High Court upholds Secretary of State’s refusal of 1,000 Grantham homes – OUT- LAW.com

Posted December 21st, 2012 in housing, news, planning by sally

“A High Court judge has dismissed a challenge to the Secretary of State’s refusal of developer Larkfleet Limited’s plans to build a 1,000-home urban extension to the north of Grantham in South Kesteven.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 20th December 2012

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Defamation and privacy claimants will not have to pay other side’s costs, Government confirms – OUT- Law.com

Posted December 21st, 2012 in costs, defamation, insurance, news, privacy by sally

“Members of the public faced with the prospect of bringing a claim for defamation
or breach of privacy against a large media organisation will in the future  be
protected against having to pay the other side’s costs if the case is lost, the
Government has announced.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 20th December 2012

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What lies beneath the Commission on a Bill of Rights report – UK Human Rights report

Posted December 21st, 2012 in constitutional law, devolution, human rights, news, reports by sally

“Don’t be fooled! We have been led to believe there was a two-way split on the government-appointed Bill of Rights Commission, which published its report on Tuesday, but the split was at least three-way. The Commissioners tell us that ‘it [was] not always easy to disentangle in the opinions expressed to [them] what are tactical positions rather than fundamental beliefs’. The same must surely be said of the report’s seven ‘majority’ authors.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 20th December 2012

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Tesco scores partial victory in cheese cartel – Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers

Posted December 21st, 2012 in competition, food, news, price fixing by sally

“In a judgment handed down this afternoon, the Competition Appeal Tribunal largely upheld Tesco’s appeal against the OFT’s decision that it had participated in unlawful agreements relating to the price of cheese: see Tesco Stores Ltd v Office of Fair Trading [2012] CAT 31.”

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Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 21st December 2012

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Poppy burning teenager meets forces personnel in lieu of criminal charges – The Guardian

“A teenager who was arrested after posting a picture of a burning poppy on Facebook has escaped charges after meeting serving and former military personnel as part of a restorative justice programme.”

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The Guardian, 20th December 2012

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Four men jailed for murder of 17-year-old boy – The Guardian

Posted December 21st, 2012 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Four men have been jailed for life for killing a 17-year-old boy who was chased out of a birthday party by attackers carrying champagne and brandy bottles.”

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The Guardian, 20th December 2012

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Nagging wife given an ASBO after keeping neighbours awake for three years – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 21st, 2012 in ASBOs, news, noise by sally

“A nagging wife has been given an ASBO after keeping neighbours awake for three
years with her constant quibbling.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th December 2012

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Neon Roberts’s mother refused time to seek alternative tumour treatments – The Guardian

Posted December 21st, 2012 in cancer, children, complementary medicine, medical treatment, news by sally

“A mother involved in a legal battle to prevent her seven-year-old son from having radiotherapy to treat a brain tumour has been refused more time to seek alternative treatments.”

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The Guardian, 20th December 2012

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Chagos Islanders forced into exile left ‘dumbstruck’ by court ruling – The Guardian

Posted December 21st, 2012 in Chagos Islands, human rights, news, refugees by sally

“Exiled Chagos Islanders living in Britain and Mauritius have said they are ‘dumbstruck’ by a European court ruling that it has no jurisdiction to examine their forced expulsion by the British government in the 1960s”

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The Guardian, 20th December 2012

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Man spared jail after punching son’s headmistress – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 21st, 2012 in assault, community service, news, racism, school children by sally

“A father who punched a primary school headmistress when she suspended his son
for swearing and racially abusing another pupil was spared jail yesterday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st December 2012

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Gordon Dyche trial: Sentence upheld for Llyn Clywedog crash that killed family – BBC News

Posted December 21st, 2012 in appeals, careless driving, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“A motorist jailed for causing the deaths of a family by careless driving at a
lake in Powys has been told his four-year sentence was fair.”

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BBC News, 20th December 2012

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Law relaxed on digital copying – BBC News

Posted December 21st, 2012 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“Making digital copies of music, films and other copyrighted material for
personal use is to be made legal for the first time under government plans.”

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BBC News, 20th December 2012

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Government to pay legal fees for families of Hillsborough victims – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 20th, 2012 in health & safety, inquests, legal aid, news, sport, victims by sally

“The Government will fund legal representation for the families of the 96 Liverpool fans killed in the Hillsborough disaster at the new inquest ordered into their deaths.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th December 2012

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Roy Sly murder: ‘Sadistic torture’ killers jailed – BBC News

Posted December 20th, 2012 in alcohol abuse, drug abuse, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Two people have been jailed for the ‘sadistic torture’ murder of a friend who
invited them for a meal in Essex.”

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BBC News, 20th December 2012

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Government plan for mesothelioma claims process draws heavy fire from claimant lawyers – Litigation Futures

Posted December 20th, 2012 in cancer, compensation, consultations, delay, fees, news by sally

“Lawyers acting on the new system for dealing with mesothelioma claims will be paid on fixed-fee basis, the government announced yesterday.”

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Litigation Futures, 19th December 2012

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Scientology does not qualify for chapel registration, rules High Court – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted December 20th, 2012 in marriage, news, registrars by sally

“R on the application of Louisa Hodkin v Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages [2012] EWHC 3635 (Admin). Ouseley J has dismissed a challenge by the applicant against the Registrar General’s decision not to register a chapel of the Church of Scientology as ‘a place of meeting for religious worship’ which in turn means it is not a registered building for the solemnisation of marriages.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 20th December 2012

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Request for information – NearlyLegal

Posted December 20th, 2012 in appeals, housing, human rights, local government, news, succession by sally

“There is a rather odd case note on Lawtel on a High Court appeal of a dismissed defence to possession following an apparently failed succession…
Evans v Brent London Borough Council QB (Ramsey J) 18/12/2012 [note of extempore judgment on Lawtel].”

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NearlyLegal, 19th December 2012

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Bill of Rights report: no further forward – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted December 20th, 2012 in bills, constitutional reform, human rights, news, reports by sally

“There is nothing surprising in the conclusion formed by the majority of the Commission on the Bill of Rights in their report, issued yesterday. A majority favours replacing the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) with a Bill of Rights for the UK, as the means of securing the most effective compliance by this country with its obligations under the Human Rights Convention.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 19th December 2012

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Dale Farm Travellers face eviction again – The Guardian

Posted December 20th, 2012 in appeals, local government, news, planning, repossession, travellers by sally

“Travellers living at the side of the road near the former Dale Farm site face being evicted for a second time after Basildon council, in Essex, voted to take ‘direct action’ to remove the families who remain.”

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The Guardian, 19th December 2012

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Romanian metal theft gang jailed – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 20th, 2012 in gangs, news, railways, sentencing, theft by sally

“Eight Romanians who embarked on a cable theft spree, creating havoc across a swathe of the Midlands rail network, have been sentenced to a total of 23 years in prison.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2012

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