R (M) v East Sussex County Council – WLR Daily
R (M) v East Sussex County Council; [2009] WLR(D) 141
“The failure by a local education authority to amend a child’s statement of special educational needs during the year of the child’s transfer between phases of schooling, and to name and specify the type of school, was a breach of its obligations under s 324 of the 1996 Act and reg 19 of the 2001 Regulations.”
WLR Daily, 30th April 2009
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.
Apostolides v Orams and Another – Times Law Reports
Apostolides v Orams and Another
Court of Justice of the European Communities
“The fact that a judgment given in a member state of the European Community concerned land in a part of that state over which the state did not exercise effective control did not mean that the judgment was not subject to recognition and enforcement in other member states.”
The Times, 1st May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Government responds to Bradley report on mental health in the Criminal Justice System – Ministry of Justice
“The government has today published its response to Lord Bradley’s report on people with mental health problems and learning difficulties in the Criminal Justice System.”
Ministry of Justice, 30th April 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Law Society complains over judge’s remarks on solicitor-advocates – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Law Society has made an official complaint over what it says were ‘inappropriate comments’ by a Crown court judge about the alleged incompetence of three solicitor-advocates.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 30th April 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Minister questions legal aid priorities at 60th anniversary debate – Law Society’s Gazette
“Legal aid has ‘failed the very people it was set up to protect’ the minister in charge, told a debate hosted by the Law Society this week to mark the 60th anniversary of the Legal Aid Act.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 30th April 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Legal aid payments – Ministry of Justice
“The annual list of the highest paid solicitors firms and barristers from legal aid in 2007/08 has been published on the Ministry of Justice website.”
Ministry of Justice, 30th April 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
New measures to give communities more say in justice – Ministry of Justice
“A range of new measures that gives communities more say in the way justice is delivered in their neighbourhoods as well as making local criminal justice agencies more accountable to the people they represent has today been announced by ministers.”
Ministry of Justice, 29th April 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Government statement following Commons vote on Ghurkhas – UK Border Agency
“Border and Immigration Minister Phil Woolas made the following statement to the House of Commons.”
UK Border Agency, 30th April 2009
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Yarl’s Wood report – UK Border Agency response – UK Border Agency
“The UK Border Agency has responded to a report on the Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre by Sir Al Aynsley-Green, the children’s commissioner for England, which was published today.”
UK Border Agency, 28th April 2009
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Convicted man avoids sex register – BBC News
“A man found guilty of attempting to suffocate a woman in an intended sex attack has been jailed but will not sign the sex offenders register.”
BBC News, 30th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Equality Bill u-turn could damage businesses, warns expert – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government has published its proposals for new equality legislation and one employment law expert has warned that a policy u-turn could leave companies exposed to a deluge of equal pay claims.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th April 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Giving information to private eyes can sometimes be legal, says privacy watchdog – OUT-LAW.com
“Organisations should not hand over employees’ personal details to private investigators except in very limited circumstances, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has warned.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th April 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Man jailed for muscle-squeezing – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for 18 months for breaking a ban on approaching young men and touching their muscles.”
BBC News, 30th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
IPCC probes fourth G20 complaint – BBC News
“A fourth complaint against police officers in London’s G20 protests is being investigated, the Independent Police Complaints Commission has said.”
BBC News, 30th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
G20 protests: Met police accused of misleading watchdog – The Guardian
“Scotland Yard was accused of misleading its own watchdog last night after an official report on the policing of the G20 London protests was said to contain ‘false claims’ and ‘gross inaccuracies’.”
The Guardian, 1st May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Child-sex murderer in Festival Hall sculpture row asks to be released – The Times
“A child-sex murderer whose delicate sculpture of a paper orchestra was bought and displayed by the Royal Festival Hall, asked judges yesterday to free him in a year because of the exceptional progress he has made in prison.”
The Times, 1st May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Struck off: lawyer who made £13m from sick miners – The Times
“A former television presenter who became one of Britain’s highest-earning solicitors has been struck off for ‘disgraceful’ misconduct in his handling of sick miners’ compensation claims.”
The Times, 1st May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Police ‘terror searches’ treble – BBC News
“Police stopped and searched three times as many people under anti-terrorism powers in 2007/8 compared to the year before, Home Office figures reveal.”
BBC News, 30th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
