Lord Goldsmith questions the MoD’s practices in Iraq – BBC News

Posted September 28th, 2010 in armed forces, attorney general, illegality, Iraq, news, war by sally

“The former Labour government’s top legal adviser during the Iraq war has questioned whether the British military justice system is fit for purpose.”

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BBC News, 27th September 2010

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Email leak being investigated at law firm that pursues filesharers – The Guardian

Posted September 28th, 2010 in copyright, data protection, internet, law firms, news by sally

“The UK information commissioner is investigating the leak of thousands of emails containing personal information from the controversial solicitors’ firm ACS:Law after the company’s website came under sustained attack by online activists.”

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The Guardian, 27th September 2010

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Court napping, the magistrate who fell asleep at the bench – The Independent

Posted September 28th, 2010 in judicial appointments commission, magistrates, news, professional conduct by sally

“A magistrate has been removed from office after he fell asleep on the bench, causing an assault trial to collapse, the Office for Judicial Complaints said yesterday.”

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The Independent, 28th September 2010

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Sara Payne welcomes ‘Sarah’s Law’ move into Sussex – BBC News

Posted September 28th, 2010 in criminal records, news, police, sexual offences by sally

“The mother of Sarah Payne has welcomed the introduction of ‘Sarah’s Law’ in Sussex, the county where her daughter was murdered by a paedophile in 2000.”

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BBC News, 28th September 2010

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted September 27th, 2010 in law reports by sally

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Giedo Van Der Garde BV & Anor v Force India Formula One Team Ltd [2010] EWHC 2373 (QB) (24 September 2010)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Berry & Marshall (Bolton Wood) Ltd v Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs & Ors [2010] EWHC 2367 (Admin) (24 September 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

Torture guidance does not breach law, says coalition – The Guardian

Posted September 27th, 2010 in disclosure, human rights, illegality, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“The coalition government appeared to be heading for a clash with the country’s official human rights watchdog today after insisting its newly-published guidance on torture does not breach UK or international law.”

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The Guardian, 27th September 2010

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Respond to our consultation: Regulating entities – Bar Standards Board

Posted September 27th, 2010 in barristers, consultations, law firms, legal profession, news by sally

“Do you think we should regulate businesses as well as individuals? Let us know by responding to our latest consultation.”

Regulating entities homepage

Bar Standards Board, 27th September 2010

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Millions paid in compensation to migrants locked up in UK – The Guardian

Posted September 27th, 2010 in asylum, compensation, detention, immigration, news by sally

“Millions of pounds in compensation is being paid to migrants who have been traumatised after being locked up in detention centres across the UK, the Guardian has learned.”

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The Guardian, 26th September 2010

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Supreme court status should not be at risk in ‘bonfire of the quangos’ – BBC News

Posted September 27th, 2010 in news, Supreme Court by sally

“Coalition must safeguard separation of powers and the rule of law when considering status of UK supreme court.”

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BBC News, 24th September 2010

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Doncaster Twitter bomb threat man starts appeal – BBC News

Posted September 27th, 2010 in appeals, fines, news, threatening to destroy or damage property by sally

“A trainee accountant from Doncaster who posted a message on Twitter threatening to blow up an airport has started an appeal against his conviction.”

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BBC News, 24th September 2010

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New government guidance on torture breaches law – The Guardian

Posted September 27th, 2010 in disclosure, human rights, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“The UK’s official human rights watchdog has warned the government that its newly published guidance on torture may be unlawful and open to challenge in the courts.”

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The Guardian, 27th September 2010

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Police ‘witch hunt’ criticised as former school master is cleared of abuse – The Independent

Posted September 24th, 2010 in abuse of process, child abuse, compensation, news, police, sexual offences, teachers by sally

“The case against a former approved school housemaster accused of sexual abuse was thrown out by a judge today – amid stinging criticism of police investigators.”

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The Independent, 24th September 2010

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Illegal cab driver jailed for rape – The Independent

Posted September 24th, 2010 in news, rape, sentencing by sally

“An illegal minicab driver was jailed for eight years today for raping a passenger.”

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The Independent, 24th September 2010

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Ex MP Nigel Waterson wins damages from Met Police – BBC News

Posted September 24th, 2010 in damages, false imprisonment, news, police by sally

“A former MP who was arrested on suspicion of assaulting his teenage son and daughter has received damages and an apology from the police.”

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BBC News, 24th September 2010

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Facebook and Bebo child sex abuse postman jailed – BBC News

“A postman from Cornwall who used social-networking websites to abuse hundreds of children has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years.”

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BBC News, 24th September 2010

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Girl persuades judge not to send her back to Canada as Middlesbrough is ‘more exciting’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 24th, 2010 in appeals, child abduction, children, family courts, news by sally

“The schoolgirl who was ‘abducted’ from her father’s home in Canada by her English mother won the right not to return after telling judges: “I never, never in my whole life want to go back there. The 13-year-old made clear her determination to stay in the Teesside town when Lord Justice Thorpe and Lady Justice Smith took the unique step of holding a private interview with her halfway through a hearing at London’s Civil Appeal Court.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th September 2010

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Cheating husband jailed for life for strangling wife – BBC news

Posted September 24th, 2010 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man has been jailed for life for murdering his wife of five months and hiding her body in their garage.”

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BBC News, 21st September 2010

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Shallow grave killer Reszpondek loses appeal – BBC News

Posted September 24th, 2010 in appeals, murder, news by sally

“A Polish dairy worker serving a life sentence for murdering a colleague and burying her body in a Wrexham field has failed to overturn the conviction.”

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BBC News, 22nd September 2010

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted September 24th, 2010 in news by sally

High Court (Administrative Court)

Hertel v The Government of Canada & Anor [2010] EWHC 2305 (Admin) (17 September 2010)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Ark & Ors v Kaur & Ors [2010] EWHC 2314 (Ch) (17 September 2010)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Brandeaux Advisers (UK) Ltd v Chadwick [2010] EWHC 2370 (QB) (22 September 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted September 24th, 2010 in legislation by sally

The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2010

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk