The Roscoe lecture: Criminal justice in the 21st Century – Speech by Lord Justice Leveson

Posted November 30th, 2010 in criminal justice, speeches by sally

The Roscoe lecture: Criminal justice in the 21st Century (PDF)

Speech by Lord Justice Leveson

L.J.M.U. Roscoe Foundation for Citizenship, 29th November 2010

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Coroner rules out inquest into death of Baby P – The Independent

Posted November 30th, 2010 in child abuse, inquests, news, social services by sally

“An inquest into the death of Baby P will not go ahead, a coroner ruled today.”

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The Independent, 30th November 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Violent offenders escaping with cautions, warn magistrates – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 30th, 2010 in cautions, magistrates, news, violent offenders by sally

“Almost 40,000 violent offenders a year are being handed soft punishments because they are not taken to court, one of the country’s leading magistrates has warned.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th November 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Let sex offenders adopt and work with children, says report – The Guardian

Posted November 30th, 2010 in adoption, children, news, sexual offences by sally

“The government could face legal action if it continues to ban sex offenders from working with children, according to new research published today.”

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The Guardian, 30th November 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission v Beesley and another – WLR Daily

Posted November 30th, 2010 in bankruptcy, child support, law reports by sally

Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission v Beesley and another [2010] EWCA Civ 1344; [2010] WLR (D) 304

“The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission was not a creditor of a non-resident parent of a child, who was in arrears as to payment of child support and had other debts, and was therefore not capable of being bound by his individual voluntary arrangement within the meaning of s 260(2)(b) of the Insolvency Act 1986.”

WLR Daily, 29th November 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.

Newspaper Licensing Agency Ltd and others v Meltwater Holding BV and others – WLR Daily

Posted November 30th, 2010 in copyright, law reports, media by sally

Newspaper Licensing Agency Ltd and others v Meltwater Holding BV and others [2010] EWHC 3099 (Ch); [2010] WLR (D) 303

“The end users of a commercial on-line media monitoring service who did not hold a Web End-User Licence from the publishers committed infringement of the publishers’ copyright in receiving and using the service.”

WLR Daily, 29th November 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.

ITV Broadcasting Ltd and others v TV Catch Up Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted November 30th, 2010 in copyright, internet, law reports, media by sally

ITV Broadcasting Ltd and others v TV Catch Up Ltd [2010] EWHC 3063 (Ch); [2010] WLR (D) 301

“For the purposes of s 20 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, there was no requirement that the mode of communication to the public of a broadcast had to itself have the characteristics of a broadcast.”

WLR Daily, 26th November 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.

Shanks v Unilever plc and others – WLR Daily

Posted November 30th, 2010 in compensation, employment, law reports, patents by sally

Shanks v Unilever plc and others [2010] EWCA Civ 1283; [2010] WLR (D) 300

“‘That person’ in s 41(2) of the Patents Act 1977 meant the actual assignee with its actual attributes rather than a notional non-connected counterparty operating in the appropriate market at the appropriate time.”

WLR Daily, 26th November 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.

Bribery Act guidance is too vague, says Law Society – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 30th, 2010 in bribery, Law Society, news by sally

“Proposed rules on what companies have to do to avoid being prosecuted under new bribery laws are not detailed enough, the Law Society has said. More clarification, particularly for smaller companies, is needed, it has told the Government.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 30th November 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

Peter Sutcliffe to challenge high court ruling over sentence – The Guardian

Posted November 30th, 2010 in appeals, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, will tomorrow (30 November) challenge a high court ruling that he must spend the rest of his life in jail. His case will be heard at the court of appeal by the lord chief justice, Lord Judge, Mr Justice Calvert-Smith and Mr Justice Griffith Williams. In a decision in July, Mr Justice Mitting said the serial killer must serve a ‘whole life’ tariff. The former lorry driver, from Bradford, West Yorkshire, was convicted at the Old Bailey in 1981. Sutcliffe, 64, received 20 life sentences in 1981 after being convicted of murdering 13 women and attempting to murder another seven.”

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The Guardian, 29th November 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Disabled will suffer from assisted dying law, claim critics of new inquiry – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 30th, 2010 in assisted suicide, disabled persons, elderly, inquiries, news by sally

“Vulnerable elderly and disabled people will feel pressured to end their lives if the law on assisted dying is relaxed, disability campaigners have claimed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Government says it will not introduce Equality Act’s ‘socio-economic duty’ – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 30th, 2010 in equality, news by sally

“The Government will not bring into force a part of the Equality Act making public bodies proactively tackle social and economic disadvantage, Home Secretary Theresa May has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 29th November 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

Mangrove Nine: the court challenge against police racism in Notting Hill – The Guardian

Posted November 30th, 2010 in inciting racial hatred, juries, news, police, racism by sally

“Forty years ago this week, a trial started which exposed heavy-handed police tactics in Notting Hill and changed racial justice in the UK forever.”

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The Guardian, 29th November 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Teenager suing friend’s family for £6m after pool party injury leaves her paralysed – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 30th, 2010 in health & safety, news, personal injuries by sally

“A teenager who was paralysed after diving into a swimming pool during a party at a former friend’s home is suing the girl’s family in a multi-million pound damages suit because there were no warning signs.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th November 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Al-Qaida terrorist’s appeal argues that Britain was complicit in his torture – The Guardian

Posted November 30th, 2010 in appeals, intelligence services, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“A man convicted of serious terrorism offences is to launch an appeal against his conviction today on the grounds that the British government was complicit in the torture he suffered before being put on trial.”

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The Guardian, 30th November 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

McKinnon extradition case to be examined by MPs – BBC News

Posted November 30th, 2010 in computer crime, extradition, news by sally

“The mother of Gary McKinnon is to give evidence to MPs looking into the UK’s extradition laws.”

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BBC News, 29th November 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Police warned over stop and search powers – The Independent

Posted November 30th, 2010 in news, stop and search by sally

“Two police forces have been warned they could face enforcement action over their ‘disproportionate’ use of stop and search powers.”

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The Independent, 30th November 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

RSPCA challenges decision to overturn will – The Guardian

Posted November 30th, 2010 in appeals, charities, news, wills by sally

“The RSPCA today launched a high court challenge to a ruling that overturned a will leaving the charity a £2.35m estate after a daughter contested her parents’ legacy.”

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The Guardian, 29th November 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted November 29th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

AA & SA, R v [2010] EWCA Crim 2805 (29 November 2010)

Gibson, R v [2010] EWCA Crim 2813 (18 November 2010)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission v Beesley & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 1344 (24 November 2010)

Oates & Anor v Hooper & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 1346 (26 November 2010)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Hampshire County Council v Beazer Homes Ltd [2010] EWHC 3095 (QB) (29 November 2010)

Tullett Prebon Plc & Ors v BGC Brokers LP & Ors [2010] EWHC 3100 (QB) (29 November 2010)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Accidia Foundation v Simon C Dickinson Ltd. [2010] EWHC 3058 (Ch) (26 November 2010)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Zagorski & Baze, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills & Ors [2010] EWHC 3110 (Admin) (29 November 2010)

Allan Rutherford Llp Solicitors v The Legal Services Commission [2010] EWHC 3068 (Admin) (26 November 2010)

KM, R (on the application of) v Cambridgeshire County Council [2010] EWHC 3065 (Admin) (26 November 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

Family courts have lost authority, warns judge – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 29th, 2010 in children, family courts, news by sally

“A High Court judge has warned that the family court needs to reassert its authority to tackle the ‘lack of respect’ shown for its orders.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 29th November 2010

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk