Private school charity rules scrapped after legal challenge – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 5th, 2011 in charities, education, news by sally

“Controversial guidance requiring private schools to provide free places for poor pupils is to be scrapped after a landmark court ruling.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th December 2011

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Ministry of Defence agrees to more openness on courts martial – The Guardian

Posted December 5th, 2011 in armed forces, courts martial, freedom of information, news by sally

“Bruised by revelations of wrongdoing by British troops, the Ministry of Defence has agreed to be more transparent and provide more information about courts martial and other action taken against members of the armed forces, the Guardian has been told.”

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The Guardian, 5th December 2011

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Should lawyers get named and shamed for being boring? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted December 5th, 2011 in barristers, news, pleadings by sally

“Every so often, a judge gets so infuriated with the prolixity of an advocate that he has a real go at him in the resulting judgment, and this solicitors negligence case is a good example. However, this judge spiced up his reasoning with a tale of how long-winded advocates were treated in the past when their legal documents went on too long.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 5th December 2011

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Privacy case numbers soar – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted December 5th, 2011 in injunctions, news, privacy, statistics by sally

“The number of public figures using privacy arguments has more than doubled over the past year as the controversy over the use of injunctions has grown, according to research from legal publisher Sweet & Maxwell.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 5th December 2011

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Government will propose patent law changes to avoid infringements during pharma testing – OUT-LAW.com

Posted December 5th, 2011 in medicines, news, patents by sally

“The Government is likely to change patent laws because some pharmaceutical companies are at risk of breaking patent law when carrying out clinical testing, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 5th December 2011

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Supreme Court go-ahead for Julian Assange – The Independent

Posted December 5th, 2011 in appeals, extradition, news, sexual offences by sally

“The High Court paved the way today for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to pursue his case against extradition to Sweden in the Supreme Court.”

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The Independent, 5th December 2011

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ICO fear of press power let journalists off with data blagging offences, ex-investigator claims – OUT-LAW.com

Posted December 5th, 2011 in data protection, interception, media, news, privacy, prosecutions by sally

“The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) had enough evidence to prosecute journalists for unlawfully obtaining personal data found during the watchdog’s Operation Motorman investigation, a former senior investigator at the ICO has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 5th December 2011

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The “Other” Adjudication: why property lawyers need to know about construction adjudication – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted December 5th, 2011 in construction industry, dispute resolution, news by sally

“In a property context, when we talk about adjudication, we normally mean the Land Registry adjudication procedure for resolving disputes about registered land.”

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Hardwicke Chambers, 30th November 2011

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In re A (Children) (Judgment: Adequacy of Trial Judge’s Reasoning) – WLR Daily

Posted December 5th, 2011 in family courts, judgments, law reports, news, reasons by sally

In re A (Children) (Judgment: Adequacy of Trial Judge’s Reasoning) [2011] EWCA Civ 1205; [2011] WLR (D) 346

“The Court of Appeal gave guidance as to the practice to be adopted where there was concern about the adequacy of a trial judge’s reasoning, when adjourning, part heard, an appeal by the mother of two children, A and L, against the decision of Judge Compston, sitting as a judge of the Family Division on 27 May 2011, as to the adequacy of his judgment on a fact finding hearing in ongoing care proceedings relating to the children, and inviting the judge to provide such further reasons on particular matters as he might think appropriate by way of elucidation, clarification, elaboration or otherwise of his judgment.”

WLR Daily, 27th October 2011

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Regina v Lyons – WLR Daily

Posted December 5th, 2011 in armed forces, conscientious objection, human rights, law reports by sally

Regina v Lyons [2011] EWCA Crim 2808; [2011] WLR (D) 345

“A person who, having voluntarily entered military service, sought to be discharged from further service on the ground of conscientious objection was subject to the requirements of military service and military discipline until his claim had been established. The giving of notice of appeal did not justify a refusal to obey a lawful command pending the determination of the appeal.”

WLR Daily, 1st December 2011

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Regina v Gill; Regina v Eccles; Regina v Abu-Neigh (formerly Wallace) – WLR Daily

Posted December 5th, 2011 in appeals, law reports, sentencing by sally

Regina v Gill; Regina v Eccles; Regina v Abu-Neigh (formerly Wallace) [2011] EWCA Crim 2795; [2011] WLR (D) 344

“Where a defendant was sentenced to a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment and the minimum term was to be determined pursuant to paragraphs 3 or 6 of Schedule 22 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (which related to transitional cases) a reduction in the length of the minimum term could take account of exceptional progress made by the defendant whilst in prison. However, possible reductions for exceptional progress in prison did not form part of any appeal process for sentences imposed after 18 December 2003.”

WLR Daily, 1st December 2011

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Data laws ‘have made university references worthless’ – BBC News

“References provided by schools about university applicants have been rendered worthless by the Data Protection Act, a crossbench peer has told the BBC.”

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BBC News, 5th December 2011

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Police officer cleared of custody assault wins his job back – The Guardian

Posted December 5th, 2011 in assault, disciplinary procedures, news, police by sally

“A police officer who was sacked after being jailed for throwing a woman onto the concrete floor of a cell has won his job back.”

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The Guardian, 2nd December 2011

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Church of England bans hosting civil partnership ceremonies – BBC News

Posted December 5th, 2011 in Church of England, civil partnerships, news by sally

“The Church of England will not allow its churches to be used for civil partnership ceremonies unless the full General Synod gives consent, it says.”

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BBC News, 3rd December 2011

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‘Honour’ crimes against women in UK rising rapidly, figures show – The Guardian

Posted December 5th, 2011 in domestic violence, forced marriages, news, women by sally

“The number of women and girls in the UK suffering violence and intimidation at the hands of their families or communities is increasing rapidly, according to figures revealing the nationwide scale of ‘honour’ abuse for the first time.”

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The Guardian, 3rd December 2011

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Extradition – a lawyer’s view – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 5th, 2011 in extradition, news by sally

“As the House of Commons today holds a historic debate on the UK-US extradition treaty, leading barrister Alun Jones QC warns of an imbalance.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th December 2011

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Rapists abuse courts to harass victims – The Guardian

Posted December 5th, 2011 in harassment, news, victims by sally

“Convicted murderers, rapists and stalkers are pursuing their victims through the family and civil courts via legal actions that are often funded by the public purse, say experts who are demanding an urgent change in the law.”

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The Guardian, 3rd December 2011

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Extradition row: Give British judges final say on where cases should be tried – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 5th, 2011 in choice of forum, extradition, news by sally

“British judges should be given the power to decide where cases should be tried to avoid drawn-out extradition rows, according to legal experts.”

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2011

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Julian Assange seeks to take legal fight to highest UK court – The Guardian

Posted December 5th, 2011 in appeals, extradition, news, sexual offences by sally

“WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange will make one further attempt to avert extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning over alleged sex crimes, when he asks judges on Monday to refer his case to Britain’s highest court.”

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The Guardian, 5th December 2011

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