Peaches Geldof wins damages over prostitute claims – BBC News

Posted January 12th, 2010 in damages, defamation, media, news by sally

“Peaches Geldof, daughter of Bob Geldof, has accepted substantial, undisclosed libel damages over a newspaper claim that she had worked as a prostitute.”

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BBC News, 12th January 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Half a million pound fines for serious breaches of data protection – Ministry of Justice

Posted January 12th, 2010 in data protection, fines, news, penalties by sally

“The Information Commissioner will soon be able to impose a penalty of up to £500,000 on data controllers who seriously contravene data protection principles.”

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Ministry of Justice, 12th January 2010

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Stop-and-search powers ruled illegal by European court – BBC News

Posted January 12th, 2010 in human rights, news, police, stop and search, terrorism by sally

“Police powers to use terror laws to stop and search people without grounds for suspicion are illegal, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled.”

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BBC News, 12th Janaury 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted January 12th, 2010 in law reports by sally

High Court (Administrative Court)

Gray v Secretary of State for Justice & Anor [2010] EWHC 2 (Admin) (11 January 2010)

British Gurkha Welfare Society & Ors v Ministry of Defence [2010] EWHC 3 (Admin) (11 January 2010)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

RWE Npower Plc v Alstom Power Ltd [2009] EWHC B40 (TCC) (23 December 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted January 12th, 2010 in legislation by sally

The Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) Order 2010

The Pension Protection Fund (Pension Compensation Cap) Order 2010

The Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2010

The Legislative Reform (Insolvency) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2010

The Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling – Earnings Percentage Increase) Order 2010

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Lotteries: Repeals Consultation – Law Commission

Posted January 12th, 2010 in consultations, gambling, Law Commission, legislation, repeals by sally

“In our consultation paper we propose the repeal of some seven obsolete statutory provisions which relate to the holding of different forms of lottery.”

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Law Commission, 12th January 2010

Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk

Regina v Gilham – Times Law Reports

Posted January 12th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Regina v Gilham

Court of Appeal

“Images on the screen constituted sufficient evidence of data copied on to the random access memory of a computer, being used for playing counterfeit games, to establish a breach of copyright offence.”

The Times, 12th January 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Cavel USA Inc and Another v Seaton Insurance Co and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted January 12th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Cavel USA Inc and Another v Seaton Insurance Co and Another

Court of Appeal

“The concept of ‘fraud’ in an English commercial law context in a case having an international flavour, was not confined to deceit flowing from fraudulent misrepresentation; it had a much wider application and could extend to cases without the need to establish the element of dishonesty of the person against whom the fraud was alleged.”

The Times, 12th January 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Crown Court defendants to be means tested – Ministry of Justice

Posted January 12th, 2010 in costs, Crown Court, legal aid, Ministry of Justice, news by sally

“Five Crown Courts will today be the first in England and Wales to introduce a new scheme that will ensure people convicted of a crime contribute to their defence costs, where they have the means to do so.”

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Ministry of Justice, 11th January 2010

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Detaining children in Britain: No place for the innocent – The Independent

Posted January 12th, 2010 in asylum, children, detention, news by sally

“What kind of country drags vulnerable children from their beds at daybreak, puts them behind bars and fills them with terror? Paul Vallely meets a family who have endured this horror – in Britain. And they’re not alone.”

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The Independent, 12th January 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Extremist Islamist groups to be banned under new terror laws – The Guardian

Posted January 12th, 2010 in demonstrations, Islam, news, proscribed organisations, terrorism by sally

“The Islamist group Islam4UK, which planned a march through Wootton Bassett, and its ‘parent’ organisation, al-Muhajiroun, are to be banned under new legislation outlawing the ‘glorification’ of terrorism.”

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The Guardian, 11th January 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Marco Pierre White challenge could change divorce battles for ever – The Times

Posted January 12th, 2010 in news by sally

“Take one celebrity chef, separate him from his wife, sprinkle with allegations of intercepted letters, simmer and serve with a landmark ruling.”

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The Times, 12th January 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk