‘Toad Hall’ house Fawley Court at centre of legal fight – BBC News

Posted July 12th, 2011 in housing, news, sale of land by tracey

“The house that inspired Toad Hall in the book The Wind In The Willows is at the centre of a £5m High Court dispute.”

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BBC News, 11th July 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Royal Navy commander dishonestly claimed school fees – BBC News

Posted July 12th, 2011 in armed forces, courts martial, education, fees, fraud, news by tracey

“A commander in the Royal Navy has been found guilty of dishonestly claiming allowances to send his two children to boarding school.”

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BBC News, 12th July 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Plans to allow prisoners to work 40-hour week are ‘impractical’ – The Guardian

Posted July 12th, 2011 in bills, news, prisons, rehabilitation by tracey

“Prison officers warn of insufficient staff numbers to oversee justice secretary’s proposals for improving inmate rehabilitation.”

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The Guardian, 12th July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Leeds City Council failed children with special needs – BBC News

Posted July 12th, 2011 in children, local government, news, ombudsmen, reports, special educational needs by tracey

“There were ‘serious and extensive failures’ in the way Leeds City Council treated three children with special educational needs, a report has found.”

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BBC News, 11th July 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Lapland park man found guilty of threatening barrister – BBC News

Posted July 12th, 2011 in barristers, news, sentencing, threatening behaviour by tracey

“One of two brothers jailed over their sub-standard Lapland theme park in the New Forest has been found guilty of contempt of court.”

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BBC News, 12th July 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted July 12th, 2011 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

SK, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 1691 (08 July 2011)

High Court (Administrative Court)

English Speaking Board (International) Ltd, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWHC 1788 (Admin) (12 July 2011)

R & Ors (Minors), R (on the application of) v The Child and Family Court Advisory and Support Service [2011] EWHC 1774 (Admin) (12 July 2011)

RWE Npower Renewables Ltd. v The Welsh Ministers [2011] EWHC 1778 (Admin) (08 July 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

Online marketplaces liable for sellers’ infringement in ‘promoted’ sales, says ECJ – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 12th, 2011 in EC law, internet, judgments, news, trade marks by tracey

“EBay and other online marketplaces will be liable for sellers’ trade mark infringements if they promote infringing sales or help sellers to ‘optimise’ their pages, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 12th July 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Corporate hospitality must be reasonable and proportionate says SFO – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 12th, 2011 in bribery, corruption, news, Serious Fraud Office by tracey

“The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) will look at five factors when considering whether corporate hospitality breach new anti-corruption laws, it has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 11th July 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Bar Chairman Tells MPs to Protect Access to Justice as Controversial Legal Aid Bill Reaches Committee Stage – The Bar Council

Posted July 12th, 2011 in bills, civil justice, legal aid, press releases by tracey

“Peter Lodder QC, Chairman of the Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has called for MPs to protect access to justice ahead of his appearance before the Public Bill Committee this afternoon.”

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The Bar Council, 12th July 2011

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Boy who died in fall from Crete hotel balcony to get second inquest – The Guardian

Posted July 12th, 2011 in children, inquests, mental health, news, unlawful killing by tracey

“A new inquest is to be held in November into the death of a six-year-old boy who was killed when his father jumped from a hotel balcony in Greece while holding him.”

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The Guardian, 11th July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ian Hislop ‘worried’ by plans to limit libel juries – BBC News

Posted July 12th, 2011 in bills, costs, defamation, juries, news, public interest by tracey

“Private Eye editor Ian Hislop has said he is ‘worried’ by proposals to limit the use of juries in some libel trials.”

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BBC News, 11th July 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Equality commission backs religious claims – BBC News

Posted July 12th, 2011 in human rights, news, religious discrimination by tracey

“Four British Christians with religious discrimination claims at the European Court of Human Rights have been backed by the UK’s equality watchdog.”

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BBC News, 12th July 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Phone-hacking inquiry: who will judge the police? – The Guardian

Posted July 12th, 2011 in inquiries, judges, news, police by tracey

“Who will be appointed to head the inquiry into how the police investigated the phone-hacking scandal?”

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The Guardian, 11th July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Julian Assange to launch fresh extradition appeal in high court – The Guardian

Posted July 12th, 2011 in appeals, extradition, news by tracey

“Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder wanted in Sweden over accusations of sexual assault, will launch a fresh appeal on Tuesday against his extradition at the high court in London.”

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The Guardian, 11th July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

DIY justice is justice denied – The Guardian

Posted July 12th, 2011 in bills, civil justice, legal aid, news by tracey

“The ransacking of legal aid means society’s most vulnerable will be left to fend for themselves.”

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The Guardian, 11th July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Mother could be jailed after children left in hot car – The Guardian

Posted July 12th, 2011 in child neglect, drug offences, news by tracey

“A mother has been warned she could be jailed after she admitted leaving her three young children in a car in ‘dangerously high heat’  last Monday.”

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The Guardian, 11th July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Chinook pilots ‘did not cause fatal helicopter crash’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 12th, 2011 in accidents, aircraft, negligence, news, reports by tracey
 “An official review into a Chinook helicopter crash in Scotland that killed 29 people has ruled the two pilots should not have been blamed.”
 
 
Daily Telegraph, 11th July 2011
 
 

 

 

Phone hacking: Rupert Murdoch forced to back down over BSkyB takeover – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 12th, 2011 in competition, media, mergers, news, ombudsmen by tracey

“Jeremy Hunt, the Culture Secretary, wrote to Ofcom, the media regulator, and the Office of Fair Trading yesterday morning to ask whether the failure of News International, News Corp’s British newspaper arm, to properly manage the News of the World could mean the takeover should be blocked. Hours later, News Corp withdrew its proposal to spin off Sky News as a financially and editorially independent unit, which would have got the merger cleared by regulators, effectively forcing Mr Hunt to refer the bid to the Competition Commission.”

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Daily Telegraph, 11th July 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk