Naked burglar fails to get jail sentence overturned – BBC News

Posted March 30th, 2011 in appeals, burglary, drug abuse, indecent exposure, news, sentencing, trespass by sally

“A naked burglar who broke into the homes of two families has failed to persuade judges that his indefinite jail term was unfair.”

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BBC News, 29th March 2011

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Beshenivsky killer Mustaf Jama loses appeal – BBC News

Posted March 30th, 2011 in appeals, gangs, murder, news, police by sally

“A man who murdered a Bradford policewoman during a bungled robbery has lost an appeal against his conviction.”

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BBC News, 28th March 2011

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Drug lord Curtis Warren’s conviction stands after supreme court rejects plea – The Guardian

Posted March 28th, 2011 in appeals, drug trafficking, evidence, interception, news by sally

“One of Britain’s most notorious drug dealers, Curtis Warren, has lost a legal battle that would have led to his conviction being overturned.”

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The Guardian, 28th March 2011

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Sharon Shoesmith in appeal over sacking – The Independent

Posted March 28th, 2011 in appeals, child abuse, news, social services, unfair dismissal by sally

“Sharon Shoesmith has launched a Court of Appeal battle over her sacking after the Baby P tragedy.”

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The Independent, 28th March 2011

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Appeal Court frees man jailed for Northampton rape – BBC News

Posted March 25th, 2011 in appeals, news, rape by sally

“A man jailed for seven years for raping a Northampton woman had been freed after the Court of Appeal ruled his conviction was unsafe.”

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BBC News, 21st March 2011

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Wife loses bid for bigger payout from estranged husband – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 24th, 2011 in appeals, divorce, financial provision, news by sally

“The estranged wife of a former banker who argued that £4.8 million was not enough to live on yesterday lost a High Court bid for a larger slice of his wealth.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd March 2011

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David Chaytor loses appeal to reduce jail sentence for expenses fraud – The Guardian

Posted March 23rd, 2011 in appeals, expenses, false accounting, news, sentencing by sally

“Former Labour MP David Chaytor has lost an appeal to reduce his prison sentence for fiddling parliamentary expenses as senior judges ruled he had inflicted ‘serious damage’ to our ‘priceless democratic system’ and could have received an even longer jail term.”

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The Guardian, 23rd March 2011

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David Chaytor seeks cut in prison sentence – The Guardian

Posted March 22nd, 2011 in appeals, expenses, false accounting, news, sentencing by sally

“The former Labour MP David Chaytor has launched a high court bid to reduce his 18-month prison sentence for fiddling his parliamentary expenses.”

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The Guardian, 22nd March 2011

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Road rage killer Kenneth Noye loses appeal – The Independent

“Road rage killer Kenneth Noye lost an appeal against his murder conviction today.”

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The Independent, 22nd March 2011

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Man jailed for breaching ‘£2m Asbo’ challenges order – BBC News

Posted March 22nd, 2011 in appeals, ASBOs, human rights, news by sally

“A man who has been repeatedly jailed for the past eight years for defying an anti-social behaviour order (Asbo) is seeking to have it overturned.”

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BBC News, 21st March 2011

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Regina (Medical Justice) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted March 21st, 2011 in appeals, civil procedure rules, judicial review, law reports by sally

Regina (Medical Justice) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 269; [2011] WLR (D) 95

“Where a party sought permission to appeal from a judge and permission was granted on terms, that party had no right to appeal against those terms by reason of section 54(4) of the Access to Justice Act 1999, unless the party concerned was not present at the permission hearing at which the terms were imposed. The proper course was either to accept the terms, or to treat them as a refusal of permission and to make a fresh application under section 54(4) to the appropriate appeal court for permission.”

WLR Daily, 16th March 2011

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Ali Dizaei witness is arrested on suspicion of fraud – The Guardian

Posted March 21st, 2011 in appeals, corruption, fraud, news, police, witnesses by sally

“The man whose evidence led to the jailing of a police chief has been arrested on suspicion of fraud days before the crown will try to convince judges that he is still a reliable witness, the Guardian has learned.”

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The Guardian, 20th March 2011

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Teacher loses appeal against dismissal over raunchy novel featuring pupils – The Guardian

Posted March 21st, 2011 in appeals, news, teachers, unfair dismissal by sally

“A teacher who helped pupils to read by writing them into a raunchy novel has lost her appeal against dismissal, but on a majority verdict in which she was strongly backed by the judge chairing the employment tribunal.”

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The Guardian, 18th March 2011

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Northampton man who raped woman in flat fails in appeal – BBC News

Posted March 18th, 2011 in appeals, news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A rapist who subjected a woman to an all-night ordeal after locking her in a flat has failed in an appeal against his indefinite jail sentence.”

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BBC News, 15th March 2011

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British Telecommunications plc v Office of Communications (Hutchison 3G UK Ltd intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted March 14th, 2011 in appeals, competition, law reports, tribunals by sally
“On its true interpretation section 192(6)(a) of the Communications Act 2003 did not impose a statutory bar on the introduction of fresh evidence on an appeal to the Competition Appeal Tribunal.”
WLR Daily, 11th March 2011

Bank of Scotland v Pereira and others – WLR Daily

“A party against whom a judgment in default of appearance had been given was entitled to apply to set aside that decision, if she met the three conditions in CPR r 39.3, and could seek to appeal against the default judgment under CPR Pt 52 whether or not she could comply with the rule 39.3 conditions. The Court of Appeal gave guidelines on the interrelationship between an application to set aside and an appeal against the same judgment.”
WLR Daily, 10th March 2011
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Regina (Abdi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; Regina (Khalaf) v Same – WLR Daily

Posted March 11th, 2011 in appeals, deportation, detention, law reports by sally
“In deciding whether a foreign national facing deportation had been detained for too long it was right to consider what had happened since the start of the detention and to consider all the relevant factors in the context of the time so far spent in detention and to ask in all the circumstances whether this was a reasonable time for effecting the statutory purpose.”
WLR Daily, 10th March 2011
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Ministry of Defence v Wallis and another – WLR Daily

Ministry of Defence v Wallis and another [2011] EWCA Civ 231; [2011] WLR (D) 76

“The employment tribunal had jurisdiction to hear discrimination and unfair dismissal claims brought by claimants who had been employed by the Ministry of Defence in the British section of international schools in Belgium and the Netherlands.”

WLR Daily, 9th March 2011

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Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe loses life tariff case – BBC News

Posted March 10th, 2011 in appeals, news, sentencing by sally

“Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe has lost a bid to go to the highest court in the land to challenge an order that he should never be released.”

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BBC News, 9th March 2011

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Kenneth Noye appeals against M25 murder conviction – BBC News

Posted March 9th, 2011 in appeals, evidence, murder, news by sally

“One of the UK’s most notorious criminals is appealing against his conviction for a 1996 road rage murder.”

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BBC News, 9th March 2011

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