Regina v Varsani – WLR Daily
Regina v Varsani [2010] EWCA Crim 1938; [2010] WLR (D) 237
“Where an offender was convicted of being knowingly concerned in the fraudulent evasion of duty on counterfeit cigarettes, contrary to s 170 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979, the reference to the retail price of cigarettes ‘of that description’ in s 5(1) of the Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979, as amended, by which the value of the duty was to be calculated, was to the retail price of genuine non-counterfeit cigarettes which were of the same description as the counterfeit ones on which the duty was evaded.”
WLR Daily, 24th August 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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Regina (B) v Islington London Borough Council – WLR Daily
Regina (B) v Islington London Borough Council [2010] WLR (D) 236
“The Education Act 1996 placed no obligation on a local authority to maintain a statement of special educational needs for a young person over the age of 19 or to fund him or her to continue in secondary education.”
WLR Daily, 24th August 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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Tomlinson pathologist to learn GMC judgement – BBC News
“A pathologist at the centre of a row over a man’s death at the G20 protests will learn later if unconnected allegations against him have been proven.”
BBC News, 25th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Companies need protection from criminal actions of staff, says Law Commission – Daily Telegraph
“Companies should have the power to defend themselves against employees’ criminal actions by proving that they took every measure to stamp out illegal practices, the Law Commission has proposed in a radical blueprint for reform.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th August 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Call to cut number of minor offences – BBC News
“Criminal laws dealing with many petty offences should be scrapped, according to the body responsible for reviewing the law in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 25th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Six white officers to sue Met for discrimination – The Guardian
“Six white officers from the Metropolitan police’s controversial territorial support group (TSG) are to sue the force for racial discrimination, it emerged today.”
The Guardian, 24th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
School lab technician jailed for drugging pupil – The Independent
“A school lab technician who knocked a teenage pupil unconscious by tricking her into wearing a dust mask doused in chloroform was jailed for two-and-a-half years today.”
The Independent, 24th August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Teacher jailed for 1970s schoolboy sex attacks – The Independent
“A teacher who sexually abused two teenage schoolboys in the 1970s was jailed for three and a half years today. ”
The Independent, 24th August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The ‘loophole lawyers’ who help clients beat motoring charges – The Guardian
“As last week’s furore over car clamping shows, few issues boil the nation’s collective blood like infringements on our right to drive, hence the coalition’s pledge to end what it calls Labour’s ‘war on motorists’. This ‘war’ has also seen the rapid growth of a corner of the legal profession which specialises in acting for motorists.”
The Guardian, 24th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Traumatised bomb disposal soldier gets MoD compensation – BBC News
“A former Army bomb disposal expert suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder has reached a six-figure compensation deal with the Ministry of Defence, his lawyers said.”
BBC News, 23rd August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dangerous dogs laws ‘inadequate’ – BBC News
“Laws on dog ownership must be improved, according to a coalition of animal charities, unions and law enforcement agencies.”
BBC News, 24th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government to introduce new powers over traveller sites – BBC News
“A number of changes to tackle illegal gypsy and traveller sites are to be introduced, the government has said.”
BBC News, 24th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v Hamer – WLR Daily
Regina v Hamer [2010] WLR (D) 235
“A fixed penalty notice which had been issued to a defendant pursuant to s 2 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 was not a conviction, admission of guilt, proof that a crime had been committed, or a stain on the defendant’s character, and therefore could not be regarded as evidence which impugned the character of the defendant or admitted as such.”
WLR Daily, 20th August 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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Regina v Seaton – WLR Daily
Regina v Seaton [2010] EWCA Crim 1980; [2010] WLR (D) 234
“Where it was suggested at trial that a defendant’s or witness’s account was a recent fabrication, he could not, unless he had waived legal professional privilege, be asked whether he had told his lawyer what he now said was the truth, or whether he was willing to waive the privilege. If a defendant gave evidence of what had passed between him and his lawyer, he could not be in breach of his own privilege, but was waiving privilege, although not necessarily waiving it entirely and generally. If a defendant said that he had given his solicitor the account then offered at trial, that would ordinarily mean that he could not be cross-examined about exactly what he had told the solicitor on that topic, but another party could comment upon the fact that the solicitor had not been called to confirm something which, if true, he easily could confirm, if the comment were fair.”
WLR Daily, 20th August 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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New evidence may clear postman of sex attack after 14 years in jail – The Guardian
“Lawyer for Victor Nealon says crucial forensic evidence was left untested as surgeon insists wrong man was convicted.”
The Guardian, 22nd August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Woman who urinated on war memorial flees court – The Guardian
“A woman has fled court before being sentenced for urinating and committing a sex act on a war memorial – the fourth case of its kind in Britain within a year.”
The Guardian, 20th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sentences of ‘happy-slap’ killers ‘not unduly lenient’ – BBC News
“The sentences of two members of a ‘happy-slapping’ gang who killed a grandfather in south London were not unduly lenient, the attorney general has ruled.”
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BBC News, 20th August 2010
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Ex-boss jailed for stealing £250,000 from charity – The Independent
“A former senior official at a charity founded by the Prince of Wales was jailed for three years today after he admitted stealing £250,000.”
The Independent,
Source: www.independent.co.uk
