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CCTV captures police punching stabbed man in the head ? The Guardian

Posted on October 29, 2010
“Police are investigating an incident captured on CCTV which appears to show officers repeatedly punching a restrained man who had been stabbed in the head.” Full story The Guardian, 29th October 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Baby P doctor to launch legal battle ? The Independent

Posted on October 29, 2010
“A doctor accused of failing to spot that Baby P had a broken back days before his death will launch a High Court battle today to avoid a public disciplinary hearing on health grounds.” Full story The Independent, 29th October 2010 Source: www...

Company fined over Doncaster worker?s death ? BBC News

Posted on October 29, 2010
“A firm has been fined £120,000 after admitting safety failings which led to a man’s death at its coal processing plant in North East Lincolnshire.” Full story BBC News, 29th October 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Jade Goody website ?troll? from Manchester jailed ? BBC News

Posted on October 29, 2010
“An ‘internet troll’ who posted obscene messages on Facebook sites set up in memory of dead people has been jailed.” Full story BBC News, 29th October 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Zutons singer Dave McCabe ordered to compensate headbutt victim ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on October 29, 2010
“The lead singer of rock band The Zutons, Dave McCabe, who broke a man’s nose after his girlfriend was insulted, was today ordered to do 150 hours’ unpaid work and compensate his victim.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2010 Source: www...

Liverpool headteacher fined over pupil?s roof fall ? The Guardian

Posted on October 29, 2010
“A headteacher was fined £20,000 today for an ‘act of folly’ during A-level celebrations which left one of his pupils with a fractured skull and permanent damage to his eyesight.” Full story The Guardian, 29th October 2010 Source: www...

Baby P doctor can challenge GMC ruling ? The Independent

Posted on October 29, 2010
“A doctor accused of failing to spot that Baby P had a broken back days before his death was today given the opportunity to bring a High Court challenge in a bid to halt a disciplinary hearing.” Full story The Independent, 29th October 2010 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on October 28, 2010
Supreme Court Oceanbulk Shipping & Trading SA v TMT Asia Ltd & Ors [2010] UKSC 44 (27 October 2010) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Jacobs v Motor Insurers Bureau [2010] EWCA Civ 1208 (27 October 2010) Robson v Robson [2010] EWCA Civ 1171 (27 October 2010) Softlanding Systems, Inc v KDP Software Ltd & Anor [...

Kenneth Clarke and Lord Judge: a plain-speaking verdict on life after cuts ? The Guardian

Posted on October 28, 2010
“Lord chancellor and lord chief justice share a talent for bluntness, but who is the most realistic about how the deficit will affect the legal system?” Full story The Guardian, 28th October 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on October 28, 2010
The Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2010 The Aggregates Levy (Northern Ireland Tax Credit) (Revocation) Regulations 2010 The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No.3) Order 2010 The Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Revenue Support Grant (Specified Body) (England) Regulations 2010 The Care Leavers (England) Regulations 2010 [...

Appeal court verdict could open the door for vicarious liability claimants ? The Guardian

Posted on October 28, 2010
“This week, the question of who is potentially liable for the alleged physical and sexual abuse of 150 pupils at St William’s boys’ school in east Yorkshire between 1960 and 1992 was considered by the court of appeal. In 2004 the main abuser, Brother James Carragher, headmaster during this period, was convicted of abusing boys [...

Lawyer fees could come out of client?s damages ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on October 28, 2010
“Lawyers fighting civil actions may be handed a cut of their client’s damages for the first time in a bid to cut frivolous claims, the Justice Secretary has signalled.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2010 Source: www.telegraph...

Unfitness to Plead ? Law Commission

Posted on October 28, 2010
“We published our consultation paper on 27 October 2010, which contains our provisional proposals for comprehensive reform of the law on unfitness to plead in England and Wales. A press release is also available.” Full story Law Commission, 27th October 2010 Source: www...

MAPPA: open and transparent for greater public protection ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on October 28, 2010
“For the first time, numbers relating to the MAPPA status and management levels of all MAPPA offenders living in England and Wales can now be viewed online.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 27th Octboer 2010 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Human rights challenge to Met over Jean Charles de Menezes death ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on October 28, 2010
“The family of Jean Charles de Menezes has launched a new fight for justice at the European Court of Human Rights over the failure to prosecute seven police officers over the Brazilian?s shooting.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2010 Source: www...

196 offenders charged with serious crimes after prison release ? The Guardian

Posted on October 28, 2010
“A total of 196 convicted violent or sex offenders have been charged with a further offence of murder, rape or other serious crime while under the supervision of the probation service, according to Ministry of Justice figures published today.” Full story The Guardian, 27th October 2010 Source: www...

Lawcast 169: Prisoner votes ? An analysis of Hirst and Frodl with Carl Gardner ? Charon QC

Posted on October 28, 2010
“Today (27 October) I am talking to ex-government lawyer Carl Gardner about the ?Votes for Prisoners? issue and two key cases on the matter United Kingdom v Hirst and the Frodl decision.” Podcast Charon QC, 27th October 2010 Source: www.charonqc...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on October 28, 2010
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Harding, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 2145 (03 September 2010) Gripton, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 2260 (21 September 2010) Zulhayir, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 2272 (28 September 2010) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Savva, R (on the application of) v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea [2010] EWCA [...

Terrorism Act: No terror arrests made after 100,000 stop-and-searches ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on October 28, 2010
“Out of more than 100,000 people stopped and searched by police using controversial anti-terror powers not one single arrest was made for terrorism-related offences, new figures show.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2010 Source: www...

Aktas v Adepta; Dixie v British Polythene Industries plc ? WLR Daily

Posted on October 27, 2010
Aktas v Adepta; Dixie v British Polythene Industries plc [2010] EWCA Civ 1170 ; [2010] WLR(D) 269 “Negligent failure to serve a claim form in time for the purposes of CPR rr 7.5/7.6 was not in itself an abuse of process. Nevertheless, failure to serve on time had always been dealt with strictly...

Cadder v HM Advocate (HM Advocate General for Scotland and JUSTICE intervening) ? WLR Daily

Posted on October 27, 2010
Cadder v HM Advocate (HM Advocate General for Scotland and JUSTICE intervening) [2010] UKSC 43 SC; [2010] WLR(D) 268 “An accused?s rights would, in principle, be irretrievably prejudiced if incriminating statements made during police interrogation without access to a lawyer were admitted in evidence at trial...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on October 27, 2010
Supreme Court Cadder v Her Majesty’s Advocate (Scotland) [2010] UKSC 43 (26 October 2010) Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Constantine, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 2406 (26 October 2010) T, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 2439 (26 October 2010) Wakeling, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 2210 (15 September 2010) Qayum, R...

Lord chief justice calls for reform of family system

Posted on October 27, 2010
“The adversarial court system is not appropriate for settling parental disputes over the custody of children, the lord chief justice said today.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 26th October 2010 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on October 27, 2010
The Atomic Weapons Establishment Blacknest Byelaws 2010 The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No.3) Order 2010 The Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Revenue Support Grant (Specified Body) (England) Regulations 2010 The Care Leavers (England) Regulations 2010 The Local Loans (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Bank Administration (Scotland) (Amendment) Rules 2010 The [...

Humiliate, strip, threaten: UK military interrogation manuals discovered ? The Guardian

Posted on October 27, 2010
“Methods devised in secret in recent years may breach international law.” Full story The Guardian, 25th October 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Regulators consult on tougher rules for law degrees ? Law Society Gazette

Posted on October 27, 2010
“A joint committee of the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Standards Board has released two consultations on the future of the undergraduate law degree.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 26th October 2010 Source: www.lawgazette...

Youth jails yet to introduce new restraint system six years after deaths ? The Guardian

Posted on October 27, 2010
“A new system of restraining troublesome children in privately run youth jails has still not come into effect six years after the deaths of two teenagers, the Ministry of Justice confirmed tonight.” Full story The Guardian, 26th October 2010 Source: www...

Hammer killer Michael Stone refused new appeal ? The Independent

Posted on October 27, 2010
“Hammer killer Michael Stone was refused a new appeal over his conviction for the murders of Lin and Megan Russell, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) said today.” Full story The Independent, 26th October 2010 Source: www.independent...

Mental health patients ?locked up in hospitals without legal authority? ? The Guardian

Posted on October 27, 2010
“Mental health patients are increasingly being locked up in hospitals without legal authority, a practice which may infringe human rights law, the health regulator said today.” Full story The Guardian, 27th October 2010 Source: www.guardian...

New rights to protect Britons abroad ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on October 26, 2010
“New rules which make sure that Britons arrested abroad are informed of their rights in a language they understand are being negotiated in Brussels. The UK has announced its intention to participate in these negotiations.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 25th October 2010 Source: www...

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