G20 protests: Met police accused of misleading watchdog – The Guardian

Posted May 1st, 2009 in demonstrations, news, police by sally

“Scotland Yard was accused of misleading its own watchdog last night after an official report on the policing of the G20 London protests was said to contain ‘false claims’ and ‘gross inaccuracies’.”

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The Guardian, 1st May 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Child-sex murderer in Festival Hall sculpture row asks to be released – The Times

Posted May 1st, 2009 in child abuse, murder, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A child-sex murderer whose delicate sculpture of a paper orchestra was bought and displayed by the Royal Festival Hall, asked judges yesterday to free him in a year because of the exceptional progress he has made in prison.”

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The Times, 1st May 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Struck off: lawyer who made £13m from sick miners – The Times

“A former television presenter who became one of Britain’s highest-earning solicitors has been struck off for ‘disgraceful’ misconduct in his handling of sick miners’ compensation claims.”

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The Times, 1st May 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Police ‘terror searches’ treble – BBC News

Posted April 30th, 2009 in news, stop and search, terrorism by sally

“Police stopped and searched three times as many people under anti-terrorism powers in 2007/8 compared to the year before, Home Office figures reveal.”

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BBC News, 30th April 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted April 30th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Barron, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 837 (29 April 2009)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Heidelberg Graphic Equipment Ltd.& Anor v Revenue & Customs [2009] EWHC 870 (Ch) (08 April 2009)

High Court (Admiralty Division)

Dornoch Ltd & Ors v Westminster International BV & Ors [2009] EWHC 889 (Admlty) (29 April 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

R v JTB (on appeal from R v T) – WLR Daily

Posted April 30th, 2009 in children, doli incapax, law reports by sally

R v JTB (on appeal from R v T) [2009] UKHL 20; [2009] WLR(D) 140

“S 34 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 abolished the defence as well as the presumption of doli incapax.”

WLR Daily, 29th April 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.

Gomes v Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago – WLR Daily

Posted April 30th, 2009 in delay, extradition, law reports by sally

Gomes v Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago [2009] UKHL 21; [2009] WLR (D) 139

“Where an accused deliberately fled from a jurisdiction where his trial was pending, he was not, save in exceptional circumstances, entitled to rely, under s 82 of the Extradition Act 2003, on the passage of time due to delay on the part of the requesting state in bringing him to justice as a bar to his extradition.”

WLR Daily, 29th April 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 Briggs-Price – Times Law Reports

Posted April 30th, 2009 in confiscation, drug trafficking, indictments, law reports by sally

Regina v Briggs-Price

House of Lords

“A confiscation order could be made against a convicted drug trafficker in respect of benefit received from other drug trafficking which had not been charged on the indictment but which had been established by evidence during the trial.”

The Times, 30th April 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Video: police pay £85,000 and apologise to arrested protesters – The Guardian

Posted April 30th, 2009 in demonstrations, false imprisonment, news, police by sally

“Scotland Yard has paid £85,000 damages to five people who were arrested, imprisoned for 40 hours and prosecuted after a protest outside a London embassy.”

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The Times, 30th April 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Muslim men cleared of 7/7 plot but jailed for attending terror camps – The Guardian

Posted April 30th, 2009 in conspiracy, news, sentencing, terrorism by sally

“Two British Muslims cleared of helping the 7 July bombers were yesterday accused by a judge of betraying the country that had given them a home, as he jailed them for seven years each for planning to attend a terrorist training camp in Pakistan.”

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The Guardian, 30th April 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Why the CSA must target parents who avoid maintenance – The Times

Posted April 30th, 2009 in child support, news by sally

“Janet Paraskeva explains why new powers are not threatening anyone’s civil liberties.”

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The Times, 30th April 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

They quote you Larkin, your appeal court judges – The Guardian

Posted April 30th, 2009 in children, divorce, news by sally

“Poetic warning to separated parents that constant fighting hurts their children.”

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The Guardian, 30th April 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Community impact statements to be handed to courts – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 30th, 2009 in news, sentencing by sally

“Communties are to present statements to prosecutors and courts to describe how crimes have affected them in a bid to encourage tougher action or sentences.”

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Daily Telegraph, 29th April 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Tony Blair’s son begins legal action against Sunday Express – The Guardian

Posted April 30th, 2009 in media, news, privacy by sally

“As a young boy, Euan Blair’s famous parents did their utmost to protect him from the intrusive gaze of the British media, eliciting a series of agreements from newspapers in an attempt to ensure the former prime minister’s young family were kept out of the limelight.”

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The Guardian, 30th April 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted April 29th, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Carbon Accounting Regulations 2009

The Climate Change Act 2008 (2020 Target, Credit Limit and Definitions) Order 2009

The Carbon Budgets Order 2009

The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers’ Charges) (Great Britain and Gibraltar) Order 2009

The European Parliamentary Elections (Local Returning Officers’ Charges) (England, Wales and Gibraltar) Order 2009

The Cat and Dog Fur (Control of Import, Export and Placing on the Market) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Book page thief sentence halved

Posted April 29th, 2009 in libraries, news, sentencing, theft by sally

“An Iranian scholar who stole pages from priceless books at Oxford’s Bodleian library and the British Library has had his sentence halved.”

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BBC News, 29th April 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted April 29th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Powar & Anor, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 594 (25 March 2009)

Edwards, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 602 (17 March 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted April 29th, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (Wales) Regulations 2009

The Armed Forces Act 2006 (Transitional Provisions etc) Order 2009

The Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Moving faster to a more diverse judiciary – Ministry of Justice

Posted April 29th, 2009 in judiciary, minorities, news by sally

“Lord Chancellor Jack Straw today announced the establishment of an Advisory Panel on Judicial Diversity with Baroness Julia Neuberger as its Chair.”

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Ministry of Justice, 28th April 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Family courts system accused of hiding evidence from parents – The Times

Posted April 29th, 2009 in data protection, family courts, news, social services by sally

“Parents fighting in the family courts for contact with their children are being denied access to their personal files by a corrupt system, a leading parental rights campaigner has said.”

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The Times, 29th April 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk