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Gargett v Lambeth London Borough Council - Times Law Reports

Posted on March 20, 2009
Gargett v Lambeth London Borough Council Court of Appeal “An applicant who had been in receipt of income and housing benefit and had been paid her housing costs had not been deprived of the right to seek discretionary housing payments for arrears of unpaid increased rent on the ground she had already received her housing costs [...

Regina (AM and Others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and Another - Times Law Reports

Posted on March 20, 2009
Regina (AM and Others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and Another Court of Appeal “Allegations of inhuman or degrading treatment of inmates at a privately run immigration detention centre should have been investigated by the Secretary of State for the Home Department to meet the United Kingdom?s obligation under article 3 of the [...

Emergency law to halt inmates? court payouts for slopping out - The Guardian

Posted on March 20, 2009
“Ministers are to introduce emergency legislation to prevent thousands of prison inmates pursuing more than £55m in compensation for a breach of human rights over ’slopping out’.” Full story The Guardian, 20th March 2009 Source: www...

Met chief orders inquiry on beaten terror suspect - The Independent

Posted on March 20, 2009
“Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson last night demanded an urgent independent inquiry into why officers who arrested a terror suspect refused to give evidence to a High Court hearing into allegations of abuse.” Full story The Independent, 19th March 2009 Source: www...

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Teacher who flew to Brunei for 13-minute Army interview wins £35,000 - Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 20, 2009
“A woman who flew halfway around the world for a 13-minute interview then denied the job because Army bosses were determined to hire a man has won £35,000 for ‘hurt feelings’.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 19th March 2009 Source: www...

Parents lose court battle to keep baby son alive - The Guardian

Posted on March 20, 2009
“A hospital ventilator keeping a nine-month-old baby alive could be turned off today after his parents lost a legal battle with a hospital yesterday.” Full story The Guardian, 20th March 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Food watchdog failed to prevent deadly E coli outbreak, says inquiry - The Guardian

Posted on March 20, 2009
“Hygiene watchdogs failed to deal with long-standing, repetitive failures at an abattoir behind the second-worst E coli outbreak in Britain, according to today’s report into the incident, which killed a five-year-old boy, put 31 people in hospital, struck 44 schools and involved 157 people...

?Islamophobe? head Erica Connor wins Surrey County Council payout - The Times

Posted on March 20, 2009
“A campaign by two Muslim governors to give Islam a greater presence in a state school played a key part in forcing a successful head from her job, the High Court found yesterday.” Full story  The Times, 20th March 2009 Source: www.timesonline...

More power for JPs raises fear of prison overcrowding crisis - The Times

Posted on March 20, 2009
“Longer prison sentences for assault, theft and benefit fraud are likely under plans to overhaul the courts system. But the proposed stronger powers for magistrates could bring the country?s overcrowded prisons to breaking point, campaign groups say...

Gordon Brown signals his opposition to assisted suicide - The Guardian

Posted on March 20, 2009
“Prime minister would not support proposal backed by more than 100 MPs to allow families to help terminally ill relatives to die.” Full story The Guardian, 20th March 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

New government rules to crack down on rogue clampers - The Times

Posted on March 20, 2009
“Parking companies will be subject to strict new limits on the penalties and fees they can charge, under government plans to drive rogue operators out of business.” Full story  The Times, 20th March 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Total liable for Buncefield blast - BBC News

Posted on March 20, 2009
“The High Court has ruled that oil company Total is liable for damages caused by the explosion at the Buncefield oil depot in Hertfordshire.” Full story BBC News, 20th March 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 19, 2009
High Court (Chancery Division) Menolly Investments 3 Sarl v Cerep Sarl [2009] EWHC 516 (Ch) (18 March 2009) High Court (Family Division) Bury Metropolitan Borough Council v D [2009] EWHC 446 (Fam) (04 March 2009) Source: www.bailii.org

House of Lords Judgments: What?s new?

Posted on March 19, 2009
King (Respondent) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office (Appellant) (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal Criminal Division) [2009] UKHL 17 (18 March 2009) Source: www.parliament.uk

Bole and another v Huntsbuild Ltd and another - WLR Daily

Posted on March 19, 2009
Bole and another v Huntsbuild Ltd and another [2009] EWHC 483 (TCC); [2009] WLR (D) 98 “A finding that the premises were in imminent danger of collapse was not a necessary precursor to making a finding under the Defective Premises Act 1972 that a dwelling house was unfit for human habitation; and unfitness for habitation was [...

King v Serious Fraud Office - Times Law Reports

Posted on March 19, 2009
King v Serious Fraud Office House of Lords “The crown court?s jurisdiction to make a restraint and disclosure order following a request by a foreign prosecutor under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order (SI 2005 No 3181) was restricted to property located within England and Wales...

In re B (Minors) (Contact order: Enforcement) - Times Law Reports

Posted on March 19, 2009
In re B (Minors) (Contact order: Enforcement) Court of Appeal “Where a local authority was in breach of a contact order, it was enforceable by committal for contempt of court.” The Times, 19th March 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication...

Property fraud: now the Metropolitan Police get in on the act - The Times

Posted on March 19, 2009
“An article a fortnight ago examining the growth in property fraud resulted in a flurry of correspondence confirming that lawyers and consumers alike are increasingly worried about the problem.” Full story The Times, 19th March 2009 Source: www...

Jurors suffer trauma in gruesome cases, scientists warn - Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 19, 2009
“Jurors should be screened before sitting on trials involving harrowing or gruesome evidence to cut the risk to them being traumatised, medical experts have warned.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 19th March 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Searching for answers at Deepcut Barracks - The Times

Posted on March 19, 2009
“Four young soldiers died at Deepcut Barracks between 1995 and 2002: Sean Benton on June 9, 1995, Cheryl James on November 27, 1995, Geoff Gray on September 17, 2001, and James Collinson on March 23, 2002.” Full story The Times, 19th March 2009 Source: www...

High court to deliver ruling on bank?s gag on tax documents - The Guardian

Posted on March 19, 2009
“A high court judge is due to rule today on Barclays’ attempt to ban the Guardian from publishing whistleblower documents about the bank’s tax avoidance schemes.” Full story The Guardian, 19th March 2009 Source: www.guardian.co...

Lawyers welcome plans for financial shake-up - The Times

Posted on March 19, 2009
“Proposals aimed at shaking up Britain’s banking sector received a cautious welcome from the City’s leading financial services lawyers today.” Full story The Times, 18th March 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Series of allegations that finally forced Brown to act - The Guardian

Posted on March 19, 2009
“If we are to believe Peter Wright, the former MI5 officer and author of Spycatcher, new recruits to the security service are quickly expected to take to heart its 11th commandment: ‘Thou shalt not get caught.’ Today, however, as the result of the work of a small group of lawyers, journalists and parliamentarians, it is [...

Lords in sleaze row could lose their peerages - Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 19, 2009
“Peers will be expelled from the House of Lords if they break the law under new powers being proposed in the wake of the cash for amendments controversy.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 19th March 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Divorce: why being North or South of the Border makes such a difference - The Times

Posted on March 19, 2009
“Never mind credit crunch divorce, with husbands rushing to court to renegotiate their divorce settlements. It might be wiser to plump for the right jurisdiction for a split in the first place, because there can be a huge disparity in awards, even between the North and South of the Border...

Miscarriage of justice victim served extra 11 years due to ?lost? evidence - The Guardian

Posted on March 19, 2009
“Vital evidence which could have secured the release of one of Britain’s longest-serving victims of a miscarriage of justice 11 years ago was held in a forgotten forensic science archive on an industrial site in the Midlands, the Guardian can reveal...

Rape myths to be challenged in court by prosecutors - Daily Telegraph

Posted on March 19, 2009
“Prosecutors have been told to ‘robustly’ challenge myths surrounding rape victims, such as women are asking to be attacked if they drink, when in front of juries.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 19th March 2009 Source: www.telegraph...

Solicitors to take on estate agents - The Times

Posted on March 19, 2009
“Solicitors have declared war on estate agents. They are calling for a licensing system to bring them under strict regulation and for greater transparency over what they call excessive fees.” Full story The Times, 19th March 2009 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 19, 2009
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Chopra v Bindra [2009] EWCA Civ 203 (19 March 2009) Hatzl & Anor v XL Insurance Company Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 223 (19 March 2009) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Byblos International Fund Llc v IFX Markets Ltd [2009] EWHC 346 (QB) (27 February 2009) High Court (Chancery Division) Akzo Nobel UK Ltd v Arista Tubes [...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on March 19, 2009
The Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 2008 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2009 The Fixed Penalty (Amendment) Order 2009 The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Insolvency Proceedings (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2009 The Education (School Performance Information) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Registration of Regulated Activities) Regulations 2009 The Insolvency (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2009 The Weights and [...

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