tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13711426134947738692024-03-13T18:07:49.879+00:00LoretoLawMr Howellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264885012642425464noreply@blogger.comBlogger166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371142613494773869.post-36979901111444214972013-01-31T18:52:00.001+00:002013-01-31T18:52:38.310+00:00Supreme Court on Video!It seems that the Courts are finally embracing the idea of cameras in Courts. The Supreme Court now has its own <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt?feature=watch">YouTube Channel</a> featuring summaries of judgments, and cameras are set to appear in the Court of Appeal in the near future.
The video below summarises the Court's reasons for the decision in Rugby Football Union v Viagogo, a contract law dispute in which the RFU sought an injunction requiring Viagogo to provide the names of people selling international rugby tickets using Viagogo's webiste so that the RFU could pursue claims in breach of contract against them:
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3g3k2bb5Lew?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Mr Howellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264885012642425464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371142613494773869.post-87075185017106548642012-11-12T19:30:00.000+00:002012-11-12T19:30:26.777+00:00Scotson v Pegg <a href="http://goanimate.com/videos/0aP3z42U8TTQ?utm_source=embed&uid=0Vl6a4XptZhU" target="_blank">Scotson v Pegg</a> by <a href="http://goanimate.com/user/0Vl6a4XptZhU" target="_blank">lawteacher77</a> on <a href='http://goanimate.com?utm_source=embed' target="_blank">GoAnimate</a><br/><iframe scrolling="no" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" width="400" height="258" src="http://goanimate.com/player/embed/0aP3z42U8TTQ"></iframe><br/><a href="http://goanimate.com?utm_source=embed&utm_medium=link&utm_term=Video+Maker&utm_campaign=embedse" target="_blank">Video Maker</a> - Powered by GoAnimate.Mr Howellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264885012642425464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371142613494773869.post-23127069059663962372012-05-16T10:03:00.000+01:002012-05-16T10:04:31.291+01:00Which Contract case is this?<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/l7I9ehYeVIU?rel=0" width="560"></iframe>Mr Howellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264885012642425464noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371142613494773869.post-28082482857827576272012-01-05T08:47:00.000+00:002012-01-05T09:02:28.271+00:00Sentencing, Stephen Lawrence and the Rule of Law<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mr Justice Treacy's </span><a href="http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Crim/2011/B1.html"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">sentencing remarks</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> in the Stephen Lawrence case are now available to view. As students - have a read and see if you can identify aggravating and mitigating factors referred to by the judge.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The BBC also have a good clip </span><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16406384"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> from an interview prior to the sentences being passed in which a barrister explains how the judge will approach matters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">As the offences in question were prior to </span><a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/44/schedule/21"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Schedule 21 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> on sentencing for murder - the Act does not apply to Dobson and Norris. Accordingly they were sentenced as juveniles, under the law which applied at the time. Whilst some have expressed concerns that this means shorter sentences than they would receive under the modern law, it is in accordance with the rule of law that laws should not have retrospective effect. In other words, if a law is to be applied it should have been in force at the relevant time.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">....appears to be have been the essence of the agreement between Goldman Sachs and an Inland Revenue official according to <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/oct/11/goldman-sachs-interest-tax-avoidance">this story</a>. My question to A2 Contract Law students is: in principle, would you expect such an agreement to be legally binding? Why/why not? Which case does it remind you of?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Comments please!</span>Mr Howellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264885012642425464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371142613494773869.post-48496191063036878572011-09-29T11:40:00.000+01:002011-09-29T11:40:11.517+01:00EasyDispute<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/8790284/EasyJet-founder-Sir-Stelios-launches-rival-airline-Fastjet.html">This story</a> about the (still) part-owner of EasyJet and entrepreneur Stelios Haji-Ioannu starting up a new airline has obvious contract law implications. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Telegraph article says:</span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a "comfort letter", Sir Stelios undertakes among other things not to "acquire an interest in any other airline" in the European Economic Area or Switzerland for two years, in return for £300,000 annually for five years. </span></em><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We haven't reached this part of the syllabus yet... but if any Loreto Manchester A2 student can tell me what type of contractual issue this raises and provide a case, there may be a small prize!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Note I said "may".... once a lawyer....</span>Mr Howellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264885012642425464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371142613494773869.post-77447629868792847922011-09-27T17:44:00.000+01:002011-09-27T17:44:28.970+01:00Back to the Future: A Modern Legal Apprenticeship<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">As AS Law students will no doubt be about to learn, a legal education can be an expensive business when you factor in the cost of a degree as well as GDL/LPC/BVC depending on your chosen route into the profession. Perhaps it's not too surprising then to see that lawyers themselves are now arguing that the time is right for a new route into the profession in the form of <a href="http://www.thelawyer.com/route-minders/1009219.article">Modern Legal Apprenticeships</a>. Strangely, these almost hark back to the old days of doing your "articles" by on-the-job training. For an example, see the scheme run by prestigous firm <a href="http://www.thelawyer.com/pinsents-joins-growing-trend-with-launch-of-apprenticeship-scheme/1009572.article">Pinsent Masons</a> in conjunction with ILEX. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Another example of reform to the legal training process is shortened law degree programmes such as the one offered by the College of Law (if you want to find out more about this, they are holding a web seminar, or "webinar", on 5th Oct - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=215395845188281&CC=LLB19&utm_source=Webinar%20-%20find%20out%20more%20about%20our%20professional%20law%20degree&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=LLB19+-+Webinar&utm_term=Webinar+-+find+out+more+about+our+professional+law+degree&utm_content=287588&gator_td=pjxLlTFgXZx%2bomf1al2lT1%2fimj8xalG7F%2f5NRuNZHTVr%2fv78gYs0HtDmOoyPfGC578Q00HmUkJJWlf5kIDouKw%3d%3d">click here</a> for details).</span>Mr Howellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264885012642425464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371142613494773869.post-79704662984434076102011-05-26T09:22:00.000+01:002011-05-26T09:22:03.359+01:00Acceptance Mega MindMap!<iframe src="http://bubbl.us/view/89a15/114d4c/56Ah2CkA3S1gk/" width="450" height="400"></iframe>Mr Howellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264885012642425464noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371142613494773869.post-42781842506469666272010-12-01T20:00:00.001+00:002010-12-01T20:00:52.063+00:00Law of Contract Special Study Paper 2011<div><embed src="http://static.issuu.com/webembed/viewers/style1/v1/IssuuViewer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" menu="false" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" flashvars="mode=embed&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true&documentId=101201195004-849627b62cbf4d19b26921ed907f37ca&docName=law_of_contract_special_study_paper_2011&username=lawteacher&loadingInfoText=Law%20of%20Contract%20Special%20Study%20Paper%202011&et=1291233622183&er=22" style="width:420px;height:297px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:420px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://issuu.com/lawteacher/docs/law_of_contract_special_study_paper_2011?mode=embed&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true" target="_blank">Open publication</a> - Free <a href="http://issuu.com" target="_blank">publishing</a></div></div>Mr Howellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264885012642425464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371142613494773869.post-65036115253704178882010-11-16T19:18:00.005+00:002010-11-16T19:32:57.367+00:00Oceanbulk Shipping v TMT Asia<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Until now, that is. It appears that "without prejudice" negotiations may now be admissible if it helps the judge work out the intentions of the parties in order to rule on exactly how the contract should be constructed.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">So is it a good idea to create an exception to the without prejudice rule? Is this fair, or not? What's the impact on certainty? Have a think! </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Oceanbulk is also a case where the Court took into account the (persuasive) decision of a lower Court - namely the Court of Appeal in <i><a href="http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/1999/3027.html">Unilever v Proctor & Gamble</a></i> [2000] 1 WLR 2436.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">If this case seems dry to you, you might want to consider the damages at stake - between three and four hundred million dollars. Yikes!</span></span>Mr Howellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264885012642425464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371142613494773869.post-64943211659821086832010-11-16T18:59:00.000+00:002010-11-16T18:59:49.426+00:00Great article on dissenting judgments...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...from the Guardian <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2010/nov/16/dissenting-judgments-radmacher-hale">here</a>. Essential reading for all A level law students! </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">AS students - we will be looking at dissenting judgments in the new year.</span></span>Mr Howellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264885012642425464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371142613494773869.post-82963856406227701422010-10-22T09:47:00.000+01:002010-10-22T09:47:17.042+01:00Promissory Estoppel<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's a podcast and article on this tricky topic for A2 Contract Law students </span><a href="http://www.insitelawmagazine.com/ch6promestoppel.htm"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. It's very detailed but you may wish to give it a go!</span>Mr Howellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264885012642425464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371142613494773869.post-63559414767020505722010-10-20T20:35:00.002+01:002010-10-22T09:29:21.709+01:00Radmacher v Granatino - we want pre-nup!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://is2.snstatic.fi/iltasanomat/iDoc/1687182-400_katrin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="http://is2.snstatic.fi/iltasanomat/iDoc/1687182-400_katrin.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
The Supreme Court has today made a <a href="http://www.supremecourt.gov.uk/docs/UKSC_2009_0031_Judgment.pdf">landmark ruling</a> by a margin of 8 to 1. They have decided that pre-nuptial agreements between spouses will now have "decisive weight" when it comes to divorce. This is not quite as far as saying that "pre-nups" will be legally binding, but it's not far off. The Court will look at fairness on a case-by-case basis, but the old presumption that pre-nups are not worth the paper they are written on now appears to be dead and buried.<br />
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It has also saved German heiress Katrin Radmacher (above) an awful lot of money!<br />
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AS students: this is an example of judicial law-making. Should judges be deciding things like this, or should it be left to Parliament? It's also an example of a decision overruling the previous case law to create a new legal principle - you will look at the judicial precedent system in the new year. Thirdly, it is a really good example of the law changing with changing societal values and of law reform, as the Law Commission are currently <a href="http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/marital_property.htm">looking into this matter</a> and will report on it in 2012.<br />
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A2 students: this is also an example of changing contract law. The presumption of the Court is usually that social and domestic agreements are not legally binding - but it appears not any more where pre-nups are concerned. So - are the Court prioritising freedom to contract when they should be protecting the weaker party? Will the fairness requirement solve this, or is "fairness" too vague a concept to rely on if one party is almost pressured into accepting a pre-nup as a condition of marriage? These concerns are detailed further in <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2010/oct/20/radmacher-prenup-ruling-analysis">this article</a>.<br />
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You can read more on this <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2010/oct/20/banker-fails-challenge-prenup-heiress">here</a> and <a href="http://www.legalweek.com/legal-week/news/1798631/supreme-court-enforces-prenups-key-maintains-fairness-test">here</a>.Mr Howellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264885012642425464noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371142613494773869.post-62415563837946176682010-10-13T19:35:00.000+01:002010-10-13T19:35:26.259+01:00"I am not prepared to grant any relief"...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/match-centre/article595377.ece/ALTERNATES/gallery-large/.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/match-centre/article595377.ece/ALTERNATES/gallery-large/.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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...so said Mr Justice Floyd in the High Court today, making a ruling that sees the owners of Liverpool FC, Gillett and Hicks, lose their battle to stop the sale of the club, clearing the way for it to be sold to the company that owns the <a href="http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=bos">Boston Red Sox</a>, New England Sports Ventures.<br />
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As this is a matter of company law and also involves the interests of the bank to whom the owners owe serious amounts of wedge, the venue was the High Court, Chancery Division. You can read an account of the proceedings <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/oct/13/liverpool-verdict-hicks-gillett-lose">here</a>, and watch a video.<br />
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Gillett and Hicks have been refused permission to appeal by the trial judge, but given the amount they stand to lose, I wouldn't be surprised if they make an application to the Court of Appeal for permission as a last throw of the dice.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To watch a short video about Eversheds Unlocked, click </span><a href="https://www.eversheds.com/uk/home/publications/videos/evershedsunlocked-promo.page"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> .</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://content.screencast.com/users/lawteacher/folders/Jing/media/8cfde3aa-eb63-4cc0-aa5a-a9096ff0b74d/2010-09-05_0750.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="80" src="http://content.screencast.com/users/lawteacher/folders/Jing/media/8cfde3aa-eb63-4cc0-aa5a-a9096ff0b74d/2010-09-05_0750.png" width="400" /></a></div>Mr Howellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264885012642425464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371142613494773869.post-53508128042091323482010-06-11T18:07:00.002+01:002010-06-13T21:13:24.387+01:00Help... or pity?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">The Law Society, as part of their drive to promote solicitors in general to the public, have re-launched this ad campaign:</span></b></span><br />
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<a name='more'></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">What do you think? Is it better than their previous effort (below), which some described as </span></b></span><a href="http://www.lawcareers.net/Information/News/Detail.aspx?r=1242"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">pitiful</span></b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">?</span></b></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bXm8Z0hA9jw/TBJtL36wTLI/AAAAAAAAAiU/SC8nnguS-TY/s1600/myheromysol.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bXm8Z0hA9jw/TBJtL36wTLI/AAAAAAAAAiU/SC8nnguS-TY/s640/myheromysol.JPG" width="428" /></a></div>Comments very welcome!Mr Howellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264885012642425464noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371142613494773869.post-23922363203765823442010-06-11T14:54:00.000+01:002010-06-11T14:54:46.489+01:00A2 Law Exam Dates<strong><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Thursday, 17th June (PM): A2 Law of Contract</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Friday, 25th June (AM): Special Study Paper Resit</span></strong>Mr Howellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264885012642425464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371142613494773869.post-89202765356981396892010-05-28T08:34:00.002+01:002010-06-11T12:08:24.443+01:00Good luck...<span style="color:#00cccc;"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"><strong>...to all Loreto College law students taking their AS exam papers this afternoon.</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"><strong>if you're doing Sources of Law, remember to link to the source!!!</strong></span></span>Mr Howellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264885012642425464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371142613494773869.post-10325189238000416192010-05-15T07:34:00.005+01:002010-05-15T08:15:53.445+01:00Get revising<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bXm8Z0hA9jw/S-5KHxu6SgI/AAAAAAAAAho/sn1wPtTnFLo/s1600/gr1.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 207px; height: 49px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bXm8Z0hA9jw/S-5KHxu6SgI/AAAAAAAAAho/sn1wPtTnFLo/s400/gr1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471392094771366402" /></a><br /><div>Just found <a href="http://getrevising.co.uk/">this</a> revision website (thanks to Richard Green from Wood Green School in Witney) - good for planning a revision timetable, activities, revision cards.... oh, and good for procrastination too I suppose!</div><div><br /></div><div>The more I look at this site the better it seems - for starters, there are a whopping 394 law rresources on there, from flashcards to quizzes and crosswords. There are also law study groups, or you could create your own.</div><div><br /></div><div>Let me know what you all think.</div>Mr Howellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264885012642425464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371142613494773869.post-42549771905886244352010-04-25T07:33:00.009+01:002010-06-11T15:19:48.752+01:00Revision flashcards - judicial precedent<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bXm8Z0hA9jw/S9PjUDXdDrI/AAAAAAAAAd0/5NwnyxGi1NA/s1600/quizlet.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463960706571112114" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bXm8Z0hA9jw/S9PjUDXdDrI/AAAAAAAAAd0/5NwnyxGi1NA/s320/quizlet.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 165px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<div><a href="http://quizlet.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: magenta; font-size: x-large;">Quizlet</span></span></b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"> is a good site for making revision flashcards and testing yourself -here's a set I have prepared on judicial precedent...</span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;"></span></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://quizlet.com/_1as8l"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: magenta; font-size: x-large;">clicky</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: magenta; font-size: x-large;">.</span></span></b></span></div>Mr Howellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264885012642425464noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371142613494773869.post-62518008010169533082010-04-15T09:33:00.010+01:002010-06-11T15:21:52.716+01:00BCA v Singh<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bXm8Z0hA9jw/S8gS8WA7LWI/AAAAAAAAAdU/xJ3CxorCsbY/s1600/simonsingh.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460635376097635682" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bXm8Z0hA9jw/S8gS8WA7LWI/AAAAAAAAAdU/xJ3CxorCsbY/s320/simonsingh.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 139px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a> ...is an important recent <a href="http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2010/350.html&query=Singh+and+v+and+BCA&method=boolean">ruling</a> of the Court of Appeal that has several interesting applications for AS law students.<br />
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Singh is a journalist who published an <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/apr/19/controversiesinscience-health">article</a> in the Guardian newspaper that was critical of chiropractors, and in particular of claims that their treatment was effective for things such as prolonged crying in infants. He was subsequently sued for libel by the <a href="http://www.chiropractic-uk.co.uk/default.aspx?m=1&mi=1">British Chiropractors' Association</a>.<br />
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The judge at first instance found that Singh's assertion that chiropractors "happily promote bogus treatments" meant, to paraphrase "deliberately untruthful". Libel law requires a defendant to prove the truth of such a statement - this is a reversal of the usual burden of proof. Obviously, based on that finding, Singh would struggle to prove his allegation to be true.<br />
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However, Singh's view was that the judge was wrong on this, and he therefore appealed to the Court of Appeal, whose recent judgment supports Singh's view, which is that his article was comment rather than a statement of fact. Although this was only a preliminary ruling, the BCA have now <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/apr/15/simon-singh-libel-case-dropped">discontinued</a> their action against Singh.<br />
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There are several points for you to note here:<br />
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Firstly, the <a href="http://www.libelreform.org/">campaign for libel reform</a> is a great example of influcences on law reform - in this case, pressure groups. All parties have now committed in their manifestos to consider the issue.<br />
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Secondly, the judges in the Court of Appeal relied in part on an American case, Underwager v Salter. This is an example of the persuasive effect of foreign judgments on English courts.<br />
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Thirdly, there are links here to the rule of law, and in particular to the idea that everyone is equal before the law. Some say libel law is used by the rich as a <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/apr/15/simon-singh-libel-medical-review">muzzle</a> to silence their critics, effectively using the huge costs of defending a libel action to force critics to back down, or risk bankruptcy.<br />
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It was an eye opening experience, as we got an insight to how the legal system really works.<br /><br />The day started with us reporting to Chambers where Ms Henshaw was based at 9.00AM. We were asked to prepare evidence for the case that was to be heard in court later on that day. Our job was to research the area which the defendant in question was arrested. We had to provide maps, which would be presented to the judge to show that the area was rural.<br /><br />On our way to Manchester Crown Court Ms Henshaw took the opportunity to brief us on the case that we were about to hear. She also informed us that we were not permitted to discuss the case matters within the court premises, due to right of privacy to protect the information given in confidentiality. We had to go through the normal procedure at court which included going through a security check as they were very particular about what was brought into the court premises. Ms Henshaw took us to a room where barristers kept their belongings and prepared themselves for the day’s work, we were very excited as we got to meet other barristers.<br /><br />The case was about a man who was arrested in the rural area of Hertfordshire (London).<br /><br />He was said to have been wandering along the road, when a police officer stopped and search him, discovering 3 knives in his possession. It was Ms Henshaw's job to prove that he was just at the wrong place at the wrong time and was on an adventure to strengthen his survival skills as he mentioned that he was a big fan of Ray Mears. She stated that there was no obligation for hime to be sectioned in this case under section 2 of the Mental Health Act.<br /><br />The prosecutor said that the defendant had no lawful reasons to carry 4 knives around the public area. The court considered key issues such as the fact that he had a medical history of mental illness.<br /><br />He had 2 stand knives and 2 kitchen knives. He was dressed in a black hooded jacket and also had tracksuit on. We questioned if he was only approached because he fitted in with the stereotype of boys with hoodies being suspicious, he was arrested in a rural area and as he had problems with his speaking at the time, he couldn’t respond to the police officer and also could not be interviewed. The courts had to decide if he had a good enough reason to be carrying the knives.<br /><br />We noticed that the jury hearing the trial were all white with one exception. Their age ranged within 30-45. There were 7 females and 5 males and when asked to take an oath, 10 were religious, that swearing with the bible while the remaining two chose to affirm.<br /><br />In our opinion, we think they gave a fair verdict as it we were truly convinced he wasn’t guilty. We also noticed that the judge knew the jury from a different case and made us question whether it might have affected the overall verdict.<br /><br />We had a brilliant experience and we would like to thank Miss Henshaw for taking the time to let us shadow her!<br /><br />Timi Ola and Priscilla Marfoa<br /><br />PS Miss Henshaw is currently on a sabbatical. As part of this she is looking at the legal systems and human rights in the countries she visits (including, to date, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand, with Uganda, amongst others, to come) Read her blog <a href="http://www.centralchambers.co.uk/release.php?prid=22">here</a>.Mr Howellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264885012642425464noreply@blogger.com0