The Sun enters frame as Jude Law makes new hacking claims – The Independent

Posted July 18th, 2011 in interception, media, news by sally

“For the first time, The Sun newspaper was last night dragged into the phone-hacking scandal after it emerged that the actor Jude Law is suing Rupert Murdoch’s best-selling daily title over the alleged interception of his voicemails while Rebekah Brooks was editor.”

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The Independent, 15th July 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Fight to save local libraries gets its day in court – The Independent

Posted July 18th, 2011 in judicial review, libraries, local government, news by sally

“A landmark hearing on Tuesday will mark the first judicial review into proposed library closures in Britain as disgruntled campaigners prepare to take their case to the courts.”

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The Independent, 17th July 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Legal aid U-turn ‘will penalise the innocent’ – The Guardian

Posted July 18th, 2011 in budgets, legal aid, news by sally

“Innocent people will be forced to pay thousands of pounds for their own defence lawyers after a controversial coalition U-turn on legal aid.”

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The Guardian, 17th July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Councils and police rebuked for hi-tech snooping on public – The Independent

“Britain’s surveillance watchdog has reprimanded police forces, councils and government departments for overusing powers intended to clamp down on terrorism to snoop on members of the public.”

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The Independent, 17th July 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Women may be warned of partners’ violent pasts under new ‘Clare’s Law’ – The Guardian

Posted July 18th, 2011 in domestic violence, internet, news, police by sally

“Police would be able to warn women if a new partner had a violent past under plans to reduce the number of deaths and injuries from domestic abuse being considered by the home secretary, Theresa May.”

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The Guardian, 17th July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Bucks Fizz acts await name ruling – BBC News

Posted July 15th, 2011 in news, trade names by tracey

“Two acts vying for the right to use the name Bucks Fizz must wait for up to six weeks to discover which has triumphed.”

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BBC News, 15th July 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Woman with dementia in dirty home gets council pay-out – BBC News

Posted July 15th, 2011 in care workers, compensation, elderly, local government, news by tracey

“An elderly woman with dementia left in an unclean and unhygienic home in Worcestershire has got compensation.”

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BBC News, 14th July 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Charlie Gilmour jailed for student fees demo violence – BBC News

Posted July 15th, 2011 in demonstrations, news, sentencing, violent disorder by tracey

“Charlie Gilmour, son of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, has been jailed for 16 months for a rampage at a student fees protest in central London.”

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BBC News, 15th July 2011

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Offshore gambling crackdown could mean win for Treasury – The Guardian

Posted July 15th, 2011 in gambling, internet, news, taxation by tracey

“A crackdown on offshore gambling companies that operate in the UK has been launched by the government in a move that is expected to clear the way for a tax grab by the Treasury.”

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The Guardian, 14th July 2011

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Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk

Posted July 15th, 2011 in parliamentary papers by tracey

Healthy lives, healthy people: update and way forward, Cm8134 (PDF)

Source: www.official-documents.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted July 15th, 2011 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

The Chief Land Registrar v Silkstone & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 801 (14 July 2011)

TE v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 811 (14 July 2011)

Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd v Revenue and Customs [2011] EWCA Civ 810 (14 July 2011)

FM v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Rev 1) [2011] EWCA Civ 807 (14 July 2011)

Hussain & Ors, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Health Department & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 800 (14 July 2011)

High Court (Chancery Division)

F&C Alternative Investments (Holdings) Ltd. v Barthelemy & Anor [2011] EWHC 1851 (Ch) (14 July 2011)

Inversiones Frieira SL & Anor v Colyzeo Investors II LP & Anor [2011] EWHC 1762 (Ch) (14 July 2011)

F&C Alternative Investments (Holdings) Ltd v Barthelemy & Anor [2011] EWHC 1731 (Ch) (14 July 2011)

High Court Commercial Court)

PT Thiess Contractors Indonesia v PT Kaltim Prima Coal & Anor [2011] EWHC 1842 (Comm) (14 July 2011)

Merchant International Company Ltd v Natsionalna Aktsionerna Kompaniya “Naftogaz Ukrayiny” [2011] EWHC 1820 (Comm) (14 July 2011)

Glory Wealth Shipping Pte Ltd. v Korea Line Corporation [2011] EWHC 1819 (Comm) (14 July 2011)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Reliance Globalcom Ltd v OTE International Solutions SA [2011] EWHC 1848 (QB) (15 July 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

St Prix v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – WLR Daily

Posted July 15th, 2011 in benefits, EC law, freedom of movement, law reports, news, pregnancy by tracey

St Prix v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2011] EWCA Civ 806;  [2011] WLR (D)  226

“A Union citizen who, when within the United Kingdom, ceased to work in circumstances other than those set out in paragraphs (a) to (d) of article 7(3) of the Citizenship Directive was not a ‘worker’ entitled to the relevant ‘right of residence’ for the purposes of article 7(1)(a) of the Directive; and pregnancy had deliberately been excluded from the conditions in which the status of worker was retained despite a cessation of work.”

WLR Daily, 13th July 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted July 15th, 2011 in legislation by tracey

The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2011

The Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Act 2004 (Commencement No.5) Order 2011

The Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Act 2004 (Appointed Day) Order 2011

The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No. 3) Order 2011

The International Tax Enforcement (San Marino) Order 2011

The International Tax Enforcement (Dominica) Order 2011

The International Tax Enforcement (Grenada) Order 2011

The International Tax Enforcement (Belize) Order 2011

The Double Taxation Relief (Qatar) Order 2011

The Egypt (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2011

The Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2011

The Olympic Route Network Designation (Amendment) Order 2011

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

 

Crimes detected in England and Wales 2010/11 – Home Office

Posted July 15th, 2011 in crime, news, police, statistics by tracey

“Home Office Statistical Bulletin 11/11 presents police recorded crime statistics on the levels and trends in detections and detection rates in England & Wales for the financial year 2010/11.”

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Home Office, 14th July 2011

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

OFT investigates sites that charge for free Government services – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 15th, 2011 in consumer protection, internet, news by tracey

“Companies that set up websites to charge for free Government services could be in breach of consumer protection laws, The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 14th July 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Bar Chairman – Justice Committee Report Provides More Evidence that Legal Aid Cuts Mean DIY Justice – The Bar Council

Posted July 15th, 2011 in barristers, family courts, legal aid, news by tracey

“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has welcomed the finding of the Justice Select Committee’s report on the Operation of the Family Courts, published today, which says that legal aid reforms risk an unmanageable rise in DIY justice, as vulnerable people are forced to go to family courts alone as litigants in person.”

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The Bar Council, 14th July 2011

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Cumbria school bus crash deaths ‘accidental’ – BBC News

Posted July 15th, 2011 in accidents, inquests, news, road safety by tracey

“The deaths of two schoolchildren in a crash in Cumbria could have been avoided if they had been wearing seatbelts, a coroner has said.”

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BBC News, 14th July 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Crime statistics for England & Wales: what’s happening to each offence? – The Guardian

Posted July 15th, 2011 in crime, news, statistics by tracey

“The new figures from the Home Office show there has been a 14% rise in domestic burglaries and a 6% rise in violent crime in the past year, according to the annual British Crime Survey for 2010/11.”

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The Guardian, 14th July 2011

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Become-a-barrister.com hints at bars to the bar – The Guardian

Posted July 15th, 2011 in barristers, diversity, internet, news by tracey

“The Bar Council describes its new careers website, become-a-barrister.com, as a ‘portal for anyone interested in a career at the bar’, but its retro design makes it more like a portal to the 1990s.”

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The Guardian, 14th July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Judge makes legal history with solo verdict after discharging jury – The Guardian

Posted July 15th, 2011 in juries, news, trial without jury by tracey

“A London judge has made legal history by becoming the first to deliver a verdict on her own after discharging a jury. Recorder Caroline English performed the unprecedented role at Wood Green crown court because a friend of the accused was alleged to have been in regular contact with a woman juror and have passed information on voting intentions.”

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The Guardian, 14th July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk