“Barrister Cherie Blair has been criticised by the court of appeal for not jailing a cocaine smuggler when sitting as a judge at a crown court. Appeal judge Lord Justice Pitchford suggested that Blair’s decision to give Lee Williams a 12-month suspended sentence, following a trial at Isleworth crown court earlier this year, was ‘remarkable’.”
The Guardian, 2nd September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A woman who lured two teenage girls on a night out so they could be raped by three men has been sent to a young offenders institute for seven years.”
BBC News, 2nd September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A 16-year-old boy who battered his former girlfriend to death has been jailed for a minimum of 14 years.”
BBC News, 2nd September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“As of today, government or private institutions tasked with keeping people in custody will be accountable in criminal law if it can be shown that a ‘gross duty of care’ has led to the death of a detainee.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 1st September 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Mobile Telesystems Finance SA v Nomihold Securities Inc [2011] EWCA Civ 1040 (01 September 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Smith v Butler & Anor [2011] EWHC 2301 (Ch) (01 September 2011)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Hi-Lite Electrical Led v Wolseley UK Ltd [2011] EWHC 2153 (TCC) (31 August 2011)
Omni Laboratories Inc v Eden Energy Ltd [2011] EWHC 2169 (TCC) (29 July 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Circular 2011/07: Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide (Commencement no. 3) Order.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st September 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A request by tobacco giant Philip Morris International to the University of Stirling has reignited concern about the use of freedom of information laws. The data it was interested in was collected as part of a survey of teenagers and smoking carried out by the university’s Centre for Tobacco Control Research.”
The Guardian, 1st September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Equality Act gives protection to disabled would-be lawyers, but they still face a struggle getting into the profession.”
The Guardian, 1st September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Tens of thousands of women who claim they are paid less than men doing comparable jobs could benefit when the supreme court examines a test case next month. The battle for equal pay led by dinner ladies and care workers in dispute with their employer, Sheffield city council, will be heard in an attempt to clarify the complex law on what amounts to indirect sex discrimination in pay.”
The Guardian, 1st September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The family of a man from Stoke-on-Trent who died after a life-threatening illness was misdiagnosed as a groin strain has received a substantial six figure settlement.”
BBC News, 1st September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The government has been accused of bungling national security policy after announcing plans for the ‘internal exile’ of terrorism suspects in the event of an emergency. Civil liberties groups said the new powers were restrictions that ministers had said they would scrap for breaching human rights. Labour claimed the policy was now a mess and that ministers were ‘putting political deals and fudges ahead of national security.’ ”
The Guardian, 1st September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The number of people convicted of sex offences on children under 16 in England and Wales has increased by nearly 60% in six years. The BBC said a freedom of information request to the Ministry of Justice found that 1,363 people were convicted in 2005, while in 2010 it was 2,135. The increase is being attributed to better detection and raised awareness, it said.”
The Guardian, 2nd September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A male teacher who moonlighted as a stripper and appeared in pornographic films is free to continue teaching despite being found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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