Unpaid servant lived in cupboard – BBC News

“A woman who smuggled an unpaid servant into the UK and forced her to sleep in a cupboard has been jailed for two and a half years at Harrow Crown Court.”

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BBC News, 4th September 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Phone phishers hop on filesharing legal threats bandwagon – The Register

“Fraudsters have begun cold-calling householders to accuse them of copyright infringement online and threaten them with court action, an ISP has reported.”

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The Register, 4th September 2008

Source: www.theregister.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

RL & Anor, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1970 (28 August 2008)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Mohamed, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs [2008] EWHC 2100 (Admin) (29 August 2008)

High Court (Patents Court)

Zipher Ltd v Markem Systems Ltd & Anor [2008] EWHC 2078 (Pat) (01 September 2008)

Source: www.bailii.org

Paul Shrubsall, the arch-fixer of barristers’ clerks, finally takes a bow – The Times

“As the arch-fixer/manager/negotiator for one of the most successful commercial sets of chambers in the business, it is no surprise that Paul Shrubsall organised his own exit strategy.”

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The Times, 3rd September 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Rhys case legal aid row resolved – BBC News

“The legal aid dispute which threatened to delay the start of the trial of a 17-year-old accused of murdering Rhys Jones in Liverpool has been settled.”

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BBC News, 4th September 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Iraq dossier memos ‘must be released’ – Daily Telegraph

“Memos and emails showing how the Government’s Iraq war dossier was ’sexed up’ must be released, the information commissioner has ordered.”

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Daily Telegraph, 4th September 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

R (Binyan Mohamed) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (2) – WLR Daily

R (Binyan Mohamed) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (2) [2008] EWHC 2100 (Admin); [2008] WLR (D) 300

“In performing the necessary balancing exercise in relation to public interest immunity and the exercise of the court’s discretion to order disclosure, it was incumbent on the court to have regard to the absence of a relevant consideration in the PII certificate and schedule, namely, in the light of the allegations made by the claimant, the abhorrence and condemnation accorded to torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, an issue which the court considered was not addressed either expressly or implicitly.”

WLR Daily, 2nd September 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

R v RL and JF – WLR Daily

R v RL and JF [2008] EWCA Crim 1970; [2008] WLR (D) 299

“A prosecution for the strict liability offence of causing polluting matter to enter controlled waters could be brought against either a club, as an unincorporated association, in its own name or against individual members.”

WLR Daily, 2nd September 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Anthony Julius caught in conflict of interest row – The Times

“Mishcon de Reya, the law firm, and its star solicitor Anthony Julius have become embroiled in a High Court dispute involving an allegation of professional impropriety, it emerged today.”

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The Times, 3rd September 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Black Solicitors Network set for City debut as diversity push gathers pace – Legal Week

“The Black Solicitors Network (BSN) is to launch a new City arm, as leading law firms continue their drive to attract a more diverse selection of new recruits.”

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Legal Week, 4th September 2008

Source: www.legalweek.com

Harman: poll shows public support for ban on buying sex – The Guardian

“Harriet Harman will today step up her drive to make buying sex illegal when she releases new figures showing that more than half of men and women support the move if it will reduce people-trafficking for sexual exploitation.”

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The Guardian, 4th Spetember 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

High court challenge to stop toxic French ship arriving in Britain – Daily Telegraph

“A High Court challenge has been launched to stop a French aircraft carrier being broken up in Britain after it was deemed too toxic to be taken apart in India.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd Septemeber 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Self-financing legal cases are too high a price for society – The Times

“Justice, the much-quoted saying goes, is open to all – like the Ritz Hotel. Access to the courts can often depend on the depth of a person’s pocket, with some of the best lawyers coming at a prohibitively high price. But lawyers’ fees aside, should the courts be a free public service, like the health service? Or should litigants who use them pay the cost?”

Full story

The Times, 4th September 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Mastermind behind ‘Fagin-style’ watch gang jailed for 12 years – Daily Telegraph

“The mastermind behind a ‘Fagin-style’ gang who stole £1million of watches from London jewellers has been jailed for 12 years.”

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Daily Telegraph, 4th September 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Courts face closure as judges are told of £90m shortfall in collection of fees – The Times

“The criminal courts are facing their biggest cash crisis in decades after a warning to judges and magistrates of a £90 million shortfall in the budget for the justice system. Judges and magistrates in England and Wales have been told of the emergency, which is likely to result in trial delays, cancelled court sittings and redundancies.”

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The Times, 4th September 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk