Baha Mousa inquiry to quiz Geoff Hoon and Adam Ingram – BBC News

Posted May 27th, 2010 in armed forces, inquiries, Iraq, news, prisons, torture by sally

“Two former Labour defence ministers are to be questioned at a public inquiry about the alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners by British troops.”

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BBC News, 27th May 2010

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Lord Steyn: Defamation and Privacy: momentum for substantive and procedural change? – The Guardian

Posted May 27th, 2010 in defamation, freedom of expression, lectures, media, privacy by sally

“Read Lord Steyn’s Boydell lecture on defamation law and privacy in full.”

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The Guardian, 27th May 2010

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Taxi driver avoids prison over teenager’s death – The Independent

Posted May 27th, 2010 in careless driving, driving licences, news, suspended sentences by sally

“A taxi driver who was convicted of causing the death of a teenager by careless driving after the 18-year-old jumped from his moving cab was spared jail today.”

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The Independent, 27th May 2010

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Motorist challenges Gatso cameras – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 27th, 2010 in appeals, news, road traffic offences, speed cameras by sally

“A motorist has embarked on a landmark legal battle against speed cameras, claiming that Gatso units may issue false tickets in cold weather.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2010

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Horse trader guilty of severe animal cruelty gets eight months – The Guardian

Posted May 27th, 2010 in animal cruelty, news, sentencing by sally

“A horse trader who went on the run while awaiting sentence for what the RSPCA described as the worst case of animal cruelty it had even seen started an eight-month jail sentence today.”

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The Guardian, 27th May 2010

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Baby P social workers cleared to continue working – The Times

Posted May 27th, 2010 in news by sally

“Two frontline social workers at the centre of the Baby P tragedy have been cleared to resume their professional careers within months.”

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The Times, 26th May 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Strikes are a minefield – for both sides of the dispute – The Times

Posted May 27th, 2010 in news by sally

“Devotees of the television series Ashes to Ashes are familiar with the scene. With management and unions at BA locked in confrontation, it may look and feel like 1983 but, in the real world, trade union legislation has changed the rules fundamentally from the days when a show of hands around a burning brazier was enough to close a workplace.”

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The Times, 27th May 2010

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Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted May 27th, 2010 in legislation by sally

The Parliamentary Standards Act (Staff Transfer) Order 2010

The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Order 2010

The Tuberculosis (Wales) Order 2010

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted May 27th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Supreme Court

OB v Aventis Pasteur SA [2010] UKSC 23 (26 May 2010

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Penner, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 1155 (05 May 2010)

Gill, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 1154 (07 May 2010)

Miller v R [2010] EWCA Crim 1153 (26 May 2010)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Shiner & Anor, R (on the application of) v HM Revenue & Customs [2010] EWCA Civ 558 (26 May 2010)

Edwards v Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2010] EWCA Civ 571 (26 May 2010)

AT (Pakistan) & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 567 (26 May 2010)

Kernott v Jones [2010] EWCA Civ 578 (26 May 2010)

High Court (Queen’s Bench)

Brady v Norman [2010] EWHC 1215 (QB) (26 May 2010)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Franbar Holdings Ltd v Casualty Plus Ltd [2010] EWHC 1164 (Ch) (26 May 2010)

High Court (Family Division)

DH NHS Foundation Trust v PS [2010] EWHC 1217 (Fam) (26 May 2010)

High Court (Commercial Court)

ACG Acquisition XX LLC v Olympic Airlines SA [2010] EWHC 923 (Comm) (21 April 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

British Airways plc v Unite – Times Law Reports

Posted May 27th, 2010 in law reports by sally

British Airways plc v Unite

Court of Appeal

“It was not appropriate to adopt an over-literal interpretation of a poorly drafted section which might defeat the policy behind the relevant Act.”

The Times, 26th May 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Hughes v Borodex Ltd – Times Law Reports

Posted May 27th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Hughes v Borodex Ltd

Court of Appeal

“A landlord was entitled to serve notice to quit on a tenant who lost her protected tenancy by carrying out improvements in the property which resulted in its rent exceeding the assured protected tenancy limit.”

The Times, 26th May 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Regina (Public and Commercial Services Union) v Minister for the Civil Service – Times Law Reports

Posted May 27th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Regina (Public and Commercial Services Union) v Minister for the Civil Service

Queen’s Bench Division

“The consent of members of the Civil Service Compensation Scheme was required before valid changes could be made which deprived them of rights which had accrued in respect of redundancy and compulsory early retirement.”

The Times, 24th May 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Law Society president warns of looming threat to profession’s independence – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 27th, 2010 in Law Society, legal profession, legal services, news, speeches by sally

“The Legal Services Board’s proximity to government could threaten the independence of the legal profession, Law Society president Robert Heslett warned last night.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 26th May 2010

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Disabled man walks free after drug conviction – The Independent

Posted May 27th, 2010 in disabled persons, drug offences, news, suspended sentences by sally

“A disabled former rock drummer walked free from court today after being convicted of growing cannabis which he took to treat a medical condition.”

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The Independent, 26th May 2010

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£1m each spent on most dangerous killers ‘about locking people up’ – The Guardian

Posted May 27th, 2010 in murder, news, prisons, rehabilitation by sally

“A £200m scheme to treat some of Britain’s most dangerous killers should be abandoned as it is too expensive with no positive results, and in some cases left prisoners more aggressive than before they entered jail, according to a leading academic.”

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The Guardian, 26th May 2010

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Government faces huge bill for defendants’ costs – The Times

Posted May 27th, 2010 in news by sally

“Ministers face paying out hundreds of thousands of pounds to defendants who have been cleared in the courts because of a legislative drafting blunder, The Times has learnt.”

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The Times, 27th May 2010

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Cohabiting couples share property rights – The Independent

Posted May 27th, 2010 in appeals, cohabitation, domicile, news by sally

“Unmarried couples who buy homes together could be entitled to an equal share of the property if they split up even if only one party has paid the mortgage and maintained the home, the appeal court ruled yesterday.”

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The Independent, 27th May 2010

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Theresa May to spell out timetable for scrapping ID cards – The Guardian

Posted May 27th, 2010 in bills, identity cards, news, passports by sally

“Home secretary to publish legislation to give the Home Office the power to scrap ID cards within a month of it reaching the statute book and to cancel the national identity register.”

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The Guardian, 27th May 2010

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Lord Beaverbrook’s heirs in battle over £100 million art collection – The Times

Posted May 27th, 2010 in news by sally

“A fierce legal battle over a £100 million art collection has been reopened by descendants of Lord Beaverbrook, the press baron.”

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The Times, 27th May 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Man killed because of ‘pussy’ insult on Facebook – The Independent

Posted May 27th, 2010 in murder, news, young offenders by sally

“A boy of 15 who fatally stabbed one of his former friends over a ‘loss of face’ after they traded insults on Facebook was convicted of murder yesterday.”

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The Independent, 27th May 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk