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UK campaigners welcome support from Washington for assisted suicide - The Guardian

Posted on November 06, 2008
“British campaigners seeking to decriminalise assisted suicide today welcomed news from the US election that voters in the state of Washington had backed the introduction of legislation to permit a form of euthanasia.” Full story The Guardian, 5th November 2008 Source: www...

Criminals must be scared of going to court, says the country?s most senior judge - Daily Telegraph

Posted on November 06, 2008
“Criminals should be ‘frightened’ of going to court, the most senior judge in England and Wales has said, signalling a new tougher attitude towards sentencing.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2008 Source: www.telegraph...

Lord Lester stands down as adviser to Jack Straw - The Times

Posted on November 06, 2008
“The Prime Minister?s plans to introduce a ‘Bill of Rights and Responsibilities’ have been dealt a blow with the resignation of the Lord Lester of Herne Hill, the Liberal Democrat peer.” Full story The Times, 5th November 2008 Source: www...

The legal profession is working hard to broaden the appeal of the Bar - The Independent

Posted on November 06, 2008
“As the legal profession waits eagerly for next Friday’s screening of the first fly-on-the-wall documentary series devoted to the realities of court life (The Barristers, 14 November, BBC2, 9pm), leading London chambers are keen to spread the word that having a privileged background is no longer enough to secure a path to the Bar...

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on November 06, 2008
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Tariquez-Zaman v London Deanery of Post Graduate Medical and Dental Education [2008] EWCA Civ 1226 (06 November 2008) PS (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 1213 (06 November 2008) SK (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 1204 (06 November 2008) Blackburn [...

Government defeat on DNA database - BBC News

Posted on November 05, 2008
“The government has been defeated in the House of Lords over the issue of keeping peoples’ DNA and fingerprints on the police national database.” Full story� BBC News, 5th November 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on November 05, 2008
The Gambling Act 2005 (Advertising of Foreign Gambling) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2008 The Excise Warehousing (Etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Allocation and Transfer of Proceedings Order 2008 Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Marriage visa age to rise later this month - UK Border Agency

Posted on November 05, 2008
“The age at which someone can apply for a marriage visa will increase from 18 to 21 from the end of this month, the Government announced today.” Full press release UK Border Agency, 4th November 2008 Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Hussain v Chief Constable of West Mercia Constabulary - WLR Daily

Posted on November 05, 2008
Hussain v Chief Constable of West Mercia Constabulary [2008] EWCA Civ 1205; [2008] WLR (D) 342 “Transient physical symptoms caused by stress or anxiety did not constitute either psychiatric or physical injury so as to amount to material damage for the purposes of the tort of misfeasance in public office...

Helow v Secretary of State for the Home Department and Another - Times Law Reports

Posted on November 05, 2008
Helow v Secretary of State for the Home Department and Another House of Lords “A judge?s membership of a Jewish association whose magazine had expressed partisan views against Palestinian causes did not in itself imply that the judge shared or endorsed such views so as to have raised the possibility of bias and want of impartiality [...

McDonald v HM Advocate - Times Law Reports

Posted on November 05, 2008
McDonald v HM Advocate Privy Council “The refusal by the High Court of Justiciary in Scotland to receive a devolution minute was the determination of an issue sufficient to give jurisdiction to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council to hear an appeal...

New business and special visitor rules published today and going live on 27 November 2008 - UK Border Agency

Posted on November 05, 2008
“On 28 October 2008, Phil Woolas, Minister of State for Borders and Immigration, announced the go live date for the new Business and Special Visitor route. Today we have published the Immigration Rules for Business and Special Visitors.” Full press release UK Border Agency, 4th November 2008 Source: www...

Tomorrow?s World? - the Bar Conference - The Bar Council

Posted on November 05, 2008
“Tim Dutton QC, the Chairman of the Bar, has called for a renewed focus on protecting the most vulnerable members of society and ensuring that diversity, within society and the Bar itself, is celebrated and encouraged.” Full press release The Bar Council, 1st November 2008 Source: www...

Smokers are banned from fostering - BBC News

Posted on November 05, 2008
“Smokers in a north-east London borough will not be able to foster children from January 2012 - unless there are ‘exceptional circumstances’. Full story BBC News, 5th November 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

NHS? ?failure? over woman?s death - BBC News

Posted on November 05, 2008
“A coroner has accused the NHS of systemic failure following the death of a 60-year-old woman who repeatedly called on the service for medical help.” Full story BBC News, 4th November 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Pro Bono work abroad to be boosted - Attorney General?s Office

Posted on November 05, 2008
“A database of international pro bono projects and a protocol to promote standards in pro bono work abroad are being launched by Baroness Scotland, the Attorney General, today.” Full press release Attorney-General’s Office, 3rd November 2008 Source: www...

Man spied on girl in Asda toilet - BBC News

Posted on November 05, 2008
“A man who spied on a nine-year-old girl in a supermarket toilet has been given a suspended prison sentence.” Full story BBC News, 4th November 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Farmer jailed for animal cruelty - BBC News

Posted on November 05, 2008
“A Norfolk farmer has been jailed for five months for animal cruelty.” Full story BBC News, 4th November 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Count page views, not site visits, when suing for internet libel - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on November 05, 2008
“Courts cannot assume that online material has been read without some evidence in libel cases, a court has ruled. The court cannot simply infer from statistics on website visits that certain people have read a particular article, it said.” Full story OUT-LAW...

Virgin Atlantic sacks 13 over Facebook comments - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on November 05, 2008
“Virgin Atlantic has dismissed 13 staff because of comments they made on social networking site Facebook. The staff, all cabin crew, broke the company’s policies, the airline said.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 4th November 2008 Source: www...

Rapist jailed after 1995 attack - BBC News

Posted on November 05, 2008
“A man has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years for raping a woman at a railway station in Kent 13 years ago.” Full story BBC News, 4th November 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Court win for smack row parents - BBC News

Posted on November 05, 2008
“A couple who told social workers they had the right to smack their adopted son have won the right to a re-hearing in a bid to adopt his sister, aged two.” Full story BBC News, 4th November 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

New points system ?barrier to migrants? - The Guardian

Posted on November 05, 2008
“Highly skilled migrants who want to work in the UK will have to prove they have thousands of pounds in their bank accounts to support themselves and their families during their first month in Britain before they can apply, new rules published yesterday reveal...

Underwear fetishist sentenced for disturbing behaviour - The Independent

Posted on November 05, 2008
“A workman who rifled through his female customers’ drawers and stole their underwear was given a suspended jail sentence today.” Full story The Independent, 4th November 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk �

Britain closes door on 80,000 asylum-seekers - The Independent

Posted on November 05, 2008
“Almost 80,000 asylum-seekers from countries described by the Foreign Office as dangerous and unstable have been refused refuge in Britain in the past five years.” Full story The Independent, 5th November 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Watchdog muscles in on high street accounts - The Guardian

Posted on November 05, 2008
“Bank customers could be given the protection of the main City watchdog in a move that would sweep away decades of voluntary regulation covering savings and current accounts. The Financial Services Authority said yesterday it was considering major reforms to the banking code and statutory rules for the industry...

Marriage visa age raised to 21 in bid to tackled forced weddings - Daily Telegraph

Posted on November 05, 2008
“The minimum age at which foreigners can come to Britain to get married is being increased in a new bid to tackle forced marriages.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Foreigners banned from retiring to Britain - Daily Telegraph

Posted on November 05, 2008
“Pensioners oustside the EU will be banned from moving to Britain to retire, it has been disclosed.” Full story� Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Pet owners reined in by conduct code - The Guardian

Posted on November 05, 2008
“The cats will already have figured out that under the government’s new code of conduct for pet owners the rule ‘create a suitable environment for your pet to live in’ should mean extra sardines and access to the duvet pile in the airing cupboard...

Ofcom set to clear Jeremy Clarkson over prostitutes quip - The Times

Posted on November 05, 2008
“Ofcom, the broadcasting watchdog, is set to dismiss complaints about a joke by Jeremy Clarkson, the presenter of BBC’s Top Gear, about lorry drivers killing prostitutes, The Times has learnt.” Full story The Times, 5th November 2008 Source: www...

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