“The man who is suing Harry Potter author JK Rowling and publishers Bloomsbury has been ordered by the High Court to pay £1.6m as security for costs or the claim will be struck out.”
The Lawyer, 6th April 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“A kitchen porter at a public school in Buckinghamshire has been cleared of pouring drain cleaner into pupils’ soup.”
BBC News, 6th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two-thirds of the public support the new enforced mediation assessments being introduced for divorcing and separating couples tomorrow, according to research published by City firm Charles Russell.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 5th April 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
The Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2011
The Community Legal Service (Funding) (Amendment) Order 2011
The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2011
The Enactment of Extra-Statutory Concessions Order 2011
The Tax Credits Up-rating Regulations 2011
The Employment Equality (Repeal of Retirement Age Provisions) Regulations 2011
The Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2011
The Licensing Act 2003 (Royal Wedding Licensing Hours) Order 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Makisi v Birmingham City Council [2011] EWCA Civ 355 (31 March 2011)
BM v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 366 (05 April 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Le Breton v Petrpodel Resources Ltd [2011] EWHC 769 (QB) (01 April 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
JSC BTA Bank v Solodchenko & Ors [2011] EWHC 843 (Ch) (05 April 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Global 5000 Ltd v Wadhawan [2011] EWHC 853 (Comm) (05 April 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Government guidance on the rights of agency workers leaves some questions unanswered that will only be cleared up through employment tribunals, according to an employment law expert.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th April 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“Highly embarrassing colonial-era files detailing the British army’s repressive tactics against Mau Mau insurgents in Kenya during the 1950s will be revealed in a landmark compensation case.”
The Guardian, 5th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The legal ombudsman has warned that consumers will need to take even greater care checking the regulatory status of firms offering legal services when the legal world experiences its equivalent of the big bang this autumn.”
The Guardian, 6th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Home Secretary must revoke a control order imposed on a terror suspect, the Court of Appeal ruled today.”
The Independent, 5th April 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A businessman has been ordered never to improperly reveal confidential information belonging to a company where he used to be a director.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th April 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“The government’s code to clamp down on illegal filesharing will not come into force for another six months as the Digital Economy Act is held up by a high court challenge.”
The Guardian, 5th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Ministry of Defence lobbied behind closed doors to restrict the provision of legal aid to claimants questioning the treatment of military detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan, the high court has heard.”
The Guardian, 5th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A teacher who dubbed himself the ‘Salford Stallion’ as he slept with three of his high school pupils was today jailed for six years.”
The Independent, 5th April 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
