Criminal responsibility – BBC News
“In England and Wales the age of criminal responsiblity is 10 – but should it be raised?”
BBC News, 10th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 10 June 2009
Defrocked priest squatting in vicarage given reprieve – The Guardian
“A judge has denied the Church of England the power to evict a defrocked cleric who is squatting in a vicarage.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Law Lords devastate terror control orders in secret evidence ruling – The Times
“The Law Lords today blew a hole in the Government’s controversial control orders for terrorist suspects in a ruling against the use of secret evidence.”
The Times, 10th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Mediation – an integral part of our litigation culture – Speech by Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony
Mediation – an integral part of our litigation culture (PDF)
Speech by Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony, Master of the Rolls
Littleton Chambers Annual Mediation Evening, 8th June 2009
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
AB and Others v Ministry of Defence – Times Law Reports
AB and Others v Ministry of Defence
Queen’s Bench Division
“Claims for compensation by former servicemen in relation to exposure to ionising radiation as a result of nuclear tests carried out in the 1950s were not to be struck out either as time-barred or as having no reasonable prospect of success.”
The Times, 10th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Met officers accused of ‘torture’ – BBC News
“Six Metropolitan Police officers have been suspended or placed on restricted duties following allegations of ill-treatment after a police raid.”
Full story
BBC News, 10th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gary McKinnon, hacker with Asperger syndrome, fights extradition to US – The Times
“A British ‘UFO eccentric’ accused of hacking into US military networks brought a last challenge in the High Court yesterday against extradition to America on health grounds.”
The Times, 10th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Rape victims face postcode lottery for justice – Daily Telegraph
“Rape victims face a postcode lottery in bringing their attackers to justice with victims in one area standing just a one in sixty chance.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal clarifies procurement rules and ends local authorities’ insurance venture – OUT-LAW.com
“Local authorities have been barred from joining together to form an insurance company. The Court of Appeal has blocked London authorities from forming the mutual firm, ruling that councils acted beyond their powers and broke procurement rules.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Secret evidence: undermining the great traditions of British justice – The Times
“Tomorrow the law lords will hand down their decision on the legality of the control orders regime under which terrorist suspects are detained.”
The Times, 9th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
New MP voting system considered – BBC News
“Gordon Brown is set to announce plans to examine a new system of voting MPs to the House of Commons.”
BBC News, 10th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gang of six guilty of Shaquille Smith murder – The Independent
“A gang of six youths were found guilty at the Old Bailey today of murdering an innocent 14-year-old schoolboy stabbed in a park.”
The Independent, 9th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
