Current Awareness

Gravil v Carroll and another – WLR Daily

Posted June 20th, 2008 in assault, law reports, personal injuries, sport by sally

Gravil v Carroll and another [2008] EWCA Civ 689; [2008] WLR (D) 197

“A tortious assault by one rugby player on a member of the opposing team during a match was so closely connected with his employment by the rugby club that it was fair and just to hold the club vicariously liable for injury to the opponent.”

WLR Daily, 19th June 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponidng WLR Daily summary is removed.

R v Davis – WLR Daily

Posted June 20th, 2008 in anonymity, evidence, law reports, witnesses by sally

R v Davis [2008] UKHL 36; [2008] WLR (D) 196

“Protective measures, ensuring the anonymity of witnesses without whose evidence the defendant could not have been convicted of murder, denied him the opportunity properly to advance his defence and accordingly rendered his trial unfair.”

WLR Daily, 19th June 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.

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

Posted June 20th, 2008 in human rights, judiciary, law reports, Sark by sally

R (Barclay and others) v Secretary of State for Justice and the Lord Chancellor and others [2008] EWHC 1354 (Admin); [2008] WLR (D) 195

“The provisions in the Reform (Sark) Law, 2008 for the retention of the Seigneur and Seneschal as unelected members of Chief Pleas did not breach art 3 of the First Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights; the prohibition on aliens standing for election to Chief Pleas did not infringe art 3 of the First Protocol, or art 14 of the Convention, or art 19(1) of the EC Treaty; and the Seneschal’s dual role as Senior Judge in Sark and a member of Chief Pleas was not inconsistent with art 6 of the Convention.”

WLR Daily, 19th June 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 v G – Times Law Reports

Posted June 20th, 2008 in human rights, law reports, privacy, rape, young offenders by sally

Regina v G

House of Lords

“There was no breach of the rights of a boy aged 15 to a fair trial or respect for privacy, guaranteed by articles 6 and 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, to convict him of rape of a child under 13 where, on the basis on which his guilty plea had been accepted, he could have been charged with a less serious offence.”

The Times, 20th June 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.

Building bridges – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 20th, 2008 in housing, special report by sally

“Lawyers fear the Law Commission’s drive to step outside the courts in housing disputes will undermine the justice system, reports Grania Langdon-Down.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 19th June 2008

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Annual report on freedom of information in central government – Ministry of Justice

Posted June 20th, 2008 in freedom of information, government departments, reports by sally

“Report on the operation of the Freedom of Information Act in central government in 2007, bringing together quarterly statistics and analysing longer term trends.”

Full report

Ministry of Justice, 18th June 2008

Source; www.justice.gov.uk

Local immigration teams launched – Home Office

Posted June 20th, 2008 in immigration, press releases by sally

“The new teams will work with police and border control agents to help ensure illegal working operations are stopped.”

Full press release

Home Office, 19th June 2008

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Criminal VHCC Developments – The Bar Council

Posted June 20th, 2008 in barristers, fees, press releases by sally

“The Chairman’s letter of 2 May informed barristers that a VHCC Steering Group had been established with representatives of the Law Society, the MoJ, the LSC and the Bar.”

Full press release

The Bar Council, 19th June 2008

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Employed barristers target judicial appointment and professional training roles – The Bar Council

Posted June 20th, 2008 in barristers, press releases by sally

“Employed barristers aspire to judicial roles and supervising pupils, results of the Employed Bar Survey revealed today.”

Full press release

The Bar Council, 20th June 2008

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Court rejects EU treaty block bid – BBC News

Posted June 20th, 2008 in constitutional law, EC law, news, treaties by sally

“An attempt to block Britain’s ratification of the Lisbon Treaty has been rejected by the High Court.”

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BBC News, 19th June 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Tory threat over Lib Dem leaflets – BBC News

Posted June 20th, 2008 in elections, news, political parties by sally

“The Conservatives are threatening two separate legal actions against the Lib Dems over the Henley by-election.”

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BBC News, 20th June 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Freedom Of Information: A third of all Freedom of Information requests rejected – The Independent

Posted June 20th, 2008 in freedom of information, special report by sally

“New figures reveal that the chances of getting an answer under the new right-to-know law depend on which government department deals with the request, reports Robert Verkaik, Law Editor.”

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The Independent, 20th June 2008

Source: www.independent.co,uk

Pregnant woman who lost baby in car crash calls for change in law – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 20th, 2008 in dangerous driving, news, sentencing by sally

“A pregnant woman whose unborn baby was killed in a car crash has called for a change in the law after the driver responsible escaped with a £200 fine.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th June 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Rubbish fines could cost households £50, Government says – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 20th, 2008 in news, waste by sally

“Millions of families face fines of £50 for failing to recycle their rubbish under a new pay-as-you-throw bin charge scheme, a minister has disclosed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th June 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Persaud dishonest, GMC rules – The Guardian

Posted June 20th, 2008 in news, plagiarism, professional conduct, psychiatrists by sally

“Celebrity psychiatrist Raj Persaud was dishonest and brought his profession into disrepute by cutting and pasting experts’ papers into his articles and a book, the General Medical Council found yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 20th June 2008

Sourcre: www.guardian.co.uk

Protests at pre-entry English tests for spouses coming to UK – The Guardian

Posted June 20th, 2008 in human rights, immigration, married persons, news by sally

“Government plans to insist that spouses should have to learn English before they are allowed into Britain to join their husbands or wives have run into a barrage of opposition and warnings that the idea could breach human rights laws.”

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The Guardian, 20th June 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Trials suspended after ruling on secret witnesses – The Guardian

Posted June 20th, 2008 in anonymity, news, witnesses by sally

“Two trials at which anonymous witnesses were about to be called to give evidence were suspended for legal argument yesterday following a House of Lords judgment on Wednesday questioning the growing practice of granting anonymity to frightened witnesses.”

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The Guardian, 20th June 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk