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Fidler v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Another ? Times Law Reports

Posted on February 09, 2010
Fidler v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Another Queen’s Bench Division “The erection and removal of straw bales, which concealed a new dwelling constructed without planning permission, formed part of the totality of building operations originally contemplated and intended to be carried out by the claimant...

Welwyn Hatfield Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Another ? Times Law Reports

Posted on February 09, 2010
Welwyn Hatfield Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Another Court of Appeal “A local planning authority could not bring enforcement proceedings against the unlawful construction of a dwelling house on a farm in breach of planning permission which was granted for the purpose of erecting a barn...

Asset-freezing terror Bill rushed through Commons ? BBC News

Posted on February 09, 2010
“Emergency legislation has been rushed through the House of Commons that will allow the assets of suspected terrorists to be frozen.” Full story BBC News, 9th February 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Better worker rights laws urged to tackle poverty ? BBC News

Posted on February 09, 2010
“Laws protecting workers’ rights must be improved to tackle poverty, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.” Full story BBC News, 9th February 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Man ?breached Asbo by dressing as a schoolgirl? ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 09, 2010
“A man is to stand trial charged with breaching an Asbo which bans him from dressing up as a schoolgirl.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 8th February 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Wealthy landowner jailed for life for murdering estranged wife ? The Guardian

Posted on February 09, 2010
“A judge today criticised a wealthy landowner for not revealing where he had hidden the body of his estranged wife after he murdered her.” Full story The Guardian, 8th February 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Spies must seek ministerial green light to pay bribes, Lords rules ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 09, 2010
“Spies will have to seek permission from ministers before paying bribes to ?contacts?, the House of Lords has ruled.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 9th February 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Pitt and Jolie to sue News of the World over ?split? story ? The Guardian

Posted on February 09, 2010
“Claim of separation ‘false as well as intrusive’, say lawyers, as Pitt and Jolie begin action in London high court.” Full story The Guardian, 9th February 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

The Big Question: What is parliamentary privilege, and is it being abused? ? The Independent

Posted on February 09, 2010
“Why are we asking this now? Three Labour MPs, Elliot Morley, David Chaytor, Jim Devine and a Tory peer, Lord Hanningfield, have been charged with false accounting over their expenses claims. They deny the offences and are trying to avoid a criminal trial by invoking the 1689 Bill of Rights which gives force to parliamentary privilege...

Dannii Minogue privacy complaint upheld ? BBC News

Posted on February 09, 2010
“The press watchdog has upheld two complaints from X Factor judge Dannii Minogue against the Daily Mirror and Daily Record over invasion of privacy.” Full story BBC News, 9th February 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ali Dizaei sentenced to four years in jail ? The Guardian

Posted on February 09, 2010
“The most senior British police officer ever convicted of corruption offences was starting a four-year prison sentence �yesterday after a jury found he had tried to frame an innocent man and told a series of lies in an attempt to cover up his abuse of office...

Sikh ?ceremonial daggers? should be allowed in schools, says judge ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 09, 2010
“Sikh pupils should be allowed to carry ceremonial daggers, Britain’s first Asian judge has said, following a case in which a 14-year-old was excluded for insisting on bringing his Kirpan blade to school.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 8th February 2010 Source: www...

Bar Council to launch legal action against MoJ ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on February 09, 2010
“The Bar Council and the Criminal Bar Association are set to take the government to court for the first time in 20 years over what they claim are ?inadequate and unfair? consultations on new fees for criminal legal aid work.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 8th February 2010 Source: www...

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Posted on February 08, 2010

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on February 08, 2010
The Private Water Supplies (Wales) Regulations 2010 The M4 Motorway (Junction 24, Coldra Interchange, Newport) (40 MPH Speed Limit) Regulations 2010 The Ealing Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2010 The Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Amendment Regulations 2010 The Offender Management Act 2007 (Commencement No...

Professional discipline ? challenges for the future ? speech by Lord Neuberger

Posted on February 08, 2010
“Professional discipline – challenges for the future – speech at the Disciplinary Conference 2010, 5th February 2010.” Full speech Judiciary of England and Wales, 5th February 2010 Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Review of control orders report published ? Home Office

Posted on February 08, 2010
“Lord Carlile, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, has published his fifth annual report on the operation of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005.” Full press release Home office, 1st February 2010 Source: www.homeoffice.gov...

Statement from Keir Starmer QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, on parliamentary expenses charging decisions ? Crown Prosecution Service

Posted on February 08, 2010
“Following widespread concerns about the expenses claimed by some MPs and some members of the House of Lords, a number of complaints were made to the Metropolitan Police alleging criminal conduct. In light of these complaints on 15 May 2009, the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Paul Stephenson, and I agreed to set up [...

NML Capital Ltd v Republic of Argentina ? WLR Daily

Posted on February 08, 2010
NML Capital Ltd v Republic of Argentina [2010] EWCA Civ 41; [2010] WLR (D) 28 “A court had no jurisdiction to permit a claimant to serve proceedings on a foreign state unless it was satisfied that there was, at the least, a good arguable case that the defendant state was not immune from suit...

Shah and another v HSBC Private Bank (UK) Ltd ? WLR Daily

Posted on February 08, 2010
Shah and another v HSBC Private Bank (UK) Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 31; [2010] WLR (D) 27 “Where a bank claimed, for the purposes of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, to entertain ’suspicion’ about money-laundering concerning a proposed transaction on a customer?s account, and had failed to carry out instructions promptly, a customer might be [...

R (Perinpanathan) v City of Westminster Magistrates? Court and another ? WLR Daily

Posted on February 08, 2010
R (Perinpanathan) v City of Westminster Magistrates? Court and another [2010] EWCA Civ 40; [2010] WLR (D) 26 “A magistrates? court exercising its discretion under s 64(1) of the Magistrates? Courts Act 1980 ‘to make an order for costs … as it thinks just and reasonable’ �in relation to forfeiture proceedings successfully defended was entitled to [...

Attorney General?s Reference (No 79 of 2009) ? WLR Daily

Posted on February 08, 2010
Attorney General?s Reference (No 79 of 2009) [2010] WLR (D) 25 “In considering whether a sentence was unduly lenient the question for the Court of Appeal was whether the sentencing judge had, on the material presented to the Crown Court, erred in principle...

R (Degainis) v Secretary of State for Justice ? WLR Daily

Posted on February 08, 2010
R (Degainis) v Secretary of State for Justice [2010] EWHC 137 (Admin); [2010] WLR (D) 24 �”When deciding whether to make an award of damages, under art 5(5) of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, for a breach of art 5(4) of the Convention it was necessary to have regard to [...

National Navigation Co v Endesa Generacion SA ? Times Law Reports

Posted on February 08, 2010
National Navigation Co v Endesa Generacion SA Court of Appeal “A judgment by a member state of the European Union, which ruled that an arbitration clause had not been incorporated into a contract and that proceedings should not be declined for that reason, although not on the merits of the case, was one that had to be [...

Attorney General: Keynote Speech ? CPS National Schools Project Launch ? Attorney General?s Office

Posted on February 08, 2010
“Attorney General: Keynote Speech – CPS National Schools Project Launch.” Full speech Attorney General’s Office, 4th February 2010 Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Attorney General: Delivering an Excellent Public Prosecution Service ? Attorney General?s Office

Posted on February 08, 2010
“Attorney General’s speech to CPS National Schools Project Launch – 4th February 2010.” Full speech Attorney General’s Office, 3rd February 2010 Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Joint Bar Council / CBA Response to the LSC VHCC Paper ? The Bar Council

Posted on February 08, 2010
“Joint response by the Bar Council and the Criminal Bar Association to the Legal Services Commission VHCC paper.” Full response The Bar Council, 7th February 2010 Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Bar Council Moves Toward Judicial Review of Government?s Consultations on Criminal Legal Aid ? The Bar Council

Posted on February 08, 2010
“The Bar Council has taken the first step toward a judicial review (JR) of two consultations on Advocates Graduated Fees and Very High Cost Cases (VHCCs) which are being conducted by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the Legal Services Commission (LSC) respectively...

Cycling company wrong to suggest Olympian?s endorsement, rules ad watchdog ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on February 08, 2010
“An Olympic medal-winning cyclist has had her objection to being used in a bicycle chain advertisement upheld by advertising regulator the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 4th February 2010 Source: www.out-law...

HP ordered to pay �200m within two weeks in interim damages ruling ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on February 08, 2010
“The High Court has ordered Hewlett-Packard to pay BSkyB �200 million in interim damages, according to press reports.�The interim award follows a ruling last week over a contract tendering process.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 3rd February 2010 Source: www...

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