Atrium Medical Corpn and another v DSB Invest Holding SA – WLR Daily

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in intellectual property, law reports, patents, rights of audience, trials by sally

Atrium Medical Corpn and another v DSB Invest Holding SA [2011] EWHC 74 (Pat); [2011] WLR (D) 202

“High Court proceedings for declarations as to whether a product incorporated technical information, thus ultimately resulting in the determination of whether royalties were due, fell within the definition of ‘intellectual property litigation’ in regulation 3 of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents Higher Courts Qualification Regulations 2007 and therefore a patent attorney litigator was an ‘authorised person’ entitled to conduct the litigation and to exercise rights of audience in relation thereto.”

WLR Daily, 21st June 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

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

“Justice in Times of Austerity” – speech by Commissioner Viviane Reding now available – The Bar Council

“Vice-President of the European Commission and the first Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, Viviane Reding delivered the keynote address at a seminar on ‘Justice in Times of Austerity’, co-hosted by the Bar Council, the Criminal Bar Association, the Family Law Bar Association and the European Circuit of the Bar of England and Wales.”

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The Bar Council, 22nd June 2011

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Child abuse loophole to be closed – Ministry of Justice

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in assault, bills, child abuse, news by sally

“A legal loophole that could allow those who physically abuse children or vulnerable adults to escape justice is to be closed, the Government announced today (22 June).”

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Ministry of Justice, 22nd June 2011

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Ryan Lovell-Hancox: Killers were known to authorities – BBC News

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in child cruelty, documents, news, reports, social services by sally

“A murdered three-year-old West Midlands boy was not protected despite his killers being known to child protection agencies, a report has found.”

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BBC News, 23rd June 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Top-paid civil servants lose right to wage privacy – The Guardian

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in civil servants, news, privacy, remuneration by sally

“Senior civil servants who tried to keep their salaries secret will be made to reveal them, the Information Commissioner has ruled. The government has been ordered to name every civil servant on a salary above £150,000 – more than the prime minister – after some resisted, citing the Data Protection Act. The ruling means that the identity of 24 Whitehall mandarins who refused to be named when the coalition published a list of high earners in government a year ago will now be revealed, and that pressure will mount for other high earners below the £150,000 mark to also be named.”

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The Guardian, 22nd June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Warnings over launch of national crime database – The Independent

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in data protection, news, police by sally

“Hackers could crack the new Police National Database and access sensitive information of millions of innocent people, human rights campaigners have warned.”

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The Independent, 23rd June 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

PCS strikers aim to close Supreme Court – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in courts, industrial action, news, Supreme Court, trade unions by sally

“The courts will rely on their depleted ranks of senior managers to remain open during industrial action, when Ministry of Justice members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) strike on 30 June in protest at proposed changes to public sector pensions and job cuts.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd June 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Dewi Evans guilty of Pontyberem murder of wife Jackie – BBC News

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

“A former miner who stabbed his wife during a row after she refused his offer of a cup of tea has been unanimously convicted of murder.”

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BBC News, 22nd June 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Inquiry finds link between military veterans and crime – The Guardian

“Military veterans are twice as likely to be convicted for sex offences than other people and more likely to commit violent offences, an inquiry has found.”

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The Guardian, 22nd June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in parliamentary papers by sally

Government Response to Justice Committee’s Third Report of Session 2010/11: The Government’s proposed reform of legal aid, Cm 8111 (PDF)

Government Response to the House of Commons Health Select Committee Fifth Report of Session 2010-11: Commissioning, Cm 8100 (PDF)

The Digital Switchover Help Scheme, Cm 8066 (PDF)

Government response to the NHS Future Forum report, Cm 8113 (PDF)

Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk

The increasing world of regulation and compliance – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in consultations, EC law, legislative drafting, news, regulations by sally

“In a secret location in the UK, there is a warehouse the size of a football pitch that climbs five storeys into the sky. Under its gargantuan roof are more than three million boxes and, in these boxes, are thousands and thousands of files and innumerable documents.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd June 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Good Hope Hospital security guard jailed for bomb hoax – BBC News

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in bomb hoaxing, hospitals, news, sentencing by sally

“A hospital security guard who planted a fake bomb where he worked prompting a six-hour security alert has been jailed for 15 months.”

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BBC News, 22nd June 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

British banks ignore money-laundering rules, says FSA – The Guardian

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in banking, financial regulation, money laundering, news, reports by sally

“The City of London is showing brazen disregard for rules to stop money laundering and is welcoming with open arms some of the world’s most unsavoury political leaders and their cronies, according to a damning report by the Financial Services Authority.”

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The Guardian, 22nd June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ken Clarke threatens to cut free legal aid for suspects – The Independent

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in criminal justice, legal aid, news by sally

“Kenneth Clarke faced anger last night after threatening to scrap the automatic right of arrested suspects to receive free advice from a solicitor.”

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The Independent, 23rd June 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Ed Miliband challenges David Cameron over retention of DNA in rape cases – The Guardian

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in DNA, news, rape by sally

“David Cameron has refused to be driven into another policy U-turn on crime after rejecting calls from Ed Miliband for DNA to be routinely retained in rape cases.”

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The Guardian, 23rd June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Plans to extend limit of detention without charge criticised – The Guardian

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in bills, detention, news, parliament, terrorism by sally

“A former cabinet secretary and a former leader of the Liberal Democrats have criticised government contingency plans to detain terror suspects for up to 28 days without charge as unsatisfactory and unreliable.”

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The Guardian, 23rd June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Command Papers

Posted June 22nd, 2011 in news by sally

We are now monitoring Command Papers and will be linking to the full text where available.

LSB publishes independent report examining the smaller approved regulators – Legal Services Board

Posted June 22nd, 2011 in legal services, news by sally

“The Legal Services Board (LSB) is today publishing the results of an independent investigation into the operations of smaller legal services regulators.”

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Legal Services Board, 22nd June 2011

Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk

New competition authority will deal with some consumer complaints, says Government – OUT-LAW.com

“The Government has outlined proposals to give a prospective new competition authority powers to resolve consumer complaints.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 22nd June 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Squatters should not be occupying legal aid arguments – The Guardian

“The biggest winding back of access to justice in the legal aid system’s history is not getting the attention it deserves.”

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The Guardian, 22nd June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk