“The Court of Appeal has taken the highly unusual step of ruling that a judge should have recused himself from hearing a wasted costs order against a party’s solicitors given the comments he made about them in his substantive judgment.”
Litigation Futures, 27th August 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) have today (23 August 2013) published a joint policy for dealing with violence, disorder, criminal damage and abuse in and around football matches this season.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 23rd August 2013
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Ahmed v R [2013] EWCA Crim 1393 (31 July 2013)
Martin, R. v [2013] EWCA Crim 1420 (31 July 2013)
Banfield & Anor, R v [2013] EWCA Crim 1394 (31 July 2013)
Regan, R. v [2013] EWCA Crim 1465 (31 July 2013)
O’Leary v R [2013] EWCA Crim 1371 (31 July 2013)
Mateta & Ors, R v [2013] EWCA Crim 1372 (30 July 2013)
Chapman, R. v [2013] EWCA Crim 1370 (29 July 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Citicorp Trustee Company Ltd v Barclays Bank Plc & Ors [2013] EWHC 2608 (Ch) (23 August 2013)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Jackson v Thompsons Solicitors (A Firm) & Ors [2013] EWHC 2578 (QB) (23 August 2013
Source: www.bailii.org
“Green-belt campaigners have successfully challenged a scheme to turn the former home of press baron Lord Beaverbrook into a hotel and golf course, with a judgment that ‘engages the fundamentals of planning law’.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd August 2013
Surce: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A man who was accused of racing another driver when he lost control, killing a woman in the back of his car, has been jailed for almost four years.”
BBC News, 24th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Campaigners say conviction of asylum seeker for using fake papers and similar cases is abuse of immigration law.”
The Guardian, 24th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has agreed a settlement with the Sunday Times after it sued him for about £1m, the paper has announced.”
BBC News, 25th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Basic failings which put lives at risk have been laid bare in reports into 11 NHS hospital trusts after they were officially warned to improve or face closure.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A police investigation into video footage that appeared to show an officer kicking a man moments after he was shot with a Taser gun has found no evidence of misconduct.”
The Guardian, 25th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A ‘modern slavery’ bill that tightens the laws on human trafficking will be introduced in an attempt to eradicate an ‘evil in our midst’, Theresa May has announced.”
The Guardian, 25th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Plans to charge every household in the country £10.50 to cover the cost of insuring properties in flood risk areas amount to a ‘tax’ and represent poor value for money for the economy, government analysts have concluded. The new system, intended to help up to 500,000 housholders afford home insurance despite living in fear of floods, is also likely to breach European laws, officials have said.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“David Cameron has been told that the government’s attempt to destroy sensitive leaked documents about mass surveillance was ‘an act of intimidation’ that risks a chilling effect on press freedom. The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has written to the prime minister over the government’s ‘deeply regrettable’ response to files leaked by the National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden.”
The Guardian, 26th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Charities and an MP are campaigning for tougher restrictions on sex offenders, saying the system is failing to stop grooming and exploitation of children.”
BBC News, 27th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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