Month: February 2012

Wokuri v Kassam – WLR Daily

Posted February 1st, 2012 in conflict of laws, diplomats, employment, immunity, law reports, news by sally

Wokuri v Kassam [2012] EWHC 105 (Ch); [2012] WLR (D) 13

“A diplomatic agent who had left a mission continued to enjoy immunity in respect of acts performed by him or her in the exercise of his or her functions as a member of that mission within the meaning of article 39(2) of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961) as scheduled to the Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964. The residual immunity under article 39(2) was, however, less extensive than that enjoyed by a serving diplomat. The former diplomat would not necessarily have immunity in relation to claims by employees carrying out domestic duties.”

WLR Daily, 30th January 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

A Practical and Legal Analysis of Islamic Marriage, Divorce and Dowry – Family Law Week

Posted February 1st, 2012 in divorce, islamic law, marriage, news by sally

“Charlotte Proudman, a pupil at Coram Chambers, provides some legal and practical guidance on Islamic marriage, divorce and dowry and describes the procedures at Birmingham Central Mosque’s Sharia Council.”

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Family Law Week, 31st January 2012

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

PCC chairman unveils plans for new watchdog at Leveson inquiry – The Guardian

Posted February 1st, 2012 in inquiries, media, news, ombudsmen by sally

“The new chairman of the Press Complaints Commission has unveiled a blueprint for a ‘totally new’ newspaper watchdog which he hopes will eradicate ‘bad journalism’ and practices that have brought ‘shame’ on the industry.”

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The Guardian, 31st January 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Bar Council and Bar Standards Board release Barristers’ Working Lives survey results – Bar Standards Board

Posted February 1st, 2012 in barristers, diversity, news by sally

“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, and the Bar Standards Board (BSB), the regulator of barristers in England and Wales, have today released the results of Barristers’ Working Lives, the first in a planned series of biennial surveys of the Bar.”

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Bar Standards Board, 31st January 2012

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Seven Wolverhampton people jailed for Wrexham sham marriages – BBC News

Posted February 1st, 2012 in conspiracy, deportation, immigration, marriage, news by sally

“A bride at a sham double wedding pointed to the wrong ‘groom’ when quizzed by Border Agency officials, Mold Crown Court has heard.”

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BBC News, 31st January 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Are lawyers in right-to-die cases breaking the law? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted February 1st, 2012 in assisted suicide, judicial review, legal profession, news, prosecutions by sally

“Albert Camus famously wrote: ‘there is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide.’ However profound a philosophical problem, the question of suicide or, more precisely, assisted suicide is proving quite a legal conundrum.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 31st January 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Nathaniel Brown found guilty of Tottenham murder – BBC News

Posted February 1st, 2012 in murder, news, trials by sally

“A man who stabbed his ex-wife to death in the street as their children looked on has been found guilty of murder.”

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BBC News, 31st January 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

The UK supreme court: an interactive history – The Guardian

Posted February 1st, 2012 in news, Supreme Court by sally

“The UK’s highest court of appeal has ruled on cases ranging from prenups to Star Wars helmets and the definition of a miscarriage of justice.”

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The Guardian, 31st January 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

FSA issues guidance on how businesses can avoid using unfair contract terms – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 1st, 2012 in financial regulation, news, unfair contract terms by sally

Businesses are using consumer contracts that give them too much leeway to unfairly change the terms of those contracts, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has said.

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OUT-LAW.com, 1st February 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

MoJ to use private debt collectors to help recover unpaid court fines – The Guardian

Posted February 1st, 2012 in courts, debts, enforcement, fines, news by sally

“Private debt collectors have been called in to help collect £420m in unpaid court fines on behalf of the Ministry of Justice under pilot schemes that may be rolled out across the country.”

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The Guardian, 31st January 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

John Terry racist language case due before court – BBC News

Posted February 1st, 2012 in news, racism, sport, trials by sally

“England football captain John Terry is due to have his case heard for the first time in court over whether he used racist language in a match.”

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BBC News, 1st February 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Julian Assange enters final stage of extradition battle – The Guardian

Posted February 1st, 2012 in appeals, extradition, news, rape, sexual offences, Supreme Court, warrants by sally

“Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is to enter the final stage of his legal battle to avoid extradition to Sweden to face questioning over sex crime allegations.”

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The Guardian, 1st February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Judge calls for law change over deathbed wills – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 1st, 2012 in evidence, news, wills, witnesses by sally

“A judge has called for a change in the law on deathbed wills after an eight-year legal wrangle over whether a dying man’s sister offered him a ‘steadying hand’ as he signed all his possessions over to her.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st January 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk