ASA rejects complaints from unhappy client unable to post negative review on ratings website – Legal Futures

Posted September 13th, 2013 in advertising, complaints, law firms, news by sally

“The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has rejected complaints that positive online reviews for a law firm were fake and that the website hosting them would not accept negative reviews.”

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Legal Futures, 13th September 2013

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Robert Thomas: Immigration judicial reviews – UK Constitutional Law Group

Posted September 13th, 2013 in government departments, immigration, judicial review, news, statistics, tribunals by sally

“There is much current debate over judicial review, prompted in large part by successive government consultation papers. This note provides an overview of recent developments concerning immigration judicial reviews, which have, for many years, provided the bulk of all judicial review claims.”

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UK Constitutional Law Group, 12th September 2013

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Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted September 13th, 2013 in legislation by sally

The Business Improvement Districts (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

The Personal Independence Payment (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2013

The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2013

The Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Approved Premises) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted September 13th, 2013 in law reports by sally

High Court (Chancery Division)

Petrocapital Resources Plc v Morrison & Foerster (UK) LLP [2013] EWHC 2682 (Ch) (06 September 2013)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co (Europe) Ltd & Anor v The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime [2013] EWHC 2734 (Comm) (12 September 2013)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Wright v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2013] EWHC 2739 (QB) (11 September 2013)

Source: www.bailii.org

MPs condemn ‘tortuous’ inchoate offence law – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 13th, 2013 in crime, legislation, legislative drafting, news, reports, select committees by sally

“Criminal offences of encouraging and assisting crimes are too ‘complex and difficult’ for lawyers to understand, according to a high profile committee of MPs.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 13th September 2013

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Michael Le Vell: the CPS had little choice but to prosecute – The Guardian

Posted September 13th, 2013 in children, Crown Prosecution Service, evidence, news, prosecutions, rape, sexual offences by sally

“Following the actor’s acquittal, there have been claims of a witch-hunt, yet a complainant’s word has to be taken as evidence.”

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The Independent, 11th September 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Mail reaches out-of-court settlement with Ryanair over safety story – The Guardian

Posted September 13th, 2013 in airlines, defamation, health & safety, media, news by sally

“Airline sued newspaper for libel after it claimed some pilots were concerned that a fuel policy may have put passengers at risk.”

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The Guardian, 12th September 2013

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‘Sadistic’ paedophile Christopher Atkins jailed for ‘vile’ attack on toddler – The Independent

Posted September 13th, 2013 in child cruelty, news, recidivists, sentencing by sally

“A paedophile who carried out a life-threatening sexual assault on a toddler after social services failed to conduct background checks has been jailed for seventeen and a half years.”

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The Independent, 12th September 2013

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Nine men accused of sex attacks on girl, 14, released after prosecutors find Twitter feed – The Independent

Posted September 13th, 2013 in news, prosecutions, sexual offences, victims by sally

“Nine men accused of sex attacks over six months on a 14-year-old girl walked free from the Old Bailey today. The case collapsed when police discovered the contents of the alleged victim’s old Twitter account.”

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The Independent, 12th September 2013

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Man jailed after admitting sex with goat – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 13th, 2013 in animal cruelty, news, sentencing, sexual offences, suspended sentences by sally

“A man who admitted having sexual intercourse with a goat has been jailed for six weeks.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th September 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Veil exposes courtroom quandary – BBC News

Posted September 13th, 2013 in courts, identification, Islam, news, pleadings, precedent, women by sally

“Sitting in Blackfriars Crown Court in south London, I watched a very modern, multicultural dilemma. Back in August, a Muslim woman was due to appear, accused of intimidating a witness. The woman, whom the BBC isn’t naming for legal reasons, was expected to enter a plea. But Judge Peter Murphy said he could not hear that plea because he could not identify her: she was wearing a niqab, the type of black face covering worn by some Muslim women that only leaves their eyes visible.”

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BBC News, 12th September 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Child care home rules ‘may have helped paedophiles’ – BBC News

Posted September 13th, 2013 in care homes, children, news, regulations, reports, sexual offences by sally

“”Absurd” secrecy rules applying to children in care homes may have helped paedophiles target them, Education Secretary Michael Gove has said.”

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BBC News, 13th September 2013

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British terror suspect will face extradition despite human rights victory – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 13th, 2013 in conspiracy, extradition, human rights, mental health, news, terrorism by sally

“A British al-Qaeda suspect still faces extradition to America despite winning a human rights battle, the Home Secretary has vowed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th September 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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

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

“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 sally

“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 sally

“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 sally

“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 sally

“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 sally

“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

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

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 sally

“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

Source: www.crimeline.info