Court of Appeal
“A judge who was asked to make a possession order under section 98(1)(a) of the Rent Act 1977 on the ground that there was suitable alternative accommodation available had to decide whether or not it was reasonable to make an order by evaluating the effect on both parties if an order was made and if it was not.”
The Times, 13th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Radmacher (formerly Granatino) v Granatino
Court of Appeal
“Judges exercising the wide discretion they have in achieving fairness between the parties in matrimonial ancillary relief proceedings were able to take into account the terms of any prenuptial agreement.”
The Times, 13th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The annual report for the family procedure rule committee, a non-departmental public body set up under the Courts Act 2003 to make rules of court for use in family proceedings.”
Ministry of Justice, 10th July 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Justice Minister Claire Ward has made a statement about the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007.”
Ministry of Justice, 13th July 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“An illegal immigrant was today removed from the United Kingdom after being arrested on his wedding day last week.”
UK Border Agency, 9th July 2009
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Prosecutors have made a flying start in a vital piece of work to improve public confidence in the justice system, the Attorney General Baroness Scotland QC said today, marking the set-up phase for a major initiative from the Crown Prosecution Service – the Community Prosecutor approach.”
Attorney General’s Office, 9th July 2009
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
“A claim of racial discrimination and unfair dismissal by a police community support officer has been thrown out at an employment tribunal.”
BBC News, 10th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The chewing gum maker Wrigley’s has been fined £150,000 after an employee suffered severe arm injuries as he cleaned a moving production line.”
BBC News, 10th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A newlywed couple who killed a man the morning after their wedding have been jailed for manslaughter.”
BBC News, 10th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Ministry of Defence faces the threat of hundreds of claims for alleged abuse and torture of Iraqi civilians by British soldiers. Lawyers say emerging evidence of abuses, including use of electric shocks, points to a systematic policy of sensory deprivation, sleep deprivation and beatings throughout the occupation of Basra, which must have been authorised by senior officers or politicians and known to hundreds of soldiers.”
The Independent, 12th July 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A major public inquiry into the death of an Iraqi civilian called Baha Mousa in British military custody with the former Queen’s Lancashire Regiment will begin on Monday.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A group of 13 doctors who believe that Dr David Kelly, the Government scientist, did not commit suicide, but was murdered, are launching a legal campaign to demand an inquest.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A solicitor who was forced to leave his job at the age of 65 will bring a test appeal today in the first challenge over compulsory retirement to reach the Court of Appeal.”
The Times, 13th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A jealous husband who tried to ‘execute’ a love rival in a barbershop as he cut a child’s hair has been jailed indefinitely.”
BBC News, 10th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who sprayed acid at lawyers when his negligence claim was dismissed by a court has been found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.”
BBC News, 10th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A conman who tricked religious pilgrims out of hundreds of thousands of pounds has been jailed for six years.”
BBC News, 10th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two men were jailed today for inciting racial hatred online. Simon Sheppard, 52, was sentenced to four years and 10 months while Stephen Whittle, 42, was given a term of two years and four months after being convicted of a number of race-hate crimes.”
The Independent, 10th July 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“England striker Jermain Defoe was today banned from driving after being convicted of speeding, but the sentence was immediately suspended as his lawyers appealed the judgement.”
The Times, 10th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The mother of a soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq has won the first round of a legal battle for an investigation into the use of the lightly armoured Snatch Land Rovers.”
The Times, 10th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“An administrator who admitted taking thousands of pounds intended for a dance group’s trip to America has been jailed for 18 months.”
BBC News, 11th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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