In re St Andrew’s Churchyard, Alwalton – WLR Daily

Posted February 11th, 2011 in burials and cremation, faculties, human rights, law reports by sally
“A petition for the exhumation of remains buried in consecrated land brought on the basis of an objection to enforcement of the churchyard regulations would not be granted where the petitioner had failed to establish special circumstances justifying an exception from the norm that Christian burial was final.”
WLR Daily, 10th February 2011

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Risk Management Partners Ltd v Brent London Borough Council and another – WLR Daily

Posted February 11th, 2011 in insurance, law reports, local government, tenders by sally

Risk Management Partners Ltd v Brent London Borough Council and another [2011] UKSC 7; [ 2011] WLR (D) 42

“A group of local authorities who awarded insurance contracts to a mutual insurance company they had set up for that purpose, without putting the contracts out to competitive tender, had not been acting contrary to the Public Contracts Regulations 2006.”

WLR Daily, 10th February 2011

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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ICO issues third fine for loss of unencrypted laptops – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 11th, 2011 in data protection, encryption, fines, local government, news by sally

“Two local authorities have been fined a total of £150,000 by data protection watchdog the Information Commissioner after the theft of two laptops which, contrary to the councils’ policies, were not encrypted.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 10th February 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Criminal checks on people working with children scaled back – Home Office

Posted February 11th, 2011 in children, criminal records, press releases, vetting by sally

“More than nine million people working or volunteering with children and vulnerable adults will no longer need to register and be monitored by the state.”

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Home Office, 11th February 2011

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Freedom Bill signals common sense approach to public protection – Home Office

Posted February 11th, 2011 in criminal records, investigatory powers, press releases, privacy, stop and search, vetting by sally

“Millions of people will be protected from unwarranted state intrusion in their private lives, the Home Secretary has outlined in today’s Protection of Freedoms Bill.”

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Home Office, 11th February 2011

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CPS Statement on Howard Martin – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted February 11th, 2011 in doctors, double jeopardy, murder, press releases, prosecutions by sally

“Durham Crown Prosecution Service has advised Durham Police there is not enough new evidence under the double jeopardy provisions for the Director of Public Prosecutions to authorise an investigation into former GP Howard Martin, acquitted of the murder of three of his patients six years ago.”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 9th February 2011

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Gloucester man jailed indefinitely for kidnap of girl – BBC News

Posted February 11th, 2011 in kidnapping, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A man who admitted kidnapping and sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Gloucestershire has been jailed indefinitely.”

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BBC News, 10th February 2011

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Oldham care baby mother takes battle to European courts – BBC News

Posted February 11th, 2011 in care orders, human rights, news, social services by sally

“A mother from Greater Manchester who claims her baby daughter was wrongly taken into care has taken her case to the European Courts.”

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BBC news, 11th February 2011

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Credit and debit card surcharges ‘are excessive’ – BBC News

Posted February 11th, 2011 in banking, complaints, consumer credit, consumer protection, news by sally

“A super-complaint is to be launched about the ‘murky practice’ of surcharges levied on customers who pay by debit or credit card.”

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BBC News, 11th February 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Retracting rape and domestic violence allegations: CPS launches public consultation – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted February 11th, 2011 in consultations, domestic violence, perverting the course of justice, press releases, prosecutions, rape by sally

“Individuals who retract truthful allegations of rape or domestic violence out of fear are less likely to be prosecuted under proposed new guidance for prosecutors on the offence of perverting the course of justice, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, said today. But individuals who make malicious false allegations should know they risk prosecution, he said.”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 10th February 2011

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Criminal checks on people working with children to be eased – The Guardian

Posted February 11th, 2011 in child abuse, criminal records, news by sally

“More than half of the 9 million people who have needed criminal record checks to work with children and vulnerable adults are to be freed from the burden under new legislation.”

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The Guardian, 11th February 2011

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People get power to take CCTV abusers to court – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 11th, 2011 in closed circuit television, investigatory powers, judicial review, local government, news by sally

“Any member of the public will be able to refer a local authority for judicial review if they can argue their cameras were set up or are being used inappropriately.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th February 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Birmingham hospital trust pays out after baby’s death – BBC News

Posted February 11th, 2011 in birth, compensation, hospitals, medical treatment, news by sally

“A Birmingham couple has received an out-of-court settlement following hospital failures which allegedly led to the death of their baby son.”

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BBC News, 8th Febraury 2011

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Four men jailed over £2m cannabis farm in Essex – BBC news

Posted February 11th, 2011 in drug offences, news, sentencing by sally

“Four men found at a large cannabis factory in Essex have been jailed.”

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BBC News, 4th February 2011

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MPs’ expenses: Eric Illsley jailed for 12 months – The Guardian

Posted February 10th, 2011 in expenses, false accounting, news, parliament, sentencing by sally

“The former Labour MP Eric Illsley has been jailed for 12 months at Southwark crown court after pleading guilty to charges of false accounting concerning nearly £14,500 in parliamentary expenses.”

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The Guardian, 10th February 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Attorney general: UK would be in breach of law if it defied European court rulings – The Guardian

Posted February 10th, 2011 in attorney general, courts, human rights, news, rule of law by sally

“Britain would be acting ‘tyranically’ and in breach of the rule of law if it defied rulings from the European court of human rights, the attorney general, Dominic Grieve, has said.”

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The Guardian, 10th February 2011

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My legal hero: Dr Ivy Williams – The Guardian

Posted February 10th, 2011 in barristers, legal history, news, women by sally

“Dr Ivy Williams was a true pioneer – the first woman to be called to the bar and the first to teach law at an English university.”

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The Guardian, 10th February 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted February 10th, 2011 in legislation by sally

The Police Federation (Amendment) Regulations 2011

The Apprenticeship Sectors (Specification) Order 2011

The Apprenticeships (Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England) Order 2011

The Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2011

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted February 10th, 2011 in law reports by sally

Supreme Court

Brent London Borough Council and others v Risk Management Partners Ltd [2011] UKSC 7 (9 February 2011)

Manchester City Council v Pinnock [2011] UKSC 6 (9 February 2011)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

SS (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 76 (09 February 2011)

Immingham Storage Company Ltd v Clear Plc [2011] EWCA Civ 89 (09 February 2011)

Speed (A Minor) & Anor v London Borough of Waltham Forest & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 88 (09 February 2011)

Brady v Norman [2011] EWCA Civ 107 (09 February 2011)

Acre 1127 Ltd (In Liquidation) v De Montfort Fine Art Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 87 (09 February 2011)

Challinor v Staffordshire County Council [2011] EWCA Civ 90 (09 February 2011)

Rubin v Coote [2011] EWCA Civ 106 (09 February 2011)

Jones v Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council [2011] EWCA Civ 92 (08 February 2011)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Legal Services Commission v Henthorn [2010] EWHC 3329 (QB) (04 February 2011)

Beach Developments Ltd v Foskett [2011] EWHC 198 (QB) (09 February 2011)

High Court (Commercial Court)

X v Y [2011] EWHC 152 (Comm) (09 February 2011)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Liberty Syndicate Management & Anor v Campagna Ltd & Anor [2011] EWHC 209 (TCC) (09 February 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

Brady v Norman – WLR Daily

Posted February 10th, 2011 in defamation, law reports, personal injuries, time limits by sally

Brady v Norman [2011] EWCA Civ 107; [2011] WLR (D) 40

“The policy behind the limitation period for defamation cases being shorter than that in personal injuries claims was clear, since the defamatory impact of libel or slander was likely to be transient and Parliament evidently intended that a claimant should assert and pursue his need for vindication speedily. Considerations as to prejudice in applications for the disapplication of the time limit in defamation cases were likely to be different than those in personal injuries cases and in defamation cases it was for the claimant to make out a case for the disapplication of the normal time limit.”

WLR Daily, 9th February 2011

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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