“Cyber-bullying, online pornography, violent video games and websites that encourage young people to harm themselves are to be targeted by a new watchdog launched by the government today.”
The Guardian, 29th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Lunn, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 2082 (03 September 2008)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
BMW AG & Anor v HM Revenue & Customs [2008] EWCA Civ 1028 (29 August 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Administrative Division)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Birmingham City Council v Paddison Construction Ltd [2008] EWHC 2254 (TCC) (25 September 2008)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Statoil ASA v Louis Dreyfus Energy Services LP [2008] EWHC 2257 (Comm) (29 September 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
“John Hogan, the father who allegedly pushed his six-year-old son to his death from a hotel balcony in Greece, will not be prosecuted in Britain, it has been announced.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Cabinet Office official who left top-secret documents on a train in June is to be charged under the Official Secrets Act, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 29th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A circular containing details of the offences of encouraging and assisting crime, contained in Part 2 of the Serious Crime Act 2007, which come into force on 1 October 2008.”
Serious Crime Act 2007: Implementation of Part 2 (PDF)
Ministry of Justice, 29th September 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible
“As the organisation is relaunched, its founder says: ‘It’s not about gender – it’s about families.'”
The Independent, 28th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Lawyers are lining up to challenge the legality of the new Mental Health Act as fears about the imminent new powers grow among patients.”
The Independent, 28th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is investigating the theft of computer files with the records of thousands of serving and former RAF staff on.”
BBC News, 27th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The country’s top appeal judges are failing to correct miscarriages of justice where they suspect the jury has come to a wrong verdict, the head of the body charged with investigating wrongful convictions has warned.”
The Independent, 27th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A woman cancer patient is taking a landmark legal action against the National Health Service for withdrawing treatment because she has chosen to pay for a drug that the NHS does not fund.”
The Times, 28th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Mohammed Taranissi, Britain’s most successful fertility doctor, has been cleared to continue running his London clinic by the IVF watchdog, after it agreed to rescind a disciplinary ban imposed last year.”
The Times, 27th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A Muslim man is suing Tesco for religious discrimination because he was asked to handle crates of alcohol in a warehouse.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“British troops who hand over prisoners in Iraq to US military personnel could find themselves facing prosecution, according to a legal opinion compiled for parliament.”
The Guardian, 29th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The MoD faces a legal challenge over its ban on women soldiers serving in combat units, Army lawyers have warned defence chiefs.”
Sunday Telegraph, 28th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An 82-year-old pensioner banned from her home after being handed a second antisocial behaviour order is set to appeal, her daughter has insisted.”
BBC News, 27th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“More than 800 police officers across England and Wales have been arrested in the past two years for a range of offences, including assault, drink-driving, rape, paedophilia, fraud, drugs charges and child cruelty.”
The Observer, 28th September 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
“A terminally ill woman will this week launch a landmark legal battle to ensure that her husband is not prosecuted for helping her travel abroad to end her life.”
The Observer, 28th September 2008
Source:http://observer.guardian.co.uk
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