“Russia today formally refused to extradite murder suspect Andrei Lugovoi, prompting an angry response from the British Government.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The cost and speed of international arbitration will be discussed at the first meeting of the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) Commission on Settlement in International Arbitration today.”
LegalWeek, 10th July 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
“The rise in bank charge cases has helped deliver a windfall for the civil courts following the decision to increase fees for litigants last year.”
Financial Times, 10th July 2007
Source: www.ft.com
Decline in shoe business justifies agent’s award
Lonsdale (t/a Lonsdale Agencies) v. Howard and Hallam Ltd
House of Lords
“Where a principal’s business had been in decline, the judge’s statutory award of £5,000 rather than commission for two years sought by the agent had been adequate.”
The Times, 10th July 2007
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“The Queen and Prince Philip will not have to answer questions from Mohamed Fayed about Diana, Princess of Wales, ‘at this stage’, a coroner decided yesterday.”
The Daily Telegraph, 10th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The BBC must pay an unprecedented £50,000 fine over the Blue Peter phone-in scandal in which a young studio guest posed as a competition winner.”
The Times, 10th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A woman juror has been arrested after she was allegedly caught listening to an MP3 player hidden beneath her hijab during a murder trial.”
The Times, 10th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Many offenders are not monitored or supervised properly because there are too many demands on probation staff in England and Wales, a report has said.”
BBC News, 10th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A grieving woman has urged midwives not to leave newborn babies in bed with their mothers after she fell asleep as a result of an anaesthetic and accidentally suffocated her daughter. Catherine Wrigley, 36, has been awarded an estimated £20,000 in damages after staff at St Peter’s Hospital, in Chertsey, Surrey, were found to have been negligent in leaving her alone with her daughter, Nancy, after delivery by Caesarean section.”
The Times, 10th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A doctor who gave a paralysing drug to two terminally ill babies, hastening their deaths, ‘felt in his heart’ the children were suffering.”
BBC News, 9th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Moves to review the Attorney-General’s position in the Government will begin today after concerns over a possible conflict of interest in the role. ”
The Times, 9th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The coroner for Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed’s inquests has said he will not involve the Queen or the Duke of Edinburgh in the case at this stage.”
BBC News, 9th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A barrister who was jailed for refusing to pay child support was freed on unconditional bail yesterday pending a judicial review hearing. ”
The Times, 9th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The UK must withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) because its interpretation by the courts encourages terrorists to come to Britain, according to a report published today.”
The Times, 9th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Two peace activists who broke into RAF Fairford and attacked US military vehicles have been found guilty of conspiracy to commit criminal damage.”
BBC News, 6th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Three men were today found guilty of an extremist Islamist plot to detonate bombs on tube trains and a bus in London on July 21 2005.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2007
source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A woman has admitted entering into a civil partnership with her lesbian partner while she was still married.”
BBC News, 9th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Care needed in drafting
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“Where an offence was committed over two or more days which straddled the coming into force of the dangerous offender provisions, a term of imprisonment for public protection should not be imposed where it was not clear when the offence was actually committed.”
The Times, 9th July 2007
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Compensation scheme withdrawal is lawful
R (Niazi) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department
Queen’s Bench Division
“The withdrawal, without notice or consultation, of the ex gratia scheme for compensation for miscarriages of justice was not unlawful.”
The Times, 9th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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