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Focus: 4 New square, Bar Wars ? The Lawyer

Posted on March 17, 2010
“Despite 4 New Square defeating accusations of racist behaviour in the Employment Tribunal, the case has not done the image of the set – or indeed the bar as a whole – any favours.” Full story The Lawyer, 15th March 2010 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 17, 2010
Supreme Court JS (Sri Lanka), R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] UKSC 15 (17 March 2010) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Maga v The Trustees of the Birmingham Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church [2010] EWCA Civ 256 (16 March 2010) Agricullo Ltd v Yorkshire Housing Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 229 [...

Consultation launched on upper age limit for jury service ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on March 17, 2010
“The government today launched a consultation on raising the upper age limit for jury service in England and Wales.” Full press release Ministry of Justice, 16th March 2010 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Reforming the illegality defence ? Law Commission

Posted on March 17, 2010
“We have published a report and draft Bill, recommending statutory reform of the illegality defence as it applies to trusts law.” Full press release Law Commission, 17th March 2010 Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk

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Civil Litigation Costs Review ? Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted on March 17, 2010
“Following publication of the final report of Lord Justice Jackson?s comprehensive review, the senior judiciary has considered its response to the report.” Full press release Judiciary of England and Wales, 17th March 2010 Source: www.judiciary...

Head of CPS London plans to turn service around ? Crown Prosecution Service

Posted on March 17, 2010
“The new head of the Crown Prosecution Service in London has set in place plans to improve the service CPS London provides to victims and witnesses in the capital.” Full press release Crown Prosecution Service, 16th March 2010 Source: www...

Regina v Jamalov ? Times Law Reports

Posted on March 17, 2010
Regina v Jamalov Court of Appeal “The fact that a defendant?s name was correctly recorded in an identity document was not a defence to a prosecution if the document was false and was used to establish the defendant?s name.” The Times, 17th March 2010 Source: www...

Attorney-General?s Reference (No 79 of 2009) ? Times Law Reports

Posted on March 17, 2010
Attorney-General?s Reference (No 79 of 2009) Court of Appeal “In considering whether a sentence was unduly lenient the question for the Court of Appeal was what the sentencing judge should have done on the material presented to her.” The Times, 17th March 2010 Source: www...

Regina v Hussain (Shabbir) ? Times Law Reports

Posted on March 17, 2010
Regina v Hussain (Shabbir) Court of Appeal “A person in possession of controlled drugs who intended to supply them outside the jurisdiction did not commit an offence.” The Times, 17th March 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Rothschild claim fraudster guilty ? BBC News

Posted on March 17, 2010
“A man who claimed to be financier Edmund De Rothschild’s illegitimate son has been convicted of conning a woman out of more than £300,000.” Full story BBC News, 16th March 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man, 81, sentenced for sex assault in Stevenage ? BBC News

Posted on March 17, 2010
“An 81-year-old man who sexually assaulted a six-year-old girl has been given an eight month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months.” Full story BBC News, 16th March 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Former Merrill Lynch trader banned for five years ? The Guardian

Posted on March 17, 2010
“A former proprietary trader at  Merrill Lynch, who mispriced trades in a desperate bid to cover up some of the $456m (£300m) of losses he had racked up, was banned from working in the industry for at least five years.” Full story The Guardian, 16th March 2010 Source: www...

Digital economy bill: Online piracy law unlikely to face major scrutiny ? The Guardian

Posted on March 17, 2010
“The government is planning to introduce controversial measures, backed by the Conservatives, that would force internet companies to block websites that host substantial amounts of pirated content as it scrambles to get its digital economy bill through parliament...

Man wins compensation for sex abuse ?not connected to Church? ? The Times

Posted on March 17, 2010
“A man who was abused by a Roman Catholic priest more than 30 years ago won £32,500 damages yesterday even though he was not a member of the church congregation.” Full story The Times, 17th March 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Woman died after ?worst botched operation? seen in British hosptial ? The Times

Posted on March 17, 2010
“An elderly woman died after a German locum doctor carried out one of the ‘worst botched operations’ seen in a British hospital, an inquest heard yesterday.” Full story The Times, 17th March 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on March 17, 2010
The Health Protection (Local Authority Powers) Regulations 2010 The Health Protection (Part 2A Orders) Regulations 2010 The Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010 The Feed-in Tariffs (Specified Maximum Capacity and Functions) Order 2010 The School Teachers? Incentive Payments (England) Order 2010 The National Health Service Trusts (Consultation on Establishment and Dissolution) Regulations 2010 The Childcare (Exemptions from Registration) (Amendment) Order 2010 The Tribunal [...

Noise row neighbour jailed over Torquay stabbing ? BBC News

Posted on March 17, 2010
“A Devon man who stabbed a neighbour’s friend in the back and threatened him with a baseball bat in a row over noise has been jailed for 30 months.” Full story BBC News, 17th March 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man acquitted of charge in lagoon murder trial ? BBC News

Posted on March 17, 2010
“One of the defendants in the trial into the death of a man whose headless body was found in a Bedfordshire lake has been acquitted of familial homicide.” Full story BBC News, 17th March 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Bingo website ad banned for presenting negative racial stereotype ? The Guardian

Posted on March 17, 2010
“The advertising watchdog has banned a TV commercial for a gambling website for portraying black people as less intelligent than white people and presenting a negative racial stereotype.” Full story The Guardian, 17th March 2010 Source: www...

Government to continue climate change ads despite criticism from watchdog ? The Guardian

Posted on March 17, 2010
“Department stands by climate change campaign as ASA bans press adverts that ’should have been phrased more tentatively’.” Full story The Guardian, 17th March 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Cruise line pays out over Legionnaires? disease death ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 17, 2010
“The widow of a British man who died after contracting Legionnaires’ disease during a Fred Olsen cruise has been awarded a £70,000 financial settlement.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 17th March 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Boy forced to move in with father will go to foster home first ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 17, 2010
“The 12-year-old, who has always lived with his mother, will leave school this afternoon and be picked up by his foster parents. He will stay with them until the Easter holidays when he will be taken from the West Midlands to live with his father near London, whom he has not seen for four years...

Hospital chief who stepped down after infection scandal claims payout ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 17, 2010
“The former hospital executive at the centre of Britain’s worst ever superbug outbreak has launched an appeal at the High Court to claim £175,000 for the loss of her job.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 17th March 2010 Source: www.telegraph...

Woman ordered to quit 92-year-old mother?s home ? The Independent

Posted on March 17, 2010
“A court today ordered a 60-year-old woman to leave the home of the 92-year-old mother she has not spoken to for eight years.” Full story The Independent, 17th March 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Adviser warns Ed Balls over children?s social care funding ?concerns? ? The Guardian

Posted on March 17, 2010
“Fresh package of funding and reform unveiled as the government’s independent child safety adviser warns the children’s secretary of a rise in demand on frontline services.” Full story The Guardian, 17th March 2010 Source: www...

Gyrocopter pilot cleared of manslaughter over hunt member?s death ? The Guardian

Posted on March 17, 2010
“The animal rights activist Bryan Griffiths was today cleared of the manslaughter of Warwickshire hunt member Trevor Morse, who was killed when he was struck by the blade of a gyrocopter.” Full story The Guardian, 17th March 2010 Source: www...

Boy, 12, sent to prison after string of crimes ? The Times

Posted on March 17, 2010
“A 12-year-old boy who committed a catalogue of crimes has become one of the country?s youngest prisoners after being given a 10-month custodial term.” Full story The Times, 17th March 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Catholic adoption society wins fight to be exempted over gay rights ? The Times

Posted on March 17, 2010
“A Catholic adoption society has won a High Court battle which could allow it to go against legislation forcing it to consider gay couples as adoptive parents.” Full story The Times, 17th March 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Jeremy Rosenblatt: top-earning barrister guilty of inflating legal aid fee ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 16, 2010
“One of the country?s highest paid civil barristers, Jeremy Rosenblatt, has been banned from taking on new clients for three months after he was found guilty of trying to inflate his publicly-funded legal fees.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 16th March 2010 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 16, 2010
High Court (Administrative Court) Persimmon Homes Ltd & Anor, R (on the application of) v Vale of Glamorgan Council [2010] EWHC 535 (Admin) (15 March 2010) High Court (Chancery Division) Cadogan v Panagopoulos & Anor [2010] EWHC 422 (Ch) (15 March 2010) High Court (Family Division) W v W [2010] EWHC 332 (Fam) (04 March 2010) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Goldberg [...

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