Lloyds TSB Bank plc v Markandan & Uddin (a firm) – WLR Daily

Posted February 13th, 2012 in law reports, sale of land, sham transactions, solicitors, trusts by sally

Lloyds TSB Bank plc v Markandan & Uddin (a firm) [2012] EWCA Civ 65a; [2012] WLR (D) 29

“The completion of sale of land and mortgage did not become effective until all executed title documents including mortgage loan agreement and deed in the name of the purchasers or an effective undertaking from the purchaser’s real solicitor or agent to exchange the documents were received by the vendor or his agent. Therefore, a solicitor who had parted with the money entrusted to him by the lender to a purchaser’s fictitious solicitor in exchange for a purported undertaking from the bogus solicitor to exchange and forward those documents committed a breach of trust.”

WLR Daily, 9th February 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina v S (G) – WLR Daily

Posted February 13th, 2012 in internet, law reports, obscenity by sally

Regina v S (G) [2012] WLR (D) 28

“The transmission of electronically stored data to only one recipient is sufficient publication with section 1(3) of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 for the purposes of a prosecution under that Act.”

WLR Daily, 9th February 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Docketing: Completing case management’s unfinished revolution – Ninth Lecture in Implementation Programme – Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of The Rolls

Posted February 13th, 2012 in case management, speeches by sally

Docketing: Completing case management’s unfinished revolution – Ninth Lecture in Implementation Programme (PDF)

Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of The Rolls

Solicitors’ Costs Conference, 9th February 2012

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Norgrove – The Response Considered – Family Law Week

Posted February 13th, 2012 in children, dispute resolution, divorce, grandparents, news by sally

“Sally Gore, barrister, of 14 Gray’s Inn Square analyses the Government’s response to the Family Justice Review in the context of current family law practice.”

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Family Law Week, 13th February 2012

Source: www.familylawweek.com

Michael Overd cleared of verbally abusing gay men in Taunton – BBC News

Posted February 13th, 2012 in homosexuality, news, threatening behaviour by sally

“A Christian preacher accused of verbally abusing two gay men during a sermon has been cleared in court.”

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BBC News, 10th February 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Damilola Taylor killer recalled to prison – The Guardian

Posted February 13th, 2012 in homicide, news, release on licence by sally

“The father of schoolboy Damilola Taylor has called for a public inquiry after one of his son’s killers was recalled to prison for a second time, just 16 days after being released.”

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The Guardian, 10th February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Another control order ruled unlawful for breach of right to fair trial – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted February 13th, 2012 in control orders, human rights, news, terrorism prevention & investigation measures by sally

“The Court of Appeal has upheld a challenge to a control order on the basis that the person subject to the order (‘the controllee’) had not been given sufficient information about the case against him.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 11th February 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Four jailed for alcohol-smuggling VAT and tax fraud – The Guardian

Posted February 13th, 2012 in customs and excise, fraud, news, sentencing, VAT by sally

“Four members of a criminal gang have been jailed for their roles in one of the biggest alcohol-smuggling frauds ever uncovered in Britain.”

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The Guardian, 10th February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Foster parents told to stay away from ‘autistic’ man – The Independent

Posted February 13th, 2012 in autism, Court of Protection, fostering, local government, mental health, news by sally

“A vulnerable young man with significant learning difficulties and ‘autistic tendencies’ was controversially taken away from his foster family of 12 years, the Court of Protection heard yesterday.”

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The Independent, 11th February 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Offenders with drink problems face US-style tagging – The Guardian

Posted February 13th, 2012 in alcohol abuse, electronic monitoring, news by sally

“US-style sobriety bracelets for criminals who are persistently convicted of drink-related offences are to be tested this summer in London.”

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The Guardian, 10th February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

#WithoutPrejudice 19 podcast: The Leveson Inquiry and The Twitter Joke Trial appeal – Charon QC

Posted February 13th, 2012 in internet, media, podcasts, privacy, threatening to destroy or damage property by sally

“On the panel tonight – Carl Gardner, David Allen Green, Dr Evan Harris and Charon QC.”

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Charon QC, 9th February 2012

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.

Intelligence chiefs to give evidence in public for first time – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 13th, 2012 in disclosure, intelligence services, news, parliament by sally

“Intelligence chiefs will be questioned in public for the first time to ensure that the secret services cannot escape the scrutiny of ‘open democracy’, a leading MP said yesterday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th February 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Mega pig-farm could breach human rights, council warned – The Guardian

Posted February 13th, 2012 in agriculture, environmental health, human rights, news, planning by sally

“Controversial plans to build a US-style mega pig-farm in South Derbyshire close to a prison and residential housing pose serious health risks to those living and working there and could breach their legal rights to protection of their private and family life, the local council is being warned.”

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The Guardian, 10th February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Analysis | Rabone and the rights to life of voluntary mental health patients – Part 1/2 – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted February 13th, 2012 in duty of care, hospital orders, mental health, news, suicide by sally

“At first sight, Article 2 – the ‘right to life’ – seems to be a prohibition on extra-judicial executions and state-sponsored death squads. It does, of course have a role to play in that respect (and one that is not limited to those countries whose signature of the Convention is viewed with scepticism from Western Europe).”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 12th February 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Women’s prisons in desperate need of reform, says former governor – The Guardian

Posted February 13th, 2012 in news, prisons, women by sally

“Clive Chatterton condemns ‘suffering’ of vulnerable inmates, calling on government to pursue alternatives to short sentences.”

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The Guardian, 11th February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Occupy London protestors are ‘exhausted and jaded’ as Court of Appeal rules on eviction – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 13th, 2012 in appeals, demonstrations, news by sally

“Today the Court of Appeal will rule on whether to uphold an eviction order granted to the City of London Corporation to drive the tent village from the steps of the cathedral and bring the four-month protest to an end.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th February 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Axing of Forensic Science Service may lead to rise in miscarriages of justice, scientists warn – The Guardian

Posted February 13th, 2012 in forensic science, miscarriage of justice, news by sally

“Conviction of David Bryant for child sex assault will be pioneering forensics team’s last success.”

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The Guardian, 12th February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Derby men jailed for giving out gay death call leaflets – BBC News

Posted February 13th, 2012 in news by sally

“Three Derby men have been jailed for giving out leaflets calling for homosexual people to be executed.”

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BBC News, 10th February 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Human rights abuses could be covered up under new justice bill proposals – The Guardian

Posted February 13th, 2012 in closed material, human rights, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“Ministers and the intelligence services will be able to cover up sensitive information relating to the state’s complicity in torture and secret rendition, under controversial plans likely to be included in the Queen’s Speech in May.”

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The Guardian, 11th February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Media interest in celebrities’ lives is legitimate, European court rules – The Guardian

Posted February 10th, 2012 in human rights, media, news, privacy by tracey

“The private lives of celebrities are of legitimate interest to the media, the European court of human rights (ECHR) has ruled in landmark judgments involving a cocaine-possessing German TV actor and Princess Caroline of Monaco. The decisions by the Strasbourg court establish significant legal precedents for privacy cases in British courts, tipping the balance back towards freedom of expression.”

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The Guardian, 7th February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk