Southport firm fined after man lost finger in saw – BBC News

Posted June 15th, 2011 in accidents, fines, health & safety, news by sally

“A shopfitting firm on Merseyside has been fined after one of its workers had his finger severed by a rotating saw.”

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BBC News, 15th June 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Magistrates resign as courts close – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 15th, 2011 in budgets, courts, magistrates, news by sally

“Resignations from the magistracy have increased by 18% since the announcement of court closures, according to government figures.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 15th June 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘Implications’ of affair tweet case – The Independent

Posted June 15th, 2011 in freedom of expression, harassment, internet, news by sally

“A plumber standing trial after he tweeted and blogged claims about his wife’s alleged affair said his case had ‘big legal implications’.”

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The Independent, 15th June 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Judge warns ‘short prison sentences lead to reoffending’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 15th, 2011 in news, prisons, recidivists, sentencing by sally

“A judge yesterday attacked short jail sentences designed to ease prison overcrowding warning that they create a ‘revolving door’ of reoffenders.”

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Daily Telegraph, 15th June 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Treasury to scrap money-laundering penalties – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 15th, 2011 in law firms, money laundering, news, penalties by sally

“The Treasury is to abolish more than 24 criminal penalties that can currently be imposed on law firms and other businesses for failing to comply with money-laundering regulations.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 15th June 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Duncan Smith to warn of threat from human trafficking – BBC News

Posted June 15th, 2011 in news, prostitution, trafficking in human beings, victims by sally

“Iain Duncan Smith is to warn about the threat posed by human trafficking as the think tank he founded launches a review of efforts to combat slavery.”

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BBC News, 15th June 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 15th, 2011 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

D (A Child) [2011] EWCA Civ 684 (14 June 2011)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

John Youngs Insurance Services Ltd v Aviva Insurance Service UK Ltd [2011] EWHC 1515 (TCC) (14 June 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

In re E (Children)(Abduction: Custody Rights) – WLR Daily

Posted June 15th, 2011 in child abduction, custody, human rights, law reports by sally

In re E (Children)(Abduction: Custody Rights) [2011] UKSC 27; [2011] WLR (D) 191

“The application of article 13b of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (1980) required that the best interests of the child concerned was a primary consideration for the court requested to return an abducted child and, consequently, there was no conflict between the Hague Convention and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and no obvious conflict with the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.”

WLR Daily, 10th June 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

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

Bar Council and Bar Standards Board Launch First Survey of Barristers’ Working Lives – The Bar Council

Posted June 15th, 2011 in barristers, news by sally

“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, and the Bar Standards Board (BSB), which regulates the Bar, have commissioned the first survey of the working lives of barristers. The results, which will be published in the autumn, will inform both organisations’ short, medium and long-term strategic planning.”

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The Bar Council, 14th June 2011

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Tougher checks for sex offenders – Home Office

Posted June 15th, 2011 in crime prevention, news, sexual offences by sally

“Proposals to introduce tougher checks on known sex offenders have been published today (14 June).”

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Home Office, 14th June 2011

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Tory MP Zac Goldsmith defends super-injunction – BBC News

Posted June 15th, 2011 in electronic mail, injunctions, media, news, privacy by sally

“Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith has insisted he was right to take out a super-injunction after private e-mails were hacked and passed to newspapers.”

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BBC News, 14th June 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Child victims failed by justice system, says Barnardo’s – BBC News

Posted June 15th, 2011 in child abuse, news, sentencing, sexual offences, victims by sally

“A children’s charity says child victims of sexual exploitation have been ‘failed by the system’ because convictions are so hard to achieve.”

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BBC News, 15th June 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Bahrain to sue Independent newspaper over articles – The Guardian

Posted June 15th, 2011 in defamation, media, news by sally

“Bahrain is to sue the Independent newspaper, accusing it of ‘orchestrating a defamatory and premeditated media campaign’ against the Gulf state and neighbouring Saudi Arabia. It singled out for criticism the newspaper’s award-winning Middle East correspondent, Robert Fisk.”

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The Guardian, 15th June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ex-cagefighter Vincent Graham jailed for cocaine plot – BBC News

Posted June 14th, 2011 in news by sally

“A one-legged ex-cagefighter turned drug dealer who lived a ‘lavish lifestyle’ has been jailed for seven years.”

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BBC News, 14th June 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 14th, 2011 in law reports by sally

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Geary v JD Wetherspoon Plc [2011] EWHC 1506 (QB) (14 June 2011)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Harris v Jones & Ors [2011] EWHC 1518 (Ch) (14 June 2011)

Shetty v Al Rushaid Petroleum Investment Company & Ors [2011] EWHC 1460 (Ch) (09 June 2011)

Future Publishing Ltd v The Edge Interactive Media Inc & Ors [2011] EWHC 1489 (Ch) (13 June 2011)

High Court (Administrative Court)

R, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Croydon [2011] EWHC 1473 (Admin) (14 June 2011)

BG v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWHC 1478 (Admin) (13 June 2011)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Chiu & Ors v Waitrose Ltd & Ors [2011] EWHC 1356 (TCC) (25 May 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

Grant Yuill cleared of rubbing methadone on baby’s gums – BBC News

Posted June 14th, 2011 in child cruelty, children, drug offences, news by sally

“A man has been cleared of rubbing methadone on his baby daughter’s gums.”

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BBC News, 14th June 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

How much influence do lawyers have on the legislative process? – The Guardian

Posted June 14th, 2011 in costs, Law Society, legal aid, legal profession, legislation, news by sally

“With the justice bill expected to be published at the end of the week, lawyers are gearing up for a major lobbying effort on both legal aid and civil costs reform. But just how powerful is that lobby?”

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The Guardian, 14th June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Human rights warning over school discipline plans – BBC News

“Wide-ranging new powers for teachers to search pupils and delete photos from their phones may fall foul of human rights laws, MPs and peers have warned.”

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BBC News, 14th June 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

15 years for sex offenders review – The Independent

Posted June 14th, 2011 in criminal records, human rights, news, sexual offences by sally

“Paedophiles and rapists who want to be removed from the sex offenders register will have to wait 15 years before they can apply for a review, the Home Office has said.”

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The Independent, 14th June 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Facebook juror and defendant guilty of contempt – The Guardian

Posted June 14th, 2011 in contempt of court, juries, news by sally

“A juror and acquitted defendant who made contact through Facebook during a multimillion-pound drugs trial, causing it to collapse, have been found guilty in what is believed to be the UK’s first prosecution for contempt of court involving the internet.”

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The Guardian, 14th June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk