Man jailed over 1995 student rape – BBC News
“A rapist has been jailed indefinitely for the brutal rape of a 21-year-old student in Brighton 14 years ago.”
BBC News, 24th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 24 April 2009
Chelsea star banned from driving – BBC News
“Chelsea star John Mikel Obi has been banned from driving for 15 months after admitting drinking and driving.”
BBC News, 24th April, 2009
source: www.bbc.co.uk
Super-jails are first to feel squeeze from Whitehall – The Independent
“Jack Straw abandons contentious proposal to fix overcrowding in prisons.”
The Independent, 24th April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Damian Green leaks civil servant sacked – The Guardian
“Christopher Galley dismissed as junior Home Office civil servant for passing information to Tory Damian Green.”
The Guardian, 24th April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fury over Gurkha settlement plan – BBC News
“Campaigners have reacted with anger to new rules on the eligibility of Gurkha veterans to live in the UK. ”
BBC News, 24th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.cou.k
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil division)
Westbrook Resources Ltd v Globe Metallurgical Inc [2009] EWCA Civ 310 (08 April 2009)
Walbrook Trustees (Jersey) Ltd. & Ors v Fattal & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 297 (08 April 2009)
M (A Child), Re [2009] EWCA Civ 311 (23 April 2009)
Hawkes v Cuddy & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 261 (24 April 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Family Division)
CH v RN & Ors [2009] EWHC 640 (Fam) (03 April 2009)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
HS Works Ltd v Enterprise Managed Services Ltd [2009] EWHC 729 (TCC) (08 April 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Excise Goods (Drawback) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Substantial Donor Transactions (Variation of Threshold Limits) Regulations 2009
The Value Added Tax (Consideration for Fuel Provided for Private Use) Order 2009
The Value Added Tax (Increase of Registration Limits) Order 2009
The Eggs and Chicks (Wales) Regulations 2009
The Education (Admission of Looked After Children) (Wales) Regulations 2009
The Education (Admission Appeals Arrangements) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Education Maintenance Allowances (Wales) (Revocation) Regulations 2009
The Education (Infant Class Sizes) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Regina (G) v Governors of X School – Times Law Reports
Regina (G) v Governors of X School
Queen’s Bench Division
“An employee of a school facing a disciplinary committee for allegations of sexual misconduct was entitled to an enhanced measure of procedural protection afforded by article 6.1 of the European Convention on Human Rights, guaranteeing the right to a fair hearing, which included the right to legal representation at the disciplinary hearing.”
Times Law Reports, 24th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Regina v Powar (Harbinder) Regina v Powar (Kulwinder) – Times Law Reports
Regina v Powar (Harbinder) Regina v Powar (Kulwinder)
Court of Appeal
“Anonymous witnesses must not routinely be called in the prosecution of serious crime, but now that the intimidation of witnesses had become an ugly feature of contemporary life, witness anonymity orders should not be confined to cases of terrorism or gangland killings.”
Times Law Reports, 24th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Bar thinktank proposes contingent legal aid fund – Law Society’s Gazette
“A contingent legal aid fund (CLAF) could ensure access to justice and help solve the legal aid crisis, according to a report published today by a Bar Council thinktank.”
Law Society’s Gazette. 23rd April 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Fraud case judge slams solicitor- advocates for ‘incompetence’ – Law Society’s Gazette
“An extraordinary public row has erupted over the role of solicitor-advocates after a Crown Court judge told a court that he came close to discharging a jury because of concerns that a solicitor lacked the competence to represent his client properly.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd April 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
New guidance for Gurkhas wishing to settle in the United Kingdom – UK Border Agency
“The UK Border Agency has announced new criteria which it will use to consider applications from former members of the Brigade of Gurkhas to settle in the United Kingdom.”
UK Border Agency, 24th April 2009
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Mutual Fund ‘Could Ensure Access to Justice and Help Solve Legal Aid Crisis – New report makes key contribution to legal funding debate – The Bar Council
“A self-funding scheme to provide assistance to those deemed eligible for help in mounting civil legal claims could help to ensure access to justice for those currently ineligible for legal aid but without the means to enforce their rights. The idea comes in a new report commissioned by the Bar Council’s Policy Advisory Group ‘think tank’.”
The Bar Council, 23rd April 2009
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Revealed: The Human Cost of Proposed Cuts to Family Legal Aid Dossier of Case Studies Submitted to Ministers – The Bar Council
“The potential human cost of denying vulnerable families and children access to expert legal support in care and related cases is revealed today in a dossier of case studies, which shows the difficulties which are already being encountered by family barristers as they seek to represent their clients to the best of their abilities.”
The Bar Council, 21st April 2009
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
More Gurkhas can settle in the UK – BBC News
“New rules for former Gurkha soldiers will allow around 4,300 more to live in the UK, the Home Office has said.”
BBC News, 24th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Watchdog investigates man’s death – BBC News
“The death of a man in Cardiff is to be investigated by the watchdog, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).”
BBC News, 23rd April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Foreign Office to propose self-regulation for private military firms – The Guardian
“The fast-expanding industry of private military companies, some of which have been engaged in highly controversial activities, should be self-regulating, the government is to propose.”
The Guardian, 24th April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ex-defence chief says attack on liberties is bowing to terrorists – The Guardian
“A former chief of the defence staff has warned that the ‘creeping irreversible curtailment’ of civil liberties in the name of national security is ‘playing the game by terrorists’ rules’.
The Guardian, 24th April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ronnie Biggs recommended for early release – The Times
“The Parole Board has postponed recommending whether Ronnie Biggs should be released from jail in the summer in a wrangle over who should pay for round-the-clock medical care for the Great Train Robber.”
The Times, 24th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Firm charged over worker’s death – BBC News
“A company has become the first in the UK to be charged under the 2007 Corporate Manslaughter Act.”
BBC News, 23rd April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
