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Top judge complains about ?sex with corpses? rules ? Daily Telegraph
Posted on December 16, 2010“Parliament is burdening the courts with too many laws and rules on sentencing, including detailed guidelines for dealing with necrophilia, England?s most senior judge has said.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 16th December 2010 Source: www.telegraph...
Legal aid backlog leaves some defendants unrepresented ? Law Society?s Gazette
Posted on December 16, 2010“Delays in processing legal aid applications are leaving some defendants in London?s Crown and magistrates? courts unrepresented, criminal solicitors have warned.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 16th December 2010 Source: www.lawgazette...
Disputed web pages must be hidden, warns High Court ? OUT-LAW.com
Posted on December 16, 2010“A disgruntled ex-agent must redirect domain names he owns to blank pages rather than to near-copies of the website of a company for which he acted, the High Court has said. The sites broke laws on passing off, the Court said.” Full story OUT-LAW...
Keir Starmer orders change in dealing with rape claim retraction cases ? The Guardian
Posted on December 16, 2010“The director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, has ordered a change in the way government lawyers deal with cases against women who withdraw rape claims, acknowledging ‘failings’ in the handling of a recent victim.” Full story The Guardian, 16th December 2010 Source: www...
Axing provocation defence ?not sensible? ? Lord Judge ? BBC News
Posted on December 16, 2010“New laws aimed at protecting female victims of domestic violence have come under fire from the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.” Full story BBC News, 16th December 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tuition fees rise ?contravenes human rights law? ? The Guardian
Posted on December 16, 2010“Allowing universities to charge students up to £9,000 a year is contrary to human rights law, according to a legal opinion published today.” Full story The Guardian, 16th December 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Matt Lucas wins payout over ?grossly intrusive? Daily Mail article ? The Guardian
Posted on December 16, 2010“Comedian and actor Matt Lucas today won substantial undisclosed damages and an apology over a ‘grossly intrusive’ and inaccurate Daily Mail article in the wake of his ex-partner’s death.” Full story The Guardian, 16th December 2010 Source: www...
Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk
Posted on December 16, 2010The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2010 The Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution (Interim Amendment) (Amendment) Order 2010 The National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Amendment of Schedule 7 to the Government of Wales Act 2006) Order 2010 The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Belgium) Order 2010 The Double Taxation Relief [...
Pink Floyd Music Ltd and another v EMI Records Ltd ? WLR Daily
Posted on December 16, 2010Pink Floyd Music Ltd and another v EMI Records Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 1429; [2010] WLR (D) 329 “The Court of Appeal should not depart from the general rule that litigation was to be conducted in public unless a judge of that court was persuaded that there were cogent grounds for doing so...
Gill v Woodall and others ? WLR Daily
Posted on December 16, 2010Gill v Woodall and others [2010] EWCA Civ 1430; [2011] WLR (D) 328 “To determine whether a testatrix knew and approved the contents of her will the proper approach was to consider the factual and expert evidence and to ask whether the testatrix appreciated what was in the will when she signed it...
Regina (Edwards and another) v Environment Agency and others ? WLR Daily
Posted on December 16, 2010Regina (Edwards and another) v Environment Agency and others [2010] UKSC 57; [2011] WLR (D) 327 “The function of costs officers was to carry out detailed assessments of costs, subject to any directions that might be given to them by the court. Decisions as to whether the receiving party should receive less than 100% of [...
JSC BTA Bank v Kythreotis and others ? WLR Daily
Posted on December 16, 2010JSC BTA Bank v Kythreotis and others [2010] EWCA Civ 1436; [2010] WLR (D) 326 “The words ‘his assets’ in the standard form of freezing order in the Commercial Court Guide included assets which the respondent to the order held as a trustee or nominee for a third party...
Allen & Overy faces lawsuit over employee sacked for erotic blog ? Law Society?s Gazette
Posted on December 15, 2010“A former Allen & Overy solicitor sacked for writing an erotic blog that allegedly used the names of her co-workers and a client is claiming £3.5m compensation from the firm for unfair dismissal and sex discrimination.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 14th December 2010 Source: www...
Firms set to be forced to publish diversity data ? Law Society?s Gazette
Posted on December 15, 2010“Law firms and barristers? chambers will be forced to publish data about the diversity of their legal staff, under plans unveiled by the Legal Services Board today.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 15th December 2010 Source: www.lawgazette...
BT fined £300,000 over ladder death ? The Independent
Posted on December 15, 2010“BT was fined £300,000 today after a judge said a ‘significant failing’ by the company contributed to the death of one its engineers.” Full story The Independent, 15th December 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk
Brothers jailed for murder of uncle run over in Kent ? BBC News
Posted on December 15, 2010“Two brothers have been jailed for life for murdering their uncle who was run down by a Range Rover in Kent.” Full story BBC News, 15th December 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Land of Leather ?toxic sofa? customers win payout ? The Guardian
Posted on December 15, 2010“More than 400 customers who suffered burns and injuries from sofas bought from collapsed firm finally win compensation.” Full story The Guardian, 15th December 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk
?Night terrors? husband killed Neath woman ? BBC News
Posted on December 15, 2010“A coroner has said the death of a woman who was killed by her husband during a violent nightmare was an ‘extraordinary and unique case’.” Full story BBC News, 15th December 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Killer Roger Kearney claims Royal Mail sacking ?unfair? ? BBC News
Posted on December 15, 2010“A man jailed for killing his married lover is to take his former employers to tribunal after he was sacked following his conviction.” Full story BBC news, 15th December 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Julian Assange?s bail challenged in high court by Sweden ? The Guardian
Posted on December 15, 2010“The high court will hold a hearing tomorrow on a Swedish appeal against bail for Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks.” Full story The Guardian, 15th December 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sex offenders including paedophiles should be allowed to adopt, Theresa May told ? Daily Telegraph
Posted on December 15, 2010“Helen Reece, a reader in law at the London School of Economics, called on Theresa May, the Home Secretary, to relax rules which automatically ban sex offenders from caring for children, saying that this could breach their human rights.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2010 Source: www...
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Posted on December 15, 2010Court of Appeal (Civil division) Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority v Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 1433 (14 December 2010) JSC BTA Bank v Kythreotis & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 1436 (14 December 2010) Court of Appeal (CriminalDivision) Ahmed v R...
Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk
Posted on December 15, 2010The Finance Act 2009, Schedule 35 (Special Annual Allowance Charge) (Cessation of Effect) Order 2010 The Agriculture (Cross compliance) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 (Amendment) Regulations 2010 Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Carroll v Kynaston ? WLR Daily
Posted on December 15, 2010Carroll v Kynaston [2010] EWCA Civ 1404; [2010] WLR (D) 325 “A party to a settlement agreement was not entitled to claim in a further action by way of damages the amount by which the costs awarded him fell short of the costs actually incurred by him...
Policeman cleared of Kent A21 death crash charge ? BBC News
Posted on December 15, 2010“A police officer has been cleared of causing the death by dangerous driving of a mother-of-three in Kent.” Full story BBC News, 14th December 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Blog network promises to label promotional content after OFT investigation ? OUT-LAW.com
Posted on December 15, 2010“Consumer protection watchdog the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has forced a network of bloggers to make it clear when companies are paying it for coverage. The OFT investigated Handpicked Media under consumer protection laws.” Full story OUT-LAW...
Court reform: delivering better justice ? Ministry of Justice
Posted on December 15, 2010“Reform of the court estate will help deliver a modern, efficient justice system with victims and witnesses at its centre, Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly said today.” Full press release Ministry of Justice, 14th December 2010 Source: www...
The Public Sector Equality Duty ? Speech by Mr. Justice Sales
Posted on December 15, 2010“Mr. Justice Sales gave a lecture for ELBA and ALBA on 13th December 2010.” Full speech Judiciary of England and Wales, 13th December 2010 Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Phone hacking allegations ? Statement from Director of Public Prosecutions ? Crown Prosecution Service
Posted on December 15, 2010“Phone hacking allegations – Statement from Director of Public Prosecutions.” Full press release Crown Prosecution Service, 10th December 2010 Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Man left brain damaged at birth awarded £5.7m payout ? BBC News
Posted on December 15, 2010“A man brain damaged at birth due to complications has been awarded a £5.7m payout from health chiefs.” Full story BBC News, 14th December 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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