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Senior judge?s ?concerns for open justice? in family courts ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 18, 2009
“A senior judge admitted he has concerns for ‘open justice’ in family courts after hearing how a couple were prevented from becoming the guardians of their grandson.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 17th June 2009 Source: www.telegraph...

Murder-plot social worker?s cases reviewed ? The Independent

Posted on June 18, 2009
“A council is reviewing cases handled by a children’s social worker it employed despite her having a conviction for conspiring to murder her ex-husband.” Full story The Independent, 17th June 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Verdict on ?arrogant? pathologist ? BBC News

Posted on June 18, 2009
“A former Home Office pathologist who admitted he was ‘incredibly arrogant’ in wrongly asserting two women were murdered can continue to practise.” Full story BBC News, 17th June 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

IVF libel battle shows how capping costs would hit claims ? The Times

Posted on June 18, 2009
“The BBC is no doubt still licking its wounds after settling a claim, reputedly for up to £6 million, by Mohamed Taranissi, an IVF specialist. He launched his claim after a Panorama programme, broadcast in January 2007, made serious allegations about his medical practices...

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Student sentenced over terror bid ? BBC News

Posted on June 18, 2009
“A student who tried to travel to Afghanistan to fight jihad has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.” Full story BBC News, 17th June 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Invoice theft breached confidence, rules High Court ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on June 18, 2009
“The handing over of a set of stolen invoices from one dairy wholesaler to its most bitter rival was a breach of confidence, the High Court has ruled. The taking of the invoices by an ex-employee and their user by the rival broke the law, it said...

Too many ministers create too many laws, say MPs ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 18, 2009
“Labour has created a Government of too many ministers creating too many laws, a scathing report by MPs warns today.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Tony Blair knew of secret policy on terror interrogations ? The Guardian

Posted on June 18, 2009
“Tony Blair was aware of the ­existence of a secret interrogation policy which ­effectively led to British citizens, and others, being ­tortured during ­counter-terrorism investigations, the Guardian can reveal.” Full story The Guardian, 18th June 2009 Source: www...

Public pick community punishments ? BBC News

Posted on June 18, 2009
“The results of a public vote to choose which community punishments offenders will face have been announced.” Full story BBC News, 18th June 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Retreat? Hutton and Butler ?back public Iraq inquiry? ? The Independent

Posted on June 18, 2009
“Gordon Brown set to make U-turn over Iraq war inquiry and hold sections in public after attack by military and intelligence chiefs.” Full story The Independent, 18th June 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Sentences for knife killers to be reviewed after Ben Kinsella murder ? The Times

Posted on June 18, 2009
“Longer minimum terms for knife killers could be introduced after a review announced after calls by the family of Ben Kinsella for a change in the law.” Full story The Times, 17th June 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Witches claim religious discrimination after church ban ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 18, 2009
“A group of witches is claiming religious discrimination after church leaders banned them from using its social club.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 17th June 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on June 18, 2009
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) T & Ors R v [2009] EWCA Crim 1035 (05 June 2009) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Adler v Ananhall Advisory & Consultancy Services Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 586 (18 June 2009) UBS AG & Anor v HSH Nordbank AG [2009] EWCA Civ 585 (18 June 2009) Greenstein & Anor v Broome and Wellington [...

Terror watchdog in search warning ? BBC News

Posted on June 17, 2009
“The UK’s terror law watchdog says people are being stopped and searched to racially balance official figures.” Full story BBC News, 17th June 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Pair lose Cyprus extradition case ? BBC News

Posted on June 17, 2009
“Two men have lost a High Court fight against extradition to Cyprus where they face three-year jail sentences for the manslaughter of a teenager.” Full story BBC News, 17th June 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Concerns over number of children imprisoned on remand ? The Guardian

Posted on June 17, 2009
“An estimated 1,000 children are imprisoned on remand every year but later found innocent at trial, despite guidance which states that children should only be jailed in exceptional circumstances.” Full story The Guardian, 17th June 2009 Source: www...

?Unmasked? police blogger escapes further action ? The Independent

Posted on June 17, 2009
“No further action will be taken against a policeman who was unmasked after targeting the force and Government ministers in an anonymous online blog, police said today.” Full story The Independent, 17th June 2009 Source: www.independent.co...

House of Lords Judgments: What?s new?

Posted on June 17, 2009
AS (Somalia) (FC) and another (Appellants) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) [2009] UKHL 32 (17 June 2009) Gray (Original Respondent and Cross appellants) v Thames Trains and others (Original Appellant and Cross respondents) [2009] UKHL 33 (17 June 2009) Attorney-General’s Reference No...

Public Attitudes to the Principles of Sentencing ? Sentencing Guidelines Council

Posted on June 17, 2009
“This is the sixth research report published by the Sentencing Advisory Panel. It contains the findings from independent research which aimed to get a better understanding of public attitudes to the overarching principles of sentencing. The research comprised a survey of a representative sample of 1,023 adults across England and Wales and 8 focus groups...

R v Clarke (Joseph) ? WLR Daily

Posted on June 17, 2009
R v Clarke (Joseph) [2009] EWCA Crim 1074; [2009] WLR (D) 188 “The Crown Court had no power to impose a confiscation order against a defendant following conviction of an offence for which he or she had been sentenced by way of an absolute or conditional discharge...

Bocardo SA v Star Energy UK Onshore Ltd and anr ? WLR Daily

Posted on June 17, 2009
Bocardo SA v Star Energy UK Onshore Ltd and anr [2009] EWCA Civ 579; [2009] WLR (D) 187 “A party, under licence from the Crown to search for, bore and obtain oil, which drilled and used pipelines to extract the oil from land without the grant of permission by the owner of the paper title in [...

Alexis v Newham London Borough Council ? WLR Daily

Posted on June 17, 2009
Alexis v Newham London Borough Council [2009] EWHC 1323 (QB); [2009] WLR (D) 186 “A local authority owed a duty of care to its teachers to take such precautions as were reasonable in all the circumstances to prevent or minimise the risk of injury that might occur as a result of mischievous or malicious behaviour on [...

R (Abdullah) v Secretary of State for the Home Department ? WLR Daily

Posted on June 17, 2009
R (Abdullah) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] WLR (D) 185 “Directions for the removal of a person who had no right to remain in the United Kingdom following the dismissal of his claim for asylum were not suspended by virtue of s 78 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 and [...

Szuluk v United Kingdom (Application No 36936/05) ? Times Law Reports

Posted on June 17, 2009
Szuluk v United Kingdom (Application No 36936/05) European Court of Human Rights “In a unanimous judgment, the European Court of Human Rights held that monitoring, by the prison authorities of medical correspondence between a convicted prisoner and his external specialist doctor, violated the prisoner?s right for respect for his correspondence, as guaranteed by article 8 of the [...

Baker and Others v Quantum Clothing and Others ? Times Law Reports

Posted on June 17, 2009
Baker and Others v Quantum Clothing and Others Court of Appeal Whether a work place was in fact made and kept safe was to be judged objectively without reference to what might have earlier been thought to be good practice. The Times, 17th June 2009 Source: www...

David Miliband wants interrogation policy kept secret ? The Guardian

Posted on June 17, 2009
“The foreign secretary, David Miliband, told MPs today that he will not allow the public to see the secret interrogation policy that is at the heart of allegations that MI5 has been colluding in the torture of British citizens.” Full story The Guardian, 16th June 2009 Source: www...

Race hate criminals return to UK ? BBC News

Posted on June 17, 2009
“The first Britons to be convicted of inciting racial hatred online are to arrive back in the UK.” Full story BBC News, 16th June 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on June 17, 2009
The Seed (Conservation Varieties Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2009 The Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 4) Order 2009 The Real Estate Investment Trusts (Amendment of Schedule 16 to the Finance Act 2006) Regulations 2009 The Education (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Children Act 1989 (Higher Education Bursary)(England) Regulations 2009 The Data Protection (Processing of Sensitive Personal [...

Straw announces knife crime sentencing review ? The Guardian

Posted on June 17, 2009
“Knife murderers could face prison terms of 30 years after the justice secretary, Jack Straw, today announced a review of sentencing policy.” Full story The Guardian, 16th June 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Pregnant woman told to collect own compensation money from attacker ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 17, 2009
“A pregnant woman who was awarded £300 in compensation after a woman abused her at a doctor’s surgery was told to go and collect it herself as part of the Government’s restorative justice system.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2009 Source: www...

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