Scrap metal row murder pair jailed – The Independent

Posted March 9th, 2012 in murder, news, sentencing by tracey

” Two men were jailed for life today for killing an unemployed plumber who was beaten to death after cashing in stolen scrap metal for £105.”

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The Independent, 9th March 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Daily Mirror publisher refused appeal against contempt of court fine – The Guardian

Posted March 9th, 2012 in appeals, contempt of court, fines, media, news by tracey

“Mirror Group Newspapers denied permission to appeal against £50,000 fine for its coverage of Christopher Jefferies and the Joanna Yeates case.”

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The Guardian, 9th March 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

‘Hammered’ Eric Joyce spared jail after attacking MPs – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 9th, 2012 in alcohol abuse, assault, fines, guilty pleas, news by tracey

“He swore at officers after going berserk and headbutting Tory MP Stuart Andrew and councillor Ben Maney. The suspended Labour party member was warned he could face prison for the attacks. But chief magistrate Howard Riddle fined him £3,000 and ordered him to pay £1,400 to victims after he entered early guilty pleas.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Government must publish NHS risk register, rules tribunal – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 9th, 2012 in bills, freedom of information, health, news, public interest by tracey

“The Government has lost its appeal to keep the NHS risk register from being published, days before MPs get their last chance to debate and vote on its controversial health reforms.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Live Music Act 2012 – legislation.gov.uk

Posted March 9th, 2012 in legislation, licensing by tracey

Live Music Act 2012 published

Full text of Act

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) Act 2012 – legislation.gov.uk

Posted March 9th, 2012 in children, domestic violence, legislation by tracey

Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) Act 2012 published

Full text of Act

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012 – legislation.gov.uk

Posted March 9th, 2012 in consumer protection, disclosure, insurance, legislation by tracey

Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012 published

Full text of Act

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Court upholds wasted costs order – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 9th, 2012 in costs, law firms, news, wasted costs orders by tracey

“The Court of Appeal has upheld a wasted costs order against a Buckinghamshire firm, ruling that it was ‘complicit’ in its client’s ‘manipulation’ of the court process by failing to give reasons for opposing a hearsay notice in a criminal trial.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 8th March 2012

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 9th, 2012 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Far East Chartering Ltd & Anor v Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 180 (09 March 2012)

Golden Ocean Group Ltd v Salgaocar Mining Industries PVT Ltd & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 265 (09 March 2012)

Woodland v Essex County Council [2012] EWCA Civ 239 (09 March 2012)

Hussain & Anor v Bank of Scotland Plc [2012] EWCA Civ 264 (08 March 2012)

Whitehead v Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement [2012] EWCA Civ 263 (08 March 2012)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Lambert & Anor v R. [2012] EWCA Crim 421 (08 March 2012)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Murphy v Media Protection Services Ltd [2012] EWHC 529 (Admin) (08 March 2012)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Procter & Gamble & Ors v Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA & Anor [2012] EWHC 498 (Ch) (08 March 2012)

High Court (Commercial Court)

British Waterways v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Plc [2012] EWHC 460 (Comm) (07 March 2012)

Source: www.bailii.org

Whitehead v Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement – WLR Daily

Posted March 9th, 2012 in health & safety, law reports, personal injuries, statutory duty by tracey

Whitehead v Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement: [2012] EWCA Civ 263;  [2012] WLR (D)  65

“Reasonable practicability was, at least in part, relevant to the assessment of both limbs of the duty on an employer, under regulation 12(1) of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998, to take measures to ensure that the exposure of a person using work equipment to any risk to his health or safety from a regulation 12(3) hazard was either prevented, or, where that was not reasonably practicable, adequately controlled.”

WLR Daily, 8th March 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

 

#WithoutPrejudice podcast 22: FREE SPEECH – Charon QC

Posted March 9th, 2012 in defamation, freedom of expression, podcasts, privacy by tracey

“Tonight’s topic is Free Speech and how privacy and libel law may impact on this cherished right.”

Podcast

Charon QC, 9th March 2012

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted March 9th, 2012 in legislation by tracey

The Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011 (Appointed Day) Order 2012

The Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2012

The Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) Order 2012

The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2012

The Competition Act 1998 (Public Policy Exclusion) Order 2012

The Localism Act 2011 (Housing and Regeneration Functions in Greater London) (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2012The Individual Savings Account (Amendment) Regulations 2012

The Transfer of Tenancies and Right to Acquire (Exclusion) Regulations 2012

The Flexible Tenancies (Review Procedures) Regulations 2012

The Education (School Teachers’ Prescribed Qualifications, etc) (Amendment) Order 2012

The Pensions (Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and Consultation by Employers – Amendment) Regulations 2012

The Authorised Officers (Meat Inspection) (Revocation) (England) Regulations 2012

The Police (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2012

The Consistent Financial Reporting (England) Regulations 2012

The Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme (Amendment) Order 2012

The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) Amendment (England) Regulations 2012

The Judicial Pensions (Contributions) Regulations 2012

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk

Posted March 9th, 2012 in parliamentary papers by tracey

Agreement between the Member States of the European Union, meeting within the Council, regarding the Protection of Classified Information Exchanged in the Interests of the European Union: Brussels, 4 May 2011, Cm 8320 (PDF)

Agreement between the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Korea concerning the readmission of persons: London, 20 December 2011, Cm 8319 (PDF)

Reforming our railways: putting the customer first, Cm 8313 (PDF)

Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk

Multi-million pound drug smuggler is jailed for 30 years – UK Border Agency

Posted March 9th, 2012 in drug trafficking, press releases, sentencing by tracey

“A man who is believed to be responsible for smuggling hundreds of millions of pounds worth of drugs into the UK was jailed for 30 years on Friday 2 March, following an investigation by our officers.”

Full press release

UK Border Agency, 5th March 2012

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

CPS statement on death of PC Ian Terry – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted March 9th, 2012 in duty of care, inquests, police, press releases, prosecutions by tracey

“Following the inquest into the death of Police Constable Ian Terry, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) reconsidered whether there was sufficient evidence to bring charges in relation to Mr Terry’s tragic death during a training exercise in June 2008.”

Full press release

Crown Prosecution Service, 7th March 2012

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Law, politics, and the draft Brighton Declaration – UK Human Rights Blog

“Although not a ‘supreme law bill of rights’, the Human Rights Act 1998 is a significant constraint upon the political-legislative process. In this post, I argue that the extent of that constraint would likely diminish were the draft Brighton Declaration implemented in its present form.”

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UK  Human Rights Blog, 9th March 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

The Family Justice Modernisation Programme: Third update – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted March 9th, 2012 in civil justice, family courts, reports by tracey

“The Family Justice Modernisation Programme: Third update, From Mr Justice Ryder, Judge in Charge of the Modernisation of Family Justice.”

Full update

Judiciary of England and Wales, 7th March 2012

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

 

OFT pulls the plug on Yes Loans – The Guardian

Posted March 9th, 2012 in consumer credit, consumer protection, loans, news by tracey

“The Office of Fair Trading is revoking the consumer credit licence of one of the UK’s largest unsecured credit brokers for ‘deceitful and oppressive business practices’. If successful, it will put payday loans broker Yes Loans out of business – but the firm has 28 days to appeal and can continue arranging new loans in that time due to limitations in consumer credit regulations.”

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The Guardian, 8th March 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Psychologist faked death after using benefits scam to pay for wife’s breast job – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 9th, 2012 in benefits, fraud, news, possession of false identity documents, sentencing by tracey

“A benefits cheat, Stephen Kellaway, who faked his own death to avoid prosecution after stealing thousands to pay for his wife’s breast enlargement has been jailed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Kautilya Pruthi jailed for UK’s biggest Ponzi scam worth £115m – BBC News

Posted March 9th, 2012 in fraud, news, sentencing by tracey

“A corrupt businessman who masterminded the UK’s biggest Ponzi scam has been jailed for more than 14 years.”

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BBC News, 8th March 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk