The Pirate Bay must be blocked by UK ISPs, court rules – BBC News

Posted April 30th, 2012 in artistic works, copyright, internet, news by sally

“File-sharing site The Pirate Bay must be blocked by UK internet service providers, the High Court has ruled.”

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BBC News, 30th April 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted April 30th, 2012 in legislation by sally

The Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

The Civil Aviation (Air Travel Organisers’ Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

The Food Additives (England) (Amendment) and the Extraction Solvents in Food (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2012

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Lorry driver jailed for crashing fuel tanker into estranged wife’s home – The Independent

“An Army veteran who crashed a tanker laden with 2,000 litres of fuel into his estranged wife’s home in an attempt to destroy it has been jailed for seven years.”

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The Independent, 30th April 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk

Posted April 30th, 2012 in parliamentary papers by sally

Human Rights and Democracy: The 2011 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report, Cm 8339 (PDF)

Government responses on the Sixty Eighth, the Seventieth, the Seventy Second and the Seventy Fourth Reports from the Committee of Public Accounts: Session 2010-12, Cm 8347 (PDF)

Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk

Aneurin Bevan Health Board fined £70,000 over data breach – BBC News

Posted April 30th, 2012 in data protection, disclosure, fines, medical records, news, privacy by sally

“A Welsh health board has become the first NHS body to be fined for breaching the Data Protection Act after it released sensitive data about a patient to the wrong person.”

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BBC News, 30th April 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Posted April 30th, 2012 in news by sally

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted April 30th, 2012 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Clark, R v [2012] EWCA Crim 696 (8 March 2012)

Ibrahim, R v [2012] EWCA Crim 837 (27 April 2012)

King & Ors v R [2012] EWCA Crim 805 (27 April 2012)

Flisher & Ors v R [2012] EWCA Crim 794 (27 April 2012)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Barbudev v Eurocom Cable Management Bulgaria Eood & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 548 (27 April 2012)

AE, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Croydon [2012] EWCA Civ 547 (27 April 2012)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

WXY v Gewanter & Ors [2012] EWHC 1071 (QB) (27 April 2012)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Iles v Iles [2012] EWHC 919 (Ch) (27 April 2012)

Lehman Brothers International (Europe) v Lehman Brothers Finance SA [2012] EWHC 1072 (Ch) (27 April 2012)

High Court (Administrative Court)

M, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWHC 1112 (Admin) (27 April 2012)

T, R (on the application of) v The Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2012] EWHC 1115 (Admin) (27 April 2012)

De Almeida, R (on the application of) v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea [2012] EWHC 1082 (Admin) (27 April 2012)

Gallastegui, R (on the application of) v Westminster City Council & Ors [2012] EWHC 1123 (Admin) (27 April 2012)

High Court (Commercial Court)

ACG Acquisition XX LLC v Olympic Airlines [2012] EWHC 1070 (Comm) (30 April 2012)

Source: www.bailii.org

Adams and others v Ford and others – WLR Daily

Adams and others v Ford and others [2012] EWCA Civ 544; [2012] WLR (D) 125

“It was not right to lay down a categorical rule that the issue of proceedings without valid authority from a claimant ought necessarily to amount to an abuse of the process of the court. The principle in Presentaciones Musicales SA v Secunda [1994] Ch 271, that a claimant could ratify and adopt proceedings started in his name by a solicitor without authority, remained binding on the court.”

WLR Daily, 26th April 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Watchdog defends apparent discrepancies in fines for private and public sector data breaches – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 30th, 2012 in data protection, fines, local government, news, ombudsmen by sally

“The UK’s data protection watchdog has defended its policy of issuing fines after newly released figures suggested private sector organisations are issued with disproportionately fewer fines than local Government ones.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 27th April 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

New financial rules for football in England could lead to short-term increase in insolvencies of clubs, expert says – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 30th, 2012 in financial regulation, fines, insolvency, news, sport by sally

“More football clubs in England may go into administration in the next few years if football authorities elect to fine clubs for spending beyond their means, a sports law expert has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 27th April 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Lord Lester QC: Britain risks losing influence in European human rights court – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 30th, 2012 in human rights, judges, news by sally

“Britain risks losing influence in the European Court of Human Rights law following the departure of a leading judge, an expert has warned.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th April 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

UK framework on IP rated one of the worst for serving consumer interests – OUT-LAW.com

“The UK’s intellectual property (IP) framework is one of the worst in the world in terms of serving the interests of the public, a new report has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 27th April 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Divorce judge: most couples in Hello! magazine end up in my court within a year or two – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 30th, 2012 in divorce, judges, marriage, news by sally

“A serving High Court judge who is launching a public campaign this week to defend marriage said most couples who appear in Hello! magazine end up in his divorce court ‘within a year or two.'”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th April 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Lap dancer wins landmark employment ruling – The Independent

“A lap dancer has won the right to be considered an employee in a decision that could affect thousands of performers in the industry.”

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The Independent, 27th April 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Legal aid for domestic violence victims should not be decided on luck – The Guardian

Posted April 30th, 2012 in bills, domestic violence, legal aid, news, parliament by sally

“It is surprising how many Liberal Democrat peers cravenly toed the government line when voting on the legal aid bill.”

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The Guardian, 27th April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

UK immigration rules tightened to keep out human rights abusers – The Guardian

Posted April 30th, 2012 in human rights, immigration, news by sally

“The government is to announce tough immigration requirements that would ban non-EU citizens who have been accused of serious human rights abuses, including torture or murder, from visiting the UK.”

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The Guardian, 28th April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Probation officers to be replaced by electronic kiosks in pilot scheme – The Guardian

Posted April 30th, 2012 in electronic monitoring, news, pilot schemes, probation, trade unions by sally

“Unions are furious with government plans that will see offenders released from prison and those serving community sentences reporting to electronic kiosks rather than probation officers.”

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The Guardian, 28th April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Tenancy Vacancy – Crime, Immigration, General Civil & Employment

Posted April 30th, 2012 in by sally

11 Gray’s Inn Square Chambers invite applications from criminal, civil, employment and immigration law practitioners who wish to join us.

The Criminal team undertake both criminal defence and prosecution work and members are instructed on many serious and occasionally high profile cases.

The Immigration and Civil team undertake work at all levels.

We wish to recruit criminal, immigration, general civil and employment practitioners at all levels of PQE.

Candidates wishing to apply must apply by way of our standard application form.

For further information about 11 Gray’s Inn Square Chambers or to request an application form, please contact:

Lloyd Addison on 020 7405 6879 or e-mail on clerks@11graysinnsquare.com

All enquiries shall be dealt with in the strictest confidence.

Please note we do not have any vacancies with squatters.

Pair jailed for 114 burglaries and £300,000 haul – BBC News

Posted April 27th, 2012 in burglary, news, sentencing by tracey

“Two men have been jailed for seven years each for a total of 114 burglaries across Wales and England over a 14 month period.”

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BBC News, 27th April 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ex-UDM leader Neil Greatrex jailed for charity theft – The Independent

Posted April 27th, 2012 in news, sentencing, theft by tracey

” A former leader of the Union of Democratic Mineworkers has been jailed for four years for stealing almost £150,000 from a charity which cared for elderly miners.”

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The Independent, 27th April 2012

Source: www.indepndent.co.uk