Bloxham rules out appeal as Freshfields drops costs threat – Legal Week

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in age discrimination, costs, law firms, news by sally

“Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has dropped its costs claim against former partner Peter Bloxham, following his announcement today (21 November) that he will not appeal an age-discrimination ruling acquitting the magic circle firm.”

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Legal Week, 21st November 2007

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The Inquiry: Senior officials are blamed for loss of discs – The Independent

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in data protection, HM Revenue & Customs, news by sally

“The head of the National Audit Office, Sir John Bourn, locked horns with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and the Chancellor last night when he said the decision to post two computer discs containing the bank details of 7 million families was taken by senior HMRC officials and not, as Alistair Darling claimed, by a junior employee.”

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The Independent, 22nd November 2007

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Bar over-confident on client service – poll – Legal Week

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in barristers, news by sally

“Barristers rate the quality of service they provide far higher than those who receive it, according to a new poll commissioned by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) and released today (22 November).”

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Legal Week, 22nd November 2007

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‘Honour’ killing: pressure grows on UK to extradite suspect from Iraq – The Guardian

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in extradition, Iraq, murder, news by sally

“A man who is wanted in the UK for his alleged involvement in a notorious ‘honour’ killing has been arrested in northern Iraq and offered for extradition, the Guardian has learned.”

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The Guardian, 22nd November 2007

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Brace yourselves for new wave of e-mail scams, say security experts – The Times

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in computer crime, data protection, news by sally

“Banks and security experts expect a wave of scam e-mails and bogus mailshots after the loss of the personal data of 25 million people.”

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The Times, 22nd November 2007

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Hundreds of databases with personal details at risk – report – The Guardian

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in data protection, news, privacy by sally

“The private details of UK individuals are on as many as 600 private and public databases, often without their knowledge, a study will reveal next month. The report by the thinktank Demos will say that new laws and procedures are needed to protect people’s privacy and freedom.”

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The Guardian, 22nd November 2007

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Ward v Police Service of Northern Ireland – Times Law Reports

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in detention, law reports, terrorism by sally

Ward v Police Service of Northern Ireland

House of Lords

“The power to exclude a detainee and his legal representatives from an application under the Terrorism Act 2000 to extend the period of detention, included the power not to inform them of anything that took place during their exclusion.”

The Times, 22nd November 2007

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Ellie’s death ‘unlawful killing’ – BBC News

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in children, inquests, unlawful killing by sally

“A coroner has ruled the death of a five-year-old Ellie Lawrenson in St Helens was unlawful killing.”

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BBC News, 21st November 2007

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Man ‘attempted sex with fence’ in London park – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in drunk and disorderly, news by sally

“A drunken man broke into a central London park and attempted to have sex with a fence, a court heard.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2007

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Data fiasco forces ministers into ID cards review – The Guardian

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in data protection, identity cards, news by sally

“Ministers are to look at scaling back plans for identity cards in response to the catastrophic loss of the personal information of 25 million people, including their bank records and addresses.”

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The Guardian, 22nd November 2007

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Who can you sue if lost data is misused? – The Times

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in data protection, government departments, news by sally

“Anyone who loses out financially as a result of mistakes at HM Revenue and Customs is likely to be compensated by their bank – but if they have the appetite they could also sue the Revenue.”

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The Times, 21st November 2007

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Data watchdog seeks dawn-raid powers – The Times

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in data protection, government departments, news by sally

“The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which polices the security of the nation’s data, is to be given the power to raid Government departments suspected of breaching protection laws.”

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The Times, 21st November 2007

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Prosecutions chief deals blow to extended detention plan – The Guardian

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“The director of public prosecutions has blown a hole in the government’s plans to extend pre-charge detention for terror suspects, by questioning whether courts would allow the police to use the extra time. Sir Ken Macdonald told MPs that he was satisfied with the current 28-day limit, which ‘has suited us nicely’, and argued that the response to terrorism should be ‘proportionate and grounded’.”

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The Guardian, 22nd November 2007

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Former Attorney General Lord Goldsmith opposes extending detention time of terror suspects – The Times

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“Gordon Brown’s controversial proposals to extend the time a terror suspect can be held before charge were condemned today by the former Attorney General.”

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The Times, 21st November 2007

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Ghanaian court finds British girls guilty of drug smuggling – The Guardian

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in drug trafficking, Ghana, news, young offenders by sally

“Two 16-year-old schoolgirls from north London are waiting to hear how long they must spend behind bars after being convicted in Ghana yesterday of attempting to smuggle cocaine worth £300,000 to Britain.”

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The Guardian, 22nd November 2007

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Dementia widow wins fight to recover nursing home costs – The Times

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in care homes, elderly, fees, news by sally

“A dementia sufferer has won a landmark High Court battle to force the NHS to pay her nursing home fees.”

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The Times, 22nd November 2007

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Hunte v E. Bottomley and Sons Ltd – Times Law Reports

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in law reports by sally

Hunte v E. Bottomley and Sons Ltd

Court of Appeal

“Appellants should remember that if plans, maps or photos were to be relied upon they should be clearly marked and intelligible to the judges pre-reading the case.”

The Times, 21st November 2007

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Regina (Davey) v Aylesbury Vale District Council – Times Law Reports

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in law reports by sally

Regina (Davey) v Aylesbury Vale District Council

Court of Appeal

“An order that a defendant was to recover its costs in judicial review proceedings which had proceeded to a full hearing, usually embraced all costs reasonably incurred by it before the grant of permission.”

The Times, 21st November 2007

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Police filmed buying cigarettes for children – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 21st, 2007 in children, news, police, smoking by sally

“An investigation has been launched after an Internet video appeared to show police officers buying cigarettes for underage youths.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2007

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In re DLP Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted November 21st, 2007 in appeals, law reports, patents by sally

In re DLP Ltd [2007] EWHC 2669 (Pat)

“It was the intention of s 74B of the Patents Act 1977 and r 77K of the Patents Rules 1995 that an appeal should lie as of right where it related to part of an opinion issued by the Comptroller, pursuant to s 74A of the Patents Act 1977, which had not been set aside by a hearing officer on review.”

WLR Daily, 20th November 2007

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.