Drugs offender keeps £4.5m after 30 barristers refuse to take case – The Times

Posted May 6th, 2008 in barristers, confiscation, fees, legal aid, news by sally

“A convicted drugs offender has escaped a confiscation order for up to £4.5 million of his assets because legal aid barristers would not take on the case for the fixed fee of £175.25 a day.”

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The Times, 6th May 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

‘Risk’ from open prison criminals – BBC News

Posted May 6th, 2008 in dangerous offenders, news, prisons by sally

“Dangerous criminals are being placed in low security open prisons due to overcrowding, at ‘massive’ risk to the general public, the BBC has learned.”

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BBC News, 5th May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

DNA bank solves one crime per 800 profiles – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 6th, 2008 in crime, DNA, news by sally

“Only one crime is solved for every 800 new profiles added to the Government’s DNA database, it emerged yesterday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th May 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

CCTV boom has failed to slash crime, say police – The Guardian

Posted May 6th, 2008 in closed circuit television, crime, news by sally

“Massive investment in CCTV cameras to prevent crime in the UK has failed to have a significant impact, despite billions of pounds spent on the new technology, a senior police officer piloting a new database has warned. Only 3% of street robberies in London were solved using CCTV images, despite the fact that Britain has more security cameras than any other country in Europe.”

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The Guardian, 6th May 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Plea negotiation offers way forward in need to resolve fraud cases – The Times

Posted May 6th, 2008 in fraud, news, plea bargaining by sally

“A senior QC is leading a group looking into how such cases can be brought to court more successfully. Martin Waller reports.”

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The Times, 6th May 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Dangerous driving law change call – BBC News

Posted May 6th, 2008 in dangerous driving, news by sally

“The parents of a baby girl left brain damaged by a dangerous driver have called for the law to be made tougher.”

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BBC News, 3rd May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Two men guilty of blackmailing royal – The Guardian

Posted May 2nd, 2008 in blackmail, news, royal family by sally

“Two men were today jailed for five years each after being found guilty of attempting to blackmail a member of the royal family over gay sex allegations.”

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The Guardian, 2nd May 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted May 2nd, 2008 in legislation by sally

The Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Pilot) Regulations 2008

The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Discretionary Housing Payments (Grants) Amendment Order 2008

The Football Spectators (2008 European Championship Control Period) Order 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

‘Racist, sexist’ officer demoted – BBC News

Posted May 2nd, 2008 in disciplinary procedures, news, police by sally

“A police sergeant has been demoted for bringing ‘disgrace on his force’ by making racist and sexist comments while on duty.”

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BBC News, 2nd May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

High court to consider referendum on EU treaty – The Guardian

Posted May 2nd, 2008 in EC law, judicial review, news, referendums, treaties by sally

“A millionaire businessman today won permission for a high court challenge over the government’s refusal to hold a referendum on the EU reform treaty.”

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The Guardian, 2nd May 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Harry Redknapp launches High Court action – The Times

Posted May 2nd, 2008 in corruption, news, sport by sally

“Harry Redknapp, the Portsmouth manager, is launching a High Court action in London today over his arrest as part of the police inquiry into alleged corruption in football.”

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The Times, 2nd May 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Devil in the details? – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 2nd, 2008 in law firms, news by sally

“The profession’s watchdog is proposing a risk-based approach to regulating law firms. But this risks upsetting lawyers with its demands for more information, reports Lucy Trevelyan.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 1st May 2008

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Mending fences – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 2nd, 2008 in dispute resolution, special report by sally

Professor Karl Mackie, a tireless advocate of alternative dispute resolution, tells Jon Robins why the tide has turned for mediation.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 1st May 2008

Source: www.lawsocietygazette.co.uk

Government Response to Report on Attorney General’s Role – Attorney General’s Office

Posted May 2nd, 2008 in attorney general, reports by sally

Government Response to Report on Attorney General’s Office.”

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Attorney General’s Office, 30th April 2008

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Peart Review – Attorney General’s Office

Posted May 2nd, 2008 in dangerous offenders, prisons, reports by sally

“A review to ascertain the circumstances in which Anthony John Peart, aka Anthony Leon Joseph, came to be at liberty on 29 July 2005”

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Attorney General’s Office, 28th April 2008

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Statement: Anthony Leon Peart aka Anthony Leon Joseph – Attorney General’s Office

Posted May 2nd, 2008 in dangerous offenders, press releases by sally

“Statement: Anthony Leon Peart aka Anthony Leon Joseph.”

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Attorney General’s Office, 28th April 2008

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Inquests into the deaths of service personnel in operations and exercises overseas – Ministry of Justice

Posted May 2nd, 2008 in armed forces, inquests by sally

“Justice Minister Bridget Prentice has made a written ministerial statement about the deaths of servicemen and women overseas.”

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Ministry of Justice, 30th April 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Teenagers who filmed attack on homeless man face jail – The Guardian

Posted May 2nd, 2008 in grievous bodily harm, news, young offenders by sally

“Four teenagers who filmed themselves beating a homeless man with a wheel brace face lengthy prison sentences after they were convicted yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 2nd May 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Home Office in new attempt to bar US rapper – The Guardian

Posted May 2nd, 2008 in appeals, immigration, news by sally

“The Home Office yesterday lodged a second appeal in an attempt to prevent the US rapper Snoop Dogg entering Britain, after being twice overruled by immigration judges.”

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The Guardian, 2nd May 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Curistan v Times Newspapers Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted May 2nd, 2008 in defamation, law reports, parliament, privilege by sally

Curistan v Times Newspapers Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 432; [2008] WLR (D) 135

The qualified privilege which attached to a ‘fair and accurate’ report of parliamentary proceedings was not necessarily lost because of the addition of extraneous non-privileged material in the same article. Where an article consisted in part only of passages entitled to such privilege, the meaning of the non-privileged passages was to be ascertained on the basis that the privileged passages merely provided the context in which the other statements were made, and the repetition rule, under which for the purpose of libel law a hearsay statement was the same as a direct statement, had no application to the privileged passages.”

WLR Daily, 1st May 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.