Legal News

Michael Shields: statement by the Justice Secretary ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on September 10, 2009
“The Justice Secretary Jack Straw has made a statement about Michael Shields.” Full statement Ministry of Justice, 9th September 2009 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Heathrow trafficker jailed ? UK Border Agency

Posted on September 10, 2009
“A Swedish man has been jailed for trafficking Sri Lankans into Britain through Heathrow.” Full press release UK Border Agency, 9th September 2009 Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Children left alone in ?squalor? ? BBC News

Posted on September 10, 2009
“A mother-of-three whose children were left alone in squalor has been jailed for six months.” Full story BBC News, 9th September 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man jailed for 30 years of abuse ? BBC News

Posted on September 10, 2009
“A paedophile who abused three young children over a period of 30 years has been jailed for eight years.” Full story BBC News, 9th September 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Ex-presenter in jail term appeal ? BBC News

Posted on September 10, 2009
“A former BBC television presenter who hit a teenager with a 3ft pole in a fight at the West Midlands bar he owned is to appeal against his jail sentence.” Full story BBC News, 9th September 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Amir Khan and Frank Warren launch legal bid to force Facebook to remove ?racist? content ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 10, 2009
“British boxing champion Amir Khan and his promoter, Frank Warren, have launched a legal campaign to force Facebook to tackle ‘highly defamatory’ or abusive postings.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2009 Source: www...

Police given assault warning over DNA samples taken from children ? The Guardian

Posted on September 10, 2009
“Police officers who take ‘voluntary’ DNA samples from children under 16 without their written consent or that of their parents are legally committing an assault, the Home Office’s ethics group on the national DNA database has warned...

Free at last, but why did Michael Shields?s pardon take so long? ? The Times

Posted on September 10, 2009
“Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, latched on to a comment made in passing from Mr Shields Sr when he met the family on August 28. They presented him with new evidence, believed to be the oral confession of another man, Graham Sankey, to the attack made on the second day of Mr Shields? trial in [...

Couple win battle to save frozen embryos from destruction ? The Times

Posted on September 10, 2009
“A couple spoke of their joy and renewed desire to have children last night after ministers allowed them to keep frozen embryos that otherwise would have been destroyed.” Full story The Times, 10th September 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co...

Man, 74, given ?no speaking? Asbo ? BBC News

Posted on September 09, 2009
“A 74-year-old man from Devon has been barred from speaking to anyone aged under 18 in England and Wales.” Full story BBC News, 8th September 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on September 09, 2009
Court of Appeal (Civil Divison) Domb & Ors, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 941 (08 September 2009) Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) MacKreth (Deceased), R v [2009] EWCA Crim 1849 (08 September 2009) Source: www...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on September 09, 2009
The Planning Act 2008 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2009 The Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (Amendment No. 3) (England) Order 2009 The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2009 The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2009 The Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009 The Infrastructure Planning (Model Provisions) (England and Wales) [...

Former employee who emailed company info to himself breached database rights, High Court rules ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on September 09, 2009
“The founder of a conferencing business breached his former employer’s database rights and misappropriated its confidential information, the High Court has said.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 8th September 2009 Source: www.out-law.com

Predator jailed for sex attacks ? BBC News

Posted on September 09, 2009
“A schizophrenic sexual predator who tried to rape a schoolgirl and three women in London has been detained indefinitely in a mental hospital.” Full story BBC News, 8th September 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Married woman faces deportation ? BBC News

Posted on September 09, 2009
“A married Canadian woman is due to fly out of Heathrow later under imminent threat of deportation from the UK.” Full story BBC News, 9th September 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Justice Secretary pardons Shields ? BBC News

Posted on September 09, 2009
“Liverpool fan Michael Shields has been pardoned by Justice Secretary Jack Straw.” Full story BBC News, 9th September 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Consultant ?victimised for exposing cost-cutting? ? The Independent

Posted on September 09, 2009
“A leading cancer consultant who repeatedly raised concerns about the health and safety of patients at a London hospital will claim today that he was victimised by managers and had his warnings ignored.” Full story The Independent, 9th September 2009 Source: www...

Bankers sue for £30m in bonuses ? The Guardian

Posted on September 09, 2009
“Former and current employees of a German-owned investment bank today lodged a high court claim for £30m in unpaid bonuses.” Full story The Guardian, 8th September 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Airline bomb plot trial triggers call to modernise rules of evidence ? The Times

Posted on September 09, 2009
“The rules of evidence in the British courts need to be modernised after the airline bomb plot trial, a former Director of Public Prosecutions says.” Full story The Times, 9th September 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Violent teenage bully filmed attack on two boys on his mobile phone ? The Times

Posted on September 09, 2009
“A teenager kept a video recording entitled The Torture House on his mobile phone showing a horrific attack he carried out on two younger boys, a court heard yesterday.” Full story The Times, 9th September 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Teenage girl locked up for killing cat with crossbow ? The Independent

Posted on September 09, 2009
“A teenager was locked up for three months today after shooting dead her neighbour’s cat with a crossbow.” Full story The Independent, 9th September 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

?No ground? over hacker extradition ? The Independent

Posted on September 09, 2009
“Home Secretary Alan Johnson today ‘gave no ground’ in the face of calls not to extradite computer hacker Gary McKinnon, a cross-party trio of senior MPs said.” Full story The Independent, 9th September 2009 Source: www.independent...

Rugby agent jailed for money scam ? BBC News

Posted on September 08, 2009
“A former sporting agent with a ‘liking for the fine life’ has been jailed for a finance scam totalling £481,000.” Full story BBC News, 7th September 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on September 08, 2009
The Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (Commencement No.1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2009 The Mental Health and Mental Capacity (Advocacy) Amendment (England) Regulations 2009 The Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Limited Partnerships and Newspaper Proprietors) Regulations 2009 The Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) Order 2009 Source: www...

Drug factory electrician jailed ? BBC News

Posted on September 08, 2009
“A Vietnamese man has been jailed for 38 months for helping to convert five properties in Gloucestershire into cannabis ‘factories’.” Full story BBC News, 7th September 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Hit-and-run cyclist killer jailed ? BBC News

Posted on September 08, 2009
“A businessman who admitted driving into a cyclist and leaving him for dead has been jailed for seven and a half years.” Full story BBC News, 7th September 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Independent Safeguarding Authority could bar ?lonely? people from working with children ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 08, 2009
“The Government?s new anti-paedophile database will take into account lifestyles, relationships and beliefs when assessing the backgrounds of more than 11million people, rather than just whether they have a criminal record. The Independent Safeguarding Authority can consider unproven allegations made in newspaper reports or tip-offs from members of the public, as well as trawling internet [...

British Supreme Court is ?frivolous? creation, warns top judge ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 08, 2009
“Former Law Lord Lord Neuberger, who declined to move to the Supreme Court and has instead been appointed Master of the Rolls, said the far-reaching change to the legal system appeared to have been dreamt up ‘over a glass of whisky’ by former Prime Minister Tony Blair...

Abortion ad rules review delayed ? The Guardian

Posted on September 08, 2009
“Regulators have delayed publication of the results of a controversial review of the UK advertising code, which includes proposals that could allow abortion clinics to run TV commercials, until next year after receiving around 4,000 submissions...

Release of terror suspect expected to end secret evidence detentions ? The Times

Posted on September 08, 2009
“Britain?s most dangerous terrorist suspects are likely to be released from detention to avoid the disclosure of secret intelligence evidence, lawyers said.” Full story The Times, 8th September 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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