Man jailed over attempted rape of woman aged 92 – BBC News

Posted December 14th, 2010 in news, rape, sentencing by sally

“An 81-year-old man from Bedfordshire who admitted attempting to rape a 92-year-old woman in her home in 2000 has been jailed for five-and-a-half-years.”

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BBC News, 14th December 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Student fees protest: lawyers launch legal challenge to kettling – The Guardian

Posted December 14th, 2010 in demonstrations, false imprisonment, human rights, news, police by sally

“Lawyers have launched a legal challenge to the police tactic of kettling during recent student demonstrations, claiming a breach of human rights.”

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The Guardian, 14th December 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ratcliffe activists found guilty of coal station plot – The Guardian

Posted December 14th, 2010 in conspiracy, demonstrations, news, trespass by sally

“Campaigners who planned to shut down coal-fired power station convicted of conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass.”

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The Guardian, 14th December 2010

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£440k fines after Flintshire scrapyard death – BBC News

Posted December 14th, 2010 in fines, health & safety, negligence, news by sally

“Two companies and a manager have been fined a total of £440,000 after a Flintshire scrap yard worker died after suffering 90% burns in an explosion.”

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BBC News, 13th December 2010

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Pembrokeshire care homes fees row in judicial review – BBC News

Posted December 14th, 2010 in care homes, judicial review, local government, news by sally

“The money Pembrokeshire council pays care homes to look after residents will be challenged in the High Court later.”

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BBC News, 14th December 2010

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Devonshires wins employment case against former secretary – The Lawyer

Posted December 14th, 2010 in employment tribunals, news, victimisation by sally

“City firm Devonshires has successfully fought off a victimisation claim brought by a former secretary in the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT).”

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The Lawyer, 9th December 2010

Source: www.thelawyer.com

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted December 14th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Pink Floyd Music Ltd & Anor v EMI Records Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 1429 (14 December 2010)

Gill v Woodall & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 1430 (14 December 2010)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Jessop v Nixon [2010] EWHC 3211 (QB) (14 December 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org.

In re Nortel GmbH and related companies; In re Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (in administration) and related companies – WLR Daily

Posted December 14th, 2010 in administrators, contribution, debts, insolvency, law reports by sally

In re Nortel GmbH and related companies; In re Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (in administration) and related companies [2010] EWHC 3010 (Ch); [2010] WLR (D) 324

“Liabilities arising from the financial support direction (‘FSD’) regime created by the Pensions Act 2004 upon companies in administration or liquidation were payable as a liquidation or administration expense.”

WLR Daily, 13th December 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

Paponette and others v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago – WLR Daily

Posted December 14th, 2010 in burden of proof, law reports, public interest, Trinidad & Tobago by sally

Paponette and others v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago [2010] UKPC 32; [2010] WLR (D) 323

“A court could not infer from the bare fact that a public body had acted in breach of a legitimate expectation that it must have done so to further some overriding public interest.”

WLR Daily, 13th December 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.

Man jailed for 23 years for chef murder – BBC News

Posted December 14th, 2010 in murder, news, offensive weapons, sentencing by sally

“A man who murdered a chef following a classical music concert in Essex has been jailed for at least 23 years.”

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BBC News, 13th December 2010

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Gay couple challenge Cornwall B&B accommodation refusal – BBC News

Posted December 14th, 2010 in damages, news, sexual orientation discrimination by sally

“A gay couple from Bristol have appeared in court alleging sexual-orientation discrimination after they were refused a double room at a Cornish B&B.”

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BBC News, 13th December 2010

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Man sentenced to 12 years in first believed prosecution for supplying “legal high” GBL – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted December 14th, 2010 in drug offences, press releases, sentencing by sally

“Following the sentencing at Reading Crown Court, Andrew Penhale, Unit Head of the Crown Prosecution Service Organised Crime Division in the North said: ‘The significance of this prosecution is that it involves a defendant running an apparently legitimate, internet-based chemical business, which actually facilitated the wholesale trafficking of Class A drugs and the sale of other illegitimate chemicals.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 10th December 2010

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Family Law Bar Association Warns of Consequences of Civil Legal Aid Cuts – The Bar Council

Posted December 14th, 2010 in children, domestic violence, legal aid, press releases by sally

“Ahead of Justice Secretary, Kenneth Clarke QC MP’s appearance before the Justice Select Committee tomorrow, the Family Law Bar Association (FLBA), which represents family barristers in England and Wales, has warned of the potentially dangerous consequences of the planned cuts to civil legal aid.”

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The Bar Council, 14th December 2010

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

The Julian Assange case: a mockery of extradition? – The Guardian

Posted December 14th, 2010 in EC law, extradition, news, warrants by sally

“The European arrest warrant is being used to have thousands of people flown out to face charges that wouldn’t stick in the UK.”

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The Guardian, 14th December 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Home Office will not appeal 7/7 evidence decision – Home Office

Posted December 14th, 2010 in inquests, press releases, private hearings, terrorism by sally

“Court decision against closed hearings for parts of the London bombings inquest will not be challenged.”

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Home Office, 10th December 2010

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Solicitor jailed over bogus college scam – Home Office

Posted December 14th, 2010 in fraud, immigration, press releases, sentencing, solicitors by sally

“Three people have been sentenced to a total of eighteen and a half years for setting up bogus colleges to help illegal immigrants remain in the UK.”

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Home Office, 13th December 2010

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Royal Navy sailor sex discrimination ruling reviewed – BBC News

Posted December 14th, 2010 in armed forces, news, sex discrimination, tribunals by sally

“A ruling that a sailor missed out on promotion due to her gender is to be reviewed.”

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BBC news, 10th December 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk