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  Is it still necessary for CTB still to have an injunction, even though everyone knows who he is? The judges believe so. The facts of CTB have been splashed everywhere. A well known premiership footballer had an affair with a former Big Brother contestant. The Sun wanted to print a story exposing the footballer; however the footballer found out and got an injunction. In his initial judgment,

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  ..of Humanities is about to open its gates for the deserving and academically high achieving.  The equation goes something like this: start off with highly respected academics add a proposed location at Bedford Square, Central London,  and finally mix it with generous investments from some wealthy companies. The situation seems to be that the college will charge £18,000 a year and it will

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…Me. Vidocq who is a lawyer with a long history in the fields of criminology and human rights defense asked me a couple of questions earlier which were published some days ago.  Should you be interested do take a look at it at Defrosting Cold Cases Blog here. On this note I would also like to thank him for the opportunity and recommend everyone to follow his blog because it is a must read for

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  Ages passed since I last endeavoured to post anything. Now the time has come for a comeback and an update on what occupied me in the last couple of weeks. The last month has been very hectic indeed. Filled with a wealth of advocacy practice, some union politics and spin, the writing of articles and essays and of course the usual seminar work.  Add to this the general madness of

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    See? I bet the reader clicked on the link leading to this post because it contains the name Adolf. The most obvious, logical connection one establishes upon hearing the name is with Mr. Shciklgruber. It seems that after we heard about people selling a “ghost in a jar” on eBay someone is marketing a Hitler themed Holiday Tour. This was among others reported by The Australian(also in the

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Dear Reader, I would like to start this post with an apology. I have been slightly inactive over the past couple of weeks. This was mainly due to the hectic nature of December. Quite aside from the mandatory Christmas shopping, a poor law student such as myself has to finish papers which usually are to be submitted before the winter break.  These coupled with the extra curricular activities I

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As the title suggests this post is going to be a book review which has been prompted by the suggestion of Michael (@lawactually) in August. A bit late I know, but it is better later than never. Nevertheless, I would like this to be the start of a new series which I want to dedicate to works with which I have personal experience and consider them to be helpful to life as a law student. So, here

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  Stuart for The Criminal Law and Evidence blog published a rather splendid overview on the changes affecting the defences to murder and I thought that it would be appropriate to publish a paper I wrote a bit earlier on the same topic.   Before approaching the changes the new defence established in the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 one must start the discussion with the law as it is in force

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  The Times reported today and the Law Society Gazette earlier, that there is a scheme currently in the consultation stage under which criminal advocates will be judged based on their competence. They will be subject to evaluation from the judge sitting in the hearing. The Quality Assurance for Advocates (QAA) seeks to classify advocates into four levels of competence, ranging from magistrates

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  The Telegraph reports:    “The so-called "citizen journalists" will never offer a real replacement to newspapers and television news, he told Cheltenham Literature Festival. He said: "Most citizen journalism strikes me as nothing to do with journalism at all. "A lot of bloggers seem to be socially inadequate, pimpled, single, slightly seedy, bald, cauliflower-nosed, young men sitting in

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    The many different ways of how social media and the internet is used in relation to law and the legal profession is a much discussed on this blog. Therefore it seems appropriate for me to comment on the article which I found in Monday’s Guardian which reads: “Judges are "giving up" trying to stop juries using Google, Facebook and Twitter to access potentially false and prejudicial

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     It is the end of September which means that the autumn semester begins. This season is a bit about doom and gloom as nature goes to sleep. We future lawyers are even more likely to sink into melancholy in these recession ridden times of ours, especially when it is about our career prospects. As a response to that I wish to share the statistics which a computer scientist friend of mine

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  I would like to thank to everyone who voted for me. It is a great pleasure for me that my blogging is considered worthy of a prize. I would also like to express my most sincere appreciation for the work Michael, Andro and Minx have done by hosting the competition. Also, congratulations to everyone else who took part. I am looking forward to continue blogging and tweeting with you guys, but

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  The winners and runners-up were already announced 4 days ago. I would still like to publish the list myself too as I took part in publicising the competition from the beginning.   Best Newcomer 1. Your Law Student 2. Ups and Gowns Best Design 1. Barmaid 2. Aimless Wanderer Best Blawging Regular 1. Law Actually 2. Travis the Trout Best supporting role 1. Legally Ginge 2. Anya Best

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  On the 17th of August the Court of Appeal’s Criminal Devision heard the case R v Hamer which dealt issue whether Penalty Notice for Disorder (PND) should be admitted to trial not concerning the PND itself. The facts of the case: The appellant was tried for assaulting a taxi driver.  He had no previous convictions or cautions except for a PND which he received earlier. The judge told counsel

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Yes. It is finally time to cast your votes in the following categories for the following contestants. You can submit your votes here till the 4th of September.   ‘Best Newcomer' All About Law Badboybarrister Garrulous Law Govan Law Centre Of interest to lawyers The Justice of the Peace Blog Ups and Gowns Your Law Student 'Best Design' Absolvitor Aimless Wanderer Android's

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The Independent reports: “A suspected burglar was left dangling when he got stuck trying to climb through a window. Firefighters had to remove the window frame at the house in east London to release the man. Police were called to the home in Bow, after the householder spotted the man's head and upper body poking through the window. His legs were still dangling outside and it appeared

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“Magistrates want to open courts in shopping centres and empty town hall council chambers to speed up justice and make the punishment of low-level offenders more public.” Tonight the Guardian reported that: “…Magistrates Association is afraid that reducing the number of courts will mean longer journeys to court, which will discourage offenders from turning up, increasing the number of "

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  In the last three years the Ministry of Justice paid out over a million pounds to prisoners who were released later than they should have the Independent reported today. It is known that prisoners can get £110 for each day they spend in prison without a legal justification the total release compensation fees were £276,000 in 2007/08, £491,059 in 2008/09, and £260,000 in 2009/10. The

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Earlier this week the BPP College of Professional Studies became the first privately funded institution to gain University Collage status in the last 30 years. Representing the government  David Willetts he announced that: “The Coalition Government is committed to promoting a wider range of educational opportunities, delivering a more diverse higher education system and matching the

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Those who follow the blogs of Android, Law Actually or Lawminx might be aware of the fact that last year was marked by the debut of the prestigious Blawggies. The awards were given out to a handful of individuals for their extraordinary blogging achievement. Now it seems that they shall be handed to the most deserving members of the blawgosphere once again thus sealing the establishment of a

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…was what a friend of mine asked me not so long ago when we had chat about my online habits. It is him and to some who wondered (or did not) why I bother. This blog doesn’t serve any other purpose than for me to practice a bit of writing and to provide me with a nice training ground where I can express my thoughts on a range of topics which catch my attention. This is not only because “he who

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Gaunt v OFCOM (Liberty intervening) [2010] EWHC 1756 It was in 2008 when radio talk show host Jon Gaunt had Michael Stark, the Cabinet Member for Children Services for Redbridge London Borough Council, as a guest on his show, where he sought to engage in a conversation with Mr. Stark about the proposal to ban smokers to become foster parents. As the broadcast progressed Mr Gaunt, who himself was

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Following yesterday’s post on social media it would be nice to see some empirical evidence as to the widespread use of the many delights of the online world. This slideshow which I found on Mr Jon Harman’s blog should serve this aforementioned purpose. Even though it is a bit obscene at parts, it still presents staggering statistics capable of astonishing even the most bigoted sceptics… What the

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  As I interact with more and more people from legal and other sectors it becomes immediately obvious that each and one of them has a well rounded opinion as to the goods and evils of social media, internet and the whole online world. In my experience there are generally two type of individuals. One who is is fully embracing the technology and the other who either sees no point in it or simply

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  Time and time again there is a debate in the blawgosphere about the usefulness of an LLM. As much as I do not like to follow the crowd I had to ask myself the question not so long ago. It is of course not because I have to start applying to universities any time soon, but rather because the humble myself is an endlessly rational person with a strong fetish for excessive long-term planning.

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As it turns out we still have people who are not afraid to take a humanitarian stance when it comes to piracy. It is even better that exhibit A, Mr Nevrkla is the top dog of the Phonographic Performance Ltd. His cheeseness just gave a remarkably moving speech where he expressed his regrets about the abolishment of capital punishment. 

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As I look out the window into the pouring rain and stare onto the plains of East Anglia my heart is getting warmer and warmer. If you think it is the weather. Well, then you are quite wrong. It is my laptop, more precisely the most recent discovery I made on twitter. There is one more source of information for the restless lawyer. One more portal from which the desperate geek can gather

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Today, when I woke up at lunch time I realised that I haven't done too much constructive work this week. Which is quite pitiful seeing as my contract law coursework is due to the 20th of April. Fair amount of time left, some would say. However, while this might be true it is crucial to note that the weightening of this paper is 100%. Essentially it determines my final mark. The problem is, as

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Having applied to the Innocence Project Your Law Student has to acknowledge the rejection. It came today. Surprisingly but not unexpectedly. Your LS hoped to have sufficient experience by having worked for LexisNexis as an intern doing legal research all day for 6 months. It is the third week of the first year so... Your LS has to carry on...

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Today I submitted my application to the local Innocence Project team of my university. I hope to get my first insight into how the law works in practice, let alone the notion of building my CV. For those who never heard about this scheme it is quite reasonable to say that this is Pro Bono of sorts with the particular focus on criminal justice. I consider this as a good idea because no other

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Hello, My name is Ben as the name of the blog may suggest for some I study law at a semi-prestigious institution in the East of the United Kingdom. Before this station of my life I started a joint degree course at a university in London where one of the pathways was law. Having finished one year I decided to dedicate my full  focus to legal studies. One day hopefully the humble myself will

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