“Perceptions of unfairnness and prejudice in the selection of judges still widely persist, three years after a new body was set up to modernise the system.”
The Times, 4th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A dangerous knife thug freed from jail by mistake was today jailed for life with a minimum of 40 years for the ‘sadistic’ murders of two brilliant French students.”
The Independent, 4th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
NH v A County Council & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 472 (04 June 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Karafarin Bank v Mansoury-Dara [2009] EWHC 1217 (Comm) (04 June 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Legislative Reform (Limited Partnerships) Order 2009
The Armed Forces (Powers of Stop and Search, Search, Seizure and Retention) Order 2009
The Armed Forces Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2009
The International Monetary Fund (Limit on Lending) Order 2009
The Fire and Rescue Services (Appointment of Inspector) (Wales) Order 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“A serial rapist who went unchecked for years because of police mistakes was jailed for life today.”
The Guardian, 4th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Crown Prosecution Service v Campbell [2009] EWCA Crim 997 (22 May 2009)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Webster & Ors v The Governors of the Ridgeway Foundation School [2009] EWHC 1140 (QB) (21 May 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Two illegal immigrants from India earned millions of pounds from a visa fraud ‘factory”’that helped an estimated 4,000 bogus students to cheat Britain’s “shambolic” border controls.”
The Times, 4th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Regina (G) v Southwark London Borough Council
House of Lords
“A local authority’s children’s services unit could not purport to fulfil its duties to look after a homeless child merely by referring him to the homeless persons unit.”
The Times, 4th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
The Housing (Replacement of Terminated Tenancies) (Successor Landlords) (Wales) Order 2009
The Research and Development (Qualifying Bodies) (Tax) Order 2009
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2009
The Electricity (Competitive Tenders for Offshore Transmission Licences) Regulations 2009
The Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2009
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Appeals) Regulations 2009
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Special Exemption) Regulations 2009
The Child Support Collection and Enforcement (Deduction Orders) Amendment Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“The judge who heads Britain’s top court has warned that ‘popular emotion’ must not subvert the rule of law.”
The Times, 4th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“City law firms could help fund some civil litigation cases as part of sweeping proposals to overhaul litigation funding mechanisms in the UK.”
Legal Week, 4th June 2009
Source: www.legalweek.com
Regina v Horncastle; Regina v Blackmore; Regina v Marquis; Regina v Graham; Regina v Carter
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“A criminal trial could be fair although the defence did not have the opportunity of examining every prosecution witness.”
The Times, 3rd June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The former Lord Chancellor wants an end to off-the-record briefings and a relaxation of Cabinet collective responsibility.”
The Times, 2nd June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A code of conduct for handling personal data was launched in London yesterday. But the document is inconsistent on the need for consent when collecting personal data, according to a data protection expert. Sometimes consent is not necessary, he said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“Catholic charities who discriminate against homosexual couples who want to adopt children are breaking the law, the Charity Tribunal has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Under current law if you accompany a terminally ill relative to a clinic, knowing they are going there to be assisted in ending their own life, you are committing a crime. The Suicide Act 1961, now almost half a century old, makes this clear when it says that it is unlawful to “aid, abet, counsel or procure” the suicide of another person.”
The Times, 3rd June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A school that is being sued for failing to prevent a vicious attack on a pupil does not need to give the victim’s legal team access to a database of pupil misbehaviour because the disclosure would be disproportionate and breach children’s human rights.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2009
The Transfer of Functions (Estate Agents Appeals and Additional Scheduled Tribunal) Order 2009
The Transfer of Functions of the Charity Tribunal Order 2009
The Transfer of Functions of the Consumer Credit Appeals Tribunal Order 2009
The Transfer of Functions (Transport Tribunal and Appeal Panel) Order 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“Immigration judge Mohammed Ilyas Khan who had an affair with his Brazilian cleaner has been paid nearly £300,000 while off work.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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