Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted July 30th, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Local Justice Areas Order 2009

The Armed Forces (Powers of Stop and Search, Search, Seizure and Retention) Order 2009

The Licensing Act 2003 (Premises Licences and Club Premises Certificates) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Blair to be called to Iraq war inquiry – The Independent

Posted July 30th, 2009 in inquiries, Iraq, news by sally

“Tony Blair will be called to give evidence to the Iraq war inquiry, its chairman confirmed today.”

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The Independent, 30th July 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Man guilty of killing abused boy – BBC News

Posted July 30th, 2009 in child abuse, homicide, news by sally

“A man has been convicted of causing the death of his partner’s two-year-old son at their Cheshire home.”

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BBC News, 30th July 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Met police torture claims file sent to CPS – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 30th, 2009 in news, police, torture by sally

“Independent investigators examining claims that Scotland Yard detectives tortured suspects in a drugs case – including accusations of ‘waterboarding’ – have passed a file to the Crown Prosecution Service.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th July 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

The Chambers – BBC Radio 4

Posted July 30th, 2009 in barristers, legal services, news by sally

“Second of two programmes which go behind the elegant facades of legal London to meet the barristers, clerks and staff of Outer Temple Chambers, one of London’s leading law chambers.”

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BBC Radio 4, 28th July 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Please note this programme will only be available for 7 days after the broadcast date.

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted July 30th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Tuplin, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 1572 (29 July 2009)

Tregalles, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 1638 (29 July 2009)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

WL Gore & Associates GmbH v Geox SPA [2009] EWCA Civ 794 (29 July 2009)

Trade Electronix Ltd v Best Buy Today (Wholesale) Ltd & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 828 (29 July 2009)

Nationwide Building Society v Wright & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 811 (29 July 2009)

AB & Ors v Nugent Care Society (Rev 1) [2009] EWCA Civ 827 (29 July 2009)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Corby Group Litigation, Re [2009] EWHC 1944 (TCC) (29 July 2009)

High Court (Patents Court)

Zeno Corp (Formerly Known As Tyrell Inc) & Anor v BSM-Bionic Solutions Management GmbH & Anor [2009] EWHC 1829 (Pat) (29 July 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

Should Wendell Wilberforce Baker be tried again for rape? – The Times

Posted July 30th, 2009 in news by sally

“This week the man believed guilty of an appalling rape of a 66-year-old woman in her own home will be named and the details of the crime committed 12 years ago broadcast.”

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The Times, 28th July 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Bar Council Marks 60th Anniversary of Legal Aid Act 1949 – The Bar Council

Posted July 30th, 2009 in legal aid, news by sally

“The Bar Council has produced a short film to mark the 60th anniversary of the Legal Aid Act, which received Royal Assent on the 30th July 1949. The film, which is available on the Bar Council’s website, features interviews with some senior barristers who explain the importance of legal aid and reflect on the future of the publicly funded Bar.”

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The Bar Council, 30th July 2009

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Virtual courts deliver quick and efficient justice – Ministry of Justice

Posted July 30th, 2009 in courts, live link evidence, news by sally

“The new virtual court pilot in Lewisham Police Station was formally opened today by Justice Ministers Bridget Prentice and Claire Ward.”

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Ministry of Justice, 30th July 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Change of tactics demanded over drugs – The Independent

Posted July 30th, 2009 in drug offences, news, police by sally

“The battle against drugs is not winnable in the near future, a survey of police and other law enforcement agents showed today.”

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The Independent, 30th July 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Trade libel lawsuits soar – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 30th, 2009 in defamation, news by sally

“The number of defamation cases brought by businesses has trebled in the past year, according to a legal publisher. The number of defamation cases overall increased by a third in the same period.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 30th July 2009

Source: www.out-law.com

The stress of being a female lawyer – The Times

Posted July 30th, 2009 in news by sally

“As a verdict of suicide is recorded on a top woman City lawyer, a female in the profession reveals the intense burdens.”

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The Times, 30th July 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Binyam claims ‘risk to UK lives’ – BBC News

Posted July 30th, 2009 in disclosure, news, torture by sally

“British lives could be endangered if allegations of torture of a former Guantanamo Bay inmate are published, the High Court has been told.”

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BBC News, 29th July 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Decision day for assisted suicide law – The Guardian

Posted July 30th, 2009 in assisted suicide, human rights, news by sally

“A groundbreaking change in the law on assisted suicides could become inevitable tomorrow when the UK’s highest court delivers its judgment in the case of Debbie Purdy, whose long legal fight has put her at the centre of the controversy.”

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The Guardian, 29th July 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Asian man who called policemen ‘white redneck hooligans’ is guilty of racism – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 30th, 2009 in news, racism by sally

“An Asian man who called police officers ‘white redneck hooligans’ has been found guilty of making racist remarks.”

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Daily Telegraph, 29th July 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

How virtual lawyers are weathering the recession – The Times

Posted July 30th, 2009 in news by sally

“Some do it for childcare. Others do it to pursue non-legal interests such as oil painting. One even combines it with presenting the weather on Sky News. But all represent a growing trend of solicitors embracing the freelance life.”

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The Times, 30th July 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Iraq war inquiry to be launched – BBC News

Posted July 30th, 2009 in inquiries, Iraq, news by sally

“Opposition parties are set to press for the Iraq war inquiry to be held largely in public when the long-awaited probe is officially launched later.”

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BBC News, 30th July 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Son convicted of plot to kill over-protective parents – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 30th, 2009 in attempted murder, attempts, conspiracy, murder, news by sally

“Christopher Monks has been convicted of plotting to kill his adoptive parents with a friend he met on the internet, because he thought they were over-protective and treated him like a child.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th July 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Farewell to the law lords – The Times

Posted July 30th, 2009 in news by sally

“Today the law lords sit to give judgment for the last time in the House of Lords and, as Lord Hope of Craighead said there last week, the upper chamber will be ‘losing part of itself’. From October the law lords will become Justices of the Supreme Court, created under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005. As the law lords give judgments for the last time, we should celebrate the institution whose life is coming to an end.”

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The Times, 30th July 2009

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Paedophile who worked for Save the Children jailed – The Guardian

Posted July 30th, 2009 in news by sally

“Save the Children is carrying out an inquiry into the safeguards in place on hiring its staff after an employee who led a double life as a ‘predatory and devious’ paedophile was jailed for four years.”

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The Guardian, 29th July 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk