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Public Guardian begins review of impact of Mental Capacity Act - Ministry of Justice

Posted on October 23, 2008
“Plans to reduce the fees and simplify the forms for people making Lasting Powers of Attorney were part of proposals announced today in a public consultation by Public Guardian Martin John.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 23rd October 2008 Source: www...

Fuel poverty campaigners lose high court bid - The Guardian

Posted on October 23, 2008
“Campaigners failed today in a high court bid to force the government to spend more to end fuel poverty.” Full story The Guardian, 23rd October 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk       

Chagos islanders lose battle to return - The Guardian

Posted on October 22, 2008
“Chagos islanders evicted by the British government in the 1970s today lost their long-running battle to return to the Indian Ocean archipelago.” Full story The Guardian, 22nd October 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk       

Fast-track divorce for Madonna? - The Times

Posted on October 22, 2008
“Madonna and Guy Ritchie could be the first high-profile couple to divorce collaborative-style.” Full story The Times, 22nd October 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk       

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Chagos exiles ruling overturned - BBC News

Posted on October 22, 2008
“Exiled residents of the Chagos Islands have had the right to return to their Indian Ocean homeland overturned by the House of Lords.” Full story BBC News, 22nd October 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Data protection officials to lobby for new child-protecting laws - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on October 22, 2008
“Data protection authorities from all over the world have agreed to call for legislation specifically limiting the collection and use of children’s personal data.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 22nd October 2008 Source: www.out-law.com       

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on October 22, 2008
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Rolls Royce Plc v UNITE the Union [2008] EWHC 2420 (QB) (17 October 2008) High Court (Patents Court) Ancon Ltd v ACS Stainless Steel Fixings Ltd [2008] EWHC 2489 (Pat) (21 October 2008) Source: www.bailii.org       

Building a Better Society - Speech by The Rt Hon Lady Justice Arden

Posted on October 22, 2008
Building a Better Society (PDF) Speech by The Rt Hon Lady Justice Arden DBE Justice 10th Annual Rights Law Conference, 21st October 2008 Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk       

House of Lords Judgments: What?s New?

Posted on October 22, 2008
R (on the application of Bancoult) Respondent v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Appellant) [2008] UKHL 61 (22 October 2008) Helow (AP) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and another (Respondents) (Scotland) [2008] UKHL 62 (22 October 2008) R (on the application of RJM) (FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for [...

Man who ?fantasised about the murder and rape of Girls Aloud? to appear in court - Daily Telegraph

Posted on October 22, 2008
“A civil servant will appear in court today after writing a blog in which he allegedly fantasised about the rape, torture and murder of the pop band Girls Aloud.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk       

Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008

Posted on October 22, 2008
Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk       

Appropriation (No. 3) Act 2008

Posted on October 22, 2008
Appropriation (No. 3) Act 2008 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk       

Witness plan for ?honour? cases - BBC News

Posted on October 22, 2008
“Police forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are being urged to review their witness protection schemes to help combat ‘honour crimes’.” Full story BBC News, 22nd October 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Regina (Saunders) v Independent Police Complaints Commission and Another Regina (Tucker) v Same - Times Law Reports

Posted on October 22, 2008
Regina (Saunders) v Independent Police Complaints Commission and Another Regina (Tucker) v Same Queen’s Bench Division “The Independent Police Complaints Commission did not act incompatibly with human rights in not giving a direction to chief officers to prohibit conferring among police officers following a fatal shooting by them...

St George v Home Office - Times Law Reports

Posted on October 22, 2008
St George v Home Office Court of Appeal “An addict who was injured in custody after suffering a seizure through drugs withdrawal did not contribute to his injury as his addiction was not a potent cause of the damage.” The Times, 22nd October 2008 Source: www...

Schizophrenic killed neighbour he wrongly believed was a paedophile - Daily Telegraph

Posted on October 22, 2008
“A schizophrenic who stabbed a neighbour to death in front of his family in the mistaken belief that he was a paedophile has been detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2008 Source: www...

Anger at abortion debate timing - BBC News

Posted on October 22, 2008
“MPs are set to debate the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, amid anger that Commons timetabling means amendments on abortion will be shelved.” Full story BBC News, 22nd October 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

Day of judgment in the Lords for evicted Chagos islanders - The Guardian

Posted on October 22, 2008
“The long-running legal battle between the British government and the Chagos islanders over their eviction from their homes in the Indian Ocean nearly 40 years ago will reach its conclusion in the House of Lords this morning.” Full story The Guardian, 22nd October 2008 Source: www...

Porn protesters hit Westminster - BBC News

Posted on October 22, 2008
“Models wearing chains, stockings and gags have been led around Westminster in protest at laws to make owning ‘extreme pornography’ illegal.” Full story BBC News, 21st October 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk       

War crimes charges dropped against five Guantánamo detainees - The Guardian

Posted on October 22, 2008
“The US government today dropped war-crimes charges against British resident Binyam Mohamed, who has accused the American military of torture, and four other detainees being held at Guantánamo Bay.” Full story The Guardian, 21st October 2008 Source: www...

Gordon Brown tells courts to hold back on home repossessions - The Guardian

Posted on October 22, 2008
“Gordon Brown today ordered courts to halt action on home repossessions unless all alternatives have been ‘fully examined’ as he admitted the global economic downturn was “likely to cause recession” in the UK.” Full story The Guardian, 22nd October 2008 Source: www...

Europe votes for equal rights for temporary workers - The Times

Posted on October 22, 2008
“More than 8 million temporary workers across Europe will share the same rights as permanent employees after an historic deal was approved by the European Parliament today.” Full story The Times, 22nd October 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co...

Law lords say sharia is ?arbitrary and discriminatory? - Daily Telegraph

Posted on October 22, 2008
“Britain’s highest court allows a Lebanese woman to stay in Britain rather than lose her son. But they stress that only ‘flagrant’ human rights breaches will come within the law.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2008 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on October 22, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Daniels, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 2360 (22 October 2008) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Truro Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd v Foley [2008] EWCA Civ 1162 (22 October 2008) Thorn Security Ltd v Siemens Schweiz AG [2008] EWCA Civ 1161 (22 October 2008) Reynolds, R (on the application of) v Independent Police Complaints Commission [...

8 New Square victorious in software patent appeal - The Lawyer

Posted on October 21, 2008
“IP chambers 8 New Square has scored a Court of Appeal win for technology company Symbian, in a decision that could see software patents allowed in the UK for the first time.” Full story The Lawyer, 20th October 2008 Source: www.thelawyer...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on October 21, 2008
The Economic Regulation of Airports (Designation) Order (Amendment) Order 2008 The Community Legal Service (Financial) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2008 The Community Legal Service (Funding) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2008 The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Claims and Reconsiderations) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Appeals (Excluded Decisions) Order 2008 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on October 21, 2008
High Court (Technology and Construction Court) Kier Regional Ltd (t/a Wallis) v City & General (Holborn) Ltd & Ors [2008] EWHC 2454 (TCC) (17 October 2008) Source: www.bailii.org       

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on October 21, 2008
The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) Order 2008 The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008 The Health Act 2006 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2008 The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Social Entitlement Chamber) Rules 2008 The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber) Rules 2008 The Qualifications for [...

Inventor shouldn?t have terminated contract months after alleged breach, court rules - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on October 21, 2008
“The inventor of a car door latch was not entitled to walk away from a commercial agreement in the way that he did, the High Court has ruled. The terms of the deal had been broken at one point, but not when the inventor ended the agreement, the court said...

UK-IPO backs international prosecutors? network - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on October 21, 2008
“The UK Intellectual Property Office (UK-IPO) has given its backing to an international group of prosecutors in a bid to help fight cross-border intellectual property related crime.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 20th october 2008 Source: www.out-law...

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