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Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on August 10, 2009
The Workplace Parking Levy (England) Regulations 2009 The Education (School Teachers? Pay and Conditions) Order 2009 Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on August 10, 2009
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Roche, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 1499 (07 July 2009) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Strand Transport Services Ltd v Whitworth [2009] EWCA Civ 858 (06 August 2009) High Court (Queen’s Bench) Corus UK Ltd v Cavendish (UK) Ltd & Ors [2009] EWHC 2058 (QB) (07 August 2009) Rostami, R (on the application of) [...

100 claims companies cancelled as crackdown continues on firms who mislead the public ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on August 10, 2009
“Misleading claims that debt can be written off as unenforceable, high pressure selling and cold calling in person will not be tolerated ? tough message from Ministry of Justice Claims Management Regulator as 100th company cancelled.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 9th August 2009 Source: www...

Regina (E) v Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Regina (N) v Secretary of State for Health ? Times Law Reports

Posted on August 10, 2009
Regina (E) v Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Regina (N) v Secretary of State for Health Court of Appeal “A policy of prohibiting smoking in the premises of an NHS trust, which had the consequence of a ban on smoking for those detained in a high security psychiatric hospital, did not violate the patients? human rights and was [...

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Ministers? admission links MI5 and MI6 to ?torture victim? ? The Independent

Posted on August 10, 2009
“Ministers have admitted the Government sent secret agents to interview a British detainee in Afghanistan, supporting allegations MI5 and MI6 officers were present while he was tortured by his American captors.” Full story The Independent, 10th August 2009 Source: www...

One-stop courts to help women confront abuse ? The Times

Posted on August 10, 2009
“One-stop courts to help victims of domestic violence win legal redress are to be established across the country to encourage battered women to come forward and identify their abusers.” Full story The Times, 9th August 2009 Source: www.timesonline...

Speeding driver jailed for killing magistrate?s wife ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 10, 2009
“Postman Darren Blight was jailed on Friday for mowing down and killing Susan Peters, a magistrate’s wife, while driving at twice the speed limit with traces of cannabis in his system.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 7th August 2009 Source: www...

Gang warfare killers jailed for up to 35 years ? The Independent

Posted on August 10, 2009
“Four gang members were told today they must serve minimum prison terms of up to 35 years after they were found guilty of murdering a 17-year-old youth who was gunned down outside a barber shop.” Full story The Independent, 7th August 2009 Source: www...

Police to ignore European Court of Human Rights ruling on stored DNA ? The Times

Posted on August 10, 2009
“Chief constables have been told to ignore a landmark European Court ruling and continue storing the DNA samples of innocent people.” Full story The Times, 8th August 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

A request to snoop on public every 60 secs ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 10, 2009
“Councils, police and other public bodies are seeking access to people?s private telephone and email records almost 1,400 times a day, new figures have disclosed.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 9th August 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

?Racist bias? blamed for disparity in police DNA database ? The Guardian

Posted on August 10, 2009
“Almost one in four black children over 10 have had their profiles placed on the police DNA database. The disclosure has sparked claims from the chair of an influential parliamentary committee that the disparity with white children is undermining social integration...

Revealed: Britain?s most lenient judge ? The Times

Posted on August 10, 2009
“A circuit judge who sits at Birmingham crown court has had 10 of her sentences increased on appeal, placing her top of a list of judges whose decisions have been overturned for excessive leniency.” Full story The Times, 9th August 2009 Source: www...

Extradited priest remanded in custody ? The Independent

Posted on August 10, 2009
“A former Roman Catholic priest was remanded in custody today after being extradited to Britain from the United States to face allegations of sexual abuse.” Full story The Independent, 8th August 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Prison population at record high despite early releases ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 10, 2009
“The prison population has hit a record high despite more than 65,000 criminals being released early to ease overcrowding in the last two years.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 7th August 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Failed banana case cost �20,000 ? BBC News

Posted on August 10, 2009
“Prosecutors say they were justified in spending an estimated �20,000 on the crown court trial of a man who was acquitted of stealing a 25p banana.” Full story BBC News, 7th August 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on August 10, 2009
The Limited Partnerships (Forms) Rules 2009 The Spring Traps Approval (Variation) (England) Order 2009 The Welfare Reform Act (Relevant Enactment) Order 2009 The Eggs and Chicks (England) Regulations 2009 The Export of Objects of Cultural Interest (Control) (Amendment) Order 2009 Source: www...

Baby P couple to be named ? The Guardian

Posted on August 10, 2009
“The couple responsible for the death of Baby P will be publicly identified tonight after the expiry of a court order protecting their anonymity.” Full story The Guardian, 10th August 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on August 07, 2009
The Communications Act 2003 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2009 The Supreme Court Fees Order 2009 The UK Border Agency (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2009 The Export Control (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2009 Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Rubin and another v Eurofinance SAand others ? WLR Daily

Posted on August 07, 2009
Rubin and another v Eurofinance SAand others [2009] WLR (D) 282 “The Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006, which gave effect to the UNCITRAL Model Law relating to cross-border insolvency, applied where the foreign bankruptcy proceedings related to a debtor which, according to English law, had no legal personality either as an individual or as a body corporate...

Catalyst Investment Group Ltd v Lewinsohn and others; Catalyst Investment Group Ltd and another v Lewinsohn and another; ARM Asset-Backed Securities SA v Lewinsohn and another ? WLR Daily

Posted on August 07, 2009
Catalyst Investment Group Ltd v Lewinsohn and others; Catalyst Investment Group Ltd and another v Lewinsohn and another; ARM Asset-Backed Securities SA v Lewinsohn and another [2009] EWHC 1964 (Ch); [2009] WLR (D) 281 “Where corresponding proceedings were in existence between the same parties in another jurisdiction, the court had no power to grant a stay, [...

Legal Services Board seeks powers to impose huge fines on regulators ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on August 07, 2009
“The Legal Services Board could punish the Law Society and other regulators with multi-million-pound fines if they fail to meet its regulatory objectives, under proposals published this week.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 6th August 2009 Source: www...

Justice Committee Report Calls For An ?Overall Vision? For Crown Prosecution Service ? The Bar Council

Posted on August 07, 2009
“The Bar Council and the Criminal Bar Association welcome the publication of the House of Commons Justice Select Committee?s report on the Work of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The report, entitled The Crown Prosecution Service: Gatekeeper of the Criminal Justice System, highlights areas for attention which include consistency, the piecemeal way in which [...

Changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on August 07, 2009
“The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee has amended the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005 and the changes will come into force on 5 October 2009.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 6th August 2009 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Miners win negligence payouts from solicitors over coal health claims ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on August 07, 2009
“Injured miners who successfully sued their former solicitors for under-settling coal health compensation claims have won tens of thousands of pounds in settlements, it has emerged.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 6th August 2009 Source: www...

Regina v Cooper (Gary Anthony) ? Times Law Reports

Posted on August 07, 2009
Regina v Cooper (Gary Anthony) House of Lords “An irrational fear preventing the free exercise of choice by B was sufficient to make criminal A?s sexual touching of B who was unable to refuse through a mental disorder. Inability to communicate any choice made was not limited to physical inability...

Train robber Ronnie Biggs to be freed on medical grounds ? The Guardian

Posted on August 07, 2009
“This morning, once the paperwork is complete, three prison staff who have been mounting a round-the-clock bedwatch on a sick man close to his 80th birthday will slip away, leaving one of Britain’s most notorious villains free.” Full story The Guardian, 7th August 2009 Source: www...

Fake barrister wins Asbo appeal ? BBC News

Posted on August 07, 2009
“A Middlesbrough man who impersonated a barrister in a string of court cases has won an appeal to overturn his anti-social behaviour order (Asbo).” Full story BBC News, 6th August 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Harman denies conflict over rape law ? The Independent

Posted on August 07, 2009
“Her brief spell in charge of the country has been marked by Cabinet fall-outs and accusations that she was attempting to launch a leadership bid. But Harriet Harman warned yesterday that she has no intention of changing her outspoken approach.” Full story The Independent, 7th August 2009 Source: www...

Laser owners ?arrested on sight? ? BBC News

Posted on August 07, 2009
“There has been a marked rise in the number of UK pilots reporting incidents of laser torches being shone at their aircraft.” Full story BBC News, 6th August 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

PCC to undergo independent review ? The Guardian

Posted on August 07, 2009
“The Press Complaints Commission, the self-regulation body of the UK newspaper industry, is to launch the first independent review of its governance structure since it was created 18 years ago.” Full story The Guardian, 6th August 2009 Source: www...

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