Author: sally

Baker v Quantum Clothing Group Ltd and others – WLR Daily

Posted April 15th, 2011 in health & safety, law reports, noise, statutory duty by sally

Baker v Quantum Clothing Group Ltd and others [2011] UKSC 17;  [2011] WLR (D)  132

“A workplace could be unsafe for the purposes of section 29(1) of the Factories Act 1961 if operations constantly and regularly carried on in it made it so. Section 29(1) applied to the risk of noise-induced hearing loss arising from such activities in relation to long-term employees. Safety had to be judged according to the general knowledge and standards of the time.”

WLR Daily, 13th April 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted April 15th, 2011 in legislation by sally

The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2011

The Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2011

The Network Rail (Hitchin (Cambridge Junction)) Order 2011

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Eversheds and DLA Piper lose employment tribunal cases – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted April 15th, 2011 in law firms, news, redundancy by sally

“Two national firms have separately lost appeals in the employment tribunal over their redundancy selection procedures.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 14th April 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Domestic homicide reviews take effect – Home Office

Posted April 15th, 2011 in domestic violence, homicide, press releases by sally

“From today, local areas should undertake new action to tackle domestic homicide following any case where someone has been killed by their current or former partner, Home Secretary Theresa May announced.”

Full press release

Home Office, 13th April 2011

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

DPP: Prosecutors and police must protect women in the home – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted April 15th, 2011 in Crown Prosecution Service, domestic violence, police, speeches by sally

“Women in England and Wales are still more at risk of crime in their own homes than anywhere else, the Director of Public Prosecutions said in a speech today entitled ‘Domestic Violence: the facts, the issues, the future’.”

Full speech

Crown Prosecution Service, 12th April 2011

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Attorney General: keynote speech to Minority Lawyers’ Conference – Attorney General’s Office

Posted April 15th, 2011 in equality, legal aid, legal profession, minorities, speeches by sally

“Opening the 2011 conference at the Law Society in London, the Attorney spoke of the coming challenges and opportunities for lawyers.”

Full speech

Attorney General’s Office, 9th April 2011

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

We welcome report on vulnerable witness handling – Bar Standards Board

Posted April 15th, 2011 in barristers, press releases, witnesses by sally

“We have welcomed a report by the Advocacy Training Council entitled ‘Raising the Bar: Handling of vulnerable witnesses, victims and defendants in court’.”

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Bar Standards Board, 14th April 2011

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Nigel Farage death threats crash pilot guilty – BBC News

Posted April 15th, 2011 in accidents, aircraft, news, threatening behaviour by sally

“A pilot has been convicted of threatening to kill UKIP leader Nigel Farage following a plane crash.”

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BBC News, 14th April 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Canterbury rapist jailed after cold case DNA probe – BBC News

Posted April 15th, 2011 in DNA, forensic science, news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A Lancashire man has been jailed for life for a rape in Canterbury more than 20 years ago after latest scientific techniques helped to find a DNA match.”

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BBC News, 14th April 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

OFT launches extended warranties investigation – The Guaridan

Posted April 15th, 2011 in consumer protection, news, warranties by sally

“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to examine whether extended warranties for domestic electrical goods, a market worth more than £750m a year, offer consumers value for money.”

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The Guardian, 14th April 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Hospital accused over girl’s glue injection – The Guardian

Posted April 15th, 2011 in hospitals, negligence, news, personal injuries by sally

“Great Ormond Street being sued by 11-year-old after operation left her with extensive brain damage.”

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The Guardian, 15th April 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

CPS decides no prosecution of BT and Phorm for alleged interception of browsing data – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted April 15th, 2011 in interception, internet, press releases, prosecutions, telecommunications by sally

“The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has decided not to consent to a request from an individual to begin a prosecution of BT Group Plc and Phorm Inc in relation to alleged unlawful interception of internet browsing data.”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 8th April 2011

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Essex arrest error woman gets pay-out from police – BBC News

Posted April 15th, 2011 in compensation, false imprisonment, news, police by sally

“A woman has received compensation from Essex Police after a series of errors led to her being arrested and imprisoned.”

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BBC News, 12th April 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Norfolk chainsaw murderer jailed for life for wife killing – BBC News

Posted April 15th, 2011 in domestic violence, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man has been jailed for life for murdering his wife and dismembering her body at their Norfolk home.”

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BBC News, 12th April 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judge attacks ‘deplorable’ row over top Catholic school – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 15th, 2011 in education, judicial review, news, school admissions by sally

“A judge today condemned a ‘deplorable’ legal dispute between church leaders and parents over control of a top Roman Catholic comprehensive.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th April 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Mother seeks to let daughter with brain damage die – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 15th, 2011 in euthanasia, news by sally

“The mother of a brain-damaged woman has asked a judge to allow her daughter’s life support to be switched off, in the latest of a series of controversial cases to come before one of the country’s most powerful courts.”

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Daily Telegraph, 15th April 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Woman jailed for killing autistic son, 12, with bleach – BBC News

Posted April 1st, 2011 in autism, causing death of children or vulnerable adults, diminished responsibility, homicide, mental health, news, sentencing by sally

“A mother has been jailed for killing her 12-year-old autistic son by making him drink bleach.”

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BBC News, 1st April 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Bomb plotter wins parole challenge – The Independent

Posted April 1st, 2011 in judicial review, news, parole, terrorism by sally

“A man jailed for 45 years for plotting to blow up an Israeli airliner won a High Court challenge today against Government refusals to allow his early release.”

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The Independent, 1st April 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

John Kampfner: The worrying rise of the rich man’s weapon of justice – The Independent

Posted April 1st, 2011 in anonymity, freedom of expression, injunctions, news by sally

“Just when you think you are over the worst, the forces of secrecy bite back. No sooner had the Government published a draft Defamation Bill, going some way to reversing many of the most hideous aspects of Britain’s libel laws, than the judiciary set a dangerous new precedent.”

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The Independent, 1st April 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

After supreme court decision, will other witnesses remain immune? – The Guardian

Posted April 1st, 2011 in expert witnesses, immunity, news by sally

“Now that the highest appeal court has ruled that expert witness can now be sued for negligence, the immunity of officers who give evidence is called into question.”

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The Guardian, 31st March 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk