“In a recent decision in the High Court (reported in the press 12.8.11; judgment not yet available) Mr Justice Moylan has given encouragement to spouses who seek to preserve inherited or pre-acquired wealth.”
Zenith Chambers, 30th August 2011
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Iqbal v Mansoor & Ors [2011] EWHC 2261 (QB) (26 August 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Massey v Governor of HM Prison Liverpool & Anor [2011] EWHC 2270 (Admin) (26 August 2011)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Deutsche Bank Ag v Tongkah Harbour Public Company Ltd [2011] EWHC 2251 (Comm) (24 August 2011)
Star Reefers Pool Inc v JFC Group Co Ltd [2011] EWHC 2204 (Comm) (23 August 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
“A judge has warned a former police officer that he may be jailed after being found guilty of assaulting a man he was trying to arrest.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th August 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Britons who are victims of crime in another EU country will get a guaranteed level of support, Justice Minister Nick Herbert said today.”
Ministry of Justice, 26th August 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The Government is not seeking new powers to ban the use of social networking, the Home Office has said, according to media reports.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th August 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“A woman has been banned from begging in Cardiff as a result of an anti-social behaviour order (Asbo) imposed on her for three years.”
BBC News, 30th August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A company was entitled to terminate a marketing contract when the other company sent marketing emails to people from a bought-in, rather than just its own, mailing list, the High Court has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th August 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“Fears have been raised that plans to house only sex offenders in all three prisons on the Isle of Wight could damage the island’s image.”
BBC News, 26th August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Despite widespread flouting of rules around paying the minimum wage to interns, the problem remains ignored by regulators.”
The Guardian, 30th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A woman who shot her ex-partner after hearing he might have met another woman has been jailed for at least 24 years.”
BBC News, 26th August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Government’s plans to slash the soaring legal aid bill threaten to cost the NHS millions and exclude many victims of medical negligence from justice, the National Health Service’s own lawyers have warned.”
The Independent, 28th August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“UN warns of ‘grave breach of human rights’ if Travellers are forced to leave their homes as standoff over Essex site intensifies.”
The Guardian, 26th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police forces, prisons and youth detention centres face prosecution for corporate homicide from this week if an individual dies in their custody.”
The Guardian, 28th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The UK’s freedom of information (FOI) law watchdog was wrong to rule that an FOI request was vexatious, the Information Rights Tribunal, formerly the Information Tribunal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th August 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Baha Mousa report is not the only one to look into the question of the ‘systemic’ abuse of Iraqi prisoners.”
The Guardian, 28th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Criminals serving non-custodial sentences will be banned from travelling abroad for up to a year, under Government plans.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th August 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Lawyer for Tom Condliff, a retired police officer, says human rights appeal to Strasbourg will go ahead to clarify law.”
The Guardian, 27th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Magistrates have denied accusations from the president of the Prison Governors Association that there has been a ‘feeding frenzy’ of disproportionate sentencing of those convicted in the aftermath of the recent riots.”
The Guardian, 29th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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