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Court of Appeal confirms limits to legal professional privilege ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on October 14, 2010
“The Court of Appeal today unanimously confirmed that legal professional privilege (LPP) only applies to qualified lawyers ? solicitors and barristers. The decision was welcomed by the Law Society as giving certainty to solicitors and their clients...

Reporting of family court hearings still under review ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on October 14, 2010
“The decision on whether to bring into force provisions to change the restrictions on media reporting of family court hearings, will be decided after the publication of the Family Justice Review?s final report next year.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 11th October 2010 Source: www...

OFT to merge with Competition Commission ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on October 14, 2010
“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to be merged with the Competition Commission (CC) in a Government bid to ‘increase the clarity’ of competition law enforcement.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 14th October 2010 Source: www.out-law...

Ministry of Justice announces reform of public bodies ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on October 14, 2010
“The Ministry of Justice has today announced that a number of its public bodies will be substantially reformed as part of the government?s commitment to radically increasing their transparency, accountability and efficiency.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 14th October 2010 Source: www...

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CPS ?not altering? decision over Ian Tomlinson death ? BBC News

Posted on October 14, 2010
“The decision not to prosecute Pc Simon Harwood over the death of Ian Tomlinson will not alter, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.” Full story BBC News, 14th October 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Road rage killer Kenneth Noye granted fresh appeal bid ? The Independent

Posted on October 14, 2010
“Road rage killer Kenneth Noye was today granted a fresh chance to appeal against his conviction for murder.” Full story The Independent, 14th October 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Contempt laws to stay despite online onslaught ? The Guardian

Posted on October 14, 2010
“The attorney general has dismissed calls to scrap laws that prevent publication of prejudicial information about unconvicted defendants.” Full story The Guardian, 14th October 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ricin trial illustrates the importance of juries ? The Guardian

Posted on October 13, 2010
“t is five years since the jurors filed back into the Old Bailey to give their verdict in what has become known as the ‘ricin plot’ trial. After a six-month trial, 17 days of deliberations, and an estimated £20m of taxpayers’ money, four defendants were acquitted and the fifth was found guilty of the lesser [...

?Fewer attackers jailed? under new sentencing guidelines ? The Independent

Posted on October 13, 2010
“Thousands of attackers will be allowed to walk free from court under proposed new guidelines for assault cases, the Sentencing Council said today.” Full story The Independent, 13th October 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on October 13, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Broda Agro Trade (Cyprus) Ltd v Alfred C. Toepfer International GmbH [2010] EWCA Civ 1100 (11 October 2010) Haringey Independent Appeal Panel v M, R (on the application of) [2010] EWCA Civ 1103 (12 October 2010) Oceanconnect UK Ltd & Anor...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on October 13, 2010
The Legislative Reform (Licensing) (Interim Authority Notices etc) Order 2010 The Premium Savings Bonds (Amendment etc) Regulations 2010 The Financial Services Act 2010 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) Order 2010 The Disabled People?s Right to Control (Pilot Scheme) (England) Regulations 2010 The Child Benefit and Guardian?s Allowance (Administration) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 Source: www...

College of Law backs proposals to open up tuition fees market ? Legal Week

Posted on October 13, 2010
“The College of Law has thrown its support behind Lord Browne’s review of student funding, which could see the removal of the cap on UK university fees.” Full story Legal Week, 12th October 2010 Source:www.legalweek.com

Three found guilty of Halloween hat murder ? The Independent

Posted on October 13, 2010
“Three men were facing life sentences today for killing an IT expert after snatching his girlfriend’s Halloween hat.” Full story The Independent, 12th October 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Illegal fertility company owners given suspended prison sentence ? The Guardian

Posted on October 13, 2010
“Two men who netted £250,000 after providing women with access to sperm through an illegal fertility company were spared an immediate jail term today.” Full story The Guardian, 12th October 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on October 12, 2010
The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2010 The Social Security (Contribution Conditions for Jobseeker?s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance) Regulations 2010 The Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 2010 The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) (No...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on October 12, 2010
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Bohannan, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 2261 (21 September 2010) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Tate & Lyle Technology Ltd v Roquette Freres [2010] EWCA Civ 1049 (11 October 2010) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Taylor v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2010] EWHC 2494 (QB) (11 October 2010) High Court (Chancery [...

Do ?no win, no fee? personal injury ads go too far? ? The Guardian

Posted on October 12, 2010
“Do advertisements for ‘no win, no fee’ personal injury (PI) services need curbing? They may not exactly be what John Logie Baird had in mind when he first transmitted moving images, but tackiness should not on its own be enough to shut down a route to injured people gaining access to justice...

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council v Fidler and others ? WLR Daily

Posted on October 12, 2010
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council v Fidler and others [2010] EWHC 2430 (Admin); [2010] WLR (D) 244 “The definition of ‘private hire vehicle’ in s 80(1) of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, with its express exclusion of hackney carriages, had to be read into the references to ‘private hire vehicle’ in sections 46(1)(d)(e); and the [...

Prison governors call for release of 2,500 inmates ? The Guardian

Posted on October 12, 2010
“Prison governors are to call tomorrow for the immediate release of more than 2,500 inmates who remain behind bars beyond their official release date. Eoin McLennan-Murray, president of the Prison Governors Association, will describe the situation of inmates serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection (IPP) as ‘a blatant injustice’...

Equality Act will spark a ?wave? of work claims ? The Lawyer

Posted on October 11, 2010
“Lawyers predict that he implementation of the Equality Act will lead to a rise in employment disputes as they take to the courts to test the boundaries of the legislation.” Full story The Lawyer, 11th October 2010 Source: www.thelawyer.com

High Court defamation claims soar ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on October 11, 2010
“The number of High Court defamation claims has risen to the highest level since the Woolf reforms, figures have shown.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 11th October 2010 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on October 11, 2010
The Housing Renewal Grants (Prescribed Form and Particulars) (Revocation) (England) Regulations 2010 The Landfill Tax (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on October 11, 2010
High Court (Queen’s Bench) AMM v HXW [2010] EWHC 2457 (QB) (07 October 2010) High Court (Chancery Division) HHY Luxembourg SARL & Anor v Barclays Bank Plc & Ors [2010] EWHC 2406 (Ch) (23 September 2010) High Court (Commercial Court) Aercap Partners 1 Ltd v Avia Asset Management AB [2010] EWHC 2431 (Comm) (07 October [...

Legal profession ?inherently masculine?, says report for LSB ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on October 11, 2010
“Stereotyping and bias are preventing women and black and minority ethnic (BME) solicitors from furthering their careers, a report funded by the Legal Services Board has found.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 7th October 2010 Source: www...

Protect police from lawsuits, says Met chief ? The Guardian

Posted on October 11, 2010
“Sir Paul Stephenson, the commissioner of the Metropolitan police, has privately lobbied the home secretary to make it harder for people to take legal action against his force, the Guardian has learned.” Full story The Guardian, 10th October 2010 Source: www...

High Court test case to keep Islamic preacher Zakir Naik out of Britain ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on October 11, 2010
“A Christian minister is bringing a legal test case to try to prevent a radical Islamic preacher coming to Britain.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Burial law is threatening archaeological research, say experts ? The Guardian

Posted on October 11, 2010
“Severe restrictions on scientists’ freedom to study bones and skulls from ancient graves are putting archaeological research in Britain at risk, according to experts.” Full story The Guardian, 10th October 2010 Source: www.guardian...

Magistrates order pregnant Muslim to remove veil ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on October 11, 2010
“Magistrates ordered a pregnant Muslim woman to remove her veil while she gave evidence against her violent ex-partner.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 8th October 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Inquests into 7 July bombings begin ? The Guardian

Posted on October 11, 2010
“Inquests into the deaths of the 52 innocent people killed in the 7/7 bombings will begin today.” Full story The Guardian, 11th October 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Lawcast168: Carl Gardner on ?Monkeying with national sovereignty? ? Charon QC

Posted on October 11, 2010
“Today I am talking to Carl Gardner, ex government lawyer and author of the Head of Legal blog, about the extraordinary idea being put forward by Foreign Secretary William Hague that we need to enshrine Parliamentary Sovereignty in our law. There are many dangers in doing so...

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