R (Daley-Murdock) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted February 25th, 2011 in appeals, immigration, law reports by sally

R (Daley-Murdock) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 161; [2011] WLR (D) 56

“It was contrary to the policy and objects of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 to impose an obligation on the Secretary of State when refusing an overstayer’s application for leave to remain to make an appealable removal decision at the same time which would confer a right of appeal.”

WLR Daily, 24th February 2011

Source: www.lawreports.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.

R (Mirza and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted February 25th, 2011 in appeals, immigration, law reports by sally

R (Mirza and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 159; [2011] WLR (D) 55

“The Home Secretary, when refusing to extend a foreign national’s leave to remain in the United Kingdom, ought at the same time or promptly thereafter make a removal decision which, if adverse, would enable the foreign national to appeal without breaking the law by overstaying.”

WLR Daily, 24th February 2011

Source: www.lawreports.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.

Regina v Vasili – WLR Daily

Posted February 25th, 2011 in law reports, offensive weapons by sally

Regina v Vasili [2011] WLR (D) 58

“If an object had all the characteristics of a flick knife, it would therefore be considered an offensive weapon per se: the fact that the same object functioned also as a lighter did not stop it being an offensive weapon.”

WLR Daily, 24th February 2011

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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

Consumer expectation the vital element in contract fairness, says OFT – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 25th, 2011 in consumer protection, contracts, news by sally

“Companies whose small print changes the basis of consumer deals will face investigation by consumer regulator the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), it has said. According to the OFT, one in five consumers had experienced a contract problem in the last year.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 24th February 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Study to examine oversupply of LPC graduates – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 25th, 2011 in legal education, legal services, news, paralegals by sally

“An in-depth study into education and training within the profession will address the current ‘mismatch’ between the number of Legal Practice Course graduates and training contracts, and will assess the role of paralegals, the Legal Services Board has said.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 24th February 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Anti-social convict goes to court to finish sentence at home – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 25th, 2011 in imprisonment, mental health, news, sentencing by sally

“A convict with ‘severe social phobia’ has taken a prison governor to court for refusing to let him finish his sentence in privacy of his own home.”

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Daily Telegraph, 25th February 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Lecturer jailed over fake sex drug plan – The Independent

Posted February 25th, 2011 in conspiracy, drug offences, fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“A university worker was jailed today for planning to flood the market with fake sex-enhancing drugs.”

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The Independent, 24th February 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Courts ‘will reject test secrecy’ – BBC News

Posted February 25th, 2011 in confidentiality, forensic science, news by sally

“There is a serious mismatch between the government’s aim to commercialise forensic science and the requirement of courts for openness, according to a top forensic expert.”

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BBC News, 25th February 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Law student convicted over terror videos – The Independent

Posted February 25th, 2011 in internet, news, terrorism by sally

“A law student who posted Islamic terrorist propaganda on the internet was facing jail today (24 February).”

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The Independent, 24th February 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Most senior judge attacks legal aid plans – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 25th, 2011 in budgets, legal aid, news by sally

“Cuts to legal aid will have ‘serious implications for the quality of justice’, the country’s most senior judge warned yesterday in a scathing attack on Kenneth Clarke’s plans.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th February 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Related link: Q&A: Legal Aid

Phone hacking: now judge tells police to stop protecting names – The Independent

Posted February 25th, 2011 in disclosure, interception, news, police, privacy, telecommunications by sally

“The likelihood of further News of the World (NotW) journalists being dragged into the phone-hacking scandal increased yesterday when a judge ruled that names believed to belong to the paper’s employees should no longer be blanked out on key documents.”

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The Independent, 25th February 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Stop and search numbers fall after change to counterterrorism powers – The Guardian

Posted February 25th, 2011 in news, statistics, stop and search, terrorism by sally

“The number of stops and searches by police under controversial counterterrorism laws has fallen sharply since the government curtailed the scope of the powers.”

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The Guardian, 24th February 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

#Without Prejudice – The Law Podcast 1: Assange, EAW, British Bill of Rights, Oversupply of lawyers and Silk – Charon QC

Posted February 25th, 2011 in barristers, extradition, human rights, legal services, podcasts, warrants by sally

“We covered a great deal of ground in this first episode of this round the table podcast: Assange verdict on extradition, European Arrest Warrants – The British Bill of Rights and the ECHR – The oversupply of lawyers …and we even had time to consider Garrow’s Law and Silk the BBC tv dramas on law and lawyers.”

Podcast

Charon QC, 24th February 2011

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

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

Legal aid cuts will cost more in long run, say judges – The Guardian

Posted February 24th, 2011 in family courts, judiciary, legal aid, litigants in person, news by sally

“Courts could grind to a standstill as hundreds of thousands of people represent themselves in legal cases, senior judges have warned.”

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The Guardian, 24th February 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted February 24th, 2011 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Austin & Anor, R v [2011] EWCA Crim 345 (24 February 2011)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Seeff & Anor v Dinh Nam Ho & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 186 (24 February 2011)

Sita UK Ltd. v Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority [2011] EWCA Civ 156 (24 February 2011)

British Airways Plc v Mak & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 184 (24 February 2011)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Phethean- Hubble v Coles [2011] EWHC 363 (QB) (24 February 2011)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Choy v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWHC 365 (Admin) (24 February 2011)

Popa v Regional Court In Plzen Mestro, Czech Republic [2011] EWHC 329 (Admin) (24 February 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted February 24th, 2011 in legislation by sally

The Poultrymeat (England) Regulations 2011

The Wireless Telegraphy (Limitation of Number of Grants of Crown Recognised Spectrum Access) Order 2011

The Wireless Telegraphy (Recognised Spectrum Access and Licence) (Spectrum Trading) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

The Wireless Telegraphy (Register) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

The Wireless Telegraphy (Crown Recognised Spectrum Access) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

The Bovine Semen (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Julian Assange extradition decision: full judgment – The Guardian

Posted February 24th, 2011 in EC law, extradition, judgments, news, sexual offences, warrants by sally

“Read the judgment ordering the Wikileaks founder to be extradited to Sweden to face allegations of rape and sexual assault.”

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The Guardian, 24th February 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Campaigners launch legal challenge to library closures – The Guardian

Posted February 24th, 2011 in judicial review, libraries, local government, news by sally

“Libraries are set to be a legal testing-ground for David Cameron’s vision of the ‘big society’, with lawyers arguing that the prime minister’s ‘vague notions’ are not enough to fulfil councils’ legal obligations to their library services.”

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The Guardian, 24th February 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Man admits ‘horrific’ attack on cat – The Independent

Posted February 24th, 2011 in alcohol abuse, animal cruelty, news, suspended sentences by sally

“A man killed a cat when he picked it up by a hind leg and swung it head-first into a wall at least four times, a court has heard.”

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The Independent, 24th February 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Julian Assange should face extradition, judge rules – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 24th, 2011 in EC law, extradition, news, sexual offences, warrants by sally

“WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden to face sex offence charges, a judge ruled today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th February 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk