Category: news

Agbaje v Agbaje – WLR Daily

Posted March 11th, 2010 in divorce, financial provision, foreign jurisdictions, law reports, news, Supreme Court by sally

Agbaje v Agbaje [2010] UKSC 13; [2010] WLR (D) 71

“An English court considering under Pt III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 whether it would be appropriate to make an order for financial relief on the application of a party to a foreign divorce was not required to apply a forum non conveniens test and decide which of two jurisdictions was the appropriate one. The whole basis of Pt III was that it might be appropriate for two jurisdictions to be involved, one for the divorce and the other for ancillary relief.”

WLR Daily, 10th March 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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

ISPs, publishers and academics voice outrage at Digital Economy Bill – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 11th, 2010 in bills, copyright, internet, news by sally

“Plans to introduce a law that will force internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to websites accused of hosting copyright-infringing content have been condemned by ISPs, publishers, consumer groups, user rights groups and academics.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 10th March 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

Devon firm fined for River Lowman fish-death pollution – BBC News

Posted March 11th, 2010 in fines, news, pollution by sally

“A Devon toiletries company has been fined £8,000 after admitted polluting a river in an incident which killed about 1,000 fish.”

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BBC News, 10th March 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Drive-by Liverpool shooting gang jailed for life – BBC News

Posted March 11th, 2010 in firearms, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Four men have been jailed for life for the murder of a cyclist who was killed in a drive-by shooting in Liverpool.”

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BBC News, 10th March 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Fraud and corruption is costing Britain £30 billion a year – The Times

Posted March 11th, 2010 in news by sally

“It is almost 25 years since the Roskill Report published its radical recommendations for improving the way complex fraud, corruption and financial market crimes are tackled.”

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The Times, 11th March 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Legal aid lawyers told to wait for their money – The Times

Posted March 11th, 2010 in news by sally

“Jack Straw’s frustrations with the running of the £2.1 billion a year legal aid scheme were laid bare this week along with the policy clashes that have led to the demise of the body in charge.”

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The Times, 11th March 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Libel laws silenced me, says Francisco Lacerda critic of lie detector system – The Times

Posted March 11th, 2010 in news by sally

“England’s libel laws have been used to silence scientific critics of lie detection technology on which the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has spent £2.4 million.”

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The Times, 11th March 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Man guilty of murdering daughter, Chanelle Sasha Jones – BBC News

Posted March 11th, 2010 in murder, news, offensive weapons by sally

“A 48-year-old man has been found guilty of murdering his teenage daughter.”

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BBC News, 10th March 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Under fire Greater Manchester Police failed dead woman – BBC News

Posted March 11th, 2010 in domestic violence, harassment, news, police, reports by sally

“Greater Manchester Police has been told it failed a woman murdered by her ex-boyfriend as a report graded it as one of the worst in England and Wales.”

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BBC News, 11th March 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ex-Cazenove partner Malcolm Calvert guilty of insider dealing – The Guardian

Posted March 11th, 2010 in financial regulation, insider dealing, news by sally

“A former top executive at one of the City’s most prestigious banks faces jail after being found guilty of insider dealing.”

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The Guardian, 10th March 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Police forces face threat of ‘racist’ label over stop and searches – The Guardian

Posted March 11th, 2010 in news, police, race discrimination, racism, reports, stop and search by sally

“Equalities watchdog warns of enforcement action against forces that excessively target people from ethnic minorities.”

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The Guardian, 10th March 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Police told to tackle crime that destroys communities – The Times

Posted March 11th, 2010 in news by sally

“Police forces are failing to protect the most vulnerable people in society from antisocial behaviour, the police inspectorate has said. Chief constables were told that they must understand the toll that harassment, criminal damage and verbal abuse is taking on communities.”

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The Times, 11th March 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Judges fear prisons will burst under new rules – The Times

Posted March 11th, 2010 in news by sally

“Britain’s leading criminal judges warn that a shake-up of sentencing guidelines could push prison overcrowding to crisis levels. They fear that the Sentencing Council, which comes into force next month with the aim of bringing more consistency to courts, will not curb judges’ use of custody, as hoped, but actually increase it.”

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The Times, 11th March 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Criminals escaping justice due to CPS flaws, says judge – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 10th, 2010 in Crown Prosecution Service, juries, news, trials by sally

“Criminals are escaping justice because of a lack of organisation within the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), a judge said.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Straw defends new identities for criminals whose lives are endangered – The Guardian

Posted March 10th, 2010 in anonymity, media, news by sally

“The justice secretary, Jack Straw, today launched a robust defence of giving a new identity to criminals such as Jon Venables when they face the serious possibility of being killed or injured on their release.”

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The Guardian, 10th March 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Apology to daughters raped by Sheffield man – BBC News

Posted March 10th, 2010 in child abuse, incest, news, rape, reports, social services by sally

“Two daughters made pregnant 19 times by their abusive father were given an apology by the authorities which failed to protect them.”

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BBC News, 10th March 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Jack Straw announces legal aid funding for survivors of 7/7 attack – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 10th, 2010 in inquests, legal aid, Ministry of Justice, news, terrorism by sally

“The Ministry of Justice has today announced that legal aid funding will be provided to survivors of the 7/7 bombings.”

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Ministry of Justice, 10th March 2010

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Ruling confirms London as divorce payout capital – The Independent

Posted March 10th, 2010 in divorce, financial provision, foreign jurisdictions, news by sally

“London’s reputation as the divorce payout capital of the world was reinforced by the Supreme Court today.”

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The Independent, 10th March 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Tech chiefs attack digital economy bill – The Guardian

Posted March 10th, 2010 in bills, copyright, freedom of expression, internet, news by sally

“Amendments made to the digital economy bill by the House of Lords threaten freedom of speech and will lead to British websites being blocked without due judicial process, the bosses of leading technology companies said today.”

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The Guardian, 10th March 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Boris Berezovsky wins libel case over Litvinenko murder – The Guardian

Posted March 10th, 2010 in asylum, defamation, media, news, poisoning by sally

“The exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky was today awarded libel damages of £150,000 over ‘savage’ allegations he was behind the murder of his Alexander Litvinenko, the poisoned Russian dissident who was his close friend.”

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The Guardian, 10th March 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk