DPP: We will look at victim support – The Independent

Posted June 27th, 2011 in cross-examination, news, victims by sally

“The director of public prosecutions said he would examine how victims are treated in court after admitting the Milly Dowler murder case raised ‘fundamental questions’.”

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The Independent, 25th June 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Related link: Vilified QC in Bellfield case ‘just doing his job’

Legal aid reform could end right to a free solicitor – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2011 in budgets, legal aid, legal representation, news by sally

“A ‘cornerstone’ of the legal system, the universal right to a solicitor upon arrest, could be jettisoned in favour of means-testing under controversial plans drawn up by the Ministry of Justice.”

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The Guardian, 25th June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Law firms are opening up to non-graduates – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2011 in law firms, legal education, legal executives, news by sally

“A new mood of egalitarianism is sweeping the profession just as higher tuition fees are likely to reduce social mobility.”

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The Guardian, 24th June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Watchdog highlights ‘imbalance of power’ between consumers and lawyers – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 24th, 2011 in consumer protection, legal profession, legal services, news by sally

“Consumers have benefited from the first four years of the Legal Services Act, but there remains an ‘imbalance of power’ which acts to their detriment in dealing with lawyers.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 24th June 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

New police database will give national records access for first time – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 24th, 2011 in criminal records, data protection, news, police by sally

“Police will share local records about people through a new national database, the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) has said. A new database for England and Wales will be linked to an existing one covering Scotland, an NPIA spokesman said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 24th June 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 24th, 2011 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

McKenzie v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 1550 (23 June 2011)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

County Leasing Ltd v Quotepool Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 705 (23 June 2011)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Paddico (267) Ltd v Kirklees Metropolitan Council & Ors [2011] EWHC 1606 (Ch) (23 June 2011)

High Court (Admiralty Division)

Samco Europe, The Owners or Charterers of the Ship v MSC Prestige, The Owners or Charterers of the Ship [2011] EWHC 1580 (Admlty) (23 June 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted June 24th, 2011 in legislation by sally

The Environmental Protection (Controls on Ozone-Depleting Substances) Regulations 2011

The Assured Tenancies (Amendment of Rental Threshold) (Wales) Order 2011

The Energy Information Regulations 2011

The Armed Forces (Terms of Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

The Distress for Rent (Amendment) Rules 2011

The Wireless Telegraphy (Register) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2011

The Wireless Telegraphy (Mobile Spectrum Trading) Regulations 2011

The Food Additives (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2011

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

IR (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; GT (Libya) v Same; AN (Pakistan) v Same; AK (Pakistan) v Same – WLR Daily

Posted June 24th, 2011 in appeals, deportation, human rights, immigration, law reports by sally

IR (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; GT (Libya) v Same; AN (Pakistan) v Same; AK (Pakistan) v Same [2011] EWCA Civ 704; [2011] WLR (D) 206

“In national security deportation and exclusion cases before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission foreign nationals were entitled to the standard of procedural fairness contained in the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) Rules 2003, neither more nor less.”

WLR Daily, 21st June 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Coventry City Council v O and others – WLR Daily

Posted June 24th, 2011 in adoption, county courts, fostering, injunctions, jurisdiction, law reports by sally

Coventry City Council v O and others [2011] EWCA Civ 729; [2011] WLR (D) 205

“Where foster parents issued a notice of intention to adopt a child they were fostering, the local authority retained the power to remove the child from the foster parents’ home to the home either of other foster parents or of prospective adopters, under section 38 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002.”

WLR Daily, 22nd June 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Epileptic driver jailed for Thurrock M25 death crash – BBC News

Posted June 24th, 2011 in dangerous driving, news, sentencing by sally

“An Essex man with epilepsy has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for causing the death of a young woman by dangerous driving.”

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BBC News, 23rd June 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Milly Dowler family’s court ordeal ‘appalling’ says victims czar Louise Casey – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 24th, 2011 in cross-examination, murder, news, victims, witnesses by sally

“The treatment of Milly Dowler’s family in court has been branded ‘appalling’ by the Government’s victims’commissioner, Louise Casey.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th June 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Ronald Toms faces jail for 1987 Ammanford sex attack – BBC News

Posted June 24th, 2011 in assault, attempts, news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A man who sexually assaulted an 84-year-old widow in a ‘terrifying’ attack in her own home 24 years ago has been told he will be jailed.”

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BBC News, 23rd June 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

MPs defy government and agree to ban on use of circus animals – The Guardian

Posted June 24th, 2011 in animals, news, parliament by sally

“MPs have agreed to a ban on the use of wild animals in circuses amid claims from the Conservative MP who led the campaign that Downing Street tried to bribe him with the prospect of a government job to get him to change his position.”

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The Guardian, 23rd June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Sir Fred Goodwin colleague appeals decision – The Independent

Posted June 24th, 2011 in anonymity, appeals, injunctions, media, news, privacy by sally

“Lawyers representing the work colleague with whom former Royal Bank of Scotland chief Sir Fred Goodwin had an affair has filed an appeal against a High Court judge’s decision that although the media must not identify her by name they could give her job description.”

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The Independent, 23rd June 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Sally Challen guilty of murdering husband Richard with hammer – BBC News

Posted June 24th, 2011 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A woman has been jailed for life after being convicted of murdering her estranged husband by bludgeoning him to death with a hammer.”

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BBC News, 23rd June 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Devon man jailed for double murder – The Guardian

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A ‘controlling and dominating’ husband has been jailed for a minimum of 30 years for the murder of his estranged wife and her friend in a frenzied sex attack.”

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The Guardian, 23rd June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Government supports more efficient dispute resolution – Ministry of Justice

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in arbitration, dispute resolution, government departments, news by sally

“The Government has signed the first Dispute Resolution Commitment (DRC), which requires all departments and agencies to use mediation, arbitration and conciliation wherever possible before taking disputes to court.”

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Ministry of Justice, 23rd June 2011

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

UK ‘must help release detainee’ in Afghanistan, High Court told – BBC News

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in Afghanistan, detention, habeas corpus, news, rendition by sally

“Lawyers for a man held in Afghanistan are demanding he is freed under one of the England’s most ancient laws.”

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BBC News, 23rd June 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Thieving postman traumatised by Disneyland rollercoaster accident spared jail – Daily Telegraph

“A postman who claimed he was traumatised into stealing parcels after going on the Disneyland roller coaster Thunder Mountain, was spared jail yesterday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd June 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Recent Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in parliamentary papers by sally

Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for the Exchange of Information relating to Tax Matters, Cm 8120 (PDF)

Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Antigua and Barbuda for the Exchange of Information relating to Tax Matters, Cm 8119 (PDF)

Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Saint Lucia for the Exchange of Information relating to Tax Matters, Cm 8118 (PDF)

Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the French Republic concerning the Carrying of Service Weapons by the Officers of the UK Border Agency on French Territory in Application of the Treaty concerning the Implementation of the Frontier Controls at the Sea Ports of Both Countries on the Channel and North Sea, Cm 8117 (PDF)

Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Saint Christopher (Saint Kitts) and Nevis for the Exchange of Information relating to Tax Matters, Cm 8121 (PDF)

Government Response to the Communities and Local Government Committee’s Report Abolition of Regional Spatial Strategies: a planning vacuum, Cm 8103 (PDF)

Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk