Time to debate how we can sustain access to justice for the poor – The Guardian

Posted June 24th, 2010 in legal aid, legal services, news, pro bono work by sally

“Securing legal advice for all in a time of austerity puts a responsibility on everyone in the profession.”

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The Guardian, 23rd June 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Kent bug scandal NHS boss awarded damages – BBC News

Posted June 24th, 2010 in appeals, contract of employment, damages, hospitals, news by sally

“The former boss of a Kent NHS trust where 90 people died in a superbug outbreak has been awarded more than £190,000 in damages.”

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BBC News, 24th June 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man in Blair and Brown murder threat jailed – BBC News

Posted June 24th, 2010 in news, sentencing, terrorism by sally

“A man who urged Muslims to assassinate Tony Blair and Gordon Brown has been jailed for five years.”

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BBC News, 24th June 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Fraudster claimed disability benefits while playing football – Daily Telegraph

“A man who claimed benefits worth thousands of pounds by saying he could not walk without a stick was caught on camera running around a pitch playing football.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th June 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Rangzieb Ahmed to appeal terrorism conviction – The Guardian

Posted June 24th, 2010 in appeals, intelligence services, news, private hearings, terrorism, torture by sally

“Media organisations want appeal of Manchester man, who complained that MI5 was complicit in his torture in Pakistan, to be heard in open court.”

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The Guardian, 24th June 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 24th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Secretary of State for the Home Department v Pankina [2010] EWCA Civ 719 (23 June 2010)

Khader v Aziz & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 716 (23 June 2010)

Annulment Funding Company Ltd v Cowey & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 711 (23 June 2010)

Sugar v The British Broadcasting Commission & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 715 (23 June 2010)

AET Inc Ltd v Arcadia Petroleum Ltd “Eagle Valencia” [2010] EWCA Civ 713 (23 June 2010)

Secretary of State for Work & Pensions v Deane [2010] EWCA Civ 699 (23 June 2010)

Prebble v Costa [2010] EWCA Civ 717 (23 June 2010)

High Court (Administrative Court)

P, R (on the application of) v The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead & Anor [2010] EWHC 1408 (Admin) (23 June 2010)

Re L [2010] EWHC 1531 (Admin) (23 June 2010)

Herdman & Ors v City of Westminster Magistrates Court [2010] EWHC 1533 (Admin) (23 June 2010)

Daley-Murdock, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWHC 1488 (Admin) (23 June 2010)

High Court (Family Division)

M v V [2010] EWHC 1453 (Fam) (23 June 2010)

High Court (Patents Court)

KCI Licensing Inc & Ors v Smith & Nephew Plc & Ors [2010] EWHC 1487 (Pat) (23 June 2010)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Shell International Trading & Shipping Company Ltd & Ors v Tikhonov & Ors [2010] EWHC 1399 (QB) (23 June 2010)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Enterprise Managed Services Ltd v McFadden Utilities Ltd [2010] EWHC 1506 (TCC) (23 June 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

BSB seeks to extend IELTS requirements for students – Bar Standards Board

Posted June 24th, 2010 in barristers, legal education, press releases by sally

“The BSB is in the process of requesting permission from the Legal Services Board to amend the Bar Training Regulations to require all students on the BPTC to take IELTS (or equivalent) and score a minimum of 7.5 in each section.”

Full press release

Bar Standards Board, 23rd June 2010

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted June 24th, 2010 in legislation by sally

The M4 Motorway (Rogiet Toll Plaza, Monmouthshire) (50 mph Speed Limit) Regulations 2010

The Health Protection (Part 2A Orders) (Wales) Regulations 2010

The Health Protection (Local Authority Powers) (Wales) Regulations 2010

The Health Protection (Notification) (Wales) Regulations 2010

The Education (Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales) (No. 2) Order 2010

The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 7) Regulations 2008 

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Timbrell v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – WLR Daily

Posted June 24th, 2010 in appeals, law reports, pensions, retrospectivity, sex discrimination by sally

Timbrell v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2010] EWCA Civ 701; [2010] WLR (D) 155

The Gender Recognition Act 2004 did not have retrospective effect, and since the United Kingdom had failed to implement the relevant Community law Directive within the time permitted so far as concerned acquired gender and rights to pensions, an individual could invoke the Directive as its provisions were unconditional and precise.”
WLR Daily, 23rd June 2010
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Secretary of State for the Home Department v AP (No 2) – WLR Daily

Secretary of State for the Home Department v AP (No 2) [2010] UKSC 26; [2010] WLR (D) 154

 “The public interest in publishing a full report of control order proceedings, identifying the suspected terrorist involved, had to give way to the need to protect the suspected terrorist from the risk of violence in circumstances where he was required to live in a town in which there were considerable community tensions and racist attacks on members of the Muslim community had taken place.”

WLR Daily, 23rd June 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.

Ex-solicitor general Vera Baird given six-month driving ban – The Independent

Posted June 24th, 2010 in driving licences, fines, news, road traffic offences by sally

“A former solicitor general who sped down a motorway at almost 100mph was banned from driving for six months today. Top flight QC and former MP Vera Baird, 60, used all her eloquence in court in an attempt to preserve her licence.  But magistrates at Pontypridd, south Wales, dismissed her lengthy arguments after she admitted driving at 98mph on the M4 near Miskin.”

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The Independent, 23rd June 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Probation staff admit to serious failures over sex offenders – The Guardian

Posted June 24th, 2010 in news, probation, rehabilitation, reports, sexual offences by sally

“Probation officers have admitted to lacking the skills and training necessary to protect the public from sex offenders, according to an independent investigation into the police and probation services.”

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The Guardian, 24th June 2010

Source: www.gaurdian.co.uk

Tube strike on after court refuses injunction – The Independent

Posted June 23rd, 2010 in industrial action, injunctions, news, railways, transport by sally

“A 48-hour strike by London Underground maintenance workers will go ahead tonight after the High Court refused to grant an injunction preventing the stoppage.”

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The Independent, 23rd June 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Boy rapist’s life sentence reduced on appeal – BBC News

Posted June 23rd, 2010 in appeals, news, rape, release on licence, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“A 12-year-old County Durham schoolboy who raped his teacher has had his life sentence reduced on appeal.”

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BBC News, 23rd June 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Fundamental look at legal aid system begins – Ministry of Justice

Posted June 23rd, 2010 in legal aid, Ministry of Justice, press releases by sally

“The government today announced a fundamental look at the legal aid system, designed to create a stable and sustainable system providing access to justice for those who need it most.”

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Ministry of Justice, 23rd June 2010

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Stamford restaurant faces £50,000 fine – UK Border Agency

Posted June 23rd, 2010 in employment, fines, immigration, penalties, press releases by sally

“Five illegal workers have been caught in Stamford by our officers.”

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UK Border Agency, 21st June 2010

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Government reinstates Equality Act timetable – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 23rd, 2010 in equality, legislation, news by sally

“Last week we reported that the Government Equality Office had withdrawn the published timetable for implementing the Equality Act.

Now the GEO has reinstated the original timetable, saying that ‘the Government Equalities Office continues to work on the basis of the previously announced timetable, which envisaged commencement of the Act’s core provisions in October 2010’.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 23rd June 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

Workers may find discrimination claims for depression easier after EAT ruling – OUT-LAW.com

“Workers who claim disability discrimination on account of depression should have their cases assessed by the effect of their condition rather than on the basis of strict medical diagnosis, the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has ruled.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 21st June 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

Consultations on local courts published – Ministry of Justice

Posted June 23rd, 2010 in consultations, courts, Ministry of Justice, news by sally

“Ministers announced today proposals to modernise and improve the use of courts in England and Wales.”

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Ministry of Justice, 23rd June 2010

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Court to rule on men’s bid to avoid extradition – The Independent

Posted June 23rd, 2010 in bail, extradition, news by sally

“The High Court rules today on a bid by five young men to avoid extradition to Greece where they are wanted in relation to a savage attack on a footballer outside a Crete nightclub.”

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The Independent, 23rd June 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk