Current Awareness
Current Awareness aims to provide up-to-date information regarding new case law, changes in legislation, and legal news of interest to lawyers in the United Kingdom.
Author: The content of this blawg is selected by information professionals on the staff of the Inner Temple Library in London. The Inner Temple Library is one of the four Inns of Court Libraries, which serve barristers, judges and bar students in England and Wales.
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Recent Posts from Current Awareness
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Equality watchdog faces discrimination lawsuit from pregnant employee – The Guardian
“The government’s equality watchdog, set up to combat all forms of prejudice at work, faces a sex discrimination lawsuit this week from a female member of its own staff.” Full story The Guardian, 4th July…
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Ruling brands Judaism racist – Chief Rabbi – The Guardian
“The Chief Rabbi, Sir Jonathan Sacks, issued a rallying cry for Jews today to defend their schools from English law after the court of appeal decided that admission on the basis of a parent’s Jewish…
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BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) English Welsh & Scottish Railway Ltd v Enron Coal Services Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 647 (01 July 2009) Zahoor & Ors v Masood & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 650 (03…
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Black family wrongly accused outside West End theatre wins police damages – The Guardian
“A black family wrongly prosecuted for assault after the father was falsely accused of drug dealing by police outside a London theatre has won “substantial” damages and an apology from Scotland Yard, four years after…
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Express proprietor, Richard Desmond, in libel action against journalist – The Times
“Richard Desmond, the owner of the Daily and Sunday Express,will become the first newspaper proprietor to take the stand in the High Court since Robert Maxwell, when he launches his libel action against the investigative…
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Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Supreme Court Rules 2009 The Education (School and Local Education Authority Performance Targets) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The National Health Service (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment Regulations 2009 The Ministry of Defence…
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Jealous partner guilty of strangling his lover – The Independent
“A jealous martial arts expert who strangled his partner after learning she planned to leave him for another man was found guilty of murder today.” Full story The Independent, 3rd July 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk
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Killer jailed for life years after being cleared – The Independent
“A violent footballer was given two life sentences today after he admitted killing his ex-girlfriend seven years after being cleared of the crime.” Full story The Independent, 3rd July 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk
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Prisoners on run cannot be named ‘due to privacy rights’ – Daily Telegraph
“Prisoners on the run from Holleseley Bay prison cannot be identified because it would breach their rights to privacy, the Ministry of Justice has said.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 3rd July 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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Evidence ‘not enough’ as terror suspect scores win – The Times
“A terror suspect must be brought back to London from ‘internal exile’ in the Midlands despite convincing secret evidence that he intended to take part in terrorist-related activity, the High Court ruled today.” Full story…