Okafor v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted May 3rd, 2011 in appeals, immigration, law reports by sally

Okafor v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011]EWCA Civ 499; [2011] WLR (D) 146

“Where a EU citizen resident in the United Kingdom had died before acquiring a right to permanent residence her family members did not have rights to permanent residence simply by having resided for five years under a lawful residence permit. If a person no longer had a right to reside in the United Kingdom, the fact that the Secretary of State had not cancelled the document which initially granted that right could not establish a right of lawful residence under national law.”

WLR Daily, 20th April 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.

Bar Standards Board to regulate entities – Bar Standards Board

Posted May 3rd, 2011 in alternative business structures, barristers, news by sally

“At its most recent Board meeting, the regulator of the Bar in England and Wales took the decision to regulate advocacy focussed Alternative Business Structures, Legal Disciplinary Practices and Barrister Only Entities, collectively referred to as ‘entities’. It will not extend its remit to regulate Multi-Disciplinary Practices.”

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Bar Standards Board, 28th April 2011

Source: www.barstandards.org.uk

Protester to sue police over secret surveillance – The Guardian

Posted May 3rd, 2011 in demonstrations, news, police by sally

“An 86-year-old man has been granted permission to launch a lawsuit against police chiefs who have classified him as a ‘domestic extremist’ and kept a detailed record of his political activities on a clandestine database.”

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The Guardian, 3rd May 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Universities just cannot afford law suits – The Guardian

Posted May 3rd, 2011 in dispute resolution, news, universities by sally

“Universities must look at mediation to settle disputes rather than spending vast sums of money, time and energy fighting claims by staff or students.”

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The Guardian, 3rd May 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

When blank blank wants a super-injunction, who does he call? – The Independent

Posted May 3rd, 2011 in barristers, injunctions, media, news by sally

“Richard Spearman and Hugh Tomlinson are the go-to barristers for gagging orders. Andy McSmith profiles the pair who between them are rewriting Britain’s privacy laws.”

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The Independent, 30th April 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Gay asylum claims not being counted despite pledge, admit ministers – The Guardian

Posted May 3rd, 2011 in asylum, deportation, homosexuality, news, statistics by sally

“Ministers have admitted they are failing to collect data on the number of people who claim or are refused asylum on the basis of their sexuality, despite a government promise not to deport lesbians and gay men at risk of persecution.”

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The Guardian, 1st May 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Former West Yorkshire Pc jailed for child sex offences – BBC News

Posted May 3rd, 2011 in children, incitement, indecent photographs of children, news, police, sentencing, sexual offences, sexual offences prevention orders by sally

“A former West Yorkshire Police officer has been jailed for three years and nine months for a string of sex offences against children.”

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BBC News, 28th April 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Cyber-stalking laws: police review urged – BBC News

Posted May 3rd, 2011 in harassment, internet, news, police by sally

“A senior police officer is calling on the government to review whether laws governing cyber-stalking in the UK are fit for purpose.”

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BBC News, 1st May 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ian Tomlinson inquest: Jury can return unlawful killing verdict – The Guardian

Posted May 3rd, 2011 in inquests, news, police, unlawful killing by sally

“The jury at the inquest into the death of Ian Tomlinson has been told it can return a verdict of unlawful killing, but only if it is satisfied the police officer who beat him with a baton and shoved him to the ground acted deliberately and illegally.”

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The Guardian, 28th April 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

MoJ could face judicial review challenge over civil cost reforms – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 3rd, 2011 in costs, fees, judicial review, Ministry of Justice, news by sally

“Charitable group the Public Law Project (PLP) has threatened to launch a legal challenge to the Ministry of Justice’s civil costs and funding reforms.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 28th April 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Bank Holidays

Posted April 28th, 2011 in news by sally

Since Friday 29th April and Monday 2nd May are Bank holidays, there will be no posts after today until Tuesday 3rd May.

Review: Stephen Sedley’s Ashes and Sparks – The Guardian

Posted April 28th, 2011 in judges, news by sally

“Sedley’s model of human rights is problematic, but his essay collection reveals one of the finest justices of his generation.”

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The Guardian, 28th April 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted April 28th, 2011 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

T v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 729 (25 March 2011)

McEwan, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 1026 (29 March 2011)

Clarke, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 939 (01 April 2011)

Sundas, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 985 (05 April 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

Fred Goodwin’s superinjunction text to be studied by MPs – The Guardian

Posted April 28th, 2011 in injunctions, news, parliament, parliamentary privilege, privacy by sally

“The text of the superinjunction obtained by the banker Sir Fred Goodwin has been handed to the Treasury select committee so that MPs can examine whether it raises public interest issues.”

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The Guardian, 27th April 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Equality Act will pressure authorities to listen – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted April 28th, 2011 in equality, legislation, news by sally

“Passed in the final days of the last government, the Equality Act 2010 (EA) is largely a consolidating measure.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 28th April 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

British courts regain power to deport terrorist suspects – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 28th, 2011 in asylum, deportation, human rights, immigration, news, terrorism by sally

“British courts yesterday won back the power to deport terrorist suspects, criminals and failed asylum seekers after European judges were told to stop interfering.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th April 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Three Norfolk men jailed for £1m telecoms fraud – BBC News

Posted April 28th, 2011 in conspiracy, fraud, news, sentencing, telecommunications by sally

“Three men have been jailed for their part in a £1m telecoms fraud, said to be one of the biggest in Britain.”

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BBC News, 27th April 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Stem cell treatments threatened by European patents ruling – The Guardian

Posted April 28th, 2011 in EC law, embryology, medical ethics, medical treatment, news, patents by sally

“Work on revolutionary medical treatments for incurable diseases is in danger of being wiped out by a European court ruling on embryonic stem cells, according to leading scientists.”

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The Guardian, 27th April 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted April 27th, 2011 in legislation by sally

The Cross-Border Mediation (EU Directive) Regulations 2011

The Skipton Fund Limited (Application of Sections 731, 733 and 734 of the Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005) Order 2011

The Mandatory Travel Concession (England) Regulations 2011

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Legal Profession Law (4): Jeremy Hopkins, Practice Manager, 3 Verulam Buildings – Charon QC

Posted April 27th, 2011 in barristers' clerks, legal profession, legal services, podcasts by sally

“Today I am talking to Jeremy Hopkins, a practice manager at 3 Verulam Buildings, the Chambers of Ali Malek QC – a leading and well known commercial set. Given the recent TV programme Silk (and the arguably better version of Peter Moffat’s writing, North Square – both series featuring extremely cunning clerks at the very centre of the action… I thought it would be interesting to get an inside track on this world from Jeremy…. but first……. I would like to get a view on the real world of practice managers / clerks, the state of the legal profession today and his thoughts on the changes to the legal landscape coming in the wake of the the coming into force of The Legal Services Act this autumn.”

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Charon QC, 27th April 2011

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

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