“Simon Singh, the science writer, today won his legal case against chiropractors who sued him for libel over his criticism of their medical claims.”
The Times, 15th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“DNA samples of people arrested for a recordable offence, even of juveniles, may be kept indefinitely even if they are not convicted. But in December 2008 the European Court of Human Rights ruled that indefinite and blanket retention of DNA samples of persons who have not been convicted was disproportionate and contrary to Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Times, 15th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Equality Act – the single biggest piece of discrimination legislation created in this country – draws together all the important anti-discrimination laws introduced in piecemeal fashion since the Seventies. Its overarching ambition is to simplify and standardise the law to make it easier for people to understand, and so, hopefully, to follow.”
The Times, 15th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The first British executive convicted of corrupting foreign officials to land contracts was today jailed for a year.”
The Guardian, 14th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A raft of corporate governance rules and regulations are on their way. The Walker Review, the resultant changes to the Combined Code and the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) stewardship code for institutional investors, the consultation on which closes tomorrow, all highlight systemic failings of ethics and corporate governance as an important cause of the financial crisis.”
The Times, 15th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Measures rushed through parliament at the ‘eleventh hour’ to allow greater media reporting of the family courts will put vulnerable children at risk, lawyers have warned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 15th April 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The charity Reprieve is today launching a legal battle to force the British Government to name a suspected terrorist who is being held in Afghanistan.”
The Independent, 15th April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Should the Human Rights Act 1998 be scrapped and replaced by a British Bill of Rights? This is the topic of a pre-election debate to be held next week by The Times with Matrix Chambers, with speakers including Cherie Booth, QC; David Davis, the former Shadow Home Secretary; Andy Hayman, the Assistant Commissioner Specialist Operations in the Metropolitan Police 2005-08; and Shami Chakrabarti, the director of Liberty.”
The Times, 15th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Britain should appoint a cabinet minister responsible for the welfare of ex-service personnel amid concern over the rising number who end up in custody after returning home from a war zone, a former prisons inspector says.”
The Guardian, 14th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The passage of the Equality Act last week, which comes into effect in October, marks the culmination of 40-odd years of progressive legislation to create fairness between groups.”
The Times, 15th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A British businessman has been jailed for his part in a three-year cospiracy to bribe Greek health officials.”
The Times, 14th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A prisoner who suffered catastrophic brain damage after he fell from an upper bunk bed during a seizure at London’s Brixton jail has been awarded a compensation package worth £4.7 million.”
The Independent, 14th April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Conan v Williams [2010] EWHC 758 (QB) (13 April 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Shepherd Construction Ltd v Berners (BVI) Ltd & Anor [2010] EWHC 763 (TCC) (25 March 2010)
Clancy Consulting Ltd v Derwent Holdings Ltd & Ors [2010] EWHC 762 (TCC) (29 March 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Insolvency Proceedings (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2010
The Southampton Port Health Authority Order 2010
The Portsmouth Port Health Authority Order 2010
The Bristol Port Health Authority Order 2010
The Cowes Port Health Authority Order 2010
The Cornwall Port Health Authority Order 2010
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“The march of women seems to be slowing to a halt. Women make up the lion’s share of entrants to the legal profession — but then what? They don’t stay the course and the top ranks remain as women-light as ever.”
The Times, 14th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Greater Manchester police is being investigated after its officers fired a Taser gun at a man who became aggressive while having an epileptic seizure.”
The Guardian, 13th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The disclosure that the MPs facing charges over their expenses would receive legal aid has prompted an outcry and been denounced by David Cameron as a ‘complete outrage.’ But what is not well known is that anyone granted legal aid is likely to be ordered, on conviction, to pay it back according to their financial circumstances.”
The Times, 13th April 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Gordon Brown and David Cameron’s apparent lack of understanding about how legal aid works has not surprised experts, who say they have long been battling ignorance about the importance of the service.”
The Guardian, 13th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A judge has criticised sentencing guidelines which prevented him from jailing a man who groped a schoolgirl.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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