Judge ‘passes illegal immigrants in street after ordering their deportation’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 14th, 2009 in deportation, news by sally

“A judge has criticised the Government’s record of deporting illegal immigrants, saying he often sees people he has recommended for removal walking around his town centre months later.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th April 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Child trafficking into Britain accelerating, figures show – The Guardian

Posted April 14th, 2009 in children, news, trafficking in human beings by sally

“Suspected victims of child trafficking from Asia, Africa and the Middle East are being smuggled through Britain’s leading ports and airports at an accelerating rate, new figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act reveal.”

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The Guardian, 14th April 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Man accused of taking part in Rwandan genocide wants to face trial in UK – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 14th, 2009 in extradition, genocide, news by sally

“A man accused of taking part in the 1994 Rwandan genocide has said he wanted to face trial in the UK and clear his name.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th April 2009

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Boy, eight, taken into care after mother hit him with hairbrush – The Guardian

Posted April 14th, 2009 in child abuse, corporal punishment, news, social services by sally

“Child protection authorities yesterday said they hoped to return an eight-year-old boy to his mother who had hit him with a hairbrush as soon as possible, but defended their decision to take him into care.”

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The Guardian, 11th April 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Police ‘culpable in Baby P case’ – BBC News

Posted April 14th, 2009 in child abuse, news, police, social services by sally

“Police mistakes meant a chance to charge Baby P’s mother with assaulting him was missed several weeks before his death, an unpublished report says.”

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BBC News, 9th April 2009

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G20 death: Officer suspended as police deny intent to mislead – The Independent

Posted April 14th, 2009 in demonstrations, news, police by sally

“An officer caught on camera lungeing a newspaper seller during G20 protests near the Bank of England was last night suspended. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is waiting to interview the man while Scotland Yard defended itself against accusations it deliberately misled the public over the death.”

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The Independent, 10th April 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

When the stakes are so high, parents want to be heard – The Times

Posted April 14th, 2009 in family courts, media, news by sally

“The detail of the Ministry of Justice reforms, published this week, makes clear for the first time that although the family courts will be opened to the press on April 27, they will not be quite as open as we had expected. Buried in a short paragraph is the information that judges will have wide grounds to refuse journalists permission to publish the details of a case they have just heard.”

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The Times, 10th April 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Legal dispute over Sats boycott – BBC News

Posted April 14th, 2009 in examinations, news, teachers, trade unions by sally

“A proposed boycott of Sats tests by two of England’s main education unions would be unlawful, the government says.”

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BBC News, 10th April 2009

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Judge allows man accused of killing father-of-two away for weekend with friends – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 14th, 2009 in bail, electronic monitoring, news by sally

“A man accused of killing a father-of-two in a pub brawl has had his electronic bail tag removed by a judge to allow him to spend his 21st birthday weekend in Prague with friends.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th April 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Openness of family courts is a ‘con trick’ – The Times

Posted April 14th, 2009 in family courts, media, news by sally

“Jack Straw has been accused of a confidence trick over plans to open the family courts to the media.”

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The Times, 10th April 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Inside child prisons – BBC Today

Posted April 14th, 2009 in children, news, prisons by sally

“There are currently around 300 children aged 10 to 17 locked up in England and Wales. ”

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BBC Today, 13th April 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted April 9th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Ovieriakhi, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 452 (26 February 2009)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Corkteck Ltd v HM Revenue & Customs [2009] EWHC 785 (Admin) (08 April 2009)

Enfield Borough Council, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Health & Ors [2009] EWHC 743 (Admin) (08 April 2009)

Adams (t/a Strategic Land Partnerships) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Anor [2009] EWHC 771 (Admin) (08 April 2009)

High Court (Family Division)

CH v RN & Ors [2009] EWHC 640 (Fam) (03 April 2009)

High Court (Commercial Court)

IMT Shipping & Chartering GmbH v Chansung Shipping Company Ltd, Owners of the “Zenovia” [2009] EWHC 739 (Comm) (08 April 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

R (Marrion and others) v Board of Medical Referees and others – WLR Daily

Posted April 9th, 2009 in disabled persons, fire services, law reports, pensions by sally

R (Marrion and others) v Board of Medical Referees and others [2009] EWCA Civ 450; [2009] WLR (D) 135

“Where a firefighter applied for a disability pension, the question to be resolved by the independent qualified medical practitioner and on appeal by the Board of Medical Referees under the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme was whether the firefighter was subject to incapacity for the performance of his operational firefighting duty and any other duties within the definition of ‘regular firefighter’ and within his contract which it was proposed that he perform, but not any additional duties. Where no redeployment away from operation firefighting was available, the question stopped with incapacity for the performance of operational firefighting. It was not within the board’s jurisdiction to give a binding decision which trespassed on issues which were not part of the firefighter’s appeal.”

WLR Daily, 8th 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.

R (Bunce) v Pensions Appeal Tribunal and another – WLR Daily

R (Bunce) v Pensions Appeal Tribunal and another [2009] EWCA Civ 451; [2009] WLR (D) 134

“The Pensions Appeal Tribunal did not, on an appeal against the defence secretary’s interim assessment of the degree of a person’s disability under s 5(1) of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943, as amended, have jurisdiction to challenge the existence of the disability nor whether that disability was attributable to service in the armed forces.”

WLR Daily, 8th 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.

Kirklees Metropolitan Council v Radecki – WLR Daily

Posted April 9th, 2009 in contract of employment, law reports, time limits, unfair dismissal by sally

Kirklees Metropolitan Council v Radecki [2009] EWCA Civ 298; [2009] WLR (D) 133

“Though a settlement of an employment dispute expressed to be ‘without prejudice and subject to contract’ was of no effect, the employment contract was unequivocally terminated when the employer ceased paying the employee’s salary. That was the effective date of termination of the employee’s contract for the purposes of an action for unfair dismissal.”

WLR Daily, 8th 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.

Hussain (Zakir) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports

Posted April 9th, 2009 in immigration, law reports, public interest by sally

Hussain (Zakir) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Court of Appeal

“Evasion of immigration controls for a long time was not in itself a reason for deciding that an applicant, unlawfully in the United Kingdom, should not be allowed to stay.”

The Times, 9th April 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

TK (Burundi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports

Posted April 9th, 2009 in evidence, immigration, law reports by sally

TK (Burundi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Court of Appeal

“An immigration judge was entitled to reject an applicant’s assertion unsupported by readily available independent evidence.”

The Times, 9th April 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Regina (Sovio Wines Ltd) v Food Standards Agency and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted April 9th, 2009 in food, judicial review, law reports by sally

Regina (Sovio Wines Ltd) v Food Standards Agency and Another

Queen’s Bench

“A grape product could be made subject to a movement control notice preventing its distribution if it had been labelled as wine but had been produced using an alcohol reduction technology that was not approved by the European Union.”

The Times, 9th April 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted April 9th, 2009 in legislation by sally

The European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Maritime Labour Convention) Order 2009

The Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Education (Free School Lunches) (Working Tax Credit) (England) Order 2009

The Armed Forces (Forfeiture of Service) Regulations 2009

The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) Order 2009

The Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2008 (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Approval of Fitters and Workshops) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Access to Justice Act 1999 (Destination of Appeals) (Family Proceedings) Order 2009

The Distress for Rent (Amendment) Rules 2009

The National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Wales) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2009

The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2009

The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) (Wales) Order 2009

The Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty: Assessments, Standard Authorisations and Disputes about Residence) (Wales) Regulations 2009

The Education and Skills Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1 and Savings) (Wales) Order 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Administrative Court takes asylum cases out to the regions – The Times

Posted April 9th, 2009 in Administrative Court, news by sally

“London is the legal capital and many big disputes can only be heard in its courts. But from this month hundreds of immigration and asylum cases and challenges to decisions by government or public bodies will be devolved to the regions as four Administrative Court centres open in Birmingham, Cardiff, Leeds and Manchester.”

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The Times, 9th April 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk