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Sun and Daily Mail guilty of contempt over online photo in murder case ? The Guardian

Posted on March 03, 2011
“The Sun and the Daily Mail have been found guilty of contempt of court for publishing a picture of a murder trial defendant posing with a gun on their websites.” Full story The Guardian, 3rd March 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on March 02, 2011
The Immigration (Designation of Travel Bans) (Amendment) Order 2011 The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2011 Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 02, 2011
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Zarezadeh, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 271 (01 March 2011) Hackett v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 380 (01 March 2011) Grout, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 299 (01 March 2011) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) LO (Jordan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 164 (01 [...

BSB praised in LSB report ? Bar Standards Board

Posted on March 02, 2011
“The regulator of the Bar in England and Wales has been praised by the Legal Services Board in its latest report entitled ?First-tier complaints handling, Implementation ? Progress Review.?” Full story Bar Standards Board, 1st March 2011 Source: www...

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IPCC finds police response to Joanne Butler?s emergency calls was ?flawed? ? The Guardian

Posted on March 02, 2011
“The way police responded to a woman who made two 999 calls before she was battered to death was ‘wholly inadequate’, according to a report by the Independent Police Complaints Commission. It highlighted failings in Leicestershire Constabulary’s response to phone calls they received prior to Joanne Butler’s murder in January 2006...

Divorce: Mediation should help married couples split up ? BBC News

Posted on March 02, 2011
“A major shake-up of the family court procedures in England and Wales comes into effect on 6 April 2011.” Full story BBC News, 2nd March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Court rules that newspaper does not have to identify commenters ? The Guardian

Posted on March 02, 2011
“Defamation attempt fails as high court rules that anonymous comments on the Daily Mail’s website are little more than ‘pub talk’.” Full story The Guardian, 1st March 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Parliamentary law review for relatives of missing ? BBC News

Posted on March 02, 2011
“The father of missing York chef Claudia Lawrence has asked MPs for more legal rights for families of missing people.” Full story BBC News, 1st March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Library campaigners mount legal challenges to closures ? The Guardian

Posted on March 02, 2011
“Pressure is building on culture secretary Jeremy Hunt over library closures, with the mounting of two new legal challenges.” Full story The Guardian, 1st March 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Classifying offenders could lead to criminal justice revolution ? The Guardian

Posted on March 02, 2011
“Imagine being able to predict which offenders will go on to commit serious crimes. Juliet Rix on a new system that could have a drastic impact on the justice system.” Full story The Guardian, 2nd March 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

New code to govern CCTV cameras ? The Independent

Posted on March 02, 2011
“Police forces and councils who want to set up CCTV systems will have to be open and clear about what they will be used for and why under Home Office plans.” Full story The Independent, 1st March 2011 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Is European court gender insurance ruling completely bonkers? ? The Guardian

Posted on March 02, 2011
“Legally speaking, the judgment from the European court of justice that prohibits use of gender in underwriting premiums is unsurprising.” Full story The Guardian, 1st March 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Queen?s Counsel in England and Wales, 2010-11 ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on March 02, 2011
“Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of 120 new Queen’s Counsel.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 1st March 2011 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

ISPs must advertise average broadband speeds, not ?up to? speeds, says Ofcom ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on March 02, 2011
“ISPs should be forced to advertise the typical speeds available on internet access packages and not the theoretical maximum currently advertised, telecoms regulator Ofcom has said. They should also not be allowed to cap ‘unlimited’ services...

Gender insurance ruling: case study ? The Guardian

Posted on March 01, 2011
“Jade Sell is a young driver whose car insurance premium is set to rise as a result of today’s ECJ ruling on gender.” Full story The Guardian, 1st March 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Youth Justice Board commits to improve practice in response to children and young people?s views ? Youth Justice Board

Posted on March 01, 2011
“The routine use of full searches will stop across the secure estate, there will be a review of the criteria used to separate young people in custody to manage problems that arise, complaints will be handled more fairly and effectively and work will be undertaken with the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) and the Samaritans [...

Man gets life for party murder ? The Independent

Posted on March 01, 2011
“A knifeman who stabbed an innocent 16-year-old partygoer to death in what a judge said was any parent’s ‘worst nightmare’ was jailed for life today.” Full story The Independent, 1st March 2011 Source: www.independent.co...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on March 01, 2011
The Export Control (Amendment) Order 2011 The Libya (Financial Sanctions) Order 2011 Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on March 01, 2011
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Hoath & Anor, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 274 (26 January 2011) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) P & Q v Surrey County Council [2011] EWCA Civ 190 (28 February 2011) High Court (Queen’s Bench) Deir v Athel & Ors [2011] EWHC 354 (QB) (25 February 2011) High Court (Administrative [...

Lynch v Ceva Logistic Ltd and another ? WLR Daily

Posted on March 01, 2011
Lynch v Ceva Logistic Ltd and another [2011] EWCA Civ 188; [ 2011] WLR (D) 66 “The owner of a warehouse who had the control of it (1) owed a duty under regulations 4 and 17 of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 and at common law to ensure that the place of [...

Gray v News Group Newspapers Ltd and another; Coogan v Same ? WLR Daily

Posted on March 01, 2011
Gray v News Group Newspapers Ltd and another; Coogan v Same [2011] EWHC 349 (Ch); [2011] WLR (D) 65 “The words ‘technical or commercial information’ in the definition of ‘intellectual property’ in section 72(5) of the Senior Courts Act 1981, section 72 (1) of which provided for the withdrawal of privilege against self or spousal [...

Men and women will pay the same for insurance from 2012 ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on March 01, 2011
“Insurance and pensions companies must be stopped from offering different prices and premiums to men and women from December 2012, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 1st March 2011 Source: www.out-law.com

Advertising watchdog to monitor website words ? BBC News

Posted on March 01, 2011
“How companies talk about themselves on Twitter feeds or Facebook profiles is to be policed like adverts.” Full story BBC News, 1st March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

CPS decision on Atherstone fire deaths: Three fire service managers face charges of manslaughter ? Crown Prosecution Service

Posted on March 01, 2011
“Three Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service managers will face charges of manslaughter by gross negligence for the deaths of four firefighters in a warehouse in Atherstone-on-Stour in 2007, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has decided.” Full story Crown Prosecution Service, 28th February 2011 Source: www...

?Phobia? inmate?s bid to finish jail term at home fails ? BBC News

Posted on March 01, 2011
“A prisoner who suffers social phobia has lost his legal fight to complete his jail term under curfew at home.” Full story BBC News, 28th February 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

?Serious concerns? over UK Supreme Court change ? BBC News

Posted on March 01, 2011
“The Scottish government is to outline its ‘serious concerns’ about plans which it says could threaten the historic independence of Scots law.” Full story BBC News, 1st March 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Airline worker found guilty of terrorism offences ? Crown Prosecution Service

Posted on March 01, 2011
“Rajib Karim, a software engineer for British Airways (BA), was found guilty today at Woolwich Crown Court of involvement in preparing a ‘chilling plan’ to blow up a passenger plane.” Full story Crown Prosecution Service, 28th February 2011 Source: www...

Could you defend yourself in court? ? BBC News

Posted on March 01, 2011
“Legal aid changes in England and Wales could mean hundreds of thousands more people representing themselves in court, judges have warned. So how exactly do you become an amateur lawyer?” Full story BBC News, 28th February 2011 Source: www...

How a secret court was made to open up ? The Independent

Posted on March 01, 2011
“The Act of Parliament that created the Court of Protection was pushed through in a hurry, amid an outcry from dozens of MPs, as the government tried to get its outstanding business completed in time for the 2005 general election.” Full story The Independent, 1st March 2011 Source: www...

Court allows journalists into care hearing ? The Guardian

Posted on March 01, 2011
“The Guardian and other news organisations have won a court ruling that could open up the care system for people with learning difficulties to public scrutiny.” Full story The Guardian, 28th February 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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