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Senior British officers could face war crimes trial over alleged Iraqi abuse ? The Guardian

Posted on November 12, 2010
“Head of military prosecutions warns of charges if there is evidence officers encouraged interrogators to abuse detainees.” Full story The Guardian, 11th November 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Mother who killed brain damaged son loses appeal ? The Guardian

Posted on November 12, 2010
“A mother who gave her severely disabled son a lethal heroin injection to end his ‘living hell’ lost her appeal against her life sentence for murder today, but has had her sentenced reduced to five years.” Full story The Guardian, 12th November 2010 Source: www...

Second jail term for fatal attack ? BBC News

Posted on November 12, 2010
“A man has been jailed for a second time for an attack on a man who later died from his injuries.” Full story BBC News, 11th November 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Twitter joke trial: Paul Chambers loses appeal against conviction ? The Guardian

Posted on November 12, 2010
“The man convicted of ‘menace’ for threatening to blow up an airport in a Twitter joke has lost his appeal. Paul Chambers, a 27-year-old accountant whose online courtship with another user of the microblogging site led to the ‘foolish prank’, had hoped that a crown court would dismiss his conviction and Ł1,000 fine without a [...

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Teacher facing jail after admitting lesbian affair with pupil ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on November 12, 2010
“Louise Yeoman, 29, pleaded guilty to ten charges related to a sexual relationship she conducted with 15-year-old girl at her school. The court heard that the offences took place between December 2008 and March this year while Yeoman was teaching at a secondary school in Wakefield, West Yorkshire...

Father fights son over wife?s Ł5m divorce settlement ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on November 12, 2010
“A father has gone to court claiming he deserves a greater share of his son’s Ł5 million inheritance left to him by his mother.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 12th November 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Two jailed over Ł3.5m Leicestershire drugs deal ? BBC News

Posted on November 12, 2010
“Two men have been jailed for 13 years and four months each after they admitted possession of heroin with an estimated street value of Ł3.5m.” Full story BBC News, 12th November 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Devon man?s baby murder conviction overturned ? BBC News

Posted on November 12, 2010
“A former soldier from Devon jailed for life for murdering his eight-week-old son has had conviction overturned by the Court of Appeal.” Full story BBC News, 12th November 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ministers shelve plans for rape defendant anonymity ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on November 12, 2010
“Ministers have quietly shelved their much-vaunted pledge to grant anonymity to rape defendants after admitting there was no evidence to establish what impact it would have.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 12th November 2010 Source: www.telegraph...

Corporate lawyers ? are reports of their demise an exaggeration? ? The Guardian

Posted on November 12, 2010
“The merger of two high-profile firms has fuelled growing speculation that all is not well in the corporate legal world. But is it too soon to write them off?” Full story The Guardian, 12th November 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Greenpeace makes legal bid to stop UK offshore drilling ? The Independent

Posted on November 12, 2010
“Greenpeace has launched legal action in a bid to stop UK offshore drilling in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The environmental group announced today that its lawyers have filed a claim at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.” Full story The Independent, 12th November 2010 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on November 11, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Plymouth City Council v G (Children) [2010] EWCA Civ 1271 (10 November 2010) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Cairns v Modi [2010] EWHC 2859 (QB) (10 November 2010) High Court (Administrative Court) Rycroft, R (on the application of) v The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain [2010] EWHC 2832 (Admin) [...

Judicial appointments review reports back ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on November 11, 2010
“A review of the judicial appointments process and related arms-length bodies has made initial recommendations.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 10th November 2010 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Merton London Borough Council v Sinclair Collis Ltd ? WLR Daily

Posted on November 11, 2010
Merton London Borough Council v Sinclair Collis Ltd [2010] WLR (D) 286 “Notwithstanding the civil complaint procedure embodied in s 7(2) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (as amended), a sale of tobacco to a person under the age of 18 through a cigarette vending machine was capable of being an offence contrary [...

Regina v Constantine ? WLR Daily

Posted on November 11, 2010
Regina v Constantine [2010] EWCA Crim 2406; [2010] WLR (D) 28 “A court had to take account of a confiscation order before making any order ‘involving payment by the defendant’ of costs relating to all of the proceedings that had gone on thus far...

Regina (Gallagher and another) v Basildon District Council ? WLR Daily

Posted on November 11, 2010
Regina (Gallagher and another) v Basildon District Council [2010] EWHC 2824 (Admin); [2010] WLR (D) 28 “There was no obligation on a local authority to implement recommendations of a local commissioner, nor was it necessary for a local authority to have cogent reasons for refusing to follow such a recommendation; but if a local authority [...

Regina v Belton ? WLR Daily

Posted on November 11, 2010
Regina v Belton [2010] WLR (D) 283 “The offence of misconduct in public office was not restricted to office holders in receipt of remuneration.” WLR Daily, 10th November 2010 Source: www.lawreports.co.uk Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

?Big society? decision to scrap regional housing targets ruled unlawful ? The Guardian

Posted on November 11, 2010
“A decision by the communities secretary, Eric Pickles, to scrap regional housing targets in pursuit of the government’s ‘big society’ initiative was ruled unlawful by the high court today.” Full story The Guardian, 10th November 2010 Source: www...

Miners? compensation claims website under investigation by MoJ ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on November 11, 2010
“A no win, no fee website set up to farm former coal miners? undersettlement claims is being investigated by the government claims regulator, the Gazette has learned.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 11th November 2010 Source: www...

Nick Clegg rejects call for law change after ?hundreds denied vote? ? The Guardian

Posted on November 11, 2010
“The Electoral Commission is set on a collision course with the deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, after he dismissed calls for a law change to ensure last-minute voters are not turned away at the polls.” Full story The Guardian, 11th November 2010 Source: www...

Banaz Mahmod ?honour? killing cousins jailed for life ? BBC News

Posted on November 11, 2010
“Two cousins who murdered a relative because her family disapproved of her boyfriend have been jailed for life.” Full story BBC News, 10th November 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Will control orders survive the anti-terrorism review? ? The Guardian

Posted on November 11, 2010
“The debate over whether control orders will survive the anti-terrorism review has been rumbling on for the past weeks, with a surprising amount of internal discussions being aired in public.” Full story The Guardian, 10th November 2010 Source: www...

Supreme Court ruling to see former MPs stand trial over expenses claims ? The Lawyer

Posted on November 11, 2010
“The Supreme Court has ruled that three former Labour MPs must face a criminal trial over their expenses claims.” Full story The Lawyer, 10th November 2010 Source: www.thelawyer.com

Potters Bar train crash: Network Rail and Jarvis Rail to be prosecuted ? The Guardian

Posted on November 11, 2010
“Criminal proceedings are to start against Network Rail and the maintenance firm Jarvis Rail over alleged safety failures behind the 2002 Potters Bar rail crash, in which seven people died.” Full story The Guardian, 10th November 2010 Source: www...

Cosmetic surgeon may be sued for daring to question ?Boob Job? cream ? The Guardian

Posted on November 11, 2010
“A prominent British plastic surgeon has been threatened with a libel action by the manufacturer of a cosmetic cream because she publicly questioned, in a newspaper article, whether it worked as the company claimed.” Full story The Guardian, 11th November 2010 Source: www...

Three Met officers may face charges over rape case ? BBC News

Posted on November 11, 2010
“Three Metropolitan Police officers may face criminal charges over claims they altered an alleged rape victim’s statement so proceedings were dropped.” Full story BBC News, 10th November 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Shoesmith appeals high court dismissal ruling ? The Guardian

Posted on November 11, 2010
“Sharon Shoesmith has launched an appeal against the high court ruling earlier this year which rejected her claim that she was unfairly sacked as director of Haringey children’s services after the death of baby Peter Connelly, the Guardian has learned...

Sacked lap dancer loses case ? The Independent

Posted on November 11, 2010
“A lap dancer who attempted to bring an unfair dismissal case against Stringfellows has lost her case, a lawyer for the club said today.” Full story The Independent, 10th November 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Neuberger endorses accreditation scheme ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on November 11, 2010
“The master of the rolls has given judicial backing to the proposed quality assurance for advocates (QAA) scheme, saying judges are the ?ultimate consumers? of advocacy services and are well placed to assess quality.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 11th November 2010 Source: www...

English court intervenes to stop Indian case going ahead ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on November 11, 2010
“An Indian solar panels manufacturer cannot continue legal action in India because to do so would undermine an earlier English court ruling, the High Court in London has ruled.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 10th November 2010 Source: www.out-law...

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