“A man who was acquitted of murdering a vicar who he claimed abused him has been found guilty of killing a supermarket worker who he had sex with.”
BBC News, 11th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Scotland Yard has called in the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) to review fresh allegations of corruption in the Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry.”
BBC News, 11th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Stay focused, appear reasonable and craft an anecdote. And try to be likable.”
The Guardian, 8th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A ‘domineering’ man is to spend the rest of life in prison for murdering his ex-partner and their daughter.”
BBC News, 11th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A perfume salesman who painted burqas on scantily clad women on advertising posters and stuck ‘gay-free zone’ posters on London’s Brick Lane was today jailed for 14 months for possessing terrorist literature.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A man who blinded his girlfriend by gouging her eyes has been jailed indefinitely.”
BBC News, 11th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The adversarial criminal justice system will survive only if practitioners embrace modernisation, the attorney general warned solicitors last week.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th May 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Competition reform, secret courts and changes to defamation pricked the ears of lawyers during the Queen’s Speech yesterday.”
The Lawyer, 10th May 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Matthew Wright’s Channel 5 daytime show is being investigated by Ofcom over a survey that used the words ‘mong’, ‘spaz’ and ‘retard’.”
The Guardian, 10th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Yorkshire landowner Edward Barker has lost his challenge against Hambleton District Council’s decision not to allocate his land for housing development, because his claim was too late.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th May 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Individuals who access information about football goals that is stored in a database do not infringe on the database rights of football authorities, the High Court has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th May 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Divsion)
Nokia OYJ (Nokia Corporation) v IPCom GmbH & Co Kg [2012] EWCA Civ 567 (10 May 2012)
Humber Oil Terminals Trustee Ltd v Associated British Ports [2012] EWCA Civ 596 (10 May 2012)
PHI Group Ltd v Robert West Consulting Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 588 (10 May 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Singla v Stockler & Anor [2012] EWHC 1176 (Ch) (10 May 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Hunt v Times Newspapers Ltd [2012] EWHC 1220 (QB) (10 May 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2012
The Export Control (Iran Sanctions) Order 2012
The Penalty Charges Enforcement (London) Regulations 2012
The Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Amendment of Fixed Penalty Amount) (England) Order 2012
The Finance Act 2004, Section 180(5) (Modification) Regulations 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“The provision of housing accommodation was, and could only be, a charitable purpose if it was justified as charitable in respect of the direct benefit provided. It could only be so justified if it was provided to meet a relevant need of the class eligible to occupy it so as to fall within the spirit and intendment of the preamble to the Statute of Charitable Uses 1601 (‘the Statute of Elizabeth’) either directly or by analogy.”
WLR Daily, 9th May 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Paul Turner, who leads on conciliation and mediation at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, explains why they are supporting the business dispute resolution commitment, part of reforms outlined in ‘Justice for business: supporting business and promoting growth’.”
Ministry of Justice, 10th May 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Courts in England and Wales will be more publicly accessible than ever before when television broadcasting is introduced, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said today.”
Full press release, 10th May 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The case for law enforcement to be given enhanced powers to monitor individuals’ internet communications has still to be made, the UK’s privacy watchdog has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th May 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Taxpayers are entitled to rely on a concession made by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in a formal publication unless and until the concession is publicly withdrawn, according to the High Court.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th May 2012
Source: www.out-law.ocm
“Libel law is meant to protect the reputation of individuals, not corporations. The defamation bill must redress the balance.”
The Guardian, 10th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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