“It is ‘legitimate to ask’ whether civilian staff working for the police should be banned from going on strike, according to a government adviser.”
BBC News, 16th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Former Labour MP Frank Cook lost his libel case against The Sunday Telegraph today over reports he claimed £5 on expenses to cover money put into a collection by an aide representing him at a Battle of Britain memorial service.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“It’s not just the BBC moving north. The big corporate law firms that have accounted for much of the legal profession’s recent growth are shrinking their pricey London hubs and expanding in the regions, too.”
The Guardian, 16th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The first juror to be prosecuted for contempt of court for using the internet has been sentenced to eight months in jail.”
The Guardian, 16th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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High Court (Administrative Court)
Longmire v Secretary of State for Justice [2011] EWHC 1488 (Admin) (15 June 2011)
Flasz & Ors v Havering Primary Care Trust [2011] EWHC 1487 (Admin) (15 June 2011)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Carillion JM Ltd v Phi Group Ltd [2011] EWHC 1379 (TCC) (15 June 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Ryan Giggs is the latest celebrity to begin legal proceedings against the News of the World and private investigator Glenn Mulcaire over phone hacking.”
The Guardian, 15th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Chapple v Suffolk County Council and another [2011] EWCA Civ 691; [2011] WLR (D) 194
“The structure of the tribunals system under the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 was designed to be flexible, as was the role of the Upper Tribunal. The Upper Tribunal hearing appeals from the First-tier tribunal should look at the procedural possibilities involved in complex cases and should, where appropriate, consider whether judicial review would be a suitable remedy.”
WLR Daily, 8th June 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
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Regina v Hichens [2011] WLR (D) 193
“On a charge of common assault the defence that the action was taken by way of self-defence to prevent a person from committing a crime or a breach of the peace was available even if the act of violence was not against the person concerned but was against an innocent third party.”
WLR Daily, 14th June 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
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BG v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWHC 1478 (Admin); [2011] WLR (D) 192
“On an appeal under section 10(1)(4) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 against the renewal of a non-derogating control order, it was not part of the court’s task to determine whether the earlier decision under section 2(1)(a) to make the original control order had been or was now flawed. Evidence sought to be adduced for that purpose was not admissible.”
WLR Daily, 13th June 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
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“A senior UN official has warned the government that cuts to legal aid and changes to lawyers’ fees will prevent claims, such as those in the Trafigura case, being brought against multinational businesses.”
The Guardian, 16th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A website which allows members of the public to report crime seen on CCTV footage must make significant changes to the way it operates, the UK’s privacy watchdog has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th June 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“The government has been accused of betraying Britain’s 200-year history in the fight against slavery and of isolating itself on the world stage after refusing to back an international convention protecting domestic workers from exploitation.”
The Guardian, 15th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A judge’s unprecedented attempt to deliver a verdict on her own after allegations of jury-tampering in a fraud trial may be referred to the supreme court.”
The Guardian, 15th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Ministers have taken part in high-level discussions on how to change strike laws should a surge in industrial action threaten to disrupt the economy and future international events, including Wimbledon and next year’s Olympics.”
The Guardian, 15th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The sister of Manic Street Preacher Richey Edwards is due to give evidence to the UK’s first parliamentary inquiry into missing people.”
BBC News, 16th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Planning permission review announced over Bristol store at centre of rioting.”
The Guardian, 15th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A senior prison officer ordered a frightened woman inmate to perform a sex act with him, a court has heard.”
BBC News, 15th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Joanne Fraill’s messages reveal an attitude towards jury service that would alarm even supporters of the system.”
The Guardian, 15th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Inner Temple: Magna Carta dinner (PDF)
Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
Judiciary of England and Wales, 14th June 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
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