CPS considers retrial over bomb plot – The Independent

Posted September 9th, 2008 in conspiracy, murder, news, retrials, terrorism by sally

“Prosecutors were considering today whether seven men accused of plotting mass murder on board transatlantic aircraft should face a retrial after a jury failed to reach verdicts.”

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The Independent, 9th September 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted September 9th, 2008 in law reports by sally

High Court (Administrative Court)

Mohamed, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs [2008] EWHC 2048 (Admin) (21 August 2008)

Prospect v Ministry of Defence [2008] EWHC 2056 (Admin) (27 August 2008)

Mohamed, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs [2008] EWHC 2100 (Admin) (29 August 2008)

High Court (Family Division)   

The Local Authority v RK & Ors [2008] EWHC 2051 (Fam) (21 August 2008)

X and Y, Re Bundles [2008] EWHC 2058 (Fam) (22 August 2008)

Source: www.bailii.org.uk

Tesco store driver sues shopper – BBC News

Posted September 9th, 2008 in news, personal injuries by sally

“A shopper in North Yorkshire is being sued by a Tesco delivery driver who claims he was injured when he tripped over on his driveway.”

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BBC News, 9th September 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Paedophile ‘schoolboy’ is jailed – BBC News

Posted September 9th, 2008 in kidnapping, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A man who masqueraded as a schoolboy and abducted a young teenage girl has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.”

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BBC News, 9th September 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Chelsea shooting: Barrister was using gun loaded with game pellets – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 9th, 2008 in firearms, news, police by sally

“The family of a barrister shot dead by police after exchanging fire with police claim he should not have been killed because he was using a shotgun loaded with pellets for hunting game and posed no ‘imminent threat.’ ”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th September 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Foreign GPs, midwives and teachers are facing tougher immigration tests – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 9th, 2008 in immigration, news by sally

“Thousands of foreign GPs, midwives, teachers and social workers will find it harder to come to work in Britain under a new Government immigration clampdown.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th September 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

al-Jazeera English management branded ‘malicious’ as tribunal opens – The Guardian

Posted September 9th, 2008 in news, race discrimination, religious discrimination, sex discrimination by sally

“A former executive at al-Jazeera English seeking more than £1m compensation for alleged discrimination today branded the Qatar-based news channel’s management ‘inconsistent, inefficient and malicious’ at an employment tribunal in London.”

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The Guardian, 9th September 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Minimum wage for apprentices increased by £15 – The Guardian

Posted September 9th, 2008 in news, remuneration by sally

“The minimum wage for young people in apprenticeships will rise by £15 a week in a bid to boost vocational education, the skills secretary announced today.”

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The Guardian, 9th September 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Tarique Ghaffur ‘relieved of duties’ at Scotland Yard – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 9th, 2008 in news, police, race discrimination by sally

“Tarique Ghaffur, Britain’s most senior Asian police officer, has been relieved of his duty by the Metropolitan Police, the Daily Telegraph can disclose.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th September 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Trade mark owners will need greater vigilance from October – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 9th, 2008 in news, trade marks by sally

“Trade mark owners will have to be more vigilant than ever in protecting their marks from the beginning of next month when new trade mark laws come into effect. The change is expected to increase demand for brand monitoring services.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 8th September 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

Aspinall’s Club Ltd v Al-Zayat (No 2) [2008] – WLR Daily

Posted September 9th, 2008 in debts, gambling, law reports by sally

Aspinall’s Club Ltd v Al-Zayat (No 2) [2008] EWHC 2101 (Comm); [2008] WLR (D) 301

A fixed-term deferral or postponement of a sum owed to a gaming club by a patron amounted to the providing or allowing of credit contrary to s 16(1)(b) of the Gaming Act 1968.”

WLR Daily, 8th September 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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

TB (Jamaica) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports

Posted September 9th, 2008 in abuse of process, asylum, human rights, law reports by sally

TB (Jamaica) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Court of Appeal

“It would be wrong as a matter of principle if the Secretary of State for the Home Department could circumvent the decision of an immigration appeal tribunal by an administrative decision.”

The Times, 9th September 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.

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted September 9th, 2008 in legislation by sally

The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No. 2) Order 2008

The A465 Trunk Road (Llangua Bridge to A49/A465 Belmont Roundabout) (Detrunking) Order 2008

The Postal Services (Consumer Complaints Handling Standards) Regulations 2008

The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) Order 2008

The Houses in Multiple Occupation (Specified Educational Establishments) (England) Regulations 2008

The Sea Fishing (Recovery Measures) Order 2008

The Private and Voluntary Health Care (England) Amendment Regulations 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Certificates of Professional Competence – amendments to the Transport Tribunal Rules 200 – Ministry of Justice

Posted September 9th, 2008 in appeals, consultations, press releases, Transport Tribunal, tribunals by sally

“This consultation invited comments on the draft amendments to the Transport Tribunal Rules to accommodate appeals related to Certificates of Professional Competence.
The summarised responses report outlines the conclusions reached on the options.”

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Ministry of Justice, 8th September 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Rapist sues landlady from prison – BBC News

Posted September 9th, 2008 in contracts, landlord & tenant, news by sally

“A hairdresser has said she hopes to appeal after a convicted rapist sued her from jail when she cleared out the flat he rented above one of her salons.”

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BBC News, 9th September 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Foreign worker limits introduced – BBC News

Posted September 9th, 2008 in immigration, news by sally

“New advice to the government aimed at cutting the number of foreign workers coming to the UK from outside the EU are due to be announced later.”

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BBC News, 9th September 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Police in crisis after jury rejects £10m terror case – The Times

Posted September 9th, 2008 in conspiracy, murder, news, terrorism, trials by sally

“Police and prosecutors were locked in crisis meetings last night after what they believed to be the strongest terrorism case ever presented to a court was rejected by a jury.”

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The Times, 9th September 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Security fears as 116 mentally ill criminals escape in a year – The Times

Posted September 9th, 2008 in mental health, news, prisons by sally

“England’s director of mental health care today called for tougher standards for secure hospitals after it emerged that at least 116 mentally ill criminals escaped last year, more than 20 times the rate of escapes by offenders held in prison.”

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The Times, 9th September 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Liquid bomb plot: three guilty of murder conspiracy – The Guardian

Posted September 9th, 2008 in conspiracy, murder, news, terrorism by sally

“Three men were yesterday convicted of conspiring to commit mass murder through suicide bomb explosions, but a jury failed to reach a verdict on the allegation they were part of the biggest terrorist plot since the September 11 attacks.”

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The Guardian, 9th September 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Polish cleaner demands compensation claiming lack of English is disability – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 9th, 2008 in disability discrimination, news by sally

“A Polish cleaner claimed her lack of English should be classed as a disability as she tried to sue her employers for alleged discrimination.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk