“BT has joined other UK internet service providers (ISPs) in blocking access to The Pirate Bay, a ban the group says users have already circumvented.”
BBC News, 20th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Families bereaved by the Hillsborough tragedy have learned that they will get access to secret police and government documents within three months after a long campaign for the papers to be released.”
The Guardian, 20th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Key defences relied on by banks in interest rate swap (IRS) mis-selling claims are set to be tested in court this October when the claim of business-owner Sara Pearson against Barclays comes to trial.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 21st June 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Supreme Court
HH v Deputy Prosecutor of the Italian Republic, Genoa [2012] UKSC 25 (20 June 2012)
BH & Anor v The Lord Advocate & Anor (Scotland) [2012] UKSC 24 (20 June 2012)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Fadairo v R [2012] EWCA Crim 1292 (20 June 2012)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
VTB Capital Plc v Nutritek International Corp & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 808 (20 June 2012)
Kell v Durham Police Authority [2012] EWCA Civ 809 (20 June 2012)
London Borough of Camden v Stafford [2012] EWCA Civ 839 (20 June 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Family Division)
Tower Hamlets v MK & Ors [2012] EWHC 426 (Fam) (02 March 2012)
X v X [2012] EWHC 538 (Fam) (16 March 2012)
A Local Authority v A Mother & Ors [2012] EWHC 1637 (Fam) (15 June 2012)
HSE Ireland v SF (A Minor) [2012] EWHC 1640 (Fam) (15 June 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
“According to the Ministry of Justice, it was hoped that the Bribery Act 2010 would ‘provide a more effective legal framework to combat bribery in the public or private sectors’ and ‘help tackle the threat that bribery poses to economic progress and development around the world’.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 20th June 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“Businesses will be able to challenge land use restrictions put in place by major supermarkets to limit local competition from rival grocery outlets, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th June 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“An investment banker and his wife were behind bars last night after netting £1.5m from insider dealing in one of the biggest cases ever pursued by the Financial Services Authority.”
The Guardian, 20th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Senior judges are seeking assurances from the US government that a man facing extradition accused of child sex crimes will not be placed on a controversial sex offenders treatment programme.”
The Independent, 20th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Extraditions to the US and Europe should go ahead, even when a suspect has children in the UK, the UK Supreme Court has ruled.”
BBC News, 20th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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