‘The man who beheaded an elderly great-grandmother in a London suburb last year has been found not guilty – but will be confined in a high-security psychiatric hospital for life.’
The Independent, 23rd June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A nationally-acclaimed head teacher has been found guilty of having underage sex with two boys.’
BBC News, 23rd June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A date has been set for High Court civil action following the collapse of the UK’s biggest police corruption trial.’
BBC News, 23rd June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Conditions at Pentonville Prison have been criticised in a damning reports cataloguing blood stained cells, habitual violence and prisoners claiming to have easy access to drugs.
The Independent, 23rd June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Of course prisons are by their nature closed institutions, but we know what goes on in our schools and hospitals. The media shouldn’t be shut out.’
The Guardian, 24th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The UK’s private copying regime is “unlawful”, the High Court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th June 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘ Companies repeatedly convicted of regulatory offences should expect fines to be in the millions of pounds following a string of recent court cases.’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd June 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘S.10 (1) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 defines a work of joint authorship as “a work produced by the collaboration of two or more authors in which the contribution of each author is not distinct from that of the other author or authors.” However, it was held by Hazel Williamson QC sitting as a judge of the High Court in Bamgboye v Reed [2002] EWHC 2922 (QB), [2002] EWHC 2922, [2004] EMLR 5 and implied by the Court of Appeal in Brooker and Another v Fischer [2008] Bus LR 1123, [2008] FSR 26, [2008] EWCA Civ 287, [2008] EMLR 13 that joint ownership is not necessarily the same as equal ownership.’
NIPC Law, 16th June 2015
Source: www.nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk
‘The Judgment of Green J in R (British Academy of Songwriters, etc) v SoS for BIS [2015] EWHC 1723 (Admin) is very long (106 pages, 318 paragraphs) and its subject matter (creating an exception to copyright based upon personal private use) is far removed from local government. However, it is important on judicial review generally (and on State Aid).’
Local Government Law, 22nd July 2015
‘Speech given at the Legatum Institute.’
Ministry of Justice, 23rd June 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘The Lord Chief Justice gave a speech on Judicial Leadership at the Conference on The Paradox of Judicial Independence UCL Constitution Unit on 22 June 2015.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 22nd June 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘The “fundamental architecture” for modernising the way in which the family courts deal with vulnerable people could be introduced before the end of the year.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd June 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Claimant lawyers in a judicial review immigration case have been criticised for progressing “diffuse and frankly confusing” arguments and for charging their clients “grossly excessive” fees.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd June 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A homeless man who brutally murdered a cafe worker who had “befriended” him has been jailed for more than 20 years.’
BBC News, 22nd June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A convicted murderer who claims he is the victim of a miscarriage of justice is seeking to overturn a ban on secret evidence about the security services being disclosed to European judges. The supreme court’s hearing of the unprecedented case of Wang Yam could add to the strain on the UK’s relationship with the European court of human rights (ECHR).’
The Guardian, 22nd June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Britain’s justice system is badly failing most people who use courts while providing a gold standard of service to the wealthy, according to the justice secretary, Michael Gove.’
The Guardian, 22nd June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘GCHQ spied on two human rights organisations, it has emerged, and breached its own internal policies in how it handled the information.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Benefit cheat Heather Rimmer, 61 flew to exotic oceans to reel in the giant fish while claiming she was too ill to work.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man who stabbed his friend to death in an argument about a cannabis joint has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 22nd June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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