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MoD drops opposition to Basra deaths inquiry ? The Guardian

Posted on July 06, 2009
“The defence secretary, Bob Ainsworth, has conceded the need for a fresh independent inquiry into the deaths of Iraqis in Basra in 2004 after allegations they were tortured and killed by British troops, the high court was told today.” Full story The Guardian, 6th July 2009 Source: www...

Mercedes executive killer jailed ? BBC News

Posted on July 06, 2009
“A martial arts expert who strangled his partner over her plans to leave him for another man has been jailed for life.” Full story BBC News, 6th July 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Top judge: ?use of drones intolerable? ? The Independent

Posted on July 06, 2009
“The use of unmanned drones as weapons of war in conflicts around the world has been called into question by one of Britain’s most senior judges. Lord Bingham, until last year the senior law lord, said that some weapons were so ‘cruel as to be beyond the pale of human tolerance’...

Solicitors take advantage of LDP rules while the bar still lags behind ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on July 06, 2009
“Three months after Legal Services Act 2007 reforms took effect, solicitors have gained the ?upper hand? over the bar, with 61 firms becoming legal disciplinary practices (LDPs).” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd July 2009 Source: www...

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Sentencing policy attacked by MPs for being incoherent and inconsistent ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on July 06, 2009
“MPs have branded current sentencing policy incoherent and inconsistent, and warned that it risks being driven by a misguided view of what the public want.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd July 2009 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on July 06, 2009
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) P, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2009] EWCA Civ 701 (06 July 2009) Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Downer, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 1361 (06 July 2009) High Court (Administrative Court) Home Office & Anor v The Information Commissioner [2009] EWHC 1611 (Admin) (06 July 2009) High Court (Queen’s [...

GISDA Cyf v Barratt ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 06, 2009
GISDA Cyf v Barratt [2009] EWCA Civ 648; [2009] WLR (D) 229 “The ‘effective date of termination of employment’ within section 97(1)(b) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 was not necessarily the date yielded by contractual analysis. When determining the relevant time limit for making an unfair dismissal claim, an employment tribunal had not erred in [...

Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Holland and another ? WLR daily

Posted on July 06, 2009
Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Holland and another [2009] EWCA Civ 625; [2009] WLR (D) 228 “A human director of a corporate director could in certain circumstances be regarded as a de facto director of the subject company but he would not automatically be so regarded...

Radmacher (formerly Granatino) v Granatino ? WLR Daily

Posted on July 06, 2009
Radmacher (formerly Granatino) v Granatino [2009] EWCA Civ 649; [2009] WLR (D) 227 “A judge should give due weight to the marital property regime into which a couple entered so as to legitimately exercise the very wide discretion conferred on judges to achieve fairness between the parties to ancillary relief proceedings...

Regina v Morley (Anthony) ? Times Law Reports

Posted on July 06, 2009
Regina v Morley (Anthony) Court of Appeal “However comprehensive legislation relating to sentences might seek to be, it could not cover all the many different facets of human criminal behaviour which sentencing judges had to take into account.” The Times, 6th July 2009 Source: www...

Boyle v SCA Packaging Ltd, Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening ? Times Law Reports

Posted on July 06, 2009
Boyle v SCA Packaging Ltd, Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening House of Lords “In determining whether a person was disabled within the meaning of the Disability Discrimination Act 1975 by reason of having an impairment which, although capable of being controlled by measures taken to treat it, would be likely to have substantial adverse effects but [...

Law on damages ? consultation response ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on July 06, 2009
“Law on damages – consultation response.” Full press release Ministry of Justice, 1st July 2009 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Regulating Damages Based Agreements ? consultation ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on July 06, 2009
“This consultation paper seeks views on the proposals to regulate damages based agreements, a type of no win no fee, which is commonly used in Employment Tribunals in England and Wales.” Full press release Ministry of Justice, 1st July 2009 Source: www...

Press Release: Sonnex & Farmer Unduly Lenient Sentence Decision ? Attorney General?s Office

Posted on July 06, 2009
“The Attorney General, Baroness Scotland QC, has decided not to refer the minimum life terms of Dano Sonnex and Nigel Farmer to the Court of Appeal as possibly unduly lenient.” Full press release Attorney General’s Office, 2nd July 2009 Source: www...

BSB committed to quality when considering new legal structures ? Bar Standards Board

Posted on July 06, 2009
“The Chair of the Bar Standards Board, Baroness Ruth Deech, talks today of the need to take a scrupulous approach when considering barristers? involvement in new legal structures.” Full press release Bar Standards Board, 3rd July 2009 Source: www...

Mother fights to save frozen embryos ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 06, 2009
“A mother faces losing 11 frozen embryos under a new law which rules they must be destroyed after five years.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 5th July 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Man?s ?double jeopardy? trial ends with guilty verdict ? The Independent

Posted on July 06, 2009
“A violent footballer who beat his ex-girlfriend to death yesterday became the first person acquitted of a crime to be jailed for it under new ‘double jeopardy’ laws. The former Maidstone United player Mario Celaire, 31, must serve a minimum of eight years after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of Cassandra McDermott...

Begging Jack Straw?s lack of pardons ? The Guardian

Posted on July 06, 2009
“Two decisions by Jack Straw last week, two men kept in prison. Ronnie Biggs and Michael Shields were not linked, nor did the cases raise similar issues, but the timing made it only too easy to portray Straw as hard-hearted and cynical, his decisions based on political grounds and/or the desire to court the public...

Serious Fraud Office called in by Business Secretary to investigate MG Rover collapse ? The Times

Posted on July 06, 2009
“Lord Mandelson will tell Parliament today that he has asked the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to investigate the collapse of MG Rover, the Midlands carmaker, four years ago.” Full story The Times, 6th July 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Planning laws leave war memorials at risk, says London Assembly ? The Times

Posted on July 06, 2009
“Hundreds of war memorials are at risk of being lost or damaged because planning laws fail to cover their preservation, according to a report published today.” Full story The Times, 6th July 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Disability hate crimes ?unseen? ? BBC News

Posted on July 06, 2009
“Hate crimes against people with disabilities in Wales are unreported or unrecognised for what they are, campaigners and charities say.” Full story BBC News, 6th July 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

War crime suspects may see UK immunity loophole closed ? The Observer

Posted on July 06, 2009
“There has been a huge increase in action against suspected war criminals by the UK authorities, the Guardian has learned, as anti-genocide campaigners await an announcement on Tuesday on whether the government will act to end immunity for genocide suspects...

Disciplinary query over G20 assault case officer ? The Observer

Posted on July 06, 2009
“The Metropolitan police officer being investigated for an assault on Ian Tomlinson before he died had a chequered history which should have barred him from the force, it has emerged.” Full story The Observer, 5th July 2007 Source: http://observer...

Fire-bomb attack trio are jailed ? BBC News

Posted on July 06, 2009
“Three men have been jailed for fire-bombing a house and a temple after being angered by the marriage of a Sikh woman to a Hindu man.” Full story BBC News, 6th July 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Footballer jailed for match death ? BBC News

Posted on July 06, 2009
“An amateur footballer who killed a rival player in west London in a row after a game has been jailed for 28 months at the Old Bailey.” Full story BBC News, 6th July 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

City wrongdoers face bigger fines ? BBC News

Posted on July 06, 2009
“The Financial Services Authority (FSA) wants to impose much bigger fines on firms or individuals who cheat their customers or engage in insider dealing.” Full story BBC News 6th July 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Equality watchdog faces discrimination lawsuit from pregnant employee ? The Guardian

Posted on July 04, 2009
“The government’s equality watchdog, set up to combat all forms of prejudice at work, faces a sex discrimination lawsuit this week from a female member of its own staff.” Full story The Guardian, 4th July 2009 Source: www.guardian.co...

Ruling brands Judaism racist ? Chief Rabbi ? The Guardian

Posted on July 04, 2009
“The Chief Rabbi, Sir Jonathan Sacks, issued a rallying cry for Jews today to defend their schools from English law after the court of appeal decided that admission on the basis of a parent’s Jewish status was discriminatory. Writing in this week’s Jewish Chronicle, he condemned the ruling, saying it branded Judaism ‘racist’...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on July 04, 2009
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) English Welsh & Scottish Railway Ltd v Enron Coal Services Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 647 (01 July 2009) Zahoor & Ors v Masood & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 650 (03 July 2009) Sagal (t/a Bunz Uk) v Atelier Bunz GmbH [2009] EWCA Civ 700 (03 July 2009) High Court (Queen’s Bench [...

Black family wrongly accused outside West End theatre wins police damages ? The Guardian

Posted on July 04, 2009
“A black family wrongly prosecuted for assault after the father was falsely accused of drug dealing by police outside a London theatre has won “substantial” damages and an apology from Scotland Yard, four years after the case collapsed...

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