Norfolk police officer Kelly Jones drops kerb fall compensation claim – BBC News

Posted September 12th, 2013 in compensation, news, personal injuries, police by tracey

“A police officer in Norfolk who was seeking compensation from a garage after she tripped on a kerb has withdrawn her claim for injuries.”

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BBC News, 12th September 2013

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Insurers win riots damages claim against Met bosses – BBC News

Posted September 12th, 2013 in arson, damages, insurance, news, police, violent disorder by tracey

“Two insurance companies have won their case against police bosses for compensation over the looting and arson of a building during the 2011 riots.”

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BBC News, 12th September 2013

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Hillsborough: police, FA, council and club could face manslaughter charges – The Guardian

Posted September 12th, 2013 in health & safety, homicide, inquiries, local government, negligence, news, police, sport by tracey

“Manslaughter charges could be brought against the South Yorkshire police force and senior officers on duty when 96 people died at the Hillsborough football stadium on 15 April 1989, according to the senior detective leading a new criminal investigation into the disaster.”

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The Guardian, 12th September 2013

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PC Gareth Francis’s killer jailed for manslaughter – BBC News

Posted September 12th, 2013 in assault, homicide, news, police, sentencing by tracey

“A man has been jailed for killing an off-duty police officer who died when he hit his head after being punched.”

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BBC News, 12th September 2013

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Master more than halves £1m budget – Litigation Futures

Posted September 12th, 2013 in budgets, costs, damages, fees, judges, news by tracey

“A High Court master last week more than halved a proposed budget in a quantum-only cerebral palsey case, it has emerged. Leading costs lawyer Matthew Harman told this week’s PI Futures seminar in Manchester that the master also refused to hear any argument on hourly rates.”

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Litigation Futures, 12th September 2013

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

MoJ insists it has “appetite” for legal regulation review – Legal Futures

Posted September 12th, 2013 in government departments, legal services, news, regulations by tracey

“The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has dismissed suggestions that it is not committed to its review of legal regulation.”

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Legal Futures, 12th September 2013

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Work to rehabilitate life sentence prisoners could improve, say inspectors – CrimeLine

Posted September 12th, 2013 in news, prisons, recidivists, rehabilitation, release on licence, reports by tracey

“Most life sentence prisoners did not reoffend and were able to lead productive lives on release, said Liz Calderbank, Chief Inspector of Probation, and Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of a joint inspection into life sentence prisoners. However, they added that the work done with life sentence prisoners at key points in their sentence could be improved.”

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CrimeLine, 12th September 2013

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Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted September 12th, 2013 in legislation by tracey

The Port Security (Port of Southampton) Designation Order 2013

The Education (National Curriculum)(Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study)(England) Order 2013

The Education (National Curriculum) (Languages) (England) Order 2013

The Co-ordination of Regulatory Enforcement (Enforcement Action) (Amendment) Order 2013

The Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 (Prescribed Documents and Information for Verification of Name and Address) Regulations 2013

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted September 12th, 2013 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Vuvamu v Secretary of State for Transport [2013] EWCA Civ 1116 (11 September 2013)

E-Clear (UK) Plc v Elia & Ors [2013] EWCA Civ 1114 (06 September 2013)

Source: www.bailii.org

A fairer civil future? – New Law Journal

Posted September 12th, 2013 in case management, civil justice, civil procedure rules, costs, news, proportionality by tracey

“Mohammed Saleem Tariq & Anton van Dellen reflect on the early days of the Jackson reforms.”

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New Law Journal, 6th September 2013

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Companies that blacklist workers face ban from public contracts in Wales – The Guardian

Posted September 12th, 2013 in company law, construction industry, news, public procurement, trade unions, Wales by tracey

“Companies that blacklist workers for taking part in trade union activity face being barred from multibillion-pound public sector contracts under plans unveiled by the Welsh government.”

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The Guardian, 11th September 2013

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‘Kettled’ protester loses High Court compensation case – BBC News

Posted September 12th, 2013 in compensation, demonstrations, false imprisonment, news, police, proportionality by tracey

“A man who was ‘kettled’ during a protest in central London has lost his damages claim against the Met.”

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BBC News, 11th September 2013

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Damian Green Speech to the annual Superintendents’ Conference – Home Office

Posted September 12th, 2013 in crime prevention, diversity, equality, police, speeches by tracey

“Damian Green Speech to the annual Superintendents’ Conference on Wednesday (11 September).”

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Home Office, 11th September 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/home-office

Vegetarian mother stopped father seeing son in case he fed him meat – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 12th, 2013 in appeals, children, contact orders, news, parental rights, vegetarianism by tracey

“A vegetarian mother who stopped her five year-old son from seeing his father because she feared he might feed him meat must let him see the child or lose custody, a judge ruled.”

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Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2013

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Stephen Lee: Match-fixing verdict reserved to later date – BBC News

Posted September 12th, 2013 in corruption, news, sport by tracey

“Former world number five Stephen Lee’s match-fixing tribunal has concluded in Bristol, with Adam Lewis QC reserving judgement in the case to a later date.”

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BBC News, 11th September 2013

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Union activists awarded compensation after being cleared of racism over leaflet – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 12th, 2013 in compensation, employment tribunals, news, racism, trade unions by tracey

“Four senior members of Unison have been awarded almost £50,000 in compensation after a panel ruled their use of a cartoon of a 17th century proverb on leaflets was not racist.”

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Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2013

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Hillsborough disaster: An investigation going nowhere? – The Independent

Posted September 12th, 2013 in complaints, delay, health & safety, inquests, news, police, sport by tracey

“A year after the exposure of a police cover-up that followed the 1989 tragedy, no one has yet been held to account, and victims’ families are losing hope of seeing justice.”

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The Idnependent, 12th September 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Murderers and other lifers on day release without adequate risk assessment, watchdogs warn – Daily Telegraph

“Murderers, rapists and other life prisoners are being allowed out on day release without being properly risk assessed, two watchdogs have warned.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th September 2013

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