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Baroness Stern?s review of the way in which rape complaints are handled by public authorities ? Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted on March 16, 2010
“An independent review by Baroness Stern, of the way in which rape complaints are handled by public authorities, was published today (Monday 15 March).” Full press release Judiciary of England and Wales, 15th March 2010 Source: www.judiciary...

Charging decision regarding Baroness Uddin ? Crown Prosecution Service

Posted on March 16, 2010
“Keir Starmer QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, today announced that there will be no charges in relation to Baroness Uddin’s claims for parliamentary expenses.” Full press release Crown Prosecution Service, 12th March 2010 Source: www...

Three year consumer lock-in is illegal, says OFT ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on March 16, 2010
“Gym membership contracts that lasted for three years and could not be cancelled breached consumer protection laws, according to consumer protection regulator the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 15th March 2010 Source: www...

Couple charged as FSA clamps down on insider dealing ? The Guardian

Posted on March 16, 2010
“A former Dresdner Kleinwort investment banker and his wife have been charged with insider dealing as part of an ongoing effort by the Financial Services Authority to crack down on market abuse, which the watchdog admitted over the weekend was still ‘unacceptably high’ in the City...

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Fifth member of staff jailed for indecent relationship with pupil at sex scandal-hit school ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 16, 2010
“A fifth member of staff at a comprehensive school involved in a scandal over sex with pupils has been jailed after he conducted an indecent relationship with a 15-year-old girl.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2010 Source: www.telegraph...

Child protection court fees scrapped ? The Guardian

Posted on March 16, 2010
“The government has pledged to scrap family court fees after an official review found evidence that the high cost was deterring some social service departments from applying to take abused and neglected children into care.” Full story The Guardian, 15th March 2010 Source: www...

Expats await state pension ruling ? The Guardian

Posted on March 16, 2010
“More than half a million retired Britons living abroad could be in line for payouts from the UK government if a European court today rules in their favour. After years of courtroom wrangling, 13 expatriates will learn if they have won their test case for the right to index-linked rises routinely paid to UK-based pensioners [...

Shortfalls in CPS leads to hundreds of defendants avoiding trial ? The Times

Posted on March 16, 2010
“Failings in the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in London have allowed hundreds of defendants to go free without facing trial, inspectors have found.” Full story The Times, 16th March 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Paedophile teacher Gerard Raffell paid off parents of 4-year-old ? The Times

Posted on March 16, 2010
“The parents of a four-year-old abuse victim accepted money, which they used for a deposit on a new house, from their son?s attacker rather than reporting him to police.” Full story The Times, 16th March 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on March 16, 2010
The Home Energy Efficiency Schemes (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Fire and Rescue Authorities (Improvement Plans) (Wales) Order 2010 The Local Government (Performance Indicators and Standards) (Wales) Order 2010 The Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No...

West Midlands police officer cleared of crash charge ? BBC News

Posted on March 16, 2010
“A police chief inspector accused of failing to stop after hitting a student with his car has been cleared.” Full story BBC News, 16th March 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Schizophrenic man jailed for fatal stabbing in London ? BBC News

Posted on March 16, 2010
“A schizophrenic man who pleaded guilty to killing a father in north London months after being fined for another attack has been jailed for life.” Full story BBC News, 16th March 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Killer stalker jailed for life ? The Guardian

Posted on March 16, 2010
“A stalker who carried out a ‘frenzied’ knife attack on his ex-girlfriend after a campaign of harassment has been jailed for life.Vikramgit Singh, 26, was told he must serve at least 20 years for the murder of Gemma Dorman in July 2008...

Expats lose appeal over index-linked pensions ? The Times

Posted on March 16, 2010
“A group of retired British citizens living abroad lost their test case in Strasbourg today for the right to have the same index-linked rises as pensioners living in the United Kingdom.” Full story The Times, 16th March 2010 Source: www.timesonline...

Officers investigated over Fiona Pilkington case ? The Times

Posted on March 16, 2010
“Ten police officers are being investigated over the way they handled the case of a mother and her disabled daughter who suffered years of abuse from youths and were found dead in a burnt-out car, a watchdog said today.” Full story The Times, 16th March 2010 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 15, 2010
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) McKeown v British Horseracing Authority [2010] EWHC 508 (QB) (12 March 2010) High Court (Administrative Court) Rowe, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWHC 524 (Admin) (12 March 2010) Cooperative Group Ltd, R (on the application of) v Northumberland County Council [2010] EWHC 373 [...

Giving soldiers human rights in war zones ?will hamper battlefield commanders? ? The Times

Posted on March 15, 2010
“A mother?s battle to ensure that soldiers in war zones have their human rights protected will be challenged by the Government today as it argues that commanders will fear being sued for decisions made in the heat of battle.” Full story The Times, 15th March 2010 Source: www...

Police could face legal action over ?unfair? searches ? The Independent

Posted on March 15, 2010
“Police forces were threatened with legal action today as the Government’s equality watchdog said black and Asian Britons were still being unfairly targeted for stop and searches.” Full story The Independent, 15th March 2010 Source: www...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on March 15, 2010
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No. 15, Consequential Amendments and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2010 The Jobseeker?s Allowance (Skills Training Conditionality Pilot) Regulations 2010 The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions Designation (No...

Agbaje v Agbaje ? Times Law Reports

Posted on March 15, 2010
Agbaje v Agbaje Supreme Court “An English court was not required to apply a forum non conveniens test when considering whether it would be appropriate to make an order for financial relief following a divorce which had been granted in a foreign jurisdiction...

Corporal Dewi Pritchard was ?sent with a laurel leaf, not a gun? ? The Times

Posted on March 15, 2010
“Anthony Pritchard feels furious and forgotten. Like many military relatives who have lost loved ones in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has a lot of unanswered questions about the death of his son in Basra in August 2003.” Full story The Times, 15th March 2010 Source: www...

Fears over non-Muslims? use of Islamic law to resolve disputes ? The Guardian

Posted on March 15, 2010
“Campaigners have voiced concerns over a growing number of non-Muslims using Islamic law to resolve legal disputes in Britain despite controversy over the role of sharia law.” Full story The Guardian, 14th March 2010 Source: www.guardian.co...

Animal rights activist using FOI laws to target universities ? The Guardian

Posted on March 15, 2010
“A convicted animal rights activist is using freedom of information laws to force universities to reveal details of their animal experiments, raising fears that scientists involved could suffer renewed intimidation.” Full story The Guardian, 15th March 2010 Source: www...

Lords place themselves beyond reach of the law ? The Times

Posted on March 15, 2010
“Peers who have claimed hundreds of thousands of pounds for homes they rarely visit will escape prosecution through a House of Lords loophole.” Full story The Times, 13th March 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Man fined over Facebook insult to ex-girlfriend ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 15, 2010
“A man has been ordered to pay �165 for calling his ex-girlfriend an offensive name on Facebook, in one of the first cases of its kind.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Asylum deportation flights need rights monitors, EU says ? The Guardian

Posted on March 15, 2010
“Deportation flights should carry human rights monitors to check on the safety of failed asylum seekers who have been forcibly removed, a senior EU commissioner has recommended.” Full story The Guardian, 14th March 2010 Source: www.guardian...

Judge slams ?ridiculously short sentences? and frees torture gang ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 15, 2010
“A judge has criticised the justice system for tying his hands with ‘ridiculously short sentences’ after he was forced to free a gang that took a teenager from a children’s home and tortured him.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2010 Source: www...

Space law course to tackle final frontier ? The Guardian

Posted on March 15, 2010
“For the first time in a UK syllabus, a module on law and the legal system beyond Earth’s atmosphere will be included as an option for students starting at Sunderland University in September.” Full story The Guardian, 14th March 2010 Source: www...

Solicitor General to examine ?News of the World? hacking ? The Independent

Posted on March 15, 2010
“The News of the World phone-hacking scandal took a fresh twist yesterday as it emerged that Britain’s second most senior law officer is to examine concerns of collusion between the newspaper and police.” Full story The Independent, 14th March 2010 Source: www...

Ministry of Justice dismisses adviser?s claim ? The Times

Posted on March 15, 2010
“The Government has rejected calls from their own adviser to raise the age of criminal responsibility from ten to twelve.” Full story The Times, 13th March 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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