Regina v Williams (Jason John) – WLR Daily

Posted November 4th, 2010 in accidents, criminal responsibility, law reports, road traffic offences, statutory interpretation, uninsured drivers by sally

Regina v Williams (Jason John) [2010] EWCA Crim 2552; [2010] WLR (D) 274

“As a matter of statutory construction, fault or other blameworthy conduct on the part of the defendant was not required to establish that he was guilty of an offence under s 3ZB of the Road Traffic Act 1988 of causing the death of another person by driving while unlicensed, disqualified or uninsured; and it was sufficient that the driving was a cause of the death, provided that it was a more than negligible or de minimis cause.”

WLR Daily, 3rd November 2010

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.

Judge questions father’s kidnap charge – The Independent

Posted November 4th, 2010 in kidnapping, news by sally

“A judge questioned why a father who grabbed an abusive teenager and made him apologise to younger children following a squabble was charged with kidnapping the youth.”

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The Independent, 3rd November 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Theresa May pledges ‘significant’ reform of counter-terrorism laws – The Guardian

Posted November 4th, 2010 in news, proscribed organisations, terrorism by sally

“The home secretary, Theresa May, has promised there will be ‘significant changes’ in counter-terrorism laws, and detailed the changing nature of the al-Qaida threat to Britain.”

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The Guardian, 3rd November 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Vicar guilty of downloading child porn images – The Independent

Posted November 4th, 2010 in indecent photographs of children, internet, news by sally

“A married clergyman was ordered to register as a sex offender today after being convicted of repeatedly viewing pornographic images of children on the internet.”

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The Independent, 3rd November 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Ministry of Sound suspends filesharing action – The Guardian

Posted November 4th, 2010 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“Ministry of Sound is suspending plans to send warning notices to more than 25,000 BT broadband customers suspected of illegal downloading, claiming that the internet service provider has deleted their details.”

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The Guardian, 3rd November 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Senior judge to oversee G20 protests inquest – The Independent

Posted November 4th, 2010 in demonstrations, inquests, news, police by sally

“A senior judge will be appointed to oversee an inquest into the death of Ian Tomlinson at the ‘earliest opportunity’, it emerged today.”

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The Independent, 3rd November 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Border Agency may be discriminating against Pakistanis, says inspector – The Guardian

Posted November 4th, 2010 in news, Pakistan, race discrimination, visas by sally

“The UK Border Agency has been warned it may be discriminating unlawfully against Pakistanis applying for British visas and in favour of applicants from Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and Dubai.”

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The Guardian, 4th November 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Military justice – BBC Law in Action

Posted November 3rd, 2010 in armed forces, courts martial, podcasts by sally

“Joshua Rozenberg asks whether recent reforms to the military justice system are sufficient to restore confidence in the way the armed forces deal with crimes committed by their own troops.”

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BBC Law in Action, 3rd November 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Control orders are like nothing I have experienced in my career – The Guardian

Posted November 3rd, 2010 in control orders, legal profession, news by sally

“It should come as no surprise that Lord Macdonald, the eminent QC and former director of public prosecutions who is reporting on terror laws for the government, is strongly opposed to control orders. Lawyers do not like them. And if, like me, you have represented men trying to challenge their control orders, it is easy to see why: they are like nothing you have experienced in your legal career.”

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The Guardian, 3rd November 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Law Society criticises jury trial proposals as ‘entirely wrong’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 3rd, 2010 in news, trial without jury by sally

“Proposals to scrap jury trials for lesser offences were today criticised by the Law Society as ‘entirely wrong’.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd November 2010

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

July 7 inquests will not hear intelligence material in secret – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 3rd, 2010 in inquests, intelligence services, news, private hearings, terrorism by sally

“The coroner hearing the inquests for the 52 victims of the July 7 bombings ruled today that she cannot hear top secret intelligence material in closed sessions.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd November 2010

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Woman jailed for life for attack on MP Stephen Timms – BBC News

Posted November 3rd, 2010 in attempted murder, attempts, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A 21-year-old student has been jailed for life at the Old Bailey for trying to murder Labour MP Stephen Timms because he voted for the war in Iraq.”

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BBC News, 3rd November 2010

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Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses publishes new report – Ministry of Justice

Posted November 3rd, 2010 in criminal justice, news, victims by sally

“Louise Casey, the independent Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses, has today published a new report on improving support for victims in the criminal justice system.”

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Ministry of Justice, 3rd November 2010

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Google in breach of UK data laws – BBC News

Posted November 3rd, 2010 in data protection, internet, news, privacy by sally

“Google breached UK data laws in its collection of personal data via Street View cars, the UK’s Information Commissioner has said.”

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BBC News, 3rd November 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted November 3rd, 2010 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Williams, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 2552 (02 November 2010)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Chadwick v Hollingsworth [2010] EWCA Civ 1210 (02 November 2010)

Crosstown Music Company 1 LLC v Rive Droite Music Ltd & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 1222 (02 November 2010)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

McLaughlin & Ors v London Borough of Lambeth & Anor [2010] EWHC 2726 (QB) (02 November 2010)

Chadwick v Hollingsworth (No. 2) [2010] EWHC 2718 (QB) (02 November 2010)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Rawnsley, R (on the application of) v The Parole Board for England and Wales [2010] EWHC 2689 (Admin) (29 October 2010)

English, R (on the application of) v East Staffordshire Borough Council & Anor [2010] EWHC 2744 (Admin) (02 November 2010)

Tate & Lyle Industries Ltd & Anor, R. (On the application of) v Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change & Anor [2010] EWHC 2752 (Admin) (02 November 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

Why big brand legal services are bad news for solicitors – The Guardian

Posted November 3rd, 2010 in alternative business structures, law firms, legal services, news by sally

“As the AA and Saga launch online portals, more than half of law firms say they expect to lose work to non-lawyer competitors.”

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The Guardian, 2nd November 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted November 3rd, 2010 in legislation by sally

The Education (Listed Bodies) (England) Order 2010

The Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) (Amendment) Order 2010

The Children and Adoption Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2010

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

R (Veolia ES Nottinghamshire Ltd) v Nottinghamshire County Council (Shlomo Dowen and The Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service for England, interested parties) – WLR Daily

Posted November 3rd, 2010 in accounts, auditors, confidentiality, human rights, law reports, local government by sally

R (Veolia ES Nottinghamshire Ltd) v Nottinghamshire County Council (Shlomo Dowen and The Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service for England, interested parties) [2010] WLR (D) 273

“The right of ‘persons interested’ under section 15(1) of the Audit Commission Act 1998 to inspect the accounts to be audited and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts relating to them did not stretch, on the facts, to examination of commercially sensitive material which was protected by art 1 of the First Protocol of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.”

WLR Daily, 2nd November 2010

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.

White v Davenham Trust Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted November 3rd, 2010 in bankruptcy, debts, guarantees, law reports by sally

White v Davenham Trust Ltd [2010] EWHC 2748 (Ch); [2010] WLR (D) 272

“The mere existence of a secured remedy against another party was not a substantial ground for refusing to allow a creditor to pursue a remedy in bankruptcy against a surety.”

WLR Daily, 2nd November 2010

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.

Red tape swamping the criminal justice system, warns watchdog – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 3rd, 2010 in criminal justice, delay, news by sally

“Red tape swamping police and prosecutors is at ‘unacceptable’ levels, a watchdog warned today as it revealed officers and officials have to go through 1,000 different steps just to deal with a simple burglary.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd November 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk