Libel reform comes around less often than Halley’s comet. Let’s get it right – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2012 in defamation, freedom of expression, news, public interest by sally

“The defamation bill will do little to stop corporations suing individuals and should include a public interest defence.”

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The Guardian, 27th June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Insurer loses Supreme Court appeal over fraudulent injuries claim – The Independent

Posted June 27th, 2012 in fraud, news, personal injuries, Supreme Court by sally

“Insurers have lost a Supreme Court appeal to overturn a damages payout to a man who fraudulently exaggerated his personal injuries claim.”

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The Independent, 27th June 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted June 27th, 2012 in legislation by sally

The Social Security (Benefit) (Members of the Forces) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

The National Health Service (Clinical Commissioning Groups) Regulations 2012

The Gambling Act 2005 (Amendment of Schedule 6) Order 2012

The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Specified Proceedings) (Amendment) Order 2012

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

White-Collar Crime – BBC Law in Action

Posted June 27th, 2012 in fraud, news, prosecutions, sentencing by sally

“The government plans to simplify how serious fraud is prosecuted and punished in the UK.”

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BBC Law in Action, 26th June 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Paul Mahoney is UK frontrunner for human rights court – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2012 in courts, human rights, judges, news by sally

“European court of human rights insider leads first ballot in election to appoint UK judge in Strasbourg.”

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The Guardian, 26th June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 27th, 2012 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Saunders v R. [2012] EWCA Crim 1380 (26 June 2012)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2012] EWHC 1729 (Admin) (25 June 2012)

Omar & Ors, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs [2012] EWHC 1737 (Admin) (26 June 2012)

High Court (Family Division)

BCC v FZ & Ors [2012] EWHC 1154 (Fam) (03 April 2012)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Wuhan Guoyu Logistics Group Co Ltd & Ors v Emporiki Bank of Greece SA [2012] EWHC 1715 (Comm) (22 June 2012)

Source: www.bailii.org

Unpaid work schemes breach human rights, claim lawyers – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2012 in benefits, employment, forced labour, human rights, news by sally

“Mandatory unpaid government work schemes that last up to six months should be declared illegal because they are a form of forced labour, lawyers acting for the unemployed argued on Tuesday.”

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The Guardian, 26th June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Regina v Gangar and another – WLR Daily

Posted June 27th, 2012 in appeals, confiscation, fraud, law reports by sally

Regina v Gangar and another [2012] EWCA Crim 1378; [2012] WLR (D) 185

“At the available asset stage of confiscation proceedings involving more than one defendant, a defendant’s partial interest in property was realisable, but had to be limited to his beneficial interest rather than treated as an 100% interest.”

WLR Daily, 21st June 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

#WithoutPrejudice Special: #Twitterjoketrial with David Allen Green – Charon QC

Posted June 27th, 2012 in appeals, bomb hoaxing, freedom of expression, internet, podcasts by sally

“Welcome to this Without Prejudice Special on the Twitter Joke Trial with solicitor David Allen Green.”

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Charon QC, 26th June 2012

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.

Police retention of photographs unlawful, High Court rules – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted June 27th, 2012 in data protection, human rights, news, photography, police, privacy by sally

“Liberal societies tend to view the retention of citizens’ private information by an arm of the state, without individuals’ consent, with suspicion. Last week, the High Court ruled that the automatic retention of photographs taken on arrest – even where the there is no prosecution, or the person is acquitted – for at least six years was an unlawful interference with the right to respect for private life of Article 8 of the ECHR, as enshrined in the Human Rights Act.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 27th June 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Tax crackdowns threaten Channel Islands’ haven status – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2012 in banking, financial regulation, Guernsey, Jersey, news, tax avoidance by sally

“The Jimmy Carr tax avoidance case has thrown the spotlight on Jersey and Guernsey, where the days of aggressive tax loopholes may be numbered.”

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The Guardian, 26th June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Government ‘misunderstood’ role of judge in secret courts bill – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2012 in bills, closed material, judiciary, news, private hearings by sally

“Key safeguards supposedly built into proposals for extending secret hearings in civil courts have either been ‘misunderstood or misrepresented’ by the government, a parliamentary committee has been warned.”

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The Guardian, 26th June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Secret court procedure used in African terror suspect case – Daily Telegraph

“Controversial powers to hold court cases in secret have been used to conceal the possible involvement of British intelligence agents in apprehending terror suspects in Africa.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th June 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Twitter joke case returns to high court for fresh appeal by Paul Chambers – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2012 in appeals, bomb hoaxing, freedom of expression, internet, news by sally

“A two-and-a-half year legal battle over a ‘joke’ posted on Twitter that landed its author with a criminal record returns to the high court on Wednesday in front of the most senior judge in England and Wales.”

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The Guardian, 27th June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Detective Peter Foster jailed for murder of partner – The Independent

Posted June 27th, 2012 in domestic violence, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A former police detective has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 17 years after admitting the murder of his partner, a policewoman whose body was found in a shallow woodland grave.”

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The Independent, 26th June 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk