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Regina v Anwoir and Others - Times Law Reports

Posted on September 01, 2008
Regina v Anwoir and Others Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “There were two ways in which Crown could prove property derived from crime.” The Times, 1st September 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.

Allen and Others v GMB - Times Law Reports

Posted on September 01, 2008
Allen and Others v GMB Court of Appeal “A trade union was not justified in indirectly discriminating against a number of female members in resolving gender-based pay inequalities among local authority employees.” The Times, 1st September 2008 Source: www...

MoD pays out tens of thousands of pounds over animals killed by jet training - The Times

Posted on September 01, 2008
“Low-flying by the RAF caused the death of or serious injuries to dozens of horses, cows, chickens and other animals in a series of incidents for which the Ministry of Defence has paid tens of thousands of pounds of compensation.” Full story The Times, 1st September 2008 Source: www...

Met chief accused on race report - BBC News

Posted on September 01, 2008
“The UK’s top Asian police officer is to accuse Met Police chief Sir Ian Blair of ordering the rewriting of a report on officers’ harassment of a black man.” Full story BBC News, 1st September 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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More than 70 criminals given ?unduly lenient? sentences last year - Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 01, 2008
“More than 70 criminals had their jail terms increased last year after the Court of Appeal ruled they were given ‘unduly lenient’ sentences by judges, according to new figures.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 29th August 2008 Source: www...

Law firm in loans probe - The Times

Posted on September 01, 2008
“An eminent West Country law firm is at the centre of a probe by the legal watchdog into allegations that sub-prime loans may have been mis-sold to farmers.” Full story The Times, 31st August 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on September 01, 2008
The Zoonoses and Animal By-Products (Fees) (England) Regulations 2008 The Gas and Electricity Regulated Providers (Redress Scheme) Order 2008 The Postal Services Regulated Providers (Redress Scheme) Order 2008 The Social Fund (Applications and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2008 The Tonnage Tax (Training Requirement) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Town and Country Planning (Trees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008 The Childcare Act 2006 (Commencement No...

US to hand over papers supporting Binyam Mohamed?s torture claim - The Times

Posted on September 01, 2008
“The United States has agreed to hand over evidence that may support a British resident?s claim that he was tortured into confessing that he was an al-Qaeda terrorist.” Full story The Times, 30th August 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

?Alarming? rise in self-harming at detention centres - The Independent

Posted on September 01, 2008
“Incidences of self-harm in immigration detention centres rose 73 per cent in the first six months of this year, Home Office figures have revealed. The sharp increase has provoked calls for the Government to re-examine its policy of treating asylum-seekers as prisoners...

Families sue ?negligent? MoD for Nimrod explosion deaths in Afghanistan - The Times

Posted on September 01, 2008
“Two of the families who lost sons in the RAF Nimrod that burst into flames over Afghanistan two years ago, killing all 14 people on board, will begin a landmark damages suit against the Ministry of Defence in the High Court today. “ Full story The Times, 1st September 2008 Source: www...

Record numbers of ex-soldiers in UK jails as combat trauma blamed - The Guardian

Posted on September 01, 2008
“The number of soldiers who end up in prison for violent offences has increased dramatically in the past four years, according to a report that has raised concerns about the mental health of military personnel returning from war zones. Compiled by probation officers, the report estimates that at least 8,500 former [...

Relatives will be able to challenge coroner - The Times

Posted on September 01, 2008
“Bereaved relatives are to have a new right of appeal regarding inquest rulings, under an extensive reform of the coroners? system.” Full story The Times, 1st September 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Titan prisons to be rebranded as ?cluser jails? - Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 01, 2008
“Controversial ‘Titan prisons’ proposed by the Government to ease jail overcrowding have met with such widespread opposition that ministers are considering changing their name in a ‘rebranding’ exercise.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 31st August 2008 Source: www...

Immigration: High court to rule on incarceration of boy, eight, in detention centre - The Guardian

Posted on September 01, 2008
“Lawyers acting on behalf of an eight-year-old boy detained in an immigration removal centre in Bedfordshire are to challenge the legality of his incarceration this week in the high court.” Full story The Guardian, 1st September 2008 Source: www...

Rhys Jones trial may be held up by legal pay row - The Times

Posted on September 01, 2008
“The trial of a teenager accused of murdering the Liverpool schoolboy Rhys Jones could be delayed after he was left without a senior barrister because of a government limit on legal aid.” Full story The Times, 30th August 2008 Source: www...

Community service rules tightened - BBC New

Posted on September 01, 2008
“Criminals sentenced to community service may have to work full-time under new government rules.” Full story BBC News, 1st September 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Schizophrenic guilty of murder - BBC News

Posted on September 01, 2008
“A paranoid schizophrenic has been found guilty of murdering a father-of-three who he stabbed more than 80 times.” Full story BBC News, 1st September 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Information can sometimes be destroyed after being requested under FOI - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on September 01, 2008
“Public authorities can destroy information after a Freedom of Information request for it has been made, the privacy regulator has said.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 1st September 2008 Source: www.out-law.com

Mother sues hospital over caesarian birth without pain relief - Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 01, 2008
“Sarah Carberry, 27, was given an epidural injection but claims it failed to work and she suffered 40 minutes of agony.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 1st September 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Selina Scott to sue Channel Five for age discrimination - The Guardian

Posted on September 01, 2008
“Selina Scott is set to sue Channel Five, claiming she was lined up as maternity cover for Natasha Kaplinsky on Five News but was discriminated against for being too old.” Full story The Guardian, 1st September 2008 Source: www.guardian...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on August 29, 2008
The African Development Bank (Eleventh Replenishment of the African Development Fund) Order 2008 The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Consequential Amendments and Transitory Provisions) Order 2008 Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Attorney-General?s Reference (No 29 of 2008) (Jon Peter Dixon) - Times Law Reports

Posted on August 29, 2008
Attorney-General?s Reference (No 29 of 2008) (Jon Peter Dixon) Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “A non-custodial sentence for sexual offences against a child under 13 where the child had been a willing participant did not meet the essential fact that the law was there not only to protect children from the baleful influence of adults with an [...

Joyce v Secretary of State for Health - Times Law Reports

Posted on August 29, 2008
Joyce v Secretary of State for Health Queen’s Bench Division “Where a care worker challenged a finding of misconduct which had resulted in her being placed by the Secretary of State for Health on a list of those considered unsuitable to work with vulnerable adults, the Care Standards Tribunal was entitled, on appeal, to consider allegations of [...

In re R (Family dispute: Evidence) - Times Law Reports

Posted on August 29, 2008
In re R (Family dispute: Evidence) Court of Appeal “Judges conducting preliminary fact-finding hearings in family proceedings involving serious allegations of domestic violence should never terminate the case without hearing all the available evidence...

R (Binyan Mohamed) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs - WLR Daily

Posted on August 29, 2008
R (Binyan Mohamed) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2008] EWHC 2048 (Admin); [2008] WLR (D) 295 “The principles set out by the House of Lords in Norwich Pharmacal Co v Customs and Excise Commissioners [1974] AC 133 could be applied in novel circumstances to require the Foreign Secretary to disclose information, specific [...

Review of the police and criminal evidence act will cut police bureaucracy - Home Office

Posted on August 29, 2008
“A review of plans to streamline police powers in order to cut red tape, improve efficiency, and protect the rights of the public was set out today by Home Office Minister Tony McNulty.” Full story Home Office, 28th August 2008 Source: www...

ContactPoint child database launch delayed following security fears - Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 29, 2008
“The launch of the Government’s flagship database of every child living in England has been delayed just days after The Daily Telegraph exposed serious concerns about its purpose.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 28th August 2008 Source: www...

Top Asian officer sets out race case and directly blames Met police chief - The Guardian

Posted on August 29, 2008
“Britain’s most senior Asian police officer yesterday directly accused Sir Ian Blair, the Met commissioner, of repeatedly racially discriminating against him.” Full story The Guardian, 29th August 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

UK considers Guantanamo man move - BBC News

Posted on August 29, 2008
“The government is given a further week by the High Court to consider its refusal to disclose material in case of a UK resident held in Guantanamo Bay.” Full story BBC News, 29th August 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

College of Law hits out at SRA proposals - Legal Week

Posted on August 29, 2008
“The College of Law has hit out at the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) after the regulatory body proposed scrapping compulsory higher rights qualifications for solicitor advocates in favour of a voluntary accreditation process.” Full story Legal Week, 29th August 2008 Source: www...

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