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Court defers judgement on gay couple?s B&B refusal ? BBC News

Posted on December 15, 2010
“Judgement in a landmark case into the rights of a gay couple from Bristol who were refused a double room at a Cornish B&B has been deferred.” Full story BBC News, 14th December 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Twitter allowed during bail hearing ? The Guardian

Posted on December 15, 2010
“The judge hearing Julian Assange’s application broke new ground today by letting reporters use Twitter and other electronic means to update the outside world on developments in court.” Full story The Guardian, 14th December 2010 Source: www...

Man lawfully killed by son of stabbing victim, coroner rules ? The Guardian

Posted on December 15, 2010
“A mechanical engineer who believed he was being controlled by radio waves and fatally attacked a woman in her home, before being stabbed by her teenage son, was lawfully killed.” Full story The Guardian, 14th December 2010 Source: www.guardian...

Man jailed over attempted rape of woman aged 92 ? BBC News

Posted on December 14, 2010
“An 81-year-old man from Bedfordshire who admitted attempting to rape a 92-year-old woman in her home in 2000 has been jailed for five-and-a-half-years.” Full story BBC News, 14th December 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Student fees protest: lawyers launch legal challenge to kettling ? The Guardian

Posted on December 14, 2010
“Lawyers have launched a legal challenge to the police tactic of kettling during recent student demonstrations, claiming a breach of human rights.” Full story The Guardian, 14th December 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ratcliffe activists found guilty of coal station plot ? The Guardian

Posted on December 14, 2010
“Campaigners who planned to shut down coal-fired power station convicted of conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass.” Full story The Guardian, 14th December 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

�440k fines after Flintshire scrapyard death ? BBC News

Posted on December 14, 2010
“Two companies and a manager have been fined a total of �440,000 after a Flintshire scrap yard worker died after suffering 90% burns in an explosion.” Full story BBC News, 13th December 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Pembrokeshire care homes fees row in judicial review ? BBC News

Posted on December 14, 2010
“The money Pembrokeshire council pays care homes to look after residents will be challenged in the High Court later.” Full story BBC News, 14th December 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Devonshires wins employment case against former secretary ? The Lawyer

Posted on December 14, 2010
“City firm Devonshires has successfully fought off a victimisation claim brought by a former secretary in the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT).” Full story The Lawyer, 9th December 2010 Source: www.thelawyer.com

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on December 14, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Pink Floyd Music Ltd & Anor v EMI Records Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 1429 (14 December 2010) Gill v Woodall & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 1430 (14 December 2010) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Jessop v Nixon [2010] EWHC 3211 (QB) (14 December 2010) Source: www...

In re Nortel GmbH and related companies; In re Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (in administration) and related companies ? WLR Daily

Posted on December 14, 2010
In re Nortel GmbH and related companies; In re Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (in administration) and related companies [2010] EWHC 3010 (Ch); [2010] WLR (D) 324 “Liabilities arising from the financial support direction (‘FSD’) regime created by the Pensions Act 2004 upon companies in administration or liquidation were payable as a liquidation or administration expense...

Paponette and others v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago ? WLR Daily

Posted on December 14, 2010
Paponette and others v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago [2010] UKPC 32; [2010] WLR (D) 323 “A court could not infer from the bare fact that a public body had acted in breach of a legitimate expectation that it must have done so to further some overriding public interest...

Man jailed for 23 years for chef murder ? BBC News

Posted on December 14, 2010
“A man who murdered a chef following a classical music concert in Essex has been jailed for at least 23 years.” Full story BBC News, 13th December 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Gay couple challenge Cornwall B&B accommodation refusal ? BBC News

Posted on December 14, 2010
“A gay couple from Bristol have appeared in court alleging sexual-orientation discrimination after they were refused a double room at a Cornish B&B.” Full story BBC News, 13th December 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man sentenced to 12 years in first believed prosecution for supplying ?legal high? GBL ? Crown Prosecution Service

Posted on December 14, 2010
“Following the sentencing at Reading Crown Court, Andrew Penhale, Unit Head of the Crown Prosecution Service Organised Crime Division in the North said: ‘The significance of this prosecution is that it involves a defendant running an apparently legitimate, internet-based chemical business, which actually facilitated the wholesale trafficking of Class A drugs and the sale of [...

Family Law Bar Association Warns of Consequences of Civil Legal Aid Cuts ? The Bar Council

Posted on December 14, 2010
“Ahead of Justice Secretary, Kenneth Clarke QC MP?s appearance before the Justice Select Committee tomorrow, the Family Law Bar Association (FLBA), which represents family barristers in England and Wales, has warned of the potentially dangerous consequences of the planned cuts to civil legal aid...

The Julian Assange case: a mockery of extradition? ? The Guardian

Posted on December 14, 2010
“The European arrest warrant is being used to have thousands of people flown out to face charges that wouldn’t stick in the UK.” Full story The Guardian, 14th December 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Home Office will not appeal 7/7 evidence decision ? Home Office

Posted on December 14, 2010
“Court decision against closed hearings for parts of the London bombings inquest will not be challenged.” Full press release Home Office, 10th December 2010 Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Solicitor jailed over bogus college scam ? Home Office

Posted on December 14, 2010
“Three people have been sentenced to a total of eighteen and a half years for setting up bogus colleges to help illegal immigrants remain in the UK.” Full press release Home Office, 13th December 2010 Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Royal Navy sailor sex discrimination ruling reviewed ? BBC News

Posted on December 14, 2010
“A ruling that a sailor missed out on promotion due to her gender is to be reviewed.” Full story BBC news, 10th December 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on December 13, 2010
The Audit and Assessment Reports (Wales) Order 2010 The Buying Agency Trading Fund (Amendment) Order 2010 The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2010 The Education (Independent Educational Provision in England) (Unsuitable Persons) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Education (Independent Educational Provision in England) (Provision of Information) Regulations 2010 The Courts Act 2003 (Commencement No...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on December 13, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Carroll v Kynaston [2010] EWCA Civ 1404 (13 December 2010) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Smith v ADVFN Plc & Ors [2010] EWHC 3255 (QB) (13 December 2010) High Court (Administrative Court) Public Interest Lawyers v Legal Services Commission [2010] EWHC 3277 (Admin) (13 December 2010) High Court (Patents Court) [...

Man jailed for shooting two brothers in Croydon Man jailed for shooting two brothers in Croydon ? BBC News

Posted on November 26, 2010
“A man has been jailed for at least 37 years for shooting two brothers in the head, killing one of them, after being thrown out of a south London pub.” Full story BBC News, 26th November 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

PCC makes formal apology for Buscombe?s phone-hacking remarks ? The Guardian

Posted on November 26, 2010
“The Press Complaints Commission, which oversees the newspaper industry’s editorial code, today found itself in the embarrassing position of formally apologising and paying damages for misleading remarks made by its chairman, Lady Buscombe...

The Spectator apologises for falsely accusing Muslim of antisemitism ? The Guardian

Posted on November 26, 2010
“Apology follows settlement in which magazine and contributor Melanie Phillips agreed to pay Mohammad Sawalha compensation and his legal costs.” Full story The Guardian, 26th November 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Serial rapist from Hengoed jailed indefinitely ? BBC News

Posted on November 26, 2010
“A serial rapist who used his minimum experience as a soldier to seduce women has been jailed indefinitely.” Full story BBC News, 25th November 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Pair jailed for Cardiff fatal quad bike burglary ? BBC News

Posted on November 26, 2010
“Two burglars have been jailed for three years at Cardiff Crown Court for a raid which left two of their gang dead after being hit by a train.” Full story BBC News, 25th November 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on November 26, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Clarke v Zurich UK General Services Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 1333 (26 November 2010) High Court (Chancery Division)� The Newspaper Licensing Agency Ltd & Ors v Meltwater Holding BV & Ors [2010] EWHC 3099 (Ch) (26 November 2010) Source: www...

Habibsons Bank Ltd v Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd ? WLR Daily

Posted on November 26, 2010
Habibsons Bank Ltd v Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 1335; [2010] WLR (D) 299 “Where, in the course of a contractual transaction, a document had been altered unilaterally, and the other party sought to rely on the rule in Pigot?s case in submitting that the underlying transaction was thereby rendered void, [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on November 26, 2010
The Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 (Commencement No. 2, Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2010 The Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009�1 The Visits to Former Looked After Children in Detention (England) Regulations 2010 The Harbour School (Amendment) Order 2010 Source: www...

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