Changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2006-08 – Ministry of Justice
“A guide to changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules between March 2006 and October 2008.”
Ministry of Justice, 10th March 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Day: 10 March 2009
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Secretary of State for Work & Pensions v Lassal [2009] EWCA Civ 157 (10 March 2009)
HJ (Iran) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 172 (10 March 2009)
Furmans Electrical Contractors v Elecref Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 170 (10 March 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
University of Cambridge v Revenue and Customs [2009] EWHC 434 (Ch) (10 March 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Kituma v Nursing and Midwifery Council [2009] EWHC 373 (Admin) (09 March 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Jersey agrees to pass tax evasion data to UK – The Guardian
“Terry Le Sueur, chief minister of the Channel islands tax haven of Jersey, is due in London today to sign a novel agreement which will share information about offshore tax dodging.”
The Guardian, 10th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Angel Solicitors (a Firm) v Jenkins O’Dowd & Barth (a Firm) – Times Law Reports
Angel Solicitors (a Firm) v Jenkins O’Dowd & Barth (a Firm)
Chancery Division
“Where solicitors were in breach of their undertakings to redeem or discharge existing mortgages and charges over property being sold, the court was not required to conduct an inquiry as to the loss suffered by the addressee of the undertakings as the result of their breach.”
The Times, 10th March 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.
Banks v Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council – Times Law Reports
Banks v Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council
Court of Appeal
“A reviewing officer considering an appeal against the refusal of a housing authority of a request for accommodation as a homeless person in priority need should, where he was minded to confirm the refusal on different grounds, give the applicant an opportunity to make further representations.”
The Times, 10th March 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.
Regina v Ovieriakhi – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal, Criminal Division
“Use of a false passport to obtain employment in the United Kingdom would usually attract a custodial sentence but it should be treated less severely than use of a passport to obtain entry to the country.”
The Times, 10th March 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.
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Wayne, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 434 (09 March 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Pell v Express Newspapers [2009] EWHC 118 (QB) (27 January 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
NA & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWHC 420 (Admin) (09 March 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Court to decide whether Afghan seeking asylum in UK is a boy aged 15 – or a man – The Guardian
“Is he a boy, or is he a man? For Majid (not his real name), who arrived seven months ago from Afghanistan via Greece and France, hidden alone in a lorry, this is a vital question that will decide not only the course of his life, but also those of many others like him. A social worker for Kent, the local authority in Dover, says he is at least 18. A paediatrician who specialises in adolescent health says he is 15.”
The Guardian, 10th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Solicitor in alleged £50,000 insider trading deal with his father-in-law – Daily Telegraph
“A solicitor breached insider trading laws when he tipped off his father-in-law that his company was about to about be taken over by Motorola so the pair could make a £50,000 profit from buying and selling shares , a court was told.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Online extremism tactics ‘crude’ – BBC News
“Strategies to combat online extremism can be crude, expensive and counter-productive, says a report by experts.”
BBC News, 10th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
We were wrong to film journalists covering protest, say Kent police – The Guardian
“Kent police accepted last night they should not have placed journalists under surveillance after a Guardian investigation revealed members of the press were monitored and followed at last year’s climate camp demonstration.”
The Guardian, 10th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Baby’s DNA was held on database – BBC News
“A baby had its details held on the controversial DNA police database, Jacqui Smith has confirmed.”
BBC News, 9th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Baby P care chief starts legal action against Balls – The Guardian
“The former children’s services chief who was sacked after the Baby P tragedy has launched a legal challenge against the role played in her dismissal by Ed Balls, the children’s secretary, it emerged yesterday.”
The Guardian, 10th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
L’Oreal in High Court battle with eBay – Daily Telegraph
“L’Oreal, the cosmetics giant, has begun a High Court action over the sale of fake fragrances and cosmetic products on eBay.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK child asylum rules ‘flouted’ – BBC News
“Government guidelines on the treatment of child asylum seekers are being ‘routinely flouted’ by UK Border Agency staff, according to a report.”
BBC News, 10th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UN report condemns Britain over torture cases – The Guardian
“Britain is condemned today in a highly critical UN report for breaching basic human rights and ‘trying to conceal illegal acts’ in the fight against terrorism.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ferry angry after judge told charge to be dropped – The Independent
“Otis Ferry, the son of the rock star Bryan, spoke of his anger yesterday at having to spend four months in prison after being charged with an offence that police and prosecutors now plan to drop.”
The Independent, 10th March 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Landlady wins case against rapist who sued her for clearing his flat – Daily Telegraph
“Melody Goymer, a landlady who was sued for £750 by a serial rapist for clearing her flat of his belongings after he was arrested, has won her appeal against the ruling.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Clive Stafford Smith: ‘If I had my time all over again, I’d defend paedophiles’ – The Times
“He battled for years to save death-row convicts in the US, and now represents terror suspects. But what fires a lawyer who acts only for the poor and universally hated?”
The Times, 10th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Other Provision) Order 2009
The Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (Walsall) Designation Order 2009
The Education (Budget Statements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Pension Protection Fund (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2009
The Pensions Appeal Commissioners (Procedure) (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Insolvency Proceedings (Monetary Limits) (Amendment) Order 2009
The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Social Security (National Insurance Number Information: Exemption) Regulations 2009
The Accounts and Audit (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
