Newswire 107

 
By Steve Butler and Joe Reevy
Number 107
10 September 2006

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Commercial and Contract
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/latest/lt_commercial
 
Crime and Punishment
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/latest/lt_crime
 
Employment and Discrimination
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/latest/lt_employment
 
Family
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General
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Government
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/latest/lt_government
 
Immigration and Nationality
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/latest/lt_immigration
 
Intellectual Property and Computers
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/latest/lt_ip
 
International/Europe
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/latest/lt_europe
 
Land and Environment
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/latest/lt_land
 
Legal Practice and Lawyers
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/latest/lt_legalpractice
 
Litigation, Courts and Human Rights
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/latest/lt_litigation
 
Money, Property and Tax
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Personal Injury
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/latest/lt_pi
 
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Contents

The Leading Question - Innocence Lost?
Carter Review Feature
Adjudication Feature
Site Of The Week - CycleAid
uklawyers legal newswires
Practical Cases and Materials
Lawindexpro
Space Section
Oh!  What Lovely Law!
Legal Practitioner
 
 
The Leading Question
Innocence Lost
At Tesco's yesterday the staff refused to sell wine to a young
lad.  He was furious, protesting that he was 20 and quite entitled
to buy the booze.  The staff said he looked under 21 and so they
were using their policy of not selling to people who looked
younger than that age, unless he could prove he was over 18.  He
had no ID with him and was very, very annoyed.  He was threatening
in a reasonable manner (ie not loudly or offensively) to telephone
the head office and had his mobile at the ready.  The worker at
the checkout was embarrassed, the manager was embarrassed and the
customers watching were embarrassed.  But the manager was adamant
and took the wine filled basket from the customer citing head-
ffice policy and training and refusing to argue.

This lad looked to me to be older than 18 and I would certainly
have served him.  But that is not really the point of the story.

The same thing happens to my daughter, who is 27, at her local
Sainsbury's.  For all, of course, that she is very beautiful and
looks younger than her years, even I can't honestly say that she
looks younger than 21.  And yet from time to time she is refused
booze at the checkout.  She is not as forceful as the lad I saw
but she was very, very annoyed last time this happened to the
extent that she has stopped shopping there for alcohol, which is a
nuisance.

Yes both these victims of the "Under 21" policy could avoid
problems by carrying age specific ID with them, but why should
they have to?  Why are they presumed to be attempting to carry out
a criminal act (under age drinking) just because they have good
skin tone?

The same sort of thing is now happening to Asian looking males in
response to the threat of terrorism - they are being photographed
and searched more than used to be the case as a matter of airport
policy.

The same is happening to motorists who are photographed as they
drive along the roads and expected to give details of who was
driving their car if it is driven too fast past a camera, the
presumption being that the owner was the driver.  

The government wants to introduce more summary offences where
fixed penalties will be the norm, with the police officer or
community support officer acting as prosecutor and judge and jury,
the presumption being that the defendant is guilty.  

Does this sort of thing achieve its object, namely to reduce the
level of criminality and prevent accidents?  Is it possible to
prove that it does?  If it does so, is the reduction significant
enough to justify our loss of the presumption of innocence and the
level of intrusion into the lives of my innocent daughter, the lad
in Tesco's, some of my my Asian clients and the millions of
motorists not involved in accidents who, despite the speed limit,
are convinced they were driving safely?

Once Innocence is lost, can it ever be regained?

All the links here are to the UKLawyers site.  When you get there,
have a good look round.  In each news story there should be a list
of connected stories.  There is an archive divided by subject
matter going back to April.  This is definitely growing into a
useful resource and the Google search on the front page searches
the site for information so that you should be able to find
everything you need.  Let me know if you have any problems on the
site.

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Carter Information Briefings Feature
LSC to hold Carter Information Briefings

They are holding a series of information briefings for providers
interested in finding out more about Lord Carter's Review of Legal
Aid Procurement and the joint LSC/DCA consultation Legal Aid: a
sustainable future. The briefings are being held in five cities
over six days:

    * London: 8 & 26 September
    * Birmingham: 18 September
    * Cardiff: 28 September
    * Warrington: 15 September
    * Leeds: 14 September
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/section/cartrevsems.html


Adjudication Feature
What is Adjudication?
For a definition and commentary go to:
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/section/adjfeat.html
Includes another interesting newsletter about Adjudications.
 

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A site which uses the cycling enthusiasm of its solicitors as a
marketing tool.

 
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thought) as a matter of course.  Keep up the good work (and I do
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PRACTICAL CASES AND MATERIALS

Crime and Punishment
he London Advocate
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/section/londadv.html
A useful newsletter circulated among London's criminal
fraternity.

New Offence To Crack Down On Violent And Extreme
Pornography
Home Office Press Release
30 August 2006
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/catsection/violporn.html


Employment and Discrimination
Daniel Barnett's New Age Discrimination Web Video Seminar
On 19th and 26th September 2006, I'm presenting another two web
seminars on age discrimination.

But this time, I'll be standing in a TV studio and transmitting it
live!!

Watch a live video web feed. Ask questions through your computer.
Get CPD. And all from the comfort of your own desk.

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complete with recorded announcer!!!

Here are other matters considered by Daniel and reproduced with
his kind permission:
Grievance Procedures and Limitation
31 August 2006

http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/catsection/dbsep07.html

Family
Separate Representation of Children
DCA Press Release
1 September 2006
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/catsection/childrep.html

Children Consulted on Making Family Courts More
Child Friendly
DCA Press Release
1 September 2006
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/catsection/childcourt.html

General

Ensuring Safety At Public Events: Guidance Published
Home Office Press Release
30 August 2006
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/catsection/safeprops.html

Bereaved Families to help Parliament shape new Coroner Law
DCA Press Release
24 August 2006
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/catsection/corcourt.html

Immigration and Nationality
Powerful New Measures to Strengthen Our Borders
Home Office Press Release
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/catsection/borderconts.html

International/Europe
Global Co-operation Required to Tackle Economic Crime
4 September 2006
Attorney General's Office Press Release
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/catsection/econcrimint.html

Land and Environment
Prescribed Clauses for Leases
Land Registry Updating Leaflet
8 August 2006
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/catsection/leaseprescls.html

Legal Practice and Lawyers
Law firms must challenge perception of discrimination among
gay, lesbian solicitors
Law Society Press Release
29 August 2006
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/catsection/gaylaws.html

Securing the Future: August 2006
Bar Council Chairman Article
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/catsection/bcwork.html

Litigation, Courts and Human Rights
New Human Rights Convention for Disabled People
Agreed At the United Nations
Department for Work And Pensions Press Release
1 September 2006
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/catsection/unhrdisab.html

Defending Legal Aid
Complete our online survey on mental health.
Law Society Survey
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/catsection/ladefend.html

Human rights: Online Survey
Law Society Survey
29 August 2006
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/catsection/hrimprove.html

Money, Property and Tax
Inheritance Tax Newsletter
HMRC Publication
25 August 2006
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/catsection/ihtnlett.html

HM Revenue & Customs Interest Rates
HMRC Press Release
24 August 2006
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/catsection/hmrcintrates.html

 
Cases Generally

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EU Space Section
The landing of the European Space Agency washing machine
inspires:
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Oh What Lovely Law!
The History of Law
1280 BC to 880 BC: The Laws of Manu
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/section/law1280bc.html

 
Legal Practitioner
Take a look at the quality of these materials from the SPR law
course:

Take a look at the quality of these materials from the SPR law
course:
Criminal Law
"Non Fatal Offences Against the Person."
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/catsection/sprassaults.html
     
Public Law
"Separation of Powers and Rule of Law"
http:/www.uklawyers.co.uk/cms/catsection/sprseppows.html
 
Any feedback is welcome, positive or not - we do listen and learn.
 
Regards
Steve
 
 
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