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Equality Commission calls for over-65s to keep working ? BBC News

Posted on January 26, 2010
“People should be allowed to work beyond the age of 65 and with more flexible hours, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has said.” Full story BBC News, 25th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Jenna Thomas murderer given 18 years in jail ? BBC News

Posted on January 26, 2010
“A 50-year-old doorman who murdered his 21-year-old ex-girlfriend after she started a relationship with a man of her own age has been jailed for life.” Full story BBC News, 25th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on January 26, 2010
Supreme Court Mahad (previously referred to as AM) (Ethiopia) v Entry Clearance Officer [2009] UKSC 16 (16 December 2009) E, R (on the application of) v Governing Body of JFS & Anor [2009] UKSC 15 (16 December 2009) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Patel, Modha & Odedra v Entry Clearance Officer (Mumbai) [2010] EWCA Civ 17 (25 January 2010) Lombard [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on January 26, 2010
The Community Legal Service (Financial) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Official Feed and Food Controls (Wales) Regulations 2009 The Food Enzymes (Wales) Regulations 2009 The Food (Jelly Mini-Cups) (Emergency Control) (Wales) Regulations 2009 Source: www...

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KB (Trinidad and Tobago) v Secretary of State for the Home Department ? WLR Daily

Posted on January 26, 2010
KB (Trinidad and Tobago) v Secretary of State for the Home Department� [2010] EWCA Civ 11; [2010] WLR (D) 9 “Deportation cases, where the aim was the prevention or disorder and crime, did not call for a materially different approach from that required in ordinary removal cases, where the aim was the maintenance of effective immigration [...

JO (Uganda) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; JT (Ivory Coast)v Secretary of State for the Home Department ? WLR Daily

Posted on January 26, 2010
JO (Uganda) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; JT (Ivory Coast)v Secretary of State for the Home Department� [2010] EWCA Civ 10; [2010] WLR (D) 8 “Where it was sought to deport or remove a settled migrant who had spent the major part of his/her childhood in the United Kingdom, on the basis that [...

Regina v Zaman ? WLR Daily

Posted on January 26, 2010
Regina v Zaman [2010] WLR (D) 7 “Where a defendant has pleaded guilty to a charge under s 4(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1967 of assisting an offender, the conviction is not rendered unsafe by reason of subsequent acquittal of the person assisted...

Syed v Director of Public Prosecutions ? Times Law Reports

Posted on January 26, 2010
Syed v Director of Public Prosecutions Queen’s Bench “It was incumbent on police officers who were considering using force to enter and search premises, without a warrant, to establish first whether they had power to do so on account of some serious or dangerous incident having occurred...

Regina v Bell ? Times Law Reports

Posted on January 26, 2010
Regina v Bell Court of Appeal “The jurisdiction which permitted a second retrial, after the jury in two earlier trials had been unable to reach a verdict, had to be exercised with extreme caution.” The Times, 26th January 2010 Source: www...

Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Police v Caston ? Times Law Reports

Posted on January 26, 2010
Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Police v Caston Court of Appeal “There was no principle of employment law which dictated how generously or sparingly the power to enlarge time limits was to be exercised.” The Times, 26th January 2010 Source: www...

Responses to MoJ consultation: Future of the Parole Board ? Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted on January 26, 2010
“Responses to Ministry of Justice consultation: Future of the Parole Board.” Full press release Judiciary of England and Wales, 25th January 2010 Source; www.judiciary.gov.uk

Sentencing remarks of Mr Justice Keith in the Matter of the Edlington Two ? Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted on January 26, 2010
“Sentencing remarks of Mr Justice Keith in the Matter of the Edlington Two” Full press release Judiciary of England and Wales, 22nd January 2010 Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Safeway proceeds with groundbreaking attempt to sue ex-employees for price fixing ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on January 26, 2010
“Safeway has been given permission to continue a groundbreaking lawsuit against former employees and directors which seeks to recover competition law fines from the ex-employees and directors involved in the breaches.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 22nd January 2010 Source: www...

Sky forced to slash ITV holding as court sets benchmark for corporate influence ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on January 26, 2010
“Pay TV company BSkyB has been told that it must follow the Competition Commission’s orders and sell over half of its stake in broadcaster ITV at a loss of around �500 million. The Court of Appeal backed the Commission’s ruling.” Full story OUT-LAW...

Bridgend teenager disabled at birth is awarded �6.5m ? BBC News

Posted on January 26, 2010
“A teenager who was left profoundly disabled at birth is to receive �6.5m.” Full story BBC News, 25th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Kent robbery suspect ?lawfully killed? ? BBC News

Posted on January 26, 2010
“An alleged armed robber who was shot dead by a police marksman was lawfully killed, an inquest jury has found.” Full story BBC News, 25th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Government defeated three times over church gay plan ? BBC News

Posted on January 26, 2010
“The government has suffered three House of Lords defeats over moves churches said would prevent them denying jobs to gay people and transsexuals.” Full story BBC News, 25th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man jailed for life over 1983 murder of Colette Aram ? The Guardian

Posted on January 26, 2010
“A businessman was jailed for life years after he raped and strangled a teenage girl and boasted to murder squad officers that he would never be caught.” Full story The Guardian, 25th January 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Hutton inquiry closed David Kelly medical reports for 70 years ? The Guardian

Posted on January 26, 2010
“Lord Hutton’s decision to classify documents about the death of Dr David Kelly is likely to face a legal challenge amid claims by experts that there are increasing grounds to question the inquiry’s verdict of suicide.” Full story The Guardian, 26th January 2010 Source: www...

Disabled man given �2m payout from NHS for injuries suffered at birth ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 26, 2010
“A severely disabled man who can only communicate by tapping a computer keyboard with his nose has received a �2 million payout for injuries he suffered at birth.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 26th January 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Is the internet destroying juries? ? The Guardian

Posted on January 26, 2010
“Juries are a fundamental pillar of our justice system. But many believe that jurors are now routinely accessing and distributing so much prejudicial information online, that the very integrity of the system is in danger.” Full story The Guardian, 26th January 2010 Source: www...

Council at centre of Edlington torture case to face investigation ? The Guardian

Posted on January 26, 2010
“The beleaguered local authority at the centre of the Edlington torture case controversy is to face an official investigation into its management and leadership, it was announced today.” Full story The Guardian, 26th January 2010 Source: www...

Gilderdale case prompts fresh calls to clarify the law on assisted dying ? The Times

Posted on January 26, 2010
“One devoted mother who helps her sick daughter to end her life with tablets and morphine walks free from court with a suspended sentence. Another is jailed for murder, to serve a minimum of nine years, after injecting her brain-damaged son with a lethal dose of heroin...

Devoted mother Kay Gilderdale should never have been prosecuted, says judge ? The Times

Posted on January 26, 2010
“A High Court judge has criticised the Director of Public Prosecutions for personally pursuing an attempted murder charge against a ’selfless and devoted’ mother who helped her acutely ill daughter fulfil her wish to die.” Full story The Times, 26th January 2010 Source: www...

Optician jailed for sex act in West Yorkshire shop ? BBC News

Posted on January 26, 2010
“An optician who performed a sex act on himself while giving a vision test to a 14-year-old girl has been jailed.” Full story BBC News, 26th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Teenage St Helens sex attacker who struck on bail named ? BBC News

Posted on January 26, 2010
“A teenager who sexually assaulted a nine-year-old girl while on bail awaiting trial for the rape of a 10-year-old girl, can now be named.” Full story BBC News, 26th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

How to avoid losing a subsidiary by mistake: lessons from the Court of Appeal ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on January 26, 2010
“A parent company can inadvertently lose control of its subsidiary, according to a ruling by the Court of Appeal. An expert has said that the circumstances in which this will happen are rare but that directors of group companies should mitigate the risks...

Panel to study Hillsborough tragedy files revealed ? BBC News

Posted on January 26, 2010
“Seven members of a panel which will scrutinize files relating to the Hillsborough tragedy have been named.” Full story BBC News, 26th January 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Attorney general to review Edlington torture case sentences ? The Guardian

Posted on January 26, 2010
“The attorney general is to reconsider the sentences given to two brothers last week for beating and torturing another pair of boys, her office said today.” Full story The Guardian, 26th January 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Questions about the decision to prosecute Kay Gilderdale ? Crown Prosecution Service

Posted on January 26, 2010
“A question has arisen as to whether it was in the public interest for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to have prosecuted Kay Gilderdale for attempted murder.” Full press release Crown Prosecution Service, 26th January 2010 Source: www...

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