David Chaytor seeks cut in prison sentence – The Guardian

Posted March 22nd, 2011 in appeals, expenses, false accounting, news, sentencing by sally

“The former Labour MP David Chaytor has launched a high court bid to reduce his 18-month prison sentence for fiddling his parliamentary expenses.”

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The Guardian, 22nd March 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Road rage killer Kenneth Noye loses appeal – The Independent

“Road rage killer Kenneth Noye lost an appeal against his murder conviction today.”

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The Independent, 22nd March 2011

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Become a Barrister: Bar Council and Inns of Court Launch New Careers Website – The Bar Council

Posted March 22nd, 2011 in barristers, inns of court, internet, legal education, news by sally

“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, along with the four Inns of Court, has today launched a new careers website to provide a range of accessible information to school and university students. ‘Become a barrister’ (www.become-a-barrister.com) is a new portal for anyone interested in a career at the Bar and includes a series of films and case studies aimed at demystifying entry to the profession.”

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The Bar Council, 22nd March 2011

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Commons to hear of Buckingham girl killed by cyclist – BBC News

Posted March 22nd, 2011 in bicycles, bills, fines, homicide, news by sally

“The parents of a Buckingham girl who was killed by a cyclist will be in the House of Commons later as their fight to change the law continues.”

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BBC News, 22nd March 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 22nd, 2011 in law reports by sally

High Court (Administrative Court)

The Commission for Equality & Human Rights v Griffin & Ors [2011] EWHC 675 (Admin) (21 March 2011)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

London Borough of Southwark v IBM UK Ltd [2011] EWHC 653 (TCC) (21 March 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

Strong Segurança SA v Município de Sintra and another – WLR Daily

Posted March 22nd, 2011 in EC law, law reports, public procurement, tenders by sally

Strong Segurança SA v Município de Sintra and another (Case C-95/10); [2011] WLR (D) 99

“Article 47(2) of Parliament and Council Directive 2004/18/EC (permitting an economic operator participating in a public tendering process for the provision of services to rely on the capacities of other entities, provided that it could prove that it would have at its disposal the resources necessary) did not apply to contracts which had as their object services referred to in Annex IIB of the Directive, such as the provision of surveillance and security services. However member states and, possibly, contracting authorities, could provide for that which article 47(2) permitted in, respectively, their legislation and the documents relating to the contract.”

WLR Daily, 17th March 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

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

Proceedings brought by Peñarroja Fa – WLR Daily

Posted March 22nd, 2011 in courts, EC law, freedom of movement, law reports, service by sally

Proceedings brought by Peñarroja Fa (Joined Cases C-372/09 and C-373/09); [2011] WLR (D) 98

“A duty entrusted by a court, in relation to specific matters within the context of a dispute before it, to a professional who had been appointed as a court expert translator constituted the provision of services for the purposes of article 50EC of the EC Treaty (now article 57FEU of the FEU Treaty)). The activities of court experts in the field of translation did not constitute activities which were connected with the ‘exercise of official authority’ for the purposes of the first paragraph of article 45EC of the EC Treaty (now article 51FEU of the FEU Treaty). Article 49 EC (now Article 56 TFEU) precluded (a) national legislation under which (i) enrolment in a register of court expert translators was subject to conditions concerning qualifications but (ii) the interested parties could not obtain knowledge of the reasons for the decision taken and that decision was not open to effective judicial scrutiny enabling its legality to be reviewed, inter alia, with regard to its compliance with the requirement under European Union law that the qualifications obtained and recognised in other member states had to have been properly taken into account; and (b) a requirement that no person might be enrolled in a national register of court experts as a translator unless he could prove that he had been enrolled for three consecutive years in a register of court experts maintained by a particular national court, where such a requirement was found to prevent the qualification obtained by a person and recognised in that another member state from being duly taken into account for the purposes of determining whether that qualification might attest to skills equivalent to those normally expected of a person who had been enrolled for three consecutive years in a register of court experts maintained by the member state in which the expert was seeking enrolment. The duties of court expert translators, as discharged by experts enrolled in a national register were not covered by the definition of ‘regulated profession’ set out in article 3(1)(a) of Parliament and Council Directive 2005/36/EC of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (OJ 2005 L 255, p 22).”

WLR Daily, 17th March 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

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

Expert Evidence in Criminal Trials – Law Commission

Posted March 22nd, 2011 in criminal procedure, evidence, expert witnesses, Law Commission, news, reports by sally

“This project addressed the admissibility of expert evidence in criminal proceedings in England and Wales. In a criminal trial, a jury or magistrates’ court is required to determine disputed factual issues. Experts in a relevant field are often called as witnesses to help the fact-finding body understand and interpret evidence with which that body is unfamiliar.”

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Law Commission, 22nd March 2011

Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk

Takeover Panel tables M&A code overhaul – The Independent

Posted March 22nd, 2011 in mergers, news, takeovers by sally

“The Takeover Panel has moved a step closer to drastically overhauling its code as it seeks to remove the ‘tactical advantage’ for hostile bidders targeting UK companies.”

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The Independent, 22nd March 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Lord Chief Justice wanted a pay rise for judges – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 22nd, 2011 in civil servants, judiciary, news, remuneration by sally

“The country’s most senior judge has demanded a pay rise for senior members of the judiciary, it has emerged.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd March 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Our panel of legal experts discuss UK’s basis for military action in Libya – The Guardian

Posted March 22nd, 2011 in international law, news, United Nations by sally

“International lawyers analyse the government’s statement.”

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The Guardian, 21st March 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Prosecution of Philip Woolas not in public interest – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted March 22nd, 2011 in Crown Prosecution Service, elections, news, public interest by sally

“Former MP Philip Woolas will not be prosecuted in relation to statements he made about an opponent during the 2010 General Election in Oldham East and Saddleworth.”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 21st March 2011

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

G20 protesters challenge police kettling tactics in court – The Guardian

Posted March 22nd, 2011 in demonstrations, news, police, violence by sally

“Police officers used punches to the face, slaps and shields against demonstrators whom police chiefs accept had nothing to do with violence, the high court will hear today.”

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The Guardian, 21st March 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Man jailed for breaching ‘£2m Asbo’ challenges order – BBC News

Posted March 22nd, 2011 in appeals, ASBOs, human rights, news by sally

“A man who has been repeatedly jailed for the past eight years for defying an anti-social behaviour order (Asbo) is seeking to have it overturned.”

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BBC News, 21st March 2011

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Drink drivers lose right to demand blood tests – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 22nd, 2011 in alcohol abuse, dangerous driving, drug abuse, evidence, news by sally

“Motorists who are marginally over the limit are to lose the right to demand a blood test under the biggest changes to drink-drive law in over 40 years.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st March 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk