March 2009 – Page 10 – Current Awareness

“A dinner lady who suffered serious injuries when a schoolboy ran into her is seeking substantial damages in a case that could worsen Britain’s ‘cotton wool culture’.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th March 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Intelligence services’ interrogation rules banning torture to be published – The Guardian

Posted March 18th, 2009 in intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“The rules that determine how MI5 and MI6 are allowed to interrogate suspects, including strict guidance banning the use of torture, will be published for the first time, Gordon Brown said today.”

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The Guardian, 18th March 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

£60,000 awarded to terror suspect – BBC News

Posted March 18th, 2009 in news, police, terrorism by sally

“The Metropolitan Police have agreed to pay £60,000 damages to a man arrested during an anti-terror raid.”

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BBC News, 18th March 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

New questions over torture policy – BBC News

Posted March 18th, 2009 in intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“The treatment of Binyam Mohamed has raised questions about the ‘policy and procedures’ of Britain’s intelligence agencies, a committee says.”

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BBC News, 18th March 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

New boardroom code to ‘draw on lessons’ from bank crisis – The Times

Posted March 18th, 2009 in codes of practice, financial regulation, news by sally

“A leading City regulator will pave the way today for the biggest overhaul of best boardroom practice in six years when it launches a full-scale review of the Combined Code, the corporate governance template for investors and listed companies.”

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The Times, 18th March 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Prisoner has murder conviction quashed after 27 years – The Guardian

Posted March 18th, 2009 in appeals, DNA, evidence, murder, news by sally

“A man who spent almost three decades behind bars had his conviction for rape and murder quashed by the court of appeal today.”

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The Guardian, 18th March 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Government strengthens plans for non-jury inquests – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 18th, 2009 in inquests, juries, news by sally

“Strengthened proposals for non-jury inquests that allow for more judicial involvement and discretion were announced today by the government.”

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Ministry of Justice, 18th March 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

United States Securities and Exchange Commission v Manterfield – Times Law Reports

Posted March 18th, 2009 in enforcement, foreign jurisdictions, freezing injunctions, law reports by sally

United States Securities and Exchange Commission v Manterfield

Court of Appeal

“A regulatory body in the United States seeking to enforce disgorgement of proceeds of alleged fraud could be granted a freezing order over assets in the United Kingdom.”

The Times, 18th March 2009

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.

Regina (V: a Child) v Independent Appeal Panel for Tom Hood School and Others – Times Law Reports

Posted March 18th, 2009 in human rights, law reports, school exclusions, standard of proof by sally

Regina (V: a Child) v Independent Appeal Panel for Tom Hood School and Others

Queen’s Bench Division

“The permanent exclusion of a child from a particular school did not engage the fair trial provisions protected by article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights; the standard of proof in establishing facts was the balance of probabilities.”

The Times, 18th March 2009

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.

Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform v Amway (UK) Ltd – Times Law Reports

Posted March 18th, 2009 in law reports, public interest, undertakings, winding up by sally

Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform v Amway (UK) Ltd

Court of Appeal

“Where winding-up proceedings were brought against a company because its trading practices were ‘inherently objectionable’ under section 124A of the Insolvency Act 1986, as inserted by section 60(3) of the Companies Act 1989, it was open to the judge to dismiss the proceedings on the basis of assurances from the company that the objectionable features of its business model would be reformed.”

The Times, 18th March 2009

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.

Why the courts are at breaking point – The Times

Posted March 18th, 2009 in Crown Court, delay, news by sally

“The Crown Court in England and Wales is at ‘breaking point’ after a 5 per cent rise in cases to 136,000 a year, an independent watchdog has found.”

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The Times, 17th March 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

UK ‘ignoring men’s torture claim’ – BBC News

Posted March 18th, 2009 in news, Pakistan, police, torture by sally

“The UK government has been accused of ‘doing nothing’ to help two men from Birmingham who were allegedly tortured in police custody in Pakistan.”

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BBC News, 17th March 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

27 years on, judges review murder conviction – The Independent

Posted March 18th, 2009 in DNA, evidence, murder, news by sally

“A man who has spent 27 years behind bars for murder will have the safety of his conviction reviewed by top judges today in the light of new DNA evidence.”

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The Independent, 18th March 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Barclays in court again to halt publication

Posted March 18th, 2009 in banking, confidentiality, injunctions, news, tax avoidance by sally

“Barclays Capital will return to court tomorrow in a bid to prevent the publication of leaked documents that allegedly detail how the bank avoided paying hundreds of millions of pounds in tax.”

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The Times, 17th March 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Final say for judges on private inquests – The Times

Posted March 18th, 2009 in inquests, news by sally

“A plan that would allow some sensitive inquests to be held in private is to be watered down after strong opposition from MPs, lawyers and civil libertarians.”

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The Times, 18th March 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Parents face gang culture action – BBC News

Posted March 18th, 2009 in children, gangs, news, parental responsibility by sally

“Parents of children involved in gang violence should be ‘held to account’, ministers are to argue as they warn of the growing threat of gang culture.”

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BBC News, 18th March 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Cerebral palsy victim sues over ‘birth blunder’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 18th, 2009 in birth, hospitals, negligence, news by sally

“A cerebral palsy sufferer who won a scholarship to Eton and then achieved a mathematics PhD from Cambridge University has begun a legal battle to sue the NHS for millions of pounds over mistakes he claims were made by doctors at his birth.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th March 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk