Jails crackdown on drugs and phones – The Guardian

Posted July 8th, 2008 in drug abuse, news, prisons by sally

“New security devices, including hand-held mobile-phone blockers and metal-detecting chairs are to be introduced in prisons in England and Wales by March to crack down on the supply of illicit drugs into jails, it was announced yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 8th July 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Falconer to join US firm – The Times

Posted July 8th, 2008 in judges, law firms, news by sally

“The former Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer of Thoroton, is to join a top American law firm, The Times has learned.”

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The Times, 8th July 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted July 8th, 2008 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Ali, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1410 (21 May 2008)

Cundell, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1420 (06 June 2008)

Richards, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1427 (09 June 2008)

Beeton, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 1421 (6 June 2008)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Letting International Ltd v London Borough of Newham [2008] EWHC 1583 (QB) (07 July 2008)

British Seafood Ltd. v Kruk & Anor [2008] EWHC 1528 (QB) (25 June 2008)

High Court (Family Division)

F v M & Anor [2008] EWHC 1525 (Fam) (02 July 2008)

High Court (Amiralty Division)

Krysia Maritime Inc v Intership Ltd [2008] EWHC 1523 (Admlty) (1 July 2008)

Source: www.bailii.org

Benefit fraud ‘needs firm action’ – BBC News

Posted July 8th, 2008 in benefits, fraud, news, prosecutions by sally

“The government needs to do more to prosecute suspected benefit fraudsters, MPs have said.”

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BBC News, 8th July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Parliamentary Briefing on the Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill 2008 – The Bar Council

Posted July 8th, 2008 in anonymity, news, witnesses by sally

“The Bar Council has prepared a Parliamentary Briefing on the Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill 2008 which is being taken through its Commons Second Reading stage tomorrow, Tuesday 8 July 2008.”

Parliamentary Briefing Paper (PDF)

The Bar Council, 7th July 2008

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted July 8th, 2008 in legislation by sally

The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Control of Transfers of Business Done at Lloyd’s) (Amendment) Order 2008

The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (Northern Ireland Political Parties) Order 2008

The Service Voters’ Registration Period (Northern Ireland) Order 2008

The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2008

The Goods Vehicles (Authorisation of International Journeys) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Education (School Inspection etc.) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Network Access Appeal Rules 2008

The Adjudicator to Her Majesty’s Land Registry (Practice and Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2008

The Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Company Names Adjudicator Rules 2008

The Rice Products from the United States of America (Restriction on First Placing on the Market) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The North Wales National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

UK privacy watchdog says EU laws are not good enough – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 8th, 2008 in EC law, news, privacy by sally

“The UK’s privacy watchdog has said that EU privacy laws are out of date and in need of reform. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has commissioned a research firm to look into how the law could be changed.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 8th July 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

Rockall v Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – WLR Daily

Posted July 8th, 2008 in law reports, trees by sally

Rockall v Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; [2008] WLR (D) 227

“It was not possible for the court to provide an all-embracing test of what constituted a ‘garden’ in the context of the Forestry Act 1967. To attempt to do so might impede the flexibility inherent in the statute by imposing too rigorous a straitjacket. In determining whether or not land constituted a garden, it was important to have regard to use of the land by the occupier as well as its appearance and condition.”

WLR Daily, 7th July 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Procter & Gamble UK v Revenue and Customs Commissioners – WLR Daily

Posted July 8th, 2008 in food, law reports, VAT by sally

Procter & Gamble UK v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2008] EWHC 1558 (Ch); [2008] WLR (D) 226

“The savoury snack, Regular Pringles, were not products ‘made from the potato, or from potato flour, or from potato starch’ so as to fall within excepted item 5 of Group 1 of Sch 8 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994.”

WLR Daily, 7th July 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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GO and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted July 8th, 2008 in education, examinations, immigration, law reports by sally

GO and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 747; [2008] WLR (D) 225

“A foreign student who wanted an extension of stay had to be able to produce evidence of satisfactory progress, whether on the course named in his application for entry clearance or on another recognised course which he had undertaken. A failure to sit or to pass relevant examinations would always be material to the evaluation of the student’s progress, but whether it was decisive would depend on the reason for it.”

WLR Daily, 7th July 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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R (Gilboy) v Liverpool City Council – WLR Daily

Posted July 8th, 2008 in housing, human rights, law reports by sally

R (Gilboy) v Liverpool City Council [2008] EWCA Civ 751; [2008] WLR (D) 224

“The internal review procedure for reconsideration by a local housing authority of a decision to terminate a demoted tenancy complied with article 6 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.”

WLR Daily, 7th July 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Regina (Weaver) v London and Quadrant Housing Trust – Times Law Reports

Posted July 8th, 2008 in housing, judicial review, law reports by sally

Regina (Weaver) v London and Quadrant Housing Trust

Queen’s Bench Divisional Court

“The management and allocation of housing stock by a registered social landlord was a function of a public nature, so that it was amenable to judicial review and regarded as a public authority for the purposes of the Human Rights Act 1998.”

The Times, 8th July 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Beoku-Betts v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports

Posted July 8th, 2008 in human rights, immigration, law reports by sally

Beoku-Betts v Secretary of State for the Home Department

House of Lords

“An adjudicator determining an alleged breach of an immigrant’s right to respect for his family life under article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights was required to take account of the whole family and if removal would be disproportionate, all affected family members were victims.”

The Times, 8th July 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Knife crime: Jack Straw orders review of sentences for offenders – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 8th, 2008 in news, offensive weapons, sentencing by sally

“Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, has been forced to order a review of the penalties for carrying a knife, just weeks before rules which mean offenders could escape with just a fine come into force.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th July 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Senior peers to mount attack on 42-days plan – The Independent

Posted July 8th, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“The two most senior legal figures in Tony Blair’s cabinet will today lead a devastating assault against plans to hold terror suspects without charge for up to 42 days.”

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The Independent, 8th July 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Privacy group protests about Street View, but Google says blurring protects privacy – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 8th, 2008 in internet, news, privacy by sally

“A privacy pressure group has told Google that its Street View photography service might break the law. But the company says that its technical measures will safeguard people’s privacy.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 7th July 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

SFO dropped BAE inquiry over ‘national security’ concerns, law lords told – The Times

Posted July 7th, 2008 in bribery, corruption, news, Saudi Arabia by sally

“The decision to drop the Serious Fraud Office bribery investigation into BAE Systems’ £43 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia was taken for the sake of national security and not for commercial reasons, five law lords were told today.”

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The Times, 7th July 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Clerk jailed for £72m bank fraud – BBC News

Posted July 7th, 2008 in banking, news, sentencing, theft by sally

“A bank clerk who tried to steal almost £72m from the HSBC bank has been jailed for nine years.”

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BBC News, 7th July 2008

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Judge is Britain’s new top judge – The Times

Posted July 7th, 2008 in judges, news by sally

“Sir Igor Judge will take over from Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers as Lord Chief Justice, head of the judiciary in England and Wales”

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The Times, 7th July 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Madeleine McCann parents drop court fight as police agree to share records – The Guardian

Posted July 7th, 2008 in disclosure, missing persons, news, police by sally

“Madeleine McCann’s parents today withdrew their high court request for British police to release documents about the investigation into her disappearance.”

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The Guardian, 7th July 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk