Teacher who lost voice trying to make herself heard awarded £150,000 – The Guardian

Posted November 9th, 2010 in compensation, health & safety, news, noise, personal injuries, teachers by sally

“A teacher of English whose voice was permanently damaged as she struggled to make herself heard in the classroom has been awarded more than £150,000 in compensation.”

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The Guardian, 9th November 2010

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Epilim test case: Menzies Campbell accuses Legal Services Commission – The Guardian

Posted November 9th, 2010 in legal aid, medicines, news, personal injuries by sally

“The government’s legal aid body was today accused of acting as ‘judge and jury’ by withdrawing state funding from a test case by families of disabled children against a pharmaceutical company.”

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The Guardian, 9th November 2010

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Classy action! A new breed of legal collective redress should be welcomed – The Guardian

Posted November 9th, 2010 in class actions, news by sally

“Forget whacky US litigation, a new type of class action should positively supplement current practices.”

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The Guardian, 9th November 2010

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Mental health patients face legal aid delay – The Guardian

Posted November 9th, 2010 in legal aid, mental health, news, tribunals by sally

“People with mental health problems are finding it increasingly difficult to get lawyers to represent them at tribunals because of changes to the legal aid system.”

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The Guardian, 9th November 2010

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Judge ‘was told murderer Jonathan Vass was violent’ – BBC News

Posted November 9th, 2010 in bail, murder, news, rape, violent offenders by sally

“A judge who granted bail to a man who went on to murder his ex-girlfriend was told he was violent, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said.”

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BBC News, 9th November 2010

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Practitioners grapple with issues of ABS-led future – The Lawyer

Posted November 9th, 2010 in alternative business structures, news by sally

“With just a year to go before the implementation of the Legal Services Act, The Lawyer’s conference on alternative business ­structures (ABSs) today (8 November) looks set to ­highlight the key issues, with contributions from influential players in the debate.”

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The Lawyer, 8th November 2010

Source: www.thelawyer.com

Heterosexual couple make second attempt for civil partnership – The Guardian

Posted November 9th, 2010 in civil partnerships, marriage, news, sexual orientation discrimination by sally

“A heterosexual couple will request a civil partnership – available only to same-sex couples in the UK – at a register office in London tomorrow, to take a stand against a system which they say ‘segregates couples according to their sexuality’.”

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The Guardian, 8th November 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted November 9th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Anderson, R v [2010] EWCA Crim 2553 (03 November 2010)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Arachchige v Revenue and Customs [2010] EWCA Civ 1255 (08 November 2010)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Ronaldo v Telegraph Media Group Ltd [2010] EWHC 2710 (QB) (27 October 2010)

Ernst & Young Llp & Ors v Coomber & Anor [2010] EWHC 2837 (QB) (08 November 2010)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Lee v Futurist Developments Ltd [2010] EWHC 2764 (Ch) (08 November 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted November 9th, 2010 in legislation by sally

The Occupational, Personal and Stakeholder Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The National Assembly for Wales Referendum (Assembly Act Provisions) (Limit on Referendum Expenses Etc.) Order 2010

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Servicemen at ‘UK’s Abu Ghraib’ may be guilty of war crimes, court hears – The Guardian

Posted November 9th, 2010 in armed forces, Iraq, news, war crimes by sally

“British servicemen who filmed hundreds of interrogation sessions at a secret prison near Basra which has been described as ‘the UK’s Abu Ghraib’ may be guilty of war crimes, the high court heard today.”

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The Guardian, 8th November 2010

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Address to the Bar Council conference: Control orders – Speech by Mr Justice Silber

Posted November 9th, 2010 in control orders, speeches by sally

Control Orders (PDF)

Speech by Mr Justice Silber

25th Annual Bar Conference, 6th November 2010

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Sharon Shoesmith Baby P legal bid costs nearly £500,000 – BBC News

Posted November 9th, 2010 in appeals, child abuse, costs, news, social services by sally

“A legal battle by the council director sacked over the death of Baby P has cost taxpayers nearly £500,000.”

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BBC News, 8th November 2010

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Oldham East byelection delayed as Phil Woolas seeks judicial review – The Guardian

Posted November 9th, 2010 in disciplinary procedures, elections, judicial review, news, parliament by sally

“A byelection to select a new MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth has been put on hold pending the outcome of an attempt by Phil Woolas, who won the seat for Labour in May, to overturn a court decision ruling his election void.”

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The Guardian, 8th November 2010

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Bar Conference lecture: The tyranny of the consumer or the rule of law – Speech by Lord Neuberger

The tyranny of the consumer or the rule of law (PDF)

Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls

25th Annual Bar Conference, 6th November 2010

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Disabled prisoner to be paid £20,000 for discrimination at Belmarsh – The Guardian

Posted November 9th, 2010 in damages, disability discrimination, news, prisons by sally

“The prison service is to pay out £20,000 in damages to a prisoner who uses a wheelchair in compensation for the ‘degrading’ treatment he received while in Belmarsh jail in London.”

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The Guardian, 8th November 2010

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