R (Securiplan plc) v Security Industry Authority – WLR Daily

Posted July 31st, 2008 in judicial review, law reports, prosecutions, security companies by sally

R (Securiplan plc) v Security Industry Authority [2008] EWHC 1762 (Admin); [2008] WLR (D) 271

“Despite the absence of any express powers under the Private Security Industry Act 2001, the Security Industry Authority, the body established under the 2001 Act to carry out licensing, monitoring and inspection functions, had power to prosecute alleged offences under that Act.”

WLR Daily, 30th July 2008

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Bailey (by her father and litigation friend) v Ministry of Defence and another – WLR Daily

Posted July 31st, 2008 in causation, law reports, negligence, personal injuries by sally

Bailey (by her father and litigation friend) v Ministry of Defence and another [2008] EWCA Civ 883

“Where medical science could not establish the probability that ‘but for’ an act of negligence an injury would not have happened, but could establish that the contribution of the negligent cause was more than negligible, the ‘but for’ test was modified and the claimant would succeed.”

WLR Daily, 30th July 2008

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Cantrell v Wycombe District Council – WLR Daily

Posted July 31st, 2008 in law reports, positive covenants by sally

Cantrell v Wycombe District Council [2008] EWCA Civ 866; [2008] WLR (D) 269

“A positive convenant could not be enforced against the successor in title of the covenantor in common law even though the agreement had been made with express reference to s 609 of the Housing Act 1985 to disapply the common law prohibition. Parliament had not intended s 609 to displace the common law.”

WLR Daily, 30th July 2008

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R (Corner House Research and another) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office (JUSTICE intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted July 31st, 2008 in bribery, corruption, law reports, Saudi Arabia, Serious Fraud Office by sally

R (Corner House Research and another) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office (JUSTICE intervening) [2008] UKHL 60; [2008] WLR (D) 267

“Where, following threats by a foreign state as to the consequences, affecting national security, if he pursued an investigation into alleged corruption, the Director of the Serious Fraud Office had discontinued it, he had been entitled in his discretion to do so.”

WLR Daily, 30th July 2008

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McKinnon v Government of the United States of America – WLR Daily

Posted July 31st, 2008 in abuse of process, extradition, law reports, plea bargaining by sally

McKinnon v Government of the United States of America [2008] UKHL 59; [2008] WLR (D) 266

“A foreign prosecuting authority’s plea bargain offer to an accused person whose extradition was sought, did not constitute an abuse of process unless the predicted consequences of refusing the offer were so extreme as to amount to a threat of unlawful action which imperilled the integrity of the extradition process.”

WLR Daily, 30th July 2008

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Mason v Ministry of Justice – WLR Daily

Posted July 31st, 2008 in human rights, law reports, parole, prisons by sally

Mason v Ministry of Justice [2008] EWHC 1787 (QB); [2008] WLR (D) 265

“The discretion to release a prisoner on home detention curfew could lawfully be exercised by the executive. An individual’s right under art 5(4) of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, to take proceedings by which the lawfulness of his detention could be decided, was adequately protected by the possibility of review of decisions of the executive on general public law principles.”

WLR Daily, 30th July 2008

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Regina (Corner House Research and Another) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office – Times Law Reports

Posted July 31st, 2008 in bribery, corruption, law reports, Saudi Arabia, Serious Fraud Office by sally

Regina (Corner House Research and Another) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office

House of Lords

“Where he took the view that protecting the lives of British citizens outweighed the public interest in pursuing an investigation into allegations of corruption, the Director of the Serious Fraud Office had been entitled to exercise his discretion to discontinue the corruption investigation following threats by a foreign state as to consequences affecting national security if he did not do so.”

The Times, 31st July 2008

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Ministers accused of retreat on role of attorney general – The Guardian

Posted July 31st, 2008 in attorney general, constitutional reform, news by sally

“Gordon Brown’s plans for constitutional reforms to make the government more accountable to parliament and the public have been turned into a ‘ragbag of retreats’ by the justice secretary, Jack Straw, according to a dissenting report by a minority on a cross-party group of MPs and peers.”

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The Guardian, 31st July 2008

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Watchdog clears Google’s street cameras – The Guardian

Posted July 31st, 2008 in internet, news, privacy by sally

“Google’s controversial Street View service – which will offer ground-level pictures of every UK street online -can finally be launched in Britain, after a privacy watchdog said it had no complaints about the service.”

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The Guardian, 31st July 2008

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Star Wars’ battle of the stormtroopers to be resolved – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 31st, 2008 in copyright, news by sally

“Star Wars’ battle of the stormtroopers will be resolved by a High Court judge who must decide whether a costume maker has the right to sell the soldier’s uniforms.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2008

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Offenders ‘unpunished’ by courts – BBC News

Posted July 31st, 2008 in news, penalties, police by sally

“Defence solicitors in England and Wales have warned serious offenders are getting off lightly because police are chasing performance targets.”

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BBC News, 31st July 2008

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MPs tell internet firms to police ‘dark side’ of web – The Guardian

Posted July 31st, 2008 in children, consumer protection, internet, news by sally

“The internet industry must take more responsibility for protecting young people from the ‘dark side’ of digital content relating to abuse, violence and suicide, according to a committee of MPs.”

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The Guardian, 31st July 2008

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Violent women: binge drinking culture fuels rise in attacks by women – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 31st, 2008 in alcohol abuse, news, violence, women by sally

“The number of violent offences carried out by women has doubled in just five years, official figures show.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2008

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Hacker vows to fight extradition – BBC News

Posted July 31st, 2008 in computer crime, extradition, news by sally

“A Briton accused of hacking into top-secret military computers has vowed to fight extradition to stand trial in the US after losing a court appeal.”

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BBC News, 30th July 2008

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Illegal file-sharing: Government hits back at BPI over last-minute letter – The Guardian

Posted July 31st, 2008 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“A hardline letter sent by the BPI at the 11th hour threatened to undermine a deal to tackle illegal file-sharing, prompting the government to express its displeasure of the music industry body in a terse response to record label executives.”

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The Guardian, 31st July 2008

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Restaurant tipping law to change – BBC News

Posted July 31st, 2008 in employment, news, remuneration by sally

“Employers are to be banned from using tips and service charges to ‘top up’ staff pay to meet the minimum wage, under government plans.”

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BBC News, 30th July 2008

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UK judges reject proposals to bring in non-peer appraisals – Legal Week

Posted July 31st, 2008 in judiciary, news by sally

“The UK’s top judges have backed away from proposals that would have seen them appraised by court users, despite strong support from senior City litigators.”

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Legal Week, 31st July 2008

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How is the recession hitting lawyers? – The Times

Posted July 31st, 2008 in law firms, special report by sally

“Is the credit crunch going to crack open the legal business and hack back the ambitions and prospects of lawyers? ”

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The Times, 31st July 2008

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A boy can legally have two fathers, judge rules in landmark case – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 31st, 2008 in news, paternity by sally

“A five-year-old boy has been given two legal fathers in a landmark Court of Appeal ruling which declares there is ‘no limit’ to the number of parents a child can have.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2008

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Government consults on web video regulation – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 30th, 2008 in internet, media, news by sally

“The Government has published plans on how it might regulate the video on demand industry. It has also said that it is reluctant to relax rules on product placement on television.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 30th July 2008

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