“A religious education teacher who admitted 10 charges of engaging a 15-year-old pupil in sexual activity has been jailed today.”
The Guardian, 25th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gordon Brown today sparked controversy on the eve of the Commonwealth summit by suggesting he backs the sweeping away of 300-year-old laws that prevent Roman Catholics ascending to the Throne.”
The Times, 25th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
The Medicines for Human Use (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Regulations 2009
The Medicines (Exemptions and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2009
The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2009
The National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Social Welfare) Order 2009
Community Radio (Amendment) Order 2010
The Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (England) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“More people have been protected by Forced Marriage Protection Orders than originally expected in their first year of operation, show figures released today.”
Ministry of Justice, 25th November 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A review of rape victims’ experiences of the criminal justice system, published today, has been welcomed by the Home Secretary Alan Johnson.”
Home Office, 25th November 2009
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Climate change protesters have won a judicial review of police tactics during a G20 demonstration, their solicitor said today.”
The Independent, 25th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Tens of millions of customers hoping for refunds on overdraft charges were left disappointed today after Britain’s high street banks won a landmark case.”
The Times, 25th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
McDonnell & Anor v Walker [2009] EWCA Civ 1257 (24 November 2009)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Law Applicable to Contracts of Insurance) Regulations 2009
The Taxes, etc. (Fees for Payment by Telephone) Regulations 2009
The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Designated Activities) (Northern Ireland) Order 2009
The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Amendments to Schedule 2) Order 2009
The Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (Amendment) Order 2009
The National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Exceptions to Matters) Order 2009
The District Electoral Areas Commissioner (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2009
The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Luxembourg) Order 2009
The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Qatar) Order 2009
The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Libya) Order 2009
The Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“Intercept evidence should not be allowed into British terror trials, the government’s terrorism reviewer said today.”
The Guardian, 24th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Thomas v Director of Public Prosecutions
Queen’s Bench Divisional Court
“Vulnerable homeless persons in rooms in local authority hostels with a licence to occupy for a day a bedroom with a lock, were as entitled to the protection of the law as anyone else and could exclude trespassers.”
The Times, 25th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“A judge should not continue to try a case alone after discharging the jury because of jury tampering where an informed objective bystander might legitimately conclude that there was a real possibility of bias by the judge.”
The Times, 25th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Dozens of law firms are having to turn away vulnerable clients, including victims of domestic violence, because they have exhausted this year’s legal aid budgets.”
The Times, 24th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Millions of current account customers could come a step closer to reclaiming ‘unfair’ charges they paid on unauthorised overdrafts today when the supreme court hands down a long-awaited appeal ruling.”
The Guardian, 25th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A straight couple who want to become the first hetrosexuals in Britain to form a civil partnership will launch a legal challenge after a council refused their request.”
The Times, 25th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The £100,000 compensation awarded to the family of Jean Charles de Menezes pales beside the £4m being claimed in a current sexual harrassment case. Why the huge difference?”
The Guardian, 25th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The body protecting children in family courts is going through unprecedented strain, a union has warned.”
BBC News, 24th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The attorney general was under intense pressure tonight to order a wider series of police investigations into British complicity in torture after one of the world’s leading human rights organisations said there was clear evidence of the UK government’s involvement in the torture of its own citizens.”
The Guardian, 24th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An epileptic mother-to-be and her unborn baby, both of whom almost drowned when she suffered a fit whilst unattended in a hospital bath, have won more than £4 million in High Court damages.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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