Gordon Brown signals his opposition to assisted suicide – The Guardian

Posted March 20th, 2009 in assisted suicide, news by sally

“Prime minister would not support proposal backed by more than 100 MPs to allow families to help terminally ill relatives to die.”

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The Guardian, 20th March 2009

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New government rules to crack down on rogue clampers – The Times

Posted March 20th, 2009 in news, parking, wheel clamping by sally

“Parking companies will be subject to strict new limits on the penalties and fees they can charge, under government plans to drive rogue operators out of business.”

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The Times, 20th March 2009

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Total liable for Buncefield blast – BBC News

Posted March 20th, 2009 in hazardous substances, health & safety, negligence, news by sally

“The High Court has ruled that oil company Total is liable for damages caused by the explosion at the Buncefield oil depot in Hertfordshire.”

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BBC News, 20th March 2009

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Regina v Balshaw – WLR Daily

Posted March 20th, 2009 in costs, law reports, prosecutions by sally

Regina v Balshaw [2009] EWCA Crim 470; [2009] WLR (D) 102

Where a person was convicted of an offence before the Crown Court, and was ordered to pay costs to the prosecutor, there was no principle that the order was proscribed where the costs were designed to compensate a third party.”

WLR Daily, 18th March 2009

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Rottmann v Brittain; In re Rottmann (a bankrupt) – WLR Daily

Posted March 20th, 2009 in bankruptcy, law reports, self-incrimination by sally

Rottmann v Brittain; In re Rottmann (a bankrupt); [2009] WLR (D) 101

The court had power to suspend the public examination of a bankrupt pursuant to s 290 of the Insolvency Act 1986 and order the examination to be conducted in private where foreign criminal proceedings had been instituted against the bankrupt.”

WLR Daily, 18th March 2009

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King v Director of Serious Fraud Office – WLR Daily

King v Director of Serious Fraud Office [2009] UKHL 17; [2009] WLR (D) 100

The Crown Court’s jurisdiction, under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order 2005, to make a restraint and disclosure order following a request by a foreign prosecutor was restricted to property located within England and Wales.”

WLR Daily, 18th March 2009

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Hatzl and another v XL Insurance Co Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted March 20th, 2009 in assignment, carriage of goods, insurance, jurisdiction, law reports by sally

Hatzl and another v XL Insurance Co Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 223; [2009] WLR (D) 99

The word ‘defendant’ in art 31(1)(a) of the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road should be interpreted purposively so as to extend to the parties to the contract and to other parties to whom the convention ascribed rights and duties, but not to include an assignee, even if he was also an insurer. An assignee of rights under the convention was to be treated as standing in the shoes of his assignor. He had no different rights to be sued in a particular forum than his assignor.”

WLR Daily, 19th March 2009

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Law firm staff win landmark TUPE claim – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 20th, 2009 in news, transfer of undertakings, unfair dismissal by sally

“Firms winning legal service contracts from competitors could face a ‘landslide’ of six-figure claims for unfair dismissal if they do not take on staff on reasonable terms along with the contract, the winner of a landmark employment tribunal case said this week.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 19th March 2009

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Important changes to the Knowledge of Life requirement for settlement applications – UK Border Agency

Posted March 20th, 2009 in immigration, press releases, regulations by sally

“Applications for settlement, in certain categories require the applicant to demonstrate that the Knowledge of Life in the UK (KOL) requirement has been met, before settlement can be granted.”

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UK Border Agency, 19th March 2009

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New rules for skilled and highly skilled migrant workers – UK Border Agency

Posted March 20th, 2009 in immigration, press releases by sally

“The Immigration Rules covering highly skilled migrant workers will change on 31 March 2009, raising the academic and financial requirements of two categories in Tier 1 of the points-based system. At the same time, the resident labour market test will be strengthened to ensure that skilled jobs are advertised within the United Kingdom before they can be offered to migrant workers.”

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UK Border Agency, 18th March 2009

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Criminal justice measures to enhance fraud prosecutions to be introduced – Attorney General’s Office

Posted March 20th, 2009 in fraud, press releases, prosecutions by sally

“Criminal justice measures to enhance fraud prosecutions.”

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Attorney General’s Office, 18th March 2009

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Gargett v Lambeth London Borough Council – Times Law Reports

Posted March 20th, 2009 in benefits, housing, law reports, rent by sally

Gargett v Lambeth London Borough Council

Court of Appeal

“An applicant who had been in receipt of income and housing benefit and had been paid her housing costs had not been deprived of the right to seek discretionary housing payments for arrears of unpaid increased rent on the ground she had already received her housing costs payment.”

The Times, 20th March 2009

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Regina (AM and Others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted March 20th, 2009 in detention, human rights, immigration, law reports by sally

Regina (AM and Others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and Another

Court of Appeal

“Allegations of inhuman or degrading treatment of inmates at a privately run immigration detention centre should have been investigated by the Secretary of State for the Home Department to meet the United Kingdom’s obligation under article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”

The Times, 20th March 2009 

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Emergency law to halt inmates’ court payouts for slopping out – The Guardian

Posted March 20th, 2009 in compensation, human rights, news, prisons by sally

“Ministers are to introduce emergency legislation to prevent thousands of prison inmates pursuing more than £55m in compensation for a breach of human rights over ‘slopping out’.”

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The Guardian, 20th March 2009

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Met chief orders inquiry on beaten terror suspect – The Independent

Posted March 20th, 2009 in news, personal injuries, police, terrorism by sally

“Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson last night demanded an urgent independent inquiry into why officers who arrested a terror suspect refused to give evidence to a High Court hearing into allegations of abuse.”

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The Independent, 19th March 2009

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Teacher who flew to Brunei for 13-minute Army interview wins £35,000 – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 20th, 2009 in news, sex discrimination by sally

“A woman who flew halfway around the world for a 13-minute interview then denied the job because Army bosses were determined to hire a man has won £35,000 for ‘hurt feelings’.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th March 2009

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Parents lose court battle to keep baby son alive – The Guardian

Posted March 20th, 2009 in children, hospital orders, medical treatment, news by sally

“A hospital ventilator keeping a nine-month-old baby alive could be turned off today after his parents lost a legal battle with a hospital yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 20th March 2009

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Food watchdog failed to prevent deadly E coli outbreak, says inquiry – The Guardian

Posted March 20th, 2009 in environmental health, food, news by sally

“Hygiene watchdogs failed to deal with long-standing, repetitive failures at an abattoir behind the second-worst E coli outbreak in Britain, according to today’s report into the incident, which killed a five-year-old boy, put 31 people in hospital, struck 44 schools and involved 157 people.”

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The Guardian, 19th March 2009

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‘Islamophobe’ head Erica Connor wins Surrey County Council payout – The Times

Posted March 20th, 2009 in education, local government, negligence, news, psychiatric damage by sally

“A campaign by two Muslim governors to give Islam a greater presence in a state school played a key part in forcing a successful head from her job, the High Court found yesterday.”

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The Times, 20th March 2009

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More power for JPs raises fear of prison overcrowding crisis – The Times

Posted March 20th, 2009 in magistrates, news, prisons by sally

“Longer prison sentences for assault, theft and benefit fraud are likely under plans to overhaul the courts system. But the proposed stronger powers for magistrates could bring the country’s overcrowded prisons to breaking point, campaign groups say.”

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The Times, 20th March 2009

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