Campaigner accepts libel damages – BBC News
“Campaigner Erin Pizzey has accepted undisclosed libel damages over claims that she supported British terror group the Angry Brigade in the early 1970s.”
BBC News, 1st April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 1 April 2009
New probation trusts announced to cut reoffending – Ministry of Justice
“Two Probation Areas have been given the green light to start work as Probation Trusts from today as part of the government’s drive to further reduce reoffending and increase protection for the public.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st April 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Queue-jumping death pair jailed – BBC News
“A man and a woman have been jailed over the death of an innocent shopper in a queue-jumping row in south London.”
BBC News, 1st April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK fight against human trafficking – Home Office
“Victims of human trafficking will receive better protection and support under new measures coming into force in the UK today.”
Home Office, 1st April 2009
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
City tycoon fails in divorce bid – BBC News
“A recession-hit City tycoon has failed to win a cut in the £9.5m divorce settlement with his former wife.”
BBC News, 1st April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Reading this story will restrict your freedom to blog – OUT-LAW.com
“Bloggers might be able to escape reporting restrictions on sensitive court cases because they have not been informed of the restrictions. An ongoing case about a boy said to have fathered a child at 12 years of age has highlighted the issue.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st April 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
£400,000 award for finger injury – The Guardian
“A mechanic who injured his index and middle fingers while repairing a police car, yesterday won £400,000 in damages from the Metropolitan police.”
The Guardian, 1st April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judges to rule on credit crunch £9.5 million divorce appeal – Daily Telegraph
“A City tycoon hit by the credit crunch will learn on Wednesday whether judges have cut his £9.5 million divorce settlement with his former wife.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Regina v Darwin (Anne) Regina v Darwin (John) – Times Law Reports
Regina v Darwin (Anne) Regina v Darwin (John)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“In sentencing for fraud, a judge was right to take into account the harm done to individuals who might not have lost financially but on whom the crime had had a devastating impact.”
The Times, 1st April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Regina (AM)(Somalia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports
Regina (AM)(Somalia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Court of Appeal
“An asylum-seeker’s in-country appeal against removal on human rights grounds could not be stifled by the later issue of a certificate by the Secretary of State for the Home Department that the opposition was clearly unfounded.”
The Times, 1st April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Gottfried Heinrich Case C-345/06 – Times Law Reports
Gottfried Heinrich Case C-345/06
Court of Justice of the European Communities
“An annex to a regulation which laid down measures for the implementation of common basic standards on aviation security had no binding force because it had not been published in the Official Journal of the European Union.”
The Times, 1st April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Miss H v East Sussex County Council & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 249 (31 March 2009)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Ritchie & Ors v Joshlin & Ors [2009] EWHC B5 (Ch) (31 March 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Watford and South of St Albans—Redbourn—Kidney Wood, Luton, Special Road Scheme 1957 (Variation) Scheme 2009
The Fire Precautions (Sub-surface Railway Stations) (England) Regulations 2009
The Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2009
The Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating (Northern Ireland) Order 2009
The Tax Credits Up-rating Regulations 2009
The Building Societies (Insolvency and Special Administration) Order 2009
The Building Society Special Administration (Scotland) Rules 2009
The Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2009
The Amendments to Law (Resolution of Dunfermline Building Society) Order 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Lords bolster protection for ‘without prejudice’ negotiations – OUT-LAW.com
“The House of Lords has confirmed that negotiations conducted on a ‘without prejudice’ basis should not be brought up in court unless under very unusual circumstances. The Lords confirmed that there was a good public policy reason for the protection.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st April 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Starmer speaks – BBC News
“Keir Starmer QC was known as a trailblazing human rights lawyer – so how is he shaping up as director of public prosecutions?”
BBC News, 31st March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lotto rapist forced to pay compensation to victim – Daily Telegraph
“A convicted rapist who won £7 million on the lottery while in prison has been forced to pay compensation to an elderly victim in a landmark legal settlement.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Early prison releases top 50,000 – BBC News
“More than 50,000 criminals have been released from prison early under a scheme aimed at reducing overcrowding, Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures show.”
BBC News, 31st March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Actually, the public do trust lawyers . . . – The Times
“Lawyers can draw some comfort from a survey this week showing that they are not quite the figures of mistrust or contempt that mythology would suggest.”
The Times, 31st March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
