School worker jailed for child porn in North Yorkshire – BBC News

“A school IT technician from North Yorkshire has been jailed for two years and eight months after pleading guilty to several child pornography charges.”

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BBC News, 14th September 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

MPs’ expenses case to be heard by Supreme Court – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 14th, 2010 in expenses, false accounting, news, parliamentary privilege, Supreme Court by sally

“Three former Labour MPs facing criminal trials over expenses-fiddling allegations have been cleared to go to the Supreme Court in their bid to have the charges thrown out.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted September 14th, 2010 in law reports by sally

High Court (Chancery Division)

Warwick (Formerly Yarwood) v Trustee In Bankruptcy of Clive Graham Yarwood [2010] EWHC 2272 (Ch) (13 September 2010)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Omega Proteins Ltd v Aspen Insurance UK Ltd [2010] EWHC 2280 (Comm) (10 September 2010)

Stonebridge Underwriting Ltd v Ontario Municipal Insurance Exchange [2010] EWHC 2279 (Comm) (10 September 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

New Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted September 14th, 2010 in news by sally

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

The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Amendment No. 2) (England) Regulations 2010

The Police Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Broadmoor carer admits having sex with rapist patient – BBC News

Posted September 14th, 2010 in care workers, mental health, news, sexual offences, suspended sentences by sally

“A 31-year-old care worker at Broadmoor high-security psychiatric hospital in Berkshire has admitted having sex with a mentally-ill patient.”

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BBC News, 13th September 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

New plans to test would-be lawyers – The Guardian

Posted September 14th, 2010 in examinations, Law Society, news, solicitors by sally

“The Law Society is investigating a legal aptitude test to stem the tide of solicitors entering the profession.”

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The Guardian, 14th September 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Pair made £250,000 from illegal sperm donor service, court told – The Guardian

Posted September 14th, 2010 in assisted reproduction, embryology, licensing, news by sally

“Two businessmen earned £250,000 through an illegal fertility company providing women with access to sperm donors, a court heard today. In the first case of its kind, a jury was told that Nigel Woodforth, 43, ran the firm from the basement of his home in Reading, Berkshire, with 49-year-old Ricky Gage.”

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The Guardian, 13th September 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Wiltshire policeman bailed over cell attack appeal – BBC News

Posted September 14th, 2010 in assault, bail, news, police, professional conduct by sally

“A police officer who was jailed for six months after he was caught on CCTV throwing a woman into a cell has been granted bail pending an appeal.”

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BBC News, 13th September 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Brian Paddick launches legal action on phone hacking – BBC News

Posted September 14th, 2010 in interception, judicial review, news, police, telecommunications by sally

“A former senior Metropolitan Police officer has issued judicial review proceedings against the force over newspaper phone-hacking claims.”

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BBC News, 13th September 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Diplomat ‘denied foreign post due to her deafness’ – The Independent

Posted September 14th, 2010 in diplomats, disability discrimination, employment, news by sally

“A foreign office high-flier appointed as Britain’s deputy ambassador to Kazakhstan has had her posting revoked after officials ruled that her deafness makes it too expensive to send her abroad. Jane Cordell, who was lauded for her work championing disability rights during a previous diplomatic role in Poland, is suing the Foreign Office for discrimination after being told that the additional cost of providing her with trained ‘lip speakers’ to enable her to work can no longer be justified from the public purse.”

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The Independent, 14th September 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Royal pressure ‘led to FoI ban on disclosure of lobbying by Charles’ – The Guardian

Posted September 14th, 2010 in disclosure, freedom of information, news, royal family, tribunals by sally

“Guardian to go to tribunal to gain access to letters to ministers, while Act amendments may mean 20-year block on letters.”

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The Guardian, 13th September 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

MoD silence raises fears of custody deaths in Afghanistan – The Guardian

Posted September 14th, 2010 in Afghanistan, armed forces, death in custody, news by sally

“The Ministry of Defence is refusing to disclose whether any individuals have died in British military custody in Afghanistan, raising concerns that a number of people may have been killed during interrogation.”

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The Guardian, 13th September 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

The Battle for Trevalga: residents win partial victory in fight to stop public school selling hamlet – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 13th, 2010 in housing, land registration, news, trusts, wills by sally

“A tiny Cornish community has won a partial victory in its fight against a leading public school.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th September 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Teacher jailed for sex with under-age girl – The Independent

Posted September 13th, 2010 in news, school children, sentencing, sexual offences, teachers by sally

“A secondary school teacher was jailed for four years today after being found guilty of having sex with a 15-year-old girl.”

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The Independent, 13th September 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Man jailed for killing 100-year-old mother in Stepney – BBC News

Posted September 13th, 2010 in diminished responsibility, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“A former black cab driver has been jailed for six years for killing his 100-year-old mother.”

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BBC News, 13th September 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Margate couple jailed for abusing boys under four – BBC News

Posted September 13th, 2010 in child abuse, child neglect, news, sentencing by sally

“A Kent couple have been jailed for two years for abusing two young boys.”

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BBC News, 13th September 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Marksmen who shot barrister Mark Saunders retain anonymity – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 13th, 2010 in anonymity, inquests, news, police by sally

“Police marksmen who shot dead a barrister at the end of a five-hour siege at his Chelsea home can give evidence anonymously at his inquest amid fears they will targeted by the criminal underworld, a coroner ruled yesterday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th September 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted September 13th, 2010 in news by sally

The Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Licensing etc.) Regulations 2010

The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Consequential Amendments No.3) Order 2010

The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) Regulations 2010

The Immigration and Nationality (Cost Recovery Fees) (No.2) Regulations 2010

The Contaminants in Food (England) Regulations 2010

The Water Use (Temporary Bans) Order 2010

The Flood Risk Management Functions Order 2010

The Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (Investment Exchanges and Clearing Houses) Regulations (No. 5) 2010

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Regina (Webb) v Secretary of State for Justice – WLR Daily

Posted September 13th, 2010 in appeals, law reports, release on licence, sentencing by sally

Regina (Webb) v Secretary of State for Justice [2010] WLR (D) 241

“S 116 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 conferred a unique statutory power to sentence a defendant for a new offence committed while on release on licence for an earlier offence. It was a fresh sentence not served in respect of the original offence so that even if that initial offence was a violent or sexual offence specified in Sch 15 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 but the new offence was not, the s 116 sentence for a long-term prisoner came within s 33(1A) rather than s 33(1B) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991. The defendant was therefore entitled to be released on licence after serving half of his sentence rather than two-thirds, the applicable period under s 33(1B).”

WLR Daily, 9th September 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

 Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Home Office wins deportation court case – Home Office

Posted September 13th, 2010 in deportation, news, terrorism by sally

“Home Secretary is ‘delighted’ at outcome of a test case which will see an Ethiopian man deported in the interests of national security.”

Full press release

Home Office, 10th September 2010

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk