Huntsman cautioned for chasing hare in first case of its kind under Hunting Act – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 7th, 2009 in hunting, news by sally

“A huntsman has been given a police caution for illegally hunting a hare – the first case of its kind dealt with under the controversial Hunting Act.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th May 2009

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Home Office rejects all Gurkha residency test cases – The Guardian

Posted May 7th, 2009 in armed forces, Gurkhas, immigration, news by sally

“Gurkha rights campaigners today accused Gordon Brown of betrayal after learning that all five test cases of applications to stay in Britain have been rejected by the Home Office.”

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The Guardian, 7th May 2009

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Teacher Matthew Wren wins battle to have DNA records deleted – The Times

Posted May 7th, 2009 in criminal records, DNA, judicial review, news, police by sally

“A teacher has won a High Court battle to have his DNA destroyed after he was unlawfully arrested by police when accused of assault by a pupil.”

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The Times, 7th May 2009

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Ruling quashed on balcony death father – The Independent

Posted May 7th, 2009 in inquests, news, unlawful killing by sally

“An inquest ruling that a man unlawfully killed his six-year-old son by throwing him off a hotel balcony when a holiday trip to Crete to salvage his marriage went disastrously wrong was quashed by the High Court today.”

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The Independent, 7th May 2009

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted May 7th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

B, R v [2009] EWCA Crim 906 (07 May 2009)

Athwal & Ors, R v [2009] EWCA Crim 789 (07 May 2009)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Baynes v Hedger & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 374 (07 May 2009)

Annabel’s (Berkeley Square) Ltd & Ors v Revenue and Customs [2009] EWCA Civ 361 (07 May 2009)

Cavendish Corporate Finance Llp v GIL Investments Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 368 (07 May 2009)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Colorcon Ltd v Huckell & Ors [2009] EWHC 979 (Ch) (07 May 2009)

High Court (Administrative Court)

O’Connor, R (on the application of) v HM Coroner for District of Avon & Anor [2009] EWHC 854 (Admin) (07 May 2009)

High Court (Commercial Court)

CNH Global NV v PGN Logistics Ltd & Ors [2009] EWHC B8 (Comm) (26 February 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

Rajesh Gill, ‘7 to 7’ day trader, awarded £20m for City fraud – The Times

Posted May 7th, 2009 in fraud, misrepresentation, news by sally

“One of Britain’s most successful City traders, who was fooled into thinking he was making millions when he was really suffering huge losses, has been awarded £20 million after a judge ruled that his broker defrauded him.”

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The Times, 7th May 2009

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Regina (Nasseri) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports

Posted May 7th, 2009 in asylum, Greece, human rights, law reports by sally

Regina (Nasseri) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

House of Lords

“As there was no evidence that Greece was a place from which a foreign asylum seeker would be deported to his own country to face inhuman and degrading treatment, there was nothing incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights in a statutory provision which deemed that Greece was a safe country to which he could be returned from the United Kingdom.”

The Times, 7th May 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

What will the Jackson report say? – The Times

Posted May 7th, 2009 in costs, news by sally

“All we know for sure is that it is a mammoth 1,000 pages long. But the contents of Lord Justice Jackson’s initial report on reforming civil litigation costs have been a well-guarded secret before publication tomorrow.”

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The Times, 7th May 2009

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Judge rules gipsy can stay at illegal site to help him beat heroin addiction – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 7th, 2009 in news, travellers by sally

“A Romany gipsy has won a High Court battle allowing him to stay on an illegal travellers’ site, after a judge ruled it would help him beat his heroin addiction.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th May 2009

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Criminal trials cancelled because fearful witnesses fail to attend – The Times

Posted May 7th, 2009 in criminal justice, news, witnesses by sally

“Hundreds of trials are being cancelled or adjourned because witnesses fail to attend court to give evidence, despite reforms to improve their treatment.”

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The Times, 7th May 2009

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Court says police can be challenged on ‘stop and search’ powers – The Guardian

Posted May 7th, 2009 in news, police, stop and search by sally

“Lawyers acting for young twins ‘stopped and searched’ at an environmental protest were granted permission to challenge police powers in the high court today after judges ruled the proper policing of large demonstrations was in the public interest.”

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The Guardian, 6th May 2009

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Supreme Court: new building, new look, new way of working? – The Times

Posted May 7th, 2009 in news, Supreme Court by sally

“The scaffolding is down and the stonework cleaned up. Passers-by can now get their first glimpse of the supreme court. And the verdict on the building from the man who will lead the judges through its doors this October is positive.”

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The Times, 6th May 2009

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Half of anti-social behaviour fines are not paid – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 7th, 2009 in ASBOs, fines, news by sally

“Anti-social behaviour fines have been criticised for being inherently ‘flawed’ after figures showed half are never paid.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th May 2009

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Wrongly accused people could have DNA on database for 12 years – The Times

Posted May 7th, 2009 in data protection, DNA, news by sally

“The DNA profiles of people released without charge or found not guilty by a court could be stored for up to 12 years on a national police database.”

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The Times, 7th May 2009

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