Scientific advances brought demise of double jeopardy rule – The Times

Posted May 22nd, 2009 in double jeopardy, news by sally

“It was David Blunkett who scrapped the 800-year-old legal principle that people could not be tried twice for the same crime.”

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The Times, 22nd May 2009

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Police ordered to delete images of peaceful protester Andrew Wood – The Times

Posted May 21st, 2009 in demonstrations, news, photography, police, privacy by sally

“Police surveillance tactics were dealt a blow by appeal judges today with a ruling that photographs taken of peaceful protesters campaigning against the arms trade must be destroyed.”

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The Times, 21st May 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted May 21st, 2009 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Palmer v Cornwall County Council [2009] EWCA Civ 456 (21 May 2009)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Daimler Ag v Sany Group Company Ltd [2009] EWHC 1003 (Ch) (14 May 2009)

Gresham International Ltd & Anor v Moonie & Ors [2009] EWHC 1093 (Ch) (20 May 2009)

Calltel Telecom Ltd & Anor v HM Revenue and Customs [2009] EWHC 1081 (Ch) (21 May 2009)

High Court (Administrative Court)

McKenzie, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Waltham Forest [2009] EWHC 1097 (Admin) (21 May 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

Footballer convicted of killing girlfriend in double jeopardy case – The Times

Posted May 21st, 2009 in double jeopardy, homicide, news by sally

“A footballer today admitted killing his former girlfriend more than six years after he was cleared of the crime.”

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The Times, 21st May 2009

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Could the Queen really dissolve Parliament now? – The Times

Posted May 21st, 2009 in constitutional law, news, parliament, royal prerogative by sally

“Thinking the unthinkable is what constitutional lawyers are paid to do. Many are now saying that with the daily revelations about improper expenses claims from beleaguered MPs the Queen should step in and dissolve Parliament — against the Government’s wishes — forcing a general election to compel MPs to stand for immediate re-election after a scandal on the scale of that of the pre 1832 rotten boroughs. Trust has now been destroyed. It can, so the argument runs, be rebuilt only by a neutral third party, the Queen, and not by a self-interested and wholly discredited cabal of politicians.”

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The Times, 21st May 2009

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Ingrained arrogance in the police leads to miscarriages of justice – The Times

Posted May 21st, 2009 in corruption, news, police by sally

“Police attitudes have progressed by light years since the bad days of the 1980s and highly publicised miscarriages of justice. So runs the prevailing wisdom. But the recent police operation at the G20 summit and instinctive reaction of some officers to doctor the facts indicates that a deep-seated corruption in policing still prevails.”

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The Times, 21st May 2009

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Expenses: in the spirit of the rules? – The Times

Posted May 21st, 2009 in expenses, false accounting, news, parliament by sally

“A police investigation into the MPs expenses scandal will swiftly identify false accounting as the criminal offence most likely to have been committed by the most egregious of the SW1 claimants.”

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The Times, 21st May 2009

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Medical law too often doffs its cap to the doctor’s white coat – The Times

Posted May 21st, 2009 in medical ethics, medical treatment, news by sally

“‘It’s up to you what you do with your own body,’ goes the rhetoric. But when you dive away from abstractions into the real world of suffering and desire, things are not so simple.”

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The Times, 21st May 2009

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Regina v Hughes (James) – WLR Daily

Posted May 21st, 2009 in appeals, jurisdiction, law reports, sentencing by sally

Regina v Hughes (James) [2009] EWCA Crim 841; [2009] WLR (D) 160

“The words ‘or in subsequent proceedings’ in s 9(1) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 did not enable a defendant to appeal against a sentence passed by the Court of Appeal on an Attorney General’s reference, but his right of appeal still remained extant and unexercised under the section.”

WLR Daily, 20th May 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.

Regina (G) v Southwark London Borough Council – WLR Daily

Posted May 21st, 2009 in children, homelessness, law reports, social services by sally

Regina (G) v Southwark London Borough Council [2009] UKHL 26; [2009] WLR (D) 159

“When a child aged 16 or 17 who had been excluded from his family home applied to the children’s service department of the local authority for accommodation under s 20 of the Children Act 1989, and he satisfied all the requirements of s 20(1), it was not open to the authority to refer the child to the local housing authority for accommodation as a homeless person under Part VII of the Housing Act 1996.”

WLR Daily, 20th May 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.

Coroners Bill: now the battle begins for legal aid and juries – The Times

Posted May 21st, 2009 in coroners, inquests, news by sally

“With Jack Straw’s dropping of plans this week for secret inquests, one of the big battles in the Coroners and Justice Bill has been fought and won. But the Justice Secretary’s move does not guarantee the Bill a trouble-free ride.”

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The Times, 21st May 2009

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Law ‘will force churches to employ gay staff’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 21st, 2009 in employment, equality, homosexuality, news by sally

“Churches will be banned from turning down gay job applicants on the grounds of their sexuality under new anti-discrimination laws, a Government minister said.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2009

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Failure to gag Private Eye clears the way to publication of rulings against lawyers – The Times

Posted May 21st, 2009 in disciplinary procedures, injunctions, legal profession, news by sally

“Thousands of disciplinary rulings against lawyers accused of misconduct can be publicised after one of Britain’s leading solicitors lost a battle in the Court of Appeal to keep his own case under wraps.”

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The Times, 21st May 2009

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Pringles too much like potato crisps to escape VAT, appeal court rules – The Times

Posted May 21st, 2009 in food, news, VAT by sally

“The taxman took a multimillion-pound bite out of Pringles today after winning a VAT legal battle.”

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The Times, 20th May 2009

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Gurkhas win final victory to stay in Britain – The Independent

Posted May 21st, 2009 in Gurkhas, immigration, news by sally

“All Gurkha veterans will today win the right to settle in Britain following an embarrassing climb-down by Gordon Brown.”

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The Independent, 21st May 2009

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Torture collusion claims silenced for legal reasons – The Guardian

Posted May 21st, 2009 in disclosure, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“Fresh claims about British security service collusion in torture were abruptly silenced today by a parliamentary committee, amid claims that if made public they would cut across an ongoing legal case.”

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The Guardian, 20th May 2009

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Bin body killers jailed for life – BBC News

Posted May 20th, 2009 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A drug dealer and his lover have been jailed for life for murdering a boy and dumping his body in a recycling bin.”

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BBC News, 20th May 2009

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Men guilty of torture raid murder – BBC News

Posted May 20th, 2009 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Two men have been jailed for life for beating and torturing a 75-year-old man to death during a burglary at his Wiltshire home.”

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BBC News, 20th May 2009

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Rapist father receives reduction in his sentence after latest ruling – The Times

Posted May 20th, 2009 in news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A man who subjected his two daughters to more than 20 years of abuse — including rapes that got them pregnant 19 times — won a cut in his minimum jail term yesterday.”

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The Times, 20th May 2009

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Former England cricketer Chris Lewis gets 13 years for cocaine smuggling – The Guardian

Posted May 20th, 2009 in drug trafficking, news, sentencing by sally

“Former England cricketer Chris Lewis was today jailed for 13 years for smuggling liquid cocaine valued at more than £140,000 into Britain hidden in fruit juice tins in his cricket bag.”

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The Guardian, 20th May 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk