Specialist court helps victims of domestic violence – Ministry of Justice

Posted August 27th, 2009 in domestic violence, news, victims by sally

“Justice Minister Bridget Prentice has met with specially-trained domestic violence legal advisers and magistrates at Grays Magistrates’ Court to congratulate them on their work helping the victims of domestic violence.”

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Ministry of Justice, 27th August 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Gay ex-soldier angry at pay-outs – BBC News

Posted August 27th, 2009 in armed forces, compensation, harassment, news by sally

“A lesbian ex-soldier who won £187,000 damages after being sexually harassed has said she is ‘disgusted’ by lower payments given to injured personnel.”

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BBC News, 27th August 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Six years for man who battered pensioner to death – The Independent

Posted August 27th, 2009 in homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who battered a pensioner to death after an argument at a bus stop was today found guilty of manslaughter and jailed for six years.”

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The Independent, 27th August 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Ex-peers ‘blocked from being MPs’ – BBC News

Posted August 27th, 2009 in elections, news, parliament, peerages & dignities by sally

“Jack Straw is to amend plans allowing life peers to resign from the House of Lords, to stop them standing as an MP for up to five years, it is reported.”

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BBC News, 27th August 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

In re Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (in administration)(No 2) – WLR Daily

Posted August 27th, 2009 in company law, law reports, schemes of arrangement, trusts by sally

In re Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (in administration)(No 2) [2009] EWHC 2141 (Ch); [2009] WLR (D) 287

“The court had no jurisdiction under Pt 26 of the Companies Act 2006 to sanction, so as to make binding on dissentients, a scheme of arrangement which had as its purpose the distribution of property held by a company on trust.”

WLR Daily, 26th August 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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

Regina v I (C) and others – WLR Daily

Posted August 27th, 2009 in case management, judiciary, law reports, recusal by sally

Regina v I (C) and others; [2009] WLR (D) 286

“A judge who had conducted the case management of a long or complex case, whether or not as a preparatory hearing, had to conduct the trial in that case unless there were sufficiently compelling cause to depart from that rule.”

WLR Daily, 26th August 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.

Class actions: why are we waiting? – The Times

Posted August 27th, 2009 in news by sally

“When is a class action not a class action? When it’s a collective redress scheme or a representative action or basically anything that does not sound like loony American litigation.”

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The Times, 27th August 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted August 27th, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Non-Domestic Rating (Deferred Payments) (Wales) Regulations 2009

The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Harbour Revision Order 2009

The Assembly Learning Grants and Loans (Higher Education) (Wales) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Assembly Learning Grants (European Institutions) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Assembly Learning Grant (Further Education) Regulations 2009

The General Teaching Council for Wales (Disciplinary Functions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Co-op steals a march on Tesco in the race for legal customers – The Times

Posted August 27th, 2009 in news by sally

“Forget ‘Tesco law’ — the label now ascribed to the Big Bang that will lead to the shake-up of the legal services market in the next two years — it’s clearly going to be Co-op law.”

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The Times, 27th August 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Family mediation website goes live – Ministry of Justice

Posted August 27th, 2009 in married persons, news by sally

“Justice Minister Bridget Prentice launches a new advice website for families involved in disputes.”

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Ministry of Justice, 26th August 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

I’m a contestant — let me out of here I’m off to an employment tribunal – The Times

Posted August 27th, 2009 in news by sally

“As the sixth series of The X Factor gets under way, the spotlight falls on the latest group of hopefuls attempting to win a recording contract. But there can be only one winner and the ordeal suffered by Susan Boyle, a contestant on Britain’s Got Talent, has intensified pressure on programme makers to offer better protection to those who take part.”

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The Times, 27th August 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Compensation call for consumers – BBC News

Posted August 27th, 2009 in compensation, consumer protection, news by sally

“Consumers who lose money to underhand sales practices should be allowed to seek compensation in court, according to a watchdog.”

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BBC News, 26th August 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Statement by the Chief Executive of the General Council of the Bar of England and Wales, The Chairman of the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales and the President of the Law Society of England and Wales – The Bar Council

Posted August 27th, 2009 in Iran, news, trials by sally

“The Chief Executive of the Bar Council of England and Wales, the Chairman of the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales and the President of the Law Society of England and Wales express their deep concern at reports of mass trials being held in Iran following the political unrest after the disputed June presidential elections.”

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The Bar Council, 26th August 2009

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

House of Lords ‘unfinished business’ – Ministry of Justice

Posted August 27th, 2009 in news, parliament, peerages & dignities by sally

“Reform of the House of Lords is ‘unfinished business’ and a fundamental part of restoring trust in politics, Jack Straw said today.”

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Ministry of Justice, 26th August 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Jack Straw raises questions about Scottish handling of Lockerbie case – The Guardian

Posted August 27th, 2009 in murder, news, parole by sally

“Jack Straw today (26 August) became the first British minister to raise questions about the handling of the release of the Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi.”

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The Guardian, 26th August 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Tycoon sues his ex-wife after discovering children were not his – The Times

Posted August 27th, 2009 in news by sally

“A devoted father who discovered that two of his three children had been fathered by another man is suing his ex-wife for compensation.”

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The Times, 27th August 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Laos drug conviction challenged – BBC News

Posted August 27th, 2009 in drug trafficking, news by sally

“Lawyers representing a pregnant British woman convicted of drug smuggling in Laos have demanded her release, calling her trial there ‘a sham’.”

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BBC News, 26th August 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

The tail of legal aid cuts is wagging the dog of British justice – The Times

Posted August 27th, 2009 in news by sally

“The chairman of the Bar Standards Board explains why the Legal Services Act is a rather unsatisfactory piece of legislation.”

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The Times, 27th August 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk