Drink-driving midwife had gin and tonic in her car – The Guardian

Posted May 1st, 2012 in alcohol abuse, driving licences, drunk in charge, midwives, news by sally

“A midwife who was caught drink-driving with a bottle of gin, tonic water and slices of lemon in her car has been banned from the road for three years.”

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The Guardian, 1st May 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Legal aid is (almost) dead – The Guardian

Posted May 1st, 2012 in alternative business structures, bills, law centres, legal aid, news by sally

“After a long fight and a knife-edge vote in the Lords last week, the Queen gave her assent today to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill (Laspo). A significant number of people will no longer have access to professional help with legal problems.”

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The Guardian, 1st May 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Government’s intelligence sharing agreements with US should be protected by secret material in drone strike case – UK Human Rights Blog

“A High Court judge has raised the prospect that national security implications may necessitate the closed material procedure (CMP) in a case being brought against the Foreign Office by the son of a drone strike victim, the Telegraph reports today.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 1st May 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Enforcement of post-termination restrictive covenants following Pirtek (UK) Ltd. v Joinplace Ltd & others [2010] EWHC 1641 (Ch) – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted May 1st, 2012 in competition, EC law, enforcement, news, restrictive covenants by sally

“As a result of the decision in Pirtek (UK) Ltd. v Joinplace Ltd & others [2010] EWHC 1641 (Ch), when considering the enforceability of a post-termination restrictive covenant against competition in a franchise agreement, there are now two things that have to be considered: the franchisor’s interest in having his goodwill in the franchise protected as a matter of common law; and, the franchisor’s interest in having his know-how and the assistance he has given his franchisee protected as a matter of Community law, as enacted in the UK by the Competition Act 1998?”

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Hardwicke Chambers, 25th April 2012

Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk

Command Papers

Posted May 1st, 2012 in parliamentary papers by sally

International Labour Conference, Cm 8338 (PDF)

Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk

Babar Ahmad: Extradition to the US – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted May 1st, 2012 in extradition, human rights, news, terrorism by sally

“The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is often accused of getting it wrong and recently it seems hardly a day goes by without its decisions being maligned. However, politicians and commentators on all sides of the political spectrum have welcomed the court’s ruling in the case of Abu Hamza and others, which also included Babar Ahmad.”

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Hardwicke Chambers, 24th April 2012

Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk

Regina (T) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis; Regina (R) Same – WLR Daily

Regina (T) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis; Regina (R) Same [2012] EWHC 1115 (Admin); [2012] WLR (D) 126

“The decision of the Commissioner of the Police of the Metropolis to issue and serve warning notices to those who had been accused of harassment or stalking by means of a Prevention of Harassment Letter or a Police Information Notice, and the retention of the documents or the underlying allegations in police records thereafter, could not give rise to any infringement of the subject’s rights under article 8 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms or under the terms of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the associated principles.”

WLR Daily, 27th April 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

When is a New School not a New School? Has the new School Admissions Code opened a Pandora’s Box? – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted May 1st, 2012 in education, news, school admissions by sally

“A number of local authorities are planning to take advantage of new government powers to increase pupil numbers in good schools in order to expand the number of academically selective places in grammar schools, it was revealed in the Daily Telegraph online this month.”

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Hardwicke Chambers, 24th April 2012

Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk

‘It’s Good to Share’ – Should there be a presumption of equality between parents when it comes to caring for their children? – Family Law Week

Posted May 1st, 2012 in children, divorce, equality, news, parental responsibility by sally

“Bindu Bansal, Solicitor with Paris Smith LLP, considers the advantages and disadvantages of establishing a presumption of shared parenting.”

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Family Law Week, 29th April 2012

Source: www.familylawweek.com

Our right to protest is under attack – The Guardian

Posted May 1st, 2012 in demonstrations, freedom of expression, news, police, public order by sally

“We need greater clarity on when the use of ‘kettling’ is permitted before people’s freedom to protest is severely curtailed.”

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The Guardian, 1st May 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

CoA ruling makes parent companies liable for subsidiaries’ health and safety – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 1st, 2012 in appeals, health & safety, news, subsidiary companies by sally

“Parent companies have a responsibility for the health and safety of their subsidiaries’ employees, the Court of Appeal has ruled in a groundbreaking case.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 30th April 2012

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

New report on worldwide human rights and democracy – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted May 1st, 2012 in human rights, news, reports by sally

“The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has launched the Human Rights and Democracy- The 2011 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report, which aims to provide ‘a comprehensive look at the human rights work of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) around the world in 2011’. The report makes for essential reading for anyone with an interest in human rights at the global level.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 30th April 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Secret justice may be needed to hear ‘important’ drone case, judge suggests – Daily Telegraph

“Secret justice proposals may be needed in an ‘important’ case about the Government’s intelligence-sharing agreements with the US, a senior judge has suggested for the first time.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th April 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Lack of major prosecution under Bribery Act does not mean the new laws are not being enforced, expert warns – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 1st, 2012 in bribery, corruption, enforcement, news, prosecutions by sally

“Organisations that believe anti-corruption laws introduced in the UK last year are not being enforced are too blasé and risk falling foul of the rules, an expert has said. Meanwhile, managers have claimed that the laws put UK firms at a disadvantage.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 30th April 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Theresa May rebuked over illegally deported asylum seeker – The Guardian

Posted May 1st, 2012 in asylum, deportation, news, setting aside by sally

“The home secretary is under fire for failing to comply with a high court order to bring an asylum seeker who is in hiding in Azerbaijan back to Britain.”

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The Guardian, 30th April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

No American citizens extradited to UK over crimes allegedly committed in US – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 1st, 2012 in extradition, news, treaties by sally

“Not one US citizen has been extradited to Britain as a result of crimes said to have been committed in America since a controversial transatlantic treaty came into force, it has been disclosed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st May 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Girl injured at birth awarded £11m in compensation – The Guardian

Posted May 1st, 2012 in birth, compensation, hospitals, negligence, news by sally

“The NHS has agreed to pay £10.8m in compensation after a hospital’s failure to monitor a woman during labour led to her daughter suffering catastrophic injuries when she was born.”

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The Guardian, 30th April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk