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Ken Clarke to attack ?bang ?em up? prison sentencing ? The Guardian

Posted on June 30, 2010
“The justice secretary, Ken Clarke, will today launch a scathing attack on the Victorian ‘bang ‘em up’ prison culture of the past 20 years.” Full story The Guardian, 30th June 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on June 30, 2010
Supreme Court Noone, R (on the application of) v Governor of HMP Drake Hall & Anor [2010] UKSC 30 (30 June 2010) Smith, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Defence & Anor [2010] UKSC 29 (30 June 2010) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust v Fox [...

?Torture? man wins appeal right ? BBC News

Posted on June 30, 2010
“A Briton who says he was tortured in Pakistan with the complicity of UK security services has won the right to appeal against his terror convictions.” Full story BBC News, 30th June 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Paedophile dubbed ?every parent?s nightmare? jailed indefinitely ? The Independent

Posted on June 30, 2010
“A dangerous paedophile at the centre of an international child sex abuse ring was jailed indefinitely today to protect young boys.” Full story The Independent, 30th June 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

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The Government?s vision for criminal justice reform ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on June 30, 2010
“Justice Secretary, Kenneth Clarke, has given a speech on criminal justice reform at the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 30th June 2010 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Iraq inquiry publishes legal advice to Blair on war ? BBC News

Posted on June 30, 2010
“The Iraq inquiry has released details of the legal advice given to Tony Blair prior to the invasion of Iraq after the documents were de-classified.” Full story BBC News, 30th June 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Iraq war inquiry to resume public hearings ? The Independent

Posted on June 29, 2010
“The Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq War will resume public hearings today after a break of nearly four months because of the general election.” Full story The Independent, 29th June 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Deane v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions ? WLR Daily

Posted on June 29, 2010
Deane v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2010] EWCA Civ 699; [2010] WLR (D) 162 “In determining whether a claimant seeking Carer?s Allowance was ‘receiving full-time education’, so as to be excluded, it was erroneous to ask how many hours were actually spent on the activities which were defined within the applicable Regulations...

Gibbon v Manchester City Council; L G Blower Specialist Bricklayer Ltd; Reeves and another ? WLR Daily

Posted on June 29, 2010
Gibbon v Manchester City Council; L G Blower Specialist Bricklayer Ltd; Reeves and another [2010] EWCA Civ 726; [2010] WLR (D) 161 “Although basic concepts of offer and acceptance clearly underpinned CPR Pt 36 it should not be understood as incorporating all the rules of law governing the formation of contracts; rather it should be [...

BAILII: Recent decisions

Posted on June 29, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Cook Biotech Incorporated v Edwards Lifesciences AG [2010] EWCA Civ 718 (28 June 2010) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Wilson v London Borough of Harrow [2010] EWHC 1574 (QB) (28 June 2010) High Court (Commercial Court) Redmayne Bentley Stockbrokers v Isaacs & Ors [2010] EWHC 1504 (Comm) (28 June 2010) [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on June 29, 2010
The Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2010 The Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Rate Relief) (England) (Amendment) Order 2010 The Non-Domestic Rating (Collection and Enforcement) (Local Lists) (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2010 The Zoonoses and Animal By-Products (Fees) (England) Regulations 2010 The Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing by EEA Practitioners) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 [...

BNP faces financial turmoil if found in contempt of court ? The Guardian

Posted on June 29, 2010
“Fresh from its disastrous showing at the ballot box on 6 May, the British National party now faces financial turmoil with its assets threatened by court action. The high court is to decide whether Nick Griffin and two other BNP officials should face contempt of court proceedings in which their assets could be confiscated under [...

Calls to ban Mosquito ?teen repellent? device ruled out ? BBC News

Posted on June 29, 2010
“The UK government has rejected calls to ban a device that uses a high-pitched noise to disperse teenage gangs.” Full story BBC News, 28th June 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Vetting scheme ?would not protect children as paedophiles operate online? ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 29, 2010
“Children would not be protected by Labour?s controversial anti-paedophile database, according to experts, because sexual predators are more likely to find victims online rather than in their workplaces.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 29th June 2010 Source: www...

Lord Hope: The Creation of the Supreme Court ? was it worth it? ? The Guardian

Posted on June 29, 2010
“Read in full the annual Gray’s Inn Reading at Barnard’s Inn by Lord Hope of Craighead, Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court.” Full story The Guardian, 24th June 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

High Court judge to rule Parliament Square protest ? BBC News

Posted on June 29, 2010
“A High Court judge is to rule on a bid by London Mayor Boris Johnson to evict peace protesters from Parliament Square.” Full story BBC News, 29th June 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Prosecutor admits halting case for £20,000 bribe ? The Independent

Posted on June 29, 2010
“A corrupt senior Crown prosecutor has admitted pocketing £20,000 to use his position to discontinue a criminal case, it can be reported today.” Full story The Independent, 29th June 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Government urged to publish ?terror guidelines? ? BBC News

Posted on June 29, 2010
“The government is facing growing demands to publish guidance given to UK intelligence officers interrogating terrorist suspects overseas.” Full story BBC News, 29th June 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Web-savvy lawyers stand to gain online ? The Guardian

Posted on June 29, 2010
“Many solicitors have websites, but few are really capitalising on the web’s reach to attract, and keep, clients.” Full story The Guardian, 29th June 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Stepmother wins High Court ruling over £1.8m feud ? The Independent

Posted on June 29, 2010
“The three children of a wealthy electronics engineer lost a High Court feud with their stepmother today over a £1.8 million cash transfer a few months before his death.” Full story The Independent, 29th July 2010 Source: www.independent.co...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on June 28, 2010
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Gibbon v Manchester City Council [2010] EWCA Civ 726 (25 June 2010) Steele v The Home Office [2010] EWCA Civ 724 (25 June 2010) Smith v Cooper & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 722 (25 June 2010) Smith v Co-Operative Group Ltd & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 725 (25 June 2010) [...

Regina v Lee ? WLR Daily

Posted on June 28, 2010
Regina v Lee [2010] EWCA Crim 1404; [2010] WLR (D) 160 “The offence under s 85(5)(b) of the Medicines Act 1968 of selling or supplying a medicinal product which was misleadingly labelled or marked in respect of the nature or quality of the product, where such sale or supply was done by a person ‘in [...

Regina v Brewster ? WLR Daily

Posted on June 28, 2010
Regina v Brewster  [2010] EWCA Crim 1194; [2010] WLR (D) 159 “Where a party sought to admit evidence of a witness?s bad character which bore only indirectly on his credibility, and that credibility was a matter in issue in the proceedings and of substantial importance in the context of the case as a whole, such [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on June 28, 2010
The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.2) Order 2010 The Export Control (Burma) (Amendment) Order 2010 The Gaming Duty (Amendment) Regulations 2010 Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

The incoming tide: The civil law, the common law, referees and advocates ? Speech by Lord Neuberger, Master of the Rolls

Posted on June 28, 2010
“The incoming tide: The civil law, the common law, referees and advocates –  the European Circuit of the bar?s first Annual Lecture at Gray?s Inn on 24 June.” Full speech Judiciary of England and Wales, 28th June 2010 Source: www.judiciary...

Report due into Kirk Reid police rape inquiry ? BBC News

Posted on June 28, 2010
“The Metropolitan Police is expected to be criticised over its investigation of a sex attacker who targeted women in south-west London.” Full story BBC News, 28th June 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Family court body review ?needed? ? BBC News

Posted on June 28, 2010
“The body that looks after the interests of children involved in family court proceedings in England is lurching from ‘crisis to crisis’, a union says.” Full story BBC News, 28th June 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Teacher sacked for sexually inappropriate comments ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 28, 2010
“A male teacher at a girls? school was sacked after making sexually inappropriate comments to teenage pupils about their breasts and prostitutes.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 28th June 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Baroness Hale: Human Rights Act hampered by constitutional problems ? The Guardian

Posted on June 28, 2010
“Baroness Hale of Richmond has spoken to the Salford Human Rights Conference on the development of human rights law, and has lamented the time spent on constitutional wrangling rather than applying the essence of the Act.” Full story The Guardian, 25th June 2010 Source: www...

UK bill of rights plan a ?bad idea?, warns head of European court ? The Guardian

Posted on June 28, 2010
“Senior judge’s remarks that human rights could be hit if act repealed threatens to inflame row over power of Strasbourg.” Full story The Guardian, 27th June 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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