Carole Caplin libel case given the go-ahead – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 20th, 2011 in defamation, news by sally

“A libel case brought by Cherie Blair’s lifestyle guru Carole Caplin over her alleged portrayal as ‘some sort of sexpot or randy masseuse’ got the go-ahead today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th June 2011

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Ban for 1am drink-drive Cardiff milkman Brian Gallagher – BBC News

Posted June 20th, 2011 in drunk in charge, news, sentencing by sally

“A drink-driving milkman arrested while in his float on an early morning round has been banned for 18 months.”

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BBC News, 20th June 2011

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Man jailed for killing friend – The Independent

Posted June 20th, 2011 in homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who killed his friend with a single blow to the head has been jailed.”

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The Independent, 20th June 2011

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 20th, 2011 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Sinclair Collis Ltd, R (on the application of) v The Secretary of State for Health [2011] EWCA Civ 437 (17 June 2011)

Zinda v The Governing Body of Barn Hill Community High & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 690 (17 June 2011)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Bramall v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Anor [2011] EWHC 1531 (Admin) (17 June 2011)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Beazley Underwriting Ltd & Ors v The Travelers Companies Incorp. [2011] EWHC 1520 (Comm) (17 June 2011)

Barbudev v Eurocom Cable Management Bulgaria EOOD & Ors [2011] EWHC 1560 (Comm) (17 June 2011)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Mouchel Ltd v Van Oord (UK) Ltd (No 2) [2011] EWHC 1516 (TCC) (15 June 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

CPS – Changes to Advocate Panels Scheme – Message from the Chairman of the Bar – The Bar Council

Posted June 20th, 2011 in advocacy, barristers, Crown Prosecution Service, news, prosecutions by sally

“As many members of the Bar will be aware, the CPS published a new Advocate Panels Scheme on 31 March 2011. The new scheme followed discussions between a Bar Council group consisting of Circuit, CBA and YBC representatives and the CPS.”

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The Bar Council, 17th June 2011

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Tido v The Queen – WLR Daily

Posted June 20th, 2011 in admissibility, death penalty, evidence, identification, law reports, murder by sally

Tido v The Queen [2011] UKPC 16; [2011] WLR (D) 199

“A dock identification of a defendant was not inadmissible evidence per se. Nor was the admission of such evidence to be regarded as permissible in only the most exceptional circumstances.”

WLR Daily, 15th June 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

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Miguel v State of Trinidad and Tobago – WLR Daily

Miguel v State of Trinidad and Tobago [2011] UKPC 14; [2011] WLR (D) 198

“A constitutional provision which exempted both existing laws and enactments which altered existing laws from its protection did not extend to an enactment which altered a law that had existed before the Constitution came into force but had since been abolished. It followed that a mandatory sentence of death for a murder conviction in Trinidad and Tobago under the ‘arrestable offence murder’ rule in section 2A of the Criminal Law Act, based on an earlier-abolished ‘felony murder’ rule, was outside the exemption and so unconstitutional.”

WLR Daily, 15th June 2011

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Regina v Kelly; Same v Bowers; Same v Singh (Balraj); Same v Harding and others – WLR Daily

Posted June 20th, 2011 in appeals, law reports, murder, offensive weapons, sentencing by sally

Regina v Kelly; Same v Bowers; Same v Singh (Balraj); Same v Harding and others [2011] EWCA Crim 1462; [2011] WLR (D) 197

“For the purposes of deciding the starting point for determining the minimum term to be served by a defendant sentenced to life imprisonment on conviction of murder committed with a knife the fact that the defendant had taken a knife from the kitchen of a home to another room in the same home, even if a locked door was forced, did not mean that he had taken the knife to the scene within the meaning of paragraph 5A of Schedule 21 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003.”

WLR Daily, 16th June 2011

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Pfleiderer AG v Bundeskartellamt – WLR Daily

Posted June 20th, 2011 in competition, disclosure, EC law, evidence, law reports by sally

Pfleiderer AG v Bundeskartellamt (Case C-360/09); [2011] WLR (D) 196

“A person adversely affected by an infringement of European Union competition law was not precluded by the provisions of that law from being granted access to documents relating to the leniency procedure for the purposes of bringing a civil action for damages.”

WLR Daily, 14th June 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

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Baroness Cox: ‘If we ignore wrongs, we condone them’ – The Independent

Posted June 20th, 2011 in islamic law, news, women by sally

“When Baroness Cox takes up a cause, she invariably courts controversy. Her latest – a campaign against sharia law – is no exception. Jerome Taylor meets her.”

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The Independent, 20th June 2011

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NHS negligence bill tops £1bn a year – The Independent

Posted June 20th, 2011 in hospitals, legal aid, negligence, news by sally

“Indefensible legal claims for mistakes by doctors and nurses are being contested unnecessarily by ‘macho’ NHS lawyers, the head of the Law Society warned as the bill for damages exceeded £1bn for the first time.”

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The Independent, 19th June 2011

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Digital Economy Act will cost nearly £6m – The Guardian

Posted June 20th, 2011 in copyright, electronic commerce, internet, news by sally

“Government plans to curb illicit filesharing under the Digital Economy Act will have cost rights holders, Ofcom and internet providers almost £6m by the time the controversial legislation is implemented next year, according to figures released under the Freedom of Information Act.”

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The Guardian, 17th June 2011

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Djanogly reveals lawyers’ pay from legal aid – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 20th, 2011 in barristers, law firms, legal aid, news, remuneration by sally

“The justice minister Jonathan Djanogly has provided details of the barristers and law firms paid the most from legal aid over the last year, ahead of the publication of the bill setting out the governments planned legal aid cuts.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 20th June 2011

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Plumber Ian Puddick cleared of harassing wife’s lover on internet – The Guardian

Posted June 20th, 2011 in freedom of expression, harassment, internet, news by sally

“A man has been cleared of harassing his wife’s millionaire lover on the internet in ‘a victory for free speech and the small man’.”

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The Guardian, 17th June 2011

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Ministers ready to block foreign criminals using family rights to dodge justice – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 20th, 2011 in deportation, human rights, news, parental rights by sally

“A number of senior ministers are ready to back calls for changes in the law which could prevent foreign criminals from claiming the right to a family life to avoid being deported, it can be revealed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th June 2011

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Hospital faces legal action over newborn baby seized from mother – The Guardian

Posted June 20th, 2011 in breastfeeding, care orders, hospitals, judicial review, news by sally

“A breastfeeding mother whose newborn baby was forcibly taken from her and put into care for six days is seeking a judicial review over alleged unlawful treatment during a crucial bonding period with her daughter.”

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The Guardian, 17th June 2011

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£50m Wales heroin gang jailed for almost 70 years – BBC News

Posted June 20th, 2011 in drug trafficking, news, sentencing by sally

“Gang members who planned to flood south Wales with drugs worth £50m have been jailed for a total of almost 70 years.”

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BBC News, 17th June 2011

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Government to launch inquiry into ‘outdated’ cyberstalking laws – The Independent

Posted June 20th, 2011 in harassment, inquiries, internet, news by sally

“The government is to launch an investigation into the growing problem of cyberstalking, The Independent has learnt.”

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The Independent, 18th June 2011

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Court of appeal to consider gastric bypass operation case – The Guardian

Posted June 20th, 2011 in human rights, medical treatment, news, obesity by sally

“The Human Rights Act will become a major legal weapon for thousands of people denied drugs and surgery on the NHS if a landmark judgment rules that an obese man is entitled to a gastric bypass paid for by the taxpayer.”

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The Guardian, 19th June 2011

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Human rights of elderly ‘overlooked’ by home care – The Independent

Posted June 20th, 2011 in care workers, elderly, human rights, news by sally

“The basic human rights of older people being given care at home are being overlooked, with some left in bed for 17 hours between visits, according to a new report today.”

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The Independent, 20th June 2011

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