Devon man jailed for double murder – The Guardian

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A ‘controlling and dominating’ husband has been jailed for a minimum of 30 years for the murder of his estranged wife and her friend in a frenzied sex attack.”

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The Guardian, 23rd June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Government supports more efficient dispute resolution – Ministry of Justice

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in arbitration, dispute resolution, government departments, news by sally

“The Government has signed the first Dispute Resolution Commitment (DRC), which requires all departments and agencies to use mediation, arbitration and conciliation wherever possible before taking disputes to court.”

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Ministry of Justice, 23rd June 2011

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

UK ‘must help release detainee’ in Afghanistan, High Court told – BBC News

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in Afghanistan, detention, habeas corpus, news, rendition by sally

“Lawyers for a man held in Afghanistan are demanding he is freed under one of the England’s most ancient laws.”

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BBC News, 23rd June 2011

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Thieving postman traumatised by Disneyland rollercoaster accident spared jail – Daily Telegraph

“A postman who claimed he was traumatised into stealing parcels after going on the Disneyland roller coaster Thunder Mountain, was spared jail yesterday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd June 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Recent Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in parliamentary papers by sally

Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for the Exchange of Information relating to Tax Matters, Cm 8120 (PDF)

Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Antigua and Barbuda for the Exchange of Information relating to Tax Matters, Cm 8119 (PDF)

Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Saint Lucia for the Exchange of Information relating to Tax Matters, Cm 8118 (PDF)

Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the French Republic concerning the Carrying of Service Weapons by the Officers of the UK Border Agency on French Territory in Application of the Treaty concerning the Implementation of the Frontier Controls at the Sea Ports of Both Countries on the Channel and North Sea, Cm 8117 (PDF)

Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Saint Christopher (Saint Kitts) and Nevis for the Exchange of Information relating to Tax Matters, Cm 8121 (PDF)

Government Response to the Communities and Local Government Committee’s Report Abolition of Regional Spatial Strategies: a planning vacuum, Cm 8103 (PDF)

Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk

Ignore the warnings about legal aid changes and risk meltdown in courts – The Guardian

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in bills, legal aid, legal profession, news by sally

“It is easy for politicians to dismiss lawyers as self-seeking fat cats, but their concerns should be listened to.”

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The Guardian, 23rd June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Levi Bellfield guilty of Milly Dowler murder – BBC News

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in kidnapping, murder, news by sally

“Former nightclub doorman Levi Bellfield has been found guilty of murdering 13-year-old Milly Dowler.”

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BBC News, 23rd June 2011

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Chancery Lane urges government to fund family justice reforms – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in consultations, divorce, family courts, Law Society, legal aid, news by sally

“The Law Society has backed the Family Justice Review’s ‘far-reaching’ proposals for reform, but urged the government not to proceed with the changes unless it can provide the money to implement them properly.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd June 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in law reports by sally

Supreme Court

Cart v The Upper Tribunal (Rev 1) [2011] UKSC 28 (21 June 2011)

Eba v Advocate General for Scotland (Scotland) [2011] UKSC 29 (21 June 2011)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Coventry City Council v PGO & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 729 (22 June 2011)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Kent County Council v Lawrence [2011] EWHC 1590 (QB) (22 June 2011)

High Court (Family Division)

A Local Authority v DL & Ors [2011] EWHC 1022 (Fam) (19 April 2011)

A v P [2011] EWHC 1530 (Fam) (21 June 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in legislation by sally

The Shropshire Community Health National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2011

The Worcestershire Health and Care National Health Service Trust (Establishment) and the Worcestershire Mental Health Partnership National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) Order 2011

The Nottinghamshire Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2011

The Plastic Kitchenware (Conditions on Imports from China) (England) Regulations 2011

The Royal Hospital of St Bartholomew, the Royal London Hospital and London Chest Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2011

The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2011

The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Nitrous Oxide) Regulations 2011

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Eba v Advocate General for Scotland – WLR Daily

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in appeals, judicial review, law reports, Supreme Court, tribunals by sally

Eba v Advocate General for Scotland [2011] UKSC 29; [2011] WLR (D) 204

“The approach to judicial review of unappealable decisions of the Upper Tribunal in Scotland should be to align itself with what had been decided by the Supreme Court to be the approach to be taken in England and Wales. Accordingly, as in England and Wales, the same criteria which had to be satisfied when making a second-tier appeal to the Court of Appeal applied when deciding whether a refusal of permission by the Upper Tribunal to appeal to itself was open to judicial review in Scotland.”

WLR Daily, 22nd June 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Regina (Cart) v Upper Tribunal; Regina (MR (Pakistan)) Upper Tribunal – WLR Daily

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in appeals, judicial review, law reports, Supreme Court, tribunals by sally

Regina (Cart) v Upper Tribunal; Regina (MR (Pakistan)) Upper Tribunal [2011] UKSC 28; [2011] WLR (D) 203

“Judicial review of a refusal by the Upper Tribunal of permission to appeal to itself was limited to the grounds upon which permission to make a second-tier appeal to the Court of Appeal would be granted.”

WLR Daily, 22nd June 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

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Atrium Medical Corpn and another v DSB Invest Holding SA – WLR Daily

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in intellectual property, law reports, patents, rights of audience, trials by sally

Atrium Medical Corpn and another v DSB Invest Holding SA [2011] EWHC 74 (Pat); [2011] WLR (D) 202

“High Court proceedings for declarations as to whether a product incorporated technical information, thus ultimately resulting in the determination of whether royalties were due, fell within the definition of ‘intellectual property litigation’ in regulation 3 of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents Higher Courts Qualification Regulations 2007 and therefore a patent attorney litigator was an ‘authorised person’ entitled to conduct the litigation and to exercise rights of audience in relation thereto.”

WLR Daily, 21st June 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

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“Justice in Times of Austerity” – speech by Commissioner Viviane Reding now available – The Bar Council

“Vice-President of the European Commission and the first Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, Viviane Reding delivered the keynote address at a seminar on ‘Justice in Times of Austerity’, co-hosted by the Bar Council, the Criminal Bar Association, the Family Law Bar Association and the European Circuit of the Bar of England and Wales.”

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The Bar Council, 22nd June 2011

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Child abuse loophole to be closed – Ministry of Justice

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in assault, bills, child abuse, news by sally

“A legal loophole that could allow those who physically abuse children or vulnerable adults to escape justice is to be closed, the Government announced today (22 June).”

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Ministry of Justice, 22nd June 2011

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Ryan Lovell-Hancox: Killers were known to authorities – BBC News

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in child cruelty, documents, news, reports, social services by sally

“A murdered three-year-old West Midlands boy was not protected despite his killers being known to child protection agencies, a report has found.”

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BBC News, 23rd June 2011

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Top-paid civil servants lose right to wage privacy – The Guardian

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in civil servants, news, privacy, remuneration by sally

“Senior civil servants who tried to keep their salaries secret will be made to reveal them, the Information Commissioner has ruled. The government has been ordered to name every civil servant on a salary above £150,000 – more than the prime minister – after some resisted, citing the Data Protection Act. The ruling means that the identity of 24 Whitehall mandarins who refused to be named when the coalition published a list of high earners in government a year ago will now be revealed, and that pressure will mount for other high earners below the £150,000 mark to also be named.”

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The Guardian, 22nd June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Warnings over launch of national crime database – The Independent

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in data protection, news, police by sally

“Hackers could crack the new Police National Database and access sensitive information of millions of innocent people, human rights campaigners have warned.”

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The Independent, 23rd June 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

PCS strikers aim to close Supreme Court – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in courts, industrial action, news, Supreme Court, trade unions by sally

“The courts will rely on their depleted ranks of senior managers to remain open during industrial action, when Ministry of Justice members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) strike on 30 June in protest at proposed changes to public sector pensions and job cuts.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd June 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Dewi Evans guilty of Pontyberem murder of wife Jackie – BBC News

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in murder, news by sally

“A former miner who stabbed his wife during a row after she refused his offer of a cup of tea has been unanimously convicted of murder.”

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BBC News, 22nd June 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk