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Thousands in jail limbo due to lack of Government planning and financing - The Times

Posted on October 15, 2008
“Thousands of prisoners were left in a Kafka-esque situation by the failure of the Government to plan and finance a new open ended jail term for dangerous offenders, according to a critical watchdog report published today.” Full story The Times, 15th October 2008 Source: www...

Heart attack paramedic struck off - BBC News

Posted on October 15, 2008
“A paramedic who told a heart attack patient she was having a panic attack has been struck off.” Full story BBC News, 14th October 2008 Source: www.bb.co.uk

Slap teacher guilty of misconduct - BBC News

Posted on October 15, 2008
“A teacher who slapped a pupil on her bottom and called her a ‘naughty girl’ has been found guilty of professional misconduct but can carry on teaching.” Full story BBC News, 15th October 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Abnormal load death ?accidental? - BBC News

Posted on October 15, 2008
“An accidental death verdict has been recorded over the death of a nurse whose car collided with an abnormal load travelling with no police escort.” Full story BBC News, 15th October 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Appeal date for Newlove killers - BBC News

Posted on October 15, 2008
“Two youths convicted of kicking a man to death outside his home in Cheshire will begin their appeals in November.” Full story BBC News, 15th October 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Mousa witnesses granted immunity - BBC News

Posted on October 15, 2008
“Witnesses giving evidence to an inquiry into the death of Iraqi Baha Mousa have been told they will not have it used against them in criminal proceedings.” Full story BBC News, 15th October 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Legal services ?cut to the bone? as crunch hits - The Times

Posted on October 15, 2008
“Court hearings over the future of children and appeals by immigrants are among the top targets for savings outlined in a Ministry of Justice document obtained by The Times.” Full story The Times, 15th October 2008 Source: www.timesonline...

Security services want personal data from sites like Facebook - The Guardian

Posted on October 15, 2008
“The government is drawing up plans to give the police and security and intelligence agencies new powers to access personal data held by internet services, including social network sites such as Facebook and Bebo and gaming networks.” Full story The Guardian, 15th October 2008 Source: www...

Court win over 200 high heel shoe collection claim - Daily Telegraph

Posted on October 15, 2008
“A businesswoman has won the right to claim compensation after a slip at Stansted Airport left her unable to wear any of the shoes in her collection of 200 high heels.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 15th October 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co...

Bettys tearoom in row over name of cheese snack - Daily Telegraph

Posted on October 15, 2008
“Cups are being rattled over a small business’s decision to market ‘Fat Betty Cheesey Nibbles’ from elsewhere in Yorkshire. Bettys, which operates its six tearooms exclusively in the county, has lodged a complaint with the Patent Office because it believes there could be confusion...

Husband was ?deceived? over death of his beauty queen wife - Daily Telegraph

Posted on October 15, 2008
“Andrew Benson said he felt ‘deceived’ by health trust managers who assured him no errors were made in the care of Madalina, 29, a fomer Miss Romania. A coroner criticised ’serious system failures’, saying Mrs Benson’s death could have been prevented, and has promised to write to the health secretary Alan Johnson to recommend changes [...

No legal action against Northern Rock bosses - The Independent

Posted on October 14, 2008
“Nationalised lender Northern Rock said today that no legal action would be taken against former directors at the centre of the group’s collapse last year.” Full story The Independent, 14th October 2008 Source: www.independent...

Smith warns of continued terror threat after Lords defeat - The Guardian

Posted on October 14, 2008
“The threat from terrorism is now ‘at the severe end of severe’ Jacqui Smith said today as she urged opposition parties to back a fresh bill to extend pre-charge detention for terror suspects to 42 days.” Full story The Guardian, 14th October 2008 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on October 14, 2008
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Canning-Kishver v Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust [2008] EWHC 2384 (QB) (13 October 2008) High Court (Administrative Court) Saunders & Anor, R (on the application of) v The Association of Chief Police Officers & Ors [2008] EWHC 2372 (Admin) (10 October 2008) Source: www:bailii...

City law firms need own watchdog, says College of Law head - The Times

Posted on October 14, 2008
“The head of Europe’s biggest training institution for lawyers has stepped into the row over whether there should be separate regulation of the UK’s major corporate law firms as distinct from the High Street firms that make up the bulk of the profession...

Reforming insurance contract law: two summaries of responses to consultation - Law Commission

Posted on October 14, 2008
“On 13 October 2008, the Law Commissions published a summary of responses on business insurance reform.” Full story Law Commission, 13th October 2008 Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk

Working with the third sector to reduce reoffending - Ministry of Justice

Posted on October 14, 2008
“The Ministry of Justice and the National Offender Management Service have announced their commitment to further improve partnership work with the voluntary and community sector.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 13th October 2008 Source: www...

Home Office preps fudgetastic ISP data rules - The Register

Posted on October 14, 2008
“A Home Office official has baffled ISPs by telling them new laws will on paper require them all to retain data, but in practice some probably won’t be forced to because it could cost the government too much money.” Full story The Register, 13th October 2008 Source: www...

R (Saunders) v Independent Police Complaints Commission and another; R (Tucker) v Independent Police Complaints Commission and another - WLR Daily

Posted on October 14, 2008
R (Saunders) v Independent Police Complaints Commission and another; R (Tucker) v Independent Police Complaints Commission and another; [2008] WLR (D) 315 “The Independent Police Complaints Commission did not act incompatibly with Convention rights in not giving a direction to chief officers to prohibit conferring between officers following a fatal shooting by police officers...

Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council v Food City Express Ltd - WLR Daily

Posted on October 14, 2008
Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council v Food City Express Ltd; [2008] WLR (D) 314 “On an appeal against a decision of a licensing authority on a point of procedure a magistrates? court may not displace a lawful decision and remit the case on the basis that the authority?s discretion should have been exercised differently...

Regina (C) v Secretary of State for Justice - Times Law Reports

Posted on October 14, 2008
Regina (C) v Secretary of State for Justice Court of Appeal “Secondary legislation laid before Parliament three weeks after a report sent by the Youth Justice Board to the directors of privatised secure training centres holding children, following two deaths in custody, was quashed as procedurally flawed and in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights...

Fertility reform held up by MPs, says watchdog - The Guardian

Posted on October 14, 2008
“Plans to overhaul Britain’s fertility laws have been held up by political squabbling over abortion rights, the head of the country’s fertility watchdog said yesterday.” Full story The Guardian, 14th October 2008 Source: www.guardian...

An end to the free ride against legal aid opponents - The Times

Posted on October 14, 2008
“It may have been heralded with a champagne reception at Coutts attended by the legal great and the good but the launch last week of the Access to Justice Foundation had little to do with the world of high finance.” Full story The Times, 14th October 2008 Source: www...

Mother was seduced by 14-year-old boy, says judge - Daily Telegraph

Posted on October 14, 2008
“A judge allowed a mother who had sex with a 14-year-old boy to walk free, saying that the boy seduced her.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 14th October 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Tory candidate spared jail for ?vile? hate campaign against rivals - The Guardian

Posted on October 14, 2008
“A former Tory prospective parliamentary candidate today escaped a jail sentence after mounting a vicious hate campaign against political rivals in his constituency.” Full story The Guardian, 13th October 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

One in ten tribunal awards ?ignored by rogue employers? - The Times

Posted on October 14, 2008
“About 1,500 people who win tribunal claims each year over their treatment in the workplace do not receive their awards because of a flaw in the system, a report concludes.” Full story The Times, 14th October 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co...

Call for ban on primates as pets - BBC News

Posted on October 14, 2008
“A loophole in animal welfare laws that allows primates to be kept as household pets should be closed, an MP has urged.” Full story BBC News, 13th October 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Commons Speaker to investigate Ecclestone affair - The Guardian

Posted on October 14, 2008
“Commons Speaker Michael Martin is to investigate reports that former prime minister Tony Blair ‘deliberately misled’ parliament, he said today.” Full story The Guardian, 13th October 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Falconer leads assault on 42-day plan - The Guardian

Posted on October 14, 2008
“Tony Blair’s former lord chancellor, Lord Falconer, yesterday dismissed as ‘fanciful’ the government’s argument that the fight against terrorism would be assisted by extending to 42 days the maximum period a suspect can be detained without charge...

House of Lords deals fatal blow to 42-day terror detention plans - The Times

Posted on October 14, 2008
“Plans to give police up to 42 days to question terrorism suspects were crushed by the House of Lords last night, halting a three-year, high-wire political battle begun in the aftermath of the 7/7 bombings.” Full story The Times, 14th October 2008 Source: www...

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