Privacy: the new law will freeze the lifeblood of the media – The Times

Posted April 2nd, 2009 in media, news, privacy by sally

“There is a danger that the media will abandon expensive investigations and litigation and move on to other, easier stories.”

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The Times, 2nd April 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Mother of Rhys’s killer is jailed – The Independent

Posted April 2nd, 2009 in news, perverting the course of justice, sentencing by sally

“The mother of the gunman who murdered Rhys Jones was jailed for three years yesterday for lying to detectives who were investigating the schoolboy’s murder.”

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The Independent, 2nd April 2009

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Redundancy in the City: painful lessons for the big beasts – The Times

Posted April 2nd, 2009 in law firms, news, redundancy by sally

“Simon Davies, Linklaters’ managing partner, says that the good times will return to big City firms – but in a different guise.”

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The Times, 2nd April 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Tribunal awards: defaulters’ names to be put on public debt register – Ministry of Justice

Posted April 2nd, 2009 in debts, employment tribunals, news by sally

“People who fail to pay awards made by employment tribunals will be publicly named and shamed from today, as the government clamps down hard on employers who disregard tribunal rulings.”

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Ministry of Justice, 1st April 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Can Google Street View stay ahead of the privacy lawyers? – The Times

Posted April 2nd, 2009 in internet, news, privacy by sally

“The voyeur in me has been fascinated with Google’s controversial mapping service Street View. Now we are able to peer over people’s front gardens from the comfort of our computers but the lawyer in me wonders whether the many complaints of breach of privacy that have already been made will lead to legal action against it.”

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The Times, 2nd April 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Hundreds of paedophiles escape with a caution – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 2nd, 2009 in cautions, child abuse, news, sexual offences by sally

“One in three paedophiles who prey on children under 13 are let off with a caution, figures show.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st April 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Man sentenced for killing game-obsessed partner – The Independent

Posted April 2nd, 2009 in domestic violence, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who fatally stabbed his partner after an argument about her heavy use of a Playstation was sentenced today to at least 14 years in prison. ”

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The Independent, 1st April 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Powers of Attorney cost reduction takes effect – Ministry of Justice

Posted April 2nd, 2009 in fees, news, powers of attorney by sally

“The cost of registering Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) forms will be cheaper from today following recent public consultation.”

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Ministry of Justice, 1st April 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Campaigner accepts libel damages – BBC News

Posted April 1st, 2009 in defamation, news by sally

“Campaigner Erin Pizzey has accepted undisclosed libel damages over claims that she supported British terror group the Angry Brigade in the early 1970s.”

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BBC News, 1st April 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

New probation trusts announced to cut reoffending – Ministry of Justice

Posted April 1st, 2009 in news, probation by sally

“Two Probation Areas have been given the green light to start work as Probation Trusts from today as part of the government’s drive to further reduce reoffending and increase protection for the public.”

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Ministry of Justice, 1st April 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Queue-jumping death pair jailed – BBC News

Posted April 1st, 2009 in homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“A man and a woman have been jailed over the death of an innocent shopper in a queue-jumping row in south London.”

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BBC News, 1st April 2009

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UK fight against human trafficking – Home Office

Posted April 1st, 2009 in news, trafficking in human beings by sally

“Victims of human trafficking will receive better protection and support under new measures coming into force in the UK today.”

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Home Office, 1st April 2009

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

City tycoon fails in divorce bid – BBC News

Posted April 1st, 2009 in divorce, news by sally

“A recession-hit City tycoon has failed to win a cut in the £9.5m divorce settlement with his former wife.”

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BBC News, 1st April 2009

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Reading this story will restrict your freedom to blog – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 1st, 2009 in internet, news, reporting restrictions by sally

“Bloggers might be able to escape reporting restrictions on sensitive court cases because they have not been informed of the restrictions. An ongoing case about a boy said to have fathered a child at 12 years of age has highlighted the issue.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 1st April 2009

Source: www.out-law.com

£400,000 award for finger injury – The Guardian

Posted April 1st, 2009 in damages, news, personal injuries by sally

“A mechanic who injured his index and middle fingers while repairing a police car, yesterday won £400,000 in damages from the Metropolitan police.”

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The Guardian, 1st April 2009

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Judges to rule on credit crunch £9.5 million divorce appeal – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 1st, 2009 in divorce, news by sally

“A City tycoon hit by the credit crunch will learn on Wednesday whether judges have cut his £9.5 million divorce settlement with his former wife.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st April 2009

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Regina v Darwin (Anne) Regina v Darwin (John) – Times Law Reports

Posted April 1st, 2009 in appeals, fraud, law reports, money laundering, sentencing by sally

Regina v Darwin (Anne) Regina v Darwin (John)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“In sentencing for fraud, a judge was right to take into account the harm done to individuals who might not have lost financially but on whom the crime had had a devastating impact.”

The Times, 1st April 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Regina (AM)(Somalia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports

Posted April 1st, 2009 in asylum, human rights, law reports by sally

Regina (AM)(Somalia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Court of Appeal

“An asylum-seeker’s in-country appeal against removal on human rights grounds could not be stifled by the later issue of a certificate by the Secretary of State for the Home Department that the opposition was clearly unfounded.”

The Times, 1st April 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Gottfried Heinrich Case C-345/06 – Times Law Reports

Posted April 1st, 2009 in aircraft, EC law, law reports, regulations by sally

Gottfried Heinrich Case C-345/06

Court of Justice of the European Communities

“An annex to a regulation which laid down measures for the implementation of common basic standards on aviation security had no binding force because it had not been published in the Official Journal of the European Union.”

The Times, 1st April 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted April 1st, 2009 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Miss H v East Sussex County Council & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 249 (31 March 2009)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

D. Pride & Partners (a firm) & Ors v Institute for Animal Health & Ors [2009] EWHC 685 (QB) (31 March 2009)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Ritchie & Ors v Joshlin & Ors [2009] EWHC B5 (Ch) (31 March 2009)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Powell & Anor v Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs & Anor [2009] EWHC 643 (Admin) (30 March 2009)

Ellis v Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government & Anor [2009] EWHC 634 (Admin) (31 March 2009)

Perkins & Anor v Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs & Anor [2009] EWHC 658 (Admin) (30 March 2009)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Global Process Sytems Inc & Anor v Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Berhad [2009] EWHC 637 (Comm) (31 March 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org