Court orders man out of London – The Independent

Posted May 20th, 2011 in control orders, news, terrorism by tracey

“A man security services say was the leading figure in ‘a close group of Islamic extremists based in north London’  must be moved out of the capital to protect the public, the High Court ruled today.”

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The Independent, 20th May 2011

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CPS gave woman’s phone number to her alleged stalker – BBC News

Posted May 20th, 2011 in complaints, Crown Prosecution Service, harassment, news by tracey

“A woman from west London is suing the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) after a series of blunders, including her phone number being given to a man who was accused of stalking her.”

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BBC News, 20th May 2011

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Metropolitan Police pays damages over slave case women – BBC News

Posted May 20th, 2011 in complaints, news, police, trafficking in human beings by tracey

“The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has been ordered to pay £5,000 each to four women for failing to investigate allegations of slavery.”

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BBC News, 2oth May 2011

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Committee Reports Findings on “Super-injunctions” – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted May 20th, 2011 in anonymity, civil procedure rules, injunctions, reports by tracey

“A Committee chaired by the Master of the Rolls, Lord Neuberger, has published its findings on super-injunctions, anonymity injunctions and open justice.Its report has been made to the Lord Chief Justice, the Lord Chancellor, and the Civil Procedure Rules Committee.”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 20th May 2011

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Two jailed for raping 15-year-old girl in Manchester – BBC News

Posted May 20th, 2011 in child abuse, news, rape, sentencing by tracey

“Two men who picked a 15-year-old girl up from outside Manchester care home and raped her have been jailed.”

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BBC News, 20th May 2011

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Man who drove at Dali bar crowd in Rochdale jailed – BBC News

Posted May 20th, 2011 in assault, dangerous driving, grievous bodily harm, news, sentencing by tracey

“A man who ploughed into a crowd of revellers outside a bar in Rochdale has been jailed indefinitely.”

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BBC News, 20th May 2011

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Elliot Morley jailed for cheating his expenses – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 20th, 2011 in expenses, false accounting, news, parliament, sentencing by tracey

“Elliot Morley became the first former minister to be jailed for cheating his expenses when he was sentenced to 16 months today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2011

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PCC rules against magazine’s payment to ‘criminal associate’ – The Guardian

Posted May 20th, 2011 in complaints, media, news by tracey

“The Press Complaints Commission has upheld a complaint against Pick Me Up magazine over a payment to a woman who slept with a criminal. The PCC ruled that by paying a fee to an associate of a criminal the magazine had breached the editors’ code of practice, which forbids all such payments.”

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The Guardian, 20th May 2011

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Pete Doherty jailed for possessing cocaine – The Guardian

Posted May 20th, 2011 in drug offences, news, sentencing by tracey

“Musician Pete Doherty has been jailed for six months after pleading guilty to possession of cocaine.”

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The Guardian, 20th May 2011

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Southampton Briars care home bosses win neglect appeal – BBC News

Posted May 20th, 2011 in care homes, elderly, news, sentencing by tracey

“The former owner and manager of a care home in Southampton have had their convictions for neglecting elderly residents quashed on appeal.”

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BBC News, 19th May 2011

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted May 20th, 2011 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Ahmed Ali & Ors, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 1260 (19 May 2011)

Hull v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 1261 (19 May 2011)

High Court (Administrative Court)

W, R (on the application of) v Birmingham City Council [2011] EWHC 1147 (Admin) (19 May 2011)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Panter v Rowellian Football Social Club & Ors [2011] EWHC 1301 (Ch) (20 May 2011)

High Court (Family Divsion)

V v V [2011] EWHC 1190 (Fam) (20 May 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted May 20th, 2011 in legislation by tracey

The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2011

The Ashton, Leigh and Wigan Community Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2011

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Regina v Dobson – WLR Daily

Posted May 20th, 2011 in evidence, law reports, murder, retrials by tracey

Regina v Dobson [2011] EWCA Crim 1256;  [2011] WLR (D)  167

“Where the Court of Appeal was considering, for the purposes of quashing an acquittal, whether there was new and compelling evidence, provided the new evidence was reliable, substantial and appeared to be highly probative it would be compelling for the purposes of section 78 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003: otherwise it would not.”

WLR Daily, 18th May 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

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Regina v D (N); Regina v P (A); Regina v U (S) – WLR Daily

Regina v D (N); Regina v P (A); Regina v U (S) [2011] WLR (D)  166

“Evidence that a defendant had viewed child pornography was capable of being adduced in evidence at trial under section 101(1)(d) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 to demonstrate a propensity for offences involving the sexual abuse of children.”

WLR Daily, 17th May 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

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Aitken v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis – WLR Daily

Aitken v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2011] EWCA Civ 582;  [2011] WLR (D)  165

“Parties and their lawyers using the tribunal system should not draw the appellate courts into unnecessary speculation as to what the law would be if an employment tribunal had found the facts differently. Users of the tribunal system needed to be reminded that they needed evidence to prove facts; they needed facts on which to base legal submissions; and they needed real, not imaginary, questions of law for any appeal.”

WLR Daily, 18th May 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

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Serious Organised Crime Agency v Perry and others (No 2) – WLR Daily

Serious Organised Crime Agency v Perry and others (No 2) [2011] EWCA Civ 578;  [2011] WLR (D)  164

“A court in England and Wales had the power under Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 to make a recovery order in favour of the trustee for civil recovery in respect of recoverable property outside the jurisdiction, whether moveable or immoveable.”

WLR Daily, 18th May 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

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Twitter does not render injunctions pointless, judge warns – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 20th, 2011 in injunctions, internet, news, privacy by tracey

“Mr Justice Tugendhat insisted anyone who uses the internet to breach a court order still leaves themselves open to a claim for damages.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th May 2011

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Playboy claim that videos were too explicit for ATVOD regulation fails – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 20th, 2011 in internet, media, news, pornography by tracey

“Sexually explicit videos available on-demand on pornographic websites is ‘television-like’ content and is subject to UK video on demand regulations, Ofcom has ruled.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 19th May 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

CPS under fire over advocate panels – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 20th, 2011 in advocacy, Crown Prosecution Service, judicial review, news by tracey

“The Crown Prosecution Service faced pressure from both its own inspectorate and the Bar Council this week over its procurement of external advocates. The Gazette has learned that the Bar Council is seeking advice on a judicial review of the CPS’s new advocate panels.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 19th May 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Kenneth Clarke delays announcement of sentencing reforms – The Guardian

Posted May 20th, 2011 in guilty pleas, news, sentencing by tracey

“The justice secretary, Kenneth Clarke, has postponed plans to announce his sentencing reforms, including the controversial move to increase discounts for early guilty pleas, until after the Whitsun break. Clarke had hoped to announce the sentencing package designed to stabilise the record prison population next Tuesday, but that has been delayed for a few weeks while ministers look again at the impact of the controversial proposal.”

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The Guardian, 20th May 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk