Millions paid in compensation to migrants locked up in UK – The Guardian

Posted September 27th, 2010 in asylum, compensation, detention, immigration, news by sally

“Millions of pounds in compensation is being paid to migrants who have been traumatised after being locked up in detention centres across the UK, the Guardian has learned.”

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The Guardian, 26th September 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Supreme court status should not be at risk in ‘bonfire of the quangos’ – BBC News

Posted September 27th, 2010 in news, Supreme Court by sally

“Coalition must safeguard separation of powers and the rule of law when considering status of UK supreme court.”

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BBC News, 24th September 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Doncaster Twitter bomb threat man starts appeal – BBC News

Posted September 27th, 2010 in appeals, fines, news, threatening to destroy or damage property by sally

“A trainee accountant from Doncaster who posted a message on Twitter threatening to blow up an airport has started an appeal against his conviction.”

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BBC News, 24th September 2010

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New government guidance on torture breaches law – The Guardian

Posted September 27th, 2010 in disclosure, human rights, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“The UK’s official human rights watchdog has warned the government that its newly published guidance on torture may be unlawful and open to challenge in the courts.”

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The Guardian, 27th September 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Police ‘witch hunt’ criticised as former school master is cleared of abuse – The Independent

Posted September 24th, 2010 in abuse of process, child abuse, compensation, news, police, sexual offences, teachers by sally

“The case against a former approved school housemaster accused of sexual abuse was thrown out by a judge today – amid stinging criticism of police investigators.”

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The Independent, 24th September 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Illegal cab driver jailed for rape – The Independent

Posted September 24th, 2010 in news, rape, sentencing by sally

“An illegal minicab driver was jailed for eight years today for raping a passenger.”

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The Independent, 24th September 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Ex MP Nigel Waterson wins damages from Met Police – BBC News

Posted September 24th, 2010 in damages, false imprisonment, news, police by sally

“A former MP who was arrested on suspicion of assaulting his teenage son and daughter has received damages and an apology from the police.”

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BBC News, 24th September 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Facebook and Bebo child sex abuse postman jailed – BBC News

“A postman from Cornwall who used social-networking websites to abuse hundreds of children has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years.”

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BBC News, 24th September 2010

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Girl persuades judge not to send her back to Canada as Middlesbrough is ‘more exciting’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 24th, 2010 in appeals, child abduction, children, family courts, news by sally

“The schoolgirl who was ‘abducted’ from her father’s home in Canada by her English mother won the right not to return after telling judges: “I never, never in my whole life want to go back there. The 13-year-old made clear her determination to stay in the Teesside town when Lord Justice Thorpe and Lady Justice Smith took the unique step of holding a private interview with her halfway through a hearing at London’s Civil Appeal Court.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th September 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Cheating husband jailed for life for strangling wife – BBC news

Posted September 24th, 2010 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man has been jailed for life for murdering his wife of five months and hiding her body in their garage.”

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BBC News, 21st September 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Shallow grave killer Reszpondek loses appeal – BBC News

Posted September 24th, 2010 in appeals, murder, news by sally

“A Polish dairy worker serving a life sentence for murdering a colleague and burying her body in a Wrexham field has failed to overturn the conviction.”

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BBC News, 22nd September 2010

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted September 24th, 2010 in news by sally

High Court (Administrative Court)

Hertel v The Government of Canada & Anor [2010] EWHC 2305 (Admin) (17 September 2010)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Ark & Ors v Kaur & Ors [2010] EWHC 2314 (Ch) (17 September 2010)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Brandeaux Advisers (UK) Ltd v Chadwick [2010] EWHC 2370 (QB) (22 September 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted September 24th, 2010 in legislation by sally

The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2010

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Forty-year bar boom set to end – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 24th, 2010 in barristers, law firms, legal profession, news by sally

“The number of barristers could be set to fall after 40 years of continuous growth, according to a report published last week.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd September 2010

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Justice Minister supports ‘one stop shops’ for legal services – Ministry of Justice

“Speaking at an event hosted by the Law Society, Jonathan Djanogly stressed the importance of alternative business structures (ABS).”

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Ministry of Justice, 23rd September 2010

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Is the family justice system in need of review? – Speech by Lord Justice Wall, President of the Family Division

Posted September 24th, 2010 in family courts, judges, speeches by sally

“Is the family justice system in need of review? – Speech by Lord Justice Wall, President of the Family Division, 19th September 2010.”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 19th September 2010

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

OFT launches online hotel booking probe – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 24th, 2010 in competition, hotels, internet, news, price fixing by sally

“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is investigating whether the sale of hotel room bookings on the internet breaches competition law, looking into whether an allegedly long-established pricing mechanism is anti-competitive.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 20th September 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

Tribunal orders Government department to release IT contract details – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 24th, 2010 in disclosure, freedom of information, government departments, news, tenders, tribunals by sally

“The Information Tribunal has ordered a Government department to publish most of the till-now withheld details of a major IT contract after ruling that the public interest was served better by disclosure than secrecy.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 24th September 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

Bar Council Chair to Call for Considered Approach to Lawmaking – The Bar Council

Posted September 24th, 2010 in barristers, consultations, drafting, legislation, press releases by sally

“Nicholas Green QC, the Chairman of the Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, will call on the Government to take a more considered approach to lawmaking.”

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The Bar Council, 19th September 2010

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Murderer Ronald Cheshire jailed for raping girl in 1980 – BBC News

Posted September 24th, 2010 in false imprisonment, kidnapping, news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A man who raped, kidnapped and falsely imprisoned a teenage girl 30 years ago has been given a nine-year jail term.”

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BBC News, 23rd September 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk