MJ and Another v Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council – Times Law Report

Posted August 21st, 2008 in adoption, law reports by sally

MJ and Another v Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

Court of Appeal

“Flaws in an adoption panel’s decision-making process could not be cured by a subsequent hearing in court.”

The Times, 21st August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Adjudicator to HM Land Registry statutory instruments – Ministry of Justice

Posted August 21st, 2008 in appeals, consultations, land registration, news by sally

“This consultation sought views on two statutory instruments covering the procedure for appeals to the office of the Adjudicator to Her Majesty’s Land Registry.”

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Ministry of Justice, 20th August 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Man jailed for NHS smoking scam – BBC News

Posted August 21st, 2008 in false accounting, news, sentencing by sally

“A modern day ‘Walter Mitty’ who stole £90,000 posing as an NHS no-smoking advisor, has been jailed for 18 months.”

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BBC News, 20th August 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

How logging on can help you to find the right lawyer – The Times

Posted August 21st, 2008 in advertising, internet, solicitors by sally

“Lawyers have never believed themselves to be a service industry. But the days of hanging up your shingle and waiting for a grateful public to beat its way to your door are gone, replaced by an online environment where the power is shifting rapidly towards consumers.”

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The Times, 21st August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Tesco home deliveryman seeks compensation from customer – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 21st, 2008 in news, personal injuries by sally

“A Tesco customer is being pursued for compensation by one of the supermarket chain’s home deliverymen months after he slipped on a driveway during a routine drop-off.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th August 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Baby beater jailed for six months – BBC News

Posted August 21st, 2008 in assault, child abuse, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who was caught on camera repeatedly punching a friend’s sleeping baby has been jailed for six months.”

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BBC News, 20th August 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

MI5 report challenges views on terrorism in Britain – The Guardian

Posted August 21st, 2008 in news, terrorism by sally

“MI5 has concluded that there is no easy way to identify those who become involved in terrorism in Britain, according to a classified internal research document on radicalisation seen by the Guardian.”

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The Guardian, 20th August 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Census ‘should be scrapped now’ – BBC News

Posted August 21st, 2008 in census, news by sally

“The national census is out of date, too costly and should be scrapped immediately, a think tank has claimed.”

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BBC News, 21st August 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Rabbit torture filmed on mobile – BBC News

Posted August 21st, 2008 in animal cruelty, news by sally

“A drunken Darlington teenager has admitted smashing a rabbit against a wall while her friend filmed the attack on a mobile phone.”

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BBC News, 20th August 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Academic wins tribunal case over re-marked papers – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 21st, 2008 in examinations, news, unfair dismissal by sally

“An academic has won a case against a university that ‘meddled’ in the marking of his students’ exams and gave new grades to papers he had failed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th August 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

New legal bid for Shields release – BBC News

Posted August 21st, 2008 in news, pardons by sally

“Lawyers acting for jailed Liverpool fan Michael Shields are to launch a new legal bid to secure his release.”

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BBC News, 21st August 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Invasion of the libel tourists – The Independent

Posted August 21st, 2008 in choice of forum, defamation, special report by sally

“US celebrities are being actively courted by media lawyers to take advantage of Britain’s tougher libel laws and bring their cases to London.”

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The Independent, 21st August 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Terrorist ‘Mr Fix-It’ convicted with two others of terrorism offences – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted August 21st, 2008 in news, terrorism by sally

“Aabid Khan was a terrorism facilitator with international connections and the leader of a cell which gathered a library of terrorism information helpful to those plotting attacks, said Karen Jones of the Crown Prosecution Service Counter Terrorism Division.”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 18th August 2008

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

BAILII: Rececnt Decisions

Posted August 21st, 2008 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Hills, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1871 (17 July 2008)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Hiscox, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Work & Pensions [2008] EWHC 1986 (Admin) (25 July 2008)

Kinsley, R (on the application of) v Hendon Magistrates’ Court [2008] EWHC 2013 (Admin) (23 July 2008)

S, R (on the application of) v Halton Borough Council & Anor [2008] EWHC 1982 (Admin) (21 July 2008)

Cleary, R (on the application of) v HM Revenue & Customs [2008] EWHC 1987 (Admin) (24 July 2008)

High Court (Commercial Court)

ESR Insurance Services Ltd. v Clemons & Ors [2008] EWHC 2023 (Comm) (11 August 2008)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted August 21st, 2008 in legislation by sally

The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2008

The Traffic Signs (Amendment) Regulations and General Directions 2008

The Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Provision and Use of Work Equipment) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Responsible Authorities) Order 2008

The Enterprise Act 2002 (Bodies Designated to make Super-complaints) (Amendment) Order 2008

The Disability Discrimination (General Qualifications Bodies)(Relevant Qualifications, Reasonable Steps and Physical Features)(Amendment) Regulations 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Regina (Heffernan) v Rent Service – Times Law Reports

Posted August 21st, 2008 in benefits, housing, law reports, rent by sally

Regina (Heffernan) v Rent Service

House of Lords

“Rent officers should not base a local reference rent on too large an area.”

The Times, 20th August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Regina (Gilboy) v Liverpool City Council, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government as interested party – Times Law Reports

Posted August 21st, 2008 in housing, human rights, law reports by sally

Regina (Gilboy) v Liverpool City Council, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government as interested party

Court of Appeal

“A secure tenant, who lost that security when the tenancy was demoted on account of antisocial behaviour, failed in her challenge to the local authority landlord’s internal review procedure for reconsideration of the landlord’s seeking a county court order for possession.”

The Times, 20th August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Morgan Stanley faces £9m lawsuit over failed Irish mortgage venture – The Times

Posted August 21st, 2008 in banking, news by sally

“Morgan Stanley is facing a €12 million (£9 million) legal action after turmoil in credit markets forced the investment bank to abandon plans to enter the Irish mortgage market.”

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The Times, 19th August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Laws tighten on paedophile travel – BBC News

Posted August 20th, 2008 in child abuse, immigration, news, sexual offences by sally

“Tighter controls on the movements of paedophiles have been announced by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.”

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BBC News, 19th August 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judge promises end to lenient sentences for knife crime – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 20th, 2008 in news, offensive weapons, sentencing by sally

“A judge has publicly promised a clamp down on knife crime, saying the ‘days of lenient sentences’ were over.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk