“A man convicted last year of murdering a woman as she walked her dog in 1996 has been given permission to challenge his conviction by the appeal court.”
BBC News, 19th January 2010
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“A homeless man jailed for life for strangling a teenager and hiding her body in a suitcase has lost his appeal against his conviction.”
BBC News, 19th January 2010
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“The appeals process for freedom of information and data protection cases changes from today as the previous structure is absorbed into a wider tribunals service.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th January 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“A new independent appeals panel to stop motorists from being unfairly fined by unscrupulous private car parking companies is to be established.”
BBC News, 10th January 2010
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“A former BBC TV presenter who was jailed for two years for hitting a teenager with a pole has been told he cannot appeal against his sentence.”
BBC News, 9th December 2009
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“A former staff nurse serving at least 30 years behind bars for the murder of four patients at two Leeds hospitals was given the go-ahead to challenge his conviction today.”
The Independent, 9th December 2009
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“Two brothers, jailed for murdering a pensioner 11 years ago in West Yorkshire, have had their convictions quashed at the Court of Appeal.”
BBC News, 1st December 2009
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“One of the trio jailed over the death of Baby Peter is challenging his conviction for the rape of a two-year-old girl at the Court of Appeal today.”
The Independent, 24th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The court had no jurisdiction under Pt 26 of the Companies Act 2006 to sanction a scheme of arrangement which extended to the release of rights over property held by the company under a trust since it did not constitute a compromise or arrangement between the company and its creditors within s 899 of the 2006 Act.”
WLR Daily, 10th November 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Jermain Defoe, the Tottenham Hotspur and England footballer, ‘played the litigation game’ in an attempt to avoid speeding fines, a judge said.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A businessman jailed for three years for keeping a revolver he bought to fight off rattlesnakes while living in the USA has been freed on appeal.”
BBC News, 10th November 2009
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“A hospital nurse who was found guilty of murdering two of his patients by injecting them with drugs has lost a bid to appeal against his conviction.”
BBC News, 5th November 2009
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“Controversial claims that Christians should not have to condone homosexuality will be made in the court of appeal today [2nd Nov.], as a registrar says she suffered discrimination by being required to conduct same-sex civil partnership ceremonies.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“One of the three people jailed over the death of Baby P won an appeal against his indefinite sentence today.”
The Independent, 27th October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Baby P’s mother Tracey Connelly, who was jailed indefinitely for her part in her son’s death, has dropped a bid to appeal against her sentence.”
BBC News, 26th October 2009
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“A teenager who violently beat a hairdresser to death with a heavy duty barbell lost an appeal against his murder conviction today.”
The Independent, 21st October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Five police forces which challenged a ruling that they should delete records on criminal convictions from their database have won their appeal.”
BBC News, 19th October 2009
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http://www.lawreports.co.uk/WLRD/2009/HLPC/R(E)_v_GoverningJFS(SC).html
“As a general principle, if the Legal Services Commission funded a litigant who was successful in his cause, that decision should ordinarily amount to close to an assurance that the Commission would continue to support him in any subsequent appeal by the unsuccessful party.”
WLR Daily, 16th October 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“The government says it will appeal against a ruling that US intelligence documents detailing the alleged torture of an ex-UK resident can be released.”
BBC News, 17th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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