R v Gore; R v Maher – WLR daily

Posted July 16th, 2009 in abuse of process, grievous bodily harm, law reports, penalties by sally

R v Gore; R v Maher [2009] EWCA Crim 1424; [2009] WLR (D) 240

“The issue of a fixed penalty notice asserting one offence did not relieve the recipient of any possible further proceedings if and when it became apparent that a more serious offence had in fact been committed in the course of the same incident.”

WLR Daily, 15th July 2009

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 T (Absent witness: Evidence) – Times Law Reports

Posted July 16th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Regina v T (Absent witness: Evidence)

Court of Appeal

“On an application for the admission of the statement of an absent witness, meeting the condition in section 116(2)(d) Criminal Justice Act 2003 that the relevant person could not be found although such steps as it was reasonably practicable to take to find him had been taken, required the calling of formal evidence, unless the relevant facts were set out in an agreed statement of facts.”

The Times, 16th July 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Regina v Seager; Regina v Blatch – Times Law Reports

Posted July 16th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Regina v Seager; Regina v Blatch

Court of Appeal

“Where a confiscation order was made against a defendant in respect of his benefit from an offence of acting in contravention of an order or undertaking disqualifying him from acting as a company director, that benefit was not to be assessed as the turnover of the company, but as the value of the property obtained by the defendant himself.”

The Times, 16th July 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Food warning follows prosecution – BBC News

Posted July 16th, 2009 in care homes, fines, food, health & safety, news by sally

“Trading standards officers are warning of the effects of out-of-date food on vulnerable people. Torfaen council’s comments follow its prosecution of the owners of the Regency House private nursing home at Parkes Lane, Pontypool.”

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BBC News, 15th July 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Loan shark convicted of blackmail – BBC News

Posted July 16th, 2009 in blackmail, news by sally

“A loan shark who left customers fearing for their lives has been found guilty of blackmail.”

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BBC News, 15th July 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Action to prevent further deaths: details of Coroners’ reports and responses published for the first time – Ministry of Justice

Posted July 16th, 2009 in coroners, health & safety, news by sally

“Details of coroners’ reports asking for organisations involved in deaths to take action to prevent further deaths are published by the Ministry of Justice today for the first time.”

Full press release

Ministry of Justice, 15th July 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

A simpler way to protect your future: redesigned ‘Lasting Power of Attorney’ forms – Ministry of Justice

Posted July 16th, 2009 in powers of attorney, press releases by sally

“Simpler forms allowing you to choose someone now that you trust to make decisions on your behalf in the future if you lose your mental capacity have been presented to Parliament.”

Full press release

Ministry of Justice, 15th July 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Family Legal Aid Plans Torn Apart in Damning Justice Select Committee Report – The Bar Council

Posted July 16th, 2009 in family courts, legal aid, press releases by sally

“Legal Services Commission proposals to cut legal support for vulnerable children and families have been savaged in a damning report from the all-party Justice Select Committee.”

Full press release

The Bar Council, 15th July 2009

source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Statement: Kinsella killers’ sentences not to be referred as unduly lenient – Attorney General’s Office

Posted July 16th, 2009 in murder, press releases, sentencing by sally

 Statement: Kinsella killers’ sentences not to be referred as unduly lenient.”

Full press release

Attorney General’s Office, 15th July 2009

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Hospitals criticised over losses of sensitive patient information – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 16th, 2009 in data protection, hospitals, news by sally

“The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has reprimanded five English NHS trusts over lax data protection regimes that resulted in the loss of 20,000 people’s personal data and the leaving of patients’ notes on a bus.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 15th July 2009

Source: www.out-law.com

Woman jailed for Muslim blackmail – BBC News

Posted July 16th, 2009 in blackmail, news, sentencing by sally

“A blackmailer who threatened to expose her Muslim friend as a terrorist sympathiser has been jailed.”

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BBC News, 15th July 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ex-Met boss cleared over conduct – BBC News

Posted July 16th, 2009 in news, police, professional conduct by sally

“Former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Sir Ian Blair has been cleared of misconduct over the award of police contracts valued at £3m to a friend.”

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BBC News, 15th July 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Family of disabled sue NHS for ‘wrongful birth’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 16th, 2009 in birth, hospitals, negligence, news, wrongful birth by sally

“Rupert Parsons’ mother is claiming £1.5 million in interim compensation for ‘wrongful birth’ on the grounds that the hospital should have picked up on his ‘severe, profound and multiple disabilities’ before the 20th week of her pregnancy.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th July 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Police watchdog to investigate organised crime agency – The Guardian

Posted July 16th, 2009 in complaints, gangs, news, police by sally

“Britain’s organised crime agency is being investigated by the police watchdog over concerns that it could have done more to prevent the gangland killing of a shopkeeper in an organised crime hotspot.”

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The Guardian, 16th July 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Modernity v Prudence, 2009: Jury’s out on UK’s £56m supreme court – The Guardian

Posted July 16th, 2009 in news, Supreme Court by sally

“Thanks to a £56m renovation of Middlesex Guildhall, a dilapidated crown court in Parliament Square, the longstanding and peculiarly British tradition that has seen the country’s most senior court sitting in the same building as the legislature will come to an end.”

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The Guardian, 16th July 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Sir Mark Potter rules on media and celebrity cases in family courts – The Times

Posted July 16th, 2009 in children, family courts, media, news by sally

“Cases in the family courts involving celebrities’ children should be treated in the same way as those involving anyone else’s children, the senior family courts judge said yesterday.”

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The Times, 16th July 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Legal aid for prisoners to be capped as Jack Straw criticises lawyers – The Times

Posted July 16th, 2009 in legal aid, news, prisons by sally

“Prisoners are to be blocked from seeking legal aid to bring ‘trivial’ cases against the Prison Service under plans to be announced by the Government today.”

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The Times, 16th July 2o09

Source; www.timesonline.co.uk

Man appeals to sue rape accuser – BBC News

Posted July 15th, 2009 in appeals, news, rape by sally

“A man cleared of rape after serving two years in jail has renewed a bid for £300,000 in damages from his accuser.”

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BBC News, 15th July 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Gas inhaling doctor can practise – BBC News

Posted July 15th, 2009 in disciplinary procedures, doctors, news, professional conduct by sally

“A doctor who inhaled ‘laughing gas’ while on duty at a children’s ward can continue to practise, the General Medical Council (GMC) has ruled.”

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BBC News, 15th July 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judge makes plea for fewer laws – BBC News

Posted July 15th, 2009 in judiciary, news, parliament by sally

“The most senior judge in England and Wales has criticised the government for passing too many crime laws.”

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BBC News, 15th July 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk