BNP faces financial turmoil if found in contempt of court – The Guardian

Posted June 29th, 2010 in confiscation, contempt of court, news, political parties by sally

“Fresh from its disastrous showing at the ballot box on 6 May, the British National party now faces financial turmoil with its assets threatened by court action. The high court is to decide whether Nick Griffin and two other BNP officials should face contempt of court proceedings in which their assets could be confiscated under a ‘writ of sequestration’. The assets include Griffin’s MEP salary, investments and pensions and any property that they might own. The case shows that no political party is above the law.”

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The Guardian, 28th June 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Calls to ban Mosquito ‘teen repellent’ device ruled out – BBC News

Posted June 29th, 2010 in children, gangs, human rights, news, noise by sally

“The UK government has rejected calls to ban a device that uses a high-pitched noise to disperse teenage gangs.”

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BBC News, 28th June 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Vetting scheme ‘would not protect children as paedophiles operate online’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 29th, 2010 in children, criminal records, news, vetting by sally

“Children would not be protected by Labour’s controversial anti-paedophile database, according to experts, because sexual predators are more likely to find victims online rather than in their workplaces.”

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Daily Telegraph, 29th June 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Lord Hope: The Creation of the Supreme Court – was it worth it? – The Guardian

Posted June 29th, 2010 in news, speeches, Supreme Court by sally

“Read in full the annual Gray’s Inn Reading at Barnard’s Inn by Lord Hope of Craighead, Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court.”

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The Guardian, 24th June 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

High Court judge to rule Parliament Square protest – BBC News

Posted June 29th, 2010 in demonstrations, London, news, trespass by sally

“A High Court judge is to rule on a bid by London Mayor Boris Johnson to evict peace protesters from Parliament Square.”

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BBC News, 29th June 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Khyra Ishaq’s mother appeals over prison sentence – BBC news

Posted June 28th, 2010 in appeals, child abuse, diminished responsibility, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“The mother of a seven-year-old girl who was starved to death at her home in Birmingham has lodged an appeal to reduce her jail sentence.”

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BBC News, 28th June 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Bolton firebomb threat man bailed and on the run again – BBC News

Posted June 28th, 2010 in arson, bail, fugitive offenders, intimidation, news, witnesses by sally

“Prosecutors are under fire for not challenging the bail of a man who admitted witness intimidation only for him to go on the run for a second time.”

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BBC News, 28th June 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Journalists win payout after police admit failing to respect press freedom – The Guardian

Posted June 28th, 2010 in compensation, media, news, police by sally

“Two journalists have won an out-of-court settlement after the Metropolitan police admitted failing to respect the freedom of the press when officers prevented them covering a protest.”

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The Guardian, 28th June 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

IPCC publishes findings following investigation into Metropolitan Police handling of sexual offences case – Independent Police Complaints Commission

Posted June 28th, 2010 in complaints, London, police, press releases, professional conduct, reports, sexual offences by sally

“A Superintendent and two Inspectors are to face a Full Powers Misconduct Panel, following an investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) into the Metropolitan Police’s handling of the case of Kirk Reid.”

Full press release and link to full report

Independent Police Complaints Commission, 28th June 2010

Source: www.ipcc.gov.uk

Scotland Yard condemned for serial sex attacker failings – The Guardian

Posted June 28th, 2010 in complaints, London, news, police, professional conduct, sexual offences by sally

“Three senior Scotland Yard officers could face dismissal after ‘sustained failure’ by police allowed a serial sex attacker to continue stalking lone women in south-west London four years after he was identified as a suspect. In a damning report, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) today described the police investigation into the series of attacks as a ‘shameful chapter’ in the history of the Metropolitan police.”

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The Guardian, 28th June 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Woman jailed for ‘vicious’ revenge attack – The Independent

Posted June 28th, 2010 in false imprisonment, grievous bodily harm, news, sentencing, wounding by sally

“A carer was today sentenced to a total of seven years in prison for her part in a ‘prolonged and vicious’ revenge attack on her husband’s former lover.”

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The Independent, 28th June 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Disgraced Ali Dizaei to make renewed conviction appeal – The Independent

Posted June 28th, 2010 in appeals, corruption, news, police by sally

“Sacked police officer Ali Dizaei is to make a last ditch bid to have his conviction for corruption overturned, his solicitor said today.”

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The Independent, 28th June 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 28th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Gibbon v Manchester City Council [2010] EWCA Civ 726 (25 June 2010)

Steele v The Home Office [2010] EWCA Civ 724 (25 June 2010)

Smith v Cooper & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 722 (25 June 2010)

Smith v Co-Operative Group Ltd & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 725 (25 June 2010)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Bowles v R [2010] EWCA Crim 1460 (25 June 2010)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Evans, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Defence [2010] EWHC 1445 (Admin) (25 June 2010)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Khudairi & Anor v Abbey Brokers Ltd & Ors [2010] EWHC 1486 (Ch) (22 June 2010)

CPC Group Ltd v Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company [2010] EWHC 1535 (Ch) (25 June 2010)

Miah v Islam [2010] EWHC 1569 (Ch) (25 June 2010)

Frasers Islington Ltd v The Hanover Trustee Company Ltd & Ors [2010] EWHC 1514 (Ch) (25 June 2010)

High Court Queen’s Bench Division)

Noye, R. v [2010] EWHC 1468 (QB) (25 June 2010)

Best v Smyth [2010] EWHC 1541 (QB) (25 June 2010)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Swann & Anor v Potton Ltd [2010] EWHC 1577 (TCC) (25 June 2010)

Sources: www.bailii.org

Regina v Lee – WLR Daily

Posted June 28th, 2010 in appeals, law reports, medicines, pharmacists, self-employment by sally

Regina v Lee [2010] EWCA Crim 1404; [2010] WLR (D) 160

“The offence under s 85(5)(b) of the Medicines Act 1968 of selling or supplying a medicinal product which was misleadingly labelled or marked in respect of the nature or quality of the product, where such sale or supply was done by a person ‘in the course of a business carried on by him’, could not be committed by a person who was merely employed or engaged by the business which carried out the sale or supply, but was committed by the employer, namely the person or body carrying on the business.”

WLR Daily, 25th June 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.

Regina v Brewster – WLR Daily

Posted June 28th, 2010 in appeals, bad character, evidence, law reports, witnesses by sally

Regina v Brewster  [2010] EWCA Crim 1194; [2010] WLR (D) 159

“Where a party sought to admit evidence of a witness’s bad character which bore only indirectly on his credibility, and that credibility was a matter in issue in the proceedings and of substantial importance in the context of the case as a whole, such evidence was only admissible pursuant to s 100(1)(b) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 as evidence of substantial probative value on the issue of creditworthiness if it was reasonably capable of assisting a fair minded jury to reach a view as to whether the witness’s evidence was worthy of belief.”

WLR Daily, 25th June 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.

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted June 28th, 2010 in legislation by sally

The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.2) Order 2010

The Export Control (Burma) (Amendment) Order 2010

The Gaming Duty (Amendment) Regulations 2010

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

The incoming tide: The civil law, the common law, referees and advocates – Speech by Lord Neuberger, Master of the Rolls

Posted June 28th, 2010 in speeches by sally

“The incoming tide: The civil law, the common law, referees and advocates –  the European Circuit of the bar’s first Annual Lecture at Gray’s Inn on 24 June.”

Full speech

Judiciary of England and Wales, 28th June 2010

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Report due into Kirk Reid police rape inquiry – BBC News

Posted June 28th, 2010 in inquiries, news, police, professional conduct, reports by sally

“The Metropolitan Police is expected to be criticised over its investigation of a sex attacker who targeted women in south-west London.”

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BBC News, 28th June 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Family court body review ‘needed’ – BBC News

Posted June 28th, 2010 in children, family courts, news by sally

“The body that looks after the interests of children involved in family court proceedings in England is lurching from ‘crisis to crisis’, a union says.”

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BBC News, 28th June 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Teacher sacked for sexually inappropriate comments – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 28th, 2010 in disciplinary procedures, news, professional conduct, teachers by sally

“A male teacher at a girls’ school was sacked after making sexually inappropriate comments to teenage pupils about their breasts and prostitutes.”

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Daily Telegraph, 28th June 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk