Current Awareness

CL (Vietnam) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted December 12th, 2008 in asylum, children, law reports by sally

CL (Vietnam) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; [2008] WLR (D) 381

“On an appeal by an uaccompanied child seeking asylum, against the refusal of his claim and removal directions, an immigration judge was required to determine the adequacy of reception facilities for the child on return as part of the consideration of that child’s human rights. It was not solely a matter for the Secretary of State’s determination.”

WLR Daily, 11th 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.

Regina (Wellington) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports

Posted December 12th, 2008 in extradition, human rights, law reports by sally

Regina (Wellington) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

House of Lords

“A mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole which would be imposed on a prisoner convicted of two offences of murder in the first degree did not amount to inhuman or degrading punishment so as to justify a refusal to extradite him to stand trial in the United States of America.”

The Times, 12th 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.

Civil Court Fees 2008 – Ministry of Justice

Posted December 12th, 2008 in fees, reports by sally

“A consultation on proposals to make changes to civil court fees, particularly in enforcement processes and to make changes to the magistrates’ court fees order.”

Full consultation (PDF)

Ministry of Justice, 10th December 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Delivering the government response to the Corston Report – Ministry of Justice

Posted December 12th, 2008 in criminal justice, reports, women by sally

“The government’s one year progress report on its strategy for addressing the needs of women offenders, in response to Baroness Corston’s independent review of women with particular vulnerabilities in the criminal justice system.”

Full report

Ministry of Justice, 10th December 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

BSB issues second consultation on the implications of the Legal Services Act – Bar Standards Board

Posted December 12th, 2008 in barristers, legal disciplinary practices, legal services, press releases by sally

“The BSB has issued its second consultation on the implications of the Legal Services Act, focussing on legal disciplinary practices (LDPs) and the effect on the profession.”

Full press release

Bar Standards Board, 11th December 2008

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Fake college boss sent to prison – BBC News

Posted December 12th, 2008 in education, fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who ran a bogus college in a £16m fraud which involved 80,000 students has been jailed for seven years.”