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Modular courts piloted to meet soaring workloads ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on February 04, 2011
“Temporary courtrooms are being used to extend a busy crown court and help it to meet its increased workload.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 3rd February 2011 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

UK ?made safe haven? by human rights rulings ? The Independent

Posted on February 04, 2011
“Human rights rulings make the UK a ‘safe haven’ for suspected foreign terrorists, the independent reviewer of anti-terror laws said today.” Full story The Independent, 3rd February 2011 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Kasprzak v Warsaw Regional Court, Poland BinghamTrial Court No 4 of Marbella, Spain Wilson-Campbell Court of Instruction No 4 of Orihuela, Alicante, Spain ? WLR Daily

Posted on February 04, 2011
Kasprzak v Warsaw Regional Court, Poland; BinghamTrial Court No 4 of Marbella, Spain; Wilson-Campbell Court of Instruction No 4 of Orihuela, Alicante, Spain [2011] EWHC 100 (Admin); [2011] WLR (D) 35 “Article 23 of the Council Framework Decision of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between member states, as [...

Office of Fair Trading v Purely Creative Ltd and others ? WLR Daily

Posted on February 04, 2011
Office of Fair Trading v Purely Creative Ltd and others [2011] EWHC 106 (Ch); [2011] WLR (D) 34 “For the purposes of applying the causation test in regulations 5 and 6 of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 the combined effect of all relevant misleading acts and omissions had first to be ascertained, [...

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HSBC Bank Plc v Brophy ? WLR Daily

Posted on February 04, 2011
HSBC Bank Plc v Brophy [2011] EWCA Civ 67; [2011] WLR (D) 33 “A clause in a credit card agreement which provided for the bank to determine the credit limit from time to time at its discretion by notifying the debtor of its amount was valid.” WLR Daily, 3rd February 2011 Source: www...

Legislation forces archaeologists to rebury finds ? The Guardian

Posted on February 04, 2011
“Human remains from Stonehenge and other ancient settlements will be reburied and lost to science under legislation that threatens to cripple research into the history of humans in Britain, a group of leading archaeologists says today.” Full story The Guardian, 4th February 2011 Source: www...

Construction firm branded ?complete disgrace? by high court judge ? The Guardian

Posted on February 04, 2011
“CCC, which has history of British political donations, failed to comply with court orders freezing its assets.” Full story The Guardian, 2nd February 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Armed robbery gang members jailed ? The Independent

Posted on February 04, 2011
“Members of one of Britain’s biggest networks of armed robbery gangs were jailed today.” Full story The Independent, 3rd February 2011 Source: www.independent.co.uk

High court judges with poor judgment should stand down ? The Guardian

Posted on February 04, 2011
“Judges cannot be sacked, so they can go on getting things wrong unless public pressure persuades them to quit.” Full story The Guardian, 3rd February 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Politicians warned over prisoner voting rights ? The Guardian

Posted on February 04, 2011
“Europe’s human rights watchdog has warned British politicians that if they continue to exclude prisoners from the right to vote they risk undermining a crucial element of democracy.” Full story The Guardian, 4th February 2011 Source: www...

Supreme Court to allow tweeting ? The Independent

Posted on February 04, 2011
“Tweeting is to be allowed from hearings at the highest court in the land, it was announced today (3 February).” Full story The Independent, 3rd February 2011 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Control orders replacement does much the same job, says Lord Carlile ? The Guardian

Posted on February 04, 2011
“The proposed replacement for control orders ‘shares several characteristics’ with the existing regime and should provide the same level of public protection, Lord Carlile, the government’s official reviewer of counter-terror laws, has said...

Ceredigion farmer?s five-year ban from keeping animals ? BBC News

Posted on February 03, 2011
“A farmer and pet shop owner has been banned from keeping animals for five years after he was convicted of 39 welfare offences.” Full story BBC News, 2nd February 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Olympic property fraud gang jailed for shares scam ? BBC News

Posted on February 03, 2011
“Five men have been jailed for their roles in a scam which invited dozens of elderly people to invest in property near the Olympic site in east London.” Full story BBC News, 2nd February 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Government delays Bribery Act to write new guidance ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on February 03, 2011
“The Government has delayed the implementation of the Bribery Act. It will not now come into force in April as planned but will be put on hold while the Government rewrites guidance for businesses on how to comply with the 2010 law.” Full story OUT-LAW...

High Court backs OFT?s action against scratchcard promoters ? OUT-Law.com

Posted on February 03, 2011
“A series of linked scratchcard promotion companies must fundamentally change the way they do business or stop operating after the High Court ruled their promotions were unlawful.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 3rd February 2011 Source: www.out-law...

Supreme Court issues guidance on courtroom twitter use ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on February 03, 2011
“The Supreme Court has today given the ?green light? to allow people to ?tweet? from inside the courtroom. It has issued guidance on the use of live text-based communication by legal teams, journalists and members of the public of what is going on in court...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on February 03, 2011
Court of Appral (Civil Division) Llewellyn v Lorey & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 37 (03 February 2011) Glaves v Crown Prosecution Service [2011] EWCA Civ 69 (03 February 2011) Bowater v Northwest London Hospitals NHS Trust [2011] EWCA Civ 63 (03 February 2011) Uren v Corporate Leisure (UK) Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 66 (02 February [...

Recent Statutory Instruments ? legislation.gov.uk

Posted on February 03, 2011
The Inshore Fisheries and Conservation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2011 The Inheritance Tax Avoidance Schemes (Prescribed Descriptions of Arrangements) Regulations 2011 The South Derbyshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2011 The Northampton (Electoral Changes) Order 2011 The Mansfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2011  The Central Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2011 The Bedford (Electoral Changes) Order 2011 The Education (School [...

Regina (ZH Tanzania) v Secretary of State for the Home Department ? WLR Daily

Posted on February 03, 2011
Regina (ZH Tanzania) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] UKSC 4; [2011] WLR (D) 32 “The need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children who were in the United Kingdom was a primary consideration when immigration authorities were making a decision as to the deportation of a parent whose application for [...

Global Process Systems Inc and another v Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Berhad ? WLR Daily

Posted on February 03, 2011
Global Process Systems Inc and another v Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Berhad [2011] UKSC 5; [2011] WLR (D) 31 “A provision in a marine cargo insurance policy excluding loss resulting from any inherent inability of the goods to withstand a voyage applied only where the goods had deteriorated, not because they had been subjected to some [...

Orr v Milton Keynes Council ? WLR Daily

Posted on February 03, 2011
Orr v Milton Keynes Council [2011] EWCA Civ 62; [2011] WLR (D) 30 “The employer?s knowledge for the purposes of section 98(4) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 was that of the person who was deputed to carry out the employer?s functions.” WLR Daily, 2nd February 2011 Source: www...

Regina (Z) v Croydon London Borough Council ? WLR Daily

Posted on February 03, 2011
Regina (Z) v Croydon London Borough Council [2011] EWCA Civ 59; [2011] WLR (D) 29 “Where a court was considering whether to grant permission to proceed with a claim for judicial review of a local authority?s decision in an age assessment case the court should ask whether the material before it raised a factual case [...

Law firm not liable to loan losses, says appeal court ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on February 03, 2011
“A law firm that gave negligent advice to a bank before the bank lost £28m in loans advanced to two local authorities does not have to reimburse those losses, the Court of Appeal ruled last week.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd February 2011 Source: www...

Supreme Court widens definition of violent abuse ? Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on February 03, 2011
“Solicitors have welcomed a Supreme Court ruling that domestic violence extends beyond physical contact to include other forms of violent conduct.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette. 3rd February 2011 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Report on the implementation of Law Commission proposals ? Law Commission

Posted on February 03, 2011
“The first annual report to be presented to Parliament on the extent to which Law Commission proposals have been implemented by the Government.” Full report Law Commission, 28th January 2011 Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk

Bar Council updates Prepare for Change guidance ? The Bar Council

Posted on February 03, 2011
“Bar Council updates Prepare for Change guidance.” Full story The Bar Council, 2nd February 2011 Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Suffolk affair GP guilty of misconduct ? BBC News

Posted on February 03, 2011
“A married GP from Suffolk who had affairs with two female patients has been found guilty of misconduct.” Full story BBC News, 2nd February 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Former RAF man wins right to sue MoD over game injury ? BBC News

Posted on February 03, 2011
“A Cornishman left paralysed in an It’s A Knockout-style game staged by the RAF has won the right to sue for damages.” Full story BBC News, 2nd February 2011 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Knifeman jailed for life over footballer?s murder ? The Independent

Posted on February 03, 2011
“A knifeman who stabbed to death a promising teenage footballer as he tried to help his friends was jailed for life today with a minimum term of 19 years.” Full story The Independent, 2nd February 2011 Source: www.independent.co.uk

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