Attorney urged to hand over torture evidence – The Guardian

Posted December 5th, 2008 in attorney general, disclosure, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“The attorney general, Lady Scotland, must hand over to the director of public prosecutions detailed allegations of criminal wrongdoing by MI5 and the CIA concerning the treatment of a British resident held at Guantánamo Bay, his lawyer said yesterday. The demand comes in a 26-page letter, seen by the Guardian, sent to the attorney by Clive Stafford Smith, director of the legal charity Reprieve and the lawyer representing Binyam Mohamed.”

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The Guardian, 5th December 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Regina v Davison – Times Law Reports

Posted December 5th, 2008 in community service, law reports, sentencing by sally

Regina v Davison

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“The length of a community order was not necessarily governed by how long it took the offender to carry out a specified task.”

The Times, 5th December 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Regina (Barclay and Others) v Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice and Others – Times Law Reports

Posted December 5th, 2008 in constitutional law, elections, judicial review, law reports, Sark by sally

Regina (Barclay and Others) v Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice and Others

Court of Appeal

“Proposed reform of the constitution of the Channel Island of Sark which allowed the Seneschal, appointed by the Seigneur, to be both a member of the legislature and the chief judge, contravened article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, guaranteeing a fair trial by an independent and impartial tribunal.”

The Times, 5th December 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted December 5th, 2008 in legislation by sally

The National Child Measurement Programme Regulations 2008

The Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Childcare (Provision of Information About Young Children) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Travellers’ Allowances (Amendment) Order 2008

The Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Nomination) Order 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Planning Act 2008

Posted December 5th, 2008 in legislation, planning by sally

Planning Act 2008 published

Full text of Act

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Pensions Act 2008

Posted December 5th, 2008 in legislation, pensions by sally

Pensions Act 2008 published

Full text of Act

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Cash demand over ‘porn downloads’ – BBC News

Posted December 5th, 2008 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“Thousands of internet users have been told they’ll be taken to court unless they pay hundreds of pounds for illegally downloading and sharing hardcore porn movies.”

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BBC News, 5th December 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Law firm bypasses banks to protect partners’ payouts – The Times

Posted December 5th, 2008 in law firms, news, partnerships, remuneration by sally

“A leading UK law firm has paid its partners £12 million in profits ahead of schedule because it believes that the money will be safer in private rather than corporate bank accounts.”

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The Times, 5th December 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Dog walker receives £2.7 million compensation after being hit by car – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 5th, 2008 in compensation, news, personal injuries, road traffic by sally

“A businesswoman who suffered brain damage after being hit by a car on a zebra crossing has won £2.75 million in compensation.”

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Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

DNA murderer in sentence appeal – BBC News

Posted December 5th, 2008 in appeals, DNA, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“The first person in the world to be convicted on the basis of DNA evidence has been given permission to challenge his sentence.”

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BBC News, 4th December 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Couple fight back after children taken into care in ‘terrible miscarriage of justice’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 5th, 2008 in adoption, child abuse, news by sally

“A couple who had their three children forcibly adopted after being accused of abuse are the victims of a ‘terrible miscarriage of justice’, a court heard.”

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Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Police are ordered to destroy all DNA samples taken from innocent people – The Times

Posted December 5th, 2008 in data protection, DNA, human rights, news, police by sally

“More than 1.6 million DNA and fingerprint samples of innocent people on police databases must be destroyed after a court ruled yesterday that keeping them breaches human rights.”

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The Times, 5th December 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Mother’s campaign changes the law – BBC News

Posted December 5th, 2008 in burials and cremation, coroners, news by sally

“A Dorset mother forced to wait 18 months to bury her two-year-old son has been celebrating after her six-year campaign led to a change in the law.”

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BBC News, 4th December 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Held asylum seeker given £38,000 – BBC News

Posted December 4th, 2008 in asylum, detention, news by sally

“An African asylum seeker who fled her homeland after being tortured and raped has been awarded £38,000 after a judge ruled her detention ‘unlawful’.”

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BBC News, 4th December 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Mother guilty over Shannon kidnap – BBC News

Posted December 4th, 2008 in false imprisonment, kidnapping, news, perverting the course of justice by sally

“The mother of Shannon Matthews has been found guilty of charges relating to her daughter’s disappearance.”

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BBC News, 4th December 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

DNA database innocents win landmark European court ruling – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 4th, 2008 in data protection, DNA, EC law, human rights, news by sally

“Two men from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, who were previously cleared of criminal charges, have won a major victory after the European Court of Human Rights ruled keeping their DNA on the British police database breached their human rights.”

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Daily Telegrap, 4th December 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted December 4th, 2008 in legislation by sally

The Legal Services Act 2007 (Functions of a Designated Regulator) Order 2008

The Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2008

The Definition of Financial Instrument Order 2008

The Human Tissue Act 2004 (Ethical Approval, Exceptions from Licensing and Supply of Information about Transplants) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Financial Assistance Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Takeover Code (Concert Parties) Regulations 2008

The Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order 2008

The Alcoholic Liquor (Surcharge on Spirits Duty) Order 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

BAILII : Recent Decisions

Posted December 4th, 2008 in law reports by sally

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Gorecia & Ors v Somani & Ors [2008] EWHC 2970 (QB) (03 December 2008)

Source: www.bailli.org

R (Barclay and others) v Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice and others – WLR Daily

Posted December 4th, 2008 in constitutional law, elections, human rights, judicial review, law reports, Sark by sally

R (Barclay and others) v Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice and others [2008] EWCA Civ 1319; [2008] WLR (D) 376

“The Reform (Sark) Law 2008, which, inter alia, provided, in relation to the Island of Sark, a Crown Dependency and a part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, for the Seneschal, the senior judge of Sark, to remain as an unelected member and President of the Chief Pleas, the island’s legislature, did not breach art 3 of the First Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.”

WLR Daily, 4th December 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

R (DB) v Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust – WLR Daily

Posted December 4th, 2008 in detention, hospital orders, law reports, mental health by sally

R (DB) v Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust [2008] EWCA Civ 1354; [2008] WLR (D) 375

“The effect of an order for the admission and detention of an offender in a hospital, within s 37 of the Mental Health Act 1983, was limited by s 40 to the period of 28 days from the date of the making of the order. A subsequent amendment of the order did not authorise admission after the 28-day period in the original order.”

WLR Daily, 3rd December 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.