Current Awareness

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted August 22nd, 2008 in legislation by sally

The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2008

The School Milk (Wales) Regulations 2008

The Assembly Learning Grants and Loans (Higher Education) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Welsh Language Schemes (Public Bodies) Order 2008

The Crossrail (Fees for Requests for Planning Approval) Regulations 2008

The Dartford-Thurrock Crossing (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2008

The Judicial Discipline (Prescribed Procedures) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No.1) Order 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Teaching assistant who had affair with pupil avoids jail – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 22nd, 2008 in abuse of position of trust, news, sentencing, teachers by sally

“A married teaching assistant who sent a teenage pupil racy texts and photographs has escaped a jail sentence because their affair stopped short of sex.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Yarl’s Wood child detainees suffering emotional damage, report says – The Guardian

Posted August 22nd, 2008 in news, young offenders by sally

“Children who spend a long time at the Yarl’s Wood detention centre are being emotionally damaged, an official report published today has concluded.”

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The Guardian, 22nd August 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Home Office loses confidential data on all UK prisoners – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 22nd, 2008 in data protection, government departments, news by sally

“The Home Office has lost confidential information on every prisoner in the country and more than 40,000 serious criminals sparking yet another Government data crisis. ”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Law student jailed for killing doctor who saved sister’s life – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 22nd, 2008 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A law student who stabbed to death a doctor who became a mother figure to him after saving his sister’s life has been jailed for life.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st August 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Life sentence for son who killed wealthy father – The Independent

Posted August 21st, 2008 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A ‘callous’ son who murdered his wealthy father before draining his bank accounts during a lavish spending spree was jailed for life today.”

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The Independent, 21st August 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Binyam Mohamed: Profile – The Guardian

Posted August 21st, 2008 in detention, disclosure, special report, terrorism by sally

“Binyam Mohamed, the last remaining Guantánamo Bay detainee with an automatic right to return to the UK, faces the death penalty after being charged with terrorism offences by the Pentagon.”

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The Guardian, 21st August 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Walking stick death pair jailed – BBC News

Posted August 21st, 2008 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A 46-year-old man who was found guilty of murdering a grandfather by forcing a walking stick down his throat has been jailed for life.”

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BBC News, 21st August 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Guantánamo Bay detainee wins right to see ‘torture’ files – The Guardian

Posted August 21st, 2008 in detention, disclosure, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“A British resident being held in Guantánamo Bay today won his high court bid to force British security services to reveal secret information on him.”

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The Guardian, 21st August 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 21st, 2008 in law reports by sally

High Court (Family Division)

N (A Child), Re [2008] EWHC 2042 (Fam) (20 August 2008)

High Court (Administrative Court)

KR, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions & Anor [2008] EWHC 1881 (Admin) (30 July 2008)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Fosse Motor Engineers Ltd & Ors v Conde Nast and National Magazine Distributors Ltd & Anor [2008] EWHC 2037 (TCC) (20 August 2008)

Source: www.bailii.org

Regina v Norman – Times Law Reports

Posted August 21st, 2008 in fitness to plead, insanity, law reports by sally

Regina v Norman

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“Once it was clear that there was an issue as to unfitness to plead, it was necessary to ensure very careful case management so that full information was provided to the court without delay.”

The Times, 21st August 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.

MJ and Another v Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council – Times Law Report

Posted August 21st, 2008 in adoption, law reports by sally

MJ and Another v Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

Court of Appeal

“Flaws in an adoption panel’s decision-making process could not be cured by a subsequent hearing in court.”

The Times, 21st August 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.

Adjudicator to HM Land Registry statutory instruments – Ministry of Justice

Posted August 21st, 2008 in appeals, consultations, land registration, news by sally

“This consultation sought views on two statutory instruments covering the procedure for appeals to the office of the Adjudicator to Her Majesty’s Land Registry.”

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Ministry of Justice, 20th August 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Man jailed for NHS smoking scam – BBC News

Posted August 21st, 2008 in false accounting, news, sentencing by sally

“A modern day ‘Walter Mitty’ who stole £90,000 posing as an NHS no-smoking advisor, has been jailed for 18 months.”

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BBC News, 20th August 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

How logging on can help you to find the right lawyer – The Times

Posted August 21st, 2008 in advertising, internet, solicitors by sally

“Lawyers have never believed themselves to be a service industry. But the days of hanging up your shingle and waiting for a grateful public to beat its way to your door are gone, replaced by an online environment where the power is shifting rapidly towards consumers.”

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The Times, 21st August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Tesco home deliveryman seeks compensation from customer – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 21st, 2008 in news, personal injuries by sally

“A Tesco customer is being pursued for compensation by one of the supermarket chain’s home deliverymen months after he slipped on a driveway during a routine drop-off.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th August 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Baby beater jailed for six months – BBC News

Posted August 21st, 2008 in assault, child abuse, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who was caught on camera repeatedly punching a friend’s sleeping baby has been jailed for six months.”

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BBC News, 20th August 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

MI5 report challenges views on terrorism in Britain – The Guardian

Posted August 21st, 2008 in news, terrorism by sally

“MI5 has concluded that there is no easy way to identify those who become involved in terrorism in Britain, according to a classified internal research document on radicalisation seen by the Guardian.”

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The Guardian, 20th August 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk