Huntley sex assault victim wins damages – Daily Telegraph
“A woman who was sexually assaulted as a schoolgirl by Soham murderer Ian Huntley has won her right to damages.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th April 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Day: 24 April 2007
Judges say police must protect witnesses – The Times
“Senior judges have upheld a landmark ruling that forces police across the country have to take legal responsibility for the protection of their witnesses.”
The Times, 24th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Muslim veils ‘should be allowed in court’ – The Times
“The wearing of the Muslim veil in court was backed by new official guidelines today.”
The Times, 24th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Butler-Sloss to step down as Diana coroner – Daily Telegraph
“Baroness Butler-Sloss is to step down as coroner for the Diana inquest, it was announced today.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th April 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers Conference: speech by Lord Falconer of Thoroton
Speech by Lord Falconer of Thoroton
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, 20th April 2007
Source: www.dca.gov.uk
First UK law firm opens ‘virtual’ office in Second Life – The Times
“Thanks to Mr Naylor and his team of tech-savvy lawyers, Field Fisher Waterhouse yesterday became the first major UK law firm to open an office in Second Life, a fast-growing online community with more than 5 million inhabitants and a self-sustaining economy worth $2 billion (£1 billion) a year.”
The Times, 24th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Former law chief warns over ‘scrambled’ Home Office split – The Independent
“Reforms to split the Home Office in two and create a new Ministry of Justice are being rushed through too quickly, the former head of the judiciary in England and Wales warned today.”
The Independent, 24th April 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police lose appeal over witness murder – The Independent
“A police force lost a Court of Appeal challenge today over a landmark ruling that it failed to protect a witness murdered just days before he was due to give evidence.”
The Independent, 24th April 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Specialist lawyers say tech firms failing on IP – OUT-LAW.com
“In the run-up to World Intellectual Property Day on 26 April, technology law specialists at international law firm Pinsent Masons have warned that UK technology companies do not know how to value their IP and that they are not doing enough to exploit the value of their IP portfolios.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th April 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
Huntley ‘sex victim’ due in court – BBC News
“A woman who claims she was sexually abused by Soham killer Ian Huntley is due in court in a bid to sue him.”
BBC News, 24th April 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Attempt to limit FOI will be heard again on Friday – OUT-LAW.com
“A controversial bill seeking to exempt members of parliament from the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act will be heard again this Friday. The proposal was the subject of a five-hour filibuster in Parliament last week.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th April 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
Teacher whose spy camera showed class misbehaviour faces tribunal – The Times
“A supply teacher who covertly filmed her pupils swearing, fighting and attempting to access pornography on the internet was misusing her professional position, a tribunal was told yesterday.”
The Times, 24th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Woolf urges immediate action for “embezzlement” lawyer – The Lawyer
“The Law Society has stepped in to defend a solicitor’s human rights after the Russian government publicly accused him of embezzlement.”
The Lawyer, 24th April 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Regina v. Osbourne – Times Law Reports
Shouting not relevant to offence
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“The fact that a defendant shouted at his partner in the context of a charge of murdering his friend was not evidence amounting to reprehensible behaviour within the bad character provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.”
The Times, 24th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Copland v. United Kingdom – Times Law Reports
Employee’s privacy breached by employer’s monitoring
Copland v. United Kingdom (Application No. 62617/00)
European Court of Human Rights
“The collection and storage of information by an employer of an employee’s telephone, e-mail and internet usage at the place of work was, in the absence of any legal provisions, unjustified.”
The Times, 24th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
A place on the Bench? It’s time to step forward – The Times
“Diversity in the lower tiers of the judiciary has improved significantly in the past five years. But as a whole the judiciary is struggling to reflect the demographics of society.”
The Times, 24th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
British lawyer accused over collapse of Yukos – The Times
“A solicitor has become the first British citizen to be targeted by the Russian authorities in connection with the collapse of Yukos, the oil company.”
The Times, 24th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Cadbury to face court over salmonella in chocolate – The Guardian
“Confectionery giant Cadbury is to be prosecuted for producing and selling ‘unsafe’ chocolate contaminated with salmonella and unfit for human consumption last year, it was confirmed yesterday.”
The Guardian, 24th April 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Secrets leak’ civil servant opposed Iraq war – The Times
“A civil servant accused of leaking a highly classified document about the Government’s policy on Iraq admitted to Scotland Yard that he opposed the war, the Old Bailey was told yesterday. David Keogh, 50, who was employed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office but seconded to a Cabinet Office communications centre beneath the Ministry of Defence in Whitehall, has pleaded not guilty to breaching the Official Secrets Act 1989.”
The Times, 24th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
