“Chris Langham will walk free from prison later today after the Court of Appeal cut his sentence for downloading the most extreme kind of child pornography.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Archive for November 14th, 2007
Chris Langham freed as judge accepts appeal - Daily Telegraph
Published November 14, 2007 children , computer crime , news , pornography , sentencing 0 CommentsBrown announces anti-terror plan to protect public venues - The Independent
Published November 14, 2007 news , terrorism 0 Comments“Gordon Brown today unveiled a wide-ranging package of measures to bolster security in public places while attempting to prevent young people being radicalised by violent extremists.”
The Independent, 14th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Justice Outside London - Administrative Courts in Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds? - Judiciary of England and Wales
Published November 14, 2007 Administrative Court , press releases 0 Comments“A Judicial Working Group, looking at the administration of justice outside of London, has recommended that four regional centres of the Administrative Court be established: in Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds. This will allow regional High Court sittings to take place regularly outside London.”
Judiciary of England and Wales press release, 14th November 2007
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Related link: Justice Outside London: Report of Judicial Working Group
Minister backtracks over detention limit - The Guardian
Published November 14, 2007 detention , news , terrorism 0 Comments“The government was plunged into disarray today over its proposed terror laws as security minister Lord West retracted his statement that he was not ‘totally convinced’ about the need to extend detention of terror suspects for more than 28 days without charge.”
The Guardian, 14th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police complaints on the increase - BBC News
Published November 14, 2007 complaints , news , police 0 Comments“Almost half of complaints against police are allegations of rudeness or neglect, according to a watchdog.”
BBC News, 14th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Darfuri asylum seekers can be sent to Khartoum, Lords rule - The Times
Published November 14, 2007 Sudan , asylum , deportation , news 1 Comment“The House of Lords has ruled that Darfuri asylum seekers can be deported to the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, overturning an earlier court of appeal decision.”
The Guardian, 14th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Stolen secrets allegation must go to full trial, rules High Court - OUT-LAW.com
Published November 14, 2007 confidentiality , news 0 Comments“A judge has said that he could not say for sure that a claim for breach of confidence was without merit based solely on an expert’s view that the information in dispute was in the public domain. He said the case must go to a full trial.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th November 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
Brown to confirm role for police in border force - The Guardian
Published November 14, 2007 immigration , news , police , terrorism 0 Comments“Gordon Brown will today clarify the future role of the police in his plans for a unified border force designed to track and stem the flow of potential terrorists into the country.”
The Guardian, 14th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court (Chancery Division)
Gaines-Cooper v Revenue and Customs [2007] EWHC 2617 (Ch) (13 November 2007)
Tackaberry & Anor v Hollis & Ors [2007] EWHC 2633 (Ch) (13 November 2007)
Van Der Merwe & Anor v IIG Capital LLC [2007] EWHC 2631 (Ch) (13 November 2007)
High Court (Commercial Court)
El Nasharty v J. Sainsbury Plc [2007] EWHC 2618 (Comm) (13 November 2007)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (Commencement No.4) (Wales) Order 2007
The Administration Charges (Summary of Rights and Obligations) (Wales) Regulations 2007
The Social Security (Housing Costs and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007
The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2007
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Soulsbury v Soulsbury - Times Law Reports
Published November 14, 2007 divorce , law reports , periodical payments , wills 0 CommentsAgreement has legal force
Court of Appeal
“An agreement between spouses to compromise an ancillary relief claim need not be approved by the court to have legal force.”
The Times, 14th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Lawntown Ltd v Camenzuli and Another - Times Law Reports
Published November 14, 2007 housing , law reports , restrictive covenants 0 CommentsCourt must not be swayed by council approval
Lawntown Ltd v Camenzuli and Another
Court of Appeal
“When exercising its discretion whether to vary a restrictive covenant to permit conversion of a single dwellinghouse into flats where planning permission had been granted, the court had to carry out its own balancing exercise and not be swayed by the fact that the planning authority had already granted permission.”
The Times, 14th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Launch of joint youth justice unit - Ministry of Justice
Published November 14, 2007 press releases , young offenders 0 Comments“A joint Governmental youth justice unit was launched today [13 November] by Justice Minister David Hanson MP.”
Ministry of Justice press release, 13th November 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Rent a home in Scotland and get cancer drugs free, QC tells English patients - The Times
Published November 14, 2007 Scotland , cancer , medicines , news 0 Comments“English cancer patients should rent a second home in Scotland to gain access to drugs not available in England, an expert on NHS law suggested yesterday.”
The Times, 14th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Phone calls ‘cut jail suicides’ - BBC News
Published November 14, 2007 news , prisons , suicide 0 Comments“Prison reformers have called for more support for new inmates in order to prevent suicides.”
BBC News, 14th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Smith accused of ‘blunder and panic’ - The Independent
Published November 14, 2007 employment , immigration , news 0 Comments“More than one in five of the foreigners cleared to work in security jobs could be illegal immigrants, the Home Secretary admitted amid accusations of ‘blunder, panic and cover-up’ in the Home Office.”
The Independent, 14th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court orders jailed financier to surrender £41m - The Times
Published November 14, 2007 confiscation , fraud , news , proceeds of crime 0 Comments“Gerald Smith, a doctor-turned-financier who is serving eight years in prison for defrauding an internet business, was ordered to surrender £41 million yesterday in the largest confiscation order in British criminal proceedings.”
The Times, 14th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Divorcee who made a clean break could lose settlement after ex-husband goes bankrupt - The Times
Published November 14, 2007 bankruptcy , debts , divorce , news 0 Comments“A woman who faces being stripped of her divorce settlement to pay for her former husband’s debts was at the centre of a test case yesterday with far-reaching implications for ‘clean break’ divorces.”
The Times, 14th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
