Corrupt ex-Met Pc jailed for drugs for information deal – BBC News

“A former police officer has been jailed for three years for passing secret information to his wife and her drug dealer, in return for drugs and money.”

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BBC News, 12th March 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BNP ‘whites-only’ membership rules outlawed – The Guardian

Posted March 12th, 2010 in news, political parties, race discrimination, racism by sally

“Judge agrees with human rights watchdog that British National party’s rewritten criteria for joining are still racist.”

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The Guardian, 12th March 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Supreme Court Nigeria ruling reinforces ‘divorce capital’ reputation – The Times

Posted March 12th, 2010 in news by sally

“London’s reputation as the divorce payout capital of the world was reinforced by the Supreme Court when it overturned a Nigerian ruling that had left a wife penniless.”

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The Times, 12th March 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Mother Angela Gordon jailed for 15 years for starving Khyra Ishaq to death – The Times

Posted March 12th, 2010 in news by sally

“The mother and stepfather of a seven-year-old girl who starved to death were jailed for manslaughter today.”

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The Times, 12th March 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

No expenses charges for baroness – BBC News

Posted March 12th, 2010 in expenses, news, parliament by sally

“Labour peer Baroness Uddin will not face charges over her expenses, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.”

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BBC News, 12th March 2010

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RTS Flexible Systems Ltd v Molkerei Alois Müller Gmbh & Co KG (UK Production) – WLR Daily

Posted March 12th, 2010 in contracts, law reports, Supreme Court by sally

RTS Flexible Systems Ltd v Molkerei Alois Müller Gmbh & Co KG (UK Production) [2010] UKSC 14; [2010] WLR (D) 75

“A draft contractual agreement to install equipment in a factory, which was never executed as the work was commenced, completed and partly paid for during the negotiations, took effect as a binding contract as the essential terms had been agreed and neither party had intended agreement of the remaining terms to be a precondition to a concluded contract. Although the draft agreement contained a clause stating that the contract was not effective until it was executed, it was possible for parties to waive such a clause and, on the facts, these parties had done so.”

WLR Daily, 11th March 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Bradford & Bingley plc v Ashcroft – WLR Daily

Posted March 12th, 2010 in appeals, debts, law reports, limitations, mortgages by sally

Bradford & Bingley plc v Ashcroft [2010] EWCA Civ 223; [2010] WLR (D) 74

 “There was no need to re-analyse a part-payment of a mortgage debt or to put a gloss on it in terms of acknowledgment for the purposes of calculating whether or not the limitation period had expired because s 29(5) of the Limitation Act 1980 made provision for a freestanding mechanism for the computation of time.”

WLR Daily, 11th March 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Noble v Owens – WLR Daily

Posted March 12th, 2010 in appeals, evidence, fraud, judgments, law reports, setting aside by sally

Noble v Owens [2010] EWCA Civ 224; [2010] WLR (D) 73

 “Where fresh evidence was adduced in the Court of Appeal tending to show that the judge at first instance had been deliberately misled the court would only allow the appeal and order a retrial where the fraud was either admitted or the evidence of it was incontrovertible. In any other case, the issue of fraud had to be determined before the judgment of the court below could be set aside.”

WLR Daily, 11th March 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Regina (Smith) v Land Registry – WLR Daily

Posted March 12th, 2010 in adverse possession, appeals, law reports, limitations, roads by sally

Regina (Smith) v Land Registry [2010] EWCA Civ 200; [2010] WLR (D) 72

“Title to land over which a public highway runs could not be acquired by adverse possession.”

WLR Daily, 11th March 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 12th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Pegasus Management Holdings SCA & Anor v Ernst & Young (a firm) & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 181 (12 March 2010)

HIgh Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Hughes v Risbridger & Ors [2010] EWHC 491 (QB) (11 March 2010)

Kmiecic v Isaacs [2010] EWHC 381 (QB) (12 March 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted March 12th, 2010 in legislation by sally

The Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (Amendment) (England) Order 2010

The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2010

The Town and Country Planning (London Borough of Camden) Special Development (Amendment and Revocation) Order 2010

The A1(M) Motorway (County of Durham) (Restriction on Use of Off-side Lanes) (Southbound) Regulations 2010

The Harwich Parkeston Quay Harbour Revision Order 2010

The North Western and North Wales Sea Fisheries District (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 2010

The Water Resources (Control of Pollution) (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) (England) Regulations 2010

The Communications (Television Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2010

The Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (Continuance in Force of Sections 1 to 9) Order 2010

The Gangmasters Licensing (Exclusions) Regulations 2010

The Registered Pension Schemes etc (Information) (Prescribed Descriptions of Persons) Regulations 2010

The Registered Pension Schemes (Enhanced Lifetime Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The Registered Pension Schemes and Overseas Pension Schemes (Electronic Communication of Returns and Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The Finance Act 2009, Paragraph 12(2)(b) of Schedule 22 (Appointed Day) Order 2010

The Income Tax (Car Benefits) (Reduction of Value of Appropriate Percentage) (Revocation) Regulations 2010

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Contract was in place because companies behaved as if it was, says Supreme Court – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 12th, 2010 in contracts, news, Supreme Court by sally

“A deal was governed by a contract despite the two companies involved not actually signing and exchanging copies of it, the Supreme Court has ruled. The contract is in effect because the firms behaved as if it was, it said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 11th March 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

Comment on historic reforms to the coroners’ system – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 12th, 2010 in consultations, coroners, Ministry of Justice, press releases by sally

“Individuals and organisations are being asked to comment on how a reformed national coroners’ system will work in practice, in a consultation document issued today.”

Full press release

Ministry of Justice, 11th March 2010

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Attorney General welcomes sentence increase for ‘clinical’ murderer – Attorney General’s Office

Posted March 12th, 2010 in attorney general, murder, press releases, sentencing by sally

“The Attorney General, Baroness Scotland QC today welcomed the Court of Appeal’s decision that a minimum term of 20 years, handed to John McFarlane when he was sentenced to life last November, was unduly lenient, and increased the minimum term to 30 years.”

Full press release

Attorney General’s Office, 11th March 2010

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Bar Council launches consultation on the Practising Certificate Fee – The Bar Council

Posted March 12th, 2010 in barristers, consultations by sally

“The purpose of the consultation paper, which has been prepared on behalf of the Finance Committee by a sub group under the stewardship of the Treasurer, Andrew Mitchell QC, is to seek the views of the profession on the way that funds required from regulated persons through the PCF are raised.”

Full consultation paper

The Bar Council, 12th March 2010

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

John Chivers’ life term for pal’s Barry stabbing – BBC News

Posted March 12th, 2010 in disabled persons, murder, news, offensive weapons, sentencing by sally

“A man who stabbed his close friend in the heart twice has been jailed for life at Cardiff Crown Court.”

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BBC News, 11th March 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Suffolk bolt gun killer’s minimum sentence increased – BBC News

Posted March 12th, 2010 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A murderer who killed a woman with a bolt gun has had his life sentence tariff increased from 20 to 30 years.”

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BBC News, 11th March 2010

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Paramedic who failed to treat critically injured biker escapes being struck off – Daily Telegraph

“A paramedic who covered a critically injured motorcyclist with a tarpaulin and stopped treating him when he was still breathing has escaped being struck off.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Man wins parking ticket battle over bee attack – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 12th, 2010 in appeals, news, parking, penalties by sally

“A motorist who received a parking ticket after pulling into a bus lane to swat away a bee has been let off the fine.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Policeman faces jail over ‘dangerous conspiracy’ – The Independent

“An experienced but corrupt police officer faces jail today after being convicted of being at the centre of an ‘extremely dangerous conspiracy’. ”

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The Independent, 12th March 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk