“Controversial rules forcing private schools to offer free places to poor pupils could be scrapped after doubts were raised by the Government’s top law officer.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Few people seem to have noticed that the law of murder in England and Wales changes on Monday. With only a few days to go, the Ministry of Justice had not published the circular it normally issues in good time to inform ‘public and stakeholders’ – in this case, killers and courts – about changes in legislation and their commencement dates.”
The Guardian, 30th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Internet service providers and privacy campaigners say the data breach demonstrates how difficult it will be to police the Digital Economy Act.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A vigilante resident who was sued after firing a catapult at local troublemakers has been vindicated by a judge.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A jail term imposed on a man who pushed a woman on to a live railway track in Kent after a row about him smoking was ‘fully justified’, a court has ruled.”
BBC News, 29th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Seven members of a gang who organised sham weddings for illegal immigrants were jailed today (28 September).”
The Independent, 28th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A discussion paper issued by the Legal Ombudsman today (28 September) is seeking views on whether it should publish the names of firms when it reports details of consumer complaints.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 28th September 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Information Commissioner could levy a fine of up to £500,000 on the London law firm from which the personal details of more than 8,000 Sky broadband customers, 400 Plusnet customers and 5,000 Britons accused of illicit filesharing have leaked in the past few days.”
The Guardian, 28th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Tony Blair was alerted to allegations of torture involving UK nationals held in Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay within months of the ‘War on Terror’ beginning, lawyers claimed yesterday.”
The Independent, 29th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The composer of an opera who was left bankrupt after unsuccessfully suing the London Evening Standard for libel has failed in his bid to take his case to the European Court of Human Rights.”
The Guardian, 28th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Boutell, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 2054 (19 August 2010)
M (A Child), Re [2010] EWCA Civ 1030 (12 August 2010)
High Court (Family Division)
Sandler v Sandler & Anor [2010] EWHC 1415 (Fam) (18 June 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
“More than 100 companies could lose their licence unless they comply with OFT rules after the watchdog discovered misleading advertising and poor advice were rife.”
The Guardian, 28th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The former Labour government’s top legal adviser during the Iraq war has questioned whether the British military justice system is fit for purpose.”
BBC News, 27th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The UK information commissioner is investigating the leak of thousands of emails containing personal information from the controversial solicitors’ firm ACS:Law after the company’s website came under sustained attack by online activists.”
The Guardian, 27th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A magistrate has been removed from office after he fell asleep on the bench, causing an assault trial to collapse, the Office for Judicial Complaints said yesterday.”
The Independent, 28th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The mother of Sarah Payne has welcomed the introduction of ‘Sarah’s Law’ in Sussex, the county where her daughter was murdered by a paedophile in 2000.”
BBC News, 28th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The coalition government appeared to be heading for a clash with the country’s official human rights watchdog today after insisting its newly-published guidance on torture does not breach UK or international law.”
The Guardian, 27th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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