Criminal responsibility – BBC News
“In England and Wales the age of criminal responsiblity is 10 – but should it be raised?”
BBC News, 10th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Defrocked priest squatting in vicarage given reprieve – The Guardian
“A judge has denied the Church of England the power to evict a defrocked cleric who is squatting in a vicarage.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Law Lords devastate terror control orders in secret evidence ruling – The Times
“The Law Lords today blew a hole in the Government’s controversial control orders for terrorist suspects in a ruling against the use of secret evidence.”
The Times, 10th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Mediation – an integral part of our litigation culture – Speech by Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony
Mediation – an integral part of our litigation culture (PDF)
Speech by Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony, Master of the Rolls
Littleton Chambers Annual Mediation Evening, 8th June 2009
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
AB and Others v Ministry of Defence – Times Law Reports
AB and Others v Ministry of Defence
Queen’s Bench Division
“Claims for compensation by former servicemen in relation to exposure to ionising radiation as a result of nuclear tests carried out in the 1950s were not to be struck out either as time-barred or as having no reasonable prospect of success.”
The Times, 10th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Met officers accused of ‘torture’ – BBC News
“Six Metropolitan Police officers have been suspended or placed on restricted duties following allegations of ill-treatment after a police raid.”
Full story
BBC News, 10th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gary McKinnon, hacker with Asperger syndrome, fights extradition to US – The Times
“A British ‘UFO eccentric’ accused of hacking into US military networks brought a last challenge in the High Court yesterday against extradition to America on health grounds.”
The Times, 10th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Rape victims face postcode lottery for justice – Daily Telegraph
“Rape victims face a postcode lottery in bringing their attackers to justice with victims in one area standing just a one in sixty chance.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal clarifies procurement rules and ends local authorities’ insurance venture – OUT-LAW.com
“Local authorities have been barred from joining together to form an insurance company. The Court of Appeal has blocked London authorities from forming the mutual firm, ruling that councils acted beyond their powers and broke procurement rules.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Secret evidence: undermining the great traditions of British justice – The Times
“Tomorrow the law lords will hand down their decision on the legality of the control orders regime under which terrorist suspects are detained.”
The Times, 9th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
New MP voting system considered – BBC News
“Gordon Brown is set to announce plans to examine a new system of voting MPs to the House of Commons.”
BBC News, 10th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gang of six guilty of Shaquille Smith murder – The Independent
“A gang of six youths were found guilty at the Old Bailey today of murdering an innocent 14-year-old schoolboy stabbed in a park.”
The Independent, 9th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Asian Development Bank (Ninth Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund) Order 2009
The Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No. 5, Transitory and Transitional Provisions) Order 2009
The FCO Services Trading Fund (Variation) Order 2009
The Gas and Electricity (Dispute Resolution) Regulations 2009
The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009
The Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2009
The Work and Families (Increase of Maximum Amount) Order 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Shah v Ul-Haq & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 542 (09 June 2009)
Baker v Quantum Clothing Group & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ B12 (05 June 2009)
Brent London Borough Council v Risk Management Partners Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 490 (09 June 2009)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Webster Thompson Ltd v J G Pears (Newark) Ltd & Ors [2009] EWHC 1070 (Comm) (18 May 2009)
High Court (Patents Court)
Folding Attic Stairs Ltd v The Loft Stairs Company Ltd & Anor [2009] EWHC 1221 (Pat) (09 June 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Jack Straw accused of passing buck over French student murders – The Guardian
“David Scott, the chief probation officer who resigned over the murder of two French students by a convicted violent criminal and his accomplice, has launched a scathing attack on the justice secretary, Jack Straw.”
The Guardian, 9th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Murder pleas ‘had to be dropped’ – BBC News
“Two brothers convicted of killing a bank chief expected to face a murder trial until their court case started.”
BBC News, 9th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Time spent in error counts towards FOI rejections, says Information Tribunal – OUT-LAW.com
“An organisation is allowed to count time spent on errors in calculating when it can refuse a Freedom Of Information (FOI) Act request, the Information Tribunal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Hacker ‘too fragile’ to extradite – BBC News
“A British computer hacker who targeted Nasa should be tried in the UK not the US because his mental state is so fragile, the High Court has heard.”
BBC News, 9th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Proposed reforms help most in need and deliver significant savings – Ministry of Justice
“Plans to divert more legal aid funds to those most in need while delivering better value for taxpayers’ money are on track following the publication of the government’s response to a consultation on Crown Court means testing and Central Funds reforms.”
Ministry of Justice, 8th June 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
AB and others v Ministry of Defence – WLR Daily
AB and others v Ministry of Defence [2009] EWHC 1225 (QB); [2009] WLR (D) 174
“In relation to a group action the issue as to when a claimant had “knowledge” for the purposes of ss 12 and 14 of the Limitation Act 1980 was primarily one of fact The state of the claimant’s belief was to be considered, as also whether he thought it necessary to refer his belief to experts, medical or legal, or others. In relation to words used by a witness when being asked about his state of mind at a particular time in the past, his actions (or inactions) at the time about which he was being asked might require the words used or accepted in evidence to be viewed with circumspection.”
WLR Daily, 8th June 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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