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Improve schools to give poor children a chance at professional jobs, report says ? The Guardian

Posted on July 21, 2009
“Generations of poorer children will miss out on jobs in law and medicine unless Britain does more to give them a better education, a report on social mobility said today.” Full story The Guardian, 21st July 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Survey on the future provision of Library services

Posted on July 21, 2009
CHEMS Consulting is carrying out a feasibility study on behalf of the Inner and Middle Temple to investigate the potential benefits of merging their two libraries and creating a Joint Education and Advocacy Centre. One element in the feasibility study is to assess what the demand for library services is on the part of the [...

Access to justice: hope springs eternal ? Speech by Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony

Posted on July 20, 2009
Access to justice: hope springs eternal (PDF) Speech by Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony, Master of the Rolls The Mary Ward Legal Advice Centre Annual Lecture, 15th July 2009 Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Management of Broadmoor high security hospital criticised after deaths ? The Times

Posted on July 20, 2009
“Deaths at Broadmoor high security hospital and other institutions will be linked to management failures in a highly critical report this week.” Full story The Times, 20th July 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Gutridge and others v Sodexo Ltd and another ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 20, 2009
Gutridge and others v Sodexo Ltd and another [2009] EWCA Civ 729; [2009] WLR (D) 246 WLR Daily, 17th July 2009 “An employee whose employment contract had been transferred under contracting-out arrangements to another employer could not have any greater rights against the transferee than she had against the transferor by virtue of reg 5 of the [...

Hutchison 3G UK Ltd v Office of Communications (British Telecommunications plc and another intervening) ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 20, 2009
Hutchison 3G UK Ltd v Office of Communications (British Telecommunications plc and another intervening) [2009] EWCA Civ 683; [2009] WLR (D) 245 “Where the relevant regulator was considering whether a mobile telecommunications company had ’significant market power’ under the governing statutory regime the dispute resolution powers of the regulator were properly to be disregarded...

Regina v Stewart (James) ? Times Law Reports

Posted on July 20, 2009
Regina v Stewart (James) Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “Further guidance should be given to juries in murder trials as to the defence of diminished responsibility where the only basis for the alleged abnormality of mind arose from alcohol dependency syndrome without discernible brain damage...

MoJ launches schools legal education project ? The Lawyer

Posted on July 20, 2009
“School pupils are to be taught how the justice �system works as part of a national curriculum change unveiled by justice minister Bridget Prentice and �Attorney General Baroness Scotland QC.” Full story The Lawyer, 20th July 2009 Source: www...

Metropolitan police?s ?kettling? tactic challenged in European court ? The Guardian

Posted on July 20, 2009
“The Metropolitan police’s controversial tactic of containing large numbers of protesters against their will, known as ‘kettling’, will be challenged in a case lodged tomorrow with the European Court of Human Rights that claims the practice is a fundamental breach of liberty...

Peers line up to block House of Lords reforms ? The Independent

Posted on July 20, 2009
“Plans to turn the House of Lords into an elected chamber could be blocked by overwhelming opposition among peers, research for The Independent has revealed.” Full story The Independent, 20th July 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Attorney general survives shake-up unscathed ? The Guardian

Posted on July 20, 2009
“Plans to make the role of attorney general independent of government have been ditched by ministers, despite a two-year battle by constitutional reformers. They had wanted the role to be depoliticised, a move aimed at preventing criticism over a number of highly sensitive cases, including the advice given to government over the war in Iraq, [...

Pakistani students launch legal action over arrests

Posted on July 20, 2009
“Janas Khan, one of two Pakistani students released from prison yesterday months after terrorism charges against them were dropped, has told The Independent on Sunday he was ’shocked and angry’ at his treatment by the UK Government. Lawyers acting for the remaining seven Pakistani students still held in prison have also announced they will launch [...

Falsely jailed man gets �60,000 ? The Indepedent

Posted on July 20, 2009
“A High Court judge has condemned the Home Office’s ‘unforgivable’ treatment of a Dutch national falsely imprisoned for 128 days, supposedly in a case of mistaken identity.” Full story The Independent, 18th July 2009 Source: www...

* News * Politics * DNA database DNA database plans based on ?flawed science?, warn experts ? The Guardian

Posted on July 20, 2009
“‘Flawed scientific thinking’ in the government’s proposed changes to the DNA database will leave it open to further challenges by the courts, experts have said, in a stark attack on Home Office plans to overhaul the current system...

Abestos-diseased plumber gets �175,000 compensation ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 20, 2009
“A former hospital plumber who developed an asbestos-related disease has received �175,000 in compensation.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 20th July 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Child database: danger of malicious reporting ? The Independent

Posted on July 20, 2009
“Members of the public are to be given the power to report anyone they suspect of posing a danger to children, under a new Government scheme.” Full story The Independent, 18th July 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Complex cases surge ? The Times

Posted on July 20, 2009
“A surge in the complexity and the number of investment scams pushed the value of UK fraud prosecutions to a record level in the first half of 2009. Seventeen fraudulent investment schemes, amounting to �321 million in all, were prosecuted in UK courts between January and June...

Online ?confessions? of dishonesty reveal what sways a jury?s verdict ? The Guardian

Posted on July 20, 2009
“Academics have set up an online ‘Honesty Lab’ to discover where people draw the line between bending the rules and outright dishonesty. The results will be used to help judges direct juries.” Full story The Guardian, 19th July 2009 Source: www...

Victory for lawyer in sex bias legal fight ? The Independent

Posted on July 20, 2009
“A City lawyer has won the latest round in her legal battle to secure the biggest pay-out on record for sex discrimination.” Full story The Independent, 18th July 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on July 20, 2009
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Dallah Estate & Tourism Holding Company v Ministry of Religious Affairs, Government of Pakistan [2009] EWCA Civ 755 (20 July 2009) High Court (Administrative Court) Bown v Bristol City Council [2009] EWHC 1747 (Admin) (20 July 2009) Elvington Park Ltd & Anor v City of York Council [2009] EWHC 1805 (Admin) (20 [...

Ex-boyfriend jailed for double shooting ? The Guardian

Posted on July 20, 2009
“A jilted boyfriend was jailed for lifetoday today for gunning down his girlfriend’s parents, after blaming them for breaking up their relationship.” Full story The Guardian, 20th July 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Google cleared of responsibility for indexing defamatory comments ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 20, 2009
“A landmark ruling in the High Court has cleared Google of all responsibility for indexing defamatory comments that appear in blogs, news articles and forums.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 20th July 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Widow sues over Iraq ambush death ? BBC News

Posted on July 20, 2009
“A widow whose security consultant husband died during an ambush in Iraq has begun a High Court claim for about �300,000 compensation over his death.” Full story BBC News, 20th July 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Oligarch challenges court ruling ? The Independent

Posted on July 20, 2009
“Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska today challenged a court ruling that a �2 billion-plus lawsuit launched against him by a former friend should be tried in England rather than Russia.” Full story The Independent, 20th July 2009 Source: www...

Police pay �3,000 to sex offender ? BBC News

Posted on July 20, 2009
“A convicted paedophile has won more than �3,000 in damages from North Yorkshire Police for wrongful arrest.” Full story BBC News, 20th July 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Lawyers will launch �50m ?litigation fund? ? The Times

Posted on July 20, 2009
“Three lawyers are planning the flotation of a �50m fund that will make money by financing legal disputes and sharing in any damages awarded.” Full story The Times, 19th July 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Criminal justice system ?broken?, says thinktank ? The Guardian

Posted on July 20, 2009
“The criminal justice system is ‘broken’ and ‘failing’ because decision-making is excessively centralised, according to a thinktank report published today.” Full story The Guardian, 20th July 2009 Source: www.guardian...

Supreme Court Implementation Programme ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on July 17, 2009
“Justice Secretary Jack Straw has made a statement about the Supreme Court Implementation Programme: ‘I am pleased to be able to report further significant progress… the programme remains on time and within budget.’ “ Full press release Ministry of Justice, 15th July 2009 Source: www...

Penalty notice for disorder scheme ? guidance on retail theft and criminal damage ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on July 17, 2009
“Justice Secretary Jack Straw has made a statement announcing revised operational guidance for police on the issuing of penalty notices for disorder for retail crime and criminal damage.” Full press release Ministry of Justice, 16th July 2009 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on July 17, 2009
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Hutchison 3G UK Ltd v The Office of Communications [2009] EWCA Civ 683 (16 July 2009) Slade v Slade [2009] EWCA Civ 748 (17 July 2009) Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) CPS (Sussex) v Mattu [2009] EWCA Crim 1483 (17 July 2009) High Court (Administrative Court) Manhire, R (on the application of) v The Secretary of [...

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