Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted September 11th, 2009 in news by sally

The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 2009

The Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business Names (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Accession (Worker Authorisation and Worker Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Unregistered Companies Regulations 2009

The Companies (Companies Authorised to Register) Regulations 2009

The Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Payment Services (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

APIL walks out of fixed-fee talks – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 11th, 2009 in costs, news, personal injuries by sally

“The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has walked out of talks on extending fixed costs in personal injury cases, the Gazette has learned.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 10th September 2009

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Chancery Lane attacks ‘deeply flawed’ MoJ legal aid proposals – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 11th, 2009 in legal aid, news, solicitors by sally

“The Law Society has called on the Ministry of Justice to clarify its ‘incoherent’ and ‘deeply flawed’ consultation on criminal legal aid cuts.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 7th September 2009

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Solicitors hand back £1.5m to miners under voluntary scheme – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 11th, 2009 in case management, compensation, fees, industrial injuries, miners, news, solicitors by sally

“Solicitors have handed back more than £1.5m to injured former miners under a new voluntary repayment scheme after wrongly deducting fees from miners’ government compensation awards – and this figure could rise further as the project rolls on, the Gazette can reveal.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 10th September 2009

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Cigarette attack trio are jailed – BBC News

Posted September 11th, 2009 in grievous bodily harm, news, sentencing by sally

“Three men have been jailed after a 26-year-old man, who was on a night out in Greater Manchester, was beaten into a coma over a cigarette.”

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BBC News, 10th September 2009

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Hoax 999 call ‘riot hero’ jailed – BBC News

Posted September 11th, 2009 in improper use of telecommunications, news, police, sentencing by sally

“A man hailed as a hero for saving a policeman from rioting hooligans has been jailed for making a hoax 999 call which sparked a £1m rescue operation.”

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BBC News, 10th September 2009

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Getty Images wins £2,000 settlement over unauthorised web use of photo – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 11th, 2009 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“A removals firm has been ordered to pay nearly £2,000 to photographic agency Getty Images for using a copyright-protected photograph on its website. The company had removed the picture when notified by Getty Images but had not paid a requested fee.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 10th September 2009

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Church’s ex-boyfriend jailed over £10m heroin – The Independent

Posted September 11th, 2009 in drug offences, news, sentencing by sally

“A former boyfriend of Charlotte Church was sentenced to 12 years in prison today after a police raid at a house uncovered heroin with a street value of almost £10 million.”

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The Independent, 10th September 2009

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Man jailed for killing cafe owner – BBC News

Posted September 11th, 2009 in homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“A man has been jailed for a minimum of five years for the manslaughter of a woman who had sacked him from the cafe she ran in Bermondsey, south London.”

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BBC News, 10th September 2009

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Eight-year term for killer driver – BBC News

Posted September 11th, 2009 in dangerous driving, news, sentencing by sally

“A disqualified driver who killed two women in Ipswich by driving into them while he was drunk and on drugs has been jailed for eight years.”

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BBC News, 11th September 2009

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Partner convicted of Facebook murder – The Independent

Posted September 11th, 2009 in domestic violence, murder, news by sally

“A man was convicted today of murdering his partner less than a fortnight after she changed her status to single on Facebook.”

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The Independent, 11th September 2009

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Action launched against Rover bosses – The Independent

Posted September 11th, 2009 in company directors, fraud, news by sally

“The four men behind the collapse of car giant MG Rover are to be banned from running companies, Business Secretary Lord Mandelson said today.”

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The Independent, 11th September 2009

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Policewoman who worked as a prostitute is jailed – The Guardian

Posted September 11th, 2009 in misfeasance in public office, news, police, prostitution by sally

“A police constable who also worked as a prostitute was jailed for 15 months yesterday after pleading guilty to misconduct in a public office.”

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The Guardian, 11th September 2009

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Lord Phillips: I sympathise over assisted suicide – The Times

Posted September 11th, 2009 in news by sally

“Britain’s most senior judge has said that he sympathises with terminally ill people seeking to end their own lives.”

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The Times, 11th September 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Parents who take children to clubs face crime checks – The Times

Posted September 11th, 2009 in news by sally

“Parents who ferry groups of children to Scouts, Brownies or after-school sports clubs will have to undergo a criminal record check or face fines of up to £5,000.”

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The Times, 11th September 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Cat cannabis attacker sentenced – BBC News

Posted September 10th, 2009 in animal cruelty, news, sentencing by sally

“A South Tyneside teenager who stole a cat and forced it to inhale cannabis by trapping it in a bag has been given a suspended sentence.”

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BBC News, 10th September 2009

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Father of DNA evidence, Sir Alec Jeffreys, calls for database to be cut – The Times

Posted September 10th, 2009 in news by sally

“The scientist who discovered genetic fingerprinting today called for a drastic reduction in the DNA database on the 25th anniversary of his breakthrough.”

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The Times, 10th September 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Serious Fraud Office investigates JJB and Sports Direct for suspected price fixing – The Guardian

Posted September 10th, 2009 in fraud, news, price fixing by sally

“The Serious Fraud Office is investigating suspected criminal price fixing and fraud at Britain’s two largest sports retailers – JJB and Sports Direct.”

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The Guardian, 10th September 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted September 10th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

MGR (A Minor), Re [2009] EWCA Civ 942 (09 September 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted September 10th, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2009

The London Underground (Victoria Station Upgrade) Order 2009

The Antarctic (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2009

The Companies (Authorised Minimum) Regulations 2009

The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2009

The National Savings Bank (Investment Deposits) (Limits) (Amendment) Order 2009

The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Financial Collateral Arrangements (No. 2) Regulations 2003 (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk