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Debt management firms warned of closure by OFT ? The Guardian

Posted on September 28, 2010
“More than 100 companies could lose their licence unless they comply with OFT rules after the watchdog discovered misleading advertising and poor advice were rife.” Full story The Guardian, 28th September 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Lord Goldsmith questions the MoD?s practices in Iraq ? BBC News

Posted on September 28, 2010
“The former Labour government’s top legal adviser during the Iraq war has questioned whether the British military justice system is fit for purpose.” Full story BBC News, 27th September 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Email leak being investigated at law firm that pursues filesharers ? The Guardian

Posted on September 28, 2010
“The UK information commissioner is investigating the leak of thousands of emails containing personal information from the controversial solicitors’ firm ACS:Law after the company’s website came under sustained attack by online activists...

Court napping, the magistrate who fell asleep at the bench ? The Independent

Posted on September 28, 2010
“A magistrate has been removed from office after he fell asleep on the bench, causing an assault trial to collapse, the Office for Judicial Complaints said yesterday.” Full story The Independent, 28th September 2010 Source: www.independent...

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Sara Payne welcomes ?Sarah?s Law? move into Sussex ? BBC News

Posted on September 28, 2010
“The mother of Sarah Payne has welcomed the introduction of ‘Sarah’s Law’ in Sussex, the county where her daughter was murdered by a paedophile in 2000.” Full story BBC News, 28th September 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Respond to our consultation: Regulating entities ? Bar Standards Board

Posted on September 27, 2010
“Do you think we should regulate businesses as well as individuals? Let us know by responding to our latest consultation.” Regulating entities homepage Bar Standards Board, 27th September 2010 Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Millions paid in compensation to migrants locked up in UK ? The Guardian

Posted on September 27, 2010
“Millions of pounds in compensation is being paid to migrants who have been traumatised after being locked up in detention centres across the UK, the Guardian has learned.” Full story The Guardian, 26th September 2010 Source: www.guardian...

Supreme court status should not be at risk in ?bonfire of the quangos? ? BBC News

Posted on September 27, 2010
“Coalition must safeguard separation of powers and the rule of law when considering status of UK supreme court.” Full story BBC News, 24th September 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Doncaster Twitter bomb threat man starts appeal ? BBC News

Posted on September 27, 2010
“A trainee accountant from Doncaster who posted a message on Twitter threatening to blow up an airport has started an appeal against his conviction.” Full story BBC News, 24th September 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

New government guidance on torture breaches law ? The Guardian

Posted on September 27, 2010
“The UK’s official human rights watchdog has warned the government that its newly published guidance on torture may be unlawful and open to challenge in the courts.” Full story The Guardian, 27th September 2010 Source: www.guardian.co...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on September 27, 2010
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Giedo Van Der Garde BV & Anor v Force India Formula One Team Ltd [2010] EWHC 2373 (QB) (24 September 2010) High Court (Administrative Court) Berry & Marshall (Bolton Wood) Ltd v Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs & Ors [2010] EWHC 2367 (Admin) (24 September 2010) [...

Torture guidance does not breach law, says coalition ? The Guardian

Posted on September 27, 2010
“The coalition government appeared to be heading for a clash with the country’s official human rights watchdog today after insisting its newly-published guidance on torture does not breach UK or international law.” Full story The Guardian, 27th September 2010 Source: www...

Facebook and Bebo child sex abuse postman jailed ? BBC News

Posted on September 24, 2010
“A postman from Cornwall who used social-networking websites to abuse hundreds of children has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years.” Full story BBC News, 24th September 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Girl persuades judge not to send her back to Canada as Middlesbrough is ?more exciting? ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 24, 2010
“The schoolgirl who was ‘abducted’ from her father?s home in Canada by her English mother won the right not to return after telling judges: ?I never, never in my whole life want to go back there. The 13-year-old made clear her determination to stay in the Teesside town when Lord Justice Thorpe and Lady Justice [...

Cheating husband jailed for life for strangling wife ? BBC news

Posted on September 24, 2010
“A man has been jailed for life for murdering his wife of five months and hiding her body in their garage.” Full story BBC News, 21st September 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Shallow grave killer Reszpondek loses appeal ? BBC News

Posted on September 24, 2010
“A Polish dairy worker serving a life sentence for murdering a colleague and burying her body in a Wrexham field has failed to overturn the conviction.” Full story BBC News, 22nd September 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on September 24, 2010
High Court (Administrative Court) Hertel v The Government of Canada & Anor [2010] EWHC 2305 (Admin) (17 September 2010) High Court (Chancery Division) Ark & Ors v Kaur & Ors [2010] EWHC 2314 (Ch) (17 September 2010) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Brandeaux Advisers (UK) Ltd v Chadwick [2010] EWHC 2370 (QB) (22 September 2010) [...

Recent Statutory Instrumetns ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on September 24, 2010
The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2010 Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Forty-year bar boom set to end ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on September 24, 2010
“The number of barristers could be set to fall after 40 years of continuous growth, according to a report published last week.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd September 2010 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Justice Minister supports ?one stop shops? for legal services ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on September 24, 2010
“Speaking at an event hosted by the Law Society, Jonathan Djanogly stressed the importance of alternative business structures (ABS).” Full press release Ministry of Justice, 23rd September 2010 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Is the family justice system in need of review? ? Speech by Lord Justice Wall, President of the Family Division

Posted on September 24, 2010
“Is the family justice system in need of review? – Speech by Lord Justice Wall, President of the Family Division, 19th September 2010.” Full speech Judiciary of England and Wales, 19th September 2010 Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

OFT launches online hotel booking probe ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on September 24, 2010
“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is investigating whether the sale of hotel room bookings on the internet breaches competition law, looking into whether an allegedly long-established pricing mechanism is anti-competitive.” Full story OUT-LAW...

Tribunal orders Government department to release IT contract details ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on September 24, 2010
“The Information Tribunal has ordered a Government department to publish most of the till-now withheld details of a major IT contract after ruling that the public interest was served better by disclosure than secrecy.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 24th September 2010 Source: www...

Bar Council Chair to Call for Considered Approach to Lawmaking ? The Bar Council

Posted on September 24, 2010
“Nicholas Green QC, the Chairman of the Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, will call on the Government to take a more considered approach to lawmaking.” Full press release The Bar Council, 19th September 2010 Source: www...

Murderer Ronald Cheshire jailed for raping girl in 1980 ? BBC News

Posted on September 24, 2010
“A man who raped, kidnapped and falsely imprisoned a teenage girl 30 years ago has been given a nine-year jail term.” Full story BBC News, 23rd September 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ricky Hatton stripped of boxing licence ? BBC News

Posted on September 24, 2010
“Ricky Hatton has been stripped of his licence to box at a British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC) hearing but can still work as a promoter in the sport.” Full story BBC News, 24th September 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

CPS to prosecute online stalkers ? The Guardian

Posted on September 24, 2010
“Stalkers, including those who use the internet to target victims, will face tougher action, it was announced today, as prosecutors admitted they have failed to take the problem seriously in the past.” Full story The Guardian, 23rd September 2010 Source: www...

Ministers face high court battle over cap on immigration ? The Guardian

Posted on September 24, 2010
“A high court battle is to be launched that threatens to deliver a fresh body-blow to the government’s already troubled plans to introduce a cap on immigration.” Full story The Guardian, 23rd September 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Police ?witch hunt? criticised as former school master is cleared of abuse ? The Independent

Posted on September 24, 2010
“The case against a former approved school housemaster accused of sexual abuse was thrown out by a judge today – amid stinging criticism of police investigators.” Full story The Independent, 24th September 2010 Source: www.independent...

Illegal cab driver jailed for rape ? The Independent

Posted on September 24, 2010
“An illegal minicab driver was jailed for eight years today for raping a passenger.” Full story The Independent, 24th September 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

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