7/7 inquests: MI5 rejects families’ call for 7/7 review – BBC News

Posted March 11th, 2011 in inquests, intelligence services, news, terrorism by sally

“MI5 has rejected calls from the families of the 52 victims of the 7/7 bombings for a review of its working practices in light of the inquests.”

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BBC News, 11th March 2011

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Britain fends off threat of £300m fine over London air pollution – The Guardian

Posted March 11th, 2011 in EC law, fines, news, pollution by sally

“The government has fended off the threat of £300m in fines over air pollution in London after the European commission put on hold infringement proceedings by granting the UK a time extension to meet a key air quality directive, subject to an emergency action plan.”

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The Guardian, 11th March 2011

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Sex cult leader ‘could die in jail’ – The Independent

Posted March 11th, 2011 in child abuse, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“An ‘evil’ sex cult leader who preyed on children and forced women into prostitution was jailed today and warned he could be behind bars for life.”

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The Independent, 11th March 2011

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Transsexual NHS breast operation refusal upheld – BBC News

Posted March 11th, 2011 in news by sally

“A transsexual who wants the NHS to pay for her to have a breast enlargement operation has lost a High Court appeal.”

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BBC News, 11th March 2011

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Gay couple end hotel payout claim – The Independent

Posted March 11th, 2011 in compensation, news, sexual orientation discrimination by sally

“A homosexual couple who successfully sued the Christian owners of a hotel who refused them a bed are withdrawing a claim for more compensation, the Equality and Human Rights Commission said today.”

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The Independent, 11th March 2011

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Twitter libel: Caerphilly councillor pays rival £3,000 – BBC News

Posted March 11th, 2011 in compensation, defamation, internet, news by sally

“A Caerphilly county councillor is to pay £3,000 and costs to a political rival for posting a libellous comment on Twitter.”

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BBC News, 10th March 2011

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Firm fined after women hurt by St Neots Christmas decorations – BBC News

Posted March 11th, 2011 in fines, health & safety, news by sally

“A building firm has admitted liability for the collapse of Christmas lights in a Cambridgeshire town which injured two women and narrowly missed a baby.”

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BBC News, 1oth March 2011

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Scotland Yard in spotlight as axe murder case collapses – The Guardian

Posted March 11th, 2011 in murder, news, police, prosecutions by sally

“A major Scotland Yard investigation has ended in failure after three men were acquitted of charges over the 1987 murder of a private investigator who was found with an axe embedded in his head in a pub car park.”

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The Guardian, 11th March 2011

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Father of children found dead in Spain jailed on sex charges – The Guardian

Posted March 11th, 2011 in child abuse, news, rape, sentencing, sexual grooming by sally

“A paedophile whose partner is accused of murdering their two children in a Spanish hotel has been jailed for 16 years.”

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The Guardian, 11th March 2011

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Injured North Yorkshire Police officer awarded £370,000 – BBC News

Posted March 11th, 2011 in accidents, compensation, news, personal injuries, police, road traffic by sally

“A police sergeant who was forced to retire after he was seriously injured in a motorbike accident has been awarded £370,000 in compensation.”

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BBC News, 11th March 2011

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Miner Ray Noble’s family wins Retford asbestos case – BBC News

Posted March 11th, 2011 in asbestos, damages, health & safety, negligence, news by sally

“The family of a miner who died years after an experiment with asbestos coating in a pit have won compensation three years after his death.”

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BBC News, 10th March 2011

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 11th, 2011 in law reports by sally

Supreme Court

Sienkiewicz v Greif (UK) Ltd [2011] UKSC 10 (9 March 2011)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Essentially Different Ltd v Bank of Scotland Plc [2011] EWHC 475 (Comm) (10 March 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

Ruiz Zambrano v Office national de L’emploi (ONEm) – WLR Daily

Posted March 11th, 2011 in benefits, citizenship, EC law, law reports by sally

 “A third country national with dependent children who were European citizens, had, pursuant to article 20FEU of the FEU Treaty, a right of residence in the member state of residence and nationality of those children and was entitled to a work permit in so far as this enabled the children to enjoy the substance of the rights attaching to the status of European Union citizenship.”

WLR Daily, 10th March 2011

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North Shore Ventures Ltd v Anstead Holdings Inc and others – WLR Daily

Posted March 11th, 2011 in debts, disclosure, law reports, surety by sally

“A creditor was under a duty to disclose to the surety any contract or other dealing between creditor and debtor which changed the position of the debtor from that which the surety might naturally have expected, but was not under a duty to disclose to the surety other matters relating to the debtor which might be material for the surety to know.”

WLR Daily, 10th March 2011

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Bank of Scotland v Pereira and others – WLR Daily

“A party against whom a judgment in default of appearance had been given was entitled to apply to set aside that decision, if she met the three conditions in CPR r 39.3, and could seek to appeal against the default judgment under CPR Pt 52 whether or not she could comply with the rule 39.3 conditions. The Court of Appeal gave guidelines on the interrelationship between an application to set aside and an appeal against the same judgment.”
WLR Daily, 10th March 2011
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Regina (Abdi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; Regina (Khalaf) v Same – WLR Daily

Posted March 11th, 2011 in appeals, deportation, detention, law reports by sally
“In deciding whether a foreign national facing deportation had been detained for too long it was right to consider what had happened since the start of the detention and to consider all the relevant factors in the context of the time so far spent in detention and to ask in all the circumstances whether this was a reasonable time for effecting the statutory purpose.”
WLR Daily, 10th March 2011
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Sienkiewicz v Greif (UK) Ltd; Willmore v Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council – WLR daily

Posted March 11th, 2011 in asbestos, causation, law reports, negligence, personal injuries by sally
“The special rule attributing causation to multiple defendants in mesothelioma cases also applied to a single defendant who, in breach of duty, exposed a victim to asbestos dust, where her only other known exposure was low level asbestos fibres in the general atmosphere and where she subsequently contracted the disease.”
WLR Daily, 10th March 2011
 
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Solicitor struck off over ‘land banking’ scheme – Law Society’s Gazette

“A solicitor involved in a ‘land banking’ scheme which cost investors their life savings was struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal last week.”

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Law Society’s Gazette. 10th March 2011

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New investigations regime will accompany new premium rate code, says regulator – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 11th, 2011 in consumer protection, news, telecommunications by sally

“The way premium phone rate companies are investigated for breaches of the industry code will be changed this spring, regulator PhonepayPlus (PPP) has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 10th March 2011

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Rollover contracts with leaving penalties to be banned, says Ofcom – OUT-Law.com

Posted March 11th, 2011 in consumer protection, news, telecommunications, unfair contract terms by sally

“Telecoms firms will be banned from automatically signing customers up to renewed contracts with minimum contract periods, telecoms regulator has said. It said that 15% of home phone users are tied into such contracts.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 10th March 2011

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