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Appropriation (No. 2) Act 2009

Posted on July 22, 2009
Appropriation (No. 2) Act 2009 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Finance Act 2009

Posted on July 22, 2009
Finance Act 2009 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009

Posted on July 22, 2009
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Parliamentary Standards Act 2009

Posted on July 22, 2009
Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

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Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on July 22, 2009
The Major Accident Off-Site Emergency Plan (Management of Waste from Extractive Industries) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 The Care Standards and Adoption (Regulation of Establishments, Agencies and Adult Placement Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Voluntary Adoption Agencies and the Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendments)(Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2009 The Overseas Companies (Execution of Documents [...

Bar flies in the face of the recession with turnover hikes across the board ? The Lawyer

Posted on July 22, 2009
“The bar appears to be on the brink of a boom period, despite leading litigators warning that the anticipated litigation tsunami has failed to materialise.” Full story The Lawyer, 20th July 2009 Source: www.thelawyer.com

RSPCA to prosecute officer who left police dogs to die in hot car ? The Guardian

Posted on July 22, 2009
“A police dog handler who left two alsatians to die in a car during the recent heatwave could face up to six months in jail and a £20,000 maximum fine after the RSPCA confirmed today it would prosecute the case.” Full story The Guardian, 21st July 2009 Source: www...

Regina v Erskine; Regina v Williams ? Times Law Reports

Posted on July 22, 2009
Regina v Erskine; Regina v Williams Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “Firm measures were required immediately to ensure that appeals against conviction and sentence could be heard without an excessive citation of earlier, largely factual decisions which did no more than illustrate or restate a principle...

Regina (Bates) v Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Constabulary ? Times Law Reports

Posted on July 22, 2009
Regina (Bates) v Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Constabulary Queen’s Bench Divisional Court “A court order requiring the police to return items seized under a search warrant could not be enforced because no time had been set for compliance with the order...

Dallah Estate and Tourism Holding Co v Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Government of Pakistan ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 22, 2009
Dallah Estate and Tourism Holding Co v Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Government of Pakistan [2009] EWCA Civ 755; [2009] WLR (D) 2 “When a court was reviewing an international arbitration award made under ss 100?103 of the Arbitration Act 1996 careful attention was to be accorded to the type of hearing and the standard [...

R v Tilley ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 22, 2009
R v Tilley [2009] EWCA Crim 1426; [2009] WLR (D) 249 “Where a third party knew of a change that affected the benefit of a person claiming income support, he would be guilty of an offence if he dishonestly allowed the beneficiary to fail to report the change, but to commit the offence the third party [...

Slade v Slade ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 22, 2009
Slade v Slade [2009] EWCA Civ 748; [2009] WLR (D) 248 “When a court was sentencing a contemnor for conduct which had already been the subject of sentencing founded upon a criminal conviction it was essential that the second court should be fully informed of the factors and circumstances reflected in the first sentence...

Gordon Brown?s plans to use phone tapping evidence in court thrown into chaos ? The Times

Posted on July 22, 2009
“The proposed use of phone tapping evidence to secure convictions in terrorist and criminal trials has been shown in secret tests to be unworkable.” Full story The Times, 22nd July 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on July 22, 2009
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Devoy v William Doxford & Sons Ltd & Ors [2009] EWHC 1598 (QB) (21 July 2009) Azaz v Denton & Anor [2009] EWHC 1759 (QB) (21 July 2009) High Court (Chancery Division) Howell & Ors v Lees-Millais & Ors [2009] EWHC 1754 (Ch) (17 July 2009) National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc v McKenzie Harbour [...

SFO unveils plans for US-style negotiations ? The Times

Posted on July 22, 2009
“The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has for the first time formalised its approach towards businesses that come forward with bribery and corruption issues in return for leniency.” Full story The Times, 21st July 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co...

Expenses clean-up bill is passed ? BBC News

Posted on July 22, 2009
“A bill aimed at cleaning up Parliament after the MPs’ expenses scandal has become law after getting Royal Assent.” Full story BBC News, 22nd July 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

MoD pays £84 million in civil compensation ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 22, 2009
“Civil compensation claims have cost the Ministry of Defence £84 million over the last year, new figures have shown.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 21st July 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Councils still breaking surveillance laws ? The Guardian

Posted on July 22, 2009
“Local authorities are still illegally spying on individuals despite curbs imposed on their covert activities, the senior official charged with scrutinising their activities said today.” Full story The Guardian, 21st July 2009 Source: www...

Enron Coal Services Ltd (in liquidation) v English Welsh and Scottish Railway Ltd ? Times Law Reports

Posted on July 21, 2009
Enron Coal Services Ltd (in liquidation) v English Welsh and Scottish Railway Ltd Court of Appeal “A challenge to a finding by a regulator of infringement of a prohibition, including the prohibition on the abuse of a dominant position, should be made to the Competition Appeal Tribunal under section 46 of the Competition Act 1998...

Government slammed for failure over bogus colleges and economic migrants ? The Times

Posted on July 21, 2009
“Private colleges should face compulsory regulation to prevent ‘bogus’ institutions from operating as a front for illegal immigration, a parliamentary committee recommends today.” Full story The Times, 21st July 2009 Source: www...

House of Lords reforms will remove hereditary principle ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on July 21, 2009
“Reforms unveiled today by Jack Straw as part of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill will remove the hereditary principle from the House of Lords and allow for the disqualification of peers found guilty of serious criminal offences.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 20th July 2009 Source: www...

Regional law firms take severe steps to cut costs ? The Times

Posted on July 21, 2009
“Britain?s leading regional law firms, suffering even more severely from the downturn in the legal services market than their London rivals, are imposing drastic cost-cutting measures in an attempt to stave off further job losses.” Full story The Times, 21st July 2009 Source: www...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on July 21, 2009
The Legislative Reform (Supervision of Alcohol Sales in Church and Village Halls &c.) Order 2009 The Community Care, Services for Carers and Children?s Services (Direct Payments) (England) Regulations 2009 The Community Legal Service (Financial) (Amendment No...

Non-Muslims turning to Sharia courts to resolve civil disputes ? The Times

Posted on July 21, 2009
“Increasing numbers of non-Muslims are turning to Sharia courts to resolve commercial disputes and other civil matters, The Times has learnt.” Full story The Times, 21st July 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Equitable Life policyholders head to court ? The Times

Posted on July 21, 2009
“Equitable Life policyholders take their claim for compensation to the Royal Courts of Justice on Tuesday in a bid to overturn a Government ruling that gives them a fraction of what they say is a fair entitlement.” Full story The Times, 20th July 2009 Source: www...

Legal aid tendering proposals postponed ? The Independent

Posted on July 21, 2009
“Ministers have postponed plans to make law firms bid for criminal legal aid work.” Full story The Independent, 21st July 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Change would help to expose unjust rulings ? The Times

Posted on July 21, 2009
“The move towards creating Britain?s first formal network of Sharia courts is a logical next step after the encouragement given to Islamic tribunals by leading legal and church leaders.” Full story The Times, 21st July 2009 Source: www.timesonline...

Woman ?detained? for filming police search launches high court challenge ? The Guardian

Posted on July 21, 2009
“A woman is to challenge the Metropolitan police in the high court, claiming she was handcuffed, detained and threatened with arrest for filming officers on her mobile phone.” Full story The Guardian, 21st July 2009 Source: www.guardian.co...

Scholar denies that Islamic divorce procedure is biased against women ? The Times

Posted on July 21, 2009
“Opponents of Sharia have long complained that it involves an inherent bias against women and treats them as second-rate citizens.” Full story The Times, 21st July 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

The Chambers ? BBC Radio 4

Posted on July 21, 2009
“First of two programmes which go behind the elegant facades of legal London to meet the barristers, clerks and staff of Outer Temple Chambers, one of London’s leading law chambers, as they prepare for the biggest upheaval in their history: the full implementation of the 2007 Legal Services Act...

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