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Injured firefighters in court win - BBC News

Posted on April 07, 2009
“Injured firefighters have won a major step in their legal battle to retain the right to claim ill-health pensions.” Full story BBC News, 6th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Crackdown on expert witnesses - The Independent

Posted on April 07, 2009
“Scientists, doctors and other experts are to be stopped from giving misleading evidence in court after a series of miscarriages of justice involving unreliable testimony, under proposals published today.” Full story The Independent, 7th April 2009 Source: www...

Home Office facing multi-million compensation bill after skilled migrant ruling - Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 07, 2009
“The taxpayer could be facing a multi-million compensation bill after a court ruled the Home Office was wrong to change the settlement rules for skilled migrants.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 6th April 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Torture claim Thulambo family win reprieve in fight against deportation - The Times

Posted on April 07, 2009
“A mother and her two daughters who say that they sought sanctuary in Britain after fleeing persecution in Zimbabwe won a reprieve yesterday against deportation.” Full story The Times, 7th April 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Met police ?not racist? during Stephen Lawrence case, says Ian Blair - The Guardian

Posted on April 07, 2009
“Sir Ian Blair, the former commissioner of the Metropolitan police, said today that he did not ‘necessarily’ believe that the police officers who investigated the murder of Stephen Lawrence were racist.” Full story The Guardian, 6th April 2009 Source: www...

Unfair terms law can protect consumers for existing and future contracts, says Court of Appeal - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on April 07, 2009
“Consumer protection body the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is allowed to use laws on unfair contracts to take action on existing as well as future contracts, the Court of Appeal has ruled.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 6th April 2009 Source: www...

Baby unlawfully taken from mother - BBC News

Posted on April 07, 2009
“Social workers in Nottingham failed to follow the correct legal processes in separating a baby from its teenage mother, a report has concluded.” Full story BBC News, 6th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Fireman who beat up pregnant girlfriend escapes jail after judge praises his work - Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 07, 2009
“A fireman who beat up his pregnant girlfriend has been spared a prison sentence by a judge because of his ‘valuable and important’ job.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 3rd April 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on April 07, 2009
The Financial Assistance For Industry (Increase of Limit) (No. 3) Order 2009 The Financial Assistance For Industry (Increase of Limit) (No. 2) Order 2009 The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2009 The Motor Vehicles (Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Road Vehicles (Approval) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2009 The Financial Markets and Insolvency Regulations 2009 The Family Proceedings [...

Why the Law Commission is worried about expert evidence - The Times

Posted on April 07, 2009
“Defendants are at risk of being wrongly convicted on the evidence of ‘charlatan’ and ‘biased’ expert witnesses, the Government?s law reform body warns today.” Full story The Times, 7th April 2009 Source: www.timesonline...

Injured boy awarded £8.1m payout - BBC News

Posted on April 07, 2009
“A court has awarded what is thought to be a record compensation payment of £8.1m to a boy who was accidentally run over by his father on a family day out.” Full story BBC News, 7th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on April 07, 2009
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Fox v R. [2009] EWCA Crim 653 (02 April 2009) Pola v The Crown (Health and Safety Executive) [2009] EWCA Crim 655 (07 April 2009) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council, R (on the application of) v The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice & Anor [2009] EWCA [...

Wetherspoon founder wins property fraud case - The Times

Posted on April 07, 2009
“The founder and chairman of the JD Wetherspoon, the pubs group, was cheated by a former friend and property adviser, the High Court has ruled.” Full story The Times, 7th April 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Shannon?s mother will not appeal - BBC News

Posted on April 07, 2009
“Karen Matthews, who kidnapped her own daughter in a bungled effort to gain reward money for the missing child, has abandoned her appeal, her lawyer said.” Full story BBC News, 7th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Police probe torture allegations - BBC News

Posted on April 06, 2009
“Police are investigating a report from a human rights group alleging UK involvement in the torture of British terror suspects abroad.” Full story BBC News, 5th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Net tightens on insider trading - The Independent

Posted on April 06, 2009
“A series of insider dealing scams, involving corporate takeover deals worth millions of pounds have been uncovered in the biggest-ever crackdown on market abuse in the City by its regulator.” Full story The Independent, 6th April 2009 Source: www...

Ofcom ?unable? to fine BBC stars - BBC News

Posted on April 06, 2009
“Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand cannot be made to pay the £150,000 BBC fine by law, regulator Ofcom has said.” Full story BBC News, 5th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Boy playing tag not liable for dinner lady?s injury - The Times

Posted on April 06, 2009
“Senior judges hearing a test case at the Court of Appeal have thrown out a claim by a dinner lady who was badly injured by a schoolboy playing tag. Michelle Orchard, 42, was claiming thousands of pounds in damages from Sebastian Lee, who was 13 when he tumbled backwards into her in the playground at [...

Actress cleared of partner murder - BBC News

Posted on April 06, 2009
“An actress who ran over and killed the father of her two children has been found not guilty of his murder.” Full story BBC News, 3rd April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Cost of accommodation for High Court judges - Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 06, 2009
“Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act have revealed that accommodation for High Court judges is costing taxpayers £5.5 million a year.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 4th April 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Judges back Muslim groups in condemnation of forced marriage - The Times

Posted on April 06, 2009
“Senior family judges have joined Muslim leaders in condemning forced marriage as intolerable and a gross abuse of human rights.” Full story The Times, 4th April 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Police using Google Street View-style cars to spy on motorists - Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 06, 2009
“Police are resorting to vehicles resembling Google’s Street View cars to catch motorists breaking the law.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 6th April 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.ukl

Sex offenders ?serving in forces? - BBC News

Posted on April 06, 2009
“Some 32 registered sex offenders are serving in the armed forces, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.” Full story BBC News, 5th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Personal web data to be stored for a year - The Independent

Posted on April 06, 2009
“New law forces service providers to record all your calls and emails from Monday.” Full story The Independent, 4th April 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Lie tests tried on sex offenders - BBC News

Posted on April 06, 2009
“Sex offenders will be made to take lie detector tests as part of probation conditions when they are freed from prison, the Ministry of Justice says.” Full story BBC News, 5th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Hazel Blears faces libel action for attack on leading Muslim - The Guardian

Posted on April 06, 2009
“A leader of Britain’s largest Muslim organisation is threatening to sue Hazel Blears, the secretary of state for communities, after she accused him of calling for violence against Jewish communities and British troops.” Full story The Guardian, 4th April 2009 Source: www...

Sacked paperboy, 15, tries to change employment law - The Times

Posted on April 06, 2009
“A schoolboy is trying to change children?s employment laws after being sacked from his paper round.” Full story The Times, 6th April 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Judge attacks human rights court - BBC News

Posted on April 06, 2009
“A senior British judge has accused the European Court of Human Rights of going beyond its jurisdiction and trying to create a ‘federal law of Europe’.” Full story BBC News, 4th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Gordon Brown?s controversial eco-towns plan could be unlawful, according to top QCs - Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 06, 2009
“Gordon Brown’s controversial eco-towns plan could be unlawful, according to top QCs. The legal opinions cast fresh doubts on the Prime Minister’s plans for up to 10 of the towns across England.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 6th April 2009 Source: www...

Tougher home pack rules in force - BBC News

Posted on April 06, 2009
“New rules have come into force which mean home owners must have a home information pack (Hip) in place before putting their property on the market.” Full story BBC News, 5th April 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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