Discrimination law change is dropped after Pope’s opposition – The Independent

“The Government will not push through proposals that churches argue would restrict their ability to deny jobs to gay people and transsexuals, Equality Minister Harriet Harman confirmed today.”

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The Independent, 4th February 2010

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Measures to freeze assets of terror suspect to be lifted immediately – The Times

Posted February 4th, 2010 in news by sally

“Ministers are preparing to rush through emergency legislation tomorrow to stop terror suspects salting away their funds after senior judges today lifted an order freezing their assets.”

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The Times, 4th February 2010

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Overdose inquest finds German doctor Daniel Ubani incompetent – The Guardian

Posted February 4th, 2010 in doctors, inquests, murder, negligence, news by sally

“A patient who was given a fatal overdose by an out-of-hours doctor was unlawfully killed and his death amounted to gross negligence and manslaughter, a coroner ruled today.”

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The Guardian, 4th February 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted February 4th, 2010 in legislation by sally

The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010

The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2010

The Criminal Defence Service (Representation Orders: Appeals etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces (Amendment) etc. Regulations 2010

The Employee Study and Training (Qualifying Period of Employment) Regulations 2010

The Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The Ordinary Statutory Paternity Pay (Adoption), Additional Statutory Paternity Pay (Adoption) and Statutory Adoption Pay (Adoptions from Overseas) (Persons Abroad and Mariners) Regulations 2010

The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Persons Abroad and Mariners) Regulations 2002 (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The Additional Statutory Paternity Pay (National Health Service Employees) Regulations 2010

The Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (Application of Parts 12ZA and 12ZB to Adoptions from Overseas) Regulations 2003 (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The Additional Statutory Paternity Pay (Birth, Adoption and Adoptions from Overseas) (Administration) Regulations 2010

The Hill Farm Allowance Regulations 2010

The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2010

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Child killing rate ‘drops by 40%’ in England and Wales – BBC News

Posted February 4th, 2010 in children, murder, news, social services by sally

“The number of violent deaths among children in England and Wales has fallen by almost 40% since 1974, research has suggested.”

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BBC News, 4th February 2010

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Tzipi Livni to test UK law with visit – The Times

Posted February 4th, 2010 in news by sally

“Britain is braced for a diplomatic row after a senior Israeli politician warned that she was preparing to travel to the UK, where she faces an arrest warrant for alleged war crimes.”

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The Times, 4th February 2010

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Junior Criminal Bar under threat from botched Legal Aid Reforms warns Commons Committee – The Bar Council

Posted February 4th, 2010 in criminal justice, legal aid, news by sally

“The influential House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has today (2 February) published a damning report on the Legal Services Commission’s handling of legal aid reform.”

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The Bar Council, 2nd February 2010

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Lord Chief Justice Publishes Administration of Justice Review – Judiciary of England & Wales

Posted February 4th, 2010 in civil justice, courts, criminal justice, press releases by sally

“The Lord Chief Justice’s ‘Review of the Administration of Justice in the Courts’ was published today. His report covers matters of importance to the judiciary relating to the administration of justice in England and Wales during the 2008-2009 Legal Year (1 October 2008 – 30 September 2009).”

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Judiciary of England & Wales, 3rd February 2010

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

R v Hussain (Shabbir) – WLR Daily

Posted February 4th, 2010 in appeals, drug offences, law reports, medicines by sally

R v Hussain (Shabbir) [2010] WLR (D) 22

“A possessor of drugs did not commit an offence contrary to ss 4(1) and 5(3) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 if he intended to supply the drugs outside the jurisdiction.”

WLR Daily, 3rd February 2010

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.

Grays Timber Products Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners – WLR Daily

Posted February 4th, 2010 in appeals, income tax, law reports, shareholders by sally

Grays Timber Products Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2010] UKSC 4; [ 2010] WLR (D) 21

“In assessing whether employment-related securities had been disposed of for a consideration which exceeded their ‘market value’, so as to occasion a charge to income tax, it was necessary to postulate a notional sale between a hypothetical vendor and purchaser, with the personal characteristics of the actual vendor, such as his right under a subscription agreement to a disproportionately large part of the consideration paid, being ignored.”

WLR Daily, 3rd February 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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

Grays Timber Products Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners – Times Law Reports

Posted February 4th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Grays Timber Products Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners

Supreme Court

“In assessing whether employment-related securities had been disposed of for a price which exceeded their market value, so as to occasion a charge to income tax, it was necessary to postulate a notional sale between a hypothetical vendor and purchaser, with the personal characteristics of the actual vendor, such as his right under a subscription agreement to a disproportionately large part of the consideration paid, being ignored.”

The Times, 4th February 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Lord Carlile’s ‘credibility’ as terror watchdog questioned by MP – The Guardian

Posted February 4th, 2010 in control orders, human rights, news, terrorism by sally

“The chair of an influential committee of parliamentarians has questioned the independence of the official counter-terrorism watchdog, Lord Carlile, and suggested his term of office should come to an end.”

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The Guardian, 3rd February 2010

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Complaint after Cherie Booth spares religious man jail – BBC News

Posted February 4th, 2010 in judges, news, religious discrimination, sentencing by sally

“A secularist group has lodged an official complaint against Cherie Booth QC after she spared a man from prison because he was religious.”

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BBC News, 4th February 2010

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Supreme ambition, jealousy and outrage – The Times

Posted February 4th, 2010 in news by sally

“Frances Gibb on the judicial bunfight that stopped an outsider from being appointed to the highest court.”

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The Times, 4th February 2010

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Inquest verdict due over GP out-of-hours deaths – BBC News

Posted February 4th, 2010 in doctors, inquests, negligence, news by sally

“A coroner is due to give his verdict into the deaths of two patients treated by an overseas out-of-hours doctor on his first NHS shift.”

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BBC News, 4th February 2010

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£2.3m ruling in London Philharmonic Orchestra fraud case – The Times

Posted February 4th, 2010 in news by sally

“The London Philharmonic Orchestra has won a High Court judgment for £2.3 million against a financial director who allegedly embezzled its funds.”

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The Times, 4th February 2010

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News of the World loses battle over secret phone hacking evidence – The Guardian

Posted February 4th, 2010 in evidence, media, news, telecommunications by sally

“The News of the World yesterday lost a court battle to keep secret evidence which, it is claimed, would reveal widespread use of illegal methods by reporters to obtain personal information about celebrities.”

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The Guardian, 3rd February 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

High Court ruling reveals lawyer’s role in £380,000 aviation ‘bribe’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 4th, 2010 in airlines, appeals, bribery, news, solicitors by sally

“A senior City lawyer arranged for a £380,000 ‘bribe’ to be paid to a former Indian state official in a failed attempt to unlawfully secure a lucrative aviation contract for her clients, a High Court ruling has revealed.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 4th February 2010

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk