Judge calls for review of 24 hour licensing laws – Daily Telegraph

“A judge has called for a review of the 24 hour licensing laws after becoming exasperated at dealing with cases of drunken violence ‘on an almost daily basis’.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th May 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted May 5th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

BX v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 481 (04 May 2010)

Mellat v Her Majesty’s Treasury (Rev 1) [2010] EWCA Civ 483 (04 May 2010)

Al Rawi & Ors v Security Service & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 482 (04 May 2010)

Home Office v Tariq [2010] EWCA Civ 462 (04 May 2010)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Popa, R (on the application of) v District Court In Plzen Mestro [2010] EWHC 928 (Admin) (16 April 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

Parliamentary privilege, new constitutions and favourite speeches – The Times

Posted May 5th, 2010 in news by sally

“With time running out before the general election, there is much more than party manifestos for the legally interested who want topical reading.”

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The Times, 5th May 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Regina v Hancox; Regina v Duffy – Times Law Reports

Posted May 5th, 2010 in law reports, serious crime prevention orders by sally

Regina v Hancox; Regina v Duffy

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“The imposition of a serious crime prevention order had to be justified by the public benefit in preventing, restricting or disrupting involvement by the defendant in serious crime; it was not enough that the order might have some benefit.”

The Times, 5th May 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Former Guantánamo detainees set for payouts after winning secrecy appeal – The Guardian

“British residents held at Guantánamo Bay could be offered millions of pounds in compensation for wrongful imprisonment and abuse after the court of appeal today dismissed an attempt by MI5 and MI6 to suppress evidence of alleged complicity in torture.”

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The Guardian, 4th May 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Quest for increased openness is giving security services the jitters – The Times

Posted May 5th, 2010 in news by sally

“Secrecy is the watchword of our intelligence and security services — an essential component of their work, which arouses intense suspicion and spawns countless conspiracy theories.”

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The Times, 5th May 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Edlington boys to appeal against torture sentences – BBC News

Posted May 5th, 2010 in appeals, news, sentencing by sally

“Two brothers who subjected two young boys to prolonged torture are to appeal against their sentences.”

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BBC News, 5th May 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Justice? In the law, women are unequal partners – The Times

Posted May 5th, 2010 in news by sally

“Fewer than a quarter of new partners promoted this year at the City’s ten biggest law firms are women, raising doubts about the effectiveness of the legal elite’s efforts to promote diversity in their senior ranks.”

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The Times, 4th May 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Bid to impose asbo for wearing low-slung trousers dropped – The Guardian

Posted May 5th, 2010 in ASBOs, news by sally

“Prosecutors have abandoned a legal attempt to make a young man pull his trousers up, it emerged today.”

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The Guardian, 4th May 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Want to know about hung Parliaments? Just ask eminent constitutional lawyers – The Times

Posted May 5th, 2010 in news by sally

“In a field where there are no legal rules but only conventions deduced from previous events, of which there are not many, and the views of learned writers, I consulted with constitutional lawyers in the persons of Sir David Williams, QC, Regius Professor of Law at the University of Cambridge, and Sir William Wade, QC, former Master of Gonville and Caius, Cambridge.”

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The Times, 4th May 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Controversial paediatrician David Southall wins appeal – The Guardian

Posted May 4th, 2010 in appeals, disciplinary procedures, doctors, expert witnesses, news by sally

“Controversial paediatrician David Southall was today restored to the medical register after the court of appeal rejected a decision of the General Medical Council (GMC) to strike him off.”

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The Guardian, 4th May 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Media judges in the spotlight as Eady J’s future is thrown into doubt – The Lawyer

Posted May 4th, 2010 in defamation, freedom of expression, injunctions, judges, media, news, privacy by sally

“Media law has become an intensely controversial area and the demand for reform is growing, with editors and politicians attempting to influence the debate.”

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The Lawyer, 3rd May 2010

Source: www.thelawyer.com

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted May 4th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Southall v The General Medical Council [2010] EWCA Civ 484 (04 May 2010)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Mireskandari v Associated Newspapers Ltd. [2010] EWHC 967 (QB) (04 May 2010)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Red River UK Ltd & Anor v Sheikh & Anor [2010] EWHC 961 (Ch) (30 April 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

Government cannot use secret evidence in Guantánamo torture case, court rules – The Guardian

Posted May 4th, 2010 in evidence, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“Secret evidence cannot be used in a civil damages claim being brought by six former Guantánamo Bay detainees, the court of appeal ruled today.”

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The Guardian, 4th May 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Regina (Clue) v Birmingham City Council and another (Shelter intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted May 4th, 2010 in appeals, children, housing, immigration, law reports, local government by sally

Regina (Clue) v Birmingham City Council and another (Shelter intervening) [2010] EWCA Civ 460; [2010] WLR (D) 109

“Apart from hopeless or abusive cases, a local authority faced with an application for support and accommodation pending the determination of an arguable application for leave to remain on human rights grounds, should not refuse assistance if that would have the effect of requiring the person to leave the United Kingdom thereby forfeiting his claim.”

WLR Daily, 30th April 2010

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.

Financial Services Authority and Others v Amro International SA – Times Law Reports

Posted May 4th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Financial Services Authority and Others v Amro International SA

Court of Appeal

“The Financial Services Authority was entitled to order production of documents from accountants at the request of the US Securities and Exchange Commission without subjecting the request to critical examination. It was not required to give notice before serving the order, nor need the order be within the terms of the memorandum of understanding between the FSA and the SEC.”

The Times, 3rd May 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Bournemouth University Higher Education Corporation v Buckland – Times Law Reports

Posted May 4th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Bournemouth University Higher Education Corporation v Buckland

Court of Appeal

“A repudiatory breach of contract, once it had happened, could not be cured by the contract breaker.”

The Times, 3rd May 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Pensioner who stabbed wife to death in failed suicide pact walks free – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 4th, 2010 in news, sentencing, suicide by sally

“A pensioner walked free from court after being cleared of murdering his wife of 50 years whom he stabbed to death in a failed suicide pact.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th April 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

PwC partner Colin Tenner sues over redundancy – The Times

Posted May 4th, 2010 in news by sally

“A former partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers is taking it to an employment tribunal this week, claiming compensation for disability discrimination.”

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The Times, 4th May 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Sexual predator who ran website for paedophiles jailed – Daily Telegraph

“A sexual predator whose past violent crimes were exposed when he was caught operating a members-only website for paedophiles has been jailed for 14 years.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th April 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk