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Expert opinions in family courts must be open to objective scrutiny ? The Times

Posted on September 28, 2009
“After decades of obsessive secrecy, supposedly to protect the interests of vulnerable children, the family courts will be required to open their doors a few centimetres wider as the Minister of Justice builds on rules introduced earlier this year that allowed some degree of media access but limited rights for them to report their observations...

Drugs test for claimants sparks row over unemployment benefits ? The Guardian

Posted on September 28, 2009
“Controversial government plans to allow Jobcentre staff to ‘order’ benefit claimants to undergo tests for drug and alcohol dependency are in breach of European law and unlikely to work, according to leading addiction charities.” Full story The Guardian, 27th September 2009 Source: www...

Stalking victims let down by police ? The Independent

Posted on September 28, 2009
“Victims of stalking have been let down by the police in the past, a senior officer said today.” Full story The Independent, 28th September 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Jack Straw?s plan to name social workers in family courts ?breaches human rights? ? The Times

Posted on September 28, 2009
“Plans to allow the media to name social workers in family court cases are being opposed strongly by judges and lawyers, who warn that the change could breach human rights laws. They have expressed ‘grave concerns’ that the latest tranche of reforms to open up the courts may drive away experts and violate children?s rights [...

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Officers who baby-sat for each other may face prosecution ? The Guardian

Posted on September 28, 2009
“The government has ordered a review of the case of two police officers who were told they had to stop looking after each others’ children or face prosecution.” Full story The Guardian, 28th September 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Son of 106-year-old woman fighting eviction to take fight to Europe ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 28, 2009
“The son of a 106-year-old woman threatened with eviction from her care home as part of local council cost cutting has pledged to take her fight to the European Court of Human Rights.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 28th September 2009 Source: www...

Black bra, red stockings: is that a fair cop? ? The Times

Posted on September 28, 2009
“One woman is dressed provocatively in a black bra. Another sports red high heels and stockings. Their long-haired male companions are dressed in scruffy blue boiler suits and the occasional riot helmet.” Full story The Times, 27th September 2009 Source: www...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on September 28, 2009
The Identity Cards Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2009 The London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2009 The Court Martial Appeal Court (Evidence) Order 2009 The Identity Cards Act 2006 (Information and Code of Practice on Penalties) Order 2009 The Identity Cards Act 2006 (Civil Penalties) Regulations 2009 The Identity Cards Act 2006 [...

Q&A: Childcare swaps ? BBC News

Posted on September 28, 2009
“Two mothers from Buckinghamshire, who worked together as policewomen, have found themselves at the centre of a dispute over childcare rules – because they were babysitting each others’ children.” Full story BBC News, 28th September 2009 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on September 26, 2009
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Grubb v Grubb [2009] EWCA Civ 976 (25 September 2009) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Davies v Global Strategies Group Hong Kong Ltd & Anor [2009] EWHC 2342 (QB) (25 September 2009) High Court (Administrative Court) Age UK, R (on the application of) v Attorney General [2009] EWHC 2336 (Admin) (25 September 2009) Parker [...

More couples signing pre-nuptials ? BBC News

Posted on September 26, 2009
“Family lawyers say they have seen a tenfold increase in recent years in couples signing pre-nuptial agreements on dividing their assets after divorce.” Full story BBC News, 26th September 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Court wants change to retirement law ? The Independent

Posted on September 26, 2009
“Campaigners fighting to end the mandatory retirement age have pinned their hopes on a Government review of the law after losing a key legal battle in the courts.” Full story The Independent, 25th September 2009 Source: www.independent.co...

Bribes firm ordered to pay �6m for breaching Iraq sanctions ? The Times

Posted on September 26, 2009
“A British company that admitted bribing ministers and officials in Ghana and Jamaica, and breaching sanctions in Iraq, was yesterday ordered to pay �6.6 million in fines and compensation.” Full story The Times, 26th September 2009 Source: www...

Drug overdose ?was manslaughter? ? BBC News

Posted on September 26, 2009
“A jury has returned an inquest verdict of ‘manslaughter by gross neglect’ on a woman killed by a chemotherapy dose four times too high.” Full story BBC News, 25th September 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Why we avoid charging youths, by inquest police ? The Independent

Posted on September 26, 2009
“Police try to avoid sending anti-social youths to prison because it increases the chances of them reoffending, an inquest into the deaths of a mother and her disabled daughter heard today.” Full story The Independent, 25th September 2009 Source: www...

Judge demands Government scrap compulsory retirement age ? The Times

Posted on September 25, 2009
“The Government faces overwhelming calls to scrap the compulsory retirement age of 65 after a High Court judge ruled today that in the current economic climate it was likely to be unlawful.” Full story The Times, 25th September 2009 Source: www...

Retirement age judgement expected ? BBC News

Posted on September 25, 2009
“A judgement on whether it is legal for UK employers to force workers to retire at the age of 65 is expected later.” Full story BBC News, 25th September 2009 Source: www.bb.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on September 25, 2009
Court Appeal (Criminal Division) Hattherley, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 1873 (08 September 2009) High Court (Chancery Division) Stockler v HM Revenue & Customs [2009] EWHC 2306 (Ch) (22 September 2009) Ayling v Summers & Ors [2009] EWHC B21 (Ch) (14 September 2009) High Court (Administrative Court) Pennington, R (on the application of) v The Parole Board [2009] EWHC 2296 [...

Loloahi Tapui and her husband arrested by immigration officials ? The Times

Posted on September 25, 2009
“The Attorney-General?s former housekeeper was arrested in West London by UK Border Agency officials yesterday and questioned about alleged immigration offences.” Full story The Times, 25th September 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Government plans to curb costs in defamation proceedings ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on September 25, 2009
“Steps to tackle excessive legal fees in defamation proceedings were announced today by Justice Secretary, Jack Straw.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 24th September 2009 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Doubts over DNA profile timing ? BBC News

Posted on September 25, 2009
“Fresh doubts have emerged over proposals to limit how long the DNA profiles of innocent people can be held on the national database.” Full story BBC News, 25th September 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Metropolitan Police chief says fixed penalties undermine courts ? The Times

Posted on September 25, 2009
“The Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Britain?s most senior police officer, has criticised the increasing use of on-the-spot penalties, saying they undermine the authority of magistrates? courts.” Full story The Times, 25th September 2009 Source: www...

Press regulator hints at less privacy protection for publicity-seeking celebs ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on September 25, 2009
“The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) will take into account how much of a celebrity’s private life they have chosen to expose in the past when ruling on new allegations of invasion of privacy, it has said.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 24th September 2009 Source: www...

Lawyer for freed terrror suspect demands repeal of control orders ? The Guardian

Posted on September 25, 2009
“Lawyers for a terror suspect set free this week by the home secretary called for the immediate repeal of the entire control order system today, saying his three-and-a-half year ordeal had done him and his family lasting psychological harm.” Full story The Guardian, 24th September 2009 Source: www...

Mabey & Johnson to be sentenced in bribery case ? The Times

Posted on September 25, 2009
“A British company that bribed foreign officials to win business contracts and breached United Nations (UN) sanctions in Iraq is due to be sentenced tomorrow in the first prosecution of its kind in the UK.” Full story The Times, 24th September 2009 Source: www...

?I just want the truth? ? BBC News

Posted on September 25, 2009
“In April 2005 an unarmed man was shot dead by police as he sat in the back of a car in north London. Four years later Azelle Rodney’s mother is still waiting for an inquest to be held.” Full story BBC News, 25th September 2009 Source: www...

Law chief: too many people are locked up ? The Independent

Posted on September 25, 2009
“Controversial public protection sentences and inadequate penal funding have combined to drive up the record numbers of people being kept in prisons, the president of the new Supreme Court has warned.” Full story The Independent, 25th September 2009 Source: www...

Revealed: the hidden army in UK prisons ? The Guardian

Posted on September 25, 2009
“The number of former servicemen in prison or on probation or parole is now more than double the total British deployment in Afghanistan, according to a new survey. An estimated 20,000 veterans are in the criminal justice system, with 8,500 behind bars, almost one in 10 of the prison population...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on September 25, 2009
The Food Labelling (Nutrition Information) (England) Regulations 2009 The Companies Act 2006 (Allotment of Shares and Right of Pre-emption) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2009 The Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment No...

Widow loses damages action over husband killed in Iraq ? The Independent

Posted on September 25, 2009
“The widow of a security consultant shot dead during an ambush in Iraq lost her High Court damages action today.” Full story The Independent, 25th September 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

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