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Jail for sex assault special Pc - BBC News

Posted on April 27, 2009
“A special constable with the Metropolitan Police has been jailed for four-and-a-half years for sexually assaulting underage girls.” Full story BBC News, 27th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

European Parliament backs 70-year copyright term for sound recordings - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on April 27, 2009
“The European Parliament has voted to extend the length of time that copyright protects sound recordings by 20 years. The compromise position backed by MEPs needs the approval of European Union member states to come into force.” Full story OUT-LAW...

Straw scraps Titan prisons plan - BBC News

Posted on April 27, 2009
“Plans for three 2,500-place Titan prisons have been scrapped, Justice Secretary Jack Straw has confirmed.” Full story BBC News, 27th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Tory MP Nadine Dorries to sue over Damian McBride ?smear? emails - The Guardian

Posted on April 27, 2009
“A Conservative female MP named in the infamous ’smear’ emails sent by former spin doctor Damian McBride is to sue over the episode in a move that could see Downing Street dirty tricks debated in court.” Full story The Guardian, 26th April 2009 Source: www...

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Inside Yarl?s Wood: Britain?s shame over child detainees - The Independent

Posted on April 27, 2009
“Children held in the infamous Yarl’s Wood immigration detention centre are being denied urgent medical treatment, handled violently and left at risk of serious harm, a damning report by the Children’s Commissioner for England will say tomorrow...

Fury over Gurkha settlement plan - BBC News

Posted on April 24, 2009
“Campaigners have reacted with anger to new rules on the eligibility of Gurkha veterans to live in the UK. “ Full story BBC News, 24th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.cou.k

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on April 24, 2009
Court of Appeal (Civil division) Westbrook Resources Ltd v Globe Metallurgical Inc [2009] EWCA Civ 310 (08 April 2009) Walbrook Trustees (Jersey) Ltd. & Ors v Fattal & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 297 (08 April 2009) M (A Child), Re [2009] EWCA Civ 311 (23 April 2009) Hawkes v Cuddy & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 261 [...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on April 24, 2009
The Excise Goods (Drawback) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Substantial Donor Transactions (Variation of Threshold Limits) Regulations 2009 The Value Added Tax (Consideration for Fuel Provided for Private Use) Order 2009 The Value Added Tax (Increase of Registration Limits) Order 2009 The Eggs and Chicks (Wales) Regulations 2009 The Education (Admission of Looked After Children) (Wales) Regulations 2009 The Education (Admission Appeals [...

Regina (G) v Governors of X School - Times Law Reports

Posted on April 24, 2009
Regina (G) v Governors of X School Queen’s Bench Division “An employee of a school facing a disciplinary committee for allegations of sexual misconduct was entitled to an enhanced measure of procedural protection afforded by article 6.1 of the European Convention on Human Rights, guaranteeing the right to a fair hearing, which included the right to legal [...

Regina v Powar (Harbinder) Regina v Powar (Kulwinder) - Times Law Reports

Posted on April 24, 2009
Regina v Powar (Harbinder) Regina v Powar (Kulwinder) Court of Appeal “Anonymous witnesses must not routinely be called in the prosecution of serious crime, but now that the intimidation of witnesses had become an ugly feature of contemporary life, witness anonymity orders should not be confined to cases of terrorism or gangland killings...

Bar thinktank proposes contingent legal aid fund - Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on April 24, 2009
“A contingent legal aid fund (CLAF) could ensure access to justice and help solve the legal aid crisis, according to a report published today by a Bar Council thinktank.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette. 23rd April 2009 Source: www...

Fraud case judge slams solicitor- advocates for ?incompetence? - Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on April 24, 2009
“An extraordinary public row has erupted over the role of solicitor-advocates after a Crown Court judge told a court that he came close to discharging a jury because of concerns that a solicitor lacked the competence to represent his client properly...

New guidance for Gurkhas wishing to settle in the United Kingdom - UK Border Agency

Posted on April 24, 2009
“The UK Border Agency has announced new criteria which it will use to consider applications from former members of the Brigade of Gurkhas to settle in the United Kingdom.” Full press release UK Border Agency, 24th April 2009 Source: www.ukba...

Mutual Fund ?Could Ensure Access to Justice and Help Solve Legal Aid Crisis - New report makes key contribution to legal funding debate - The Bar Council

Posted on April 24, 2009
“A self-funding scheme to provide assistance to those deemed eligible for help in mounting civil legal claims could help to ensure access to justice for those currently ineligible for legal aid but without the means to enforce their rights. The idea comes in a new� report commissioned by the Bar Council’s Policy Advisory Group ‘think [...

Revealed: The Human Cost of Proposed Cuts to Family Legal Aid Dossier of Case Studies Submitted to Ministers - The Bar Council

Posted on April 24, 2009
“The potential human cost of denying vulnerable families and children access to expert legal support in care and related cases is revealed today in a dossier of case studies, which shows the difficulties which are already being encountered by family barristers as they seek to represent their clients to the best of their abilities...

More Gurkhas can settle in the UK - BBC News

Posted on April 24, 2009
“New rules for former Gurkha soldiers will allow around 4,300 more to live in the UK, the Home Office has said.” Full story� BBC News, 24th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Watchdog investigates man?s death - BBC News

Posted on April 24, 2009
“The death of a man in Cardiff is to be investigated by the watchdog, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).” Full story� BBC News, 23rd April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Foreign Office to propose self-regulation for private military firms - The Guardian

Posted on April 24, 2009
“The fast-expanding industry of private military companies, some of which have been engaged in highly controversial activities, should be self-regulating, the government is to propose.” Full story The Guardian, 24th April 2009 Source: www...

Ex-defence chief says attack on liberties is bowing to terrorists - The Guardian

Posted on April 24, 2009
“A former chief of the defence staff has warned that the ‘creeping irreversible curtailment’ of civil liberties�in the name of national security is ‘playing the game by terrorists’ rules’. Full story The Guardian, 24th April 2009 Source: www...

Ronnie Biggs recommended for early release - The Times

Posted on April 24, 2009
“The Parole Board has postponed recommending whether Ronnie Biggs should be released from jail in the summer in a wrangle over who should pay for round-the-clock medical care for the Great Train Robber.” Full story The Times, 24th April 2009 Source: www...

Firm charged over worker?s death - BBC News

Posted on April 24, 2009
“A company has become the first in the UK to be charged under the 2007 Corporate Manslaughter Act.” Full story� BBC News, 23rd April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Father unlawfully killed his son - BBC News

Posted on April 24, 2009
“A father unlawfully killed his son, set fire to their home and then stabbed himself to death, a coroner has ruled.” Full story BBC News, 23rd April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

EU extends music recording rights to 70 years - The Guardian

Posted on April 24, 2009
“Ageing artists such as Cliff Richard and Paul McCartney will see copyright protection on their recordings in the EU extended from 50 to 70 years after a vote by MEPs yesterday. The EU internal market commissioner, Charlie McCreevy, had proposed up to 95 years, but many EU states, which have a joint say with parliament, [...

Harman to make public bodies cut class inequalities - The Guardian

Posted on April 24, 2009
“Harriet Harman, the Labour deputy leader, will today follow the 50p new tax rate on the wealthy by disclosing that she is imposing a duty on public bodies to help reduce inequality caused by class disadvantage.” Full story The Guardian, 24th April 2009 Source: www...

Judge Margaret Short sacked for being rude to solicitors - The Times

Posted on April 24, 2009
“A district judge has been sacked for ‘inappropriate, petulant and rude’ behaviour towards solicitors appearing before her in court. In the first judicial sacking for decades, Judge Margaret Short has been removed by the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice after a ‘history of complaints’...