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Newly wed couple faces 18-month separation under Forced Marriages Act ? The Guardian

Posted on July 24, 2009
“MPs have taken up the case of two young newlyweds who are being forced apart as an unintended consequence of a new immigration law aimed at protecting Asian women from forced marriages.” Full story The Guardian, 24th July 2009 Source: www...

Richard Desmond loses libel case against Tom Bower ? The Guardian

Posted on July 24, 2009
“High court jury rejects Express owner Richard Desmond’s libel case against author Tom Bower by majority verdict.” Full story The Guardian, 24th July 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ofgem fines EDF Ł2m for poor customer service ? The Times

Posted on July 24, 2009
“Energy regulators have fined EDF energy Ł2 million for failing to connect new customers quickly enough.” Full story The Times, 24th July 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Police investigated over notes that could give Gilfoyle murder alibi ? The Times

Posted on July 24, 2009
“Prosecutors have been called in to consider charges of perverting justice and official misconduct after The Times found notes that indicate a convicted wife murderer is innocent.” Full story The Times, 24th July 2009 Source: www.timesonline...

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?Suicide mission? driver jailed ? BBC News

Posted on July 24, 2009
“A driver who tried to kill himself by crashing his car into the front of a department store has been jailed.” Full story BBC News, 24th July 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Paedophile rapist jailed for life ? BBC News

Posted on July 24, 2009
“A paedophile from Somerset who was convicted of a string of rapes and sexual assaults against girls as young as 11 has been jailed for life.” Full story BBC News, 24th July 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Football match paedophile jailed ? BBC News

Posted on July 24, 2009
“A paedophile from Leicestershire who abused young boys he met at football matches has been jailed indefinitely.” Full story BBC News, 24th July 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Lottery fraudster to pay Ł15,000 ? BBC News

Posted on July 24, 2009
“A Swindon woman whose winning lottery ticket was found and cashed in by someone else has been told she will be paid more than half the original prize.” Full story BBC News, 24th July 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Civilian engineer loses claim against MoD over blast injuries in Iraq ? The Times

Posted on July 24, 2009
“A civilian engineer wounded in a bomb blast in Iraq lost a claim for damages against the Ministry of Defence and a private consultancy today. The ruling is a potential blow for other people hoping to sue for injuries sustained in a war zone.” Full story The Times, 2th July 2009 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on July 24, 2009
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Hvorostovsky v Hvorostovsky [2009] EWCA Civ 791 (23 July 2009) Secretary of State for the Home Department v GG [2009] EWCA Civ 786 (23 July 2009) Whirlpool Corporation & Anor v Kenwood Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 753 (23 July 2009) Lancore Services Ltd v Barclays Bank Plc [2009] EWCA Civ 752 (23 July 2009) JF [...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on July 23, 2009
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Tilley, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 1426 (20 July 2009) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) O’Donnell v Shanahan & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 751 (22 July 2009) High Court (Administrative Court) McDougal, R (on the application of) v Liverpool City Council [2009] EWHC 1821 (Admin) (22 July 2009) Source: www...

Central Bedfordshire Council v Housing Action Zone Ltd and Others ? Times Law Reports

Posted on July 23, 2009
Central Bedfordshire Council v Housing Action Zone Ltd and Others Court of Appeal “On a judicial review of the reasonableness of a local authority?s decision to seek possession of land with unauthorised occupiers, the county court could look at a series of decisions including one made at the time of the hearing...

Regina (P) v Secretary of State for Justice ? Times Law Reports

Posted on July 23, 2009
Regina (P) v Secretary of State for Justice Court of Appeal “A real and immediate risk to life was required to justify a self-harming young man?s request that the State investigate treatment he received while detained in a young offenders institution...

Her Majesty?s Treasury v Information Commissioner ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 23, 2009
Her Majesty?s Treasury v Information Commissioner [2009] EWHC 1811 (Admin); [2009] WLR (D) 251 “The convention that law officers? advice to ministerial departments should not be disclosed without their consent continued to operate after the enactment of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, but was subject to the principles of that Act...

Expanded plans to tackle serious youth violence announced ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on July 23, 2009
“The government has announced details of the next phase of the Tackling Knives Action Programme, including a specialist team to take on gang-related violence.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 22nd July 2009 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Poor Relief: Repeals Consultation ? Law Commission

Posted on July 23, 2009
“In our consultation paper we propose the repeal of 57 obsolete Acts relating to the poor law relief arrangements that existed before the advent of the modern welfare state. Indeed most of them are relics of the parish-based system that existed before 1834...

Barrister arrested for alleged assault at High Court ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 23, 2009
“A barrister was arrested at the High Court for an alleged assault after a courtroom argument.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on July 23, 2009
The Saving Gateway Accounts Regulations 2009 The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Armed Forces) Order 2009 The Value Added Tax (Buildings and Land) Order 2009 The Value Added Tax (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2009 The Gambling Act 2005 (Gaming Tables in Casinos) (Definitions) Regulations 2009 The Taxation of Pension Schemes (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment No...

Schoolboy is first convicted of racist harassment of classmate ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 23, 2009
“A schoolboy is facing the threat of a year in a young offenders’ institute after he became the first to be convicted of racially harrassing a fellow pupil.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

FSA fines HSBC units Ł3m for ?careless? handling of confidential data ? The Times

Posted on July 23, 2009
“HSBC, Europe?s biggest bank, has been fined more than Ł3 million by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for the ‘careless’ handling of confidential details of tens of thousands of its customers.” Full story The Times, 23rd July 2009 Source: www...

Council punished over theft of laptops from locked room ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on July 23, 2009
“Privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has taken action against a local authority which lost two laptop computers despite the fact that they were stored in a locked office and password-protected.” Full story OUT-LAW...

The Big Question: Will phone tapping convict more people, and why are its opponents so worried? ? The Independent

Posted on July 23, 2009
“Why are we asking this now? Because a government watchdog has warned against the use of phone-tap evidence in court, following mock trials in which its use gave every indication of being a disaster. Sir Paul Kennedy, the Interception of Communications Commissioner and a former Lord Justice of Appeal, said he could see no way to [...

Couple celebrated lottery win with town centre sex ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 23, 2009
“A drunken couple who celebrated winning Ł100 on the National Lottery with a display of exhibitionism in a town centre have walked free from court.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Alice Cooper fan who brandished prosthetic leg at concert is spared jail ? The Guardian

Posted on July 23, 2009
“Rocker who lost part of leg in motorcycle accident given suspended sentence for attacking fellow concertgoer.” Full story The Guardian, 22nd July 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

The Times Law100 2009 ? The Times

Posted on July 23, 2009
“Who are Britain’s most powerful lawyers? The debate this year was lengthy and sometimes fiery, but here are our picks.” Full story The Times, 23rd July 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Lord Neuberger named Master of the Rolls ? The Times

Posted on July 23, 2009
“The youngest of the law lords is to be the next head of England and Wales? civil justice system, Downing Street announced today.” Full story The Times, 23rd July 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Man guilty of Beshenivsky murder ? BBC News

Posted on July 22, 2009
“A man has been jailed for life for the murder of a policewoman who was shot dead during a bungled robbery.” Full story BBC News, 22nd July 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Criminals awaiting deportation net Ł500,000 ? The Independent

Posted on July 22, 2009
“Foreign criminals awaiting deportation have been handed some Ł500,000 in compensation since April last year, it has been revealed.” Full story The Independent, 22nd July 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Father wins Iraq inquest review ? BBC News

Posted on July 22, 2009
“The father of a soldier killed in Iraq has won permission to challenge a coroner’s decision not to hold a full investigation into his son’s death.” Full story BBC News, 22nd July 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Information Commissioner enjoys new powers to fine from April 2010 ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on July 22, 2009
“Privacy regulator the Information Commissioner will be handed new powers to issue fines next April. The Commissioner’s office has confirmed for the first time the date on which it will be able to hand out new fines.” Full story OUT-LAW...

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