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Ian Tomlinson death: attorney general backs CPS inaction ? The Guardian

Posted on July 27, 2010
“The attorney general, Dominic Grieve, today supported the Crown Prosecution Service’s decision against charging the police officer caught on video during last year’s G20 protests striking Ian Tomlinson, who later died.” Full story The Guardian, 26th July 2010 Source: www...

Call for drug users to face civil penalties ? The Independent

Posted on July 27, 2010
“Drug users should face civil sanctions such as fines or the loss of their driving licence instead of criminal penalties, a former government drugs adviser said today.” Full story The Independent, 27th July 2010 Source: www.independent.co...

UK opts-in to plan to share evidence between EU police ? BBC News

Posted on July 27, 2010
“Home Secretary Theresa May says the UK will opt in to an EU order allowing foreign police to be given evidence held in the UK.” Full story BBC News, 27th July 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ritz hotel fraudster jailed for five years ? The Guardian

Posted on July 27, 2010
“An unemployed lorry driver who offered the Ritz hotel in London at a discount price to property developers was jailed for five years today.” Full story The Guardian, 27th July 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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Schoolboys launch rape conviction appeal ? The Independent

Posted on July 27, 2010
“Two boys found guilty of attempting to rape a girl of eight launch challenges against their convictions today.” Full story The Independent, 27th July 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Attorney General reports on Unduly Lenient Sentences examined in 2009 ? Attorney General?s Office

Posted on July 27, 2010
“Figures released today by the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) show that in 2009, 71% of the 108 sentences referred by the Law Officers and considered by the Court of Appeal were deemed unduly lenient and 66% of offenders – 71 – had their sentences increased...

Pc ?could face sack? over Ian Tomlinson G20 death ? The Independent

Posted on July 27, 2010
“A riot squad officer filmed hitting Ian Tomlinson with his baton and pushing him to the ground could be sacked after being accused of gross misconduct.” Full story The Independent, 27th July 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Deportation fast-track system for asylum seekers is illegal, court rules ? The Guardian

Posted on July 26, 2010
“A fast-track process for deporting failed asylum-seekers, which gives them little or no notice of their immediate removal, is unlawful, the high court ruled today.” Full story The Guardian, 26th July 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on July 26, 2010
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) J, S, M v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 1755 (23 July 2010) High Court (Chancery Division) Luxe Holding Ltd v Midland Resources Holding Ltd [2010] EWHC 1908 (Ch) (23 July 2010) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Kaschke v Gray & Anor [2010] EWHC 1907 (QB) (23 July 2010) High Court [...

Rymer v Director of Public Prosecutions ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 26, 2010
Rymer v Director of Public Prosecutions [2010] EWHC 1848 (Admin); [2010] WLR (D) 197 “A defendant who had pleaded guilty by post in response to a written charge in respect of summary offences and who had been convicted by the justices in his absence pursuant to s 12(4) of the Magistrates? Court Act 1980 did [...

In re Perrins, deceased; Perrins v Holland and others ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 26, 2010
In re Perrins, deceased; Perrins v Holland and others [2010] EWCA Civ 840; [2010] WLR (D) 196 “In a case where a testator had testamentary capacity when he gave instructions for his will, the will as drafted embodied those instructions and when the testator executed his will a year later his testamentary wishes remained unchanged [...

Jon Venables case: inquiry ordered into parole supervision ? The Guardian

Posted on July 26, 2010
“The Ministry of Justice is to review how Jon Venables, one of the young killers of James Bulger, was supervised after his release from custody in 2001.” Full story The Guardian, 24th July 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ruling expected on ?fast-track deportation? policy ? The Independent

Posted on July 26, 2010
“The High Court is ruling today on the legality of a Home Office policy which allows the speedy deportation of foreign nationals refused permission to remain in the UK.” Full story The Independent, 26th July 2010 Source: www.independent.co...

Prisons minister says criminals could cut jail sentences by saying ?sorry? ? The Guardian

Posted on July 26, 2010
“Tens of thousands of offenders may be able to reduce their sentences by making personal apologies to their victims, under plans for a ‘rehabilitation revolution’ in the criminal justice system.” Full story The Guardian, 25th July 2010 Source: www...

Ian Tomlinson coroner is urged to stand aside ? The Guardian

Posted on July 26, 2010
“The coroner due to preside over the inquest into the death of Ian Tomlinson was tonight under pressure to step down from the hearing because he was responsible for appointing the pathologist who conducted a controversial postmortem on Tomlinson...

MPs due to vote on England academies reforms ? BBC News

Posted on July 26, 2010
“MPs are due to vote on legislation which paves the way for a radical overhaul of England’s school system.” Full story BBC News, 26th July 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Jon Venables case: the legal arguments ? The Guardian

Posted on July 26, 2010
“The Jon Venables case raises thorny issues about media responsibility and the competing interests of open justice and the right not just to a fair trial, but to life.” Full story The Guardian, 23rd July 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Burka ban Tory MP could face legal action ? The Independent

Posted on July 26, 2010
“The MP who is refusing to hold meetings with Muslim women wearing full Islamic dress faces legal action.” Full story The Independent, 25th July 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Rape charge anonymity pledge dropped after protests by MPs ? The Guardian

Posted on July 26, 2010
“The government has abandoned plans to grant pre-charge anonymity to men accused of rape after an outcry from Labour and women Tory MPs.” Full story The Guardian, 25th July 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on July 26, 2010
Court of Appeal (Criminal Court) Gnango, R v [2010] EWCA Crim 1691 (26 July 2010) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) LK v Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust [2010] EWHC 1928 (QB) (15 July 2010) High Court (Administrative Court) Wood v Director of Public Prosecutions [2010] EWHC 1769 (Admin) (30 June 2010) Nursing and [...

Government to target no win, no fee legal deals ? The Guardian

Posted on July 26, 2010
“High costs of conditional fee arrangements have become a ‘serious concern’ particularly in NHS clinical negligence cases.” Full story The Guardian, 26th July 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Footballer Gavin Grant jailed for life for gun murder ? The Guardian

Posted on July 26, 2010
“A footballer began life imprisonment today for his part in a wave of ‘tit-for-tat’ shootings on the Stonebridge Park estate in north-west London, where ‘the law of the jungle’ had held sway, a court heard.” Full story The Guardian, 26th July 2010 Source: www...

Government announces consultation on Jackson?s CFA reforms ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on July 26, 2010
“No-win no-fee agreements will be the focus of a government consultation on Lord Justice Jackson?s proposals for reforming civil litigation costs, the government announced today.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 26th July 2010 Source: www...

?Happy slapping? youths detained for grandfather death ? BBC News

Posted on July 26, 2010
“Two teenage members of a ‘happy slapping’ gang who fatally beat a retired care worker in front of his young granddaughter in south London have been detained.” Full story BBC News, 26th July 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on July 26, 2010
The School Information (England) (Amendment) (Revocation) Regulations 2010 The Medical Profession (Responsible Officers) Regulations 2010 The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Miscellaneous Consequential Amendments) Order 2010 The Medicines for Human Use (Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2010 The Child Trust Funds (Amendment No...

Killer who hid body without trace is jailed for 26 years ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 23, 2010
“A killer was jailed for at least 26 years today after he refused to reveal what he has done with the body of his victim.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Father jailed for attack on Teesside paramedics ? BBC News

Posted on July 23, 2010
“An expectant father from Teesside who punched and kicked a two paramedics has been jailed for six months.” Full story BBC News, 22nd July 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Financial adviser jailed over Teesside pensions fraud ? BBC News

Posted on July 23, 2010
“A financial adviser who defrauded vulnerable and elderly clients on Teesside out of more than �300,000 has been jailed for three years.” Full story BBC News, 22nd July 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Rymer v Director of Public Prosecutions ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 23, 2010
Rymer v Director of Public Prosecutions [2010] EWHC 1848 (Admin); [2010] WLR (D) 197 “A defendant who had pleaded guilty by post in response to a written charge in respect of summary offences and who had been convicted by the justices in his absence pursuant to s 12(4) of the Magistrates? Court Act 1980 did [...

In re Perrins, deceased; Perrins v Holland and others ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 23, 2010
In re Perrins, deceased; Perrins v Holland and others [2010] EWCA Civ 840; [2010] WLR (D) 196 �”In a case where a testator had testamentary capacity when he gave instructions for his will, the will as drafted embodied those instructions and when the testator executed his will a year later his testamentary wishes remained unchanged [...

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