“Compensation awards to two injured servicemen are to be reassessed following a ruling by appeal judges today in a case brought by the Ministry of Defence.”
The Independent, 12th October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A school was ordered to pay £19,000 today after a 16-year-old girl lost most of her fingers when a bucket of plaster of Paris set around her hands during a school art lesson.”
The Times, 12th October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Six members of a gang that kidnapped two men – one of them a friend of the singer Lily Allen – have been jailed for up to 12 years each.”
BBC News, 12th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who suffered severe head injuries when he fell from a London night bus was awarded more than £1 million damages today.”
The Indepedent, 12th October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Legal Week reports: It has also been confirmed that BPP Law School, which last month asked for volunteers among its BVC students to defer for a year, exceeded its allocated numbers of 456 by 80. This figure includes both the full-time and part-time BVC courses run by BPP in London and Leeds. It has since been reduced to 63 as a result of deferrals and withdrawals.”
Charon QC, 12th October 2009
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
“The family of a Royal Marine killed in service in Afghanistan is taking legal action against the Ministry of Defence.”
BBC News, 12th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A former president of the Law Society and his City law firm are being sued for up to £5m over allegations that they helped a global oil company wreck a barrister’s career.”
The Guardian, 11th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Court)
Rollins, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 1941 (09 October 2009)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Astall & Anor v Revenue and Customs [2009] EWCA Civ 1010 (09 October 2009)
High Court (Queen’s Bench)
CEP Holdings Ltd v CEP Claddings Ltd [2009] EWHC 2447 (QB) (09 October 2009)
Kahangi & Ors v Nourizadeh [2009] EWHC 2451 (QB) (09 October 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Cowlishaw & Anor v O&D Building Contractors Ltd [2009] EWHC 2445 (Ch) (08 October 2009)
Invertec Ltd v De Mol Holding BV & Anor [2009] EWHC 2471 (Ch) (09 October 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Gard Marine & Energy Ltd v Lloyd Tunnicliffe & Ors [2009] EWHC 2388 (Comm) (09 October 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
The School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (References to Financial Investigators) (Amendment) Order 2009
The Animals (Divisional Veterinary Managers) Regulations 2009
The Animal Health (Divisional Veterinary Managers) Order 2009
The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2) (Wales) Order 2009
The Education (Miscellaneous Amendments relating to Safeguarding Children) (Wales) Regulations 2009
The Education (Independent Schools) (Unsuitable Persons) (Wales) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“A boy who was arrested for two murders and a rape before reaching his 16th birthday is facing life in jail.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Senior British army commanders in Iraq refused to investigate hundreds of cases of abuse against Iraqi civilians that led to serious injury or even death, a former member of the Royal Military Police has claimed.”
The Times, 12th October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A ‘total shambles’ over official figures means the Government cannot say how many offenders are escaping with soft penalties and cautions.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A flagship government anti-smoking scheme that would ban Britain’s shops from displaying cigarettes would be ‘unenforceable’, according to one of the country’s leading QCs.”
The Times, 12th October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Baroness Scotland, the Attorney General, is to be investigated by a legal watchdog over her employment of an illegal immigrant, it has been claimed.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Lawyers warn that Akmal Shaikh, 53, who has delusional psychosis, could be shot dead in jail after reports that his second appeal has failed.”
The Guardian, 11th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“HM Treasury has today published a call for evidence on the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 and of the UK’s anti-money laundering policies and procedures under them. The Call is designed to help inform a review of the Regulations, and look at how effective and proportionate the UK’s anti-money laundering rules are.”
HM Treasury, 9th October 2009
Source: www.hm-treasury.gov.uk
“The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has ratcheted up the pressure on BAE Systems by hiring Timothy Langdale, a top criminal QC, to help submit a corruption case to the attorney-general within three weeks.”
The Times, 11th October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Appeal judges will rule today on a legal attempt by the Ministry of Defence to reduce the compensation paid to two servicemen, a move that drew widespread condemnation.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The former wife of Paul Gascoigne has accepted undisclosed libel damages over a claim her financial demands caused his relapse into alcoholism.”
BBC News, 9th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Court rules three-year jail sentence on Janette Mercer, who lied to try to protect her son, was not ‘manifestly excessive’.”
The Guardian, 9th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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