“A teacher of English whose voice was permanently damaged as she struggled to make herself heard in the classroom has been awarded more than £150,000 in compensation.”
The Guardian, 9th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government’s legal aid body was today accused of acting as ‘judge and jury’ by withdrawing state funding from a test case by families of disabled children against a pharmaceutical company.”
The Guardian, 9th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Forget whacky US litigation, a new type of class action should positively supplement current practices.”
The Guardian, 9th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“People with mental health problems are finding it increasingly difficult to get lawyers to represent them at tribunals because of changes to the legal aid system.”
The Guardian, 9th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A judge who granted bail to a man who went on to murder his ex-girlfriend was told he was violent, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said.”
BBC News, 9th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“With just a year to go before the implementation of the Legal Services Act, The Lawyer’s conference on alternative business structures (ABSs) today (8 November) looks set to highlight the key issues, with contributions from influential players in the debate.”
The Lawyer, 8th November 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“A heterosexual couple will request a civil partnership – available only to same-sex couples in the UK – at a register office in London tomorrow, to take a stand against a system which they say ‘segregates couples according to their sexuality’.”
The Guardian, 8th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Anderson, R v [2010] EWCA Crim 2553 (03 November 2010)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Arachchige v Revenue and Customs [2010] EWCA Civ 1255 (08 November 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Ronaldo v Telegraph Media Group Ltd [2010] EWHC 2710 (QB) (27 October 2010)
Ernst & Young Llp & Ors v Coomber & Anor [2010] EWHC 2837 (QB) (08 November 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Lee v Futurist Developments Ltd [2010] EWHC 2764 (Ch) (08 November 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
“British servicemen who filmed hundreds of interrogation sessions at a secret prison near Basra which has been described as ‘the UK’s Abu Ghraib’ may be guilty of war crimes, the high court heard today.”
The Guardian, 8th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Control Orders (PDF)
Speech by Mr Justice Silber
25th Annual Bar Conference, 6th November 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“A legal battle by the council director sacked over the death of Baby P has cost taxpayers nearly £500,000.”
BBC News, 8th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A byelection to select a new MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth has been put on hold pending the outcome of an attempt by Phil Woolas, who won the seat for Labour in May, to overturn a court decision ruling his election void.”
The Guardian, 8th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The tyranny of the consumer or the rule of law (PDF)
Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
25th Annual Bar Conference, 6th November 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“The prison service is to pay out £20,000 in damages to a prisoner who uses a wheelchair in compensation for the ‘degrading’ treatment he received while in Belmarsh jail in London.”
The Guardian, 8th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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