Solicitors Regulation Authority v Davis and another – WLR Daily

Posted February 7th, 2011 in costs, disciplinary procedures, law reports, solicitors, tribunals by sally

Solicitors Regulation Authority v Davis and another [2011] WLR (D) 36

“Where a solicitor admitted disciplinary charges, and therefore anticipated sanctions upon him, he should give notice in advance of the hearing to the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal that he intended to contend either that no order for costs should be made against him, in exercise of the tribunal’s power under section 47(2) of the Solicitors Act 1974, or that any order for costs should be limited by reason of his lack of means.”

WLR Daily, 4th February 2011

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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

Legal Services Act: the debate heats up – The Lawyer

Posted February 7th, 2011 in law firms, news, taxation by sally

“Last month (24 January) The Lawyer highlighted an accelerating trend that may well turn out to be one of the defining developments in this year of full Legal Services Act (LSA) implementation. An increasing number of firms are looking at introducing corporate vehicles into their partnerships.”

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The Lawyer, 7th February 2011

Source: www.thelawyer.com

Concern over mother jailed for restraining daughter on drugs – BBC News

Posted February 7th, 2011 in false imprisonment, news, sentencing by sally

“A Kent MP is calling for sentencing guidelines to be reviewed after a mother was jailed for trying to stop her daughter going out to buy heroin.”

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BBC News, 4th February 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Paedophiles spared jail because of their age – The Independent

Posted February 7th, 2011 in child abuse, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A steward at Windsor Castle was given a suspended prison sentence today for grooming and abusing a young boy 25 years ago.”

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The Independent, 4th February 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Liberty attacks new school search powers for phones – BBC News

Posted February 7th, 2011 in news, privacy, school children, stop and search by sally

“New search powers being given to schools over mobile phones are more suitable for terror inquiries, human rights pressure group Liberty says.”

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BBC News, 4th February 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Widow appeals to church court claiming dead husband’s human rights have been breached – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 7th, 2011 in burials and cremation, human rights, news by sally

“A widow who found that the tributes she left on her husband’s grave were being moved took the case to the church court on the grounds that the dead man’s human rights were being breached.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Court bans man with low IQ from having sex – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 7th, 2011 in Court of Protection, learning difficulties, news by sally

“A man with a low IQ has been banned from having sex by a High Court judge who admitted the case raised questions about ‘civil liberties and personal autonomy’.”

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Daily Telegraph, 4th February 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

RAF men jailed for smuggling cigarettes to North East – BBC News

Posted February 7th, 2011 in armed forces, conspiracy, customs and excise, news, sentencing by sally

“Three RAF servicemen who helped smuggle seven million cigarettes into Britain on military flights from the Middle East have been jailed.”

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BBC News, 4th February 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Hostel offenders risk to public – The Independent

Posted February 7th, 2011 in news, probation, violent offenders by sally

“More than four out of five offenders in probation hostels pose a high or very high risk to the public, figures showed today.”

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The Independent, 6th February 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

UK ‘should cut links to European Court of Human Rights’ – BBC News

Posted February 7th, 2011 in human rights, news by sally

“The government should cut its ties with the ‘expansionist’ European Court of Human Rights, says a report by a right-leaning think tank.”

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BBC News, 7th February 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Payout for prison officer stressed by accounts of sex crimes – The Guardian

Posted February 7th, 2011 in damages, news, post-traumatic stress disorder, prison officers by sally

“Steven Heaven, 44, wins undisclosed six-figure sum after being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.”

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The Guardian, 4th February 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Man who made false traffic warden slur jailed – BBC News

Posted February 7th, 2011 in news, perverting the course of justice, sentencing by sally

“A man who falsely claimed a traffic warden racially abused and attacked him to avoid paying for a parking ticket has been jailed for 12 months.”

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BBC News, 4th February 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Teenager and partner convicted of murdering her father – The Guardian

Posted February 7th, 2011 in domestic violence, murder, news by sally

“A teenager wept when she was found guilty of murdering her father while he slept in his bed after a dispute over money.”

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The Guardian, 4th February 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Penwithick man who shot teenager cleared of wounding – BBC News

Posted February 7th, 2011 in grievous bodily harm, news, wounding by sally

“A man who shot a boy in the neck with an air rifle has been cleared of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and unlawful wounding.”

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BBC News, 4th February 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Coalition to scrap sex trafficking safeguards – The Independent

Posted February 7th, 2011 in gangmasters, news, trafficking in human beings by sally

“Government to close special police units and rebuff EU moves to protect victims and target criminal gangs.”

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The Independent, 6th February 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘Pet boutique’ millionaire fined after dog bit jogger’s bottom – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 7th, 2011 in dogs, news, personal injuries by sally

“The millionaire owner of one of London’s top ‘pet boutiques’ has been ordered to pay £1,000 after his dog bit a jogger on the bottom.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th February 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Case for legal aid – from a desperate young mother – The Guardian

Posted February 7th, 2011 in legal aid, news by sally

“Evidence to a distinguished panel of non-lawyers gives MPs a powerful reminder of the need for publicly funded legal advice.”

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The Guardian, 4th February 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

New measures to tackle anti-social behaviour – The Independent

Posted February 7th, 2011 in ASBOs, news, police, young offenders by sally

“A range of measures to tackle anti-social behaviour will be unveiled as the Government pledges to crack down on minor crime.”

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The Independent, 7th February 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Bribery Act is not perfect but brings UK into line with OECD – The Guardian

Posted February 7th, 2011 in bribery, corruption, news, treaties by sally

“When the Ministry of Justice delayed the Bribery Act for the third time this week the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) threatened to put the UK on an export blacklist along with Nigeria, Russia and Israel and others.”

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The Guardian, 4th February 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Supreme Court widens definition of violent abuse – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 4th, 2011 in domestic violence, news by sally

“Solicitors have welcomed a Supreme Court ruling that domestic violence extends beyond physical contact to include other forms of violent conduct.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd February 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk