“The saga surrounding the former police chief Ali Dizaei has taken another astonishing turn after he was given permission for a second time to challenge his conviction for corruption.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A self-confessed ‘psychopath’ was today jailed for life with a minimum term of 35 years after he was found guilty of bludgeoning a pensioner to death with a hammer.”
The Independent, 4th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A leading solicitor has expressed concern that London courts are ‘creaking’ and may not be able to cope with the additional pressures that arise during the Olympics – when some courts will be holding fewer sittings.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lawyers who deal with asylum claims are likely to be thin on the ground as a result of the legal aid cuts and the consequences for women asylum-seekers, in particular, will be ‘catastrophic’, charities have warned – writes Elizabeth Davidson.”
LegalVoice, 4th July 2012
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
“Glenn Mulcaire has lost his Supreme Court battle to keep secret the identity of the person who instructed him to hack into mobile phone messages.”
BBC News, 4th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“After years of wrangling, European Council announces where EU-wide patent applications will be heard.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The future place of restorative justice in the criminal justice system
Speech by Lord McNally
Ministry of Justice, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Director of public prosecutions challenges received wisdom that heavy sentences for rioters worked as an effective deterrence.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Although CAFCASS was under a statutory duty in general terms to provide a scheme for the representation of children in care proceedings in England, that duty did not extend to a specific obligation to ensure that a particular child in an individual case was represented or that representation should be arranged in accordance with a precise timetable.”
WLR Daily, 29th June 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Reading the Riots spoke to people with various experiences of the justice system, including a judge, lawyers and a looter.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The High Court has condemned the current system of means testing in magistrates’ court and called on the Ministry of Justice to take urgent action to cut ‘unacceptable’ delays.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Oxford University Press, the global academic publishing department of the university, has been ordered to pay nearly £1.9m after two subsidiary companies bribed government officials for contracts to supply school textbooks in east Africa.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Short-term loan company Wonga.com has avoided a ban from the advertising watchdog despite more than 80 complaints that its ads failed to show that it charged up to 4,214% interest.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Rowley, R. v [2012] EWCA Crim 1434 (03 July 2012)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Gallarotti v Sebastianelli [2012] EWCA Civ 865 (03 July 2012)
Frey & Ors v Labrouche [2012] EWCA Civ 881 (03 July 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Chhabra v West London Mental Health NHS [2012] EWHC 1735 (QB) (01 June 2012)
Stych v Dibble & Anor [2012] EWHC 1606 (QB) (14 June 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Ithaca Energy (UK) Ltd v North Sea Energy (UK) Ltd (Rev 1) [2012] EWHC 1823 (Comm) (03 July 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
“The Ministry of Justice has published a detailed breakdown of riot cases. See what the data says.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Collecting societies will be able to collect royalties on behalf of all rights holders and not just members under a Government plan that would require individual content creators to opt out of their systems.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“A jealous rival who beat a TV actor to death in a sickening attack over a prostitute they both loved was jailed for life for murder today and ordered to serve a minimum 30 years.”
The Independent, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Sentencing rulebook was ‘torn up and thrown away’, magistrate says, but prosecutors argue harsher punishments were justified.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Independent Police Complaints’ Commission (IPCC) is to recruit more investigators from outside the police service.”
BBC News, 4th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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