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Joint Administrators of Heritable Bank plc v Winding Up Board of Landsbanki Islands Hf – WLR Daily

Posted March 4th, 2013 in administrators, appeals, EC law, insolvency, jurisdiction, law reports, Supreme Court, winding up by sally

Joint Administrators of Heritable Bank plc v Winding Up Board of Landsbanki Islands Hf [2013] UKSC 13; [2013] WLR (D) 85

“The decision of a court in another member state of the European Economic Area in relation to the insolvency of a credit institution in that state had effect in the United Kingdom in relation to any of that institution’s branches in the United Kingdom as if it were part of the general insolvency law of the United Kingdom. However the decision of that court did not have any effect on proceedings in an United Kingdom court dealing with the insolvency of an United Kingdom credit institution so that all the defences available under United Kingdom insolvency law could be invoked.”

WLR Daily, 27th February 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina (Omar and others) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs – WLR Daily

Posted March 4th, 2013 in appeals, disclosure, foreign jurisdictions, judicial review, law reports, news by sally

Regina (Omar and others) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2013] EWCA Civ 118; [2013] WLR (D) 84

“The court had no power to make an order requiring the disclosure of evidence to be used in overseas criminal proceedings except pursuant to the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003.”

WLR Daily, 27th February 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Collective actions and access to justice – Legal Voice

Posted March 4th, 2013 in class actions, competition, damages, news by sally

“The Government recently confirmed its intention to introduce ‘collective actions’ in the UK for competition law. Not only should this enable large numbers of consumers and small businesses to obtain redress against anti-competitive behaviour, but an important by-product is that leftover damages could benefit access to justice more generally.”

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Legal Voice, 1st March 2013

Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk

Dubai-based VAT fraudster faces extra 10-year jail term – BBC News

Posted March 4th, 2013 in conspiracy, fraud, money laundering, news, repayment, sentencing, VAT by sally

“A convicted fraudster has been sentenced to an extra 10 years in jail after failing to repay £14m in taxes.”

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BBC News, 2nd March 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Secret courts plan faces Commons vote – The Guardian

Posted March 4th, 2013 in bills, civil justice, closed material, human rights, intelligence services, judiciary, news, public interest immunity, terrorism by sally

“MPs will vote on Monday on the final form of the government’s justice and security bill, which radically expands the use of so-called secret courts.”

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The Guardian, 3rd March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

JR reaction: “a dark day” for accident victims, says APIL – Litigation Futures

Posted March 4th, 2013 in accidents, fees, judicial review, legal representation, news, road safety, victims by sally

“The High Court’s rejection of the challenge to the RTA portal fee cut represents ‘a dark day’ for accident victims, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has claimed.”

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Litigation Futures, 4th March 2013

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Open up family court hearings, says senior judge – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 4th, 2013 in children, family courts, freedom of expression, injunctions, media, news, public interest by sally

“A senior judge has made an important ruling in favour of transparency in the family courts.”

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd March 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Campaigners unite against secret courts – The Guardian

Posted March 4th, 2013 in bills, civil justice, closed material, disclosure, freedom of expression, human rights, intelligence services, news, rendition, terrorism by sally

“An alliance of more than 100 human rights groups, legal experts and free press campaigners has called on MPs to vote against government plans for ‘secret courts’ – branding them “a charter for cover-ups” that will seriously undermine the principles of British justice.”

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The Guardian, 3rd March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Al-Sweady inquiry opens in UK into deaths of Iraqis – BBC News

Posted March 4th, 2013 in armed forces, inquiries, Iraq, news, torture, unlawful killing by sally

“A public inquiry will open later in London into allegations that up to 20 Iraqis were murdered after a gun battle with British troops in 2004.”

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BBC News, 4th March 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

43,000 strip-searches carried out on children as young as 12 – The Guardian

Posted March 4th, 2013 in child abuse, custody, inquiries, news, statistics, young offenders by sally

“A promise to end routine strip-searching of children in custody is being flouted, according to data revealing there were more than 43,000 recorded incidences involving children as young as 12 over a 21-month period – but in only 275 searches were illicit items found.”

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The Guardian, 3rd March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Secret courts: Former top judge Lord Woolf backs government changes – BBC News

Posted March 4th, 2013 in bills, civil justice, closed material, intelligence services, judges, judiciary, news, parliament, terrorism by sally

“The former head of the judiciary, Lord Woolf, has thrown his support behind plans to allow more civil courts to examine secret intelligence in private.”

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BBC News, 4th March 2013

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Libyan politician offers to settle UK lawsuit for £3 and an apology – The Guardian

Posted March 4th, 2013 in bills, closed material, damages, detention, intelligence services, kidnapping, news, rendition, torture by sally

“A Libyan politician who is suing the former foreign secretary Jack Straw and the British government for damages after being kidnapped and taken to one of Gaddafi’s jails has offered to settle the case for just £3, providing he also receives an unreserved apology.”

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The Guardian, 4th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Police officer caught in Youtube attack video set for compensation windfall – The Independent

Posted March 4th, 2013 in bullying, compensation, costs, employment tribunals, harassment, internet, news, police, unfair dismissal, whistleblowers by sally

“A policeman who smashed in the windows of a disabled pensioner’s car before dragging him from the front seat for not wearing a seatbelt could bag a six-figure compensation package after claiming a “bullying campaign” forced him out of his job.”

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The Independent, 3rd March 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Bar Council launches Pupillage Gateway and unveils new recruitment brochure – The Bar Council

Posted February 28th, 2013 in news, pupillage by sally

“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has today formally launched the new Pupillage Gateway, which goes live at 11:00 on Friday 1 March.”

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The Bar Council, 28th February 2013

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Court orders UK ISPs to block more piracy sites – BBC News

Posted February 28th, 2013 in artistic works, copyright, intellectual property, internet, news by sally

“The High Court has ordered the UK’s major internet service providers to block three websites offering links to pirated material.”

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BBC News, 28th February 2013

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Bar survey – barristers set leading CSR example – The Bar Council

Posted February 28th, 2013 in barristers, news, pro bono work by sally

“A survey conducted by the Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has found nearly half the profession (42.4%), across all practice areas, regularly carry out voluntary legal pro bono work, in addition to paid work. It also found that 36.6% of the Bar regularly volunteer for non-legal charitable organisations.”

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The Bar Council, 27th February 2013

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Regulators need not guarantee third party losses when freezing assets, Supreme Court confirms – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 28th, 2013 in financial regulation, freezing injunctions, news, Supreme Court, third parties, undertakings by sally

“Bodies acting under a ‘public law duty’ do not need to cover losses incurred by third parties when they ‘freeze’ the assets of a company under investigation, the Supreme Court has confirmed.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 28th February 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Cracking the Electronic Communications Code – Law Commission

Posted February 28th, 2013 in electronic mail, internet, Law Commission, news, reports, telecommunications by sally

“In a report published today the Law Commission is recommending reforms that will bring the Electronic Communications Code up to date with modern technology while continuing to balance the rights of landowners and the public demand for modern communications services.”

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Law Commission, 28th February 2013

Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk

Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk

Posted February 28th, 2013 in parliamentary papers by sally

Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Georgia concerning Air Services, Cm 8575 (PDF)

Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk

Queens Counsel in England and Wales 2013 – Ministry of Justice

Posted February 28th, 2013 in news, queen's counsel by sally

“Her Majesty the Queen has approved the appointment of 84 new Queen’s Counsel. The full list in seniority order is available below.”

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Ministry of Justice, 27th February 2013

Source: www.justice.gov.uk