“The Prince of Wales could be asked to appear in court over his role in helping to block the £3 billion Chelsea Barracks housing scheme designed by Lord Rogers.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Insurance companies were yesterday accused of profiteering from victims of the deadly asbestos cancer mesothelioma. Hundreds of victims of the disease are going without compensation because many of the insurance policies meant to protect workers allegedly have been lost.”
The Independent, 29th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Barry George, the man acquitted at a retrial of killing the BBC television presenter Jill Dando, is making an unprecedented legal challenge to stop the authorities keeping a watch on his movements.”
The Guardian, 29th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Service should be more open with the public and less reliant on paper case files, says Keir Starmer QC.”
The Guardian, 30th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Britain’s highest court will hear a test challenge today that to extradite a retired businessman to the United States would be a breach of his human rights.”
The Times, 30th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Almost 200 prisoners including murders and sex offenders have been released early by mistake from jails, according to official government figures.”
The Times, 30th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The ‘devastated’ lawyers for computer hacker Gary McKinnon are to challenge the home secretary’s decision not to block his extradition to the US.”
BBC News, 27th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A judge has ruled in the favour of taxi drivers in Newport, who challenged a council decision to impose age limits on vehicles.”
BBC News, 27th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Too many children being held at detention centres for too long, says home affairs select committee.”
The Observer, 29th November 2009
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
“A former soldier from North Yorkshire who raped a woman outside a nightclub in Preston nearly 11 years ago has been jailed for seven years.”
BBC news, 27th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A father and his 14-year-old son have been given life terms for stabbing a man to death in a pub in east London.”
BBC News, 27th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Three boys who forced their young victims to perform degrading sex acts in a park have been given supervision orders.”
The Independent, 27th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Faith in the workplace has become a source of heightened anxiety in recent times. Traditionalists mourn the apparent demise of Christendom’s monopoly over the public sphere and some of my fellow bleeding hearts sound more bloody-minded than liberal whenever religion crops up. But as so often, our shared framework of fundamental rights and freedoms can help to negotiate the limits of tolerance and cohesion as we rub along together.”
The Times, 26th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Lawyers face having to return more than £25 million paid to them by mistake because of mismanagement in the running of the legal aid scheme.”
The Times, 27th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A new Crime and Security Bill aims to protect our communities by making our streets safer and giving more help to victims of crime.”
Home Office, 20th November 2009
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Supreme Court
Office of Fair Trading (OFT) v Abbey National plc & Ors [2009] UKSC 6 (25 November 2009)
BA (Nigeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Ors [2009] UKSC 7 (26 November 2009)
A, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Croydon [2009] UKSC 8 (26 November 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Home office figures show that only tiny proportion of anti-terror searches lead to arrests.”
The Guardian, 26th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A London theatre is being investigated after it allegedly promoted its production of the Shawshank Redemption by quoting comments about the hit film.”
BBC News, 26th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two men have started appeals against the UK’s first convictions for inciting racial hatred via a foreign website.”
BBC News, 26th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Cornwall v R. [2009] EWCA Crim 2458 (26 November 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Threlfall v Hull City Council [2009] EWHC 3042 (QB) (26 November 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
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