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Foreign prisoners face transfer under new plans ? The Independent

Posted on November 08, 2010
“Thousands of foreign prisoners will be sent back to serve their sentences in their own countries under Government plans, it emerged today.” Full story The Independent, 8th November 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

New legal aid court challenge set to proceed ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on November 08, 2010
“A High Court judge has refused an injunction that could have further delayed the start of the new mental health and public law legal aid contracts ? but awarded a protective costs order to enable a legal challenge to the two Legal Services Commission tender processes...

BNP in high court showdown over ?racist? party constitution ? The Guardian

Posted on November 08, 2010
“The British National party faces having some or all of its assets seized in the high court today as part of a showdown with the equality and human rights watchdog.” Full story The Guardian, 8th November 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Judge who bailed rape accused ?blamed? for nurse murder ? BBC News

Posted on November 08, 2010
“The parents of a nurse killed by her ex-boyfriend while he was on bail for alleged rape have called for the judge who freed him to be investigated.” Full story BBC News, 8th November 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on November 08, 2010
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) C, R v [2010] EWCA Crim 2578 (04 November 2010) Qazi & Anor, R v [2010] EWCA Crim 2579 (04 November 2010) High Court (Civil Division) HHY Luxembourg Sarl & Anr v Barclays Bank Plc & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 1248 (22 October 2010) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Eurocall [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on November 08, 2010
The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2010 The Education and Inspections Act 2006 (Commencement No. 6) (Wales) Order 2010 The Child Minding and Day Care (Inspection and Information for Local Authorities) (Wales) Regulations 2010 The Adult Placement Schemes (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2010 Source: www...

Eastenders Cash and Carry plc and another v Revenue and Customs Commissioners ? WLR Daily

Posted on November 08, 2010
Eastenders Cash and Carry plc and another v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2010] EWHC 2797 (Admin); [2010] WLR (D) 282 “The power of detention contained in s 139(1) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 was not limited to cases in which the goods in question were goods on which duty had not in [...

Debt Collect London Ltd and another v SK Slavia Praha-fotbal AS ? WLR Daily

Posted on November 08, 2010
Debt Collect London Ltd and another v SK Slavia Praha-fotbal AS [2010] EWCA Civ 1250; [2010] WLR (D) 281 “The proviso in art 30.1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition of judgments in civil and commercial matters (the Judgments Regulation) disapplied the general rule that the court was deemed to [...

Ken Clarke to close six jails as he insists inmate numbers will fall ? The Guardian

Posted on November 08, 2010
“Around 5,000 prison cells will be lost and 10,000 jobs across the Prison Service will be axed under a government plan to shut six jails in England and Wales.” Full story The Guardian, 6th November 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Woman jailed for false claim of rape in Farnham park ? BBC News

Posted on November 08, 2010
“A 27-year-old woman has been jailed for 16 months after falsely claiming she was raped in a park in Surrey.” Full story BBC News, 5th November 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man jailed for cat?s microwave and freezer torture ? The Guardian

Posted on November 08, 2010
“A man was jailed for four months today after torturing a cat by putting it in a microwave, a tumble drier and a freezer.” Full story The Guardian, 5th November 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Families denied legal aid for epilepsy drug court case ? BBC news

Posted on November 08, 2010
“Dozens of families who blame an epilepsy drug for causing birth defects in their children say they are devastated that legal aid to sue its maker has been withdrawn.” Full story BBC News, 8th November 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Control orders: MI5 U-turn could hasten scrapping of system ? The Guardian

Posted on November 08, 2010
“The scrapping of control orders for terror suspects moved a step closer last night when the security services appeared to dramatically soften their support for the controversial measures.” Full story The Guardian, 7th November 2010 Source: www...

UK copyright laws to be reviewed, announces Cameron ? BBC News

Posted on November 08, 2010
“Britain’s intellectual property laws are to be reviewed to ‘make them fit for the internet age,’ prime minister David Cameron has announced.” Full story BBC News, 4th November 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ken Clarke?s prison reforms will spare mentally ill offenders jail ? The Guardian

Posted on November 08, 2010
“Thousands of criminals with serious mental illnesses or drug addictions will no longer be sent to prison but will instead be offered ‘voluntary’ treatment in hospital, under controversial proposals to be unveiled tomorrow.” Full story The Guardian, 7th November 2010 Source: www...

Ombudsman to investigate complaints against LSC ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on November 05, 2010
“The Parliamentary Ombudsman is to investigate complaints of maladministration made against the Legal Services Commission by the Law Society and several law firms over its late claims to recoup payments made on account.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 4th November 2010 Source: www...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on November 05, 2010
The Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) (Lands Chamber) Rules 2010 The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) Fees (Amendment) Order 2010 The Housing (Codes of Management Practice) (Student Accommodation) (England) Order 2010 The Houses in Multiple Occupation (Specified Educational Establishments) (England) (No...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on November 05, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) SK Slavia Praha-Fotbal AS v Debt Collect London Ltd & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 1250 (04 November 2010) Bovis Homes Ltd v Persimmon Homes Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 1252 (04 November 2010) Kingdon v Kingdon [2010] EWCA Civ 1251 (04 November 2010) L-W (Children), Re [2010] EWCA Civ 1253 (04 [...

Government asks Ofcom to review News Corp?s BSkyB bid ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on November 05, 2010
“The Government has asked media regulator to assess the affect on media plurality of the proposal from Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation that it take BSkyB private.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 4th November 2010 Source: www.out-law.com

Repudiatory breach cases should rest on principle, not precedent, says Court of Appeal ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on November 05, 2010
“Companies claiming that a business partner walked away from a contract should pay less attention to previous cases and more attention to the basic principles behind the law of repudiation, the Court of Appeal has said.” Full story OUT-LAW...

Malone and others v British Airways plc ? WLR Daily

Posted on November 05, 2010
Malone and others v British Airways plc [2010] EWCA Civ 1225; [2010] WLR (D) 280 “When considering whether a term in a collective agreement was incorporated into employees? individual contracts of employment, regard would be had, inter alia, to: (i) whether the provision impacted upon the working conditions of the employees; (ii) whether the provision [...

Dallah Real Estate and Tourism Holding Co v Ministry of Religious Affairs, Government of Pakistan ? WLR Daily

Posted on November 05, 2010
Dallah Real Estate and Tourism Holding Co v Ministry of Religious Affairs, Government of Pakistan [2010] UKSC 46; [2010] WLR (D) 279 “When an English court was asked to enforce a foreign arbitration award made against a non-signatory to the contract containing the arbitration clause, whom the arbitral tribunal had determined had been a party [...

Manchester City Council v Pinnock (Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) ? WLR daily

Posted on November 05, 2010
Manchester City Council v Pinnock (Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) [2010] UKSC 45; [2010] WLR (D) 278 “A county court judge who was invited to make an order for possession against a demoted tenant pursuant to s 143D(2) of the Housing Act 1996 could consider [...

Crosstown Music Co 1, LLC v Rive Droite Music Ltd and others ? WLR Daily

Posted on November 05, 2010
Crosstown Music Co 1, LLC v Rive Droite Music Ltd and others [2010] EWCA Civ 1222 ; [2010] WLR (D) 277 “An assignment of copyright which was subject to automatic reverter in the event of an unremedied notified material breach of contract prior to the expiration of the period of copyright was permitted by s [...

Regina v F and M ? WLR Daily

Posted on November 05, 2010
Regina v F and M [2010] EWCA Crim 2437; [2010] WLR (D) 276 “An Order in Council, made pursuant to s 1 of the United Nations Act 1946 to give effect to a United Nations Security Council Resolution, could include the creation of a serious criminal offence for a breach of the Order, even though [...

Securitas raid: Devon man jailed for hiding £1m cash ? BBC News

Posted on November 05, 2010
“A company director has been jailed for concealing some of the money stolen in the UK’s biggest cash raid.” Full story BBC News, 4th November 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Teenage driver jailed for triple death crash ? BBC News

Posted on November 05, 2010
“A teenage driver who killed three friends when he crashed into a lamp post has been jailed for three-and-a-half years at St Albans Crown Court.” Full story BBC News, 5th November 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man who strangled girlfriend faces life sentence ? The Independent

Posted on November 05, 2010
“A killer who escaped from custody after strangling his girlfriend 16 years ago and raped two women while on the run in Spain is facing a life sentence today.” Full story The Independent, 4th November 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

?Tortured? Iraqi civilians go to High Court ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on November 05, 2010
“Lawyers acting for more than 140 Iraqi civilians who allege they suffered torture and inhuman and degrading treatment at the hands of British soldiers and interrogators go to the High Court today seeking a wide-ranging public inquiry.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2010 Source: www...

Vanessa George abuse case: Authorities dispute blame ? The Guardian

Posted on November 05, 2010
“A dispute erupted today over who could have stepped in to deal with poor management at the nursery where worker Vanessa George abused children in her care. A serious case review on the George case concluded that poor regulation, inadequate training and a lack of supervision at Little Ted’s nursery in Plymouth created an ‘ideal [...

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