Penlee Nursing Home workers sentenced for neglect – BBC News

“Two nursing home workers who were found guilty of wilfully neglecting a man who broke his hip have been sentenced to community service.”

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BBC News, 27th June 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

OFT publishes guide on how businesses can comply with competition laws – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 27th, 2011 in company law, competition, news by sally

“UK businesses should identify and change behaviour that may be deemed to be anti-competitive, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 27th June 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

The Dowler family’s ordeal is no case for silent witnesses – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2011 in bad character, cross-examination, media, news, trials, witnesses by sally

“The judge in Levi Bellfield’s trial could not spare Milly Dowler’s parents the trauma of giving evidence.”

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The Guardian, 27th June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Bank of Scotland plc v Zinda – WLR Daily

Posted June 27th, 2011 in appeals, law reports, mortgages, repossession by sally

Bank of Scotland plc v Zinda [2011 EWCA Civ 706; [2011] WLR (D) 208

“An agreement between the mortgagor and mortgagee consolidating the unpaid instalments leading up to a suspended possession order and the future mortgage instalments thereby enlarging the total amount of loan did not have the effect of creating a new contract of loan displacing the original contract of loan. Nor did the agreement affect the survival of the suspended possession order entitling the mortgagee to take immediate possession of the mortgaged property without any further order based on the new contract.”

WLR Daily, 23rd June 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina v McKenzie – WLR Daily

Posted June 27th, 2011 in appeals, criminal procedure, indictments, law reports, sexual offences by sally

Regina v McKenzie [2011] EWCA Crim 1550; [2011] WLR (D) 207

“Where the counts in an indictment referred to offences contrary to a specific statutory provision but the particulars referred to acts which would be contrary to a different statutory provision, findings of a jury could not be upheld on the basis that the requirements of section 4A(2)(b) of the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964 were met, or that the defects could be cured by application of section 3 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968.”

WLR Daily, 23rd June 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted June 27th, 2011 in legislation by sally

The Wireless Telegraphy (Mobile Spectrum Trading) Regulations 2011

The Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1) (England) Order 2011

The Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa)(Amendment) Order 2011

The NHS Foundation Trusts and Primary Care Trusts (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2011

The Care Quality Commission (Additional Functions) Regulations 2011

The African Development Bank (Further Payments to Capital Stock) Order 2011

The African Development Fund (Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative) (Amendment) Order 2011

The Lowestoft (Pilotage) Harbour Revision Order 1988

The African Development Bank (Twelfth Replenishment of the African Development Fund) Order 2011

The Weights and Measures (Miscellaneous Foods) Order 1988

The Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1) (England) Order 2011

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Government seeks appeal in Sharon Shoesmith case – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2011 in appeals, child abuse, news, social services, unfair dismissal by sally

“The Department for Education has confirmed that it is seeking an appeal at the supreme court against the court of appeal ruling that Sharon Shoesmith was unfairly sacked following the death of Baby P.”

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The Guardian, 24th June 2011

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EU migration law changes rejected – The Independent

Posted June 27th, 2011 in asylum, EC law, news by sally

“Prime Minister David Cameron today (24 June) said he had seen off attempts to change European laws on migration which could have stopped the UK from sending asylum seekers back to other EU countries.”

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The Independent, 24th June 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Criminalising squatting will hit homeless, charities warn – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2011 in news, prosecutions, squatting by sally

“Leading charities are warning that proposals to make squatting a criminal offence risk dragging some of the country’s most vulnerable people through the justice system.”

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The Guardian, 24th June 2011

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Court orders trader to repay customers after late deliveries and failure to refund purchases – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 27th, 2011 in consumer protection, electronic commerce, internet, news by sally

“A court has ordered an online trader to refund consumers that he failed to deliver goods or pay refunds to, the UK’s consumer protection regulator the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 24th June 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Fast-track for second reading of legal aid and sentencing bill condemned – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 27th, 2011 in bills, legal aid, news, parliament, sentencing by sally

“Lawyers and MPs have expressed outrage at the government’s attempt to fast track the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill through Parliament.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 24th June 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Swearing at police not an offence – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 27th, 2011 in harassment, news, police, prosecutions by sally

“Police have been ordered not to arrest people who subject them to abuse, it has been revealed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

‘Avalanche’ of Bellfield stories threaten to put editors in dock for contempt – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2011 in contempt of court, media, news, trials by sally

“The attorney general, Dominic Grieve, is considering whether to put newspaper and broadcast editors in the dock for contempt of court after a judge dismissed the jury in the Levi Bellfield trial at the Old Bailey, blaming media coverage.”

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The Guardian, 24th June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Police chiefs call for new national system of witness protection – The Independent

Posted June 27th, 2011 in informers, news, police, witnesses by sally

“Murder of couple and complaints from ‘abandoned’ informants prompt review that aims to restore trust. Paul Cahalan reports.”

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The Independent, 27th June 2011

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Milly Dowler case: Victims’ tsar to act following family’s court ordeal – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2011 in cross-examination, news, trials, victims by sally

“Britain’s courts will see sweeping changes in favour of the victims of serious crime in the light of the Milly Dowler murder trial, the victims’ commissioner has vowed.”

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The Guardian, 25th June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 27th, 2011 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Manchester Police, R (On the Application Of) v Hookway & Anor [2011] EWHC 1578 (Admin) (19 May 2011)

Attorney General v Fraill & Anor [2011] EWCA Crim 1570 (16 June 2011)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Zinda v Bank of Scotland Plc [2011] EWCA Civ 706 (23 June 2011)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Chemistree Homecare Ltd & Ors v Roche Products Ltd [2011] EWHC 1579 (Ch) (16 June 2011)

Cowderoy v Cranfield [2011] EWHC 1616 (Ch) (24 June 2011)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

David Wyld & Co, Solicitors v Dadourian & Anor [2011] EWHC 1517 (QB) (20 June 2011)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Rust Consulting Ltd v PB Ltd [2011] EWHC 1622 (TCC) (24 June 2011)

Carillion JM Ltd v Phi Group Ltd [2011] EWHC 1581 (TCC) (23 June 2011)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Stellar Shiipping Company LLP v Cosco (Dalian) Shipyard Company Ltd [2011] EWHC 1278 (Comm) (12 May 2011)

High Court (Patents Court)

Cephalon Inc & Ors v Orchid Europe Ltd & Ors [2011] EWHC 1591 (Pat) (24 June 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

Prisoners receive £10m in payouts – The Independent

Posted June 27th, 2011 in compensation, false imprisonment, news, personal injuries, prisons by sally

“Prisoners have won more than £10 million in compensation over the last five years, figures show.”

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The Independent, 26th June 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Tuition fees increases to be challenged in court – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2011 in fees, judicial review, news, universities by sally

“Two sixth formers have been granted permission to challenge the lawfulness of the government’s decision to let universities triple tuition fees.”

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The Guardian, 24th June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Intelligence officers could face court for “aiding and abetting torture” despite new guidelines – Daily Telegraph

“Intelligence officers could be prosecuted for aiding and abetting torture overseas because new guidelines are not clear enough, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has claimed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th June 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Levi Bellfield gets life without parole – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2011 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Levi Bellfield refused to leave his prison cell to hear Mr Justice Wilkie sentence him to life without parole and condemn him as a ‘cruel and pitiless killer’.”

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The Guardian, 24th June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk