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BT and TalkTalk granted judicial review of Digital Economy Act ? The Guardian

Posted on November 11, 2010
“BT and TalkTalk today (10 November) won the right to a judicial review of the Digital Economy Act, throwing controversial government proposals to tackle illegal filesharing into uncertainty.” Full story The Guardian, 10th November 2010 Source: www...

Case could clear names of hundreds of men accused of child pornography ? The Guardian

Posted on November 11, 2010
“Hundreds of men who say they were wrongly accused of child pornography offences could have their names cleared after a case to be heard in the court of appeal tomorrow.” Full story The Guardian, 10th November 2010 Source: www.guardian.co...

Family court service Cafcass criticised by MPs ? BBC News

Posted on November 11, 2010
“The organisation which provides legal help for children in care cases is ‘not fit for purpose’, a group of MPs says.” Full story BBC News, 11th November 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Paedophile who killed wife jailed for 19 years ? The Guardian

Posted on November 11, 2010
“A paedophile who bludgeoned his wife to death with a hammer to spare her the shame of discovering his child sex offending was jailed for a minimum of 19 years today (10 November).” Full story The Guardian, 10th November 2010 Source: www.guardian...

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How feminism could improve judicial decision-making ? The Guardian

Posted on November 11, 2010
“Can judges be feminists? Should judges be feminists? On one view the answer is easy: no. We don’t want our judges to be activists. We don’t want them to promote their own political agendas. We want them to do their job. We want them to apply the law...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on November 10, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) United States of America v Nolan [2010] EWCA Civ 1223 (09 November 2010) High Court (Administrative Court) Gallagher & Anor, R (on the application of) v Basildon District Council [2010] EWHC 2824 (Admin) (09 November 2010) High Court (Commercial Court) Borealis AB v Geogas Trading SA [2010] EWHC 2789 (Comm) [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on November 10, 2010
The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (England) Regulations 2010 The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Amendment) Regulations 2010 Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Law Fairs ? The Bar Council

Posted on November 10, 2010
“Representatives of the Bar Council and the Inns of Court have been and will be meeting hundreds of students at 22 university careers fairs between October and December 2010, throughout England and Wales.” Full story The Bar Council, 10th November 2010 Source: www...

Ian Tomlinson death: senior judge appointed to oversee inquest ? The Guardian

Posted on November 10, 2010
“A senior judge and expert in protest law has been appointed to oversee the inquest into the death of Ian Tomlinson, the newspaper seller who died at last year’s demonstrations against the G20 summit.” Full story The Guardian, 10th November 2010 Source: www...

Ruling due on ?parliamentary privilege? expenses appeal ? BBC News

Posted on November 10, 2010
“Three former Labour MPs will learn later whether they will face criminal trials over their expenses claims.” Full story BBC News, 10th November 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

War crimes charges against military interrogators would put MoD on trial ? The Guardian

Posted on November 10, 2010
“The revelation that a number of members of a secretive British military intelligence unit could face war crimes charges threatens to put the Ministry of Defence’s entire interrogation regime on trial.” Full story The Guardian, 9th November 2010 Source: www...

British military interrogators may be charged as war criminals ? The Guardian

Posted on November 10, 2010
“The Ministry of Defence is at the centre of a new crisis over the abuse of prisoners after it was disclosed yesterday that a number of British military interrogators may be charged as war criminals.” Full story The Guardian, 10th November 2010 Source: www...

Judge ?was told murderer Jonathan Vass was violent? ? BBC News

Posted on November 09, 2010
“A judge who granted bail to a man who went on to murder his ex-girlfriend was told he was violent, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said.” Full story BBC News, 9th November 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Practitioners grapple with issues of ABS-led future ? The Lawyer

Posted on November 09, 2010
“With just a year to go before the implementation of the Legal Services Act, The Lawyer?s conference on alternative?business structures (ABSs) today (8 November) looks set to highlight the key issues, with contributions from influential players in the debate...

Heterosexual couple make second attempt for civil partnership ? The Guardian

Posted on November 09, 2010
“A heterosexual couple will request a civil partnership ? available only to same-sex couples in the UK ? at a register office in London tomorrow, to take a stand against a system which they say ‘segregates couples according to their sexuality’...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on November 09, 2010
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Anderson, R v [2010] EWCA Crim 2553 (03 November 2010) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Arachchige v Revenue and Customs [2010] EWCA Civ 1255 (08 November 2010) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Ronaldo v Telegraph Media Group Ltd [2010] EWHC 2710 (QB) (27 October 2010) Ernst & Young Llp & [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on November 09, 2010
The Occupational, Personal and Stakeholder Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The National Assembly for Wales Referendum (Assembly Act Provisions) (Limit on Referendum Expenses Etc.) Order 2010 Source: www.legislation...

Servicemen at ?UK?s Abu Ghraib? may be guilty of war crimes, court hears ? The Guardian

Posted on November 09, 2010
“British servicemen who filmed hundreds of interrogation sessions at a secret prison near Basra which has been described as ‘the UK’s Abu Ghraib’ may be guilty of war crimes, the high court heard today.” Full story The Guardian, 8th November 2010 Source: www...

Address to the Bar Council conference: Control orders ? Speech by Mr Justice Silber

Posted on November 09, 2010
Control Orders (PDF) Speech by Mr Justice Silber 25th Annual Bar Conference, 6th November 2010 Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Sharon Shoesmith Baby P legal bid costs nearly £500,000 ? BBC News

Posted on November 09, 2010
“A legal battle by the council director sacked over the death of Baby P has cost taxpayers nearly £500,000.” Full story BBC News, 8th November 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Oldham East byelection delayed as Phil Woolas seeks judicial review ? The Guardian

Posted on November 09, 2010
“A byelection to select a new MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth has been put on hold pending the outcome of an attempt by Phil Woolas, who won the seat for Labour in May, to overturn a court decision ruling his election void.” Full story The Guardian, 8th November 2010 Source: www...

Bar Conference lecture: The tyranny of the consumer or the rule of law ? Speech by Lord Neuberger

Posted on November 09, 2010
The tyranny of the consumer or the rule of law (PDF) Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls 25th Annual Bar Conference, 6th November 2010 Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Disabled prisoner to be paid £20,000 for discrimination at Belmarsh ? The Guardian

Posted on November 09, 2010
“The prison service is to pay out £20,000 in damages to a prisoner who uses a wheelchair in compensation for the ‘degrading’ treatment he received while in Belmarsh jail in London.” Full story The Guardian, 8th November 2010 Source: www...

Teacher who lost voice trying to make herself heard awarded £150,000 ? The Guardian

Posted on November 09, 2010
“A teacher of English whose voice was permanently damaged as she struggled to make herself heard in the classroom has been awarded more than £150,000 in compensation.” Full story The Guardian, 9th November 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Epilim test case: Menzies Campbell accuses Legal Services Commission ? The Guardian

Posted on November 09, 2010
“The government’s legal aid body was today accused of acting as ‘judge and jury’ by withdrawing state funding from a test case by families of disabled children against a pharmaceutical company.” Full story The Guardian, 9th November 2010 Source: www...

Classy action! A new breed of legal collective redress should be welcomed ? The Guardian

Posted on November 09, 2010
“Forget whacky US litigation, a new type of class action should positively supplement current practices.” Full story The Guardian, 9th November 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Mental health patients face legal aid delay ? The Guardian

Posted on November 09, 2010
“People with mental health problems are finding it increasingly difficult to get lawyers to represent them at tribunals because of changes to the legal aid system.” Full story The Guardian, 9th November 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Gay man and woman in court battle over children ? The Independent

Posted on November 08, 2010
“A gay man and woman are fighting a bitter court battle over their two children born by artificial insemination.” Full story The Independent, 8th November 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

High Court strips injunction celebrity of anonymity ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on November 08, 2010
“The High Court has ordered the identity of a celebrity to be revealed, though it has ordered that information about his private life must remain secret. The celebrity, known in the case as JIH, will be named if an appeal fails.” Full story OUT-LAW...

Rape case woman to appeal against jailing for withdrawing allegations ? The Guardian

Posted on November 08, 2010
“A woman jailed for ‘falsely retracting’ allegations that she had been raped six times by her husband will today lodge an appeal against her eight-month prison sentence.” Full story The Guardian, 8th November 2010 Source: www.guardian...

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