Carousel fraud ringleader jailed for 17 years over reselling nonexistent mobiles – The Guardian

Posted July 9th, 2012 in fraud, news, sentencing, VAT by sally

“Fifteen people have been convicted of trying to steal £176m from the public purse in one of the largest and most complex mobile phone tax frauds yet uncovered.”

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The Guardian, 8th July 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Courts should take note of Strasbourg’s doctrine of deference – UK Human Rights Blog

“This case about prisoner’s pay provides an interesting up to date analysis of the role of the doctrine of ‘margin of appreciation’ and its applicability in domestic courts.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 6th July 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

John Terry racism trial begins over Anton Ferdinand remark – The Guardian

Posted July 9th, 2012 in complaints, fines, news, racism, sport, video recordings by sally

“The trial of John Terry for allegedly racially abusing Anton Ferdinand will get under way on Monday.”

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The Guardian, 9th July 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Private investigators should be licensed, say MPs – BBC News

“All private investigators in England and Wales should be licensed or at least registered, a committee of MPs has recommended.”

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BBC News, 6th July 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Nature libel verdict ‘a victory for free speech’ – The Guardian

Posted July 9th, 2012 in defamation, freedom of expression, media, news, public interest by sally

“A theoretical physicist who sued the British science journal, Nature, had his case dismissed on Friday after a judge ruled that a news article that criticised him was responsible and honest journalism.”

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The Guardian, 6th July 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Refusing irrationally – NearlyLegal

“When can a Local Authority refuse to accept an application as homeless? This was a judicial review of Birmingham City Council’s refusal to accept a homeless application by the Claimant, Ms May, ostensibly on the basis that there was no change in facts from her previous application(s).”

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NearlyLegal, 7th July 2012

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk

London 2012: Legal challenge to Olympic missile sites – BBC News

Posted July 9th, 2012 in armed forces, judicial review, landlord & tenant, news, sport, terrorism by sally

“Council tenants will go to the High Court later over proposals to place surface-to-air missiles on the roof of their tower block during the Olympics.”

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BBC News, 9th July 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

No backtrack on Freedom of Information Act – The Guardian

“Pressure from former senior Labour figures, including Tony Blair and Jack Straw, as well as Whitehall mandarins, to ‘turn back the clock’ on freedom of information legislation has been decisively rejected by an all-party group of MPs.”

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The Guardian, 8th July 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Deripaska in High Court battle over Rusal stake – BBC News

Posted July 9th, 2012 in company law, news, Russia, shareholders by sally

“The Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska faces a rival billionaire in London’s High Court on Monday in one of the UK’s largest ever commercial disputes.”

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BBC News, 9th July 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Longer prison terms really do cut crime, study shows – The Guardian

Posted July 9th, 2012 in budgets, burglary, crime prevention, fraud, news, police, sentencing by sally

“Tougher prison sentences reduce crime, particularly burglary, according to ground-breaking research.”

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The Guardian, 7th July 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

The best lawyers are not law graduates, claims judge – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 9th, 2012 in barristers, legal education, news, solicitors by sally

“The best lawyers do not read law as undergraduates, one of Britain’s most senior judges has said, as he claims a generation of barristers and solicitors have nothing in the way of ‘general culture’.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th July 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Man jailed for urinating on Gloucestershire war memorial – The Independent

Posted July 9th, 2012 in ASBOs, guilty pleas, news, outraging public decency, sentencing by sally

“A man who urinated on a plaque in a war memorial in South Gloucestershire and scratched the word “prick” into the pavement has been jailed for 11 weeks.”

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The Independent, 6th July 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Social care costs cap wins favour – BBC News

“Legislation to change the funding of social care for elderly and disabled people in England could be introduced during this Parliament, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has said.”

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BBC News, 7th July 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Phone hacking: prosecutor will decide on charges within weeks – The Guardian

“Prosecutors aim to decide by the end of this month whether they will bring phone-hacking charges against former News of the World journalists, the director of public prosecutions has told the Guardian.”

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The Guardian, 8th July 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Attorney general steps in to caution against speedy banking inquiry – The Guardian

Posted July 5th, 2012 in banking, financial regulation, inquiries, interest, news by sally

“Britain’s most senior law officer has appeared to undermine the government’s own argument that any inquiry into the current banking scandal needed to happen as quickly as possible.”

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The Guardian, 5th July 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Lawcastt 211: Giles Peaker of the Nearly Legal blog on housing law and the changing legal world – Charon QC

Posted July 5th, 2012 in housing, podcasts by sally

“Today I am talking to Giles Peaker, a solicitor at Anthony Gold Solicitors and founder of the Nearly Legal blog – a specialist housing blog which has grown with Giles since he became ‘fully legal’ and started working with ten barrister and solicitor contributors.”

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Charon QC, 5th July 2012

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

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

Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk

Posted July 5th, 2012 in parliamentary papers by sally

The National Health Service and Public Health Service in England: Secretary of State’s Annual Report 2011/2012, Cm, 8373 (PDF)

Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of the Philippines, Cm 8398 (PDF)

Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk

Government must change copyright law to protect website browsing, says expert – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 5th, 2012 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“OPINION: The UK Government is considering reform of copyright laws in the wake of the Hargreaves Review. One change that it must make when reforming copyright law is to make it clear that the act of web browsing does not require permission from copyright holders.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 5th July 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Gary McKinnon given last chance of examination before extradition decision – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 5th, 2012 in computer crime, extradition, mental health, news by sally

“The computer hacker Gary McKinnon has been given one last chance to convince the Home Secretary he is not fit to be extradited to face trial in America.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th July 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted July 5th, 2012 in legislation by sally

The Localism Act 2011 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional, Savings and Transitory Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2012

The Inland Waterways Advisory Council (Abolition) Order 2012

The Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (Disclosure of Social Security and Revenue Information) Regulations 2012

The British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk