‘Anti-slavery laws’ before Lords – BBC News
“The House of Lords is expected to vote later on proposed new laws for England and Wales to deal with what campaigners are calling modern-day slavery.”
BBC News, 26th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Vulnerable children put at risk by plans to cut family legal aid, say lawyers – The Times
“Ministers are pressing ahead with huge cuts in legal aid fees for lawyers who handle cases involving vulnerable children and families, despite warnings from the most senior family judge.”
The Times, 26th October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
House of Lords to back libel law changes – The Guardian
“Freedom of speech campaigners are claiming victory as the House of Lords is expected to back changes removing ‘anachronistic’ laws which have criminalised libel for more than 700 years.”
The Guardian, 25th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Family courts crisis means long waits for vulnerable children – The Times
“Children are waiting for more than a year for crucial decisions on where they are to live because of a crisis in the family courts service.”
The Times, 26th October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Court of protection receives more than 2,000 complaints a year – Daily Telegraph
“A court set up to look after the financial interests of people suffering from mental incapacity through illness, accident or dementia has sparked more than 2,000 complaints a year since it was set up.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court victory for woman sued by her alleged rapist – The Sunday Times
“A woman who spent her life savings fighting her alleged rapist after he tried to sue her tells of her 14-year ordeal.”
The Sunday Times, 25th October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Identity Cards Act 2006 (Prescribed Information) Regulations 2009
The Identity Cards Act 2006 (Provision of Information without Consent) Regulations 2009
The Artist’s Resale Right (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2009
The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2009
The Identity Cards Act 2006 (Fees) Regulations 2009
The Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating (Electronic Communications) (Wales) Order 2009
The Staffing of Maintained Schools (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Conwy (Llandudno and Conwy) Order 2009
The Wrexham (Communities) Order 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Hunt v AB [2009] EWCA Civ 1092 (22 October 2009)
Generics UK Ltd v Synaptech Inc [2009] EWCA Civ 1119 (16 October 2009)
Wilkinson v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2009] EWCA Civ 1111 (23 October 2009)
Joseph & Ors v Spiller & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 1075 (22 October 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Pocket Kings Ltd v Safenames Ltd & Anor [2009] EWHC 2529 (Ch) (16 October 2009)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Bank of New York Mellon v GV Films [2009] EWHC 2338 (Comm) (15 September 2009)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Estor Ltd v Multifit (UK) Ltd [2009] EWHC 2565 (TCC) (23 October 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Judge slams use of partner instead of wife – Daily Telegraph
“Old fashioned chivalry or just old fashioned? A judge has taken the extraordinary step of disrupting a court case to express his exasperation at the modern use of the word partner in place of wife.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Immigration judges: ‘Afghanistan is not in a state of war’ – The Independent
“Hundreds of Afghans living in Britain face being deported after immigration judges ruled that their home country’s bloody conflict did not make the region an unsafe place to return failed asylum-seekers.”
The Independent, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Black detective claims racial discrimination against Met – Daily Telegraph
“A black detective who was racially abused by two of the former Stephen Lawrence murder suspects is claiming that Metropolitan Police discriminated against him at work.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Former PC jailed for having sex on-duty – The Independent
“A former police officer who had sex with a pole dancer while on duty was jailed today for four years.”
The Independent, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judge claims prisoners sentenced to six months serve ‘just a few days’ – Daily Telegraph
“A judge allowed a man convicted of assault to walk free from court as he questioned whether offenders sentenced to six months or less serve more than a few days in prison.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Magistrates’ courts error warning – BBC News
“Criminals, including drug dealers and paedophiles, could be evading justice because of errors in magistrates’ courts records, a report has warned.”
BBC News, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Vietnam vet jailed for Reservoir Dogs-style killing over unpaid wages – Daily Telegraph
“Russell Carter, a Vietnam war veteran who murdered his boss and tried to kill three other people ‘in acts of callous wickedness, cruelty and inhumanity’, has been sentenced to life in prison.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Scary’ UK climate ad faces probe – BBC News
“A £6m government ad warning about climate change is to be investigated by watchdogs over claims it is misleading and too ‘scary’ for children.”
BBC News, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police to be sued for riot damage – BBC News
“Police can be sued for the estimated £42m damage caused during a riot at a Bedfordshire immigration detention centre, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
BBC News, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
How I’d abolish the House of Lords, by Lord Bingham – The Guardian
“This is an edited extract from the Jan Grodecki annual lecture, delivered last night at Leicester University.”
The Guardian, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Silent calls fine raised to maximum of £2m – The Guardian
“Ofcom to clampdown on companies using machines to bulk-call consumers but failing to connect them to an agent when they answer.”
The Guardian, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Justice in the raw: everyday tales of human failure laid bare – The Times
“The entrance hall of the new Supreme Court is adorned with lofty declarations of the integrity of British justice. ‘To no one will we deny or delay right or justice’ reads the legend engraved on one floor-to-ceiling glass panel of the building in Parliament Square, in Central London. But just a mile or two south, where the Inner London Crown Court stands hard by the grind and grime of Elephant and Castle, such fine sentiments seem ill-fitting.”
The Times, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
