BBC settles Panorama libel battle – BBC News

Posted June 8th, 2009 in BBC, defamation, news by sally

“The BBC has agreed to settle a libel case, after a specialist fertility doctor claimed a Panorama programme had damaged his reputation.”

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BBC News, 8th June 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

City watchdog’s tough stance earns record £27.3m in fines – The Guardian

Posted June 8th, 2009 in financial regulation, fines, news by sally

“The number of fines and bans handed out by the Financial Services Authority is on course for a record this year as the City watchdog steps up its ‘get tough’ approach to regulation.”

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The Guardian, 8th June 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 8th, 2009 in law reports by sally

High Court (Commercial Division)

Inta Navigation Ltd & Anor v Ranch Investments Ltd & Anor [2009] EWHC 1216 (Comm) (05 June 2009)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Speciality Produce Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [2009] EWHC 1245 (Admin) (05 June 2009)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Dean v Burne & Ors [2009] EWHC 1250 (Ch) (05 June 2009)

HIgh Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Lovell (Nee Geraghty) v Leeds City Council [2009] EWHC 1145 (QB) (22 May 2009)

AB & Ors v Ministry of Defence [2009] EWHC 1225 (QB) (05 June 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

Roult v North West Strategic Health Authority – Times Law Reports

Posted June 8th, 2009 in civil procedure rules, law reports, personal injuries by sally

Roult v North West Strategic Health Authority

Court of Appeal

“There was no power in the context of personal injury litigation to vary the terms of a settlement where there had been an unforeseen event which destroyed the assumption on which the settlement was made.”

The Times, 8th June 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Rank Nemo (DMS) Ltd and Others v Coutinho – Times Law Reports

Rank Nemo (DMS) Ltd and Others v Coutinho

Court of Appeal

“An employment tribunal had no jurisdiction to enforce a discrimination compensation award it made to an employee; however, if the employee had entered a county court judgment on the award and the employer still failed to pay the money, then the employment tribunal could link the failure to post-employment discrimination and victimisation in order to assume jurisdiction to enforce the judgment.”

The Times, 8th June 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted June 8th, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2009

The Magnetic Toys (Safety) (Revocation) Regulations 2009

The Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Children’s Car Seats) Order 2009

The Local Health Boards (Constitution, Membership and Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2009

The Traffic Management Permit Scheme (Wales) Regulations 2009

The Street Works (Charges for Unreasonably Prolonged Occupation of the Highway) (Wales) Regulations 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Family Procedure Rule Committee news: January – April 2009 – Ministry of Justice

Posted June 8th, 2009 in family courts, press releases by sally

“The Family Procedure Rule Committee has published details of its work between January and April 2009.”

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Ministry of Justice, 5th June 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Judge backs Halifax in Chip and PIN clone case – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 8th, 2009 in fraud, news by sally

“Halifax, the UK retail bank, has scored a victory in a closely-watched ‘phantom withdrawal’ case that put the security of Chip and PIN on trial.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 5th June 2009

Source: www.out-law.com

Public school workers win pension fight after 10-year legal battle – The Guardian

Posted June 8th, 2009 in employment, news, pensions, sex discrimination by sally

“Dozens of low-paid women workers at a leading public school are celebrating after gaining equal pension rights following a 10-year legal battle.”

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The Guardian, 8th June 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Pressure grows for inquiry into deaths of elderly patients at Gosport hospital – The Guardian

Posted June 8th, 2009 in elderly, hospitals, inquiries, news by sally

“Pressure is growing for a public inquiry into a series of deaths of elderly people at a hospital in Gosport, Hampshire, as a doctor faces the General Medical Council charged with giving patients excessive doses of the drug diamorphine.”

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The Guardian, 8th June 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Catholic mother launches legal battle after son placed with gay foster parents – Sunday Telegraph

Posted June 8th, 2009 in fostering, homosexuality, news by sally

“The mother of a 10-year-old Catholic boy has launched a legal battle after a council placed him with homosexual foster carers.”

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Sunday Telegraph, 7th June 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Britain accused of colonialism as it moves to take over ‘corrupt’ islands – The Observer

Posted June 8th, 2009 in corruption, news, Turks and Caicos Islands by sally

“Britain is preparing to suspend the constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands as a long-awaited inquiry is expected to find evidence that the country has been plagued by endemic corruption.”

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The Observer, 7th June 2009

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk

Defrocked priest squatting in vicarage faces eviction – The Observer

Posted June 8th, 2009 in clergy, disciplinary procedures, news by sally

“Two Church of England bishops have begun legal proceedings to evict a defrocked cleric who is squatting in one of their properties.”

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The Observer, 7th June 2009

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk

Appeal judges asked to clear notorious murderer Dr Crippen – The Observer

Posted June 8th, 2009 in DNA, evidence, murder, news, pardons by sally

“The case of one of the most notorious murderers in British history, Hawley Crippen, is to be referred to the Court of Appeal, where the infamous doctor may secure a posthumous pardon 99 years after he was hanged.”

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The Observer, 7th June 2009

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk

‘Wedding’ was not legal marriage – BBC News

Posted June 6th, 2009 in divorce, marriage, news by sally

“A High Court judge in London has ruled that a ‘wedding’ in South Africa – complete with priest, trousseau and reception – was not a legal marriage.”

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BBC News, 5th June 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Serial paedophile jailed for life – BBC News

Posted June 5th, 2009 in children, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A serial paedophile who raped at least three young children and forced them to have sex together has been jailed for life.”

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BBC News, 5th June 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Claim against air firm dismissed – BBC News

Posted June 5th, 2009 in constructive dismissal, contracts, news, sex discrimination by sally

“A tribunal has dismissed a cabin crew boss’s claim that she was forced to employ only young, slim, single women to crew private aircraft.”

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BBC News, 5th June 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Two jailed for shooting clubber – BBC News

Posted June 5th, 2009 in firearms, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Two men have been given life sentences over the fatal shooting of a 35-year-old man near a south London nightclub.”

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BBC News, 5th June 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Jail for nurse who filmed sex attack – The Independent

Posted June 5th, 2009 in abuse of position of trust, news, nurses, sexual offences by sally

“A nurse who bragged about filming himself sexually assaulting an unconscious woman in her hospital bed was jailed today for two years.”

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The Independent, 5th June 2009

Source: www.independent.co,uk

Police rule out broad inquiry over MPs’ expenses – The Guardian

Posted June 5th, 2009 in expenses, news, parliament by sally

“Senior police and prosecutors have announced they will not launch criminal investigations into more than 100 MPs over their apparent abuse of parliamentary expenses.”

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The Guardian, 5th June 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk