Mother loses appeal over baby’s removal – The Independent

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in appeals, child abuse, news, social services by sally

“The ‘draconian powers’ of social workers to order a child to be taken from a mother who turns out to be innocent is a cost to be paid to protect the vulnerable, appeal judges said today.”

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The Independent, 2nd July 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Relocation: The Search for Common Principles – Speech by Lord Justice Thorpe

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in speeches by sally

“Relocation: The Search for Common Principles – Speech by Lord Justice Thorpe at the London Metropolitan University 30th June 2010.”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 1st July 2010

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Court examines Labour Muslim slur election leaflet – BBC News

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in communicating false information, elections, news by sally

“A court is to examine claims that a Labour Party election leaflet from former minister Phil Woolas linked an opponent to Muslim ‘extremists.’ “”

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BBC News, 30th June 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judges reject government appeal over stop-and-search – BBC News

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in EC law, news, race discrimination, stop and search, terrorism by sally

“The Home Office says it is reviewing counter-terrorism laws after a European court decided the government could not appeal against a ruling that said random stop and searches were illegal.”

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BBC News, 1st July 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Drunk Exeter ‘piggy back’ sex attacker, 18, jailed – BBC News

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in alcohol abuse, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A drunken youth who sexually assaulted two teenage girls after jumping on their backs for a piggy back ride has been jailed.”

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BBC News, 1st July 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man jailed for life for Kent body-in-suitcase murder – BBC News

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man has been jailed for life for murdering a care assistant he met on the internet, emptying her bank account and dumping her body in a suitcase.”

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BBC News, 1st July 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in law reports by sally

High Court (Family Division)

HM (An Adult), PM v KH & Anor [2010] EWHC 1579 (Fam) (24 June 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

Regina v Budimir and another; Interfact Ltd Liverpool City Council – WLR Daily

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in appeals, EC law, enforcement, law reports, legislation, video recordings by sally

Regina v Budimir and another; Interfact Ltd Liverpool City Council [2010] EWCA Crim 148; [2010] EWHC 1604 (Admin); [2010] WLR (D) 166

“Where defendants had been convicted of criminal offences under a statute enacted by Parliament which was unenforceable owing to a failure by the United Kingdom Government, before its enactment, to comply with a Directive from the European Community, it was not incumbent upon the Court of Appeal to re-open their cases out of time unless their convictions had given rise to any substantial injustice.”

WLR Daily, 1st July 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.

R (Smith) v Oxfordshire Assistant Deputy Coroner (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) – WLR Daily

R (Smith) v Oxfordshire Assistant Deputy Coroner (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) [2010] UKSC 29; [2010] WLR (D) 165

“British soldiers on active service abroad were not, as such, within the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom within the meaning of art 1 of the Human Rights Convention and were accordingly not protected by the Convention rights scheduled to the Human Rights Act 1998. Assuming, however, that the Convention did protect servicemen abroad, a inquest that complied with the procedural obligation in art 2 was not automatically required whenever a member of the armed forces died on active service.”

WLR Daily, 1st July 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.

Criminal law: new offences, amendments and provisions – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in defences, evidence, indecent photographs of children, news, suicide by sally

“Significant parts of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 took effect during the spring of this year. On 1 February section 59 was brought into force amending the Suicide Act 1961. For the old offence under section 2, there is now substituted a provision that ‘a person (D) commits an offence if (a) D does an act capable of encouraging or assisting the suicide or attempted suicide of another person and (b) D’s act was intended to encourage or assist suicide or an attempt at suicide’.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 1st July 2010

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

The new Legal Ombudsman – Bar Standards Board

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in barristers, legal ombudsman, ombudsmen, press releases by sally

“On Wednesday 6 October 2010 the Legal Ombudsman (http://www.legalombudsman.org.uk/) will become operational. From this date all complaints from lay clients about barristers, solicitors, and some other types of legal professional should be directed to the Ombudsman’s office. The Ombudsman will deal with service complaints itself and will be able to award compensation of up to £30,000.00 against barristers. It will not investigate complaints of professional misconduct or be involved in the consideration of disciplinary issues. Neither will it consider complaints previously considered by the Bar Standards Board.”

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Bar Standards Board, 1st July 2010

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Boy to appeal against attempted rape conviction – BBC News

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in appeals, attempts, children, news, rape by sally

“A primary school boy is appealing against his conviction for attempting to rape an eight-year-old girl in west London.”

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BBC News, 1st July 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Rogue City broker jailed over unauthorised £3m trading – BBC News

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in false accounting, gambling, news, sentencing by sally

“A City trader has been jailed for two-and-a-half years after making £3m-worth of unauthorised trades.”

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BBC News, 1st July 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Villagers’ fury after High Court rules ‘travellers can build toilets on green belt land’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in news, planning, travellers by sally

“Villagers who formed a human barricade to stop travellers building a caravan site near their homes have suffered a further blow after the High Court granted permission for diggers to be brought on to the land.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Legal assisted suicide creates ‘slippery slope’ to doctors killing without consent, expert claims – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in assisted suicide, doctors, euthanasia, news by sally

“Prof David Jones said that if society agrees that it is in some people’s interests for them to end their own lives, it is difficult to resist the logical conclusion that others should be helped to die even if they have not made such a request.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Lawyer cleared of Ritz hotel £250m sale fraud – BBC News

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in conspiracy, fraud, news by sally

“A solicitor has been cleared of trying to fraudulently sell the Ritz hotel in central London for £250m.”

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BBC News, 1st July 2010

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Khyra Ishaq starvation couple begin appeal – BBC News

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in appeals, child cruelty, news, sentencing by sally

“The mother and stepfather of a seven-year-old girl who starved to death have been given the go-ahead to appeal against their sentences.”

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BBC New,s 1st July 2010

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Voting reform ballot planned for May – The Guardian

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in constitutional reform, elections, news, referendums by sally

“The coalition government is to test its unity by announcing that it plans to stage a referendum on voting reform next May, amid signs that Labour enthusiasm for the reform is wavering owing to the party’s growing hostility to the Liberal Democrats.”

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The Guardian, 1st July 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Woman banned over dog that killed grandson – The Independent

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in dogs, news, suspended sentences by sally

“A woman was given a suspended jail sentence today after being convicted of keeping an illegal dog which killed her grandson.”

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The Independent, 1st July 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk