Cheating benefit advisor jailed – BBC News
“A benefits officer who admitted falsely claiming over £75,000 has been jailed for 14 months at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court.”
BBC News, 29th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Child rapist jailed indefinitely – BBC News
“A pensioner has been jailed indefinitely for raping and sexually assaulting three children in Nottinghamshire.”
BBC News, 29th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lawyers ‘exploit’ legal aid cash – BBC News
“Lawyers received tens of millions of pounds more than they were entitled to in legal aid payments last year, the government auditor has said.”
BBC News, 29th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MP wins damages from McBride – The Independent
“A Tory MP has received damages from one of Gordon Brown’s former spin doctors after he targeted her as part of the ‘smear emails’ scandal.”
The Independent, 30th October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Lamentable’ failures led to Nimrod crash that killed 14 – The Independent
“One of the worst disasters in recent British military history was the result of ‘incompetence, complacency and cynicism’ by senior military figures which broke the covenant the country has with its soldiers, a devastating official report has concluded.”
The Independent, 29th October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Nimrod families demand corporate manslaughter charges – The Times
“Lawyers for the families of the 14 servicemen killed in an RAF Nimrod that exploded over Afghanistan are considering manslaughter charges against two British defence companies.”
The Times, 30th October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Jailed Premier League footballer Marlon King had history of violence – The Times
“A Premier League footballer with a history of violence against women was jailed for 18 months yesterday for punching a student in the face after she rejected his aggressive sexual advances in a nightclub.”
The Times, 30th October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Issues in Criminal Justice Lecture – Ministry of Justice
“Justice Secretary Jack Straw has given the ‘Issues in Criminal Justice Lecture’ at the University of Birmingham.”
Ministry of Justice, 29th October 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Man and son guilty of pub murder – BBC News
“A father and his 14-year-old son face life sentences after being convicted of stabbing a man to death in a pub.”
Full story
BBC News, 29th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The County Council of Somerset (River Tone Bridge) Scheme 2008 Confirmation Instrument 2009
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2009
The Defamation Act 1996 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2009
The Lloyd’s Underwriters (Tax) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Solicitors overpaid millions by LSC for legal aid work – Law Society’s Gazette
“Solicitors have been overpaid nearly £25m for legal aid work, public spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) reported today.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 29th October 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Husband killed Vodafone executive – BBC News
“A man has been convicted of killing his Vodafone executive wife after she admitted to having an affair.”
BBC News, 29th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
High Court (Chancery Division)
Bishops Wholesale Newsagency Ltd & Ors v Surridge Dawson Ltd [2009] EWHC 2578 (Ch) (28 October 2009)
Gaetano Ltd v Obertor Ltd [2009] EWHC 2653 (Ch) (29 October 2009)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Amsprop Ltd v ITW Ltd (t/a Hobart UK) [2009] EWHC 2689 (TCC) (29 October 2009)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Patents Court)
Boegli-Gravures SA v Darsail-Asp Ltd & Anor [2009] EWHC 2690 (Pat) (29 October 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Man jailed for raping tourist – The Independent
“A man who raped a tourist in his home after offering her a place to stay through a travellers’ website has been jailed for 10 years, police said today.”
The Independent, 29th October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Views sought on the enforcement powers of new Legal Services Board – Ministry of Justice
“The Ministry of Justice today publishes a consultation on the regulations which will control the new Legal Services Board’s power to enter and search the premises of legal profession regulators under warrant.”
Ministry of Justice, 29th October 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Woman who made indecent child video goes free – The Independent
“A woman who made a video on her mobile phone of a young girl having simulated sex with a toy walked free from court today.”
The Independent, 29th October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court rules on vetting safeguards – BBC News
“New vetting checks designed to protect children and vulnerable people carry a “real risk” of undermining public confidence, the Supreme Court has said.”
BBC News, 29th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Peers to get standards watchdog – BBC News
“The House of Lords is set to get its own standards watchdog in the wake of cash for influence allegations, Lords leader Baroness Royall has said.”
BBC News, 29th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Date set for Iraq war public hearings – The Guardian
“The first public hearings at the long-awaited inquiry into the Iraq war will take place next month, the panel’s chairman has announced.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Quest Advisors Ltd v McFeely & Anor [2009] EWHC 2651 (Ch) (22 October 2009)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Sir John Fitzgerald Ltd v Macarthur [2009] EWHC 2659 (QB) (28 October 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
