“Lawyers acting for more than 170 alleged phone-hacking victims, including Cherie Blair and Wayne Rooney, have dropped their claim for exemplary damages, the high court has been told, as News International accused them of seeking ‘windfall’ payouts.”
The Guardian, 27th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Courts would have the power to order website operators to remove comments that have already been ruled to be defamatory even if those website operators did not post the comments themselves, according to the latest revisions to the Defamation Bill.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th September 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Ministry of Justice (MoJ) plans to pilot Sunday magistrates’ courts have been hit by a technical hitch after prisons said they could not accept new prisoners on that day, writes Elizabeth Davidson. However, its pilot of full-day Saturday courts is still on schedule to begin in the Manchester area this weekend, despite vocal opposition from local criminal lawyers, some of whom claim taking part could leave them vulnerable to expensive employment tribunal claims.”
LegalVoice, 27th September 2012
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
“Facebook has been criticised by a judge for encouraging violence because people feel more they can post offensive messages they would never say face to face.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Britain’s senior judge has stressed that criminals who break into homes are committing offences against the person as well as offences against property.”
The Guardian, 27th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Keir Starmer QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, has today launched a public consultation on guidance about the most serious driving offences, including death by careless or dangerous driving.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 27th September 2012
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Clyde & Co LLP & Anor v Bates Van Winkelhof [2012] EWCA Civ 1207 (26 September 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Edwards & Walkden (Norfolk) Ltd & Ors v City of London [2012] EWHC 2527 (Ch) (12 September 2012)
High Court (Family Division)
Bristol City Council v A Mother & Ors [2012] EWHC 2548 (Fam) (25 September 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
General Medical Council v Ingram [2012] EWHC 2586 (Admin) (16 August 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Two Tory peers jailed for fraudulently claiming thousands of pounds of parliamentary expenses have been ordered to pay back £188,000.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Community Payback must be more intensive and delivered within days of an offender being sentenced, new Minister for Probation Jeremy Wright said today.”
Ministry of Justice, 26th September 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The government has launched an appeal against a ruling that it must publish a secret blacklist of 44 countries whose nationals face tougher immigration measures when applying to come to Britain.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A health worker who invented a glittering but bogus medical career to secure work as a nurse in the NHS has been jailed for 15 months.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The British Academy have today published a very interesting new report by Colm O’Cinneide considering the workings of the UK human rights law, the relationship between the ECHR, UK courts and the Parliament and the potential effect of a bill of rights.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 27th September 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Police, social workers and the Crown Prosecution Service ‘missed opportunities’ to stop a child exploitation ring abusing young girls over several years, according to a report published today.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A man and a woman from Birmingham have been found guilty of manslaughter after a 40-year-old Leicester man died following an explosion at a kebab shop.”
BBC News, 26th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A judge has told two burglars that if they choose to raid a home where the householders legally own a gun they should accept the risk of being shot.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man has been jailed for raping a woman in her home in 1980 while her two-year-old daughter slept upstairs.”
BBC News, 26th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Fewer prosecutions should be brought against police, fire brigade and ambulance staff who commit driving offences while responding to emergencies, according to draft guidance issued by the Crown Prosecution Service on Thursday.”
The Guardian, 27th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Divorcing couples have been given reassurance that their private financial affairs will remain confidential even when the media attend court, following a recent judgment from the family court.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th September 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A protester who disrupted this year’s Boat Race by swimming into the path of the crews was found guilty today of causing a public nuisance.”
The Independent, 26th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Two burglars shot by a homeowner who was later arrested have both been jailed for four years.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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