“A mother of two has been given a multimillion-pound payout by a Birmingham hospital, after mistakes during an operation left her paralysed.”
BBC News, 29th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The home secretary, Theresa May, is facing urgent pressure to overhaul the criminal records system after an appeal court ruled that the way it operated was unlawful and breached human rights.”
The Guardian, 29th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government has been ordered to pay damages to a convicted rapist because of delays to a review about whether he should be released.”
BBC News, 29th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Coull, R. v [2012] EWCA Crim 2893 (12 December 2012)
Friel, R. v [2012] EWCA Crim 2871 (11 December 2012)
Mba, R. v [2012] EWCA Crim 2773 (04 December 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Khalil v Barakat & Anor [2013] EWHC 85 (QB) (28 January 2013)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Fitzwilliam v Richall Holdings Services Ltd [2013] EWHC 86 (Ch) (28 January 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Gregory v Welsh Ministers & Ors [2013] EWHC 63 (Admin) (25 January 2013)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Energy Act 2011 (Commencement No 2) Order 2013
The Pollution Prevention and Control (Designation of Directives) (England and Wales) Order 2013
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
High Speed Rail, Cm 8508 (PDF)
Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk
“The Court of Appeal ruling in Henry yesterday has been met with disappointment and criticism from lawyers for failing to send out a clear message about the importance of costs management, and for risking an onslaught of satellite litigation.”
Litigation Futures, 29th January 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“Now that the idea of a new UK Bill of Rights appears to be buried, choices re-emerge. The predicted outcome of the London-based Commission’s work was finally confirmed in December. Where now for human rights?”
UK Human Rights Blog, 29th January 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Judges will decide whether civil cases involving national security can be heard in secret in a climbdown by the Government.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Computer programming languages should not be viewed as being copyrightable, a High Court judge has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 28th January 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“Is court a service or a place? And what is the scope for the ‘decomposing and multi-sourcing’ of judicial work?”
The Guardian, 29th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The RSPCA, Britain’s biggest animal welfare charity, has been officially asked to review its prosecution policies by the charities regulator after it spent hundreds of thousands of pounds bringing a prosecution against David Cameron’s local hunt.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Britain’s colonial-era decision to sever an Indian Ocean archipelago from Mauritius and turn it into a US military base will have to be justified before an international tribunal – a process that could lead to the return of the islands’ exiled inhabitants.”
The Guardian, 28th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Britain’s HS2 high-speed rail line could be delayed for a decade as a unified coalition of Conservative councils, MPs and environmental groups threaten disruptive legal action.”
The Independent, 28th January 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Judicial officials are considering plans to stream the inquest into the police shooting of Mark Duggan live over the internet.”
The Guardian, 28th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Since the early 90s US prosecuting authorities have been using deferred prosecution agreements. They are said to raise about $2.5bn a year in penalties, often in respect of criminal activities with little connection to the US. A deferred prosecution agreements involves the filing in court of agreed charges against a corporation, subject to a condition that the charges will not be pursued if the corporation complies with the often stringent terms of the agreement for a specified period. Such terms will include the payment of substantial sums to reflect broadly the fine that would have been paid had the corporation pleaded guilty and to reflect the confiscation and compensation regimes. Corporations are likely also to have to agree to the appointment of a monitor to ensure their adherence to proper standards of behaviour.”
Fulcrum Chambers, January 2013
Source: www.fulcrumchambers.com
