Month: March 2010

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted March 31st, 2010 in legislation by sally

The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Burghfield Byelaws 2010

The Value Added Tax (Buildings and Land) Order 2010

The Valuation Tribunal for Wales Regulations 2010

The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use)(Amendment)(No. 2) Regulations 2010

The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The National Health Service (Direct Payments) Regulations 2010

The Identification and Traceability of Explosives Regulations 2010

The School Information (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The Chief Executive of Skills Funding (Strategy for Birmingham City Region) Order 2010

The Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2010

The Public Guardian (Fees, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The Lasting Powers of Attorney, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Public Guardian (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The Family Proceedings (Amendment) (No.2) Rules 2010

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Jon Venables trial would not be held in secret – BBC News

Posted March 31st, 2010 in news, recidivists, trials by sally

“Jon Venables will not be tried in secret if he is charged with the alleged offences for which he was sent back to prison, Jack Straw has said.”

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BBC News, 31st March 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Prison monitor who had ‘phone sex’ with inmates spared jail – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 31st, 2010 in news, prisons, sentencing by sally

“A prison monitor has been given a suspended jail sentence for sending explicit photographs of herself and engaging in ‘phone sex’ with inmates.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Essex NHS trust must pay brain-damaged boy £1.75m – BBC News

Posted March 31st, 2010 in birth, compensation, hospitals, medical treatment, negligence, news by sally

“The parents of a brain damaged boy from Essex have been awarded £1.75m compensation by the High Court.”

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BBC News, 31st March 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Pair jailed for Manchester teenager’s shooting murder – BBC News

Posted March 31st, 2010 in firearms, gangs, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Two men must serve more than 20 years in prison for murdering a boy who was shot in the head in a revenge attack.”

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BBC News, 31st March 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Life term for father who raped baby daughter – BBC News

Posted March 31st, 2010 in indecent photographs of children, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A father who filmed himself raping his baby daughter has been jailed for life.”

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BBC News, 31st March 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

£1 coins counterfeiter jailed – The Independent

Posted March 31st, 2010 in counterfeiting, news, sentencing by sally

“A 49-year-old man was jailed for three-and-a-half years today after he admitted running a counterfeit coin factory producing thousands of pounds of fake £1 coins, police said.”

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The Independent, 31st March 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

G20 riot officer Delroy Smellie cleared of assault on Nicola Fisher – The Times

Posted March 31st, 2010 in news by sally

“A policeman who was filmed striking a woman protester with his baton during the G20 protests was cleared of assault today.”

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The Times, 31st March 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Jailed policeman Ali Dizaei booted off force – The Times

Posted March 31st, 2010 in news by sally

“The disgraced police officer Ali Dizaei was dismissed from the force today.”

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The Times, 31st March 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

69-year-old jailed for four years over rape – The Independent

Posted March 31st, 2010 in news, rape, sentencing by sally

“The former president of a village bowls club was jailed for more than four years today for raping a grandmother.”

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The Independent, 31st March 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Armed raiders jailed after trial without jury – The Independent

Posted March 31st, 2010 in firearms, news, robbery, trial without jury by sally

“The leader of an armed robbery gang learned today that he was likely to die in jail after being convicted by a judge in an historic trial without a jury.”

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The Independent, 31st March 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Nursery manager cleared of child cruelty charges – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 31st, 2010 in child cruelty, news by sally

“Laura Pettitt, 27, was accused of cruelty to 10 different children while she was working at Little Stars nursery in Bromley, south London, between January 2006 and November 2008. But after a week-long trial a jury at Croydon Crown Court found her not guilty on all counts.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Auctioneer fined for selling chest of drawers containing birds’ eggs – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 31st, 2010 in animals, auctioneers, fines, news by sally

“An auctioneer has been fined £1,000 and left with a criminal record for trying to sell a chest of drawers containing 100-year-old birds’ eggs.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Legal warning over rush to impose ban on mephedrone – The Guardian

Posted March 31st, 2010 in drug offences, internet, news by sally

“Websites close down as Lib Dem MPs say decision could jeopardise future prosecutions of dealers.”

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The Guardian, 30th March 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Rapist who dumped victim can stay in UK to marry – The Times

Posted March 31st, 2010 in news by sally

“A rapist who dumped his victim on a rubbish tip has escaped deportation after winning a High Court battle to stay in Britain so that he can get married.”

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The Times, 31st March 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 31st, 2010 in law reports by sally

High Court (Administrative Court)

Smarden Parish Council v Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government & Anor [2010] EWHC 701 (Admin) (30 March 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

Simplifying the Criminal Law – Law Commission

Posted March 31st, 2010 in consultations, criminal justice, criminal procedure, Law Commission, press releases by sally

“We have published a consultation paper proposing changes to the law relating to the offences of public nuisance and outraging public decency.”

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Law Commission, 31st March 2010

Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk

CPS announces charging decision in the Milly Dowler case – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted March 31st, 2010 in Crown Prosecution Service, kidnapping, murder, press releases by sally

“CPS announces charging decision in the Milly Dowler case.”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 30th March 2010

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Home Secretary bans Mephedrone – Home Office

Posted March 31st, 2010 in drug offences, press releases by sally

“Mephedrone and its related compounds are to be banned and made Class B drugs following recommendations from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), the Home Secretary Alan Johnson announced today.”

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Home Office, 30th March 2010

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Why the Newzbin ruling helps web hosts – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 31st, 2010 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“OPINION: ISPs, indexing services and other online service providers will rest a little easier this week after a High Court ruling yesterday that gave much-needed clarity to UK copyright law.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 30th March 2010

Source: www.out-law.com