Lord Justice Levenson at Criminal Bar Association conference: full text – The Guardian

Posted May 20th, 2010 in speeches by sally

“Read the full speech that Lord Justice Levenson gave at the Criminal Bar Association conference on 8 May 2010.”

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The Guardian, 20th May 2010

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Man guilty of killing jockeys in arson attack – The Indepedent

Posted May 20th, 2010 in arson, homicide, news by sally

“A labourer was found guilty today of killing two young jockeys by setting light to a block of flats in a drunken revenge attack.”

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The Independent, 20th May 2010

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Border agency breaking rules over detention of children in Yarl’s Wood

Posted May 20th, 2010 in children, detention, immigration, news by sally

“Children in Yarl’s Wood detention centre will still suffer until the UK Border Agency abides by the law.”

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The Guardian, 20th May 2010

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MPs to challenge new expenses watchdog over strict rules – The Guardian

Posted May 20th, 2010 in expenses, news, ombudsmen, parliament by sally

“MPs are to challenge the new expenses watchdog, claiming its strict rules are forcing them to lay off staff and compromising their service to constituents.”

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The Guardian, 20th May 2010

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Justice ministers’ responsibilities announced – Ministry of Justice

Posted May 20th, 2010 in ministers' powers and duties, Ministry of Justice, news by sally

“Roles and responsibilities for new ministers at the Ministry of Justice have today been confirmed.”

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Ministry of Justice, 20th May 2010

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Home information packs suspended – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 20th, 2010 in home information packs, housing, news by sally

“After a week in office, the new coalition government today announced that the requirement for home sellers to provide home information packs will be suspended pending primary legislation to abolish them entirely.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 20th May 2010

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Bilta (UK) Ltd (in liquidation) v Nazir and others – WLR Daily

Bilta (UK) Ltd (in liquidation) v Nazir and others [2010] EWHC 1086 (Ch); [2010] WLR (D) 129

“An application for a stay of legal proceedings made under s 9 of the Arbitration Act 1996 was not subject to the procedural rules contained in CPR Pt 11 for challenging the jurisdiction of the court. An application for an extension of time to serve the defence was not a step in the proceedings to answer the substantive claim and the defendant was not debarred from seeking a stay by s 9(3) of the Act.”

WLR Daily, 19th May 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Regina v Kluxen; Regina v Rostas and another – WLR Daily

Posted May 20th, 2010 in appeals, crime, deportation, law reports, sentencing by sally

Regina v Kluxen; Regina v Rostas and another [2010] EWCA Crim 1081; [2010] WLR (D) 128

“Where the Secretary of State for the Home Department was required by s 32 of the United Kingdom Borders Act 2007 to make a deportation order in respect of a foreign criminal, namely a person who was not a British citizen and who had been convicted of an offence and sentenced to imprisonment or detention of at least 12 months, it was not appropriate or necessary for the sentencing court to recommend the deportation of that person.”

WLR Daily, 18th May 2010

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Regina v R (L) – WLR Daily

Regina v R (L) [2010] EWCA Crim 924; [2010] WLR (D) 126

“Where a defendant was charged with offences relating to indecent images of children, arrangements to provide his lawyers with copies of those images for the sole purpose of discharging their professional responsibilities to the defendant, and the acceptance by them of access to the material for that purpose, could not in any circumstances be regarded as criminal. Where the Crown had possession of such material it had to propose satisfactory arrangements to enable the defendant to have confidential, private discussions of the material with his lawyers, unsupervised and unobserved by police officers or Crown representatives.”

WLR Daily, 18th May 2010

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Regina v W and others – WLR Daily

Posted May 20th, 2010 in appeals, environmental protection, law reports, waste by sally

Regina v W and others [2010] EWCA Crim 927; [2010] WLR (D) 125

“Where a person was accused of permitting the deposit, disposing or keeping of controlled waste, contrary to s 33 of the Control of Pollution Act 1990, the question whether the material in question amounted to ‘waste’, and if so, ‘controlled waste’, was a question of fact for the jury, as was the question of whether material which was originally waste had been acceptably recovered or disposed of in accordance with the aims of Parliament and Council Directive 2006/12/EC and therefore no longer constituted waste. The recipient’s intention to re-use waste material did not alter its status as waste, although actual re-use, if in accordance with the aims of the Directive, could.”

WLR Daily, 18th May 2010

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Extradition of computer hacker Gary McKinnon put on hold – The Guardian

Posted May 20th, 2010 in computer crime, extradition, judicial review, news by sally

“The extradition of the computer hacker Gary McKinnon has been put on hold after the new home secretary, Theresa May, agreed to an adjournment of a judicial review that was supposed to start within days.”

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The Guardian, 20th May 2010

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Chancery Lane welcomes coalition government proposals – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 20th, 2010 in bills, legal aid, legal profession, news, privacy by sally

“The Law Society welcomed the new coalition government’s pledge to seek a better balance between state surveillance and privacy this week, while legal aid lawyers said they hoped Kenneth Clarke’s appointment as justice secretary will spell good news for access to justice.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 20th May 2010

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Virtual law firms: are they the place for you? – The Times

Posted May 20th, 2010 in news by sally

“Imagine a solicitors’ firm where the lawyers are freelance: they choose the work they do, as well as when and where they do it; there is no hierarchy because the lawyers are all independent consultants. This firm is a virtual or alternative law firm and it is something to factor into your future as a lawyer.”

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The Times, 20th May 2010

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Appeal court upholds ruling that CPS case was abuse of process – Law Society’s Gazette

“A prosecution for possession of indecent images of a child has been stayed as an abuse of process after the Crown Prosecution Service refused to make copies of the images for the defence, claiming that to do so would lead CPS staff to commit an offence.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 20th May 2010

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Computer hacker Gary McKinnon could win extradition reprieve – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 20th, 2010 in computer crime, extradition, judicial review, news by sally

“Gary McKinnon, the computer hacker, could win a reprieve from immediate extradition to America as Theresa May, the Home Secretary, reconsiders his case.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2010

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City firms welcome survival of the Financial Services Authority – The Times

Posted May 20th, 2010 in news by sally

“An almost audible sigh of relief swept through the corridors of banking and regulation departments in City law firms when the new Government jettisoned proposals to scrap the Financial Services Authority (FSA), one of the totems of the new Labour years and a personal creation of Gordon Brown.”

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The Times, 20th May 2010

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Robber jailed for killing man 25 years ago – The Independent

Posted May 20th, 2010 in murder, news, robbery, sentencing by sally

“A robber who killed a shopkeeper 25 years ago was jailed for six years today after walking into a police station to confess to the unsolved crime.”

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The Independent, 19th May 2010

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UK’s secret surveillance regime does not breach human rights, rules ECHR – OUT-LAW.com

“The European Court of Human Rights has rejected a claim that the UK’s Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) violates the human right to a private life. The UK’s rules and safeguards on covert surveillance are proportionate, said the court.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 19th May 2010

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SIAC: striking the balance between national security and human rights – The Guardian

Posted May 20th, 2010 in deportation, human rights, news, terrorism, torture, tribunals by sally

“Analysis of the court ruling yesterday on deporting suspected terrorists on the basis of confidential assurances because they would face torture or death.”

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The Guardian, 19th May 2010

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Law firms take up the supermarket challenge – The Times

Posted May 20th, 2010 in news by sally

“Solicitors are taking on supermarkets and banks in a High Street war for customers with a ‘superbrand’ network of law firms in England and Wales.”

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The Times, 20th May 2010

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