“A UK Government minister has proposed the creation of a mediation service for people who think their right to privacy has been violated on the internet. The mediation could result in the removal of material, Ed Vaizey said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st November 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“Companies claiming that a business partner walked away from a contract should pay less attention to previous cases and more attention to the basic principals behind the law of repudiation, the Court of Appeal has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st November 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“A woman who falsely claimed her ex-boyfriend raped her after giving her a Pringles sandwich laced with diazepam was jailed for three years today.”
The Independent, 1st November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
F, R v [2010] EWCA Crim 2243 (17 September 2010)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Clarke & Ors v Get Training Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 1213 (29 October 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
“The Government has published a proposal to limit the value of cases that can be heard by the Patents County Court (PCC) to £500,000. It hopes that the move will reduce the cost of intellectual property (IP) litigation for most companies.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st November 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Law Society has called on the government to look at introducing a three-tier system of sentencing for murder, after research published today revealed a lack of public support for the current mandatory life sentence.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 29th October 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The government should fast-track the parole hearings of almost 2,500 prisoners who have served their minimum sentence but are still being held in jail for ‘public protection’, a leading barrister has said.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A millionaire pensioner was today facing the rest of his life behind bars for attempting to kill his ex-wife after she tried to get a share of his fortune.”
The Independent, 27th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Black people are six times more likely to be arrested than white people for drug offences and 11 times more likely to be imprisoned, according to new research claiming to show the racial bias of the criminal justice system.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The US doctrine of ‘initial interest confusion’ applies in England, a court has decided.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A ‘good neighbour’ who stabbed a man he caught urinating through his letterbox on a yob-plagued estate was jailed for five years today after admitting manslaughter.”
The Independent, 29th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“An NHS trust is paying out hundreds of thousands of pounds in compensation to bereaved relatives and victims of its ‘appalling’ patient care.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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