Kuwait invasion airline battle back in court – The Independent

Posted May 5th, 2010 in airlines, compensation, news by sally

“An airline battle sparked by Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990 returned to the High Court in London today – six years after the emirate won a judgment against Iraqi Airways which now stands at 1.2 billion dollars.”

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The Independent, 5th May 2010

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Edlington brothers are refused appeal against sentences – The Guardian

Posted May 5th, 2010 in appeals, news, sentencing by sally

“Two young brothers who beat, tortured and abused a pair of younger children on waste ground near Edlington, South Yorkshire, have been refused permission to appeal against their indeterminate sentences.”

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The Guardian, 5th May 2010

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Judge calls for review of 24 hour licensing laws – Daily Telegraph

“A judge has called for a review of the 24 hour licensing laws after becoming exasperated at dealing with cases of drunken violence ‘on an almost daily basis’.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th May 2010

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted May 5th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

BX v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 481 (04 May 2010)

Mellat v Her Majesty’s Treasury (Rev 1) [2010] EWCA Civ 483 (04 May 2010)

Al Rawi & Ors v Security Service & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 482 (04 May 2010)

Home Office v Tariq [2010] EWCA Civ 462 (04 May 2010)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Popa, R (on the application of) v District Court In Plzen Mestro [2010] EWHC 928 (Admin) (16 April 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

Parliamentary privilege, new constitutions and favourite speeches – The Times

Posted May 5th, 2010 in news by sally

“With time running out before the general election, there is much more than party manifestos for the legally interested who want topical reading.”

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The Times, 5th May 2010

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Regina v Hancox; Regina v Duffy – Times Law Reports

Posted May 5th, 2010 in law reports, serious crime prevention orders by sally

Regina v Hancox; Regina v Duffy

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“The imposition of a serious crime prevention order had to be justified by the public benefit in preventing, restricting or disrupting involvement by the defendant in serious crime; it was not enough that the order might have some benefit.”

The Times, 5th May 2010

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Former Guantánamo detainees set for payouts after winning secrecy appeal – The Guardian

“British residents held at Guantánamo Bay could be offered millions of pounds in compensation for wrongful imprisonment and abuse after the court of appeal today dismissed an attempt by MI5 and MI6 to suppress evidence of alleged complicity in torture.”

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The Guardian, 4th May 2010

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Quest for increased openness is giving security services the jitters – The Times

Posted May 5th, 2010 in news by sally

“Secrecy is the watchword of our intelligence and security services — an essential component of their work, which arouses intense suspicion and spawns countless conspiracy theories.”

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The Times, 5th May 2010

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Edlington boys to appeal against torture sentences – BBC News

Posted May 5th, 2010 in appeals, news, sentencing by sally

“Two brothers who subjected two young boys to prolonged torture are to appeal against their sentences.”

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BBC News, 5th May 2010

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Justice? In the law, women are unequal partners – The Times

Posted May 5th, 2010 in news by sally

“Fewer than a quarter of new partners promoted this year at the City’s ten biggest law firms are women, raising doubts about the effectiveness of the legal elite’s efforts to promote diversity in their senior ranks.”

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The Times, 4th May 2010

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Bid to impose asbo for wearing low-slung trousers dropped – The Guardian

Posted May 5th, 2010 in ASBOs, news by sally

“Prosecutors have abandoned a legal attempt to make a young man pull his trousers up, it emerged today.”

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The Guardian, 4th May 2010

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Want to know about hung Parliaments? Just ask eminent constitutional lawyers – The Times

Posted May 5th, 2010 in news by sally

“In a field where there are no legal rules but only conventions deduced from previous events, of which there are not many, and the views of learned writers, I consulted with constitutional lawyers in the persons of Sir David Williams, QC, Regius Professor of Law at the University of Cambridge, and Sir William Wade, QC, former Master of Gonville and Caius, Cambridge.”

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The Times, 4th May 2010

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