Boy to appeal against attempted rape conviction – BBC News

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in appeals, attempts, children, news, rape by sally

“A primary school boy is appealing against his conviction for attempting to rape an eight-year-old girl in west London.”

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BBC News, 1st July 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Rogue City broker jailed over unauthorised £3m trading – BBC News

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in false accounting, gambling, news, sentencing by sally

“A City trader has been jailed for two-and-a-half years after making £3m-worth of unauthorised trades.”

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BBC News, 1st July 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Villagers’ fury after High Court rules ‘travellers can build toilets on green belt land’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in news, planning, travellers by sally

“Villagers who formed a human barricade to stop travellers building a caravan site near their homes have suffered a further blow after the High Court granted permission for diggers to be brought on to the land.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Legal assisted suicide creates ‘slippery slope’ to doctors killing without consent, expert claims – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in assisted suicide, doctors, euthanasia, news by sally

“Prof David Jones said that if society agrees that it is in some people’s interests for them to end their own lives, it is difficult to resist the logical conclusion that others should be helped to die even if they have not made such a request.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Lawyer cleared of Ritz hotel £250m sale fraud – BBC News

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in conspiracy, fraud, news by sally

“A solicitor has been cleared of trying to fraudulently sell the Ritz hotel in central London for £250m.”

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BBC News, 1st July 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Khyra Ishaq starvation couple begin appeal – BBC News

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in appeals, child cruelty, news, sentencing by sally

“The mother and stepfather of a seven-year-old girl who starved to death have been given the go-ahead to appeal against their sentences.”

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BBC New,s 1st July 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Voting reform ballot planned for May – The Guardian

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in constitutional reform, elections, news, referendums by sally

“The coalition government is to test its unity by announcing that it plans to stage a referendum on voting reform next May, amid signs that Labour enthusiasm for the reform is wavering owing to the party’s growing hostility to the Liberal Democrats.”

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The Guardian, 1st July 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Woman banned over dog that killed grandson – The Independent

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in dogs, news, suspended sentences by sally

“A woman was given a suspended jail sentence today after being convicted of keeping an illegal dog which killed her grandson.”

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The Independent, 1st July 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Iraq deaths in British custody could see military face legal challenges – The Guardian

Posted July 1st, 2010 in armed forces, death in custody, Iraq, news by sally

“The Ministry of Defence is facing a further series of court battles that may shed more damaging light on the conduct of British troops in Iraq, after it emerged that many more civilians died in army custody than previously thought.”

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The Guardian, 1st July 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted July 1st, 2010 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Lashari, R v [2010] EWCA Crim 1504 (01 July 2010)

Simms & Anor v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 1449 (01 July 2010)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Day & Anor v Hosebay Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 748 (01 July 2010)

Metropolitan Housing Trust v Hadjazi [2010] EWCA Civ 750 (01 July 2010)

Medtronic Corevalve Llc v Edwards Lifesciences AG & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 704 (30 June 2010)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Wright v Gregson & Ors [2010] EWHC 1629 (QB) (01 July 2010)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Sinclair Investments (UK) Ltd v Versailles Trade Finance Ltd & Ors [2010] EWHC 1614 (Ch) (30 June 2010)

High Court (Commercial Court)

B v A [2010] EWHC 1626 (Comm) (01 July 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

Your Freedom website launched – Ministry of Justice

Posted July 1st, 2010 in legislation, Ministry of Justice, news, regulations by sally

“Nominate laws and regulations you would like to see abolished.”

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Ministry of Justice, 1st July 2010

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Baby P social worker wins libel compensation – The Independent

Posted July 1st, 2010 in compensation, defamation, local government, news, social services by sally

“A Haringey social worker today accepted undisclosed compensation over the authority’s false claim that she did not raise concerns about returning Baby P to his mother.”

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The Independent, 1st July 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted July 1st, 2010 in legislation by sally

The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2010

The Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Cuts on the agenda of family justice review – Ministry of Justice

Posted July 1st, 2010 in children, family courts, Ministry of Justice, news by sally

“The Ministry of Justice has launched a ‘comprehensive review’ of the family justice system, appointing a panel of experts to hear evidence on how the system can improve. However, the panel chair has admitted a principal catalyst for the review is the government’s desire to make spending cuts.”

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Ministry of Justice, 1st July 2010

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Post-It notes and the end of written history – BBC News

“The new coalition government is currently deciding when the legislation, which follows a review of secrecy rules by a committee chaired by Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre, will come into effect.”

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BBC News, 1st July 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted July 1st, 2010 in law reports by sally

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

The Mayor of London v Hall & Ors [2010] EWHC 1613 (QB) (29 June 2010)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Dominion Corporate Trustees Ltd& Anor v Capmark Bank Europe Plc [2010] EWHC 1605 (Ch) (29 June 2010)

The PNPF Trust Company Ltd v Taylor & Ors [2010] EWHC 1573 (Ch) (28 June 2010)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Tesco Stores Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2010] EWHC 1581 (Admin) (29 June 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

Regina (Noone) v Governor of HMP Drake Hall and another – WLR Daily

Posted July 1st, 2010 in law reports, prisons, release on licence, sentencing, Supreme Court by sally

Regina (Noone) v Governor of HMP Drake Hall and another [2010] UKSC 30; [2010] WLR (D) 164

“The release provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 applied to sentences of under 12 months’ imprisonment, unless they were imposed concurrently or consecutively with sentences of 12 months or over, in which case the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 applied.”

WLR Daily, 30th 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.

Fiddes v Channel Four Television Corporation and others – WLR Daily

Posted July 1st, 2010 in appeals, defamation, juries, law reports, media, trial without jury by sally

Fiddes v Channel Four Television Corporation and others [2010] EWCA Civ 730; [2010] WLR (D) 163

“Observations on the applicable principles as to whether there should be a trial by jury or trial by judge alone in a libel action were made by the Court of Appeal.”

WLR Daily, 30th 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.

Was it necessary to turn an insult involving coconuts into a criminal prosecution? – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 1st, 2010 in local government, news, public order, racism by sally

“In a heated council debate, Shirley Brown called her colleague a ‘coconut’ and has since been convicted under the Public Order Act. Elizabeth Grice reports.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th June 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Lawyers warn that court closures could threaten access to justice – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 1st, 2010 in consultations, courts, law firms, magistrates, news by sally

“Lawyers have warned that government proposals to close nearly a third of the courts in England and Wales could threaten access to justice and increase pressure on legal aid practitioners.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 1st July 2010

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk