Month: January 2009

The Bar’s recent initiatives to promote social mobility in the profession will assist former Minister Alan Milburn’s review being launched this week alongside a Government White Paper – The Bar Council

Posted January 13th, 2009 in barristers, legal education, news by sally

“An in-depth inquiry into the background of entrants to the Bar by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury in 2007 produced 57 recommendations amounting to a detailed road-map for the promotion of social mobility. The Bar Council is hard at work implementing those proposals with the whole-hearted cooperation of the Inns of Court, which all student barristers join.”

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The Bar Council, 12th January 2009

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Daily Cause List, 13th January 2009

Posted January 13th, 2009 in news by sally

Tuesday 13th January 2009

Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk

Please note only the current day’s list will be accessible.

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted January 13th, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Registration of Regulated Activities) Regulations 2009

The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Further Financial Provisions and Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (Wales) Regulations 2008

The Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) (Wales) Regulations 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Privacy watchdog warns companies on self-serving privacy policies – OUT-LAW.com

Posted January 13th, 2009 in data protection, news, privacy by sally

“Privacy policies are full of jargon and are designed to reduce organisations’ liability rather than to help people understand what their personal data might be used for, the UK’s privacy watchdog has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 12th January 2009

Source: www.out-law.com

Why being a judge is not so appealing – The Times

Posted January 13th, 2009 in judiciary, special report by sally

“It carries a knighthood, prestige and authority. But it is seen as lonely, fusty and male-dominated, with a culture of ‘male self-confidence and intellectual posturing’.”

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The Times, 13th January 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Six in ten people say knife carriers should face automatic jail – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 13th, 2009 in news, offensive weapons, sentencing by sally

“Six in ten adults think anyone caught illegally carrying knife should face an automatic jail sentence to curb the menace.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th January 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Anti-gang banning orders planned – BBC News

Posted January 13th, 2009 in gangs, news by sally

“Young people who join gangs could face banning orders to control their movements and prevent gun and knife crime, the BBC has learned.”

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BBC News, 13th January 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Extradition agreement ‘biased in favour of US’ – The Times

Posted January 13th, 2009 in extradition, news by sally

“Gary McKinnon’s case is only the latest in a string of high-profile extraditions involving British citizens to the United States. It comes after the NatWest Three and Ian Norris, former chief executive of Morgan Crucible, fought extradition battles through the courts – in the latter case successfully. Both highlighted the threat to the British business community from what is seen as the ‘long arm’ of US jurisdiction.”

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The Times, 13th January 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Serious Fraud Office appoints first general counsel – The Times

Posted January 12th, 2009 in barristers, news, Serious Fraud Office by sally

“The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has appointed a leading criminal barrister and fraud specialist to the new post of general counsel.”

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The Times, 12th January 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Employees warned over strict new workplace safety rules – The Times

Posted January 12th, 2009 in health & safety, news by sally

“Careless workers and their bosses could be more likely to go to prison than muggers when new health and safety legislation comes in to force this week, lawyers have warned.”

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The Times, 12th January 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted January 12th, 2009 in law reports by sally

High Court (Chancery Division)

Forrester Ketley & Co v Brent [2008] EWHC 3150 (Ch) (19 December 2008)

Capital Cranfield Trustees Ltd v Beck & Anor [2008] EWHC 3181 (Ch) (19 December 2008)

Source: www.bailii.org

Regina v Winters – Times Law Reports

Posted January 12th, 2009 in confiscation, drug trafficking, law reports by sally

Regina v Winters

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“For the purpose of making the required assumptions in order to determine whether a defendant had benefited from drug trafficking, the Crown was required to prove on the balance of probabilities that the defendant had made payments out of payments received by him in connection with his drug trafficking. Prima facie evidence that the defendant had incurred such expenditure was insufficient.”

The Times, 12th January 2009

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.

Admiral Taverns (Cygnet) Ltd v Daniel and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted January 12th, 2009 in housing, law reports, stay of execution by sally

Admiral Taverns (Cygnet) Ltd v Daniel and Another

Court of Appeal

“Any court had jurisdiction to stay the execution of a warrant of possession issued under section 89 of the Housing Act 1980.”

The Times, 12th January 2009

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.

H v Doncaster Youth Court – Times Law Reports

Posted January 12th, 2009 in detention and training orders, law reports, statutory interpretation, young offenders by sally

H v Doncaster Youth Court

Queen’s Bench Divisional Court

“On a return to custody following release from a detention and training order, the period of the ‘remainder of the term’ was to be calculated from the date when it was proved to the satisfaction of the youth court that an offender had failed to comply with the requirements of the supervision element of the order.”

The Times, 12th January 2009

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.

East Devon District Council v Boundary Committee of the Electoral Commission – WLR Daily

Posted January 12th, 2009 in boundaries, judicial review, law reports, local government by sally

East Devon District Council v Boundary Committee of the Electoral Commission [2009] EWHC 4 (Admin); WLR(D) 5

“The power under s 5(3)(c) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 for the Boundary Committee of the Electoral Commission to make ‘an alternative proposal’ enabled the Committee to make two or more proposals.”

WLR Daily, 9th January 2009

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.

Daily Cause List, 12th January 2009

Posted January 12th, 2009 in news by sally

Monday 12th January 2009

Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk

Please note only the current day’s list will be accessible.

Nuclear veterans told: No case for compensation – The Independent

Posted January 12th, 2009 in armed forces, news, nuclear weapons, personal injuries by sally

“Ministers have been accused of blocking compensation claims brought by hundreds of nuclear test veterans who believe they developed cancers and other illnesses after being forced to witness atomic bomb experiments in the 1950s and ’60s.”

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The Independent, 11th January 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

British prosecution could save hacker from extradition to US – The Guardian

Posted January 12th, 2009 in computer crime, extradition, news by sally

“Gary McKinnon, the computer hacker facing extradition to the US for hacking into the Pentagon and Nasa systems, could now be prosecuted in Britain.”

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The Guardian, 12th January 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

OAP guilty of sex act in cathedral toilet – The Independent

Posted January 12th, 2009 in elderly, news, voyeurism by sally

“An 85-year-old pensioner who regularly followed young boys into the toilets at St Paul’s Cathedral was told by a judge today he could remain free provided he did not spend too long in public lavatories.”

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The Independent, 9th January 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Superdatabase tracking all calls and emails legitimate, says DPP – The Guardian

Posted January 12th, 2009 in internet, investigatory powers, news, privacy, telecommunications by sally

“Controversial plans for a ‘super­database’ tracking all phone and internet communications today received the tacit support of the new director of public prosecutions (DPP).”

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The Guardian, 9th January 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk