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Couple who deceived planners win right to stay in Potters Bar barn ? The Times

Posted on January 30, 2010
“A property developer who built a £500,000 home disguised as a barn in the green belt has won his appeal against eviction.” Full story The Times, 30th January 2010 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Family wins £100,000 for detention ordeal ? The Guardian

Posted on January 30, 2010
“A refugee has won a settlement of £100,000 from the Home Office after it admitted falsely imprisoning her and her children at an immigration detention centre.” Full story The Guardian, 29th January 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

High court overturns superinjunction granted to England captain John Terry ? The Guardian

Posted on January 30, 2010
“England captain John Terry emerged as the footballer who had obtained a gagging order preventing the publication of claims about his private life, after the high court overturned a superinjunction yesterday.” Full story The Guardian, 30th January 2010 Source: www...

?Bad mood? killer jailed for life for Aylesbury attack ? BBC News

Posted on January 30, 2010
“A man who stabbed a woman to death as she walked her dog because he was feeling ‘very angry’ has been jailed for life.” Full story BBC News, 29th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Drink-driver who killed pedestrians jailed ? The Independent

Posted on January 30, 2010
“A drink-driver who killed two pedestrians and left a 12-year-old girl brain damaged after his car mounted a pavement was jailed for 10 years today.” Full story The Independent, 29th January 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

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Posted on January 30, 2010
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Consultations open on Equality Bill codes of practice ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on January 29, 2010
“The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has begun its consultation process on proposed codes of practice relating to new planned equality legislation.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 29th January 2010 Source: www.out-law.com

G20 group begin compensation battle after charges dropped ? The Independent

Posted on January 29, 2010
“A gang of G20 protesters launched a battle for compensation against Scotland Yard today after prosecutors dropped charges against them.” Full story The Independent, 29th January 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on January 29, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Boughtwood v Oak Investment Partners XII, Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 23 (28 January 2010) Bradford (Valuation Officer) v Vtesse Networks Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 16 (28 January 2010) S-C (Children) [2010] EWCA Civ 21 (28 January 2010) High Court (Chancery Division) The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc v Chandra & Anor [2010] [...

Internet racism pair lose appeal ? BBC News

Posted on January 29, 2010
“Two men have lost their appeals against the UK’s first conviction for inciting racial hatred via a foreign website.” Full story BBC News, 29th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on January 29, 2010
The Children Act 2004 Information Database (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Charities (Disclosure of Revenue and Customs Information to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland) Regulations 2010 The Weights and Measures (Specified Quantities) (Unwrapped Bread and Intoxicating Liquor) Order 2010 The Service Voters? Registration Period Order 2010 The Damages-Based Agreements Regulations 2010 The East Harling Internal Drainage District (Alteration of [...

Law firm?s piracy hunt condemned ? BBC News

Posted on January 29, 2010
“Music industry representative the BPI has criticised the approach used by a UK law firm in chasing file-sharers.” Full story BBC News, 29th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

High Court gives green light for offshore tax clawback ? The Times

Posted on January 29, 2010
“The taxman was given the green light to claw back millions from UK residents who put their money in tax-haven offshore trusts today, after the High Court rejected a challenge that claimed the measures would lead to destitution and marital breakdown...

Sex assault head teacher David Thorley loses appeal ? BBC News

Posted on January 29, 2010
“A Pembrokeshire head teacher convicted of nine counts of sexually assaulting girls in his care has lost an appeal against his conviction.” Full story BBC News, 28th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Record numbers of women held for violent crimes ? The Independent

Posted on January 29, 2010
“Record numbers of women are being arrested for violent crimes, it was revealed today (28 January).” Full story The Independent, 28th January 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Stalkers are criminals ? not ?incompetent suitors? ? The Guardian

Posted on January 29, 2010
“A man who harassed a woman for seven years has been jailed for just 16 weeks. Why is the law so slow to realise that stalking is a serious ? and often violent ? crime?” Full story The Guardian, 29th January 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Victims of rogue car clampers to get compensation ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 29, 2010
“Motorists who fall victim to rogue clampers will be entitled to claim compensation, under new powers brought in by the Government.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 29th January 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

BNP given last chance to make equality change to constitution ? The Guardian

Posted on January 29, 2010
“The British National party was warned tonight (28 January) that it had one last chance to scrap its constitution or face legal action under equality laws.” Full story The Guardian, 28th January 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Police given more powers on under-age drinking ? The Independent

Posted on January 29, 2010
“New powers aimed at making it easier for police to crack down on under-age drinkers came into force today.” Full story The Independent, 29th January 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Bhamra v Dubb ? WLR Daily

Posted on January 29, 2010
Bhamra v Dubb [2010] EWCA Civ 13; [2010] WLR (D) 10 “A caterer, who had supplied a dish for guests at a Sikh wedding knowing that the recipe could sometimes contain egg, a food prohibited by the Sikh religion, owed a duty of care to a guest who was allergic to eggs and subsequently died after [...

Same v al-Ghabra; Regina (Youssef) v HM Treasury ? Times Law Reports

Posted on January 29, 2010
Same v al-Ghabra; Regina (Youssef) v HM Treasury Supreme Court “The Treasury exceeded its powers by authorising, in on the test of reasonable suspicion alone, a major inroad into the rights of individuals to dispose of their assets as they chose and to live free of executive interference...

In re Guardian and Media News Ltd and Others ? Times Law Reports

Posted on January 29, 2010
In re Guardian and Media News Ltd and Others Supreme Court “Where individuals challenged anti-terrorism asset-freezing orders, the general public interest in publishing a report of the proceedings in which they were named justified curtailing their rights to private life...

Guardian Daily: Assisted suicide and the law ? The Guardian

Posted on January 29, 2010
“Earlier this month, Frances Inglis was jailed for nine years for murder after injecting her brain-damaged son Thomas, 22, with a lethal dose of heroin. Just days later, Kay Gilderdale pleaded guilty to assisting suicide but was acquitted of murdering her daughter Lynn, 31, an ME sufferer whom she’d given morphine...

Britain ?complicit in mistreatment and possible torture? says UN ? The Guardian

Posted on January 28, 2010
“United Nations human rights investigators have concluded that the British government has been complicit in the mistreatment and possible torture of several of its own citizens during the ‘war on terror’.” Full story The Guardian, 27th January 2010 Source: www...

Trial of teenager accused of hate campaign ends as witness collapses ? The Times

Posted on January 28, 2010
“A teenager who branded Francecca Hardwick, the disabled girl found dead with her mother in a burnt-out car, a ‘freak’ who ‘deserved what she got’, walked free from court yesterday.” Full story The Times, 28th January 2010 Source: www...

Combined fund to support victims of sexual violence ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on January 28, 2010
“Government funding for voluntary agencies that provide support to victims of sexual violence will be streamlined with the establishment of a one-year combined fund for 2010/11.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 27th January 2010 Source: www...

Lord Jackson?s final report has sent shockwaves through the industry ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on January 28, 2010
“The weekend after Lord Justice Jackson published his final report on civil litigation costs, says Simon Gibbs, would have seen many of those working in the costs industry updating their CVs.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 28th January 2010 Source: www...

Supreme Court strikes down terror suspects? anonymity orders ? The Times

Posted on January 28, 2010
“It was one of the first cases to be heard by the new transparent Supreme Court ? and it was shrouded in secrecy. But yesterday the justices struck a blow for openness, in line with its much-vaunted visibility as the UK?s highest court.” Full story The Times, 28th January 2010 Source: www...

MMR scare doctor to be given verdict on research ? BBC News

Posted on January 28, 2010
“The doctor who first suggested the link between MMR vaccinations and autism is to hear whether he is guilty of unethical research practices.” Full story BBC News, 28th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

UK authorities? inability to seize counterfeits results in EU court referral ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on January 28, 2010
“The Court of Appeals has asked Europe’s highest court to rule on whether UK authorities can seize counterfeit goods passing through the UK and allow brand owners to take legal action against the companies behind the fakes.” Full story OUT-LAW...

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