Month: August 2008

Podcast 77: Usefully Employed on Employment Law – Charon QC

Posted August 11th, 2008 in barristers, employment, podcasts by sally

“Today I am talking to a solicitor turned barrister who writes the very useful employment law blog Usefully Employed. His ‘About’ section explains all – but I shall ask him why he changed from a reasonably stable part of the profession to the more precarious side – at least in terms of weekly cashflow.”

Podcast

Charon QC, 10th August 2008

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.

‘Peeping Tom’ rapist imprisoned – BBC News

Posted August 11th, 2008 in news, sentencing, sexual offences, voyeurism by sally

“A rapist who admitted spying on his neighbours by using a camera hidden in their bedroom has been sent to prison for an indefinite period.”

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BBC News, 8th August 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Call to adopt UK Bill of Rights – BBC News

Posted August 11th, 2008 in constitutional law, news by sally

“The government should adopt a Bill of Rights for the UK, a cross-party committee of MPs and peers has urged.”

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BBC News, 10th August 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Relative Values: Helena Kennedy QC and her daughter, Clio – The Times

Posted August 11th, 2008 in barristers, special report by sally

“The QC and life peer Helena Kennedy, 58, grew up in Glasgow. She was called to the bar in 1972, became a Queen’s counsel in 1991, and was made a life peer in 1997. As a barrister she specialises in human rights. She and her husband, the consultant surgeon Iain Hutchison, 59, have two children: Clio, 21, and Roland, 19. Helena has a son, Kier, 25, by the actor Roger Mitchell. She lives in Hampstead, north London. Clio Kennedy Hutchison attended the international sixth-form Atlantic College in Wales and is now studying anthropology at Durham University.”

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The Times, 10th August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Crime: Tories reveal plan to get tough on bail system – The Guardian

Posted August 11th, 2008 in bail, news by sally

“The Conservatives today step up their campaign against lax bail policy by pledging to make the release of violent and persistent offenders more difficult – and make public safety a factor in all bail decisions.”

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The Guardian, 11th August 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Legal bid over ‘beasting’ death – BBC News

Posted August 11th, 2008 in armed forces, news by sally

“The mother of a soldier who died after being made to carry out informal punishment exercises called ‘beastings’ is taking legal advice over his death.”

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BBC News, 8th August 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Father in legal bid for dead son – BBC News

Posted August 11th, 2008 in armed forces, inquests, Iraq, news by sally

“The father of a Welsh Territorial Army soldier killed in Iraq five years ago has begun a legal battle for a full investigation into his son’s death.”

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BBC News, 9th August 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Divers face jail over £250,000 NHS swindle – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 11th, 2008 in fraud, medical treatment, news by sally

“Two professional divers are facing jail terms after being convicted of swindling £250,000 from the NHS by claiming to have treated non-existent patients for cases of the bends.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th August 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Police warn of rise in violence by women – The Guardian

Posted August 11th, 2008 in news, violence, women by sally

“Violent women are stretching police resources, with increasing numbers being arrested, police have warned. The chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, Paul McKeever, called it a ‘new phenomenon’.”

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The Guardian, 10th August 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Criminal record checks double in five years – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 11th, 2008 in criminal records, news, vetting by sally

“The number of people forced to undergo vetting by the Criminal Records Bureau has doubled in the last five years to nearly 3 million.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th August 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Life term for ‘dirty look’ killer – BBC News

Posted August 11th, 2008 in murder, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“A 16-year-old youth has been given a life sentence for stabbing to death a schoolboy who gave him a ‘dirty look’.”

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BBC News, 8th August 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Racecourse owners cleared of cartel claim – The Times

Posted August 11th, 2008 in competition, horse racing, news by sally

“A consortium of more than half of Britain’s racecourses did not breach competition laws by forming its own breakaway television channel, a judge ruled today.”

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The Times, 8th August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Cher fan has his stereo destroyed – BBC News

Posted August 11th, 2008 in news, noise by sally

“A man who blasted Cher and U2 from his home has had his stereo equipment and music collection destroyed.”

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BBC News, 9th August 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Authority failed to stop abuse at sheltered home – The Guardian

Posted August 8th, 2008 in care homes, maladministration, news by sally

“A local authority was found guilty of maladministration yesterday for failing to stop persistent abuse of people at a sheltered housing scheme that was ‘run like Colditz’.”

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The Guardian, 8th August 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 8th, 2008 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Walker, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1827 (09 July 2008)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Attorney General of Zambia v Meer Care & Desai (a firm) & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 875_2 (31 July 2008)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted August 8th, 2008 in legislation by sally

The Christ The King Catholic and Church of England (VA) Centre For Learning (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2008

The Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2008

The Cleadon Village Church of England VA Primary School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2008

The Hackleton CofE Primary School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2008

The Hawthorn Church of England Controlled First School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2008

The Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2008

The Wylye Valley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2008

The St Gregory’s Catholic Primary School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2008

The Canon Peter Hall CofE Primary School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2008

The All Saints CofE School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2008

The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008

The Removal, Storage and Disposal of Vehicles (Prescribed Sums and Charges) Regulations 2008

The Police (Retention and Disposal of Motor Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Road Traffic Act 1988 (Retention and Disposal of Seized Motor Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transitional Arrangements) Regulations 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Call to divide AG’s dual role – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted August 8th, 2008 in attorney general, news by sally

“Parliamentary support for the government’s decision not to split the Attorney General’s legal and political functions has attracted scathing criticism from experts.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 7th August 2008

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

CPS launches consultations on rape and domestic violence policies – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted August 8th, 2008 in consultations, domestic violence, news, rape by sally

“The Crown Prosecution Service today (7 August) launched two public consultations focusing on how it handles rape cases and cases of domestic violence. Revisions to both policies are needed following changes in the law, procedure and other developments since they were both last published several years ago.”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 7th August 2008

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

British Airways four charged with criminal price-fixing – The Times

Posted August 8th, 2008 in airlines, news, price fixing by sally

“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) yesterday charged four past and present executives of British Airways (BA) with criminal price-fixing offences in the first prosecution of its kind against employees of a leading UK business.”

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The Times, 8th August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Hotel owner prosecuted for smoking on her own premises – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 8th, 2008 in news, smoking by sally

“A hotel owner has been prosecuted for smoking a cigarette in her property while nobody else was there.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th August 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk