“Khalid Abdel-Rahim, a paramedic with the London Ambulance Service, faces being struck off by a conduct and competence committee at the Health Professions Council in London.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The safety record of Britain’s nuclear industry will be tarnished tomorrow when managers at the Sellafield complex in Cumbria are fined for exposing staff to radioactive contamination.”
The Guardian, 3rd December 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“More than 1,200 illegal internet shopping websites that have made millions of pounds for criminals have been shut down by Scotland Yard in the biggest operation of its kind in Britain.”
The Times, 4th December 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Ministers are moving to crack down on abuse of the student and graduate visa systems in an attempt to get to grips with illegal immigration.”
The Times, 4th December 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A serial bank robber who stole money by passing threatening notes to cashiers has been jailed for eight years.”
BBC News, 3rd December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A 66-year-old church elder convicted of indecently assaulting a child will not be sent to jail because his obesity means his health is ‘precarious.’ ”
BBC News, 3rd December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A heartbroken student broke into a mortuary with an axe and examined corpses under the mistaken belief that a woman he fancied had died, police said today. Benjamin Barton, of Bognor Regis, West Sussex, pleaded guilty at Southampton Crown Court to a charge of criminal damage but was acquitted of an offence of burglary.”
The Independent, 3rd December 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The drink-drive limit could be lowered to a small glass of wine or a single pint of beer after the government ordered a review of drink and drug driving laws.”
The Guardian, 3rd December 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“British computer programmer Gary McKinnon has been granted another seven days to challenge Alan Johnson’s decision to extradite him to America to answer computer hacking charges.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Ralphs, R v [2009] EWCA Crim 2555 (03 December 2009)
Bevens, R v [2009] EWCA Crim 2554 (03 December 2009)
Hussain v R. [2009] EWCA Crim 2556 (03 December 2009)
Gian & Anor v Crown Prosecution Service [2009] EWCA Crim 2553 (03 December 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Shanks v Unilever Plc & Ors [2009] EWHC 3164 (Ch) (03 December 2009)
High Court (Commercial Court)
AC Ward & Son Ltd v Catlin (Five) Ltd & Ors [2009] EWHC 3122 (Comm) (03 December 2009)
High Court (Family Division)
De L v H [2009] EWHC 3074 (Fam) (03 December 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs v Meier and Others
Supreme Court
“Where travellers were in trespassing occupation of part of a wood owned by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and threatened, if moved, to go to some other wood owned by him, he was entitled to an injunction to restrain such trespass, but not to an order for possession in respect of those other woods.”
The Times, 3rd December 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Court of Appeal
“A right of way for agricultural purposes reserved only under a testamentary disposition of two properties by the testatrix, who had owned those two properties, did not impliedly reserve a right to increase the use for residential purposes without the agreement of all parties.”
The Times, 3rd December 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
The Derelict Land Clearance Area (Drake Gardens, Tavistock) Order 2009
The Care Quality Commission (Registration) Regulations 2009
The Student Fees (Amounts) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Regulations 2009
The Offshore Funds (Tax) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“People are to be given more and better information about the punishments given to criminals in their area, Justice Secretary Jack Straw announced today.”
Ministry of Justice, 3rd December 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Justice Secretary Jack Straw announced today that people are to be given more and better information about the punishments given to criminals in their area.”
Home Office, 3rd December 2009
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“The Home Secretary has launched a new programme of measures to help the police work smarter to fight crime, tackle anti-social behaviour and further increase public confidence.”
Home Office, 2nd December 2009
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“The High Court has ordered the publishers of the Wikipedia user-generated encyclopaedia to reveal information which could identify a contributor in a blackmail case involving an unnamed famous businesswoman.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd December 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“A broad and influential coalition of eight leading legal and campaigning organisations has today called on politicians to put justice centre stage in the forthcoming General Election campaign.”
The Bar Council, 3rd December 2009
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“A deal to ensure proper funding for representation in the most complex criminal trials has today been threatened by a last-minute change of heart by the Government, the Bar said today.”
The Bar Council, 2nd December 2009
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
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