‘Pig case’ murderer loses appeal – BBC News

Posted November 10th, 2008 in appeals, murder, news by sally

“A Surrey man jailed for killing his wife amid fears that he fed her body to their pigs has lost an appeal against his murder conviction.”

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BBC News, 10th November 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Hoodie ban for Asbo youth upheld – BBC News

Posted November 10th, 2008 in ASBOs, news, young offenders by sally

“A judge was within his powers to ban an anti-social youth from wearing a hoodie, the High Court has ruled.”

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BBC News, 10th November 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Lord Falconer springs to defence of Mosley judge after privacy attack by Paul Dacre – The Times

Posted November 10th, 2008 in media, news, privacy by sally

“A former Lord Chancellor rode to the rescue today of the High Court judge accused by a leading newspaper editor of creating a privacy law by the back door.”

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The Times, 10th November 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Mother claims back £10,000 after paying next-door’s water bill for 16 years – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 10th, 2008 in compensation, news, utilities by sally

“A woman is demanding £10,000 in compensation after discovering she has been paying her next door neighbours’ water bills for 16 years.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th November 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Man taken to court after wheelie bin falls over – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 10th, 2008 in litter, news by sally

“A householder has been taken to court for dumping rubbish after his wheelie bin toppled over, spilling its contents.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th November 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Ground-breaking legal documentary – the BBC and The Open University present The Barristers – Open University

Posted November 10th, 2008 in barristers, media, news by sally

“Years in the making, The Barristers is a ground-breaking fly-on-the-wall documentary produced by an award-winning film crew from BBC Bristol, who were granted unprecedented access to court life after lengthy negotiations with the Bar Council.”

Full press release

The Open University, 21st October 2008

Source: www.open.ac.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted November 10th, 2008 in legislation by sally

The Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Objection to Civil Penalty) Order 2008

The Statistics of Trade (Customs and Excise) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008

The Public Contracts and Utilities Contracts (Postal Services Amendments) Regulations 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Regina (Noone) v Governor of Drake Hall Prison and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted November 10th, 2008 in law reports, prisons, release on licence by sally

Regina (Noone) v Governor of Drake Hall Prison and Another

Court of Appeal

“Where a sentence of differing terms of imprisonment was passed in respect of a number of offences, some under the Criminal Justice Act 1991 and others under the Criminal Justice Act 2003, any terms imposed for less than 12 months would be governed by the 1991 Act, but for those over 12 months the governing statute would depend on whether the offence was committed before or after April 4, 2005.”

The Times, 10th November 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.

Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform v Aaron and Others – Times Law Reports

Posted November 10th, 2008 in law reports by sally

Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform v Aaron and Others

Court of Appeal

“In company director disqualification proceedings, the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform could not rely on findings of fact by the Financial Ombudsman Service but he could rely on facts and opinions expressed by the Financial Services Authority.”

The Times, 10th November 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.

R (Hillingdon London Borough Council and others) v Lord Chancellor and another – WLR Daily

Posted November 10th, 2008 in costs, family courts, fees, judicial review, practice directions by sally

R (Hillingdon London Borough Council and others) v Lord Chancellor and another [2008] EWHC 2683 (Admin); [2008] WLR (D) 347

WLR DAily, 7th November 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.

Practice Direction: Enforcement of Children Act 1989 contact orders: disclosure of information to officers of the national probation service – WLR Daily

Posted November 10th, 2008 in contact orders, disclosure, enforcement, practice directions, probation by sally

Practice Direction: Enforcement of Children Act 1989 contact orders: disclosure of information to officers of the national probation service; [2008] WLR (D) 346

In order to ensure that an officer of the Service or a Welsh family proceedings officer would not be in contempt of court by virtue of disclosing information to an officer of the National Probation Service when a request was made under s 11L(5) or s 11M of the Children Act 1989 the court should give leave to the officer to make such disclosure.”

WLR Daily, 7th November 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.

Practice Direction: Applications in the magistrates’ court to enforce contact orders – WLR Daily

Posted November 10th, 2008 in contact orders, enforcement, family courts, magistrates, practice directions by sally

Practice Direction: Applications in the magistrates’ court to enforce contact orders; [2008] WLR (D) 345

Applications to enforce contact orders made in the magistrates’ courts are to be considered by family proceedings courts.”

WLR Daily, 7th November 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.


Practice Direction – Allocation and Transfer of Proceedings Order 2008 – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted November 10th, 2008 in family courts, practice directions, transfer of proceedings by sally

“Allocation and Transfer of Proceedings Order 2008.”

Full practice direction

Judiciary of England and Wales, 6th November 2008

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

MPs seek to censor the media – The Independent

Posted November 10th, 2008 in freedom of expression, intelligence services, media, news, police by sally

“Britain’s security agencies and police would be given unprecedented and legally binding powers to ban the media from reporting matters of national security, under proposals being discussed in Whitehall.”

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The Independent, 10th November 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Academics balk at ‘spying’ on students to nail migrant scams – The Guardian

Posted November 10th, 2008 in immigration, news, privacy, universities by sally

“Universities are being asked to set up surveillance units to monitor the movements of international students in a government-led crackdown on bogus student immigration scams, academics say.”

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The Guardian, 10th November 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Challenge to attorney’s powers by family of student killed in Germany – The Guardian

Posted November 10th, 2008 in attorney general, inquests, judicial review, news by sally

“The power of the attorney general to make decisions free from the scrutiny of courts came under renewed attack last week, in a challenge by the family of Jeremiah Duggan, a British student whose death in Germany five years ago has been described by lawyers as ‘disturbing and bizarre’.”

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The Guardian, 10th November 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Home Office bars Thaksin Shinawatra from returning to Britain – The Times

Posted November 10th, 2008 in news, visas by sally

“Thaksin Shinawatra, the deposed Thai Prime Minister and former owner of Manchester City Football Club, has had his visa revoked by the British Government, two years after he fled to exile in London following a military coup.”

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The Times, 10th November 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Council homes for life ‘to be scrapped’ – The Times

Posted November 10th, 2008 in housing, news by sally

“People living in council houses will no longer be entitled to a subsidised tenancy for life under Whitehall proposals to address waiting lists.

The measures are being considered by Margaret Beckett, the new Housing Minister, in the most radical shake-up of the social housing system for decades to ensure that those who deserve council homes get them.”

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The Times, 11th November 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Mail editor accuses Mosley judge – BBC News

Posted November 10th, 2008 in freedom of expression, media, news, privacy by sally

“Daily Mail editor-in-chief Paul Dacre has launched an attack on a High Court judge, accusing him of bringing in a privacy law by the back door.”

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BBC News, 9th November 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ban on votes for prisoners is illegal, says EU – The Observer

Posted November 10th, 2008 in elections, news, prisons by sally

“The government must give prisoners the right to vote or the next general election will be illegal under European law, ministers have been warned by parliament’s influential Joint Committee on Human Rights.”

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The Observer, 9th November 2008

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk