Council cuts to elderly care fees ruled illegal – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 11th, 2011 in budgets, care homes, elderly, judicial review, local government, news by sally

“Councils across England could be forced to spend hundreds of millions of pounds extra on care for the elderly after a landmark High Court case.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th November 2011

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Clegg orders inquiry into ‘sex discrimination’ by banks – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 11th, 2011 in banking, news, sex discrimination by sally

“High street banks are guilty of sex discrimination, refusing pregnant women mortgages and charging higher interest rates on business loans to female entrepreneurs, research has found.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th November 2011

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Muslims Against Crusades banned from midnight – BBC News

Posted November 10th, 2011 in demonstrations, Islam, news, proscribed organisations by sally

“Home Secretary Theresa May is banning Muslims Against Crusades, a group planning an anti-Armistice Day protest.”

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BBC News, 10th November 2011

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Channel Islands VAT loophole to close from April – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 10th, 2011 in news, tax avoidance, VAT by sally

“A tax loophole which allows retailers to avoid VAT charges by bringing low-value goods into the UK via the Channel Islands is to end from 1 April 2012, the Government has announced.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 10th November 2011

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Cohabitees’ property rights: still as clear as mud – The Guardian

Posted November 10th, 2011 in cohabitation, mortgages, news, precedent, Supreme Court by sally

“The Jones v Kernott judgment does little to resolve the grey area of ex-cohabitees’ entitlements to a share in their former home.”

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The Guardian, 10th November 2011

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Public school gangster jailed for 30 years – The Independent

Posted November 10th, 2011 in drug abuse, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A former public schoolboy who wanted to be a gangster was jailed for a minimum 30 years for murder today.”

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The Independent, 10th November 2011

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Wandsworth Prison murder: Killers jailed for life – BBC News

Posted November 10th, 2011 in murder, news, prisons, sentencing by sally

“Two men convicted of murdering a man outside a prison in south London have been jailed for life.”

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BBC News, 10th November 2011

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Man faces libel allegations over Amazon book review – The Independent

Posted November 10th, 2011 in defamation, litigants in person, news by sally

“A father of three from the West Midlands is set to appear in the High Court tomorrow to defend himself against libel allegations over a book review he wrote on Amazon’s website last year.”

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The Independent, 9th November 2011

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Inmate Kevan Thakrar cleared over prison guards attack – BBC News

“A man serving life for three murders has been cleared over a prison attack in which he stabbed three guards.”

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BBC News, 9th November 2011

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Legal education review under scrutiny 
as profession awaits first progress report – Legal Week

Posted November 10th, 2011 in legal education, news by sally

“A year after announcing the most comprehensive review of legal education in the UK in decades, the three largest regulators in England and Wales will meet today (10 November) to discuss their progress. The meeting will see the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the Bar Standards Board (BSB) and the Institute of Legal Executives Professional Standards (IPS) sit down with members of the committee put together after the root-and-branch review was announced in November 2010 to provide a progress report.”

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Legal Week, 10th November 2011

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Butt to appeal 30-month jail sentence, says lawyer – The Independent

Posted November 10th, 2011 in appeals, conspiracy, fraud, gambling, news, sentencing by sally

“Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has filed an appeal against his 30-month jail sentence for his part in the conspiracy to bowl deliberate no-balls in a Test.”

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The Independent, 10th November 2011

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UK borders chief will win constructive dismissal case, Home Office lawyers say – The Guardian

Posted November 10th, 2011 in constructive dismissal, ministers' powers and duties, news, passports, visas by sally

“Home Office lawyers have advised ministers that Brodie Clark, the senior civil servant at the centre of the passport checks row, will win his case for constructive dismissal against Theresa May, the home secretary.”

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The Guardian, 9th November 2011

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OFT tells Carcraft vehicle supermarket to improve practices – The Guardian

Posted November 9th, 2011 in consumer protection, news by sally

“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has taken enforcement action against car supermarket group Carcraft after it found the firm was failing to carry out pre-sale vehicle inspections, had refused to repair or replace faulty vehicles, and was not clearly explaining the terms of motor finance policies it sold.”

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The Guardian, 9th November 2011

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Lawyers call for couples law reform – The Independent

Posted November 9th, 2011 in cohabitation, mortgages, news, Supreme Court by sally

” Lawyers called today for new legislation on ‘co-habiting couples’ after the UK’s highest court ruled that a man who left his partner nearly 20 years ago was not entitled to half the value of the house they shared.”

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The Independent, 9th November 2011

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Neil Morrissey’s bid for court statement on Daily Mail story is rejected – The Guardian

Posted November 9th, 2011 in defamation, media, news by sally

“Men Behaving Badly actor Neil Morrissey has had his bid to make a statement in open court about his long-running libel battle with the Daily Mail turned down by a high court judge.”

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The Guardian, 8th November 2011

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Suffolk policeman Ian Reynolds jailed over child abuse images – BBC News

Posted November 9th, 2011 in indecent photographs of children, news, police, sentencing by sally

“A Suffolk police constable who viewed indecent images of children has been jailed for nine months.”

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BBC News, 9th November 2011

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Jonathan Sumption shows a certain naivety – The Guardian

“The supreme court’s newest recruit worries that judges are making policy. But parliament always has the last word.”

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The Guardian, 9th November 2011

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Court rules on property rights for unmarried couples – The Guardian

Posted November 9th, 2011 in cohabitation, mortgages, news by sally

“The property rights of millions of unmarried couples who split up have been clarified by a supreme court judgment that has awarded the overwhelming share of a bungalow in Essex to the woman.”

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The Guardian, 9th November 2011

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Police criticised for contacting innocent protesters over fees march – The Independent

Posted November 9th, 2011 in demonstrations, news, police by sally

 “Police faced criticism tonight after it emerged that they had contacted any protesters arrested at recent demonstrations, warning them to stay away from any trouble at tomorrow’s march, despite many never having been charged with or convicted of any offence.”

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The Independent, 8th November 2011

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Cadbury mostly defends trade mark rights over purple shaded chocolate packaging – OUT- LAW.com

Posted November 9th, 2011 in news, trade marks by sally

“The UK’s Trade Mark Registry has partially revoked, but mostly upheld, Cadbury’s right to trade mark a particular shade of purple in relation to chocolate products it manufactures.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 8th November 2011

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