MPs pass law paving way for school shake-up in England – BBC News
“MPs have approved legislation which paves the way for a radical overhaul of the school system in England.”
BBC News, 26th July 2010
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“MPs have approved legislation which paves the way for a radical overhaul of the school system in England.”
BBC News, 26th July 2010
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“Legal action has been launched against the UK for allegedly failing to refer firms trading in ‘conflict minerals’ from DR Congo for UN sanctions.”
BBC News, 26th July 2010
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“For centuries the ungentlemanly act of poaching has been punishable under British law.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2010
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“A report into how social workers, police and other professionals handled the case of a girl who died after being starved at home will be released later.”
BBC News, 27th July 2010
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“The attorney general, Dominic Grieve, today supported the Crown Prosecution Service’s decision against charging the police officer caught on video during last year’s G20 protests striking Ian Tomlinson, who later died.”
The Guardian, 26th July 2010
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Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Gnango, R v [2010] EWCA Crim 1691 (26 July 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
LK v Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust [2010] EWHC 1928 (QB) (15 July 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Wood v Director of Public Prosecutions [2010] EWHC 1769 (Admin) (30 June 2010)
Nursing and Midwifery Council v Okon- Burgess [2010] EWHC 1816 (Admin) (05 July 2010)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Berezovsky & Anor v Edmiston & Company Ltd & Anor [2010] EWHC 1883 (Comm) (26 July 2010)
High Court (Patents Court)
Abbott Laboratories Ltd v Medinol Ltd [2010] EWHC 1731 (Pat) (01 July 2010)
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“High costs of conditional fee arrangements have become a ‘serious concern’ particularly in NHS clinical negligence cases.”
The Guardian, 26th July 2010
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“A footballer began life imprisonment today for his part in a wave of ‘tit-for-tat’ shootings on the Stonebridge Park estate in north-west London, where ‘the law of the jungle’ had held sway, a court heard.”
The Guardian, 26th July 2010
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“No-win no-fee agreements will be the focus of a government consultation on Lord Justice Jackson’s proposals for reforming civil litigation costs, the government announced today.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th July 2010
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“Two teenage members of a ‘happy slapping’ gang who fatally beat a retired care worker in front of his young granddaughter in south London have been detained.”
BBC News, 26th July 2010
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The School Information (England) (Amendment) (Revocation) Regulations 2010
The Medical Profession (Responsible Officers) Regulations 2010
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Miscellaneous Consequential Amendments) Order 2010
The Child Trust Funds (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2010
The Qualifying Oil Fields Order 2010
The Poultry Compartments (Wales) Order 2010
The Poultry Compartments (Fees) (Wales) Order 2010
The Assembly Learning Grants (European University Institute) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Plant Health (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2010
The Seed Potatoes (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
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“A fast-track process for deporting failed asylum-seekers, which gives them little or no notice of their immediate removal, is unlawful, the high court ruled today.”
The Guardian, 26th July 2010
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Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
J, S, M v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 1755 (23 July 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Luxe Holding Ltd v Midland Resources Holding Ltd [2010] EWHC 1908 (Ch) (23 July 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Kaschke v Gray & Anor [2010] EWHC 1907 (QB) (23 July 2010)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Shaw & Anor v MFP Foundations and Pilings Ltd [2010] EWHC 1839 (TCC) (23 July 2010)
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Rymer v Director of Public Prosecutions [2010] EWHC 1848 (Admin); [2010] WLR (D) 197
“A defendant who had pleaded guilty by post in response to a written charge in respect of summary offences and who had been convicted by the justices in his absence pursuant to s 12(4) of the Magistrates’ Court Act 1980 did not have an automatic right to change his plea at a resumed hearing after the case had been adjourned for sentencing pursuant to s 12(5) of the 1980 Act.”
WLR Daily, 22nd July 2010
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In re Perrins, deceased; Perrins v Holland and others [2010] EWCA Civ 840; [2010] WLR (D) 196
“In a case where a testator had testamentary capacity when he gave instructions for his will, the will as drafted embodied those instructions and when the testator executed his will a year later his testamentary wishes remained unchanged although he was no longer of full testamentary capacity, the principle in Parker v Felgate (1883) LR 8 PD 171, namely that it was not necessary to prove knowledge and approval of a will provided that (a) the testator believed that it gave effect to his instructions and (b) that it did in fact do so, applied.”
WLR Daily, 22nd July 2010
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“The Ministry of Justice is to review how Jon Venables, one of the young killers of James Bulger, was supervised after his release from custody in 2001.”
The Guardian, 24th July 2010
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“The High Court is ruling today on the legality of a Home Office policy which allows the speedy deportation of foreign nationals refused permission to remain in the UK.”
The Independent, 26th July 2010
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“Tens of thousands of offenders may be able to reduce their sentences by making personal apologies to their victims, under plans for a ‘rehabilitation revolution’ in the criminal justice system.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2010
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“The coroner due to preside over the inquest into the death of Ian Tomlinson was tonight under pressure to step down from the hearing because he was responsible for appointing the pathologist who conducted a controversial postmortem on Tomlinson.”
The Guardian, 23rd July 2010
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“MPs are due to vote on legislation which paves the way for a radical overhaul of England’s school system.”
BBC News, 26th July 2010
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