Domestic homicide reviews take effect – Home Office

Posted April 15th, 2011 in domestic violence, homicide, press releases by sally

“From today, local areas should undertake new action to tackle domestic homicide following any case where someone has been killed by their current or former partner, Home Secretary Theresa May announced.”

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Home Office, 13th April 2011

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

DPP: Prosecutors and police must protect women in the home – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted April 15th, 2011 in Crown Prosecution Service, domestic violence, police, speeches by sally

“Women in England and Wales are still more at risk of crime in their own homes than anywhere else, the Director of Public Prosecutions said in a speech today entitled ‘Domestic Violence: the facts, the issues, the future’.”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 12th April 2011

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Attorney General: keynote speech to Minority Lawyers’ Conference – Attorney General’s Office

Posted April 15th, 2011 in equality, legal aid, legal profession, minorities, speeches by sally

“Opening the 2011 conference at the Law Society in London, the Attorney spoke of the coming challenges and opportunities for lawyers.”

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Attorney General’s Office, 9th April 2011

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

We welcome report on vulnerable witness handling – Bar Standards Board

Posted April 15th, 2011 in barristers, press releases, witnesses by sally

“We have welcomed a report by the Advocacy Training Council entitled ‘Raising the Bar: Handling of vulnerable witnesses, victims and defendants in court’.”

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Bar Standards Board, 14th April 2011

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Nigel Farage death threats crash pilot guilty – BBC News

Posted April 15th, 2011 in accidents, aircraft, news, threatening behaviour by sally

“A pilot has been convicted of threatening to kill UKIP leader Nigel Farage following a plane crash.”

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BBC News, 14th April 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Canterbury rapist jailed after cold case DNA probe – BBC News

Posted April 15th, 2011 in DNA, forensic science, news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A Lancashire man has been jailed for life for a rape in Canterbury more than 20 years ago after latest scientific techniques helped to find a DNA match.”

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BBC News, 14th April 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

OFT launches extended warranties investigation – The Guaridan

Posted April 15th, 2011 in consumer protection, news, warranties by sally

“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to examine whether extended warranties for domestic electrical goods, a market worth more than £750m a year, offer consumers value for money.”

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The Guardian, 14th April 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Hospital accused over girl’s glue injection – The Guardian

Posted April 15th, 2011 in hospitals, negligence, news, personal injuries by sally

“Great Ormond Street being sued by 11-year-old after operation left her with extensive brain damage.”

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The Guardian, 15th April 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

CPS decides no prosecution of BT and Phorm for alleged interception of browsing data – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted April 15th, 2011 in interception, internet, press releases, prosecutions, telecommunications by sally

“The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has decided not to consent to a request from an individual to begin a prosecution of BT Group Plc and Phorm Inc in relation to alleged unlawful interception of internet browsing data.”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 8th April 2011

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Essex arrest error woman gets pay-out from police – BBC News

Posted April 15th, 2011 in compensation, false imprisonment, news, police by sally

“A woman has received compensation from Essex Police after a series of errors led to her being arrested and imprisoned.”

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BBC News, 12th April 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Norfolk chainsaw murderer jailed for life for wife killing – BBC News

Posted April 15th, 2011 in domestic violence, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man has been jailed for life for murdering his wife and dismembering her body at their Norfolk home.”

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BBC News, 12th April 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judge attacks ‘deplorable’ row over top Catholic school – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 15th, 2011 in education, judicial review, news, school admissions by sally

“A judge today condemned a ‘deplorable’ legal dispute between church leaders and parents over control of a top Roman Catholic comprehensive.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th April 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Mother seeks to let daughter with brain damage die – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 15th, 2011 in euthanasia, news by sally

“The mother of a brain-damaged woman has asked a judge to allow her daughter’s life support to be switched off, in the latest of a series of controversial cases to come before one of the country’s most powerful courts.”

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Daily Telegraph, 15th April 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

The era of the high-rolling criminal barrister is over – The Guardian

Posted April 14th, 2011 in barristers, crime, legal aid, legal profession, news by sally

“A handful of criminal barristers still make big money, but the rest may have to diversify if they want to eat.”

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The Guardian, 14th April 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Lawcast 182: Emily Allbon, Law Librarian at City Law School on research skills, law resources and social media – Charon QC

“Today I am talking to Emily Allbon, law Librarian at City University and the editor of the excellent Lawbore resource website. Research skills lie at the root of all legal work, whether in academe or practice, so we are going to look at the skills needed and resources available to law students and lawyers in the modern era. We may even have time to look at the value of legal blogging and social media for younger lawyers and not so young lawyers.”

Podcast

Charon QC, 14th April 2011

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.

Law Society report reveals partner promotions still fail to reflect rising tide of female lawyers – Legal Week

Posted April 14th, 2011 in news, solicitors, statistics, women by sally

“The latest annual statistical report from The Law Society has confirmed the extent to which law firms have so far failed to react to the increase in women in the profession, with the number of female solicitors nearly doubling over the last 10 years.”

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Legal Week, 14th April 2011

Source: www.legalweek.com

Transport directory infringed Yellow Pages trade marks, court finds – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 14th, 2011 in domain names, internet, news, trade marks by sally

“The use of ‘yellow pages’ in the domain www.transport-yellow-pages.com breached trade mark regulations, a court has ruled. A person finding the website in the UK could think it belonged to Yell, the England and Wales Patent County Court said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 14th April 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Kettling of G20 protesters by police was illegal, high court rules – The Guardian

Posted April 14th, 2011 in demonstrations, human rights, news, police, public order by sally

“The high court has ruled that the Metropolitan police broke the law in the way they ‘kettled’ protesters at the G20 demonstrations in 2009.”

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The Guardian, 14th April 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Jones v First-tier Tribunal – WLR Daily

Jones v First-tier Tribunal [2011] EWCA Civ 400; [2011] WLR (D) 131

“An offence of inflicting grevious bodily harm, contrary to section 20 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861, was a ‘crime of violence’ for the purposes of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2001.”

WLR Daily, 12th April 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

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

Staatssecretaris van Financiën v Sony Supply Chain Solutions (Europe) BV, formerly Sony Logistics Europe BV – WLR Daily

Posted April 14th, 2011 in customs and excise, EC law, law reports by sally

Staatssecretaris van Financiën v Sony Supply Chain Solutions (Europe) BV, formerly Sony Logistics Europe BV (Case C-153/10); [2011] WLR (D) 130

“A person who made customs declarations in his own name and on his own behalf could not rely on a binding tariff information of which he was not the holder, but which associated company on whose instructions he made those declarations. A person could, however, in proceedings relating to the imposition of customs duties, challenge the imposition of duties by submitting as evidence a binding tariff information issued in another member state.”

WLR Daily, 7th April 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

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