Sentencing statistics pulled again – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 27th, 2009 in news, sentencing, statistics by sally

“Jack Straw is facing fresh ridicule after his officials were forced to pull sentencing statistics which had already been delayed once because of errors.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th March 2009

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Retrial ordered for crash couple – BBC News

Posted March 27th, 2009 in bias, juries, news, retrials by sally

“A judge has ordered a retrial in a case of causing death by dangerous driving after a juror was overheard making comments judged to be biased.”

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BBC News, 27th March 2009

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Jake Fahri guilty of murdering Jimmy Mizen – The Independent

Posted March 27th, 2009 in murder, news by sally

“An Old Bailey jury rejected the 19-year-old’s claims of self-defence.”

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The Independent, 27th March 2009

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FSA wins first conviction for insider dealing – The Times

Posted March 27th, 2009 in insider dealing, news by sally

“A lawyer and his father-in-law were today convicted of insider dealing in the first such criminal prosecution secured by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), the City watchdog.”

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The Times, 27th March 2009

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Lawyers finalising ‘sofa rash’ compensation bid – The Independent

Posted March 27th, 2009 in class actions, defective goods, news, personal injuries by sally

“Lawyers were today finalising a compensation bid on behalf of more than 4,000 customers allegedly left with rashes and burns after buying faulty sofas.”

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The Independent, 27th March 2009

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Canoe pair lose jail term appeals – BBC News

Posted March 27th, 2009 in appeals, fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“Back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin and his wife Anne have both lost appeals against their prison sentences.”

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BBC News, 27th March 2009

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Act of Settlement: a nakedly discriminatory law – The Guardian

Posted March 27th, 2009 in news, religious discrimination, royal family by sally

“The Act of Settlement of 1701, which bars Catholics from the throne – or marrying the monarch, or princes in the line of succession – has become an increasing source of contention, with a series of attempts to abolish such a nakedly discriminatory law.”

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The Guardian, 27th March 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 27th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Horden, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 388 (20 February 2009)

C, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 446 (20 February 2009)

Squires, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 398 (20 February 2009)

High Court (Commercial Court)

AXA Insurance Ltd v Akther & Darby Solicitors & Ors [2009] EWHC 635 (Comm) (27 March 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

Corporation Tax Act 2009

Posted March 27th, 2009 in corporation tax, legislation by sally

Corporation Tax Act 2009 published

Full text of Act (PDF)

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

AF (Jamaica) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted March 27th, 2009 in deportation, human rights, law reports, married persons by sally

AF (Jamaica) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 240; [2009] WLR (D) 112

“In considering whether it was consistent with the right to respect for family life to require the wife and children of a man whose deportation had been ordered to accompany him in deportation the court should look at the issue from the point of view of the wife and children and not just of the potential deportee. It was not enough that there were no insuperable obstacles to their moving because the ultimate test was one of proportionality.”

WLR Daily, 26th March 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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

Toni and Guy (South) Ltd and Another v Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council – Times Law Reports

Posted March 27th, 2009 in law reports, planning, repairs by sally

Toni and Guy (South) Ltd and Another v Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council

Queen’s Bench Division

“Where only part of a building was in such condition as to affect adversely the amenity of the area, the local planning authority had no power to serve a notice requiring the taking of remedial steps on those occupying other parts of the building.”

The Times, 27th March 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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In re Rottmann (a Bankrupt) – Times Law Reports

Posted March 27th, 2009 in bankruptcy, law reports, self-incrimination by sally

In re Rottmann (a Bankrupt)

Court of Appeal

“The court had power to order the examination of a bankrupt be conducted in private where foreign criminal proceedings had been instituted against him.”

The Times, 27th March 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Youell and Others v La Reunion Aerienne – Times Law Reports

Posted March 27th, 2009 in arbitration, EC law, jurisdiction, law reports, stay of proceedings by sally

Youell and Others v La Reunion Aerienne

Court of Appeal

“The mere fact that a claim was the subject of an arbitration agreement did not deprive a court, which could otherwise determine the substance of the claim, of its jurisdiction under Council Regulation (EC) 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters, the Brussels I Convention.”

The Times, 27th March 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Revolution needed to put victims at heart of justice system – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 27th, 2009 in criminal justice, news, victims by sally

“Victims are not at the heart of the criminal justice system and it would take a ‘revolution’ to put them there, the country’s leading support group warns today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 26th March 2009

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Judges fail in Tribunal bid to extend working lives beyond 70 – The Times

Posted March 27th, 2009 in judiciary, news, retirement by sally

“Two judges fighting to work beyond the age of 70 have lost their case, the Tribunals Service has said. ”

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The Times, 26th March 2009

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Scotland Yard sends written apologies after guilty verdict on chef who assaulted 71 women – The Independent

Posted March 27th, 2009 in news, police, sexual offences by sally

“One of Britain’s most prolific sex attackers could have been caught years earlier if it was not for a series of errors by police officers who continually missed chances to catch him.”

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The Independent, 27th March 2009

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Chef accused of rape of drunken lawyer acquitted in 45 minutes – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 27th, 2009 in alcohol abuse, news, rape by sally

“A jury took just 45 minutes to acquit a chef wrongly accused of raping a lawyer who claimed she was took drunk to give her consent.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th March 2009

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Police launch investigation of MI5 over torture claims – The Independent

Posted March 27th, 2009 in intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“The security service, MI5, is to be investigated by the Metropolitan Police over allegations that its officers were complicit in the torture of a UK resident held by the US government for seven years.”

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The Independent, 27th March 2009

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Tesco to challenge any person who looks under 25 if they buy alcohol – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 27th, 2009 in alcohol abuse, children, news by sally

“Tesco will insist that any shopper who looks under 25 must prove his or her age to buy alcohol, after it became the first supermarket to be taken to court for persistently selling alcohol to youngsters.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th March 2009

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Are government databases excessive? – The Times

Posted March 27th, 2009 in data protection, government departments, news, privacy by sally

“A report finds almost a quarter of major databases are illegal. Is the data storage disproportionate?”

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The Times, 27th March 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk