Legal News

Diana was right to be worried, says top QC, Michael Mansfield ? The Times

Posted on September 02, 2009
“The fears of Diana, Princess of Wales, for her safety and her preoccupation with surveillance were ‘entirely justified’, Michael Mansfield says today.” Full story The Times, 2nd September 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Degree call for prison officers ? BBC News

Posted on September 02, 2009
“All prison officers should be educated to degree level to help give them the necessary skills for the ‘challenging’ job, a penal reform charity has said.” Full story BBC News, 2nd September 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Divorcing couples encouraged to search for the most favourable court ? The Times

Posted on September 02, 2009
“Divorcing couples encouraged to search for the most favourable court Divorcing couples search for the best court Divorcing couples can receive vastly different outcomes depending upon which part of the country their case is heard.” Full story The Times, 2nd September 2009 Source: www...

Judge bemoans small fine for former BNP officer?s data protection breach ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on September 02, 2009
“A man who published the personal information of 10,000 members of the British National Party (BNP) has been found guilty of breaking the Data Protection Act and has been ordered to pay a fine and costs.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 1st September 2009 Source: www...

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Equal birth registration rights for female couples ? Home Office

Posted on September 02, 2009
“Female couples now have the same rights as heterosexual couples when registering the birth of a child conceived as a result of fertility treatment.” Full story Home Office, 1st September 2009 Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Ex-BNP man fined over names leak ? BBC News

Posted on September 01, 2009
“A former member of the British National Party has been fined £200 after admitting publishing the details of some 10,000 party members online.” Full story BBC News, 1st September 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on September 01, 2009
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Bastow, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 1834 (23 July 2009) High Court (Administrative Court) Carter v Crown Prosecution Service [2009] EWHC 2197 (Admin) (27 July 2009) High Court (Patents Court) Novartis AG & Anor v Johnson & Johnson Medical Ltd & Ors [2009] EWHC 2029 (Pat) (29 July 2009) Source: www...

New Chairman of the Criminal Bar Association Calls for a Halt to the Government?s ?Cavalier? Legal Aid Cuts ? The Bar Council

Posted on September 01, 2009
“The new Chairman of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA), Paul Mendelle QC, has today called for the Government to re-think its approach towards the publicly-funded Bar.” Full story The Bar Council, 1st September 2009 Source: www.barcouncil...

MPs with questionable claims to be barred from Lords ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 01, 2009
“MPs with questionable expenses claims will be barred from taking a seat in the House of Lords if they choose to stand down before the election.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 1st September 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Row over £3m IT link leaves thousands of crimes off police computer ? The Times

Posted on September 01, 2009
“Thousands of crimes are never put on to the police national computer because of a £3 million row over who should pay towards uploading them on to the IT system.” Full story The Times, 1st September 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Ministers under fire for locking up immigrant children ? The Guardian

Posted on September 01, 2009
“Ministers were facing accusations today that hundreds of children are being held unnecessarily in immigration detention centres as official figures revealed, for the first time, that 470 minors were being detained with their families.” Full story The Guardian, 30th August 2009 Source: www...

Plan to help victims of NHS negligence is left to languish on statute book ? The Independent

Posted on September 01, 2009
“Ministers have been condemned for failing to implement a law designed to help victims of NHS negligence and improve patient safety.” Full story The Independent, 30th August 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Amro International SA and anr v Financial Services Authority and ors ? WLR Daily

Posted on September 01, 2009
Amro International SA and anr v Financial Services Authority and ors; [2009] WLR (D) 288 “Although the purpose of ss 169?172 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 was to facilitate investigation in support of overseas regulators and such co-operation was desirable in order to maintain the regulation of financial markets and banks, the nature [...

Magistrates attack plans for ?alcohol asbos? to tackle drunken behaviour ? The Guardian

Posted on September 01, 2009
“A government policy to fine drunken troublemakers up to £2,500 under a new system of ‘alcohol asbos’ introduced today has been rubbished by magistrates whose job it is to impose them.” Full story The Guardian, 31st August 2009 Source: www...

Abuse victim jailed for blackmail ? BBC News

Posted on September 01, 2009
“A sex abuse victim has been jailed for six years for blackmailing the man who abused him.” Full story BBC News, 28th August 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

New ?booze Asbos? come under fire ? BBC News

Posted on September 01, 2009
“New powers to impose Drinking Banning Orders – dubbed ‘booze Asbos’ – on people who behave anti-socially while drunk have come under fire.” Full story BBC News, 31st August 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Law firms enjoy vintage year despite dip in profits ? The Times

Posted on September 01, 2009
“Britain?s biggest law firms suffered a dip in profits for the first time in a decade last year but still enjoyed one of their best years, earning more than £4 billion.” Full story The Times, 31st August 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Man alleges police shot him in head with Taser ? The Guardian

Posted on September 01, 2009
“A police watchdog is investigating claims that officers used a Taser stun gun on a man’s head during an arrest.” Full story The Guardian, 31st August 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Baby P: Sharon Shoesmith ?compares her treatment to that of James Bulger?s murderers? ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 01, 2009
“Sharon Shoesmith, the social services chief who was sacked over the Baby P scandal, compares her treatment to that of the killers of James Bulger in a legal challenge, it has been reported.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 1st September 2009 Source: www...

Bar Standards Board warning over ABSs ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on September 01, 2009
“The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has said it would be ?wrong? to allow barristers to join alternative business structures (ABSs) without evidence of whether all forms of the new structure are ?compatible with the regulatory objectives? of the Legal Services Act 2007, or necessary for the benefit of consumers...

Binyam Mohamed: I will fight for other prisoners ? The Independent

Posted on September 01, 2009
“Binyam Mohamed, the former Guantanamo detainee, has reversed a decision to stay out of the public eye by signalling his determination to campaign for justice for prisoners at the American detention camp and highlight the lifelong effects of torture he suffered at the hands of his interrogators...

Lesbians given equal birth rights ? BBC News

Posted on September 01, 2009
“Women in same-sex relationships can now register both their names on the birth certificate of a child conceived as a result of fertility treatment.” Full story BBC News, 31st August 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judges to be put on trial to test their courtroom skills ? The Times

Posted on September 01, 2009
“Judges will go back to school to have their skills tested, under a radical training programme.” Full story The Times, 1st September 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Court dismisses dog death case against neighbour ? The Guardian

Posted on September 01, 2009
“A company director who killed his neighbour’s dog by hitting it with a garden hoe after a long-running feud had the case against him dismissed today.” Full story The Guardian, 28th August 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on September 01, 2009
The M62 and M606 Motorways (Chain Bar Roundabout) (Car Share Lane) Regulations 2009 The Houses in Multiple Occupation (Specified Educational Establishments) (England) Regulations 2009 The Identity Cards Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2009 The General Chiropractic Council (Registration) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2009 The Aviation Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2009 The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) [...

Baylis urges change in patent law ? BBC News

Posted on September 01, 2009
“One of Britain’s best-known inventors is urging a change in the law to strengthen protection against those who try to steal ideas.” Full story BBC News, 1st September 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

ICO publishes guidance on some exemptions from FOI requests ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on September 01, 2009
“The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which oversees compliance with the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, has published guidance on what information local authorities can and cannot release.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 1st September 2009 Source: www...

Solicitor claims council guilty of Dunkirk veteran?s manslaughter ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 01, 2009
“A solicitor is prosecuting a council for the alleged manslaughter of a Dunkirk veteran, who died two weeks after being told his care home was to be closed.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 1st September 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

?Very dangerous? serial sex predator jailed indefinitely ? The Independent

Posted on September 01, 2009
“A ‘very dangerous’ serial sex predator was jailed indefinitely today for groping schoolgirls, joggers and women heading home from work.” Full story The Independent, 1st September 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Pleasure beach hoaxer jailed ? The Independent

Posted on August 28, 2009
“A man who made a hoax 999 call claiming a nail bomb would be planted at Blackpool Pleasure Beach was jailed for two years today.” Full story The Independent, 27th August 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

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