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Posted November 23rd, 2009 in news by sally

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Police pay compensation to De Menezes family – The Guardian

Posted November 23rd, 2009 in compensation, firearms, news, police by sally

“The family of Jean Charles de Menezes have revealed they have agreed a compensation deal with the Metropolitan police.”

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The Guardian, 23rd November 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

File-sharer disconnection law published to continuing opposition – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 23rd, 2009 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“The Government has published the legislation which would force internet service providers to disconnect internet connections used by alleged file sharers without a court order. The Digital Economy Bill contains the controversial provisions.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 23rd November 2009

Source: www.out-law.com

College of Law Inside Track Podcast: Keir Starmer QC, Director of Public Prosecutions – Charon QC

Posted November 23rd, 2009 in assisted suicide, barristers, Crown Prosecution Service, podcasts by sally

“I talk to Keir Starmer QC the Director of Public Prosecutions about the role of the DPP, the recently issued guidelines on assisted suicide, the future of the Public Prosecution Service, the relationship with the independent Bar and opportunities for students and qualified lawyers in the service.”

Podcast

Charon QC, 23rd November 2009

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.

Birmingham Six: 35 years on from injustice – The Independent

Posted November 23rd, 2009 in miscarriage of justice, news, terrorism by sally

“Thirty five years ago, the IRA murdered 21 in the Birmingham pub bombings. Six men were jailed for crimes they did not commit, and spent 16 years in jail before their convictions were quashed. But how was life on the outside? Jonathan Owen talks to Johnny Walker.”

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The Independent, 23rd November 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

2010 Election Results – The Bar Council

Posted November 23rd, 2009 in barristers, elections, news by sally

“The Bar Council have today released the election results for 2010.”

Results (Word)

The Bar Council, 23rd November 2009

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Bar Council Welcomes BSB’s Decisions on New Practice Structures – The Bar Council

Posted November 23rd, 2009 in alternative business structures, barristers, news by sally

“The Bar Council has today welcomed the decisions taken by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) which will permit members of the Bar to supply legal services within new business structures. The BSB has approved the creation of Legal Disciplinary Practices (LDPs) and Barrister only Partnerships (BoPs). Any wider decision to permit barristers to work in Alternative Business Structures (ABSs) will be deferred until the effects of the transitional LDP regime can be assessed and following further consultation in 2010.”

Full story

The Bar Council, 20th November 2009

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Definitive Sentencing Guidelines on Overarching principles – Sentencing youths – Sentencing Guidelines Council

Posted November 23rd, 2009 in news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“On 20 November 2009 the Sentencing Guidelines Council published its definitive guideline “Overarching Principles – Sentencing Youths”, which will apply to offenders sentenced on or after 30 November 2009.

This wide-ranging guideline has been developed to deal with changes in legislation relating to youth justice to be implemented on 30 November 2009. It also draws together the principles relating to sentencing young offenders in a single authoritative document.”

Overarching principles – Sentencing youths (PDF)

Press Notice (PDF)

Sentencing Guidelines Council, 20th November 2009

Source: www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk

Sturgeon and others v Condor Flugdienst GmbH (Case C-402/07); Böck and another v Air France SA (Case C-432/07) – WLR Daily

Posted November 23rd, 2009 in airlines, carriage by air, compensation, delay, EC law, law reports by sally

Sturgeon and others v Condor Flugdienst GmbH (Case C-402/07); Böck and another v Air France SA (Case C-432/07) [2009] WLR (D) 338

“Airline passengers whose flights were delayed by more than three hours were entitled to compensation.”

WLR Daily, 20th November 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.

Louca v Public Prosecutor, Bielefeld – WLR Daily

Posted November 23rd, 2009 in EC law, extradition, law reports, warrants by sally

Louca v Public Prosecutor, Bielefeld [2009] UKSC 4; [2009] WLR (D) 337

“To satisfy the requirements of s 2 of the Extradition Act 2003 a European arrest warrant only had to make reference to the requesting state’s domestic arrest warrant on which it was based and not to any previous European arrest warrant, based on the same domestic warrant, which had previously been issued and superseded.”

WLR Daily, 20th November 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.

Neary v Governing Body of St Albans Girls’ School and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted November 23rd, 2009 in law reports by sally

Neary v Governing Body of St Albans Girls’ School and Another

Court of Appeal

“An over-rigid approach was not required when an employment tribunal was considering an application for relief from sanction, for example, a strike-out founded on breach of an unless order.”

The Times, 23rd November 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

In re B (a Child) (Residence order) – Times Law Reports

Posted November 23rd, 2009 in law reports by sally

In re B (a Child) (Residence order)

Supreme Court

“When considering an application for a residence order for a child there was no presumption in favour of a biological parent. The advantage of being brought up by a parent only assumed significance as part of an examination of what was in the child’s best interests.”

The Times, 23rd November 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted November 23rd, 2009 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Omaboe, R v [2009] EWCA Crim 2355 (30 October 2009)

Attorney-General’s Reference No 64 & 65 Of 2009 [2009] EWCA Crim 2322 (27 October 2009)

Boakye & Ors, R v [2009] EWCA Crim 2343 (27 October 2009)

Turner, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 2219 (15 October 2009)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

T (A Child) [2009] EWCA Civ 1208 (20 November 2009)

Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc v Allen [2009] EWCA Civ 1213 (20 November 2009)

Thompson v Bee & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 1212 (20 November 2009)

The Ministry of Justice (Sued As the Home Office) v Scott [2009] EWCA Civ 1215 (20 November 2009)

High Court (Queen’s Bench)

Kris Motor Spares Ltd v Fox Williams LLP [2009] EWHC 2813 (QB) (13 November 2009)

Johnston v Chief Constable of Merseyside Police [2009] EWHC 2969 (QB) (20 November 2009)

High Court (Chancery Division)

BLV Realty Organization Ltd & Anor v Batten & Ors [2009] EWHC 2994 (Ch) (20 November 2009)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Brittain v Noskova [2009] EWHC 2884 (Admin) (13 November 2009)

Secretary of State for the Home Department, R (on the application of) v BC & Anor [2009] EWHC 2927 (Admin) (11 November 2009)

Davis v Criminal Cases Review Commission & Anor [2009] EWHC 2926 (Admin) (04 November 2009)

Michaels v Highbury Corner Magistrates Court & Anor [2009] EWHC 2928 (Admin) (03 November 2009)

Hubner v District Court of Prostejov Czech Republic & Anor [2009] EWHC 2929 (Admin) (03 November 2009)

High Court (Patents Court)

Teva UK Ltd v Merck & Co, Inc [2009] EWHC 2952 (Pat) (20 November 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted November 23rd, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Scottish and Northern Ireland Banknote Regulations 2009

The Registered Pension Schemes (Modification of the Rules of Existing Schemes) Regulations 2009

The Finance Act 2009, Section 96 and Schedule 48 (Appointed Day, Savings and Consequential Amendments) Order 2009

The Flood Risk Regulations 2009

The Social Fund (Applications and Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Regulations 2009

The Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) (No. 2) Order 2009

The Carriage by Air (Revision of Limits of Liability under the Montreal Convention) Order 2009

The Films Co-Production Agreements (Amendment) Order 2009

The Inspectors of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (No. 4) Order 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Army faces new inquiry on Iraq torture deaths – The Independent

Posted November 23rd, 2009 in armed forces, Iraq, news, torture by sally

“An announcement this week of a new public inquiry into fresh allegations of torture against British troops will heap further pressure on the British Army and the Government regarding abuse in Iraq.”

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The Independent, 22nd November 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Secret files show UK courts were misled over 9/11 suspect Lotfi Raissi – The Guardian

Posted November 23rd, 2009 in Crown Prosecution Service, disclosure, news, terrorism by sally

“British prosecutors failed to disclose crucial evidence to the courts in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks in a case that resulted in an innocent pilot being jailed for five months, previously unseen documents reveal.”

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The Guardian, 22nd November 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Peer calls for radical steps to reduce rapes – The Independent

Posted November 23rd, 2009 in news, rape by sally

“Rapists will continue to walk free from British courts in the future, the peer leading a government review of sex crime admitted this weekend.”

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The Independent, 22nd November 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Offenders give flowers to victims in community justice trial scheme – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 23rd, 2009 in community service, news by sally

“Police are imposing informal punishments – such as forcing offenders to give flowers to their victims – in a return to community justice.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd November 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Couples don’t need the law to tell them how to live together – The Guardian

Posted November 23rd, 2009 in cohabitation, news by sally

“Extending property rights to those who move in together, but don’t marry, will only lead to heartbreak and pain for the young.”

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The Guardian, 22nd November 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

New law saves 86 victims from forced marriages – The Independent

Posted November 23rd, 2009 in forced marriages, news, police by sally

“But experts warn that the impetus behind the new legislation and police training on ‘honour’ killings is in danger of slowing.”

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The Independent, 22nd November 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk