Will the Family Drug and Alcohol Court survive? – The Guardian

Posted December 15th, 2011 in alcohol abuse, children, courts, drug abuse, family courts, news, social services by sally

“The court gets results – but funding cuts put it under threat.”

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The Guardian, 15th December 2011

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At last, Strasbourg heeds our supreme court – The Guardian

Posted December 15th, 2011 in hearsay evidence, human rights, news, Supreme Court by sally

“Today’s al-Khawaja judgment shows the European Court of Human Rights is listening to UK judgesToday’s al-Khawaja judgment shows the European Court of Human Rights is listening to UK judges.”

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The Guardian, 15th December 2011

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Rio Ferdinand settles privacy dispute with Sunday Mirror – The Guardian

Posted December 15th, 2011 in freedom of expression, media, news, privacy by sally

“Footballer Rio Ferdinand has ended his privacy battle with the Sunday Mirror over a ‘kiss and tell’ story published by the tabloid after reaching an eleventh-hour agreement.”

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The Guardian, 15th December 2011

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Terror asset-freezing laws ‘intrusive and humiliating’ – The Guardian

Posted December 15th, 2011 in freezing injunctions, legislation, news, reports, terrorism by sally

“Asset-freezing powers that are exercised under counter-terrorism legislation are ‘an intrusive and humiliating experience’ for a number of British citizens, the government’s independent reviewer of anti-terror laws has warned in a report.”

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The Guardian, 15th December 2011

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European court backs British judges over hearsay evidence – The Guardian

Posted December 15th, 2011 in appeals, hearsay evidence, human rights, news, Supreme Court by sally

“Hearsay evidence can be used as the sole means of securing a criminal conviction where no other evidence is available, the European court of human rights (ECHR) has ruled.”

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The Guardian, 15th December 2011

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Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk

Posted December 15th, 2011 in parliamentary papers by sally

European Union Finances 2011: statement on the 2011 EU Budget and measures to counter fraud and financial mismanagement, Cm 8232 (PDF)

Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk

Private Whitehall emails ‘are covered by info laws’ – BBC News

“Ministers and Whitehall officials have been warned not to try to hide sensitive government information by using private emails and text messages.”

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BBC News, 15th December 2011

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Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted December 15th, 2011 in legislation by sally

The Local Government (Discretionary Payments) (Injury Allowances) Regulations 2011

The Eels (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

The Immigration (Designation of Travel Bans) (Amendment No. 7) Order 2011

The Finance Act 2011, Section 49(6) (Appointed Day) Order 2011

The General Chiropractic Council (Registration) (Amendment and Repayment) Rules Order of Council 2011

The Traffic Management Act 2004 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) (England) (Amendment) Order 2011

The Gas Transporter (Modification of Licence Conditions) Regulations 2011

The Incidental Flooding and Coastal Erosion (England) Order 2011

The Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011

The Regulated Covered Bonds (Amendment) Regulations 2011

The Social Security (Contribution Conditions for Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance) Regulations 2011

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted December 15th, 2011 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

RO, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 2910 (22 November 2011)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Rahmatullah v Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 1540 (14 December 2011)

Spaceright Europe Ltd v Baillavoine & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 1565 (14 December 2011)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Norman v Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service [2011] EWHC 3305 (QB) (14 December 2011)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Chief Constable of Dorset, R (on the application of) v Police Appeals Tribunal [2011] EWHC 3366 (Admin) (14 December 2011)

High Court (Family Division)

Z & Anor v C & Anor [2011] EWHC 3181 (Fam) (02 December 2011)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Astrazeneca UK Ltd v International Business Machines Corporation [2011] EWHC 3373 (TCC) (14 December 2011)

Alstom Power Ltd. v Somi Impianti S.R.L. [2011] EWHC 3157 (TCC) (21 November 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

DNAR orders can be medico-legally lethal – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted December 15th, 2011 in hospital orders, medical ethics, news by sally

“Do not attempt resuscitation orders (DNAR orders), have been much in the news. There is concern about them being slapped on patients’ notes without adequate, or any, consultation with the patient or, if the patient is incapacitate, with the relatives or carers.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 14th December 2011

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Unmarried couples ‘should have equal inheritance rights’ – The Guardian

Posted December 15th, 2011 in bills, cohabitation, intestacy, Law Commission, news, reports by sally

“Unmarried couples who have lived together for five years or more should be able to inherit from each other without writing a will, the Law Commission has recommended.”

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The Guardian, 14th December 2011

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Publishers must do more to comply with cookie laws, says privacy watchdog – OUT-LAW.com

Posted December 15th, 2011 in consent, internet, news, privacy by sally

“Website publishers must do more to make sure that they are in compliance with new laws introduced this year on informing web users about the use of cookies, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 15th December 2011

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Kimberly-Clark fined over death of Christopher Massey – BBC News

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

“Tissue maker Kimberly-Clark has been fined £180,000 over the death of a worker at its plant in Cumbria.”

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BBC News, 15th December 2011

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Regina v Gnango – WLR Daily

Posted December 15th, 2011 in law reports, murder, Supreme Court by sally

Regina v Gnango [2011] UKSC; [2011] WLR (D) 365

“When two gunmen chose to indulge in a gunfight in a public place, each intending to kill or cause serious injury to the other, in circumstances where there was a foreseeable risk that an innocent bystander might be injured or killed, and one of the gunmen accidenatally shot and killed a passerby, both gunmen were guilty of murder.”

WLR Daily, 14th December 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina v Kayani; Regina v Solliman – WLR Daily

Posted December 15th, 2011 in appeals, child abduction, kidnapping, law reports, sentencing by sally

Regina v Kayani; Regina v Solliman [2011] EWCA Crim 2871; [2011] WLR (D) 364

“Where a child had been abducted by a parent it no longer necessarily followed that for policy reasons a charge of kidnapping had always to be deemed inappropriate.”

WLR Daily, 13th December 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina v S; Regina v H – WLR Daily

Posted December 15th, 2011 in accomplices, appeals, assisting offenders, human rights, law reports by sally

Regina v S; Regina v H [2011] EWCA Crim 2872; [2011] WLR (D) 363

“Section 46 of the Serious Crime Act 2007 was not incompatible with articles 6 and 7 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms by reason of being too vague and uncertain.”

WLR Daily, 13th December 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Extending domestic violence protection – Home Office

Posted December 15th, 2011 in consultations, domestic violence, news by sally

“Young people under 18 could be included in the cross-government definition of domestic violence for the first time, under a consultation launched by the Home Secretary Theresa May today (14 December).”

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Home Office, 14th December 2011

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Live text based communication guidance – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted December 15th, 2011 in courts, electronic mail, media, news, telecommunications by sally

“The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, today (14 December) handed down guidance on using laptops and hand‐held devices to communicate directly from courts in England and Wales.”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 14th December 2011

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Stourbridge couple guilty of monkey cruelty – BBC News

Posted December 15th, 2011 in animal cruelty, news by sally

“A couple who sold a ‘crippled’ pet monkey to a woman rather than taking it to a vet have been found guilty of causing it unnecessary suffering.”

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BBC News, 14th December 2011

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Raoul Moat accomplice loses bid to reduce jail sentence – The Guardian

Posted December 15th, 2011 in accomplices, appeals, news, sentencing by sally

“One of the two men who helped gunman Raoul Moat during his shotgun rampage, which left a man dead and a police officer blinded, has lost a bid to win a reduction in his sentence.”

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The Guardian, 14th December 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk