Holiday cottage voyeur is jailed – BBC news

Posted November 5th, 2009 in closed circuit television, news, sentencing, voyeurism by sally

“A man has been jailed for more than two years for setting up secret cameras to spy on people renting his cottage.”

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BBC news, 5th November 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Crush death firm fined £100,000 – BBC News

Posted November 5th, 2009 in fines, health & safety, news by sally

“A pet food firm has been fined £100,000 after one of its workers was crushed to death in a machine at a Northamptonshire factory.”

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BBC news, 5th November 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

NHS sued for £20m over hospitals – BBC News

Posted November 5th, 2009 in contracts, hospitals, news, private finance initiative by sally

“The NHS in Leicester is being sued for more than £20m over the collapse of a plan to rebuild the city’s hospitals.”

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BBC News, 5th November 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Former MEP Tom Wise faces jail over expenses fiddle – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 5th, 2009 in expenses, false accounting, fraud, news by sally

“Wise, 61, who first represented Ukip before turning independent, spent a year channelling taxpayers’ cash into a bank account he secretly controlled.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Woman jailed for sex with teenage boy – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 5th, 2009 in children, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“Rebecca Thompson, who worked as a carer, admitted three counts of sexual activity with the 15 –year-old boy.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Killer nurse loses bid to appeal – BBC News

Posted November 5th, 2009 in appeals, murder, news, nurses by sally

“A hospital nurse who was found guilty of murdering two of his patients by injecting them with drugs has lost a bid to appeal against his conviction.”

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BBC News, 5th November 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Father guilty of baby girl murder – BBC news

Posted November 5th, 2009 in child abuse, murder, news by sally

“A man has been convicted of murdering his seven-week-old daughter, who was found with broken bones and bite wounds to her face and hands.”

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BBC News, 5th November 2009

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Shannon Matthews ‘aunt’ jailed for benefit fraud – The Guardian

Posted November 5th, 2009 in benefits, fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“The ‘aunt’ of Shannon Matthews became the latest family member to go to jail today after the huge investigation into the Yorkshire schoolgirl’s staged kidnapping.”

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The Guardian, 5th November 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII:Recent Decisions

Posted November 5th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Southern Pacific Mortgage Ltd v Heath [2009] EWCA Civ 1135 (05 November 2009)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Wasabi Frog Ltd v Miss Boo Ltd & Anor [2009] EWHC 2767 (Ch) (04 November 2009)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Force India Formula One Team Ltd v Etihad Airways PJSC & Anor [2009] EWHC 2768 (QB) (04 November 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted November 5th, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Antarctic (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Worcestershire County Council (Diglis Bridge) Scheme 2009 Confirmation Instrument 2009

The Groundwater (England and Wales) Regulations 2009

The Public Transport Users’ Committee for Wales (Establishment) Order 2009

The Pre-release Access to Official Statistics (Wales) Order 2009

The Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 2008 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2009

The Offshore Gas Storage and Unloading (Licensing) Regulations 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Redefining justice: addressing the individual needs of victims and witnesses – Ministry of Justice

Posted November 5th, 2009 in press releases, victims, witnesses by sally

“An independent study by Victims’ Champion Sara Payne of how frontline services meet the needs of victims and witnesses.”

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Ministry of Justice, 4th November 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Government response to Equality and Human Rights Commission human rights inquiry – Ministry of Justice

Posted November 5th, 2009 in equality, human rights, press releases by sally

“The government’s response to the recommendations of the Equality and Human Rights Commission human rights inquiry.”

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Ministry of Justice, 4th November 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Jack Straw: Office of the Public Guardian and the Court of Protection – Ministry of Justice

Posted November 5th, 2009 in Court of Protection, Office of the Public Guardian, press releases by sally

“The Justice Secretary Jack Straw has responded to recent media coverage regarding the Office of the Public Guardian and the Court of Protection.”

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Ministry of Justice, 4th November 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

New measures to strengthen the use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act – Home Office

Posted November 5th, 2009 in investigatory powers, press releases by sally

“The level of authorisation required by local authorities to sign off investigatory techniques will be raised to prevent them being used for trivial matters.”

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Home Office, 4th November 2009

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

ENE Kos 1 Ltd v Petroleo Brasilieiro SA – WLR Daily

Posted November 5th, 2009 in costs, law reports, payment into court by sally

ENE Kos 1 Ltd v Petroleo Brasilieiro SA [2009] EWCA Civ 1127; [2009] WLR (D) 313

“The effective date of a payment into court where payment was made by cheque, whether a sterling cheque or a foreign currency cheque, was the date when the cheque was lodged in the court fund office.”

WLR Daily, 4th November 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

 

Michel v The Queen – WLR Daily

Posted November 5th, 2009 in bias, Jersey, judiciary, law reports by sally

Michel v The Queen [2009] UKPC 40; [2009] WLR (D) 312

“A defendant’s right to a fair trial was absolute and he was entitled to explain his case, however improbable, without constantly being subjected to the judge’s sarcasm and hostility. When the impropriety of a judge’s interventions and interruptions in a trial were so extreme as to render the trial unfair, an appeal court had no alternative but to set the conviction aside even when the evidence against the defendant was overwhelming.”

WLR Daily, 4th November 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

ENE Kos 1 Ltd v Petroleo Brasilieiro SA – Times Law Reports

Posted November 5th, 2009 in law reports by sally

ENE Kos 1 Ltd v Petroleo Brasilieiro SA

Court of Appeal

“The effective date of a payment into court where payment was made by cheque, whether a sterling cheque or a foreign currency cheque, was the date when the cheque was lodged in the court fund office.”

The Times, 5th November 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

EBR Attridge Law LLP (formerly Attridge Law) (a Firm) and Another v Coleman – Times Law Reports

Posted November 5th, 2009 in law reports by sally

EBR Attridge Law LLP (formerly Attridge Law) (a Firm) and Another v Coleman

Employment Appeal tribunal

“The carer of a disabled son who was not herself disabled was entitled to bring a claim of disability discrimination against her employers on the ground of her son’s disability.”

The Times, 5th November 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

QC denies ‘racial culture’ in chambers – The Guardian

Posted November 5th, 2009 in barristers, news, race discrimination by sally

“A senior barrister accused of racially discriminating against an Asian colleague has denied a ‘racial culture’ existed within his chambers.”

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The Guardian, 5th November 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Woman in ‘spy’ council tribunal – BBC News

Posted November 5th, 2009 in investigatory powers, news, school admissions by sally

“A woman who says she was spied on by her local authority to find out whether she lived in the catchment area of a school is starting a legal challenge.”

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BBC News, 5th November 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk