Judge condemns police for cautioning convicted sex offender – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 5th, 2009 in cautions, news, police, sexual offences by sally

“A judge has condemned police for only cautioning a convicted sex offender who breached a court order before going on to abuse more children.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th May 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted May 5th, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Animal By-Products (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (Investment Exchanges and Clearing Houses) Regulations (No. 4) 2009

The Armed Forces (Evidence in Proceedings before Civilian Courts) Regulations 2009

The Reserve Forces (Evidence in Proceedings before Civil Courts) Regulations 2009

The Armed Forces (Warrants of Arrest for Service Offences) Rules 2009

The Armed Forces (Forfeitures and Deductions) Regulations 2009

The Armed Forces (Evidence of Illegal Absence and Transfer to Service Custody) Regulations 2009

The Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Establishment of Conservation Board) (Amendment) Order 2009

The Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Establishment of Conservation Board) (Amendment) Order 2009

The Service Custody and Service of Relevant Sentences Rules 2009

The Armed Forces (Custody Without Charge) Regulations 2009

The Armed Forces (Custody Proceedings) Rules 2009

The Armed Forces (Protection of Children of Service Families) Regulations 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

R v Briggs-Price – WLR Daily

Posted May 5th, 2009 in confiscation, drug trafficking, evidence, law reports by sally

R v Briggs-Price [2009] UKHL 19; [2009] WLR (D) 142

“A confiscation order could be made under the Drug Trafficking Act 1994 in respect of benefit derived from drug trafficking other than that of which the defendant had been convicted which had been established by evidence during the trial.”

WLR Daily, 1st May 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

House of Lords Judgments: What’s New?

Posted May 5th, 2009 in law reports by sally

R v Briggs-Price (Appellant) (on appeal from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)) [2009] UKHL 19 (29 April 2009)

R v JTB (Appellant) (on appeal from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)) [2009] UKHL 20 (29 April 2009)

Gomes (Appellant) v Government of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondents) (Criminal Appeal from Her Majesty’s High Court of Justice); Goodyer (Appellant) v Government of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondents) (Criminal Appeal from Her Majesty’s High Court of Justice) (Conjoined Appeals) [2009] UKHL 21 (29 April 2009)

Source: www.parliament.uk

Lawyers to fight bail conditions that ‘stifle’ climate protests – The Guardian

Posted May 5th, 2009 in bail, demonstrations, news, public order by sally

“Lawyers representing climate change protesters who were arrested in parliament last week are to mount a legal challenge against bail conditions that were imposed, they say, to ‘stifle’ future protest by their clients.”

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The Guardian, 3rd May 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Y (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; Z (Sri Lanka) v Same – Times Law Reports

Posted May 5th, 2009 in asylum, human rights, law reports, mental health, torture by sally

Y (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; Z (Sri Lanka) v Same

Court of Appeal

“It would be a breach of article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, prohibiting torture, to order the return of an asylum seeker to a country where there was an undisturbed finding that the asylum seeker had been tortured and raped in captivity and where credible and uncontradicted expert evidence was that the likely effect of the trauma, if return was enforced, would be suicide.”

The Times, 5th May 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Gomes v Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; Goodyer v Same – Times Law Reports

Posted May 5th, 2009 in delay, extradition, law reports by sally

Gomes v Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; Goodyer v Same

House of Lords

“An accused who deliberately fled from a jurisdiction where his trial was pending was not generally entitled to rely on the passage of time due to the delay of the extraditing state in bringing him to justice as a bar to his extradition.”

The Times, 5th May 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Jacqui Smith says DNA database profiles of 800,000 innocent people will be axed – The Guardian

Posted May 5th, 2009 in data protection, DNA, human rights, news by sally

“The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, will publish plans this week for the destruction of the DNA profiles of nearly a million innocent people from the police national database. The government’s response follows a ruling by the European court of human rights last year that the practice of retaining the DNA profiles was illegal.”

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The Guardian, 3rd May 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Criminals to face easier deportation – The Times

Posted May 5th, 2009 in deportation, news by sally

“Human rights legislation that prevents ministers from deporting foreign criminals is to be overhauled under new government plans.”

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The Times, 3rd May 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

DNA search for miscarriages of justice – The Guardian

Posted May 5th, 2009 in DNA, miscarriage of justice, news by sally

“The head of the organisation that investigates alleged miscarriages of justice has ordered an urgent review of cases where DNA evidence is involved to find whether there are long-term prisoners whose innocence could now be scientifically proved.”

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The Guardian, 5th May 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Review begins into cross-examination of rape victim, four – The Times

Posted May 5th, 2009 in children, cross-examination, news, rape, victims by sally

“An independent review is underway into how Haringey Social Services dealt with the case of a two-year-old girl raped by a man convicted over Baby P’s death.”

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The Times, 2nd May 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

‘Baby P’ stepfather may challenge rape verdict – The Independent

Posted May 5th, 2009 in news, rape by sally

“Lawyers representing Baby P’s ‘stepfather’ confirmed today they are considering an appeal against his conviction for raping a two-year-old girl.”

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The Independent, 5th May 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Rules on Gurkhas ‘need rethink’ – BBC News

Posted May 5th, 2009 in Gurkhas, immigration, news by sally

“The government must come up with a revised policy on Gurkha immigration rights, a senior Labour MP has warned.”

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BBC News, 3rd May 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Extremists banned from Britain named and shamed by Home Office – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 5th, 2009 in incitement, news, terrorism by sally

“Extremists and preachers of hate who have been banned from Britain are named and shamed by the Government for the first time today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th May 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Do not widen out-of-court penalties, magistrates tell Jack Straw – The Times

Posted May 5th, 2009 in fines, news by sally

“Magistrates want ministers to halt the widening of on-the-spot fines for offenders, warning that serious crimes are not reaching the courts. They have told Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, that the use of the fines in cases involving assault is undermining confidence in the justice system.”

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The Times, 5th May 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Fair tipping law ‘won’t cost waiters their jobs’ – The Independent

Posted May 5th, 2009 in news, remuneration by sally

“The restaurant trade’s warning that 45,000 jobs could be lost when ministers outlaw the use of tips to top up the earnings of staff paid less than the minimum wage has been rejected by an official government study.”

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The Independent, 5th May 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk