“A family who were wrongly suspected of lying on a school application form have discovered that their local council used anti-terrorism surveillance powers to spy on them.”
The Independent, 11th April 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Archive for April 11th, 2008
Anti-terror laws used to spy on family - The Independent
Published April 11, 2008 education , investigatory powers , news , privacy 0 CommentsRegulator backs use of DNA technique in court cases - The Guardian
Published April 11, 2008 DNA , news 0 Comments“Tiny samples of DNA evidence are safe to use in criminal prosecutions, in spite of recent concern from the police and the judiciary that the technique is flawed, the forensic science regulator has ruled.”
The Guardian, 11th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Blow for MoD as judge rules soldiers have battlefield rights - Daily Telegraph
Published April 11, 2008 armed forces , human rights , news 0 Comments“The Ministry of Defence has been dealt a groundbreaking legal defeat by a High Court judge who ruled soldiers’ human rights must be protected on the battlefield.”
The Daily Telegraph, 11 April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Odelola v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 308 (10 April 2008)
H Lundbeck A/S v Generics (UK) Ltd & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 311 (10 April 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Dadourian Group International Inc & Ors v Simms & Ors [2008] EWHC 723 (Ch) (10 April 2008)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Reilly v National Insurance & Guarantee Corporation Ltd [2008] EWHC 722 (Comm) (11 April 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Hinds v Liverpool County Court & Ors [2008] EWHC 665 (QB) (11 April 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Education (QCA Levy) (Revocation) Regulations 2008
The Childcare (Early Years Register) Regulations 2008
The Childcare (General Childcare Register) Regulations 2008
The Childcare (Early Years and General Childcare Registers) (Common Provisions) Regulations 2008
The Childcare (Exemptions from Registration) Order 2008
The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Regulations 2008
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Transfer Values) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Magistrates’ Courts Fees Order 2008
The Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
High Court rejects MoD attempt to ‘gag’ outspoken coroners over defence failures - The Times
Published April 11, 2008 armed forces , coroners , news 0 Comments“The Government suffered its second important legal defeat in 24 hours today when a High Court judge rejected an attempt by Des Browne, the Defence Secretary, to ban coroners using phrases such as “serious failure” in their verdicts on dead soldiers.”
The Times, 11th April 2008
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Non-partner solicitors could face insurance bill - Law Society’s Gazette
Published April 11, 2008 insurance , law firms , news , solicitors 0 Comments“A group of solicitors who were employed by a firm which has since gone into liquidation could find themselves being pursued for a contribution towards an unpaid insurance premium of £834,000 – despite the fact that they were not partners in the firm.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th April 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Society hails £55m legal aid watershed - Law Society’s Gazette
Published April 11, 2008 legal aid , solicitors 0 Comments“The Law Society scored a coup for civil legal aid practitioners last week by securing a package worth £55 million from the government in return for dropping its legal action against the Legal Services Commission (LSC).”
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th April 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘No one is entitled to interfere with the course of our justice’ - The Guardian
Published April 11, 2008 Saudi Arabia , bribery , corruption , criminal justice , law reports , news 0 Comments“Eighteen months after the Serious Fraud Office abandoned the BAE inquiry, two high court judges yesterday ruled the decision unlawful in a judgment that was stinging in its criticism of both the SFO and the British government for caving in to pressure from Saudi Arabia. The legal action was brought by the anti-bribery pressure group Corner House Research and the Campaign Against Arms Trade. Here are edited extracts from the summary judgment published yesterday.”
The Guardian, 11th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Refugee in High Court fight for NHS care - Daily Telegraph
Published April 11, 2008 asylum , medical treatment , news 0 Comments“A failed asylum seeker is challenging regulations that prevent him receiving free treatment from the NHS.”
The Daily Telegraph, 11th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
University offers combined ‘British law’ degree - The Lawyer
Published April 11, 2008 legal education , news , universities 0 Comments“The University of Dundee is introducing a bachelors law degree enabling dual-qualification in Scots and English & Welsh law. From September 2008 students will be able to study all of the subjects required by each of the respective local Law Societies.”
The Lawyer, 10th April 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Carolyn McCall quits Tesco over Guardian libel action - The Times
Published April 11, 2008 defamation , news 0 Comments“Carolyn McCall, the chief executive of Guardian Media Group, has resigned from the board of Tesco because of the supermarket’s pending libel suit against the company’s flagship newspaper.”
The Times, 11th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
M&S takes biscuit: teacakes cost Treasury £3.5m - The Independent
Published April 11, 2008 VAT , news 0 Comments“The humble chocolate teacake cost the Treasury £3.5 million today. That’s the price of a VAT mistake which classified Marks & Spencer teacakes as chocolate biscuits.”
The Independent, 10th April 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Fraudster jailed after claiming £85,000 for non-existent children - The Guardian
Published April 11, 2008 benefits , fraud , news 0 Comments“A fraudster was jailed today for claiming more than £85,000 in tax credits for 16 non-existent children.
David Wilshaw, 58, was jailed for 20 months at Bristol crown court for masterminding the scam to claim child tax benefits over four years.”
The Guardian, 10th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Spitting vicar’ ordered to leave parish - The Independent
Published April 11, 2008 Church of England , clergy , news 0 Comments“A Church of England vicar accused of intimidating and spitting at parishioners was ordered to vacate his post by his bishop today.”
The Independent, 10th April 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Panday v Virgil (Senior Superintendent of Police) - Times Law Reports
Published April 11, 2008 Trinidad & Tobago , abuse of process , law reports , retrials 0 CommentsPanday v Virgil (Senior Superintendent of Police)
Privy Council
“When allowing an appeal against conviction on the ground of apparent bias in the conduct of the trial, the Court of Appeal could order a retrial if the defendant had been properly charged and brought before the court without any violation of the rule of law and it was possible to have a fair retrial before a different tribunal.”
The Times, 11th April 2008
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McGrath and Others v Riddell and Another - Times Law Reports
Published April 11, 2008 conflict of laws , insolvency , law reports , winding up 0 CommentsMcGrath and Others v Riddell and Another
House of Lords
“The fact that in a country of principal winding-up of a company in liquidation there would be a class of preferential creditors who would not have priority under English insolvency law was insufficient reason for an English court to refuse to exercise its discretion, under section 426 of the Insolvency Act 1986, to order remission of assets located in England to the country of principal winding-up.”
The Times, 11th April 2008
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Analysis: what next after High Court ruling on BAE? - The Times
Published April 11, 2008 Saudi Arabia , attorney general , corruption , special report 0 Comments“When Tony Blair, as Prime Minister, approached the Attorney-General, Lord Goldsmith, QC, to argue the case for the dropping of the corruption investigation into the BAE arms deal, he insisted that it was a matter ultimately for the Government’s chief law officer. But — justifying his approach — Mr Blair said that this was the ‘clearest case for intervention in the public interest he had seen’.”
The Times, 10th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
AS and DD (Libya) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 289 - WLR Daily
Published April 11, 2008 deportation , human rights , law reports 0 Comments“In order to show strong grounds for believing that a foreign national if deported would face a real risk of being subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment in breach of art 3 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms it was necessary to produce evidence, not mere speculation, to establish that risk. That was a stringent test, requiring rigorous examination of the evidence.”
WLR Daily, 10th April 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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Othman (Jordan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 290 - WLR Daily
Published April 11, 2008 deportation , human rights , law reports 0 CommentsOthman (Jordan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 290; [2008] WLR (D) 103
“The deportation of a foreign national on the ground that his presence was not conducive to the public good because he was a danger to the national security of the United Kingdom would breach that person’s right to a fair trial under art 6 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms if in the receiving state he was at real risk of being tried on evidence obtained by torture.”
WLR Daily, 10th April 2008
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Panday v Virgil (Senior Superintendent of Police) [2008] UKPC 24 - WLR Daily
Published April 11, 2008 Trinidad & Tobago , abuse of process , law reports , retrials 0 CommentsPanday v Virgil (Senior Superintendent of Police) [2008] UKPC 24; [2008] WLR (D) 102
“The Court of Appeal might order the retrial of a defendant whose conviction was quashed on the grounds of apparent bias if the defendant had been properly charged and brought before the court without any violation of the rule of law and a fair retrial before a different judge was possible.”
WLR Daily, 10th April 2008
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McGrath and others v Riddell and another [2008] UKHL 21 - WLR Daily
Published April 11, 2008 conflict of laws , insolvency , law reports , winding up 0 CommentsMcGrath and others v Riddell and another [2008] UKHL 21; [2008] WLR (D) 101
“If the country of the principal winding up of an insolvent company was a designated ‘relevant country’ for the purposes of s 426 of the Insolvency Act 1986 and the insolvency laws of that country would involve a pari passu distribution of assets to ordinary unsecured creditors, then an English court should accede to a request to remit assets located in England to the principal liquidators for distribution according to the foreign law even if, under that law, there would be a class of preferential creditors who would not have had priority under English insolvency law.”
WLR Daily, 10th April 2008
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R (Gentle and another) v Prime Minister and others [2008] UKHL 20 - WLR Daily
Published April 11, 2008 Iraq , armed forces , human rights , international law , law reports , war 0 CommentsR (Gentle and another) v Prime Minister and others [2008] UKHL 20
“Art 2 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which provided that “everyone’s right to life shall be protected by law”, did not place the Government under a duty to members of the armed forces and their families to hold a public inquiry into whether it had obtained adequate legal advice on the lawfulness under international law of the invasion of Iraq.”
WLR Daily, 10th April 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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