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Irrationality did not undermine TV menu ranking decision, finds Court of Appeal ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on February 08, 2010
“A broadcasting platform did not break the rules on the placing of stations in its electronic programme guide (EPG) even though its decision was partly irrationally based and it used criteria not specifically listed in its policy.” Full story OUT-LAW...

Heathrow airport expansion e-mails investigated ? BBC News

Posted on February 08, 2010
“The Department for Transport (DfT) is facing an ‘intensive investigation’ over claims e-mails about the expansion of Heathrow Airport were deleted.” Full story BBC News, 7th February 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Sikh judge Sir Mota Singh criticises banning of Kirpan ? BBC News

Posted on February 08, 2010
“Sikhs should be allowed to wear their ceremonial daggers – known as Kirpans – to school and other public places, Britain’s first Asian judge has said.” Full story BBC News, 8th February 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Serial claimant?s bonanza from ?ageist? job ads ? The Times

Posted on February 08, 2010
“A serial litigant is believed to have earned thousands of pounds by bombarding employers with claims of ageism simply because they used the words ’school leaver’ or ‘recent graduate’ in job advertisements.” Full story The Times, 7th February 2010 Source: www...

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You are a lawyer, a woman and have a family ? and the big firms cannot tempt you with a partnership ? The Times

Posted on February 08, 2010
“Fewer than a third of new partners appointed in Britain?s biggest law firms over the past three years are women, according to new research. The number of female promotions was even lower in the ‘magic circle’ firms, with women taking up only one in five new partnership roles in the City?s legal elite...

Jack Straw returns to Iraq Inquiry as Alastair Campbell accuses BBC ? The Times

Posted on February 08, 2010
“Jack Straw will be asked today to explain why he prevented the Cabinet from seeing the full advice on the legality of the Iraq war before they voted to back the invasion.” Full story The Times, 8th February 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co...

Justice for the Wounded: Better payouts for injured troops ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 08, 2010
“Wounded troops are to be given increased compensation payments following an outcry over attempts by the Ministry of Defence to limit pay-outs.” Full story Daily Telgraph, 7th February 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Foreign student visas to be slashed, Alan Johnson announces ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 08, 2010
“Alan Johnson, the Home Secretary, is bringing in tougher rules, including demanding that applicants be able to speak passable English and banning those enrolling for short courses from bringing dependants.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 8th February 2010 Source: www...

Lawyer jailed over £6m airline scam ? The Independent

Posted on February 08, 2010
“A high-flying City lawyer who conned millions of pounds from her bank bosses to help a friend’s ailing airline has been jailed for five years.” Full story The Independent, 6th February 2010 Source; www.independent.co.uk

?Hold inquiry into Army abuse in Iraq? ? The Independent

Posted on February 08, 2010
“Ministers have been told by a senior judge to consider opening an independent inquiry into all allegations of abuse made by Iraqi civilians against the British Army. The move could lead to the biggest investigation into military malpractice ever heard in this country...

Exiled billionaire Berezovsky begins libel battle over claim he killed Litvinenko ? The Guardian

Posted on February 08, 2010
“Boris Berezovsky, a fierce critic of the Kremlin who claimed asylum in the UK in 2003, is suing Vladimir Terluk over comments he made on a Russian news programme in April 2007. In the interview, Terluk ? under the pseudonym ‘Pyotr’ ? claimed Berezovsky was responsible for Litvinenko’s radiation poisoning...

Motown tribute case to test UK libel law ? The Guardian

Posted on February 08, 2010
“Media organisations hope judgment will clear away tangle of legal complexities around defence of fair comment.” Full story The Guardian, 7th February 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Special Forces chief battles to stop book revealing details of operations in Iraq ? The Times

Posted on February 08, 2010
“The head of Britain?s special forces has been trying to stop the publication of a book by a senior BBC journalist which describes in ‘tactical detail’ operations carried out by the SAS in Iraq from 2003 to 2009.” Full story The Times, 8th February 2010 Source: www...

Unlawful anti-terror powers planned for use during 2012 Olympics ? The Times

Posted on February 08, 2010
“Police are planning to use an anti-terror law deemed unlawful by the European Court of Human Rights across the country during the London Olympics, The Times has learnt.” Full story The Times, 8th February 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Lord Goldsmith told two different truths, says legal expert ? The Observer

Posted on February 08, 2010
“Fresh questions have been raised about how Lord Goldsmith, the former attorney general, came to back the use of military force in Iraq after one of the UK’s leading legal experts highlighted apparent contradictions in his testimonies before two official inquiries...

Prisoners ?could sue? if denied vote in general election ? The Observer

Posted on February 08, 2010
“Tens of thousands of prisoners could sue if they are not allowed to vote in this year’s general election, the government is being warned.The UK, one of the few countries in the world to impose a blanket ban on prisoners voting, must give those held behind bars the vote in order to comply with a [...

Greater court protection for homeowners: consultation ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on February 05, 2010
“A consultation on whether homeowners who have failed to repay consumer credit debts should have accrued a minimum level of debt before a court can order the sale of their home has been released today.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 5th February 2010 Source: www...

Three Labour MPs and one Tory peer face expenses abuse charges ? The Guardian

Posted on February 05, 2010
“Three Labour MPs and a Tory peer will face criminal charges over alleged abuses of their expenses, it was announced today.” Full story The Guardian, 5th February 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on February 05, 2010
Supreme Court HM Treasury v Ahmed & Ors [2010] UKSC 5 (04 February 2010) Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Hancox & Anor v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 102 (04 February 2010) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Perinpanathan, R (on the application of) v City of Westminster Magistrates Court & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 40 (04 February 2010) The Port [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on February 05, 2010
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2010 The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provision) (Amendment) Order 2010 The Court Funds (Amendment) Rules 2010 Source: www...

Regina v Iqbal ? WLR Daily

Posted on February 05, 2010
Regina v Iqbal [2010] WLR (D) 23 “An application for the time for proceedings for a confiscation order to be postponed, or for a postponement to be extended, may be made only during the permitted period provided for in s 14 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002...

Regina v Barker (Steven) ? Times Law Reports

Posted on February 05, 2010
Regina v Barker (Steven) Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “It was not necessarily appropriate for a defence advocate to conduct detailed crossexamination of a child witness at trial in respect of evidence purported to undermine that child?s credibility...

Former judge hits out at ?damaging? penalties as he grants MPs? expenses appeals ? The Guardian

Posted on February 05, 2010
“Sir Paul Kennedy, the former judge dealing with MPs’ appeals against demands for repayments after the expenses scandal, was deeply critical of the ’damaging and unfair’ penalties today as he granted the majority of the 75 appeals...

DPP due to announce MPs? expenses charges decision ? BBC News

Posted on February 05, 2010
“Prosecutors are due to reveal whether they intend to bring criminal charges against six MPs and peers over their expenses claims.” Full story BBC News, 5th February 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

PCC is ?farcical?, says ex-director of public prosecutions ? The Guardian

Posted on February 05, 2010
“A leading lawyer tonight called for independent regulation of the press, and for ‘all credible media organisations’ to withdraw from the ‘farcical’ Press Complaints Commission. Sir Ken Macdonald, visiting professor of law at the LSE and the former director of public prosecutions, told an audience of editors and lawyers: ‘The press may think the PCC [...

Banks face scrutiny on money-laundering reports ? The Times

Posted on February 05, 2010
“Bank customers who lose out when a transaction is delayed because of money-laundering suspicions have won the right to challenge banks’ decisions after a landmark $300 million court case.” Full story The Times, 4th February 2010 Source: www...

Couple jailed for multi-million prostitution ring ? The Independent

Posted on February 05, 2010
“A couple who ran a multi-million-pound prostitution ring of trafficked young women and girls were behind bars today.” Full story The Independent, 4th February 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Lawyers want UK public inquiry into Iraq abuse ? BBC News

Posted on February 05, 2010
“A group of lawyers is attempting to secure a public inquiry into how UK forces treated detainees in Iraq.” Full story BBC News, 5th February 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Sir Ken MacDonald: former DPP warns British libel laws suppressing free speech ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 05, 2010
“British courts represent a serious threat to freedom of speech, suppressing the spread of information around the world, the former Director of Public Prosecutions Sir Ken MacDonald said.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 5th February 2010 Source: www...

Channel 4 fails to win gagging order in libel battle over Michael Jackson film ? The Guardian

Posted on February 05, 2010
“Channel 4 tried and failed to win an injunction to prevent reporting of a hearing in a multimillion-pound libel battle in the high court in which the broadcaster has been accused of faking elements of a documentary purporting to show members of Michael Jackson’s family moving to Devon...

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