NHS is failing patients with learning disabilities, regulators say – The Times

Posted March 24th, 2009 in health, learning difficulties, news by sally

“The National Health Service is failing people with learning disabilities, according to a report published today on the deaths of six disabled patients.”

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The Times, 24th March 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Rights and responsibilities – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 24th, 2009 in constitutional law, human rights, press releases by sally

“A national debate is launched today to explore whether a clearer common understanding of our rights and responsibilities might be built by articulating them in a single text – a Bill of Rights and Responsibilities.”

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Ministry of Justice, 23rd March 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Lawyer-client privilege can’t stop surveillance, says House of Lords – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 24th, 2009 in interception, investigatory powers, legal profession, news, privilege by sally

“The state is allowed to bug communication between lawyers and their clients, the House of Lords has said. The UK’s highest court ruled that spy law the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) allows lawyers’ conversations to be bugged.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 23rd March 2009

Source: www.out-law.com

Settlement after hospital blunder – BBC News

Posted March 24th, 2009 in birth, compensation, hospitals, negligence, news by sally

“A woman has won a multi-million pound compensation settlement after a blunder at a Wearside hospital left her with serious brain damage.”

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BBC News, 23rd March 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Company fined after worker death – BBC News

Posted March 24th, 2009 in health & safety, homicide, negligence, news by sally

“A waste company in Sunderland has been fined £15,000 after one of its workers was killed when he was hit by a 20-tonne dumper truck.”

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BBC News, 23rd March 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

UK ‘home to 200 rights abusers’ – BBC News

Posted March 24th, 2009 in human rights, immigration, news, war crimes by sally

“More than 200 people responsible for war crimes and other human rights abuses overseas could be living in Britain, the BBC has learned.”

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BBC News, 24th March 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Hindu elder in High Court bid for open-air cremation – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 24th, 2009 in burials and cremation, news by sally

“In a test case on religious burials, Davender Ghai, aged 70, is challenging a refusal by Newcastle City Council to permit him to be cremated according to his Hindu faith.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th March 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Google Street View: formal privacy complaint – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 24th, 2009 in internet, news, privacy by sally

“Privacy International has lodged the complaint with the Information Commissioner over claims that a number of people are identifiable through the Street View service.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th March 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

The Big Question: Are there illegal government databases and what can we do about it? – The Independent

Posted March 24th, 2009 in data protection, government departments, human rights, news by sally

“The Big Question: Are there illegal government databases and what can we do about it?.”

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The Independent, 24th March 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

We must safeguard all children, including young offenders – The Guardian

Posted March 24th, 2009 in children, news, young offenders by sally

“”Lord Laming’s review of child protection procedures ignores the needs of those in the criminal justice system.”

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The Guardian, 24th March 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Don’t change rules on charges, warns Keir Starmer – The Times

Posted March 24th, 2009 in Crown Prosecution Service, news, police, prosecutions by sally

“The Director of Public Prosecutions delivered a strong warning last night that handing back the job of charging suspects to the police would be a ‘grave mistake’.”

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The Times, 24th March 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Two stars of BBC’s Trawlermen series jailed in illegal fishing case – The Guardian

Posted March 23rd, 2009 in fisheries, news by sally

“Two stars of the BBC’s Trawlermen series have been jailed and fined £370,000 after they landed fish illegally.”

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The Guardian, 23rd March 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Prince Charles’ Duchy Originals ordered to remove ‘misleading’ herbal remedy claims – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 23rd, 2009 in advertising, complementary medicine, consumer protection, news by sally

“The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has upheld a complaint over the online advertising of two remedies, Duchy Herbals Echina-Relief Tincture and Duchy Herbals Hyperi-Lift Tincture, which are sold for £10 for 50ml in selected Boots and Waitrose stores.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd March 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Government bid to extend ‘human rights’ prompts fears of nanny state – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 23rd, 2009 in human rights, news by sally

“Entitlement to good health care, education and freedom from poverty could be enshrined in law under the green paper to be published by Justice Minister Jack Straw.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd March 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Stars call for end to archaic libel laws – The Times

Posted March 23rd, 2009 in defamation, freedom of expression, news by sally

“The actor and comedian Rowan Atkinson and writer Andrew O’Hagan are heading a coalition of entertainers, writers, lawyers and journalists in a move today for the scrapping of an archaic law that allows people to be jailed for speaking out.”

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The Times, 23rd March 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

College sued over sex abuse claim – BBC News

Posted March 23rd, 2009 in child abuse, news, sexual offences by sally

“A former City lawyer is claiming £5m damages against a Catholic school over sexual abuse he alleges he suffered there during the 1970s.”

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BBC News, 23rd March 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 23rd, 2009 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Divsion)

Bracknell Forest Borough Council v Green & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 238 (20 March 2009)

Lambert v Clayton [2009] EWCA Civ 237 (20 March 2009)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Bailey & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWHC 562 (Admin) (20 March 2009)

Secretary of State for the Home Department v AT & Anor [2009] EWHC 512 (Admin) (20 March 2009)

London & South Eastern Railway Ltd & Anor v British Transport Police Authority [2009] EWHC 460 (Admin) (20 March 2009)

High Court (Patents Court)

MMI Research Ltd v Cellxion Ltd & Ors [2009] EWHC 418 (Pat) (11 March 2009)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Toropdar v D [2009] EWHC 567 (QB) (20 March 2009)

Hutton v The Government of Australia [2009] EWHC 564 (QB) (20 March 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted March 23rd, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Wales) Regulations 2009

The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Control of Salmonella in Broiler Flocks (Wales) Order 2009

The National Health Service (Dental Charges, General Dental Services Contracts and Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Charter Trustees Regulations 2009

The Public Guardian (Fees, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Plant Health (Forestry) (Amendment) Order 2009

The National Insurance Contributions (Application of Part 7 of the Finance Act 2004) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2009

The Family Procedure (Adoption) (Amendment) Rules 2009

The Buying Agency Trading Fund (Amendment) Order 2009

The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 (Commencement No. 2) (Amendment) Order of Council 2009

The Health and Social Care (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2009

The Pensions Increase (Review) Order 2009

The Local Authorities’ Plans and Strategies (Disapplication) (England) (Amendment) Order 2009

The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2009

The Tax Avoidance Schemes (Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Bovale Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted March 23rd, 2009 in civil procedure rules, judgments, law reports, practice directions by sally

Bovale Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Another

Court of Appeal

“While a judge had no power to alter the Civil Procedure Rules or vary any practice direction, either by a judgment or purported practice direction, he did have an inherent jurisdiction to include procedural directions of a general application where there was a gap in the rules or in the practice directions.”

The Times, 23rd March 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Regina (BA)(Nigeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports

Posted March 23rd, 2009 in appeals, deportation, law reports by sally

Regina (BA)(Nigeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Court of Appeal

“The right of appeal against the refusal by the Home Office to revoke a deportation order was exercisable from within the United Kingdom.”

The Times, 23rd March 2009 

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.