Double killer fails in appeal bid – BBC News

Posted June 25th, 2009 in domestic violence, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A twice convicted murderer who kidnapped and killed his wife on Teesside has failed to have his whole life sentence cut on appeal.”

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BBC News, 25th June 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Top judge demands severe sentences for traitors – The Independent

Posted June 25th, 2009 in armed forces, news, sentencing by sally

“Offences of treachery must be met with severe deterrent prison sentences to provide protection for members of the armed forces who risk their lives for the country, the Lord Chief Justice said today.”

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The Independent, 25th June 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Man given life for knife murder – BBC News

Posted June 25th, 2009 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who murdered his partner’s lover has been jailed for life.”

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BBC News, 25th June 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Appeal bid over equal pay ruling – BBC News

Posted June 25th, 2009 in equal pay, news by sally

“Thousands of men may have to wait for equal pay awards after a local authority said it was to challenge a landmark legal ruling.”

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BBC News, 25th June 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Call for publication of ‘police killing’ report – The Independent

Posted June 25th, 2009 in demonstrations, disclosure, news, police by sally

“A secret report into the suspected police killing of an anti-racism campaigner 30 years ago must be published, Sir Paul Stephenson said today.”

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The Independent, 25th June 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Biggs lawyer laughs off concerns over ‘re-offending risk’ – The Independent

Posted June 25th, 2009 in early release, news by sally

“Concerns that Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs still poses a risk are laughable, his lawyer said today. A Parole Board panel which recommended the 79-year-old’s early release said he had not undertaken risk-related work and did not regret his offending.”

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The Independent, 25th June 2009

Source: www.independent.co,uk

Grandmother cleared over baby killed by dogs – The Guardian

Posted June 25th, 2009 in accidents, dogs, inquests, news by sally

“Coroner records verdict of accidental death in case of three-month-old Joseph Mack, mauled while grandmother slept.”

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The Guardian, 25th June 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Faith school’s admissions policy discriminatory, says appeal court – The Guardian

Posted June 25th, 2009 in Judaism, news, school admissions by sally

“Jewish school’s refusal to admit boy whose mother converted to Judaism ruled unlawful.”

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The Guardian, 25th June 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

£1.8 million windfall husband escapes divorce renegotiation – The Times

Posted June 25th, 2009 in divorce, news by sally

“A divorced wife who tried to claim for more money from her former husband after his shares quadrupled in value was blocked by senior judges today.”

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The Times, 25th June 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Creating law: from a blank sheet of paper to justice from the bench – The Times

Posted June 25th, 2009 in compensation, Law Commission, news by sally

“Should people who have been seriously wronged by the State — whether the police or a care home — be able to obtain redress in the shape of compensation? The Law Commission, the Government’s law reform watchdog, thinks so. Last year it put forward a series of reforms to improve justice and the quality of public services. But the Government has different ideas: it has privately just told the commission in a draft response that it has ‘significant concerns’ over the reforms as they stand and fears that they will help to create a compensation culture.”

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The Times, 25th June 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 25th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

QD (Iraq) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 620 (24 June 2009)

P and P (Children), Re [2009] EWCA Civ 610 (24 June 2009)

Reeves v Blake [2009] EWCA Civ 611 (24 June 2009)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Johnson v MGN Ltd [2009] EWHC 1481 (QB) (24 June 2009)

Marketmaker Technology (Beijing) Co Ltd & Ors v CMC Group Plc & Ors [2009] EWHC 1445 (QB) (24 June 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org.

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted June 25th, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Pollution Prevention and Control (Designation of Directives) (England and Wales) Order 2009

The Childcare (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Enfield College (Dissolution) Order 2009

The Merton College, Morden (Dissolution) Order 2009

The Income Tax (Qualifying Child Care) Regulations 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

In re P-J (Children) (Abduction: Consent) – WLR daily

Posted June 25th, 2009 in child abduction, consent, law reports by sally

In re P-J (Children) (Abduction: Consent) [2009] EWCA Civ 588; [2009] WLR (D) 207

“Effective ‘consent’ to the removal of a child from the jurisdiction of the state of its habitual residence could in principle be given in advance by an eligible person. However, for reliance to be placed on the terms of art 13(a) of the Hague Convention, whereby a requested state was not bound to order the return of such a child if the person having care of the person of the child had ‘consented to or subsequently acquiesced in’ the removal, the consent had to subsist at the time when the child was in fact removed.”

WLR Daily, 23rd 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.

Regina v Twomey (John); Regina v Blake (Peter); Regina v Cameron (Glen); Regina v Hibberd (Barry) – Times Law Reports

Posted June 25th, 2009 in human rights, intimidation, juries, law reports, trial without jury by sally

Regina v Twomey (John); Regina v Blake (Peter); Regina v Cameron (Glen); Regina v Hibberd (Barry)

Court of Appeal

“A defendant’s right to a fair trial was not prejudiced by holding a criminal trial without a jury, where the danger of jury tampering was very significant and was not sufficiently addressed by proposed protective measures.”

The Times, 25th June 2009

Source; www.timesonline.co.uk

Freedom of Information Act annual report 2008 – Ministry of Justice

Posted June 25th, 2009 in freedom of information, press releases by sally

The fourth annual report on the operation of the Freedom of Information Act in central government.”

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Ministry of Justice, 25th June 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Man jailed for stealing identity – UK Border Agency

Posted June 25th, 2009 in identity fraud, press releases, sentencing by sally

“An illegal immigrant has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for stealing another man’s identity and pretending to be him for 12 years.”

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UK Border Agency, 18th June 2009

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Day-tripping drug smuggler is jailed – UK Border Agency

Posted June 25th, 2009 in drug offences, press releases, sentencing by sally

“A lorry driver has been jailed for eight years for attempting to smuggle 34kg of heroin and 7kg of cocaine into the United Kingdom.”

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UK Border Agency, 24th June 2009

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Baby Peter minimum terms not to be referred as unduly lenient – Attorney General’s Office

” Baby Peter minimum terms not to be referred as unduly lenient.”

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Attorney General’s Office, 16th June 2009

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Shot boss wins £160,000 payment – BBC News

Posted June 25th, 2009 in contract of employment, news, remuneration by sally

“The boss of an overseas firm who was shot four times and seriously injured, and sacked by his employer on the same day, has won a £160,000 pay claim.”

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BBC News, 24th June 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Earl Spencer and former wife settle divorce out of court to avoid glare of publicity – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 25th, 2009 in divorce, media, news by sally

“Earl Spencer and his former wife Caroline have opted to settle their bitterly contested divorce out of court to avoid details of their lives being revealed in the press.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th June 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk