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Teaching assistant who had affair with pupil avoids jail - Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 22, 2008
“A married teaching assistant who sent a teenage pupil racy texts and photographs has escaped a jail sentence because their affair stopped short of sex.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Yarl?s Wood child detainees suffering emotional damage, report says - The Guardian

Posted on August 22, 2008
“Children who spend a long time at the Yarl’s Wood detention centre are being emotionally damaged, an official report published today has concluded.” Full story The Guardian, 22nd August 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Home Office loses confidential data on all UK prisoners - Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 22, 2008
“The Home Office has lost confidential information on every prisoner in the country and more than 40,000 serious criminals sparking yet another Government data crisis. “ Full story Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co...

Law student jailed for killing doctor who saved sister?s life - Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 22, 2008
“A law student who stabbed to death a doctor who became a mother figure to him after saving his sister’s life has been jailed for life.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 21st August 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on August 21, 2008
High Court (Family Division) N (A Child), Re [2008] EWHC 2042 (Fam) (20 August 2008) High Court (Administrative Court) KR, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions & Anor [2008] EWHC 1881 (Admin) (30 July 2008) High Court (Technology and Construction Court) Fosse Motor Engineers Ltd & Ors v Conde Nast and National Magazine [...

Regina v Norman - Times Law Reports

Posted on August 21, 2008
Regina v Norman Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “Once it was clear that there was an issue as to unfitness to plead, it was necessary to ensure very careful case management so that full information was provided to the court without delay.” The Times, 21st August 2008 Source: www...

MJ and Another v Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council - Times Law Report

Posted on August 21, 2008
MJ and Another v Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Court of Appeal “Flaws in an adoption panel?s decision-making process could not be cured by a subsequent hearing in court.” The Times, 21st August 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...

Adjudicator to HM Land Registry statutory instruments - Ministry of Justice

Posted on August 21, 2008
“This consultation sought views on two statutory instruments covering the procedure for appeals to the office of the Adjudicator to Her Majesty’s Land Registry.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 20th August 2008 Source: www.justice.gov...

Man jailed for NHS smoking scam - BBC News

Posted on August 21, 2008
“A modern day “Walter Mitty” who stole £90,000 posing as an NHS no-smoking advisor, has been jailed for 18 months.” Full story BBC News, 20th August 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

How logging on can help you to find the right lawyer - The Times

Posted on August 21, 2008
“Lawyers have never believed themselves to be a service industry. But the days of hanging up your shingle and waiting for a grateful public to beat its way to your door are gone, replaced by an online environment where the power is shifting rapidly towards consumers...

Tesco home deliveryman seeks compensation from customer - Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 21, 2008
“A Tesco customer is being pursued for compensation by one of the supermarket chain’s home deliverymen months after he slipped on a driveway during a routine drop-off.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 20th August 2008 Source: www.telegraph...

Baby beater jailed for six months - BBC News

Posted on August 21, 2008
“A man who was caught on camera repeatedly punching a friend’s sleeping baby has been jailed for six months.” Full story BBC News, 20th August 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

MI5 report challenges views on terrorism in Britain - The Guardian

Posted on August 21, 2008
“MI5 has concluded that there is no easy way to identify those who become involved in terrorism in Britain, according to a classified internal research document on radicalisation seen by the Guardian.” Full story The Guardian, 20th August 2008 Source: www...

Census ?should be scrapped now? - BBC News

Posted on August 21, 2008
“The national census is out of date, too costly and should be scrapped immediately, a think tank has claimed.” Full story BBC News, 21st August 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Rabbit torture filmed on mobile - BBC News

Posted on August 21, 2008
“A drunken Darlington teenager has admitted smashing a rabbit against a wall while her friend filmed the attack on a mobile phone.” Full story BBC News, 20th August 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Academic wins tribunal case over re-marked papers - Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 21, 2008
“An academic has won a case against a university that “meddled” in the marking of his students’ exams and gave new grades to papers he had failed.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 20th August 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

New legal bid for Shields release - BBC News

Posted on August 21, 2008
“Lawyers acting for jailed Liverpool fan Michael Shields are to launch a new legal bid to secure his release.” Full story BBC News, 21st August 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Invasion of the libel tourists - The Independent

Posted on August 21, 2008
“US celebrities are being actively courted by media lawyers to take advantage of Britain’s tougher libel laws and bring their cases to London.” Full story The Independent, 21st August 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Terrorist ?Mr Fix-It? convicted with two others of terrorism offences - Crown Prosecution Service

Posted on August 21, 2008
?Aabid Khan was a terrorism facilitator with international connections and the leader of a cell which gathered a library of terrorism information helpful to those plotting attacks, said Karen Jones of the Crown Prosecution Service Counter Terrorism Division...

BAILII: Rececnt Decisions

Posted on August 21, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Hills, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1871 (17 July 2008) High Court (Administrative Court) Hiscox, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Work & Pensions [2008] EWHC 1986 (Admin) (25 July 2008) Kinsley, R (on the application of) v Hendon Magistrates? Court [2008] EWHC 2013 (Admin) (23 July 2008) S, R (on [...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on August 21, 2008
The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2008 The Traffic Signs (Amendment) Regulations and General Directions 2008 The Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Provision and Use of Work Equipment) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Responsible Authorities) Order [...

Regina (Heffernan) v Rent Service - Times Law Reports

Posted on August 21, 2008
Regina (Heffernan) v Rent Service House of Lords ?Rent officers should not base a local reference rent on too large an area.? The Times, 20th August 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.

Regina (Gilboy) v Liverpool City Council, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government as interested party - Times Law Reports

Posted on August 21, 2008
Regina (Gilboy) v Liverpool City Council, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government as interested party Court of Appeal ?A secure tenant, who lost that security when the tenancy was demoted on account of antisocial behaviour, failed in her challenge to the local authority landlord?s internal review procedure for reconsideration of the landlord?s seeking a [...

Morgan Stanley faces £9m lawsuit over failed Irish mortgage venture - The Times

Posted on August 21, 2008
“Morgan Stanley is facing a ?12 million (£9 million) legal action after turmoil in credit markets forced the investment bank to abandon plans to enter the Irish mortgage market.” Full story The Times, 19th August 2008 Source: www.timesonline...

Guantánamo Bay detainee wins right to see ?torture? files - The Guardian

Posted on August 21, 2008
“A British resident being held in Guantánamo Bay today won his high court bid to force British security services to reveal secret information on him.” Full story The Guardian, 21st August 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Life sentence for son who killed wealthy father - The Independent

Posted on August 21, 2008
“A ‘callous’ son who murdered his wealthy father before draining his bank accounts during a lavish spending spree was jailed for life today.” Full story The Independent, 21st August 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Binyam Mohamed: Profile - The Guardian

Posted on August 21, 2008
“Binyam Mohamed, the last remaining Guantánamo Bay detainee with an automatic right to return to the UK, faces the death penalty after being charged with terrorism offences by the Pentagon.” Full story The Guardian, 21st August 2008 Source: www...

Walking stick death pair jailed - BBC News

Posted on August 21, 2008
“A 46-year-old man who was found guilty of murdering a grandfather by forcing a walking stick down his throat has been jailed for life.” Full story BBC News, 21st August 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Terrorist ?Mr Fix-It? convicted with two others of terrorism offences - Crown Prosecution Service

Posted on August 20, 2008
“Aabid Khan was a terrorism facilitator with international connections and the leader of a cell which gathered a library of terrorism information helpful to those plotting attacks, said Karen Jones of the Crown Prosecution Service Counter Terrorism Division...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on August 20, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Hills, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1871 (17 July 2008) High Court (Administrative Court) Hiscox, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Work & Pensions [2008] EWHC 1986 (Admin) (25 July 2008) Kinsley, R (on the application of) v Hendon Magistrates’ Court [2008] EWHC 2013 (Admin) (23 July 2008) S, R (on [...

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