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Bar Council Urges Caution Over Alternative Business Structures ? The Bar Council

Posted on August 17, 2009
“The Bar Council has today published its response to the Legal Services Board?s wide-ranging discussion paper on Alternative Business Structures (ABS). The response from its Working Group on ABS reflects the Bar Council?s support for a pragmatic and proportionate approach to the liberalisation of the legal services market, as envisaged by Sir David Clementi [...

Millions at risk of prosecution in internet piracy purge ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 17, 2009
“Millions of parents whose teenage children illegally download films and pop songs face having their internet connection cut off and fines of up to Ł50,000.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 16th August 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Lawyers fly to Briton held for murder in Iraq ? The Independent

Posted on August 17, 2009
“A British legal team will fly from Heathrow airport to Iraq later today to begin work on behalf of Danny Fitzsimons ? the British military contractor who faces the death penalty for the alleged shooting of two of his colleagues in Baghdad, Iraq...

?Desperate? prisons jam more in cells ? The Guardian

Posted on August 17, 2009
“The government has been accused of presiding over a ‘desperate’ attempt to manage the prisons crisis by placing thousands more offenders in some of the oldest jails which are already operating at close to capacity.” Full story The Guardian, 16th August 2009 Source: www...

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Hundreds of Britons will be extradited for minor crimes under new rules ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 17, 2009
“Hundreds of Britons will be extradited for minor misdemeanours ranging from driving offences and drunkenness to more bizarre crimes such as stealing chickens, under new rules which come into force next year.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 17th August 2009 Source: www...

New laws could mean children disappear from TV, say broadcasters ? The Times

Posted on August 17, 2009
“Children could disappear from our television screens if the Government decides to press ahead with plans to tighten regulations covering their appearance in entertainment, broadcasters claim.” Full story The Times, 15th August 2009 Source: www...

Prison system is punishing me for biopic, says Bronson ? The Independent

Posted on August 17, 2009
“He was feted by the film studio as a misunderstood prisoner locked up for 35 years because he dared to fight the system. But a year after the biopic of Charles Bronson won rave reviews at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and helped frame calls for his release, prisoner BT1314 is back in trouble...

Woman with Crohn?s disease loses claim against Tate ? The Guardian

Posted on August 17, 2009
“A gallery employee with Crohn’s disease who claimed managers failed to take her disability into account when they moved her from Tate Britain to Tate Modern had her case dismissed today.” Full story The Guardian, 14th August 2009 Source: www...

Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody starts work programme ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on August 17, 2009
“The Independent Advisory Panel, a key part of the newly formed Ministerial Council on Deaths in Custody, has commenced its initial work programme.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 17th August 2009 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Changes confirmed for data protection and freedom of information appeals ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on August 17, 2009
“People appealing against rulings by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will face a new tribunal structure from January next year. The Information Tribunal, which hears appeals on ICO rulings, will become part of a wider system.” Full story OUT-LAW...

Police Taser use ?up nearly a third? ? The Independent

Posted on August 17, 2009
“Police use of Taser stun guns has increased by nearly a third, figures revealed today.” Full story The Independent, 17th August 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Human rights group sues UK Government over rendition claim ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 17, 2009
“Reprieve, a human rights organisation is suing the British Government over questions of alleged rendition to Afghanistan.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 17th August 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Birth defect families get Ł1.6m ? BBC News

Posted on August 14, 2009
“A council in Northamptonshire at the centre of a birth defects case has been ordered to pay affected families an initial Ł1.6m to cover legal fees.” Full story BBC News, 14th August 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Drunk driver who killed fiance is jailed

Posted on August 14, 2009
“A drunk mother who killed her fiance by running him over with her car outside a pub was jailed for three years today.” Full story The Independent, 12th August 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

You twot! Judge brands club flood prankster ? The Independent

Posted on August 14, 2009
“A student who caused Ł150,000 of damage to a nightclub in an ‘alcohol-fuelled act of buffoonery’ was branded a ‘twot’ by a judge today.” Full story The Independent, 13th August 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Cyclist jailed for pavement death ? BBC News

Posted on August 14, 2009
“A cyclist who knocked down an 84-year-old pedestrian who later died has been jailed for seven months.” Full story BBC News, 12th August 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

One third of all children in jails are ?wrongly imprisoned? ? The Independent

Posted on August 14, 2009
“More than a third of children sent to prison last year were wrongly jailed, a report into child custody rates says.” Full story The Independent, 13th August 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

?Payout? for UK terror victims ? BBC News

Posted on August 14, 2009
“British victims of terrorist attacks abroad could be compensated by the government, it has emerged.” Full story BBC News, 13th August 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Briton facing Iraq death faces UK jail term ? The Independent

Posted on August 14, 2009
“Danny Fitzsimmons, the former British soldier accused of murdering two of his colleagues during a drunken brawl in Iraq, was already facing a potential jail sentence in Britain and had previously been convicted for firearm offences it emerged today...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on August 13, 2009
High Court (Administrative Court) Crosswait v Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government [2009] EWHC 2119 (Admin) (12 August 2009) High Court (Technology and Construction Court) Estor Ltd v Multifit (UK) Ltd [2009] EWHC 2108 (TCC) (12 August 2009) Source: www...

City minister promises new crackdown on bonus culture ? The Guardian

Posted on August 13, 2009
“The government is prepared to take further steps to clamp down on City bonuses after the Financial Services Authority today [12 August] published a watered-down code on bankers’ pay.” Full story The Guardian, 12th August 2009 Source: www...

Extradited for ?stealing? a mobile phone ? The Times

Posted on August 13, 2009
“Ervin Juresa does not seem like a man on Europol?s most-wanted list. He is mild-mannered, well dressed and articulate ? less international master criminal, more suburban accountant.” Full story The Times, 13th August 2009 Source: www.timesonline...

Daily Express told to label advertorials clearly ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on August 13, 2009
“The Daily Express newspaper tried to dodge advertising rules by publishing adverts and pretending they were normal articles, advertising regulator the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said.” Full story OUT-LAW.COM, 12th August 2009 Source: www...

Former Royal harpist to face trial on burglary charges ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 13, 2009
“Jemima Phillips, a former Royal Harpist, is due to stand trial in October accused of burgling four houses.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 12th August 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

MI5 whistleblower David Shayler ordered to leave farmhouse squat ? The Guardian

Posted on August 13, 2009
“MI5 whistleblower David Shayler was today ordered to leave the National Trust property in which he is squatting.” Full story The Guardian, 12th August 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

More banks told ?reveal accounts? ? BBC News

Posted on August 13, 2009
“More than 300 UK and foreign banks have been told to hand over details of UK taxpayers who have accounts offshore.” Full story BBC News, 13th August 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Paramedic struck off after car park sex act ? The Independent

Posted on August 13, 2009
“A paramedic who was given oral sex in a hospital car park while on duty was today [12 August] struck off.” Full story The Independent, 12th August 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Deportees ?at risk of abuse? ? The Independent

Posted on August 13, 2009
“Refugees deported from Britain are at risk of ill-treatment and abuse by immigration officers and security guards, a damning report into the system for removing immigrants and failed asylum seekers has found.” Full story The Independent, 13th August 2009 Source: www...

Victorian law catches drinker on mobility scooter ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 13, 2009
“Peter Bright from Norfolk has been convicted of driving his mobility scooter over the drink-drive limit under an historic Victorian law dating back almost 140 years.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 12th August 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

?Honeymoon from hell? victim wins Ł300,000 payout ? The Guardian

Posted on August 13, 2009
“A man whose honeymoon was ruined when he contracted a potentially fatal illness has been awarded nearly Ł300,000 compensation from a holiday company.” Full story The Guardian, 12th August 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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