Current Awareness

Regina (Payir and Others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department Case – Times Law Reports

Posted January 29th, 2008 in EC law, immigration, law reports by sally

Regina (Payir and Others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department Case C-294/06

Court of Justice of the European Communities

“The right of a Turkish national to continue in employment in an EC member state after working there for more than a year, was not affected by the fact that that person had initially been given leave to enter the country as an au pair or as a student.”

The Times, 29th January 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.

MP who paid son £44,000 apologises – The Independent

Posted January 29th, 2008 in expenses, news, parliament by sally

“A senior Tory MP could be banned from the Commons after paying his son nearly £44,000 of taxpayers’ money while he was a full-time university student.”

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The Independent, 29th January 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted January 29th, 2008 in legislation by sally

The Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The British Citizenship (Designated Service) (Amendment) Order 2008

The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Immigration (Employment of Adults Subject to Immigration Control) (Maximum Penalty) Order 2008

The London Skills and Employment Board (Specified Functions) Order 2008

The London Skills and Employment Board (Establishment) Regulations 2008

The Magistrates’ Courts Fees (Amendment) Order 2008

The Civil Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2008

The Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2008

The Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating) Order 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Good intentions going up in smoke? – The Times

Posted January 29th, 2008 in money laundering, special report by sally

“It is only just over six weeks since the new regime came into force — but already cracks have begun to emerge in the regulations to clamp down on money laundering by fraudsters and terrorists. The regime is proving costly to implement and risks catching innocent people in its net. But is it proving its worth?”

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The Times, 29th January 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Lawrence widow shocked at Asbo sentence – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 29th, 2008 in deportation, news by sally

“The widow of the murdered headmaster Philip Lawrence has attacked Britain’s ‘Kafka-esque’ deportation laws after a petty criminal was forcibly sent back to the Philippines while her husband’s killer is allowed to stay in Britain.”

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Daily Telegraph, 29th January 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Anti-trafficking drive launched – BBC News

Posted January 29th, 2008 in news, trafficking in human beings by sally

“A campaign urging people to be more aware of human trafficking will be formally launched later.”

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BBC News, 29th January 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Law minister is forced to give up power over political cases – The Times

Posted January 29th, 2008 in attorney general, conflict of interest, news by sally

“The Attorney-General has been forced to drop the task of instigating criminal proceedings in political cases such as ‘cash for honours’ after fallout from a series of apparent conflicts of interest.”

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The Times, 29th January 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Watchdog sides with MI5 to reject phone-tap evidence – The Guardian

Posted January 29th, 2008 in evidence, interception, news, telecommunications by sally

“The prospect of phone-tap evidence being used in court, an issue at the heart of the dispute over proposed anti-terrorism measures, received a blow yesterday when the prime minister’s eavesdropping watchdog opposed the idea.”

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The Guardian, 29th January 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

High Court backs software patents – OUT-LAW.com

Posted January 29th, 2008 in computer programs, news, patents by sally

“Some software can be patented in the UK and the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) is wrongly rejecting applications, according to a new ruling in the High Court. The UKIPO is considering appealing against the verdict.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 28th January 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

Tesco bomb blackmailer jailed – The Independent

Posted January 29th, 2008 in blackmail, news, sentencing by sally

“A former tax inspector was sentenced yesterday to six years in prison for a string of bomb hoaxes against Britain’s biggest supermarket chain.”

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The Independent, 29th January 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Juror speaks out: ‘the court saw us as idiots’ – The Times

Posted January 29th, 2008 in juries, murder, special report by sally

“In an unprecedented move, two jurors recently spoke out to condemn the conviction of Keran Henderson, a childminder, for the murder of 11-month-old Maeve Sheppard while in her care. Their comments, revealed by The Times, were made anonymously. Now, in an exclusive article, the foreman, a lecturer living in Berkshire, questions the practical workings of the jury system.”

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The Times, 29th January 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Podcast 41: Andrew Holroyd OBE, President of The Law Society – Charon QC

Posted January 28th, 2008 in legal profession, Pakistan, podcasts by sally

“Today I am talking to the President of The Law Society, Andrew Holroyd, about the Law Society stepping in to help international Lawyers, reported recently in the press.. The Law Society, the Association of Muslim Lawyers and the Bar Council will call on the Pakistani authorities for the release and reinstatement of lawyers and judges imprisoned in Pakistan following the recent constitutional crisis. Andrew Holroyd also drew attention to the fact that the Law Society has raised £85,000 so far to help lawyers in Zimababwe.”

Podcast

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of Consilio.tv

Armed gang convicted of Securitas robbery – The Guardian

Posted January 28th, 2008 in news, theft by sally

“Five members of a gang of armed robbers were found guilty today of stealing £53m from a Securitas depot in the UK’s biggest ever cash robbery.”

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The Guardian, 28th January 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted January 28th, 2008 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

KG (Sri Lanka) & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 13 (25 January 2008)

Irving v Revenue and Customs [2008] EWCA Civ 6 (25 January 2008)

Dixon v Marchant [2008] EWCA Civ 11 (24 January 2008)

Cinpres Gas Injection Ltd v Melea Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 9 (24 January 2008)

MA Holdings Ltd. v George Wimpey UK Ltd, R (of the Application of) & Anor [2008] EWCA Civ 12 (24 January 2008)

ZT (Kosovo) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 14 (24 January 2008)

Kolden Holdings Ltd v Rodette Commerce Ltd & Anor [2008] EWCA Civ 10 (21 January 2008)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Y, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 10 (25 January 2008)

Sultan v R [2008] EWCA Crim 6 (23 January 2008)

Doncaster v R [2008] EWCA Crim 5 (23 January 2008)

NW & Ors, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 2 (23 January 2008)

High Court (Administrative Court)

SK, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWHC 98 (Admin) (25 January 2008)

Welsh Ministers v The Care Standards Tribunal & Anor [2008] EWHC 49 (Admin) (24 January 2008)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Kalatara Holdings Ltd v Benedict Thomas Andersen & Anor [2008] EWHC 86 (Ch) (25 January 2008)

D Jacobson & Sons Ltd v Globe GB Ltd Globe Europe SAS [2008] EWHC 88 (Ch) (25 January 2008)

The Official Receiver v Watson & Anor [2008] EWHC 64 (Ch) (24 January 2008)

Revenue and Customs v Dempster (t/a Boulevard) [2008] EWHC 63 (Ch) (24 January 2008)

Brunel Motor Company Ltd v Revenue and Customs & Anor [2008] EWHC 74 (Ch) (24 January 2008)

Knowlden v Tehrani & Ors [2008] EWHC 54 (Ch) (23 January 2008)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Patel v Windsor Life Assurance Company Ltd [2008] EWHC 76 (Comm) (25 January 2008)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Griffin, R (on the application of) v Richmond Magistrates’ Court [2008] EWHC 84 (QB) (25 January 2008)

Akinleye v East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust [2008] EWHC 68 (QB) (25 January 2008)

Walker & Anor v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Ors [2008] EWHC 62 (QB) (24 January 2008)

The Picture Warehouse Ltd v Cornhill Investments Ltd. [2008] EWHC 45 (QB) (23 January 2008)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted January 28th, 2008 in legislation by sally

The Export Control (Democratic Republic of Congo) (Amendment) Order 2008

The Greater London Authority Act 2007 (Commencement No.2) Order 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Podcast 40: Carl Gardner on Peter Hain, Terrorism, The EU Amendment Bill and the problems about the rule of law in Pakistan… – Charon QC

Posted January 28th, 2008 in EC law, elections, government departments, podcasts, terrorism by sally

“Today I am talking to Carl Gardner, author of the Head of Legal blog. Carl was a government lawyer for ten years specialising in Constitutional and EU Law issues. Now freelance, Carl has some useful views today about the Peter Hain resignation, the Police investigation, possible charges, the new Counter Terrorism proposals being debated in Parliament and he is keeping a watching brief on the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party – the EU Treaty debate in The House of Commons.”

Podcast

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of Consilio.tv

Phillips and Another v Symes and Others (No 4) – Times Law Reports

Posted January 28th, 2008 in law reports, service out of jurisdiction by sally

Phillips and Another v Symes and Others (No 4)

House of Lords

“A High Court judge was entitled to exercise his discretion to dispense with service of an English language claim form on defendants abroad in order to enable a case launched in England to take priority over proceedings in Switzerland.”

The Times, 28th January 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.

I want full story on my children’s murder, says father – The Guardian

Posted January 28th, 2008 in child abuse, murder, news by sally

“It is a year since Jimi Ogunkoya’s two children were murdered by their mother, and five years since a report into the death of Victoria Climbié which was supposed to put an end to similar tragedies.”

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The Guardian, 28th January 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk