Bar rules delay blamed for low LDP take-up – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 28th, 2010 in alternative business structures, barristers, law firms, news by sally

“The delay in the relaxation of rules preventing barristers from entering law firm partnerships has been blamed for the low take-up of the first wave of new legal business structures.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 27th May 2010

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Doormen jailed after Shrewsbury club attack – BBC News

Posted May 28th, 2010 in homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“Two nightclub doormen have been jailed for the manslaughter of a man who died after an attack in Shrewsbury.”

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BBC News, 27th May 2010

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Bedfordshire father jailed for injuring twins – BBC News

Posted May 28th, 2010 in child cruelty, grievous bodily harm, news, sentencing by sally

“A father from Bedfordshire who caused fractures to the bones of both his baby twins has been jailed for 18 months.”

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BBC News, 27th May 2010

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Annual board elections in new code for top companies – BBC News

Posted May 28th, 2010 in company directors, company law, news, women by sally

“Plans for directors to submit to an annual shareholder vote form part of an overhaul of the code of conduct for the UK’s top 350 listed companies.”

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BBC News, 27th May 2010

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Baroness Scotland’s illegal immigrant cleaner jailed – The Times

Posted May 28th, 2010 in news by sally

“The illegal immigrant who tricked Baroness Scotland of Asthal into hiring her as a cleaner was jailed for eight months yesterday.”

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The Times, 28th May 2010

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Teacher who attacked pupil is sacked – The Independent

Posted May 28th, 2010 in assault, dismissal, news, teachers, trade unions by sally

“A science teacher who attacked a 14-year-old pupil with a dumbbell was sacked from his job, a union said. Peter Harvey, 50, was handed a two year community order on Monday at Nottingham Crown Court after he admitted bludgeoning the boy at All Saints’ Roman Catholic School in Mansfield.”

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The Independent, 27th May 2010

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GPs send reforms plan back to drawing board – The Guardian

Posted May 28th, 2010 in disciplinary procedures, doctors, news by sally

“The British Medical Association, the doctors’ trade union body, today turned its back on reforms designed to protect patients from another killer doctor like the GP Harold Shipman. It rejected a detailed set of proposals from the profession’s regulatory body, the General Medical Council. While it supported in principle the concept of revalidation – doctors proving their fitness to practise on a five-yearly basis – it had a number of serious objections.”

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The Guardian, 27th May 2010

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First UK ad for abortion services draws 350 complaints – The Guardian

Posted May 28th, 2010 in abortion, advertising, complaints, news by sally

“ASA to assess criticism of TV campaign for sexual health charity Marie Stopes.”

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The Guardian, 28th May 2010

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Sir Geoff Hurst wins High Court case over £600,000 Spanish property – The Times

Posted May 28th, 2010 in news by sally

“Sir Geoff Hurst won a High Court fight yesterday over a £600,000 investment in Spanish property. The England World Cup hero, along with six other investors, sued Mark Cordner, their former financial adviser, for misrepresenting terms of a £2 million deal for off-plan villas in 2003 and 2004.”

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The Times, 28th May 2010

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Charity fraudster Peter Sainsbury jailed for five years – The Times

Posted May 28th, 2010 in news by sally

“With the Archbishop of Canterbury listed as a patron alongside MPs and aristocrats there was a willing stream of celebrities ready to support a charity helping prisoners after their release. Jeffrey Archer donated royalties from his prison diary to the People’s Opportunity to Work (POW) Trust, which has helped hundreds of former inmates rebuild their lives. The charity was founded by Peter Sainsbury, a financier who used his inheritance to fund its work after his release from jail for a £3 million fraud. However, Sainsbury was back in prison last night starting another five-year sentence after convicted of another series of banking frauds to raise £2.5 million to support the charity when his money ran out.”

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The Times, 28th May 2010

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Baha Mousa inquiry to quiz Geoff Hoon and Adam Ingram – BBC News

Posted May 27th, 2010 in armed forces, inquiries, Iraq, news, prisons, torture by sally

“Two former Labour defence ministers are to be questioned at a public inquiry about the alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners by British troops.”

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BBC News, 27th May 2010

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Lord Steyn: Defamation and Privacy: momentum for substantive and procedural change? – The Guardian

Posted May 27th, 2010 in defamation, freedom of expression, lectures, media, privacy by sally

“Read Lord Steyn’s Boydell lecture on defamation law and privacy in full.”

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The Guardian, 27th May 2010

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Taxi driver avoids prison over teenager’s death – The Independent

Posted May 27th, 2010 in careless driving, driving licences, news, suspended sentences by sally

“A taxi driver who was convicted of causing the death of a teenager by careless driving after the 18-year-old jumped from his moving cab was spared jail today.”

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The Independent, 27th May 2010

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Motorist challenges Gatso cameras – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 27th, 2010 in appeals, news, road traffic offences, speed cameras by sally

“A motorist has embarked on a landmark legal battle against speed cameras, claiming that Gatso units may issue false tickets in cold weather.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2010

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Horse trader guilty of severe animal cruelty gets eight months – The Guardian

Posted May 27th, 2010 in animal cruelty, news, sentencing by sally

“A horse trader who went on the run while awaiting sentence for what the RSPCA described as the worst case of animal cruelty it had even seen started an eight-month jail sentence today.”

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The Guardian, 27th May 2010

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Baby P social workers cleared to continue working – The Times

Posted May 27th, 2010 in news by sally

“Two frontline social workers at the centre of the Baby P tragedy have been cleared to resume their professional careers within months.”

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The Times, 26th May 2010

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Strikes are a minefield – for both sides of the dispute – The Times

Posted May 27th, 2010 in news by sally

“Devotees of the television series Ashes to Ashes are familiar with the scene. With management and unions at BA locked in confrontation, it may look and feel like 1983 but, in the real world, trade union legislation has changed the rules fundamentally from the days when a show of hands around a burning brazier was enough to close a workplace.”

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The Times, 27th May 2010

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Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted May 27th, 2010 in legislation by sally

The Parliamentary Standards Act (Staff Transfer) Order 2010

The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Order 2010

The Tuberculosis (Wales) Order 2010

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted May 27th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Supreme Court

OB v Aventis Pasteur SA [2010] UKSC 23 (26 May 2010

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Penner, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 1155 (05 May 2010)

Gill, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 1154 (07 May 2010)

Miller v R [2010] EWCA Crim 1153 (26 May 2010)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Shiner & Anor, R (on the application of) v HM Revenue & Customs [2010] EWCA Civ 558 (26 May 2010)

Edwards v Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2010] EWCA Civ 571 (26 May 2010)

AT (Pakistan) & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 567 (26 May 2010)

Kernott v Jones [2010] EWCA Civ 578 (26 May 2010)

High Court (Queen’s Bench)

Brady v Norman [2010] EWHC 1215 (QB) (26 May 2010)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Franbar Holdings Ltd v Casualty Plus Ltd [2010] EWHC 1164 (Ch) (26 May 2010)

High Court (Family Division)

DH NHS Foundation Trust v PS [2010] EWHC 1217 (Fam) (26 May 2010)

High Court (Commercial Court)

ACG Acquisition XX LLC v Olympic Airlines SA [2010] EWHC 923 (Comm) (21 April 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

British Airways plc v Unite – Times Law Reports

Posted May 27th, 2010 in law reports by sally

British Airways plc v Unite

Court of Appeal

“It was not appropriate to adopt an over-literal interpretation of a poorly drafted section which might defeat the policy behind the relevant Act.”

The Times, 26th May 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk