Baby P: Government lawyer apologises for handling of Sharon Shoesmith court case – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 17th, 2010 in government departments, news, reports, solicitors by sally

“The head of the Government’s legal team has apologised for failings in the preparation of a high-profile court case involving Sharon Shoesmith, the council chief blamed for the Baby P scandal.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th June 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Homosexual men with convictions for consensual gay sex to have record of crime wiped – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 17th, 2010 in criminal records, homosexuality, news by sally

“Men with convictions for homosexual sex with someone over the age of 16 will have any record of the crime expunged, Theresa May has said.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Terror suspect challenges control orders in BBC film – The Guardian

Posted June 17th, 2010 in bail, BBC, control orders, human rights, news by sally

“The BBC, a terror suspect and two independent film-makers challenged the control order system last night in a broadcast that broke the suspect’s bail conditions.”

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The Guardian, 17th June 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Increased legal rights for grandparents under new family reforms – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 17th, 2010 in children, grandparents, news by sally

“Grandparents are to have increased legal rights to see children when couples split under proposals to be announced by Nick Clegg on Thursday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th June 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Bloody Sunday inquiry: too much, too late – The Guardian

Posted June 17th, 2010 in inquiries, news, Northern Ireland, witnesses by sally

“Lord Saville could have completed his inquiry into Bloody Sunday more quickly and cheaply if he had stuck to his remit.”

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The Guardian, 17th June 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Bloody Sunday: Prosecutors say soldiers may face perjury charges – The Guardian

Posted June 17th, 2010 in armed forces, inquiries, news, Northern Ireland, perjury by sally

“State prosecutors in Northern Ireland and England confirmed tonight that they were considering prosecuting British soldiers for perjury in the light of the Saville inquiry’s conclusion that they lied about their role on Bloody Sunday.”

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The Guardian, 16th June 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Shannon Matthews serious case review clears social workers – The Guardian

Posted June 16th, 2010 in child abduction, news, reports, social services by sally

“Social workers could not have foreseen the abduction of Shannon Matthews by her mother, a serious case review has concluded.”

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The Guardian, 16th June 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Tugendhat J redefines meaning of defamation – The Lawyer

Posted June 16th, 2010 in defamation, judgments, news by sally

“Mr Justice Tugendhat today raised the bar for defamation claims in a High Court ruling that found the definition of defamation must include a qualification or threshold of seriousness.”

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The Lawyer, 16th June 2010

Source: www.thelawyer.com

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 16th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Supreme Court

Secretary of State for the Home Department v AP [2010] UKSC 24 (16 June 2010)

MS (Palestinian Territories) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] UKSC 25 (16 June 2010)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

New Look Retailers Ltd v London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority [2010] EWCA Crim 1268 (16 June 2010)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Lambert & Ors v Barratt Homes Ltd & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 681 (16 June 2010)

Huscroft v P & O Ferries Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 628 (16 June 2010)

Secretary of State for the Home Department v ST (Eritrea) [2010] EWCA Civ 643 (09 June 2010)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

AGC Chemicals Europe Ltd v Stop Huntington Animal Cruelty (SHAC) [2010] EWHC B10 (QB) (10 June 2010)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Re Liberty International Plc [2010] EWHC 1060 (Ch) (16 June 2010)

Dhillon & Anor v Siddiqui & Ors [2010] EWHC 1400 (Ch) (16 June 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

Terror suspect wins control order appeal – BBC News

Posted June 16th, 2010 in control orders, human rights, news, Supreme Court by sally

“A terror suspect subject to a control order has won his appeal on the grounds that it breached his human rights.”

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BBC News, 16th June 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Report calls for tougher drink driving laws – The Guardian

Posted June 16th, 2010 in alcohol abuse, dangerous driving, news, reports by sally

“A government-commissioned report has called for Britain’s drink driving laws to be toughened to a level that would mean some people would be over the legal limit after one drink.”

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The Guardian, 16th June 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Firm in Buncefield court case guilty of safety breaches – BBC News

Posted June 16th, 2010 in hazardous substances, health & safety, negligence, news by sally

“A company has been convicted of health and safety breaches in relation to the Buncefield oil depot explosion in Hertfordshire in December 2005.”

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BBC News, 16th June 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Why children must be called to the bar – The Guardian

Posted June 16th, 2010 in barristers, children, inns of court, news by sally

“The resistance to plans for a nursery at Middle Temple helps to explain why there are still so few female barristers.”

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The Guardian, 15th June 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Bank Mellat v HM Treasury – WLR Daily

Posted June 16th, 2010 in banking, Iran, law reports, nuclear weapons, proportionality, terrorism by sally

Bank Mellat v HM Treasury [2010] EWHC 1332 (QB); [2010] WLR (D) 148

“The powers conferred on HM Treasury by Sch 7 to the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 to give directions by order to persons operating in the United Kingdom financial sector could be lawfully exercised without allowing persons likely to be adversely affected by the order an opportunity to make prior representations; and the test of proportionality applied by para 9(6) of Sch 7 to the requirements imposed by such a direction was to be interpreted consistently with the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights, according to which the means used did not always have to be limited to the minimum necessary to accomplish the legislative objective.”

WLR Daily, 15th June 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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

£8m: Britain’s compensation bill for dead and injured Iraqis – The Independent

Posted June 16th, 2010 in compensation, Iraq, news, victims, war by sally

“The Government has paid off more than 1,000 innocent Iraqis hit by botched British military operations that resulted in deaths, injuries and major damage to property.”

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The Independent, 16th June 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

People trafficking protection measures slammed – The Independent

Posted June 16th, 2010 in news, reports, trafficking in human beings by sally

“Measures to protect victims of people smuggling are ‘not fit for purpose’ and may be illegal, a report claimed today.”

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The Independent, 16th June 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

The cost of sentencing – BBC Law in Action

Posted June 16th, 2010 in judiciary, Ministry of Justice, podcasts, prisons, sentencing by sally

“As the Lord Chancellor considers ways of cutting the number of people in prison, Joshua Rozenberg asks if the judges should save money by changing the way they sentence offenders.”

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BBC Law in Action, 15th June 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Statement on the Times

Posted June 15th, 2010 in news by sally

News International’s decision to begin charging for online content of The Times newspaper has now been fully implemented, and the previously free TimesOnline site is no longer available. We regret that we are no longer able to include stories or law reports from The Times in our current awareness service. Please note, in addition, that abstracts of stories and law reports from The Times will remain in the archive, but with non-functioning links.

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted June 15th, 2010 in legislation by sally

The Rice Products from the United States of America (Restriction on First Placing on the Market) (England) (Revocation) Regulations 2010

The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Order 2010

The Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2010

The Dartford-Thurrock Crossing (Amendment) Regulations 2010

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 15th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Holtom, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 934 (20 April 2010)

Valentas & Anor, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 200 (03 February 2010)

Clarke, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 684 (11 February 2010)

R, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 194 (02 February 2010)

R, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 907 (14 April 2010)

Attorney Generals Reference No. 112 of 2009 (Church) [2010] EWCA Crim 351 (10 February 2010)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Secretary of State for the Home Department v IA (Turkey) [2010] EWCA Civ 625 (15 June 2010)

Slough Borough Council v Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 668 (15 June 2010)

LP (St Lucia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 493 (30 March 2010)

XL (China) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 575 (07 May 2010)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Pick v Sumpter & Anor [2010] EWHC 685 (Ch) (03 February 2010)

High Court (Family Division)

London Borough of Lewisham v D & Ors [2010] EWHC 1238 (Fam) (17 February 2010)

London Borough of Lewisham v D & Ors [2010] EWHC 1239 (Fam) (29 March 2010)

AR (A Child: Relocation), Re [2010] EWHC 1346 (Fam) (10 June 2010)

AA v NA & Ors [2010] EWHC 1282 (Fam) (10 June 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org