Budget airlines break new rules on opt-in website pricing – OUT-LAW.com

Posted December 4th, 2008 in airlines, internet, news by sally

“Budget airlines Ryanair and easyJet are failing to comply with European laws that ban pre-checked boxes on websites that sell flight tickets. New rules provide that optional price supplements must be accepted on an ‘opt-in’ basis.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 3rd December 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

Competition Commission casts doubt on broadcasters’ online shop- OUT-LAW.com

Posted December 4th, 2008 in competition, joint ventures, media, news by sally

“The Competition Commission has provisionally concluded that a proposed joint venture among the UK’s biggest broadcasters will restrict competition in the supply of video on-demand (VOD) services in the UK.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 3rd December 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

Jail for gang who targeted trains – BBC News

Posted December 4th, 2008 in news, railways, sentencing, theft by sally

“A gang of thieves who targeted passengers on London trains has been handed lengthy jail terms.”

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BBC News, 3rd December 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Fan’s High Court bid for freedom – BBC News

Posted December 4th, 2008 in evidence, homicide, news by sally

“Jailed Liverpool fan Michael Shields is due to take his bid for freedom to the High Court in London.”

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BBC News, 4th December 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

One million could be removed from DNA database if Government loses test case – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 4th, 2008 in data protection, DNA, news, police by sally

“The police could be forced to wipe the profiles of nearly one million innocent people from the national DNA database if the Government loses a key test case today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Personal data on British citizens to be swapped by civil servants – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 4th, 2008 in data protection, news by sally

“Public bodies including councils, NHS Trusts, the police, the DVLA and Government department will be allowed to share information about individuals without the need to ask Parliament. They will only need to get the permission of ministers.”

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Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Former detective who shielded drugs baron jailed for five years – The Guardian

Posted December 4th, 2008 in misfeasance in public office, news, police, sentencing by sally

“A corrupt ex-detective who helped a drugs baron evade police in return for cocaine and nights with prostitutes was jailed for five years yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 4th December 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Drug companies celebrate collapse of price-fixing case – The Times

Posted December 4th, 2008 in medicines, news, price fixing by sally

“The Serious Fraud Office suffered a huge defeat yesterday with the collapse of its £25 million, six-year investigation into alleged price fixing among drug manufacturers.”

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The Times, 4th December 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted December 3rd, 2008 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Sprecher Grier Halberstam Llp & Anor v Walsh [2008] EWCA Civ 1324 (03 December 2008)

DB, R (on the application of) v Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust [2008] EWCA Civ 1354 (03 December 2008)

BK ( Democratic Republic of Congo) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 1322 (03 December 2008)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Walters & Anor v Smee & Anor [2008] EWHC 2902 (Ch) (28 November 2008)

High Court (Adminstrative Court)

Lenin, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWHC 2968 (Admin) (03 December 2008)

Source: www.bailii.org

Full text of the Queen’s speech – The Independent

Posted December 3rd, 2008 in bills, parliament, speeches by sally

Here is a full transcript of the Queen’s Speech:

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The Independent, 3rd December 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Simms v Islington London Borough Council – Times Law Reports

Posted December 3rd, 2008 in drug abuse, homelessness, housing, law reports by sally

Simms v Islington London Borough Council

Court of Appeal

“The risk that a recovering drug addict’s relapse might be caused by his homelessness did not entitle him to be treated as having a priority need for accommodation.”

The Times, 3rd December 2008

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.

Pratt v Aigaion Insurance Co SA – Times Law Reports

Posted December 3rd, 2008 in insurance, law reports, ships by sally

Pratt v Aigaion Insurance Co SA

Court of Appeal

“A marine insurance term requiring the warranted owner and/or his experienced skipper to be on board and in charge at all times with one experienced crew member, was not to be read literally but construed in the context of the policy as a whole and the surrounding circumstances; so construed, it applied when the vessel was being navigated or manoeuvred but not when it was tied up in dock.”

The Times, 3rd December 2008

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.

Protest threat to Speaker address – BBC News

Posted December 3rd, 2008 in news, parliament, police, search & seizure by sally

“The House of Commons Speaker is to make a statement over the decision to allow police to search the offices of shadow immigration minister Damian Green.”

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BBC News, 3rd December 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Government to unveil legislation plans in Queen’s Speech – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 3rd, 2008 in bills, news, parliament by sally

“Government plans to reform banking, welfare and policing are set to be outlined in the Queen’s Speech.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd December 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Legal Services Board issues open letter to regulators – Ministry of Justice

Posted December 3rd, 2008 in legal services, news by sally

“The Chief Executive (Designate) of the Legal Services Board Chris Kenny has today (2 December) sent an open letter to each of the approved regulators designated under the Legal Services Act 2007.”

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Ministry of Justice, 2nd December 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Climate Change Act 2008

Posted December 3rd, 2008 in climate change, environmental protection, legislation by sally

Climate Change Act 2008 published

Full text of Act

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Counter-Terrorism Act 2008

Posted December 3rd, 2008 in legislation, terrorism by sally

Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 published

Full text of Act

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Sark under new pressure to end feudal system – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 3rd, 2008 in constitutional law, human rights, news, Sark by sally

“The Channel island of Sark has come under renewed pressure to scrap one of the last vestiges of its feudal system after the Court of Appeal ruled that its new constitution breached human rights laws.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd December 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Staff ‘too timid’ on child abuse – BBC News

Posted December 3rd, 2008 in child abuse, news, social services by sally

“Professionals must not be too reluctant to remove children from abusive parents, a group of experts has said.”

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BBC News, 3rd December 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Tory grandee Sir Paul Judge’s former Lady seeks £5m more from divorce – The Times

Posted December 3rd, 2008 in divorce, news by sally

“The former wife of the multimillionaire Tory grandee Sir Paul Judge is seeking to reopen the couple’s divorce settlement, claiming that he kept £14 million back to reimburse a charity but never paid it.”

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The Times, 3rd December 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk