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Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on February 23, 2010
The Animal Welfare (Codes of Practice) (Appointed Day) (England) Order 2010 The Schools Forums (England) Regulations 2010 The Social Security (Credits) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Car and Van Fuel Benefit Order 2010 The Stamp Duty Land Tax Avoidance Schemes (Prescribed Descriptions of Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to Revenue and Customs) Order 2007 [...

BT ?breaking law on cancellation rights? ? The Times

Posted on February 23, 2010
“BT, the telecoms giant, may be breaking the law by not providing sufficient cancellation rights to existing telephone customers who sign up to renewable contracts over the phone, according to Which?, the consumer group.” Full story The Times, 22nd February 2010 Source: www...

Neuberger MR calls for regulatory reform as ABS timeline is unveiled ? The Lawyer

Posted on February 23, 2010
“The Master of the Rolls Lord Neuberger has called for the regulatory ‘maze’ introduced by the Legal Services Act (LSA) to be simplified by the Legal Services Board (LSB).” Full story The Lawyer, 23rd February 2010 Source: www...

Simon Singh in court to appeal ruling over Guardian article ? The Guardian

Posted on February 23, 2010
“The science writer Simon Singh is in court today to appeal against a preliminary libel ruling over a Guardian article in which he criticised the British Chiropractic Association (BCA).” Full story The Guardian, 23rd February 2010 Source: www...

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Tesco fined over mice in aisles at Suffolk store ? BBC News

Posted on February 23, 2010
“Tesco has been ordered to pay £74,000 in fines and costs after mice were seen between the aisles of a Suffolk store.” Full story BBC News, 23rd February 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Regina v Ramchurn ? Times Law Reports

Posted on February 22, 2010
Regina v Ramchurn Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “Judicial Studies Board specimen directions provided guidance for trial judges but were not authority binding them unless approved or adopted by the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division.” The Times, 22nd February 2010 Source: www...

Regina v Valentas; Regina v Tabus ? Times Law Reports

Posted on February 22, 2010
Regina v Valentas; Regina v Tabus Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “Until there was a definite guideline issued by the Sentencing Council, proposals of the Sentencing Advisory Panel did not constitute guidance to sentencers which displaced guideline decisions of the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division...

Regina v Carter (David) ? Times Law Reports

Posted on February 22, 2010
Regina v Carter (David) Court of Appeal (Criminal Division “If a member of the jury had to be discharged, at whatever stage in the trial, the judge was not required to direct the remaining members of the jury to ignore any views expressed by the juror who had departed...

The Rule of Law by Tom Bingham ? The Guardian

Posted on February 22, 2010
“Stephen Sedley finds the insights of a senior law lord clear and compelling.” Full story The Guardian, 20th February 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on February 22, 2010
The National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Health and Health Services and Social Welfare) Order 2010 The Export Control (Guinea) Order 2010 The National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Welsh Language) Order 2010 The National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Environment) Order 2010 The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Commencement No...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on February 22, 2010
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Muhammed v R [2010] EWCA Crim 227 (19 February 2010) Azam & Ors v R [2010] EWCA Crim 226 (19 February 2010) Thames Water Utilities Ltd, R v [2010] EWCA Crim 202 (19 February 2010) Moore, R v [2010] EWCA Crim 224 (19 February 2010) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Al Dawood [...

War hero fantasist cleared of deception on legal technicality ? The Times

Posted on February 22, 2010
“A fantasist who claimed to be a decorated war veteran has had all charges against him dropped at Nuneaton Magistrates? Court because of a legal technicality.” Full story The Times, 20th February 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

PROFILE: Jonathan Sumption ? The Times

Posted on February 22, 2010
“The barrister Jonathan Sumption has been described as the cleverest man in Britain, with ‘a brain the size of the planet’ and fees to match. So when David Miliband hired this top legal banana to help to suppress evidence of MI5?s complicity in torturing a terrorist suspect, the foreign secretary did not envisage any slip-ups...

Assisted suicide: law to be decriminalised ?by back door? from next week ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 22, 2010
“Assisted suicide will be effectively decriminalised by the back door in landmark guidance to be published next week.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 19th February 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Bamber case reviewed ? The Independent

Posted on February 22, 2010
“A man who has spent the past 23 years in jail for shooting dead five of his relatives is to have his conviction re-examined after doubts were raised over key evidence used during his trial.” Full story The Independent, 22nd February 2010 Source: www...

Robbery suspect Peter Blake ?opened court doors and strolled to freedom? ? The Times

Posted on February 22, 2010
“After walking through the double doors of Court 35, Peter Blake turned down a winding staircase and within three minutes had navigated his way unnoticed through the Gothic maze of the Royal Courts of Justice.” Full story The Times, 20th February 2010 Source: www...

Regulation of estate agents ?unnecessary?, says OFT ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on February 22, 2010
“Solicitors have expressed disappointment that the Office of Fair Trading did not propose the regulation of estate agents in its home buying and selling report published last week.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd February 2010 Source: www...

Two race claims out of 150 upheld against Metropolitan police at tribunal ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 22, 2010
“Only two of almost 150 race claims made against the country?s largest police force in the past four years have been upheld at tribunals, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 20th February 2010 Source: www.telegraph...

MI5 may face new torture inquiry ? The Times

Posted on February 22, 2010
“As befits Britain?s most senior spy, Jonathan Evans is noted in Whitehall for being cool under fire. That quality will be tested this week when MI5?s director-general learns whether his service is about to be engulfed by one of the biggest crises in its 100-year history...

Photographer films his own ?anti-terror? arrest ? The Guardian

Posted on February 22, 2010
“Police questioned an amateur photographer under anti-terrorist legislation and later arrested him, claiming pictures he was taking in a Lancashire town were “suspicious” and constituted ‘antisocial behaviour’.” Full story The Guardian, 21st February 2010 Source: www...

?Baby P? doctor faces GMC hearing ? BBC News

Posted on February 22, 2010
“A doctor accused of failing to spot the signs that Baby P was being abused is due before the General Medical Council (GMC) charged with misconduct.” Full story BBC News, 22nd February 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judge criticises ?waste of money? case after pensioner threatens boys with hammer ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 22, 2010
“A Crown Court case against a pensioner who threatened four boys for climbing trees was a waste of taxpayers’ money, a judge has said.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 20th February 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Girls, you can take the skirts off ? The Times

Posted on February 22, 2010
“Equality and human rights law may make it illegal for schools to force girls to wear skirts ? because uniforms discriminate against transsexuals.” Full story The Times, 21st February 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on February 22, 2010
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Garside v Black Horse Ltd & Ors [2010] EWHC 190 (QB) (12 February 2010) Pankhurst v White [2010] EWHC 311 (QB) (18 February 2010) Malone & Ors v British Airways Plc [2010] EWHC 302 (QB) (19 February 2010) Sabin v BRB (Residuary) Ltd [2010] EWHC 267 (QB) (19 February 2010) High Court (Chancery Division) Thomas & [...

Jail for paedophile who groomed girl, 14 ? The Independent

Posted on February 22, 2010
“A predatory paedophile who stealthily groomed a 14-year-old girl with depraved and crude sexual chats before taking her to woods for sex was jailed for four years today.” Full story The Independent, 22nd February 2010 Source: www.independent...

New Code for Crown Prosecutors issued ? Crown Prosecution Service

Posted on February 22, 2010
“Keir Starmer QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, today issued a clarified and updated edition of The Code for Crown Prosecutors (the Code).” Full story Crown Prosecution Service, 22nd February 2010 Source: www.cps.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on February 19, 2010
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Hemsley v R [2010] EWCA Crim 225 (18 February 2010) Zaman, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 209 (22 January 2010) Jordan & Ors, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 206 (28 January 2010) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Rayment v Ministry of Defence [2010] EWHC 218 (QB) (18 February 2010) Frost v Oldfield [2010] [...

Public say in youth crime punishment ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on February 19, 2010
“Communities in the North East affected by crime will get a say in how young offenders are punished, Justice Secretary Jack Straw announced today.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 18th February 2010 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Media watchdog needs ?radical shake-up? but should not be abolished, MPs argue ? The Times

Posted on February 19, 2010
“Tougher powers for the Press Complaints Commission and an end to the right of companies to sue for libel will be proposed next week in a longawaited report by MPs. But the much criticised press watchdog will escape calls for its abolition or for any form of state regulation of the press...

R (Davies and another) v Revenue and Customs Commissioners; R (Gaines-Cooper) v Same ? WLR Daily

Posted on February 19, 2010
R (Davies and another) v Revenue and Customs Commissioners; R (Gaines-Cooper) v Same [2010] EWCA Civ 83; [2010] WLR (D) 45 “The revenue had not been shown, in considering cases founded upon asserted non-resident status, to have altered its interpretation or application of relevant guidance material...

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