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Judge hits out at ?sentencing by numbers? rule that stopped him jailing burglar - Daily Telegraph

Posted on October 28, 2008
“Recorder Shaun Smith said the public was right to think the legal system was ‘mad’ or ’soft’ after he was forced to allow the intruder to walk free.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2008 Source: www.telegraph...

Soldiers jailed for explosives plot - The Independent

Posted on October 28, 2008
“Three soldiers were today jailed for their part in a plot to possess explosives from a British Army barracks to sell on to associates connected to the criminal underworld.” Full story The Independent, 27th October 2008 Source: www.independent...

Rape victims have to pay when calling for help - Daily Telegraph

Posted on October 28, 2008
“Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has said new Government-funded Sexual Assault Referral Centres across the country will improve the support given to victims.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

European patent body will issue definitive ruling on software patents - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on October 28, 2008
“The European Patent Office (EPO) has asked its ultimate legal authority to look at the European Patent Convention (EPC) and issue advice on the patentability of software. The EPO said that such advice was necessary to ensure the uniform application of the EPC...

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Smith insists government was right on 42 days - The Guardian

Posted on October 28, 2008
“Jacqui Smith today said she was sorry for ‘ruffling feathers’ over plans to increase detention without charge for terror suspects to 42 days but insisted she was more concerned about the safety of the nation.” Full story The Guardian, 28th October 2008 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on October 28, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Xu & Anor, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 2372 (15 October 2008) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Risegold Ltd v Escala Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 1180 (28 October 2008) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Bennett v Independent Police Complaints Commission & Anor [2008] EWHC 2550 (QB) (24 October 2008) High Court (Chancery Division) RAB Capital Plc & [...

Recent Stautory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on October 28, 2008
The Visiting Forces and International Headquarters (Application of Law) (Amendment) Order 2008 The Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 (Commencement No.1) Order 2008 The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2008 The Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No...

Nurse who put knickers up for sale on eBay faces disciplinary panel - Daily Telegraph

Posted on October 28, 2008
“A nurse who put her knickers up for sale on the online auction site eBay has appeared before a disciplinary panel.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Civil servant fined for leaving documents on train - The Independent

Posted on October 28, 2008
“A high-flying civil servant was today fined �2,500 after leaving top-secret documents on a train.” Full story The Independent, 28th October 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Seal of approval for Sharia councils? - The Times

Posted on October 28, 2008
“Bridget Prentice, the Justice Minister, has put the legitimacy of Sharia rulings in the limelight again with suggestions that mediation on family disputes could go before English judges.” Full story The Times, 28th October 2008 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on October 28, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Urushadze, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 2498 (08 October 2008) Lavery, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 2499 (09 October 2008) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) O’Brien & Ors v South Cambridgeshire District Council [2008] EWCA Civ 1159 (24 October 2008) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Club La Costa (UK) Plc v Gebhard & Ors [2008] EWHC [...

Music trade unites to fight against piracy - The Guardian

Posted on October 27, 2008
“A new umbrella organisation formed to represent Britain’s entire music industry will today promise to deliver a five-year plan to plot a safer course for a sector that has been battered in the past decade.” Full story The Guardian, 27th October 2008 Source; www...

Privacy watchdog calls Home Office plans threat to British way of life - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on October 27, 2008
“The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said that a single database of phone and internet usage records would undermine the ‘British way of life’. The privacy watchdog has said that it will scrutinise Government plans for storing that information...

Temporary workers treated as equals under new EU Directive - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on October 27, 2008
“Temporary workers will receive many of the same protections as permanent staff because of the European Parliament’s approval of a new European Union Directive. EU institutions have battled for six years over the issue.” Full story OUT-LAW...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on October 27, 2008
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Delta Reclamation Ltd v Premier Waste Management Ltd [2008] EWHC B16 (QB) (24 October 2008) Source: www.bailii.org

Yorkshire Bank Finance Ltd v Mulhall and Another - WLR Daily

Posted on October 27, 2008
Yorkshire Bank Finance Ltd v Mulhall and Another: [2008] EWCA Civ 1156; [2008] WLR (D) 330 “No provision in the Limitation Act 1980 prevented the enforcement in 2007 of a charging order over land made in 1990 to secure a judgment debt though no attempt at enforcement had been made in the interim...

AM (Ethiopia) and others v Entry Clearance Officer - WLR Daily

Posted on October 27, 2008
AM (Ethiopia) and others v Entry Clearance Officer [2008] EWCA Civ 1082; [2008] WLR (D) 329 “The principle that support or funding from a third party could not be relied on by a prospective entrant to the United Kingdom under r 297(v) of the Immigration Rules (HC 395), where the entrant was a child of a [...

Regina (RJM) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions - Times Law Reports

Posted on October 27, 2008
Regina (RJM) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions House of Lords “The policy of disentitling persons without accommodation from receiving the disability premium to which they would otherwise be entitled in their income support amounted to discrimination within article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights but was lawful as it could be [...

In re S (a Child: Adoption) - Times Law Reports

Posted on October 27, 2008
In re S (a Child: Adoption) Court of Appeal “It was wrong to focus on whether a carer was a ‘potential’ rather than a ‘prospective’ adopter when considering whether to revoke a placement order placing a child for adoption...

Punishment and reform - Speech by Jack Straw

Posted on October 27, 2008
“Jack Straw has given a speech on punishment and reform at the Royal Society of Arts in London.” Full speech Ministry of Justice, 27th October 2008 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Very High Cost Criminal Cases - significant progress towards a new scheme - Ministry of Justice

Posted on October 27, 2008
“Significant progress is being made towards a new scheme of graduated fees for lawyers in very high cost criminal (VHCC) cases, Justice Secretary Jack Straw said today.” Full press release Ministry of Justice, 24th October 2008 Source: www...

Equality in Justice day - speeches at the Royal Courts of Justice in London - Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted on October 27, 2008
“Equality in Justice day - speeches at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.” Full speeches Judiciary of England and Wales, 24th October 2008 Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Transitional arrangements for Tiers 2 and 5 - UK Border Agency

Posted on October 27, 2008
“Important information for people who are currently in the United Kingdom with leave to enter or remain in one of the immigration categories that are due to close when Tiers 2 and 5 are introduced.” Full press release UK Border Agency, 23rd October 2008 Source: http://www...

Press Release: Solicitor General welcomes Court of Appeal Rape Judgment in R v Doody - Attorney General?s Office

Posted on October 27, 2008
” Solicitor General welcomes Court of Appeal Rape Judgment in R v Doody.” Full press release Attorney General’s Office, 24th October 2008 Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Bar Council Comments On High Cost Cases Announcement - The Bar Council

Posted on October 27, 2008
“Commenting on today?s announcement from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of a way ahead in relation to very high cost cases (VHCCs ), Tim Dutton QC, Chairman of the Bar Council said: ‘The Bar is committed to serving the public interest and to undertaking these difficult cases with the most able and experienced barristers, as [...

?Metric martyr? launches appeal - BBC News

Posted on October 27, 2008
“An east London market trader is to launch an appeal against a conviction for breaking metric laws.” Full story BBC News, 27th october 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Controversial benefit reforms come into force - The Independent

Posted on October 27, 2008
“The latest phase of the Government’s benefit reforms come into force today but faced immediate criticism, with claims they could lead to fewer poor children receiving child maintenance.” Full story The Independent, 27th October 2008 Source: www...

Asylum tribunal apologises for questioning academic?s evidence - The Guardian

Posted on October 27, 2008
“A tribunal has admitted making inappropriate remarks about an academic at Oxford University, issuing a public apology and agreeing to pay costs and damages after he accused it of libel in what is believed to be the first instance of its kind.” Full story The Guardian, 27th October 2008 Source: www...

Online rogue ticketers should be tackled - Daily Telegraph

Posted on October 27, 2008
“Last week, a website called Paperticket became the latest in a list of sites to be shut down after complaints from consumers who had paid for tickets for gigs such as The Killers and Barry Manilow but had not received them.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2008 Source: www...

Straw puts victims first and says punishment is main point of prison - The Guardian

Posted on October 27, 2008
“Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, is to signal a more punitive approach to prisons today by attacking the ‘criminal justice lobby’ for putting the needs of offenders before those of victims.” Full story The Guardian, 27th October 2008 Source: www...

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