Sentencing - Rhys Jones' killer jailed for life

Read the judge's statement in full here. Note which aims of sentencing were prioritised.

Search under warrant

Good video here from the Home Office showing an example of a drugs raid carried out under warrant:

AS Revision tips and materials

Firstly, try the Buzan method of note-taking (thanks to Dr Peter Jepson for this one). A good way to learn!

Sixth Form Law is a helpful site for revision.

Help with Law Exams has good basic information on each part of the syllabus here.

Both of these sites are particularly useful if you have gaps in any of your booklets.

I will email all AS students a list of past questions for each topic shortly, so keep an eye on your eLoreto inbox!

Revision Classes

AS REVISION CLASSES...

JURIES - WEDS 1OTH DECEMBER

MAGISTRATES - THURS 11TH DECEMBER

CIVIL COURTS - FRI 12TH DECEMBER

ADR - WEDS 17TH DECEMBER

LEGAL PROF - THURS 18TH DECEMBER

ALL SESSIONS START AT 1PM IN W110

A2 SPECIAL STUDY PAPER REVISION EVERY FRIDAY AT 1PM IN W111

Neighbour from Hell jailed!

Thanks to Tom Proctor for finding this one for me about a noisy neighbour who was jailed for nine months having pleaded guilty to breaching the injunction on her at Tameside Magistrates' Court.

This is the sort of thing she was doing:



This is what the local housing officer had to say about it:

"Summary Justice" soars....

Everyone has the right to a fair trial, right?

You can't end up with a criminal record without being found guilty in a court of law, right?

Wrong! Last year 207,000 fixed penalty fines were issued for a variety of offences including public disorder.

Is this swift and effective justice or a licence for abuse of power?

Good article on this in The Times here. Have a read! Comments please...

Contractual Terms - two interesting cases

A2 students - read the judgment of Lord Denning in British Crane Hire v Ipswich Crane Hire here.

This is a case about a dragline crane getting stuck in the mud. If you are desparate to see a dragline crane in action, you're very sad, but you can watch the video at the bottom of this post!
This case has two main applications:


1. It is an example of the court referring to trade practice ("course of dealings") when deciding whether a certain term is part of a contract;


2. It is also an example of the court deciding the importance of such a term based on trade practice.


It is also a great example of how to summarise a case! Read Lord Denning's opening paragraph to the judgment...


An interesting recent case on types of terms is Parham v F Parham Limited (2006). This case shows how important the meaning of a contractual term can be. In this case the Court held that an employee was entitled to receive an annual 10% increase in salary on a compound basis from his employers, a successful company which owns a marina and a shopping centre, amongst other things.

This added up to an awful lot over the years! The judge held them to this based on the wording they had used. This is why people drafting contracts have to be careful about the words they choose!