Speech by The Rt Hon Nick Herbert MP to the CityForum event – Home Office

Posted January 27th, 2012 in police, speeches by sally

“A speech given by The Rt Hon Nick Herbert MP to the CityForum event on ‘securing strategic partnerships for police transformation’ on 26 January 2012.”

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Home Office, 26th January 2012

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Government acts against metal thieves – Home Office

Posted January 27th, 2012 in fines, handling stolen goods, press releases, theft by sally

“Cash payments for scrap metal will be banned and penalties increased, the Home Secretary Theresa May announced today, as the government stepped up action against the growing menace of metal theft.”

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Home Office, 26th January 2012

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Statement from the DPP regarding the South Wales case collapse – Crown Prosecution Service

“Statement from the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, concerning the discontinuance of the trial of eight former police officers accused of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice in South Wales (R vs Mouncher and others).”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 26th January 2012

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Small solar: Court of Appeal confirms that changes were unlawful – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted January 27th, 2012 in energy, environmental protection, news by sally

“So, after an anxious wait for the affected businesses, the Court of Appeal has confirmed today that the Minister was too hasty in the way he went about modifying the scheme for subsidising small solar power schemes.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 25th January 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Corrupt conspirators convicted following energy contracts investigation – OUT-LAW.com

Posted January 27th, 2012 in conspiracy, corruption, news by sally

“Four men who disclosed details of bids relating to lucrative energy contracts overseas have been convicted of corruption charges following a ruling by the Crown Court.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 27th January 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

CPS to review prosecutors’ handling of ‘Cardiff Three’ trial – The Guardian

“Independent inspectors are to consider the way prosecutors handled the biggest trial of police officers in British criminal history following its collapse last month. Keir Starmer QC, the director of public prosecutions, has asked the Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate to look at the trial of eight former police officers who were cleared of fabricating evidence.”

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The Guardian, 26th January 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Psychiatric nurse struck off after forcing himself on pregnant patient – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 27th, 2012 in disciplinary procedures, mental health, news, nurses, professional conduct by sally

“Jonathan Henk, a psychiatric nurse who forced himself on a patient he was secretly dating after discovering she was pregnant by another man, has been struck off.”

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Daily Telegraph, 25th January 2012

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The CCRC isn’t perfect, but calls for reform need to be part of a wider debate – The Guardian

Posted January 27th, 2012 in Criminal Cases Review Commission, miscarriage of justice, news by sally

“Campaigners call for an overhaul of the organisation that investigates miscarriages of justice.”

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The Guardian, 26th January 2012

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Man jailed for killing friend in 1987 – The Guardian

Posted January 27th, 2012 in homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“A 43-year-old man has been jailed for 11-and-a-half years for manslaughter after he killed his best friend with a scaffolding pole more than 20 years ago and pushed his body into a drain.”

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The Guardian, 26th January 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Nigel Leat sex abuse: ‘Lamentable failure’ of school management – BBC News

Posted January 27th, 2012 in child abuse, news, professional conduct, sexual offences, teachers by sally

“A teacher was able to film himself abusing young girls because of a ‘lamentable failure’ by school management, a review has found. Nigel Leat, 51, was jailed indefinitely for abusing children at Hillside First School in Weston-super-Mare.”

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BBC News, 26th January 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Rapist who struck ‘to teach women a lesson’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 27th, 2012 in news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A man who raped women to ‘teach them a lesson’ for being out at night was jailed indefinitely yesterday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 26th January 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

FSA fines hedge fund manager David Einhorn £7.2m for insider trading – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 27th, 2012 in insider dealing, news, sentencing by sally

“One of America’s most high-profile hedge fund managers David Einhorn has been fined £7.2m by the Financial Services Authority for trading on insider information.”

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Daily Telegraph, 25th January 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted January 26th, 2012 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Kuehne & Ors v Revenue and Customs [2012] EWCA Civ 34 (26 January 2012)

Mugweni v NHS London [2011] EWCA Civ 20 (26 January 2012)

AA (Iraq), R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 23 (24 January 2012)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Rehman v Brady, The Estate of & Anor [2012] EWHC 78 (QB) (25 January 2012)

Bennett v Stephens & Anor [2012] EWHC 58 (QB) (25 January 2012)

Patel v UNITE the Union [2012] EWHC 92 (QB) (27 January 2012)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Roberts, R (on the application of) v Welsh Ministers [2011] EWHC 3571 (Admin) (21 December 2011)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Herbosh -Kiere Marine Contractors Ltd v Dover Harbour Board [2012] EWHC 84 (TCC) (26 January 2012)

Source: www.bailii.org

Driving instructor Martin Eke jailed for rape – BBC News

Posted January 26th, 2012 in DNA, news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A driving instructor has been jailed for eight years after being found guilty of raping a 21-year-old woman in Kent more than 25 years ago.”

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BBC News, 26th January 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

A Critical Consideration of the Director of Public Prosecutions Guidelines in Relation to Assisted Suicide Prosecutions and their Application to the Law – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted January 26th, 2012 in assisted suicide, doctors, news by sally

“The Suicide Act 1961 changed the law under which it had been a crime for a person to commit suicide.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 26th January 2012

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Juror who researched defendant refused leave to appeal – BBC News

Posted January 26th, 2012 in appeals, contempt of court, juries, news by sally

“A juror jailed for researching a defendant’s past on the internet has been refused permission to appeal.”

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BBC News, 26th January 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

CoA ruling on Mulcaire privilege case imminent – The Lawyer

Posted January 26th, 2012 in appeals, news, private investigators, privilege, self-incrimination by sally

“The Court of Appeal will next Wednesday (1 February) decide whether the private investigator at the centre of the News of the World (NoW) phone hacking scandal must disclose who instructed him to intercept voicemails.”

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The Lawyer, 26th January 2012

Source: www.thelawyer.com

Vicar jailed after dozens of sham marriages – The Independent

Posted January 26th, 2012 in Church of England, conspiracy, fraud, marriage, news, sentencing, theft by sally

“A Church of England vicar was jailed for two and a half years today after carrying out dozens of sham marriages allowing illegal immigrants to live in the UK.”

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The Independent, 26th January 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Scrap metal laws to be tightened to tackle theft – BBC News

Posted January 26th, 2012 in fines, news, theft, waste by sally

“Cash payments for scrap metal are to be outlawed and fines ‘significantly increased’ to tackle the growing problem of metal theft.”

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BBC News, 26th January 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Opponents win custody advice concession in ‘un-costed and unjust’ LASPO – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted January 26th, 2012 in bills, legal aid, news by sally

“The government has abandoned its controversial plan to pave the way for the means-testing of legal advice for suspects detained in police stations.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 26th January 2012

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk