Jail sentences ‘to depend on available space’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 5th, 2007 in news, prisons, sentencing by sally

“Criminals should be sentenced according to the spaces available in jail for them, a wide-ranging review of the prison service is expected to recommend.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th December 2007
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GMC strikes Dr David Southall off medical register – The Times

Posted December 5th, 2007 in doctors, news, professional conduct by sally

“Controversial paediatrician Dr David Southall has been struck off the medical register after being found guilty of serious misconduct.”

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The Times, 5th December 2007

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Revealed: how UK banks exploit charity tax laws – The Guardian

Posted December 5th, 2007 in banking, charities, news by sally

“Britain’s high street banks have raised billions of pounds in funds through complex financial deals that use supposedly charitable trusts which are not donating a penny to good causes, the Guardian has learned.”

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The Guardian, 5th December 2007

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Surrogacy loophole that let 20 babies be taken abroad – The Guardian

Posted December 5th, 2007 in adoption, news, surrogacy by sally

“Twenty babies born to British surrogate mothers have been taken abroad unlawfully by the foreign couples who commissioned them because of an oversight by British courts, it emerged yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 5th December 2007

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Tip-offs will produce new wave of data security scandals, watchdog tells MPs – The Independent

Posted December 5th, 2007 in data protection, news by sally

“Ministers are braced for a new wave of ‘Datagate’ scandals after the Government’s information watchdog said he was investigating several possible breaches of data protection laws.”

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The Independent, 5th December 2007

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Hopes pinned on American-style sentencing grid to reduce prison overcrowding – The Times

Posted December 5th, 2007 in news, prisons, sentencing by sally

“Radical proposals to examine a US-style system of sentencing intended to control the number of offenders sent to overcrowded jails will be outlined by ministers today, The Times has learnt.”

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The Times, 5th December 2007

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Reluctant election trial witnesses ‘risking jail’ – The Times

Posted December 5th, 2007 in elections, news, witnesses by sally

“Five witnesses who refused to turn up for an election trial yesterday amid allegations they were scared of intimidation by Labour are to be warned by police to attend or risk jail.”

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The Times, 5th December 2007

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Jailed killer has right to father a child, European Court rules – The Times

Posted December 5th, 2007 in assisted reproduction, human rights, news by sally

“Britain breached the human rights of a murderer and his wife by refusing them access to IVF treatment, the European Court ruled yesterday.”

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The Times, 5th December 2007

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Child restraint rules challenged – BBC News

Posted December 4th, 2007 in judicial review, news, restraint, young offenders by sally

“A judicial review will be conducted at the High Court into the use of physical restraint to control children detained in secure training centres.”

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BBC News, 4th December 2007

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Will gift of £10m ‘extraordinary’ – BBC News

Posted December 4th, 2007 in gifts, news, wills by sally

“The will of an 89-year-old woman who left £10m to an Essex restaurateur has been described as ‘extraordinary’ and ‘troubling’ by a High Court judge.”

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BBC News, 4th December 2007

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Cheyne heads 150 new lawyers in ’08 Who’s Who – Legal Week

Posted December 4th, 2007 in news, solicitors by sally

“Jonathan Blake, Neville Eisenberg and David Cheyne are among the senior business lawyers to have been handed places in the latest edition of Who’s Who.”

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Legal Week, 4th December 2007

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Anti-terror police chief resigns – The Independent

Posted December 4th, 2007 in expenses, news, police by sally

“Britain’s top anti-terror policeman is to retire from the Metropolitan Police just days after it was revealed that he was facing an investigation into his expenses claims, it was announced today.”

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The Independent, 4th December 2007

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Lesbian mother hits back in row over donor’s support payments – The Guardian

Posted December 4th, 2007 in assisted reproduction, child support, news by sally

“A lesbian claiming child support from her firefighter friend who donated sperm for two children has rejected his claim that he is being unfairly treated.”

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The Guardian, 4th December 2007

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Privacy chief given another chance to seek new powers – OUT-LAW.com

Posted December 4th, 2007 in data protection, HM Revenue & Customs, news by sally

“The Information Commissioner will have the chance to lobby MPs for greater powers in the wake of the HM Revenue & Customs data loss scare when he is grilled by the House of Commons Justice Committee today.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 4th December 2007

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Judge confines Nickell murder suspect to Broadmoor – The Guardian

Posted December 4th, 2007 in murder, news by sally

“A man has appeared in court accused of killing Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common more than 15 years ago.”

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The Guardian, 4th December 2007

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Father wins Barrymore pool death compensation – The Guardian

Posted December 4th, 2007 in criminal injuries compensation, news by sally

“The father of Stuart Lubbock, who was found dead at Michael Barrymore’s home six years ago, said today he had been awarded £6,800 criminal injuries compensation.”

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The Guardian, 4th December 2007

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Practice Direction (Value Added Tax on Disbursements: Amendment to Practice Direction (Criminal Proceedings: Costs)) – WLR Daily

Posted December 4th, 2007 in costs, criminal procedure, practice directions, VAT by sally

Practice Direction (Value Added Tax on Disbursements: Amendment to Practice Direction (Criminal Proceedings: Costs))

“The text of a new Pt XIV.6 of the Practice Direction (Criminal Proceedings: Costs) [2004] 1 WLR 2657, which was to be substituted for the existing Pt XIV.6, was set out. The amendment was to take effect on 3 December 2007.”

WLR Daily, 3rd December 2007

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Practice Direction (Amendment No 17 to Consolidated Criminal Practice Direction: Arraignment In Two-stage Trials) – WLR Daily

Posted December 4th, 2007 in criminal procedure, indictments, practice directions by sally

Practice Direction (Amendment No 17 to Consolidated Criminal Practice Direction: Arraignment In Two-stage Trials)

The text of a new Pt IV.34 on Settling the Indictment, which was to be substituted for the existing Pt IV.34 on Settling the Indictment, in Practice Direction (Criminal Proceedings: Consolidation) [2002] 1 WLR 2870 (‘the consolidated criminal practice direction’) was set out. The amendment was to take effect on 3 December 2007.”

WLR Daily, 3rd December 2007

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R (Paul and others) v Assistant Deputy Coroner of Inner West London – WLR Daily

Posted December 4th, 2007 in evidence, inquests, law reports by sally

R (Paul and others) v Assistant Deputy Coroner of Inner West London [2007] EWCA Civ 1259

“R 37 of the Coroners Rules 1984 was a complete code as to when documents could be put directly in evidence by a coroner without calling a witness. Hearsay evidence in documentary form which the coroner considered likely to be disputed could not simply be read to the jury even where the maker of the statement was unable to attend but must be put in evidence by a witness.”

WLR Daily, 3rd December 2007

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Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF – WLR Daily

Posted December 4th, 2007 in criminal procedure, human rights, law reports, terrorism by sally

Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF [2007] EWHC 2828 (Admin)

“A judge who decided issues arising on a hearing under s 3(10) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 adversely to either party was not for that reason disqualified by prejudgment from adjudicating in subsequent proceedings under the 2005 Act to which the respondent was a party.”

WLR Daily, 3rd December 2007

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