First riot appeals listed next week – The Independent

Posted September 21st, 2011 in appeals, news, sentencing, violent disorder by michael

“The first appeals by people convicted of being involved in the August riots are due to be heard next week.”

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The Independent, 21st September 2001

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Teenager caught with crack cocaine and heroin in bra freed early to go to university – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 14th, 2011 in appeals, drug offences, early release, education, news, sentencing, young offenders by tracey

“A teenage girl caught with £800 of crack cocaine and heroin in her bra has been freed from prison 15 months early so she can go to university in time for freshers’ week.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2011

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Nomihold Securities Inc v Mobile Telesystems Finance SA – WLR Daily

Posted September 13th, 2011 in appeals, freezing injunctions, law reports by tracey

Nomihold Securities Inc v Mobile Telesystems Finance SA [2011] EWCA Civ 1040;  [2011] WLR (D)  278

“Where a freezing order bound a party against whom an arbitral award had been made the position was not directly analogous to that of a ‘judgment debtor’ when the question fell to be determined whether the party owing the sum awarded should be permitted to make a payment out to a third party.”

WLR Daily, 1st September 2011

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Immigration Rules should not be bent to favour right to family life – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted September 13th, 2011 in appeals, human rights, immigration, news by tracey

“The Court of Appeal has confirmed that Article 8 of the Convention need not necessarily be considered when deciding whether to grant an applicant indefinite leave to remain. The Immigration Rules the are the sole test of eligibility, and Article 8 cannot be used to modify them. They should therefore be read according to their natural and ordinary meaning.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 13th September 2011

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UK riots sentence to be challenged in court of appeal – The Guardian

Posted September 8th, 2011 in appeals, handling stolen goods, news, sentencing, violent disorder by sally

“One of the first men to appear at a crown court after the August riots is to challenge his prison sentence in a case that could help determine how tough the court of appeal is going to be on looters and rioters in general.”

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The Guardian, 7th September 2011

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Ofcom asked not to include general right to appeal under Digital Economy Act code – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 5th, 2011 in appeals, copyright, internet, news by sally

“The Government has asked Ofcom to avoid giving alleged copyright infringers a general right of appeal against warning letters they may receive about their online activity in new regulations due out shortly, the telecoms regulator has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 5th September 2011

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In re W (A Child) (Abduction: Contempt) – WLR Daily

Posted August 23rd, 2011 in appeals, child abduction, contempt of court, detention, law reports by sally

In re W (A Child) (Abduction: Contempt) [2011] WLR (D) 277

“Where a father repeatedly flouted court orders that he disclose the whereabouts of his child, who had been abducted and was believed to be abroad, it was open to the court to impose repeated terms of imprisonment for contempt the cumulative duration of which ostensibly exceeded the two-year term identified in section 14(1) of the Contempt of Court Act 1981.”

WLR Daily, 17th August 2011

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Recent riots and disorder – should offenders feel ‘the full force of the law’? – Legal Week

Posted August 23rd, 2011 in appeals, bail, magistrates, news, sentencing, violent disorder by sally

“Much controversy has been raised by the sentencing meted out to some of those charged with offences committed during the recent disorder. Many cases have already been sentenced either in the Magistrates’ Court. A lesser number of cases have been dealt with by the Crown Court. (Given the short time between committal to Crown Court and sentence, the latter would be guilty pleas).”

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Legal Week, 22nd August 2011

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Ofcom decision appeals process will be streamlined, Government says – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 22nd, 2011 in appeals, news, telecommunications by sally

“Appeals by telecoms firms against decisions taken by the UK’s telecoms regulator will be better focused and be less time consuming, according to Government proposals to change the appeals process.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 22nd August 2011

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Jailed loot handler freed on appeal – The Independent

Posted August 19th, 2011 in appeals, handling stolen goods, news, sentencing by sally

“A woman who accepted a pair of looted shorts from her housemate has walked free from prison after her sentence was reduced on appeal.”

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The Independent, 19th August 2011

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Riots: glut of appeals anticipated – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted August 18th, 2011 in appeals, news, proportionality, sentencing, violent disorder by sally

“Crown courts could face a glut of appeals in response to the speed at which defendants were dealt with last week, when some magistrates’ courts worked through the night to process defendants.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 18th August 2011

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LSB to make a recommendation for Order under S.80 of Legal Services Act – Legal Services Board

“The LSB has today (17 August) published its decision document and the Order that it will recommend to the Lord Chancellor should be made under section 80 of the Legal Services Act 2007 about the appeal mechanism for decisions of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) if it is designated as a Licensing Authority. This follows the consultation Alternative business structures: appeal arrangements which ran from 5 May 2011 to 2 June 2011 and our decision to recommend to the Lord Chancellor that the SRA should be designated as a Licensing Authority.”

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Legal Services Board, 17th August 2011

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Harsh riot sentences could cause appeals logjam, say rights groups – The Guardian

Posted August 18th, 2011 in appeals, news, proportionality, sentencing, violent disorder by sally

“Civil liberties groups have warned that the court system will be clogged with appeals by people convicted of riot-related offences seeking to overturn lengthy terms of imprisonment.”

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The Guardian, 17th August 2011

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PR (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; SS (Bangladesh) v Same; TC (Zimbabwe) v Same – WLR Daily

Posted August 17th, 2011 in appeals, asylum, immigration, international law, law reports, tribunals by sally

PR (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; SS (Bangladesh) v Same; TC (Zimbabwe) v Same [2011] EWCA Civ 988; [2011] WLR (D) 276

“The two tiers of the tribunal system operating in respect of immigration and asylum cases were, and were plainly to be regarded as, competent to determine whether there was a compelling reason why the particular issue on which an applicant’s claim which had failed twice before that system should be subjected to a third judicial process.”

WLR Daily, 11th August 2011

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Tribunal sets out employee’s unfair dismissal rights in length of service dispute – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 16th, 2011 in appeals, employment tribunals, news, unfair dismissal by sally

“The EAT has ruled that an employee summarily dismissed during a notice period cannot bring an unfair dismissal claim if the dismissal means they have insufficient length of service to raise a claim.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 15th August 2011

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Murdoch pie man wins sentence cut – The Independent

Posted August 9th, 2011 in appeals, assault, news, sentencing by sally

“The comedian who threw a foam pie at Rupert Murdoch has had his jail sentence reduced on appeal.”

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The Indepedent, 5th August 2011

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‘Jonnie Marbles’ in Murdoch foam attack sentence appeal – BBC News

Posted August 5th, 2011 in appeals, assault, harassment, news, sentencing by sally

“A man jailed for six weeks for throwing shaving foam at News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch is appealing against his sentence.”

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BBC News, 5th August 2011

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Tristmire Ltd v Mew and another – WLR Daily

Posted August 4th, 2011 in appeals, housing, landlord & tenant, law reports, rent, ships by sally

Tristmire Ltd v Mew and another [2011] EWCA Civ 912; [2011] WLR (D) 271

“A houseboat placed on a supporting platform in a harbour did not have a degree of permanence such as to make it part of the plot on which the platform stood so that a tenancy or licence of the plot would extend to the houseboat.”

WLR Daily, 28th July 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina v Jones and another – WLR Daily

Posted August 4th, 2011 in appeals, environmental protection, law reports, waste by sally

Regina v Jones and another [2011] WLR (D) 270

“When a person deposited material on land the question whether the material constituted ‘waste’ for the purposes of section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 depended on that person’s conduct immediately prior to depositing the material and the landowner’s purpose in receiving it.”

WLR Daily, 27th August 2011

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Individuals will have to pay to contest copyright infringement warnings, Government says – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 4th, 2011 in appeals, copyright, fees, internet, news by sally

“Internet users who risk being blacklisted as illegal file-sharers will have to pay £20 to appeal against warning letters they receive about their behaviour, the Government has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 3rd August 2011

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