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Bar Standard Board?s Chambers Monitoring Pilot Scheme declared a success - Bar Standards Board

Posted on May 01, 2009
“The Bar Standards Board today publishes its final report on a pilot scheme to monitor Chambers? compliance with the Code of Conduct.” Full press release Bar Standards Board, 30th April 2009 Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Convicted man avoids sex register - BBC News

Posted on May 01, 2009
“A man found guilty of attempting to suffocate a woman in an intended sex attack has been jailed but will not sign the sex offenders register.” Full story BBC News, 30th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Equality Bill u-turn could damage businesses, warns expert - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on May 01, 2009
“The Government has published its proposals for new equality legislation and one employment law expert has warned that a policy u-turn could leave companies exposed to a deluge of equal pay claims.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 30th April 2009 Source: www...

Giving information to private eyes can sometimes be legal, says privacy watchdog - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on May 01, 2009
“Organisations should not hand over employees’ personal details to private investigators except in very limited circumstances, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has warned.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 30th April 2009 Source: www...

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Man jailed for muscle-squeezing - BBC News

Posted on May 01, 2009
“A man has been jailed for 18 months for breaking a ban on approaching young men and touching their muscles.” Full story BBC News, 30th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

IPCC probes fourth G20 complaint - BBC News

Posted on May 01, 2009
“A fourth complaint against police officers in London’s G20 protests is being investigated, the Independent Police Complaints Commission has said.” Full story BBC News, 30th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

G20 protests: Met police accused of misleading watchdog - The Guardian

Posted on May 01, 2009
“Scotland Yard was accused of misleading its own watchdog last night after an official report on the policing of the G20 London protests was said to contain ‘false claims’ and ‘gross inaccuracies’.” Full story The Guardian, 1st May 2009 Source: www...

Child-sex murderer in Festival Hall sculpture row asks to be released - The Times

Posted on May 01, 2009
“A child-sex murderer whose delicate sculpture of a paper orchestra was bought and displayed by the Royal Festival Hall, asked judges yesterday to free him in a year because of the exceptional progress he has made in prison.” Full story The Times, 1st May 2009 Source: www...

Struck off: lawyer who made �13m from sick miners - The Times

Posted on May 01, 2009
“A former television presenter who became one of Britain?s highest-earning solicitors has been struck off for ‘disgraceful’ misconduct in his handling of sick miners? compensation claims.” Full story The Times, 1st May 2009 Source: www...

Unborn twins killer sent to jail - BBC News

Posted on May 01, 2009
“A woman who accidentally killed her unborn twins then blamed a midwife has been convicted in her absence at Bristol Crown Court.” Full story BBC News, 1st May 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Bed blaze killer jailed for life - BBC News

Posted on May 01, 2009
“A care assistant who murdered a 79-year-old dementia patient at a Cheshire care home by setting fire to her bed has been jailed for life.” Full story BBC News, 1st May 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Life term for acid attack rapist - BBC News

Posted on May 01, 2009
“An obsessed fan who raped a TV presenter then planned an acid attack on her after she rejected him has been jailed for life.” Full story BBC News, 1st May 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

PC John Dougal jailed for killing girl hit by speeding patrol car - The Times

Posted on May 01, 2009
“A traffic officer who knocked down and killed a schoolgirl as he drove at 94mph in a 30mph zone ? with no blue lights or siren ? was jailed for three years today for causing death by dangerous driving.” Full story The Times, 1st May 2009 source: www...

Baby P ?stepfather? found guilty of raping two-year-old - The Times

Posted on May 01, 2009
“The boyfriend of Baby P?s mother has been found guilty of raping a two year-old girl. The 32-year-old man was found guilty of the rape of the young girl after a 10-day trial at the Old Bailey. In the same trial, Baby Peter?s mother was cleared of failing to prevent the attack...

Police ?terror searches? treble - BBC News

Posted on April 30, 2009
“Police stopped and searched three times as many people under anti-terrorism powers in 2007/8 compared to the year before, Home Office figures reveal.” Full story BBC News, 30th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on April 30, 2009
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Barron, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 837 (29 April 2009) High Court (Chancery Division) Heidelberg Graphic Equipment Ltd.& Anor v Revenue & Customs [2009] EWHC 870 (Ch) (08 April 2009) High Court (Admiralty Division) Dornoch Ltd & Ors v Westminster International BV & Ors [2009] EWHC 889 (Admlty) (29 April 2009) Source: www...

R v JTB (on appeal from R v T) - WLR Daily

Posted on April 30, 2009
R v JTB (on appeal from R v T) [2009] UKHL 20; [2009] WLR(D) 140 “S 34 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 abolished the defence as well as the presumption of doli incapax.” WLR Daily, 29th April 2009 Source: www.lawreports.co.uk Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding [...

Gomes v Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago - WLR Daily

Posted on April 30, 2009
Gomes v Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago [2009] UKHL 21; [2009] WLR (D) 139 “Where an accused deliberately fled from a jurisdiction where his trial was pending, he was not, save in exceptional circumstances, entitled to rely, under s 82 of the Extradition Act 2003, on the passage of time due to delay [...

Regina v Briggs-Price - Times Law Reports

Posted on April 30, 2009
Regina v Briggs-Price House of Lords “A confiscation order could be made against a convicted drug trafficker in respect of benefit received from other drug trafficking which had not been charged on the indictment but which had been established by evidence during the trial...

Video: police pay �85,000 and apologise to arrested protesters - The Guardian

Posted on April 30, 2009
“Scotland Yard has paid �85,000 damages to five people who were arrested, imprisoned for 40 hours and prosecuted after a protest outside a London embassy.” Full story The Times, 30th April 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Muslim men cleared of 7/7 plot but jailed for attending terror camps - The Guardian

Posted on April 30, 2009
“Two British Muslims cleared of helping the 7 July bombers were yesterday accused by a judge of betraying the country that had given them a home, as he jailed them for seven years each for planning to attend a terrorist training camp in Pakistan...

Why the CSA must target parents who avoid maintenance - The Times

Posted on April 30, 2009
“Janet Paraskeva explains why new powers are not threatening anyone’s civil liberties.” Full story The Times, 30th April 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

They quote you Larkin, your appeal court judges - The Guardian

Posted on April 30, 2009
“Poetic warning to separated parents that constant fighting hurts their children.” Full story The Guardian, 30th April 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Community impact statements to be handed to courts - Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 30, 2009
“Communties are to present statements to prosecutors and courts to describe how crimes have affected them in a bid to encourage tougher action or sentences.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 29th April 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Tony Blair?s son begins legal action against Sunday Express - The Guardian

Posted on April 30, 2009
“As a young boy, Euan Blair’s famous parents did their utmost to protect him from the intrusive gaze of the British media, eliciting a series of agreements from newspapers in an attempt to ensure the former prime minister’s young family were kept out of the limelight...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on April 29, 2009
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Powar & Anor, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 594 (25 March 2009) Edwards, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 602 (17 March 2009) Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on April 29, 2009
The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (Wales) Regulations 2009 The Armed Forces Act 2006 (Transitional Provisions etc) Order 2009 The Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 Source: www.opsi...

Moving faster to a more diverse judiciary - Ministry of Justice

Posted on April 29, 2009
“Lord Chancellor Jack Straw today announced the establishment of an Advisory Panel on Judicial Diversity with Baroness Julia Neuberger as its Chair.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 28th April 2009 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Family courts system accused of hiding evidence from parents - The Times

Posted on April 29, 2009
“Parents fighting in the family courts for contact with their children are being denied access to their personal files by a corrupt system, a leading parental rights campaigner has said.” Full story The Times, 29th April 2009 Source: www.timesonline...

Quota system may be considered for judges - The Independent

Posted on April 29, 2009
“Quotas for ethnic minority and women judges could be part of new proposals aimed at improving ‘diversity’ in the judiciary. Baroness Julia Neuberger, a government adviser, said she wanted to remove ‘blockages’ faced by applicants for judicial posts and make judges more representative of society...

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