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Copley v Lawn; Maden v Haller ? Times Law Reports

Posted on July 15, 2009
Copley v Lawn; Maden v Haller Court of Appeal “An offer by a negligent driver?s insurers to a claimant of a free replacement car while repairs were being done had to make clear to the claimant the cost to the defendant of hiring the car. A claimant who unreasonably rejected the offer did not forfeit his damages [...

Consultation ? Crown Court means testing draft regulations ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on July 15, 2009
“This consultation paper sets out the details of the draft regulations for the introduction of means testing for criminal legal aid in the Crown Court.” Full press release Ministry of Justice, 14th July 2009 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Speech at Lord Mayor?s Annual Judges? Dinner ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on July 15, 2009
“This speech is a good opportunity to take stock ? four years after the Constitutional Reform Act fundamentally changed the relationship between the judiciary and the Executive, and a matter of months before the UK Supreme Court opens, heralding a new era in the separation of powers...

Pro Bono Case Produces First Substantial ?Pro Bono Costs Order? ? The Bar Council

Posted on July 15, 2009
“Andrew Walker of Maitland Chambers, solicitors from housing charity Shelter, and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, together acted pro bono to save a family from eviction of their home of 20 years. In the process they obtained the first large Section 194 ‘pro bono costs order’, requiring the losing party to pay Ł20,000 to the Access [...

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Lords defeat on terror safeguards ? BBC News

Posted on July 15, 2009
“The government has suffered a defeat in the Lords where peers have backed plans for an independent commissioner for terrorist suspects.” Full story BBC News, 13th July 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

1998 murder conviction challenged ? BBC News

Posted on July 15, 2009
“A man jailed for life 11 years ago after admitting repeatedly stabbing his wife to death when she left him, is appealing against his conviction.” Full story BBC News, 14th July 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Surgeon cleared over brain injury ? BBC News

Posted on July 15, 2009
“A surgeon who cut into a patient’s brain during a sinus operation has been cleared by the General Medical Council.” Full story BBC News, 14th July 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Israeli tourism posters banned by watchdog over controversial map ? The Guardian

Posted on July 15, 2009
“A tourism campaign depicting the areas of the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Golan Heights as part of Israel has been banned by the advertising watchdog following hundreds of complaints.” Full story The Guardian, 15th July 2009 Source: www.guardian...

Man appeals to sue rape accuser ? BBC News

Posted on July 15, 2009
“A man cleared of rape after serving two years in jail has renewed a bid for Ł300,000 in damages from his accuser.” Full story BBC News, 15th July 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Gas inhaling doctor can practise ? BBC News

Posted on July 15, 2009
“A doctor who inhaled ‘laughing gas’ while on duty at a children’s ward can continue to practise, the General Medical Council (GMC) has ruled.” Full story BBC News, 15th July 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judge makes plea for fewer laws ? BBC News

Posted on July 15, 2009
“The most senior judge in England and Wales has criticised the government for passing too many crime laws.” Full story BBC News, 15th July 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Pensioner fined for rebellion over TV licence ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 15, 2009
“A pensioner who refused to pay his television licence fee for six years in protest over his claim that the BBC is ‘biased’ in its reporting has been fined Ł240.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 15th July 2009 Source: www.telegraph...

Police watchdog begins inquiry into intelligence agency over murder ? The Guardian

Posted on July 15, 2009
“Britain’s national intelligence and law-enforcement agency is being investigated by the police watchdog over concerns that it could have done more to prevent the gangland killing of a shopkeeper in an organised crime hotspot.” Full story The Guardian, 15th July 2009 Source: www...

White supremacist Neil Lewington guilty of ?non-British? bomb plot ? The Times

Posted on July 15, 2009
“A white supremacist who plotted to ignite racial violence by bombing people he regarded as “non-British” has been found guilty of terrorism and explosives offences.” Full story The Times, 15th July 2009 Source: www.timesonline...

Stockwell Strangler Kenneth Erskine has murder convictions overturned ? The Times

Posted on July 14, 2009
“Kenneth Erskine, known as the Stockwell Strangler after he killed seven London pensioners in a three-month period in 1986, has today had his murder convictions reduced to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.” Full story The Times, 14th July 2009 Source: www...

Lord Neuberger tipped as next Master of Rolls ? The Lawyer

Posted on July 14, 2009
“Speculation?is mounting at the bar that Lord David Neuberger will become the 95th Master of the Rolls (MR) when the incumbent MR Anthony Clarke joins the Supreme Court in October.” Full story The Lawyer, 12th July 2009 Source: www.thelawyer...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on July 14, 2009
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) DA (Colombia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 682 (13 July 2009) Bourne Leisure Ltd (t/a British Holidays) v Marsden [2009] EWCA Civ 671 (13 July 2009) Highland Crusader Offshore Partners LP & Ors v Deutsche Bank AG & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 725 (13 July 2009) Court of [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on July 14, 2009
The General Dental Council (Constitution of Committees) Rules Order of Council 2009 The Transfer of Functions of the Charity Tribunal Order 2009 The Transfer of Functions of the Consumer Credit Appeals Tribunal Order 2009 The National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Agriculture and Rural Development) Order 2009 The Overseas Companies Regulations 2009 Source: www...

Regina v Athwal and Another ? Times Law Reports

Posted on July 14, 2009
Regina v Athwal and Another Court of Appeal “Chapter 2 of Part 11 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 provided a comprehensive code on the admissibility of hearsay in criminal proceedings.” The Times, 14th July 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co...

Everitt v Budhram (a Bankrupt) and Another ? Times Law Reports

Posted on July 14, 2009
Everitt v Budhram (a Bankrupt) and Another Chancery Division “The needs of a bankrupt could include his financial, medical, emotional and mental needs.” The Times, 14th July 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Ul-Haq and Another v Shah ? Times Law Reports

Posted on July 14, 2009
Ul-Haq and Another v Shah Court of Appeal “It was not possible to strike out a genuine claim on the ground that the claimant had been involved in a fraud upon the court in respect of an associated claim.” The Times, 14th July 2009 Source: www...

Government steps-up fight against organised crime ? Home Office

Posted on July 14, 2009
“The government’s new strategy on serious organised crime introduces plans to create a more hostile environment for organised criminals by seizing assets and shutting businesses.” Full press release Home Office, 13th July 2009 Source: www...

Ryanair agrees website clarifications with OFT ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on July 14, 2009
“Ryanair will change the way it advertises its services after being referred to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) by advertising regulator the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA).” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 13th July 2009 Source: www.out-law.com

Foxtons? contracts were unfair because key terms were hidden, rules High Court ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on July 14, 2009
“The terms and conditions in a letting agency’s contracts with landlords were unfair, the High Court has said. The agency, Foxtons, must now change the way it contracts with landlords.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 13th July 2009 Source: www...

?Revenge killing? gunman jailed ? BBC News

Posted on July 14, 2009
“A gunman who shot a rival gang member in a north London barber shop as ‘payback’ for two other deaths has been jailed for life for murder.” Full story BBC News, 13th July 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

?Strangler? awaits appeal verdict ? BBC News

Posted on July 14, 2009
“The man dubbed the Stockwell Strangler for the murders of seven people will find out later if an appeal on mental health grounds has been successful.” Full story BBC News, 14th July 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Iraqi interpreters to sue MoD for not protecting them ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 14, 2009
“A total of 25 claimants, most of them interpreters, claim they were owed a duty of care by the Government and are expected to launch legal action later this week, according to the BBC.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 14th July 2009 Source: www...

Max Clifford plans court action over News of the World?s hacking ? The Guardian

Posted on July 14, 2009
“The celebrity publicist MAx Clifford is starting a legal action against the News of the World to uncover any role its journalists may have played in intercepting messages left on his mobile phone.” Full story The Guardian, 14th July 2009 Source: www...

Jail sentence for squatter conman ? BBC News

Posted on July 14, 2009
“A man who posed as a businessman to trick two couples into renting out their homes where he and his wife squatted has been jailed for 15 months.” Full story BBC News, 14th July 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Asperger?s syndrome hacker ?should not be extradited? ? The Guardian

Posted on July 14, 2009
” ‘Humanitarian considerations’ that have arisen in the case of Asperger’s syndrome sufferer Gary McKinnon mean he should not face trial in the US for hacking into American military computers, the high court heard today.” Full story The Guardian, 14th July 2009 Source: www...

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