David Beckham wins libel damages over false model claims – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 23rd, 2009 in defamation, news by sally

“David Beckham has accepted substantial undisclosed libel damages over a newspaper claim that he ‘made a play’ for Mariann Fogarasy, a model.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd June 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

BNP ‘could face court injunction’ – BBC News

Posted June 23rd, 2009 in news, political parties, race discrimination by sally

“The British National Party could face legal action over its membership policies, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has said.”

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BBC News, 23rd June 2009

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Police fight data deletion ruling – BBC News

Posted June 23rd, 2009 in criminal records, data protection, news, police by sally

“Data about the criminal convictions of one million people could be deleted from police computers, the Court of Appeal has been told.”

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BBC News, 22nd June 2009

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Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted June 23rd, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2009

The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2009

The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2009

The Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Lump Sum Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.3) Order 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Multiple bigamist facing prison – BBC News

Posted June 23rd, 2009 in bigamy, news by sally

“A former glamour model and adult film actress has admitted getting married while still legally wed, for the fifth time.”

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BBC News, 22nd June 2009

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Regina (Miller and another) v Independent Assessor – WLR Daily

Posted June 23rd, 2009 in compensation, law reports, miscarriage of justice by sally

Regina (Miller and another) v Independent Assessor [2009] EWCA Civ 609; [2009] WLR (D) 206

“In assessing the compensation payable to a victim of miscarriage of justice who in consequence had served a term of imprisonment, the independent assessor should apply principles of other civil awards in respect of similar wrongs in order to achieve legal consistency with earlier decisions, having regard to the gravity of the offence of which the victim had been wrongly convicted and the period of his incarceration.”

WLR Daily, 22nd June 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.

Andrew Brown v Innovatorone plc and others – WLR Daily

Posted June 23rd, 2009 in law reports, service, solicitors by sally

Andrew Brown v Innovatorone plc and others [2009] EWHC 1376 (Comm); [2009] WLR (D) 205

“A claim form was not effectively served on a solicitor where the solicitor had not notified the claimant in writing that the solicitor had been instructed by the defendant to accept service on behalf of the defendant, and, while it did not require exceptional circumstances for exercise of the court’s power to authorise service by an alternative method to those specifically permitted, a rigorous approach was to be taken to the issue whether there was good reason to exercise that power.”

WLR Daily, 22nd June 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.

Teacher raped by boy wins damages – BBC News

Posted June 23rd, 2009 in damages, news, rape, teachers by sally

“A teacher who was raped by a pupil will receive an undisclosed payment from her London school in compensation for the ‘truly horrifying’ attack.”

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BBC News, 22nd June 2009

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Regina v McQuoid – Times Law Reports

Posted June 23rd, 2009 in fraud, insider dealing, law reports by sally

Regina v McQuoid

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“Deliberate insider dealing was a species of fraud for which prosecution, rather than regulatory proceedings, would often be more appropriate.”

The Times, 23rd June 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

AS (Somalia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports

Posted June 23rd, 2009 in appeals, children, immigration, law reports by sally

AS (Somalia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

House of Lords

“The statutory provision that on hearing an appeal against a refusal of entry clearance the adjudicator or tribunal could have regard only to the circumstances appertaining at the time of the decision to refuse and could have no regard to any subsequent change in the applicant’s circumstances, was not incompatible with article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, even though its effect could lead to delay in bringing a family together in the United Kingdom.”

The Times, 22nd June 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Kenyan veterans in UK court bid – BBC News

Posted June 23rd, 2009 in colonies, compensation, human rights, Kenya, news, torture by sally

“A case against the British government brought by veterans of Kenya’s independence struggle will be heard at London’s High Court later.”

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BBC News, 23rd June 2009

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Government surveillance response ‘inadequate’, say Lords – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 23rd, 2009 in data protection, government departments, news by sally

“The Government’s response to a Parliamentary report on the monitoring and legislation surrounding surveillance is ‘inadequate’ and it has ‘paid insufficient attention’ to the report’s recommendations, a follow up report has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 22nd June 2009

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Injuries prompt youth jail review – BBC News

Posted June 23rd, 2009 in news, prisons, restraint, young offenders by sally

“Prison chiefs are reviewing how staff restrain inmates at a young offenders’ institution (YOI) after an ‘unprecedented’ number of injuries.”

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BBC News, 23rd June 2009

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Social networking giants are subject to EU data protection laws, say regulators – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 23rd, 2009 in data protection, internet, news by sally

“Social networking sites are legally responsible for their users’ privacy, Europe’s privacy watchdogs have confirmed. A committee of data protection regulators has said that the sites are ‘data controllers’, with all the legal obligations that brings.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 22nd June 2009

Source: www.out-law.com

Parents jailed over ‘hell hole’ for children – The Independent

Posted June 23rd, 2009 in child cruelty, child neglect, news, sentencing by sally

“A mother and father who let their children live in a ‘hell hole’ were today jailed for three years, police said.”

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The Independent, 22nd June 2009

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Traveller site legal case begins – BBC News

Posted June 23rd, 2009 in news, travellers by sally

“A council has started legal action against a group of travellers who moved into an Essex village in April.”

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BBC News,

Source: www.bbc.co.uk