, according to analysis by the Guardian.” Full story The Guardian, 8th March 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

College of Law launches part-time BPTC programme ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on March 09, 2011
“The College of Law in Birmingham is to offer a part-time Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) beginning September 2011.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 7th March 2011 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Miners? compensation: why did some solicitors take too big a slice of the pie? ? The Guardian

Posted on March 09, 2011
“Despite delivering £4bn for sick miners and their families, exploitation by some solicitors cast a shadow over the profession.” Full story The Guardian, 8th March 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Court of appeal clears bankers to sue Commerzbank over bonuses ? The Guardian

Posted on March 09, 2011
“The court of appeal yesterday cleared the way for more than 100 investment bankers to sue Commerzbank over unpaid bonuses in one of the highest profile cases to emerge from the financial crisis.’ Full story The Guardian, 8th March 2011 Source: www...

Background: the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 09, 2011
“A short guide to the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003, which have allowed a man’s views on foxhunting to be placed on a par with religious belief.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2011 Source: www.telegraph...

Woman convicted of impersonating a social worker ? The Guardian

Posted on March 09, 2011
“A woman from Hertfordshire has become the first person to be convicted of pretending to be a qualified social worker, six years after legislation protecting the professional title took effect.” Full story The Guardian, 8th March 2011 Source: www...

Judge pledges more consistency in assault sentencing ? BBC News

Posted on March 09, 2011
“New guidelines on sentencing offenders guilty of assault should ensure there is greater consistency between courts, a senior judge has told the BBC.” Full story BBC News, 9th March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Broadmoor patient makes history with court appeal ? The Independent

Posted on March 09, 2011
“A patient in Broadmoor Hospital who has spent more than two decades alongside some of Britain’s most dangerous criminals has won the right to have a review into his detention heard in public, The Independent has learned.” Full story The Independent, 9th March 2011 Source: www...

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