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Pleural plaques: Jack Straw statement ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on February 25, 2010
“Justice Secretary Jack Straw has made a statement on the government?s decision on the question of compensation for pleural plaques.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 25th February 2010 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Norris v Government of United States of America (No 2) ? The Times

Posted on February 25, 2010
Norris v Government of United States of America (No 2) Supreme Court “Only the gravest effects of interference with family life would make extradition disproportionate to the public interest in the prevention of crime.” The Times, 25th February 2010 Source: www...

Bournemouth University Higher Education Corpn v Buckland ? WLR Daily

Posted on February 25, 2010
Bournemouth University Higher Education Corpn v Buckland [2010] EWCA Civ 121; [2010] WLR (D) 51 “A repudiatory breach of contract, once it had happened, could not be cured by the contract breaker.” WLR Daily, 24th February 2010 Source: www...

Regina (Amro International SA and another) v Financial Services Authority and others ? WLR Daily

Posted on February 25, 2010
Regina (Amro International SA and another) v Financial Services Authority and others [2010] EWCA Civ 123; [2010] WLR (D) 50 “Co-operation between national financial regulators was of the greatest importance, particularly where there were suspicions or allegations of fraud...

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Richard Buxton (a firm) v Mills-Owen (Law Society intervening) ? WLR Daily

Posted on February 25, 2010
Richard Buxton (a firm) v Mills-Owen (Law Society intervening) [2010] EWCA Civ 122; [2010] WLR (D) 49 “It was wrong to restrict the circumstances in which a solicitor might lawfully terminate his retainer to those in which he was instructed to do something improper...

Good Harvest Partnership LLP v Centaur Services Ltd ? WLR Daily

Posted on February 25, 2010
Good Harvest Partnership LLP v Centaur Services Ltd [2010] EWHC 330 (Ch); [2010] WLR (D) 48 “The Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 precluded a person who had guaranteed a tenant?s obligations under a lease from being required to give a further guarantee in respect of an assignee of the lease...

Professor who claimed degrees were dumbed down wins case ? The Times

Posted on February 25, 2010
“An academic who took a stand against ‘dumbing down’ the quality of university degrees won a long-running legal battle yesterday when the Court of Appeal accepted that he was forced out of his job.” Full story The Times, 25th February 2010 Source: www...

Solicitors ?key? to increasing judicial diversity ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on February 25, 2010
“Persuading more solicitors to apply for judicial posts is ?absolutely key? to increasing diversity in the judiciary, the chairwoman of the Advisory Panel on Judicial Diversity told the Gazette this week, as the panel published a raft of recommendations aimed at improving diversity on the bench...

Mandelson?s legal action halts MG Rover inquiry ? The Times

Posted on February 25, 2010
“A parliamentary investigation into the businessmen who oversaw the collapse of MG Rover has been called off after it emerged that Lord Mandelson is close to commencing legal proceedings to have them banned from being company directors.” Full story The Times, 25th February 2010 Source: www...

Law Society TUPE action reaches the High Court ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on February 25, 2010
“The Law Society?s legal action against the Office for Legal Complaints and the government to determine whether employment protection rules apply to staff at the Legal Complaints Service was heard in the High Court last week.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 25th February 2010 Source: www...

Tories and Lib Dems to oppose controversial Digital Economy Bill clause ? The Times

Posted on February 25, 2010
“Controversial proposals that would give Lord Mandelson unprecedented powers to amend copyright laws will be jettisoned next week when the Government suffers the first large defeat of its flagship media plans.” Full story The Times, 25th February 2010 Source: www...

No privacy laws, but the media must behave, say MPs ? The Times

Posted on February 25, 2010
“Newspapers and broadcasters run the risk of increased damages in privacy actions if they fail to tell people they will be exposing them, MPs say today.” Full story The Times, 24th February 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Some criminal advocates ?not up to the job? ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on February 25, 2010
“Research on how to assess standards of advocacy has backed up anecdotal evidence that there are problems with the quality of some criminal advocates, but found there is no significant disparity between the performance of solicitors and barristers...

Mercy killers to face the full rigour of criminal law, says DPP ? The Times

Posted on February 25, 2010
“Mercy killers will face the full rigours of the criminal law under guidelines to be announced today by the Director of Public Prosecutions.” Full story The Times, 25th February 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

News of the World phone hacking: Legal loophole to be closed ? The Guardian

Posted on February 25, 2010
“The government is planning to close a loophole in the law that makes it legal to hack into someone else’s voicemail messages if they have already been listened to by the owner.” Full story The Guardian, 25th February 2010 Source: www...

Sikh campaigners threaten legal fight over 2011 census ? BBC News

Posted on February 25, 2010
“The UK Sikh Federation says it might take legal action over the Office for National Statistics’ 2011 census form.” Full story BBC News, 25th February 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Administrative Justice and Tribunals Service comes out of the shadows ? The Times

Posted on February 25, 2010
“It is unseen, ignored and unloved. The cinderella branch of the justice system deals with more cases than any other ? yet it operates largely in the shadows. This is the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Service, handling everything from parking appeals to school admissions, employment disputes to immigration and asylum cases...

Judges? lack of diversity harms court system, report warns ? The Guardian

Posted on February 25, 2010
“The lack of diversity among judges is affecting the experience of people who use the courts and limiting judicial perspectives on critical legal issues, according to a report published today (24 February).” Full story The Guardian, 24th February 2010 Source: www...

Bomb-maker jailed for three years ? BBC News

Posted on February 24, 2010
“A former member of a far-right group has been jailed for three years for making explosives in his home, including a pipe bomb.” Full story BBC News, 23rd February 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Somerset man tried to smother his wife with pillow ? BBC News

Posted on February 24, 2010
“A prominent Rotarian from Somerset has been sent to prison for eight years after admitting trying to smother his ex-model wife with a pillow.” Full story BBC News, 23rd February 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Doctor Adam Osborne guilty of misconduct ? BBC News

Posted on February 24, 2010
“A doctor who falsified a prescription for a cocaine-addicted escort girl has been found guilty of serious misconduct by the General Medical Council (GMC).” Full story BBC News, 23rd February 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on February 24, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Richard Buxton (Solicitors) v Mills-Owens & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 122 (23 February 2010) Franked Investment Group Litigation Test Claimants v Inland Revenue & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 103 (23 February 2010) National Grid Plc v Gas and Electricity Markets Authority & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 114 (23 February 2010) High Court (Patents Court) Intervet [...

Gibson and others v Sheffield City Council ? WLR daily

Posted on February 24, 2010
Gibson and others v Sheffield City Council [2010] EWCA Civ 63; [2010] WLR (D) 47 “In an equal pay claim, it was open to an employer to avoid the need for objective justification of a pay disparity if he could show that, even if the pay practice had an adverse impact on women, that practice was [...

Ex-businessman Ian Norris to be extradited to US ? BBC News

Posted on February 24, 2010
“A former industry boss has lost a Supreme Court appeal in his battle to avoid extradition from the UK to the US over obstructing justice allegations.” Full story BBC News, 24th February 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

EU court ruling over migrant UK child benefit claims ? BBC News

Posted on February 24, 2010
“The European Court of Justice has said some migrant families can stay in the UK and claim benefits – even if the main worker has left the country.” Full story BBC News, 23rd February 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Orams and Another v Apostolides ? Times Law Reports

Posted on February 24, 2010
Orams and Another v Apostolides Court of Appeal “There was no principle or public policy which prevented courts in the United Kingdom from recognising and enforcing judgments of the courts of Cyprus concerning land situated in North Cyprus controlled by the Turkish Cypriot administration...

Pitt and Another v Holt and Another ? Times Law Reports

Posted on February 24, 2010
Pitt and Another v Holt and Another Chancery Division “A receiver appointed under the Mental Health Act 1983 by the Court of Protection was entitled to set aside a settlement made by her, as receiver for her late husband, where the inheritance tax position had not been taken into account when the settlement was established...

Bogus wedding gang ?lynch pin? jailed ? UK Border Agency

Posted on February 24, 2010
“A man described as the ‘lynch pin’ of an East London sham marriage ring has been jailed for six years, following a two-year investigation by our officers.” Full press release UK Border Agency, 18th February 2010 Source: www.ukba...

Bar Vocational Course monitoring visits ? academic year 2009-10 ? Bar Standards Board

Posted on February 24, 2010
“It was agreed by the BSB’s Education & Training Committee (10 February 2009) that reports of BSB monitoring visits to Bar Vocational Course providers should be published on the BSB website from the Academic Year 2009-10.” Full press release Bar Standards Board, 23rd February 2010 Source: www...

FSA promises tougher line on change of control breaches ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on February 24, 2010
“A billion-pound property fund was fined �1,000 this week for breaching takeover rules. But a change in the law means similar offences in future could attract unlimited penalties.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 18th February 2010 Source: www.out-law...

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