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Watchdog to examine bank advertising ? The Observer

Posted on May 18, 2009
“The Advertising Standards Authority is planning to launch an investigation into banks and building societies which offer accounts that appear to offer good savings rates when in fact they pay little more than zero interest.” Full story The Observer, 17th May 2009 Source: http://observer...

Database of all children launched ? BBC News

Posted on May 18, 2009
“A controversial database which holds the details of every child in England has now become available for childcare professionals to access.” Full story BBC News, 17th May 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Report clears MI5 and police of 7/7 blunders ? The Observer

Posted on May 18, 2009
“A report into the counter-terrorism operations of MI5 and the police in the run-up to the 7/7 bombings will conclude they could have done little more to prevent the atrocities.” Full story The Observer, 17th May 2009 Source: http://observer...

Murderer wins fight to get state to pay for his haircuts ? The Observer

Posted on May 18, 2009
“A prisoner has won a legal battle to have his haircuts paid for by the state while out of jail on day release.” Full story The Observer, 17th May 2009 Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/

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Regina (Ghai) v Newcastle upon Tyne City Council ? Times Law Reports

Posted on May 18, 2009
Regina (Ghai) v Newcastle upon Tyne City Council Queen’s bench Division “The orthodox Hindu belief in the necessity of open-air cremation as a manifestation of belief within the meaning of article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights was limited by statutory provisions which were justified under article 9...

FH (Bangladesh) v Secretary of State for the Home Department ? Times Law Reports

Posted on May 18, 2009
FH (Bangladesh) v Secretary of State for the Home Department Court of Appeal “A delay of two years and nine months in dealing with an application for indefinite leave to remain constituted culpable and undue delay on the part of the Secretary of State for the Home Department and was productive of conspicuous unfairness in the case [...

Retailers want to retain consumers? right to reject faulty goods, say law commissions ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on May 18, 2009
“Businesses as well as consumers have backed the UK Government’s attempts to retain shoppers’ right to return faulty goods for an immediate refund. A consultation has found that retailers as well as shoppers back the stance.” Full story OUT-LAW...

Man jailed after dog found in bin ? BBC News

Posted on May 18, 2009
“A Lincolnshire man who admitted keeping five dogs for fighting has been sentenced to 22 weeks in prison.” Full story BBC News, 18th May 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man jailed for footballer murder ? BBC News

Posted on May 18, 2009
“A man has been jailed for life for murdering a promising teenage footballer in a row over a girl.” Full story BBC News, 18th May 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Expenses scandal: proving MPs committed fraud would be difficult ? The Times

Posted on May 15, 2009
“The furore over allowances claimed by Members of Parliament has produced strong reactions from members of the public, including suggestions that criminal offences have been committed. There has been speculation in the media, suitably restrained for obvious reasons, that some cases might attract the attention of the Revenue or other authorities...

George v Eagle Air Services Ltd and Others ? Times Law Reports

Posted on May 15, 2009
George v Eagle Air Services Ltd and Others Privy Council “The doctrine of res ipsa loquitur, the thing speaks for itself, applied in a claim for damages arising out of an allegation of negligence causing an air crash, so that the burden of proof shifted to the defendant owners and operators of the aircraft to produce an [...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on May 15, 2009
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Clarke, R v [2009] EWCA Crim 921 (14 May 2009) Pedley & Ors v R [2009] EWCA Crim 840 (14 May 2009) Pitchfork, R v [2009] EWCA Crim 963 (14 May 2009) Hughes v R [2009] EWCA Crim 841 (14 May 2009) Bamber, R v [2009] EWCA Crim 962 (14 May 2009) Court of Appeal [...

Iraq inquiry: military police chief ordered before judges ? The Guardian

Posted on May 15, 2009
“The government’s most senior lawyer and the head of the military police have been ordered to the high court tomorrow to explain why they have failed to release documents about the aftermath of a fierce gunfight in Iraq when British troops are accused of mutilating and murdering civilians...

Two Labour peers face suspension for offering to change law for money ? The Guardian

Posted on May 15, 2009
“Two Labour peers face suspension from the House of Lords until the autumn after being found guilty of offering to try to change the law in return for money.” Full story The Guardian, 14th May 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on May 15, 2009
The Armed Forces (Court Martial) Rules 2009 The Armed Forces (Civilian Courts Dealing with Service Offences) (Modification of the Criminal Justice Act 2003) Regulations 2009 The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Port Waste Reception Facilities) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Street Works (Charges for Unreasonably Prolonged Occupation of the Highway) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Armed Forces (Service Civilian Court) [...

Death knell for hunting ban as police abandon monitoring operations ? The Times

Posted on May 15, 2009
“Police forces are to stop monitoring hunts in a change of policy that sounds the death knell for the hunting ban, The Times has learnt.” Full story The Times, 15th May 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Jail term cut for girls? killer ? BBC News

Posted on May 15, 2009
“The first man jailed using DNA evidence has won an appeal against his 30-year minimum sentence for murdering two Leicestershire schoolgirls.” Full story BBC News, 14th May 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Minister rejects calls for Deepcut deaths inquiry ? The Guardian

Posted on May 15, 2009
“The armed forces minister, Bob Ainsworth, rejected calls for a public inquiry into the deaths of four army recruits at the Deepcut barracks today after the publication of official investigations into two of the deaths.” Full story The Guardian, 14th May 2009 Source: www...

Charity to sue over domestic violence murder victim Sabina Akhtar ? The Times

Posted on May 15, 2009
“A charity that campaigns for victims of domestic violence is to sue a police force and the Crown Prosecution Service over allegations that it failed to protect a woman who was murdered by her husband.” Full story The Times, 14th May 2009 Source: www...

Supermarket law shops ?by 2011? ? BBC News

Posted on May 15, 2009
“High Street shops and supermarkets in England and Wales will be permitted to sell legal services within two years, a regulatory body has said.” Full story BBC News, 14th May 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Binyam Mohamed: bill for bringing Guantánamo detainee back to Britain was £121,000 ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 15, 2009
“The cost of returning former Guantánamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed to Britain in February was put at more than £121,000, according to new figures.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 15th May 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Longer-serving workers allowed protection from redundancy ? The Times

Posted on May 15, 2009
“Companies can take employees? length of service in to consideration when choosing who should be made redundant, the Court of Appeal said today, in a ruling that will protect older workers in the current downturn.” Full story The Times, 14th May 2009 Source: www...

Feasibility Study Update

Posted on May 15, 2009
I have been informed that not everyone received the memorandum sent to members on 5th May 2009. This was a notice regarding the feasibility study to be undertaken jointly with Middle Temple to investigate the potential benefits of merging our two libraries and creating a state of the art education and training centre for [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on May 14, 2009
The Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Media City Extension) Order 2009 The North Level District Internal Drainage District and the South Holland Internal Drainage District (Alteration of Boundaries) Order 2009 Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on May 14, 2009
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Agombar v R. [2009] EWCA Crim 903 (01 May 2009) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) OT (A Child), Re [2009] EWCA Civ 409 (14 May 2009) Faizovas, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2009] EWCA Civ 373 (13 May 2009) ED&F Man Commodity Advisers Ltd & Anor v [...

FH (Bangladesh) v Secretary of State for the Home Department ? WLR Daily

Posted on May 14, 2009
FH (Bangladesh) v Secretary of State for the Home Department “A two and three-quarter year delay by the Home Office in processing an application for indefinite leave to remain amounted to culpable and undue delay and produced conspicuous unfairness to a man who had evaded deportation in 1986 and lived under an assumed name [...

George v Eagle Air Services Ltd ? WLR Daily

Posted on May 14, 2009
George v Eagle Air Services Ltd “The doctrine of res ipsa loquitur applied in aviation cases where a claim for damages was based on an allegation of negligence which caused an aircraft to crash. The burden of proof then shifted to the defendant owners/operators of the aircraft to produce an explanation which was consistent with [...

R (Ghai) v Newcastle City Council (Ramgharia Gurdwara, Hitchin and another intervening) ? WLR Daily

Posted on May 14, 2009
R (Ghai) v Newcastle City Council (Ramgharia Gurdwara, Hitchin and another intervening) “The burning of human remains other than in a crematorium was a criminal offence under ss 2 and 8 of the Cremation Act 1902 and regs 2(1) and 13 of the Cremation (England and Wales) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/2841)...

Judges quash 1998 rape conviction ? BBC News

Posted on May 14, 2009
“A man jailed 11 years ago for the rape of a schoolgirl has been cleared after judges said the conviction was unsafe.” Full story BBC News, 14th May 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Robbie the Pict v Director of Public Prosecutions ? Times Law Reports

Posted on May 14, 2009
Robbie the Pict v Director of Public Prosecutions Queen’s Bench Division “A Gatsometer BV Type 36 traffic light camera was an approved device for recording the position of motor vehicles in relation to light signals.” The Times, 14th May 2009 Source: www...

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