Straight couple in legal challenge to form a civil partnership – The Times

Posted November 25th, 2009 in news by sally

“A straight couple who want to become the first hetrosexuals in Britain to form a civil partnership will launch a legal challenge after a council refused their request.”

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The Times, 25th November 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Why are payouts so unfair? – The Guardian

Posted November 25th, 2009 in compensation, firearms, harassment, news, police by sally

“The £100,000 compensation awarded to the family of Jean Charles de Menezes pales beside the £4m being claimed in a current sexual harrassment case. Why the huge difference?”

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The Guardian, 25th November 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Children and family court service facing ‘strain’ – BBC News

Posted November 25th, 2009 in children, family courts, news by sally

“The body protecting children in family courts is going through unprecedented strain, a union has warned.”

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BBC News, 24th November 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Cruel, illegal, immoral’: Human Rights Watch condemns UK’s role in torture – The Guardian

Posted November 25th, 2009 in news, terrorism, torture by sally

“The attorney general was under intense pressure tonight to order a wider series of police investigations into British complicity in torture after one of the world’s leading human rights organisations said there was clear evidence of the UK government’s involvement in the torture of its own citizens.”

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The Guardian, 24th November 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Epileptic mother wins £4m damages after fit in hospital birth – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 25th, 2009 in birth, compensation, hospitals, news, personal injuries by sally

“An epileptic mother-to-be and her unborn baby, both of whom almost drowned when she suffered a fit whilst unattended in a hospital bath, have won more than £4 million in High Court damages.”

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Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Taser arrest man plans legal move – BBC News

Posted November 25th, 2009 in news, police, weapons by sally

“A man who claims he was repeatedly shot with a Taser during his arrest in Nottingham intends to sue the police, the BBC understands.”

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BBC News, 24th November 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Watchdog Lord Carlile attacks Gordon Brown comment on April 2009 raid – The Times

Posted November 25th, 2009 in news by sally

“The Prime Minister has been criticised by his independent reviewer of terrorism legislation for comments he made about an anti-terrorist raid.”

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The Times, 25th November 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Leading lawyer to represent Simon Hall in appeal against murder conviction – The Guardian

Posted November 25th, 2009 in appeals, barristers, murder, news by sally

“A man who claims he was wrongly convicted of murdering an elderly woman eight years ago is to be represented by one of the country’s leading defence barristers at the court of appeal.”

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The Guardian, 24th November 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Bar Regulator approves fundamental changes – Bar Standards Board

Posted November 24th, 2009 in barristers, legal disciplinary practices, legal services, news by sally

“The Bar Standards Board (BSB), which regulates 14,000 barristers in England and Wales, has today paved the way for fundamental changes in barristers’ working practices by giving approval for barristers to supply legal services through the legal structures known as Legal Disciplinary Practices (LDPs).”

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Bar Standards Board, 20th November 2009

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Constitutional change and the future of parliamentary democracy – Ministry of Justice

Posted November 24th, 2009 in constitutional law, news, parliament by sally

“An abridged version of a lecture given by Jack Straw at Brunel University’s Magna Carta Institute on Monday 23 November 2009.”

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Ministry of Justice, 24th November 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted November 24th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Pacan & Ors, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 2436 (16 October 2009)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Transview Properties Ltd v City Site Properties Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 1255 (24 November 2009)

Widlake v BAA Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 1256 (23 November 2009)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

The Lord Chancellor v Michael J Reed Ltd [2009] EWHC 2981 (QB) (23 November 2009)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Stratford On Avon District Council v Dyde [2009] EWHC 3011 (Admin) (04 November 2009)

Goldsmith v Director of Public Prosecutions [2009] EWHC 3010 (Admin) (04 November 2009)

Bhatti & Ors v Croydon Magistrates Court & Ors [2009] EWHC 3004 (Admin) (06 November 2009)

High Court (Commercial Court)

SK Shipping (S) Pte Ltd v Petroexport Ltd [2009] EWHC 2974 (Comm) (24 November 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

Rights and Responsibilities: civic duty and the rule of law – Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls

Posted November 24th, 2009 in human rights, rule of law, speeches by sally

Rights and Responsibilities: civic duty and the rule of law (PDF)

Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls

Denning Lecture, 23 November 2009

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Brittain v N (Aliane and Sear, Third Parties) – WLR Daily

Posted November 24th, 2009 in law reports, proceeds of crime, receivers by sally

B v N (A and S, Third Parties) [2009] EWHC 2884 (Admin); [2009] WLR (D) 340

“The court’s power under s 80(4) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (now repealed) to order ‘any person having possession of realisable property’ to give possession to a receiver did not empower the court to make such an order against tenants protected by contract and/or statute whose interests had not been determine by a court order.”

WLR Daily, 23rd November 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.

Patel and another v Keles and another – WLR Daily

Posted November 24th, 2009 in landlord & tenant, law reports by sally

Patel and another v Keles and another [2009] EWCA Civ 1187; [2009] WLR (D) 339

“Where a landlord opposed an application for renewal of a business tenancy by asserting an intention to occupy the premises for the proposes of his own business, but it was shown that he was highly likely to sell, the landlord did not have the requisite intention to defeat the application for renewal.”

WLR Daily, 23rd November 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.

Al Rawi and Others v Security Service and Others – Times Law Reports

Posted November 24th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Al Rawi and Others v Security Service and Others

Queen’s Bench Division

“Closed material procedure, as was used in criminal proceedings, sitting in camera and using special advocates who were not allowed to disclose secret evidence to their clients, could be used in a civil claim for damages.”

The Times, 24th November 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Louca v Public Prosecutor, Bielefeld, Germany – Times Law Reports

Posted November 24th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Louca v Public Prosecutor, Bielefeld, Germany

Supreme Court

“For a European arrest warrant to be valid it needed to make reference only to the domestic warrant, issued in the requesting state, on which it was based. It was not required to make reference to any previous European arrest warrant, based on the same domestic warrant, which might have been issued and subsequently withdrawn.”

The Times, 24th November 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted November 24th, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Immigration (Designation of Travel Bans) (Amendment) Order 2009

The Weights and Measures (Metrication Amendments) Regulations 2009

The Units of Measurement Regulations 2009

The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (NHS Blood and Transplant Periodic Review) Regulations 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Health Act 2009

Posted November 24th, 2009 in health, legislation by sally

Health Act 2009 published

Full text of Act (PDF)

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Counter-terror police ‘failed to seek legal advice before arrests’ – The Guardian

Posted November 24th, 2009 in news, police, terrorism by sally

“Counter-terrorism police were criticised by the independent reviewer of terrorism today for a total failure to take legal advice in advance of their operation to arrest 12 suspects in Liverpool and Manchester.”

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The Guardian, 24th November 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

NSPCC urges more support for child court witnesses – BBC News

Posted November 24th, 2009 in children, news, witnesses by sally

“More than 1,000 children under the age of 10 were listed as witnesses in courts in England and Wales last year, BBC News has learned.”

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BBC News, 24th November 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk