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How to prepare for a pupillage interview ? The Guardian

Posted on January 21, 2011
“East Anglian Chambers barrister Rupert Myers is responsible for interviewing pupillage applicants. He passes on some tips.” Full story The Guardian, 21st January 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Brother of Harry Potter star jailed for attacking her ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 21, 2011
“The brother of a Harry Potter star has been jailed for six months for a ‘prolonged and nasty’ attack in which she was beaten and branded a ‘slag’ for dating a non-Muslim.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 21st January 2011 Source: www...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on January 20, 2011
The Electronic Money Regulations 2011 The Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2011 Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Convicted killer Eddie Gilfoyle?s gagging order lifted ? BBC News

Posted on January 20, 2011
“A gagging order placed on convicted murderer Eddie Gilfoyle upon his release from jail has been lifted.” Full story BBC News, 19th January 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on January 20, 2011
Supreme Court Morge v Hampshire County Council [2011] UKSC 2 (19 January 2011) Coke- Wallis, R (on the application of) v Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales [2011] UKSC 2 (19 January 2011) Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Booker v R [2011] EWCA Crim 7 (19 January 2011) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) [...

Regina (Morge) v Hampshire County Council ? WLR Daily

Posted on January 20, 2011
Regina (Morge) v Hampshire County Council [2011] UKSC; [2011] WLR (D) 5 “A local planning authority, when considering an application for planning permission for a development which was alleged to affect the habitat of a protected species, was entitled to place reliance on the fact that Natural England, the body responsible for enforcing the Council [...

Regina (Coke-Wallis) v Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales ? WLR Daily

Posted on January 20, 2011
Regina (Coke-Wallis) v Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales [2011] UKSC 1 ; [2011] WLR (D) 3 “The principles of cause of action estoppel applied to successive complaints before a professional disciplinary body. Whether, and in what circumstances, a public interest exception should be recognised to the strict application of those principles in [...

Robinson v PE Jones (Contractors) Ltd ? WLR Daily

Posted on January 20, 2011
Robinson v PE Jones (Contractors) Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 9; [2011] WLR (D) 4 “The builder/vendor of a building did not by reason of his contract to construct or to complete the building assume any liability in the tort of negligence in relation to defects in the building giving rise to purely economic loss...

Theresa May allows 28-day limit on detaining terror suspects without charge to lapse ? The Guardian

Posted on January 20, 2011
“The home secretary, Theresa May, faces fresh embarrassment over the much-delayed review of counter-terrorism powers after the Home Office confirmed that the police power to detain terror suspects for up to 28 days without charge will lapse on midnight on Monday...

Far fewer prisoners will now get the right to vote ? The Guardian

Posted on January 20, 2011
“Faced by a backbench rebellion, the government is to slash the number of prisoners to be given the right to vote, even though it is likely to increase the risk of successful compensation claims against the government in court.” Full story The Guardian, 20th January 2011 Source: www...

New Communications Act will rewrite media regulation, says minister ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on January 20, 2011
“The Government will overhaul the way UK media companies are regulated with a new Communications Act. Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said that a new law was needed ‘to create regulatory certainty’.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 20th January 2011 Source: www...

Residents lose ?fight the flights? court battle ? The Independent

Posted on January 20, 2011
“Local residents have lost their High Court battle to block an ‘extremely large’ increase in the number of flights proposed for London City Airport.” Full story The Independent, 20th January 2011 Source: www.independent.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on January 19, 2011
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Bell & Ors v R [2011] EWCA Crim 6 (18 January 2011) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Everett & Anor v Comojo (UK) Ltd (t/a the Metropolitan & Ors) [2011] EWCA Civ 13 (18 January 2011) Robinson v PE Jones (Contractors) Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 9 (18 January 2011) High [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on January 19, 2011
The Motor Vehicles (Insurance Requirements) Regulations 2011 The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation) Order 2011 The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (Commencement No. 4 and Saving Provision) Order 2011 The Road Safety Act 2006 (Commencement No...

European court deals blow to no win, no fee deals in Naomi Campbell case ? The Guardian

Posted on January 19, 2011
“The European court of human rights today (18 January) unanimously ruled that the recovery of success fees by lawyers in privacy and defamation cases represents a significant violation of freedom of expression, in a case brought by the publisher of the Daily Mirror...

Segway motor scooter rider loses legal challenge ? BBC News

Posted on January 19, 2011
“A man has become the first person in the UK to be successfully prosecuted for riding a Segway scooter on a pavement.” Full story BBC News, 18th January 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Father and son convicted of trafficking women into UK prostitution ? The Guardian

Posted on January 19, 2011
“A father and son were today convicted of trafficking women into Britain from Romania and forcing them to work as prostitutes.” Full story The Guardian, 18th January 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Legal aid cuts ?deprive drug claimants of day in court? ? BBC News

Posted on January 19, 2011
“Legal aid cuts will make it impossible to challenge pharmaceutical companies in the courts, the BBC has been told.” Full story BBC News, 18th January 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Soil Association given libel warning after objection to huge pig farm ? The Guardian

Posted on January 19, 2011
“When a charity objected to plans for a pig factory for up to 25,000 animals, they expected a fight. But now the battle looks likely to intensify after the leading London lawyers Carter-Ruck threatened libel proceedings.” Full story The Guardian, 18th January 2011 Source: www...

Government will publish new guidance on bribery law ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on January 19, 2011
“The Government will publish new guidelines on bribery, it has said. The rules will help companies to comply with the Bribery Act which was passed last year.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 18th January 2011 Source: www.out-law.com

Bristol gay couple win Cornwall B&B bed ban case ? BBC News

Posted on January 18, 2011
“The owners of a hotel who refused to allow a gay couple a double room acted unlawfully, a judge has ruled.” Full story BBC News, 18th January 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on January 18, 2011
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) AVS v A NHS Foundation Trust & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 7 (17 January 2011) High Court (Chancery Division) London Tara Hotel Ltd v Kensington Close Hotel Ltd [2011] EWHC 29 (Ch) (14 January 2011) Dance v Savery & Ors [2011] EWHC 16 (Ch) (17 January 2011) High Court (Queen’s [...

Of Smoke and Snails ? Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls

Posted on January 18, 2011
Of Smoke and Snails (PDF) Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls King’s College, London’s Bar Society Annual Dinner, 13 January 2011 Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

M v Hackney London Borough Council and others ? WLR Daily

Posted on January 18, 2011
M v Hackney London Borough Council and others [2011] EWCA Civ 4; [2011] WLR (D) 2 “A hospital trust was entitled to rely upon an application for the admission for treatment of a patient under the Mental Health Act 1983 which appeared to comply with section 6(3) of the Act as being a lawfully made [...

Government creates data publishing body

Posted on January 18, 2011
“A single body will be put in charge of how data generated by publicly owned bodies is used, the Government has said. It has outlined plans for a Public Data Corporation (PDC) to manage data and license it to others.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 17th January 2011 Source: www...

Gloucestershire scam builders guilty of �1m fraud ? BBC News

Posted on January 18, 2011
“A gang of Gloucestershire builders has been convicted of scamming householders out of a combined total of nearly �1m.” Full story BBC News, 17th January 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Mental health patient detained indefinitely for killing brother, nine ? The Guardian

Posted on January 18, 2011
“A mental health patient was detained indefinitely today (17 January) for wounding his sister and stabbing to death his younger brother, with whom he had a close and loving relationship.” Full story The Guardian, 17th January 2011 Source: www...

Law firms? poor use of Twitter risks ?damaging their brand? ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on January 18, 2011
“Two-thirds of top-50 law firms have a Twitter account, but some may be ‘damaging their brand? by failing to tweet anything at all, a report has suggested.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 17th January 2011 Source: www.lawgazette...

Court threat to Parliament Square protesters ? The Independent

Posted on January 18, 2011
“Parliament Square peace protesters were threatened with court action today (17 January) unless they clear their makeshift camps from the pavement area by the end of the working week.” Full story The Independent, 17th January 2011 Source: www...

Peers bed down for marathon session to pass reform bill ? The Guardian

Posted on January 18, 2011
“Lords debate reduction in the number of MPs in parliament.” Full story The Guardian, 17th January 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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