June 2010 – Current Awareness

“A Briton who says he was tortured in Pakistan with the complicity of UK security services has won the right to appeal against his terror convictions.”

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BBC News, 30th June 2010

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Paedophile dubbed ‘every parent’s nightmare’ jailed indefinitely – The Independent

Posted June 30th, 2010 in child abuse, indecent photographs of children, news, offensive weapons, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A dangerous paedophile at the centre of an international child sex abuse ring was jailed indefinitely today to protect young boys.”

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The Independent, 30th June 2010

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The Government’s vision for criminal justice reform – Ministry of Justice

Posted June 30th, 2010 in courts, crime, legal aid, lord chancellor, Ministry of Justice, sentencing, speeches by sally

“Justice Secretary, Kenneth Clarke, has given a speech on criminal justice reform at the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies.”

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Ministry of Justice, 30th June 2010

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Iraq inquiry publishes legal advice to Blair on war – BBC News

Posted June 30th, 2010 in attorney general, illegality, inquiries, Iraq, news by sally

“The Iraq inquiry has released details of the legal advice given to Tony Blair prior to the invasion of Iraq after the documents were de-classified.”

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BBC News, 30th June 2010

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Supreme court quashes troops’ human rights ruling – The Independent

Posted June 30th, 2010 in armed forces, human rights, inquests, news, Supreme Court, war by sally

“The country’s highest court today quashed a landmark ruling that British soldiers serving abroad are protected by human rights laws at all times.”

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The Independent, 30th June 2010

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 30th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

D, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 1485 (29 June 2010)

Budimir & Anor, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 1486 (29 June 2010)

Harvey, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 1317 (19 May 2010)

Mortimer, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 1303 (25 May 2010)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

JN (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 723 (29 June 2010)

Fiddes v Channel Four Television Corporation & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 730 (29 June 2010)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Jiggens & Anor v Low & Anor [2010] EWHC 1566 (Ch) (29 June 2010)

Stainer v Lee & Ors [2010] EWHC 1539 (Ch) (29 June 2010)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Interfact Ltd v Liverpool City Council [2010] EWHC 1604 (Admin) (29 June 2010)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

BSkyB Ltd & Anor. v HP Enterprise Services UK Ltd & Ors (No. 2) [2010] EWHC 862 (TCC) (28 June 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

Court orders repayment of investors in alleged Ponzi scheme – The Guardian

Posted June 30th, 2010 in financial regulation, fraud, news by sally

“Three men accused of orchestrating a spectacularly ambitious Ponzi scheme from offices in Knightsbridge are unlikely to return much, if any, of £115m owed to investors, the Financial Services Authority said today after securing a high court order enforcing repayment.”

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The Guardian, 29th June 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Bar Council backs Clarke over Prison Reform – The Bar Council

Posted June 30th, 2010 in barristers, lord chancellor, Ministry of Justice, news, prisons by sally

“Nicholas Green QC, the Chairman of the Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has said the Bar Council is willing to lend its support to the Secretary of State for Justice, Ken Clarke QC MP, as he makes tough and potentially unpopular decisions regarding the prison system, though they must lead to a better and more efficient administration of justice.”

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The Bar Council, 30th June 2010

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Gun fanatic jailed for 30 years for murder of taxi driver – The Guardian

Posted June 30th, 2010 in firearms, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A gun fanatic who lured a total stranger to a deserted, rural railway station and shot him dead was jailed for a minimum of 30 years yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 30th June 2010

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Rapist from Greater Manchester jailed over girls’ abuse – BBC News

Posted June 30th, 2010 in child abuse, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A rapist who subjected a girl to a six-year ordeal of sex abuse has been jailed for fourteen and a half years.”

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BBC News, 29th June 2010

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Boris Johnson wins court order to evict Parliament Square protesters – The Guardian

Posted June 30th, 2010 in demonstrations, London, news, trespass by sally

“Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, today won a high court order evicting protesters who have turned Parliament Square into a makeshift encampment.”

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The Guardian, 29th June 2010

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Ex-MPs and peer on expenses charges ‘not above the law’ – The Independent

Posted June 30th, 2010 in appeals, expenses, false accounting, news, parliamentary privilege by sally

“An appeal brought by three former Labour MPs and a Tory peer facing trial over allegations that they fiddled their expenses was not an attempt to ‘take them above the law’, three of the country’s top judges heard today.”

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The Independent, 29th June 2010

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‘Noisy sex’ Wearside woman spared jail for second time – BBC News

Posted June 30th, 2010 in ASBOs, news, noise, suspended sentences by sally

“A woman who made her neighbours’ lives hell by having noisy sex has been spared jail for a second time.”

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BBC News, 29th June 2010

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David Cameron agrees terms of UK torture inquiry – The Guardian

Posted June 30th, 2010 in inquiries, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“David Cameron and the foreign secretary, William Hague, are understood to have agreed the terms of a judge-led inquiry into claims that British security services were complicit in torture of terrorism suspects.”

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The Guardian, 29th June 2010

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Supreme court to rule on human rights of soldiers – The Independent

Posted June 30th, 2010 in armed forces, human rights, news, Supreme Court, war by sally

“The Supreme Court rules today on a Government challenge to a landmark ruling that British soldiers serving abroad are protected by human rights laws.”

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The Independent, 30th June 2010

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