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Senior CPS lawyer, Sarfwaz Ibrahim, arrested on corruption charges ? The Times
Posted on August 25, 2009“A senior Crown Prosecution Service lawyer has been arrested and charged in a corruption investigation.” Full story The Times, 25th August 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Keyword choice is subject to advertising rules, say FSA and OFT ? OUT-LAW.com
Posted on August 25, 2009“Advertisers’ choice of keywords to trigger search ads for financial services products and services is regulated in the same way as the content of the ads, UK regulators have warned. They also cautioned firms against sponsoring rivals’ names as keywords...
Judge calls for tougher dangerous driving laws ? Daily Telegraph
Posted on August 25, 2009“A judge has called for a review of ‘lenient’ dangerous driving laws after a drink-driver who reached speeds of 132mph during a police chase was jailed for just 15 months.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 25th August 2009 Source: www...
Pavement trip payouts cost £82m ? BBC News
Posted on August 25, 2009“Councils in England have paid out more than £82m in compensation over the past five years to people who have tripped on pavements, figures have revealed.” Full story BBC News, 25th August 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Child, nine, carried out sexual assault ? The Independent
Posted on August 24, 2009“A sexual assault by a nine-year-old was one of 32 recorded offences involving under 10s last year, a police force revealed today.” Full story The Independent, 24th August 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judge bans paedophile who abused girl, 11, from taking Viagra on NHS ? Daily Telegraph
Posted on August 24, 2009“A judge has banned a convicted paedophile, Roger Martin, from taking Viagra after it emerged he was being prescribed the libido-enhancing drug on the NHS.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 24th August 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
14,000 British soldiers injured in four years ? Daily Telegraph
Posted on August 24, 2009“A total of 14,000 British soldiers have claimed compensation for injuries in just four years, new figures have shown.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 23rd August 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Posted on August 24, 2009High Court (Chancery Division) North Eastern Properties Ltd v Coleman & Anor [2009] EWHC B18 (Ch) (20 August 2009) County Durham Environmental Trust Ltd v Twizell & Anor [2009] EWHC B19 (Ch) (21 August 2009) Source: www.bailii.org
Black magistrate victimised after reporting concerns of racism ? Daily Telegraph
Posted on August 24, 2009“A black magistrate who alleged she witnessed ‘hostile treatment’ of black defendants in court was victimised after reporting her concerns, a tribunal ruled.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 21st August 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co...
Regina v Bannister ? Times Law Reports
Posted on August 24, 2009Regina v Bannister Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “The special skill, or lack of skill of a driver was irrelevant when considering whether his driving was dangerous.” The Times, 24th August 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Dallah Estate and Tourism Holding Company v Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Government of Pakistan ? Times Law Reports
Posted on August 24, 2009Dallah Estate and Tourism Holding Company v Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Government of Pakistan Court of Appeal “When a court was reviewing an international arbitration award careful attention was to be accorded to the type of hearing and the standard of proof required to establish whether that award was valid...
Christian primary school receptionist sues over religious discrimination ? Daily Telegraph
Posted on August 24, 2009“A school receptionist is suing her employers amid claims that they were ‘anti-Christian’ by suspending her following a dispute over her faith, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2009 Source: www...
How the Tories will bring back hunting ? The Independent
Posted on August 24, 2009“Secret plans to reintroduce hunting foxes, stags and other animals have been drawn up with the backing of senior Conservatives. Details of the controversial scheme emerged this weekend, including the creation of a Hunt Regulatory Authority (HRA) to police the behaviour of hunts...
Family claim cover-up over death in police custody ? The Guardian
Posted on August 24, 2009“The head of a Metropolitan police station where a man died has been recorded on tape promising that CCTV cameras were working and tape from them had been seized ? weeks before investigators told the man’s family that the footage was missing...
Teenager is first to be jailed for Facebook bullying ? Daily Telegraph
Posted on August 24, 2009“Teenager Keeley Houghton, who used Facebook to make death threats against Emily Moore, has become the first person in Britain to be jailed for bullying via a social networking site.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 21st August 2009 Source:
Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI
Posted on August 24, 2009The Neath Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 2009 The Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2009 The Business Rate Supplements Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1) (England) Order 2009 Source: www.opsi...
BNP face legal action over membership rules ? Daily Telegraph
Posted on August 24, 2009“The Equality and Human Rights Commission are taking legal action against the British National Party over concerns about its admissions policy.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 24th August 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Vegan prisoners win right to ?cruelty free? products in jail ? Daily Telegraph
Posted on August 24, 2009“Vegan prisoners have won the right to order ethically-sourced food, toiletries and cosmetics in jail.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 24th August 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Restraining orders for violent partners ? Daily Telegraph
Posted on August 21, 2009“Suspected violent partners or stalkers could be handed restraining orders even if they are cleared of offences.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 21st August 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Posted on August 21, 2009Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Yemoh & Ors v Regina [2009] EWCA Crim 1775 (20 August 2009) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Heald & Ors v London Borough of Brent [2009] EWCA Civ 930 (20 August 2009) High Court (Chancery Division) Nude Brands Ltd...
Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI
Posted on August 21, 2009The Social Security (State Pension and National Insurance Credits) Regulations 2009 The National Health Service (Miscellaneous Amendments Relating to Community Pharmaceutical Services and Optometrist Prescribing) Regulations 2009 The National Health Service (Prescribing and Charging Amendments Relating to Pandemic Influenza) Regulations 2009 Source: www...
Is the legal profession to blame for the fall in social mobility? ? Law Society?s Gazette
Posted on August 21, 2009“When the Cabinet Office issued its call for evidence for an investigation into social mobility and the professions, it was very clear on one point: it did not want any backchat on the impact of an unequal society on social mobility.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 20th August 2009 Source: www...
Bar Council Statement in Response to Ministry of Justice Consultation on Legal Aid Funding Reforms ? The Bar Council
Posted on August 21, 2009“Desmond Browne QC, Chairman of the Bar Council, commenting on the publication today of the Ministry of Justice consultation ?Legal Aid: Funding Reforms? said: ?It is a total misuse of language for Lord Bach to talk about ‘efficiency savings’...
Legal aid reforms ? Ministry of Justice
Posted on August 21, 2009“The Ministry of Justice today set out proposals to rebalance the legal aid budget to ensure that the £2 billion currently spent every year goes as far as possible in favour of civil help for those who need it most.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 20th August 2009 Source: www...
Human rights: clarifying the law on assisted suicide ? Law Society?s Gazette
Posted on August 21, 2009“There are several remarkable features about the case of Debbie Purdy. For one, the case started with judicial review proceedings in April 2008, concluding with the House of Lords judgment on 30 July 2009 ? less than 15 months later.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 20th August 2009 Source: www...
Regina (Sainsbury?s Supermarkets Ltd) v Wolverhampton City Council ? Times Law Reports
Posted on August 21, 2009Regina (Sainsbury?s Supermarkets Ltd) v Wolverhampton City Council Court of Appeal “A planning authority considering exercising its compulsory purchase powers could have regard to wider benefits, which might include benefits deriving from the redevelopment of a site not within the proposed development itself...
O?Donnell v Shanahan and Another ? Times Law Reports
Posted on August 21, 2009O?Donnell v Shanahan and Another Court of Appeal “A director had a duty to inform his company of a relevant business opportunity and it was not for the director to make his own decision that the company would not be interested and appropriate the opportunity to himself...
Tobacco smugglers ?due payouts? ? BBC News
Posted on August 21, 2009“Thousands of tobacco smugglers could be due compensation because their assets were wrongly confiscated, customs officials have admitted.” Full story BBC News, 20th August 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
?Understand clients, know what they want and find a solution? ? The Times
Posted on August 21, 2009“For 36 years Tony Wade has been a sole practitioner. Will the Legal Services Act turn him into a legal dinosaur?” Full story The Times, 20th August 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Baby P three in sentence appeal ? BBC News
Posted on August 21, 2009“The three people responsible for the death of baby Peter Connelly have appealed against their sentences.” Full story BBC News, 20th August 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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