Month: March 2009

Times Newspapers Limited (Nos 1 and 2) v United Kingdom – Times Law Reports

Posted March 11th, 2009 in defamation, freedom of expression, human rights, internet, law reports by sally

Times Newspapers Limited (Nos 1 and 2) v United Kingdom

European Court of Human Rights

“The European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that a court’s finding that Times Newspapers Ltd had libelled G. L. by the continued publication on its internet site of two articles was not a disproportionate restriction on the newspaper’s freedom of expression, as guaranteed by article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”

The Times, 11th 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.

MK and Others (Somalia) v Entry Clearance Officer, Addis Ababa; Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, intervening – Times Law Reports

Posted March 11th, 2009 in asylum, children, law reports by sally

MK and Others (Somalia) v Entry Clearance Officer, Addis Ababa; Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, intervening

Court of Appeal

“Children who were not legally adopted could not rely on concessions for asylum-seekers to enter the UK to stay with their aunt.”

The Times, 11th 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.

Broadening Britain’s judicial ranks – BBC News

Posted March 11th, 2009 in judiciary, news by sally

“Judges in England and Wales are holding their first conference to try to increase the number of women and people from ethnic minorities in their ranks.”

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BBC News, 11th March 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Mother jailed for crushing baby – BBC News

Posted March 11th, 2009 in child cruelty, news, sentencing by sally

“A mother has been jailed for eight years for inflicting a ‘horrific’ series of injuries on her two-month-old son, who died hours later.”

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BBC News, 10th March 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Balls sacked Baby P chief under pressure from media, legal challenge alleges – The Guardian

Posted March 11th, 2009 in child abuse, news, social services by sally

“The details of Sharon Shoesmith’s judicial challenge against the children’s secretary, Ed Balls, first revealed by the Guardian last night, have been published today (10 March).”

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The Guardian, 10th March 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Northern Rock rescue ‘did not limit competition’ – The Times

Posted March 11th, 2009 in banking, competition, nationalisation, news by sally

“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has concluded that nationalising Northern Rock has had no ‘significant adverse’ impact on competition across financial services.”

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The Times, 10th March 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Violent criminals escaping with caution has doubled in 10 years, Ministry of Justice says – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 11th, 2009 in cautions, news, sentencing, statistics, violence by sally

“The number of violent criminals escaping with a caution has more than doubled in 10 years, new figures show.”

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Daily Telegraph, 11th March 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

UK trade mark fees will fall, says IPO – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 11th, 2009 in fees, news, trade marks by sally

“The cost of registering trade marks in the UK will fall under plans proposed by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO). The move is a response to reduced EU trade mark prices and to falling demand for marks.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 10th March 2009

Source: www.out-law.com

Beyond reasonable doubt – BBC News

Posted March 11th, 2009 in magistrates, news, standard of proof by sally

“Magistrates dealing with criminal offences are ‘case-hardened’ and may not properly apply the correct standard of proof, a prominent barrister claims.”

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BBC News, 10th March 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2006-08 – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 10th, 2009 in criminal procedure, news by sally

“A guide to changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules between March 2006 and October 2008.”

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Ministry of Justice, 10th March 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 10th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Secretary of State for Work & Pensions v Lassal [2009] EWCA Civ 157 (10 March 2009)

HJ (Iran) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 172 (10 March 2009)

Furmans Electrical Contractors v Elecref Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 170 (10 March 2009)

High Court (Chancery Division)

University of Cambridge v Revenue and Customs [2009] EWHC 434 (Ch) (10 March 2009)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Kituma v Nursing and Midwifery Council [2009] EWHC 373 (Admin) (09 March 2009)

Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig (Welsh Water), R (on the application of) v The Environment Agency [2009] EWHC 453 (Admin) (10 March 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

Jersey agrees to pass tax evasion data to UK – The Guardian

Posted March 10th, 2009 in Jersey, news, tax evasion by sally

“Terry Le Sueur, chief minister of the Channel islands tax haven of Jersey, is due in London today to sign a novel agreement which will share information about offshore tax dodging.”

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The Guardian, 10th March 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Angel Solicitors (a Firm) v Jenkins O’Dowd & Barth (a Firm) – Times Law Reports

Posted March 10th, 2009 in enforcement, jurisdiction, law reports, mortgages, solicitors by sally

Angel Solicitors (a Firm) v Jenkins O’Dowd & Barth (a Firm)

Chancery Division

“Where solicitors were in breach of their undertakings to redeem or discharge existing mortgages and charges over property being sold, the court was not required to conduct an inquiry as to the loss suffered by the addressee of the undertakings as the result of their breach.”

The Times, 10th 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.

Banks v Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council – Times Law Reports

Posted March 10th, 2009 in homelessness, housing, law reports by sally

Banks v Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council

Court of Appeal

“A reviewing officer considering an appeal against the refusal of a housing authority of a request for accommodation as a homeless person in priority need should, where he was minded to confirm the refusal on different grounds, give the applicant an opportunity to make further representations.”

The Times, 10th 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 Ovieriakhi – Times Law Reports

Posted March 10th, 2009 in law reports, passports, possession of false identity documents, sentencing by sally

Regina v Ovieriakhi

Court of Appeal, Criminal Division

“Use of a false passport to obtain employment in the United Kingdom would usually attract a custodial sentence but it should be treated less severely than use of a passport to obtain entry to the country.”

The Times, 10th 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.

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 10th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Wayne, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 434 (09 March 2009)

High Court (Chancery Division)

The Charit-Email Technology Partnership Llp v Vermillion International Investments Ltd. [2009] EWHC 388 (Ch) (13 February 2009)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Pell v Express Newspapers [2009] EWHC 118 (QB) (27 January 2009)

High Court (Administrative Court)

De Oliveira, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWHC 347 (Admin) (09 March 2009)

NA & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWHC 420 (Admin) (09 March 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

Court to decide whether Afghan seeking asylum in UK is a boy aged 15 – or a man – The Guardian

Posted March 10th, 2009 in asylum, children, news by sally

“Is he a boy, or is he a man? For Majid (not his real name), who arrived seven months ago from Afghanistan via Greece and France, hidden alone in a lorry, this is a vital question that will decide not only the course of his life, but also those of many others like him. A social worker for Kent, the local authority in Dover, says he is at least 18. A paediatrician who specialises in adolescent health says he is 15.”

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The Guardian, 10th March 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Solicitor in alleged £50,000 insider trading deal with his father-in-law – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 10th, 2009 in insider dealing, news, solicitors by sally

“A solicitor breached insider trading laws when he tipped off his father-in-law that his company was about to about be taken over by Motorola so the pair could make a £50,000 profit from buying and selling shares , a court was told.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Online extremism tactics ‘crude’ – BBC News

Posted March 10th, 2009 in internet, news, terrorism by sally

“Strategies to combat online extremism can be crude, expensive and counter-productive, says a report by experts.”

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BBC News, 10th March 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

We were wrong to film journalists covering protest, say Kent police – The Guardian

Posted March 10th, 2009 in demonstrations, media, news, police by sally

“Kent police accepted last night they should not have placed journalists under surveillance after a Guardian investigation revealed members of the press were monitored and followed at last year’s climate camp demonstration.”

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The Guardian, 10th March 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk