“Cutpurses! Blackguards! Fallen women! The Proceedings of the Old Bailey is an epic chronicle of crime and vice in early London. Now anyone with a computer can search all 52 million words.”
Smithsonian.com, April 2007
Source: www.smithsonianmagazine.com
Related link: Proceedings of the Old Bailey
Power to hear appeal on whether exclusion agreement valid
Sumukan Ltd. v. Commonwealth Secretariat
Court of Appeal
“The Court of Appeal had jurisdiction to determine an appeal from a judge’s decision on whether the parties to an arbitration agreement had agreed to exclude an appeal to a court on a point of law under section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996.”
The Times, 13th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Parties to an arbitration waive Convention right to fair trial
Stretford v. Football Association Ltd. and Another
Court of Appeal
“An arbitration agreement in the rules of a national football association did not contravene the right to a fair trial guaranteed by article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Times, 13th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“The bulletin gives overall national figures for arrest to sentence, for England and Wales, as well as figures for the Magistrates Court and Crown Court separately. On a quarterly basis, the figures are further broken down by Criminal Justice Areas.”
January 2007 (PDF)
Department for Constitutional Affairs, 13th April 2007
Source: www.dca.gov.uk
“Thousands of people across the country have been fined for putting out their rubbish on the wrong day. More than a dozen councils have levied fines since the introduction of legislation a year ago enabling local authorities to pursue residents, a Times investigation has found.”
The Times, 13th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“With women now achieving great things in many fields, Fiona Woolf asks: Is there anything left to fight for?”
Law Society’s Gazette, 13th April 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Government’s draft money laundering regulations are so vague it could be unlawful to prosecute lawyers who may unwittingly fail to comply with them, a leading human rights QC has claimed.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 13th April 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Prison Service’s attempts to curb the growth of radical Islam in jails by restricting communal prayers and reading of the Qur’an during work breaks are exacerbating the problem, according to the first in-depth study of Muslim prisoners.”
The Guardian, 13th April 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Virgin Media has filed legal proceedings against BSkyB in the High Court, making good a threat to sue the rival pay-TV group over a dispute over the carriage fees paid to air channels.”
The Times, 13th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A computer analyst who posted a message on the internet offering to help suicide attempts was cleared yesterday of breaking the law after a judge ruled that there was insufficient evidence.”
The Times, 13th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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