Command Paper – official-documents.gov.uk

Posted August 5th, 2013 in parliamentary papers by sally

Private Investigators, Cm 8691 (PDF)

Statement of changes in Immigration Rules, Cm 8690 (PDF)

Arms Trade Treaty, Cm 8680 (PDF)

Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 5th, 2013 in law reports by sally

High Court (Administrative Court)

Lawson, R (on the application of) v City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court [2013] EWHC 2434 (Admin) (02 August 2013)

London Capital Group, R (On the Application Of) v The Financial Ombudsman Service Ltd [2013] EWHC 2425 (Admin) (02 August 2013)

Source: www.bailii.org

Information sharing with new IP crime police unit can help rights holders obtain redress for infringements, says expert – OUT-LAW.com

“The establishment of a dedicated police unit for investigating and prosecuting against individuals involved in intellectual property (IP) crime can help rights holders obtain redress for the infringement of their rights, an expert has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd August 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Banks win mis-selling case at appeal court – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted August 5th, 2013 in appeals, banking, consumer protection, financial advice, interest, news by sally

“The Court of Appeal has dealt a blow to businesses bringing claims against banks for allegedly mis-selling interest rate swaps products by dismissing a claim against the Royal Bank of Scotland.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 5th August 2013

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

High Court ruling establishes certainty for members of underfunded pension schemes on company insolvency, says expert – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 5th, 2013 in administrators, debts, insolvency, news, pensions by sally

“It would be ‘unprincipled’ to allow administrators of an insolvent company to use money ring-fenced for the purposes of its underfunded pension scheme to settle their debt to the scheme’s trustees, the High Court has ruled.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd August 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

The duty to give former looked after children assistance with education – Education Law Blog

Posted August 5th, 2013 in appeals, children, education, local government, news, statutory duty, universities by sally

“I posted back in February about the High Court’s decision in R (Kebede) v Newcastle City Council [2013] EWHC 355 (Admin) that local authorities have a duty (and not a discretion) to make a grant in relation to educational expenses and that this could include a grant for tuition fees.”

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Education Law Blog, 4th August 2013

Source: www.education11kbw.com

Stonehenge bones exhibit druid’s legal bid – BBC News

Posted August 5th, 2013 in burials and cremation, monuments, news by sally

“A public body has been served legal papers by a druid who wants to prevent it putting human remains on display at Stonehenge.”

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BBC News, 2nd August 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man with learning difficulties could be forcibly sterilised in UK first – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 5th, 2013 in children, Court of Protection, learning difficulties, news, sterilisation by sally

“A man with learning difficulties could become the first in the country to have a vasectomy on the orders of a judge in a case lawyers insist is ‘not covered by a shadow of eugenics’.”

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd August 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Black worker awarded £27,000 after hearing colleague referred to as golliwog – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 5th, 2013 in compensation, complaints, constructive dismissal, harassment, news, racism by sally

“A black worker has been awarded £27,000 in compensation after being forced to listen to a colleague being routinely referred to as a golliwog.”

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Daily Telegraph, 4th August 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Councils to lose powers over high street planning under government proposal – The Guardian

Posted August 5th, 2013 in housing, local government, news, planning by sally

“Town halls face losing significant powers over the future of their high streets under Whitehall plans to allow shops to be converted into homes without planning permission.”

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The Guardian, 4th August 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Allotment holders win victory over Eric Pickles’ building plan – The Independent

Posted August 5th, 2013 in judicial review, local government, news, sale of land by sally

“A group of allotment-holders is celebrating victory over Eric Pickles in a long-running battle over the development of a site that has been used for more than a century.”

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The Independent, 2nd August 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Home Office may have broken the law in ‘racist’ spot checks on suspected illegal immigrants – and may have questioned domestic violence victims – The Independent

“The Home Office is facing an investigation into whether its officials broke the law by carrying out ‘racist’ spot checks to find illegal immigrants, as it emerged that domestic violence victims may also have been questioned about their right to be in Britain.”

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The Independent, 3rd August 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Prosecutions for tax evasion double – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 5th, 2013 in HM Revenue & Customs, news, prosecutions, statistics, tax evasion by sally

“The number of criminal prosecutions for tax evasion has more than doubled in the last year as middle class professionals are increasingly targeted over tax avoidance.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th August 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Daniel Pelka’s mother and stepfather jailed for life – The Guardian

“The mother and stepfather of Daniel Pelka have been jailed for life for starving, torturing and battering the four-year-old boy to death.”

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The Guardian, 2nd August 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Watchdog to act over firms who bombard new mothers with marketing material on NHS maternity wards – The Independent

Posted August 5th, 2013 in advertising, birth, codes of practice, hospitals, news, ombudsmen, pregnancy, privacy by sally

“Health watchdogs will be given powers to take action against hospitals that allow private companies to roam NHS maternity wards bombarding mothers with marketing material, The Independent on Sunday can reveal.”

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The Independent, 4th August 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Police escapee Craig Goldstone guilty of Plymouth rape – BBC News

Posted August 5th, 2013 in escape from custody, news, ombudsmen, police, rape by sally

“A man who escaped from police custody while being questioned about a serious sexual assault has been found guilty of rape.”

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BBC News, 2nd August 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Hampshire policewoman Rebecca Swanston jailed for corruption – BBC News

“A policewoman with the Hampshire force who disclosed intelligence to criminals has been jailed for three years.”

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BBC News, 2nd August 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Cuts to legal aid are an attack on working class, says ’80s miners’ lawyer – The Independent

Posted August 5th, 2013 in budgets, equality, legal aid, miners, news, police by sally

“A leading civil-rights lawyer who helped striking miners successfully fight false accusations from police during the infamous ‘Battle of Orgreave’ has said it would now be much harder for them to achieve justice under the Government’s legal aid reforms.”

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The Independent, 4th August 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Ian Tomlinson’s family win apology from Met police over death in 2009 – The Guardian

“The Metropolitan police have issued an apology to the family of Ian Tomlinson and admitted for the first time that he was unlawfully killed by one of their officers who used ‘excessive force’ during the G20 protests in London in 2009.”

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The Guardian, 5th August 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Jimmy Mubenga coroner issues damning report on deportations – The Guardian

“A coroner who oversaw the inquest into the death of the Angolan deportee Jimmy Mubenga has issued a highly critical report that raises a series of concerns about the way the government and private contractors deport people from the UK.”

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The Guardian, 4th August 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk