28/01/2008 – Current Awareness

Podcast 41: Andrew Holroyd OBE, President of The Law Society – Charon QC

Posted January 28th, 2008 in legal profession, Pakistan, podcasts by sally

“Today I am talking to the President of The Law Society, Andrew Holroyd, about the Law Society stepping in to help international Lawyers, reported recently in the press.. The Law Society, the Association of Muslim Lawyers and the Bar Council will call on the Pakistani authorities for the release and reinstatement of lawyers and judges imprisoned in Pakistan following the recent constitutional crisis. Andrew Holroyd also drew attention to the fact that the Law Society has raised £85,000 so far to help lawyers in Zimababwe.”

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of Consilio.tv

Armed gang convicted of Securitas robbery – The Guardian

Posted January 28th, 2008 in news, theft by sally

“Five members of a gang of armed robbers were found guilty today of stealing £53m from a Securitas depot in the UK’s biggest ever cash robbery.”

The Guardian, 28th January 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted January 28th, 2008 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

KG (Sri Lanka) & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 13 (25 January 2008)

Irving v Revenue and Customs [2008] EWCA Civ 6 (25 January 2008)

Dixon v Marchant [2008] EWCA Civ 11 (24 January 2008)

Cinpres Gas Injection Ltd v Melea Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 9 (24 January 2008)

MA Holdings Ltd. v George Wimpey UK Ltd, R (of the Application of) & Anor [2008] EWCA Civ 12 (24 January 2008)

ZT (Kosovo) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 14 (24 January 2008)

Kolden Holdings Ltd v Rodette Commerce Ltd & Anor [2008] EWCA Civ 10 (21 January 2008)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Y, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 10 (25 January 2008)

Sultan v R [2008] EWCA Crim 6 (23 January 2008)

Doncaster v R [2008] EWCA Crim 5 (23 January 2008)

NW & Ors, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 2 (23 January 2008)

High Court (Administrative Court)

SK, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWHC 98 (Admin) (25 January 2008)

Welsh Ministers v The Care Standards Tribunal & Anor [2008] EWHC 49 (Admin) (24 January 2008)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Kalatara Holdings Ltd v Benedict Thomas Andersen & Anor [2008] EWHC 86 (Ch) (25 January 2008)

D Jacobson & Sons Ltd v Globe GB Ltd Globe Europe SAS [2008] EWHC 88 (Ch) (25 January 2008)

The Official Receiver v Watson & Anor [2008] EWHC 64 (Ch) (24 January 2008)

Revenue and Customs v Dempster (t/a Boulevard) [2008] EWHC 63 (Ch) (24 January 2008)

Brunel Motor Company Ltd v Revenue and Customs & Anor [2008] EWHC 74 (Ch) (24 January 2008)

Knowlden v Tehrani & Ors [2008] EWHC 54 (Ch) (23 January 2008)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Patel v Windsor Life Assurance Company Ltd [2008] EWHC 76 (Comm) (25 January 2008)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Griffin, R (on the application of) v Richmond Magistrates’ Court [2008] EWHC 84 (QB) (25 January 2008)

Akinleye v East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust [2008] EWHC 68 (QB) (25 January 2008)

Walker & Anor v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Ors [2008] EWHC 62 (QB) (24 January 2008)

The Picture Warehouse Ltd v Cornhill Investments Ltd. [2008] EWHC 45 (QB) (23 January 2008)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted January 28th, 2008 in legislation by sally

The Export Control (Democratic Republic of Congo) (Amendment) Order 2008

The Greater London Authority Act 2007 (Commencement No.2) Order 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Podcast 40: Carl Gardner on Peter Hain, Terrorism, The EU Amendment Bill and the problems about the rule of law in Pakistan… – Charon QC

Posted January 28th, 2008 in EC law, elections, government departments, podcasts, terrorism by sally

“Today I am talking to Carl Gardner, author of the Head of Legal blog. Carl was a government lawyer for ten years specialising in Constitutional and EU Law issues. Now freelance, Carl has some useful views today about the Peter Hain resignation, the Police investigation, possible charges, the new Counter Terrorism proposals being debated in Parliament and he is keeping a watching brief on the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party – the EU Treaty debate in The House of Commons.”

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of Consilio.tv

Related link: Head of Legal blog

Phillips and Another v Symes and Others (No 4) – Times Law Reports

Posted January 28th, 2008 in law reports, service out of jurisdiction by sally

Phillips and Another v Symes and Others (No 4)

House of Lords

“A High Court judge was entitled to exercise his discretion to dispense with service of an English language claim form on defendants abroad in order to enable a case launched in England to take priority over proceedings in Switzerland.”

The Times, 28th January 2008

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.

I want full story on my children’s murder, says father – The Guardian

Posted January 28th, 2008 in child abuse, murder, news by sally

“It is a year since Jimi Ogunkoya’s two children were murdered by their mother, and five years since a report into the death of Victoria Climbié which was supposed to put an end to similar tragedies.”

The Guardian, 28th January 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Crowded prisons mean more held in police cells – at a cost of £459 a night – The Guardian

Posted January 28th, 2008 in news, prisons by sally

“Prisoners who are held in police cells as a result of jail overcrowding are costing the taxpayer £459 a night, figures released today show.”

The Guardian, 28th January 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

ID cards may be issued by coercion, says leaked memo – The Times

Posted January 28th, 2008 in identity cards, news by sally

“The Government is looking at using ‘coercion’ tactics as a way of introducing the controversial ID card scheme, a leaked memo suggests.”

The Times, 28th January 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Web review examines suicide spate – BBC News

Posted January 28th, 2008 in internet, news, suicide by sally

“An official review of internet sites which encourage suicide is expected to include an examination of a recent cluster of deaths in south Wales.”

BBC News, 27th January 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

First 10 high court judges under new diversity rules – The Guardian

Posted January 28th, 2008 in judges, news by sally

“The government’s attempt to reform the system for choosing judges to create a more diverse judiciary is failing to break the stranglehold of privately-educated white males over the high court bench.”

The Guardian, 28th January 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Juvenile court magistrate: Our hands are tied – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 28th, 2008 in magistrates, news, young offenders by sally

“Violent crime committed by children and teenagers has gone up by a third in only three years, an investigation by The Sunday Telegraph revealed last week. Total offences climbed steadily from 184,474 in 2003 to 222,750 in 2006. Most of these are dealt with by overstretched youth courts in possession of limited sentencing powers. Patrick Sawer reports from the ‘frontline’ of youth justice, as magistrates, lawyers and officials struggle to cope with rising levels of youth crime.”

Daily Telegraph, 27th January 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Youth gangs triple child murder rate – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 28th, 2008 in children, firearms, murder, news, offensive weapons by sally

“Murders of children by other children have tripled in three years, as more of the nation’s youth get drawn into a deadly world of guns and knives.”

Daily Telegraph, 27th January 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

The extraordinary case of Britain’s most secret murder trial – The Independent

Posted January 28th, 2008 in murder, news, public interest immunity, reporting restrictions by sally

“A court hearing tomorrow, being described by lawyers as unprecedented in UK legal history, will decide whether the death of the man who took the last photograph of George Bernard Shaw must remain a mystery.”

The Independent, 27th January 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Addiction court hears first case – BBC News

Posted January 28th, 2008 in alcohol abuse, drug abuse, family courts, news by sally

“The UK’s first family drug and alcohol court is due to open in London with the aim of helping parents beat addictions so they can keep their children.”

BBC News, 28th January 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Anger at bill for scrapped penal agency – The Observer

Posted January 28th, 2008 in criminal justice, news by sally

“The government was last night accused of squandering more than £1.5bn taxpayers’ money after it emerged that it is to dismantle its flagship body set up to reduce reoffending, as part of a wide-ranging review of the criminal justice system.”

The Observer, 27th January 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Straw sets out plan for tougher sentencing – The Independent

Posted January 28th, 2008 in news, prisons, probation, sentencing by sally

“Jack Straw, the Secretary of State for Justice, is to unveil plans to merge the prison and probation services into a US-style ‘Department of Corrections’ to try to get to grips with sentencing and the management of offenders in custody and in the community.”

The Independent, 27th January 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Pro-life MPs seek free embryo vote – The Observer

Posted January 28th, 2008 in embryology, news, parliament by sally

“Gordon Brown is facing a revolt by cabinet ministers who are demanding a free vote over the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, claiming that the ethical issues it raises are matters of conscience.”

The Observer, 27th January 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Asylum-seekers awaiting EU court ruling on detention – The Independent

Posted January 28th, 2008 in asylum, detention, news by sally

“Thousands of asylum-seekers who are routinely detained in fast-track removal centres while their claims are being considered by the Home Office could win the right to freedom when judges in Europe deliver a landmark ruling tomorrow.”

The Independent, 28th January 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Sensitivity and suicide – The Guardian

Posted January 28th, 2008 in media, news, suicide by sally

“Extensive coverage last week of the suspected ‘copycat’ suicides of seven young people in Bridgend, south Wales – and the publication in one paper earlier this month of the picture of a young City banker as he leapt to his death from a hotel window – have reignited concerns about how suicide is reported.”

The Guardian, 28th January 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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