Midwife banned after telling grieving mother ‘God knows best’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 6th, 2010 in disciplinary procedures, midwives, news by sally

“A midwife who told a grieving mother and father ‘God knows best’  hours after their newborn daughter died has been thrown out of the profession.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Vicar jailed for sham marriages scam – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 6th, 2010 in Church of England, fraud, immigration, news, sentencing by sally

“A Church of England vicar has been jailed for four years for his part in Britain’s biggest sham marriage fraud to help hundreds of illegal immigrants stay in Britain.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2010

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Former headteacher jailed for 21 years for beatings and sex abuse of boys – The Guardian

“A former boarding school headteacher convicted of abusing male pupils, both sexually and physically, during the 1970s and 1980s was today imprisoned for 21 years.”

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The Guardian, 6th September 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted September 6th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Dibble v Urs Bernhard Pfluger [2010] EWCA Civ 1005 (03 September 2010)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Azimut-Benetti Spa (Benetti Division) v Healey [2010] EWHC 2234 (Comm) (03 September 2010)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Rashford v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWHC 2200 (QB) (02 September 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted September 6th, 2010 in legislation by sally

The Electricity (Standards of Performance) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The Electricity (Applications for Licences, Modifications of an Area and Extensions and Restrictions of Licences) Regulations 2010

The Gas (Applications for Licences and Extensions and Restrictions of Licences) Regulations 2010

The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No. 3) Order 2010

The Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2010

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Police officer facing sack over cell assault – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 6th, 2010 in abuse of position of trust, assault, closed circuit television, news, police by sally

“Sgt Mark Andrews is shown dragging Pamela Somerville, 59, across the floor of the police station in Wiltshire before shoving her into a cell. CCTV footage captured her lying on the floor for a minute before struggling to get up with blood pouring from a head wound. Former soldier Sgt Andrews, 37, was eventually convicted of assault causing actual bodily harm after a trial at Oxford Magistrates Court earlier this summer.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th September 2010

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Tesco wins new Ilkley superstore appeal – BBC News

Posted September 6th, 2010 in appeals, news, planning by sally

“Supermarket giant Tesco has won permission to build a new superstore in a West Yorkshire town after a controversial planning appeal.”

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BBC News, 4th September 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Teen sues over playground accident blamed for personality disorder – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 6th, 2010 in damages, local government, news, personal injuries, school children by sally

“A teenager is suing a council for £100,000 after claiming an accident in her school playground 11 years ago left her with a personality disorder which means she is unable to make friends.”

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Daily Telegraph, 4th September 2010

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MPs seek fresh investigation into News of the World phone hacking – The Guardian

Posted September 6th, 2010 in interception, media, news, telecommunications by sally

“News International and David Cameron’s PR chief, Andy Coulson, face the prospect of a fresh parliamentary inquiry into phone-hacking by the News of the World after Labour MPs said they plan to press for the issue to be referred to the powerful standards and privileges committee of the House of Commons.”

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The Guardian, 5th September 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk