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Seatbelt dodgers face tougher penalties ? Home Office

Posted on July 01, 2009
“Motorists caught without a seatbelt will now face on-the-spot fines of £60.” Full press release Home Office, 29th June 2009 Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Companies will have to justify different treatment of old people, Government says ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on July 01, 2009
“Financial services and insurance companies will have to justify any unfavourable treatment of older people while car hire companies will not be allowed to refuse to serve old people under new proposals drawn up by the Government.” Full story OUT-LAW...

Retail investment reforms are a call to action for the industry, says FSA ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on July 01, 2009
“The Financial Services Authority’s proposed new rules for the retail investment industry will impose a complete ban on commission-based sales and require firms to tell customers from the outset whether or not their advice is independent and how much it will cost...

MPs? second jobs to be disclosed ? BBC News

Posted on July 01, 2009
“New rules have come into force requiring MPs to disclose all income they receive from second jobs and how much time they devote to them.” Full story BBC News, 1st July 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Ten years for triple death driver ? BBC News

Posted on July 01, 2009
“A 24-year-old motorist who killed three teenagers – one of whom was pregnant – and paralysed a fourth when he crashed at speed has been jailed for 10 years.” Full story BBC News, 29th June 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Lords asked to alter law to protect children forced into prostitution ? The Guardian

Posted on July 01, 2009
“Children forced to work as prostitutes are being deterred from seeking help because of the threat of prosecution, according to a coalition of youth justice groups. Decriminalising the offence of soliciting for those aged under 18 would recognise that they are victims of abuse and aid detectives’ efforts to combat enforced trafficking of foreign children [...

Army instructors ?bullied recruits at Catterick Garrison? ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 01, 2009
“Three Army training instructors appeared at a military court at the Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire accused of bullying and ill-treating young recruits.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Disabled officer to be compensated after bridge bravery jump ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 01, 2009
“A young officer who was left paraplegic when he leapt 65 feet into a reservoir to prove his bravery has won the right to millions in compensation from the Ministry of Defence.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2009 Source: www.telegraph...

Army faces 20 more abuse claims from Iraqi civilians ? The Independent

Posted on July 01, 2009
“The British Army faces 20 fresh claims of torture and abuse of Iraqi civilians in a series of damaging cases being prepared by human rights lawyers in the High Court in London.” Full story The Independent, 1st July 2009 Source: www.independent...

?Nun and priest set to kiss? ad campaign banned by watchdog ? The Guardian

Posted on July 01, 2009
“A newspaper advertising campaign for ice cream featuring a nun and a priest featuring a young nun and priest about to share a kiss has been banned by the advertising watchdog following complaints that it was offensive to those working in a religious order...

Passport details to be kept on ID register despite card U-turn ? The Guardian

Posted on July 01, 2009
“British citizens who apply for or renew their passport will be automatically registered on the national identity card database under regulations to be approved by MPs in the next few weeks.” Full story The Guardian, 1st July 2009 Source: www...

Alan Johnson: ID cards ?will never be compulsory? for Britons ? The Times

Posted on July 01, 2009
“Alan Johnson signalled a significant reversal over the Government?s identity card policy yesterday when he ruled out making them compulsory for British citizens.” Full story The Times, 1st July 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Speeding motorcyclist jailed after policeman uses Google to expose lies ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 01, 2009
“A speeding motorcyclist has been jailed after a traffic policeman used Google to expose his false claims that an American woman had been riding his bike at the time.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Wife to appeal divorce ruling that she pays £5m of ex-husband?s debt ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 01, 2009
“The wealthy ex-wife of a property tycoon is seeking to overturn a divorce judge’s ruling that she pay her ex-husband £5 million to cover half the losses he has suffered due to the recession in a test case.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2009 Source: www...

NHS faces huge claim for damages ? BBC News

Posted on July 01, 2009
“Lawyers are preparing a multi-million pound damages claim against the NHS for adults with learning difficulties who were abused while in care in Cornwall.” Full story BBC News, 1st July 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Treasury faces legal action over ?dirty? banking investments ? The Guardian

Posted on July 01, 2009
“Campaign groups say bank bailout breaches government’s own policies on reducing carbon emissions by lending money to coal, oil and gas companies.” Full story The Guardian, 1st July 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Football is ?vulnerable? to money laundering, but no names named ? The Guardian

Posted on July 01, 2009
“Today’s report by the Financial Action Task Force raises the spectre, in calm, plain language, that football is vulnerable to criminals, who might take over beloved local clubs or use the transfer system to launder dirty money or evade tax...

Does the jury system still work? ? The Times

Posted on June 30, 2009
“Jurors often hear cases that involve harrowing or increasingly complex evidence, yet they are prevented by law from asking for help or raising concerns. Is it time for change?” Full story The Times, 30th June 2009 Source: www.timesonline...

BAILLI: Recent Decisions

Posted on June 30, 2009
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Akman, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 1087 (15 May 2009) Yemoh & Ors v R. [2009] EWCA Crim 930 (22 May 2009) High Court (Chancery Division) Mastercigars Direct Ltd v Withers LLP [2009] EWHC 1531 (Ch) (29 June 2009) High Court (Administrative Court) Birmingham & Solihull Taxi Association & Anor, R (on the application of) [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on June 30, 2009
The Pensions Act 2004 (Code of Practice) (Material Detriment Test) Appointed Day Order 2009 The Matthew Boulton College of Further and Higher Education, Birmingham (Dissolution) Order 2009 The Pensions Act 2008 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2009 The Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2009 The Childcare (General Childcare Register) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Debt [...

Seaga v Harper (No 2) ? WLR Daily

Posted on June 30, 2009
Seaga v Harper (No 2) [2009] UKPC 26; [2009] WLR (D) 212 “Success fees under conditional fee agreements, and premiums paid on ‘after the event’ (’ATE’) insurance cover were not recoverable as costs by a successful party in an appeal to the Privy Council from Jamaica whose domestic law did not allow conditional fee agreements or [...

Bloom and others v Harms Offshore AHT ?Taurus? GmbH & Co KG and another ? WLR Daily

Posted on June 30, 2009
Bloom and others v Harms Offshore AHT ?Taurus? GmbH & Co KG and another [2009] EWCA Civ 632; [2009] WLR (D) 211 “Where creditors had, in a foreign jurisdiction, attached certain property owned by a company in administration, the comity owed by the courts of different jurisdictions to each other would normally make it inappropriate for [...

Celebrity seeks family court media ban ? The Guardian

Posted on June 30, 2009
“Celebrities should be exempt from new rules opening the family courts to the media, a famous man and his former partner argued today in an effort to protect the privacy of their children.” Full story The Guardian, 29th June 2009 Source: www...

Commercial interpretation identifies prevailing jurisdiction clause, rules Court of Appeal ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on June 30, 2009
“One jurisdiction clause in one of hundreds of pages of documents cannot govern the whole agreement because no company acting in a normal commercial way would think that it would, the Court of Appeal has said.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 30th June 2009 Source: www...

Tycoon faces jail over lost millions in divorce case ? The Independent

Posted on June 30, 2009
“A tycoon who was worth hundreds of millions of pounds but claims to have lost it all has been ordered to explain where it has gone or go to prison.” Full story The Independent, 30th June 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Senior legal figures join in opposition to ?euthanasia law? proposals ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 30, 2009
“Some of Britain’s most senior legal figures have added their voices to the growing disquiet over proposals that could pave the way to the legalisation of euthanasia.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 29th June 2009 Source: www.telegraph...

Judge Gerald Price is suspended after claims by male prostitute ? The Times

Posted on June 30, 2009
“A judge has been suspended after allegations that he had a nine-month relationship with a male prostitute.” Full story The Times, 30th June 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Man jailed for role in drug ring ? BBC News

Posted on June 30, 2009
“The first man to be extradited from Colombia to the UK has been jailed for five-and-a-half years for helping a drugs ring launder its huge profits.” Full story BBC News, 29th June 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Fines for not wearing a seatbelt double ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 30, 2009
“Fines for not wearing a seatbelt have been doubled to £60 after the Home Office admitted the previous penalty was not acting as a sufficient deterrent.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 30th June 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

The Big Question: How do Britain?s sharia courts work, and are they a good thing? ? The Independent

Posted on June 30, 2009
“Why are we asking this now? Civitas, an independent research organisation, has issued a report saying that there are many more sharia courts operating in the United Kingdom than we thought. It was known that there were such courts operating in London, Manchester, Bradford, Birmingham and Nuneaton, but no-one knows how many there are...

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