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Inquiry into treatment of rape victims shelved ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 15, 2010
“The Ł441,000 audit was launched last year after a series of major blunders by detectives investigating rape cases. But the decision to shelve it was taken after Theresa May, the Home Secretary, was asked to identify budget savings.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2010 Source: www...

Mother jailed for treating Indian restaurant workers ?like slaves? ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 15, 2010
“A mother who brought men into the country to work as ‘slaves’ in her award-winning Indian restaurant has been jailed for three years.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Boxing host loses claim over Fat Duck illness ? The Independent

Posted on September 15, 2010
“Boxing TV host Jim Rosenthal lost a legal bout with chef Heston Blumenthal today as a judge ruled he should not be refunded for a Ł1,300 meal which left him ‘disastrously’ sick.” Full story The Independent, 14th September 2010 Source: www...

Mr Justice Eady to be replaced as senior judge on libel and privacy ? The Independent

Posted on September 15, 2010
“Mr Justice Eady, whose rulings form much of the backbone of UK privacy law, is to hand over responsibility for defamation and privacy cases. From the beginning of October, his role as the senior media judge in England and Wales will be inherited by Mr Justice Tugendhat...

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Home Office to deport Jamaican mother after 10 years in UK ? The Guardian

Posted on September 15, 2010
“A hunger striker who protested at the treatment of immigration detainees in Yarl’s Wood detention centre is due to be deported to Jamaica today.” Full story The Guardian, 15th September 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

School worker jailed for child porn in North Yorkshire ? BBC News

Posted on September 14, 2010
“A school IT technician from North Yorkshire has been jailed for two years and eight months after pleading guilty to several child pornography charges.” Full story BBC News, 14th September 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

MPs? expenses case to be heard by Supreme Court ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 14, 2010
“Three former Labour MPs facing criminal trials over expenses-fiddling allegations have been cleared to go to the Supreme Court in their bid to have the charges thrown out.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2010 Source: www.telegraph...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on September 14, 2010
High Court (Chancery Division) Warwick (Formerly Yarwood) v Trustee In Bankruptcy of Clive Graham Yarwood [2010] EWHC 2272 (Ch) (13 September 2010) High Court (Commercial Court) Omega Proteins Ltd v Aspen Insurance UK Ltd [2010] EWHC 2280 (Comm) (10 September 2010) Stonebridge Underwriting Ltd v Ontario Municipal Insurance Exchange [2010] EWHC 2279 (Comm) (10 September [...

New Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on September 14, 2010
The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2010 The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Amendment No. 2) (England) Regulations 2010 The Police Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 Source: www...

Broadmoor carer admits having sex with rapist patient ? BBC News

Posted on September 14, 2010
“A 31-year-old care worker at Broadmoor high-security psychiatric hospital in Berkshire has admitted having sex with a mentally-ill patient.” Full story BBC News, 13th September 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

New plans to test would-be lawyers ? The Guardian

Posted on September 14, 2010
“The Law Society is investigating a legal aptitude test to stem the tide of solicitors entering the profession.” Full story The Guardian, 14th September 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Pair made Ł250,000 from illegal sperm donor service, court told ? The Guardian

Posted on September 14, 2010
“Two businessmen earned Ł250,000 through an illegal fertility company providing women with access to sperm donors, a court heard today. In the first case of its kind, a jury was told that Nigel Woodforth, 43, ran the firm from the basement of his home in Reading, Berkshire, with 49-year-old Ricky Gage...

Wiltshire policeman bailed over cell attack appeal ? BBC News

Posted on September 14, 2010
“A police officer who was jailed for six months after he was caught on CCTV throwing a woman into a cell has been granted bail pending an appeal.” Full story BBC News, 13th September 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Brian Paddick launches legal action on phone hacking ? BBC News

Posted on September 14, 2010
“A former senior Metropolitan Police officer has issued judicial review proceedings against the force over newspaper phone-hacking claims.” Full story BBC News, 13th September 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Diplomat ?denied foreign post due to her deafness? ? The Independent

Posted on September 14, 2010
“A foreign office high-flier appointed as Britain’s deputy ambassador to Kazakhstan has had her posting revoked after officials ruled that her deafness makes it too expensive to send her abroad. Jane Cordell, who was lauded for her work championing disability rights during a previous diplomatic role in Poland, is suing the Foreign Office for discrimination [...

Royal pressure ?led to FoI ban on disclosure of lobbying by Charles? ? The Guardian

Posted on September 14, 2010
“Guardian to go to tribunal to gain access to letters to ministers, while Act amendments may mean 20-year block on letters.” Full story The Guardian, 13th September 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

MoD silence raises fears of custody deaths in Afghanistan ? The Guardian

Posted on September 14, 2010
“The Ministry of Defence is refusing to disclose whether any individuals have died in British military custody in Afghanistan, raising concerns that a number of people may have been killed during interrogation.” Full story The Guardian, 13th September 2010 Source: www...

Killings in Cumbria and Tyneside spark gun laws review ? BBC News

Posted on September 14, 2010
“MPs are assessing whether UK gun laws are ‘fit for purpose’ after recent killings in Cumbria and on Tyneside.” Full story BBC News, 14th September 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BBC?s Ray Gosling sentenced for wasting police time ? BBC News

Posted on September 14, 2010
“A BBC presenter who admitted wasting police time after claiming on air that he smothered his dying lover has been given a suspended prison sentence.” Full story BBC News, 14th September 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

George Michael jailed for eight weeks ? The Guardian

Posted on September 14, 2010
“George Michael was today sentenced to eight weeks in prison for a drug-driving offence.” Full story The Guardian, 14th September 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on September 13, 2010
The Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Licensing etc.) Regulations 2010 The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Consequential Amendments No.3) Order 2010 The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) Regulations 2010 The Immigration and Nationality (Cost Recovery Fees) (No...

Regina (Webb) v Secretary of State for Justice ? WLR Daily

Posted on September 13, 2010
Regina (Webb) v Secretary of State for Justice [2010] WLR (D) 241 “S 116 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 conferred a unique statutory power to sentence a defendant for a new offence committed while on release on licence for an earlier offence...

Home Office wins deportation court case ? Home Office

Posted on September 13, 2010
“Home Secretary is ‘delighted’ at outcome of a test case which will see an Ethiopian man deported in the interests of national security.” Full press release Home Office, 10th September 2010 Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Tributes to Lord Bingham, ?the greatest judge of our time? ? The Guardian

Posted on September 13, 2010
“Human Rights campaigners and lawyers are mourning the former senior law lord Lord Bingham, regarded as one of the most brilliant and courageous lawyers of his generation, and described as a ‘towering figure.’ “ Full story The Guardian, 12th September 2010 Source: www...

Three jailed over rape attack filmed on mobile phone ? BBC News

Posted on September 13, 2010
“Three men have been jailed for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman who only learned of the attack when she saw footage of it on a mobile phone.” Full story BBC News, 10th September 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Inquiry into death of County Durham man in custody ? BBC News

Posted on September 13, 2010
“An inquiry into the death of a County Durham man in police custody will focus on the actions of arresting officers, a watchdog has said.” Full story BBC News, 13th September 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Disturbing case of young offender goes to European court ? The Independent

Posted on September 13, 2010
“The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will this week hear claims from the British government that locking-up an emotionally disturbed young man and failing to prevent him from inflicting terrible self-harm does not merit an independent, public inquiry...

Judges told: ?be more lenient to women criminals? ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 13, 2010
“Female criminals are more likely to have mental health or educational difficulties and to have parenting responsibilities, while a lower proportion will have committed violent crimes than men, according to new guidelines. Judges ought to ‘bear these matters in mind’ when passing sentence, according to the Equal Treatment Bench Book, published by the Judicial Studies [...

Police set to be granted anonymity at inquest into shooting of barrister Mark Saunders ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 13, 2010
“The police officers who shot dead a barrister at the end of a five-hour siege are expected to be given anonymity ahead of an inquest beginning next week.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Phil Woolas faces court attempt to overturn general election victory ? The Guardian

Posted on September 13, 2010
“Two high court judges, sitting at a specially convened election court, will decide whether the 6 May result in Oldham East and Saddleworth should be declared void and a rerun should take place.” Full story The Guardian, 13th September 2010 Source: www...

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