“A man convicted of killing his friend by putting 27 anti-depressant tablets into his drink has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 11th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A hospital has paid an undisclosed amount after a pregnant woman was given acne drugs that caused her unborn baby severe abnormalities.”
BBC News, 11th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Vulnerability among child sex abuse victims should no longer be a barrier to justice, the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, has declared as he unveiled new guidelines for handling cases.”
The Guardian, 11th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A UK government decision to create a controversial marine park in the Indian Ocean has been upheld by the High Court.”
BBC News, 11th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
de Ferranti & Anor v Execuzen Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 592 (10 June 2013)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
X Ltd, R. v [2013] EWCA Crim 818 (23 May 2013)
Hobson v R. [2013] EWCA Crim 819 (23 May 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Family Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Harris & Anor v Charalambous [2013] EWHC 1317 (QB) (07 June 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Costs that fall within a court-approved budget will not necessarily be ‘reasonable’ or ‘proportionate’ simply because they fall within the scope of that budget, a Court of Appeal judge has suggested.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th June 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“The rules governing when and how an employer will be able to use a confidential
pre-termination settlement agreement to bring an employee contract to an end are
more complicated than they first appear, an expert has said.”
OUT-law.com, 11th June 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“A man has been jailed for life for the ‘vicious and brutal’ murder of his girlfriend of three weeks, who was found dead on Christmas Day.”
BBC News, 10th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A school where a pupil fell from a climbing wall and broke his heel during a PE lesson has been fined.”
BBC News, 10th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A heavily pregnant mother died on the operating table after two unsupervised trainee surgeons removed one of her ovaries instead of her appendix by mistake.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A bid by a multi-millionaire businessman to avoid inheritance tax after his death has ‘backfired’ and torn his family apart, a court has heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A cross-party group of MPs has called for an urgent review of new immigration rules, which they claim are tearing hundreds of British families apart. Their inquiry report shows that a new minimum earnings rule of £18,600 a year, which came into effect last July, has meant that thousands of British citizens, including people with full-time jobs, have been unable to bring a non-European husband, wife or partner to live with them in Britain.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Hundreds of deaths at Stafford hospital are being examined by police after a review identified 200 to 300 cases where neglect might have been a contributory factor. Following the publication of the Francis report into serious care failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS foundation trust, police, medical regulators and prosecutors launched a multi-agency review to establish whether any criminal offences were committed.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Moroccan man has been found guilty of stabbing a fashion designer to death in his north London flat.”
BBC News, 10th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A drug-dealing great-grandmother, who had been on the run for 12 years, has been jailed for more than four years.”
BBC News, 10th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Young and vulnerable victims of crimes should not be subjected to traumatic
cross-examinations in court, Chris Grayling has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The family court system is in danger of ‘collapsing in on itself’ after a surge in the number of warring parents turning up in person to launch child custody cases because of legal aid cuts, leading lawyers are warning.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The High Court has recently ruled in Interflora’s favour in its long-running dispute with Marks and Spencer (Interflora, inc and Interflora British Unit v Marks and Spencer plc and Flowers Direct Online Limited [2013] EWHC 1291 (Ch)).”
Technology Law Update, 10th June 2013
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
“These are the latest in a series of freedom of information requests for disclosure of material from the UEA’s Climatic Research Unit (CRU). These requests arose following the ‘climategate’ affair where hacked university emails suggested that individuals within CRU might have attempted to abuse the process of peer review to prevent publication of opposing research papers and evidence. Hence the sensitivity of the data to both requester and CRU, and the passions engendered on these appeals.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th June 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
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