“The mother of a white 15-year-old boy who was left with brain damage after a hammer attack by a gang of British Asian pupils blamed his school today after a report found it failed to recognise a series of racist incidents prior to the assault.”
The Guardian, 9th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“MPs are to hold an emergency debate later to discuss the allegations of phone hacking by journalists at the News of the World.”
BBC News, 9th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court (Chancery Division)
Hopton v Miller [2010] EWHC B20 (Ch) (31 August 2010)
Wickens v Cheval Property Developments Ltd [2010] EWHC 2249 (Ch) (08 September 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
“The Legal Services Commission has averted one legal challenge to its tender process by awarding a social welfare contract to a Birmingham firm which sought a judicial review of the LSC’s initial decision not to make an award.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 9th September 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The new Criminal Bar Association chair has criticised solicitors for ‘abusing’ the referral fee arrangements for Crown court advocacy, claiming that solicitors are pocketing money for work done by barristers.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 9th September 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A man has failed in his attempt to show that his gameshow idea was copied by the BBC. A High Court judge refused to allow a full trial on the claims, calling them ‘simply unreal.’ ”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th September 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“A man has been jailed for three-and-a-half years after admitting making, distributing and possessing indecent photographs of children.”
BBC News, 8th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Financial Services Authority has fined Goldman Sachs £20m after the investment bank failed to tell the regulator a member of staff at the centre of fraud charges in the US was working in the UK.”
The Guardian, 9th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A fraudster was jailed today for trying to claim compensation from a number of local councils for injuries he had never suffered.”
The Independent, 8th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A ‘toxic’ system for appointing the world’s most senior judges is fundamentally undermining the legitimacy of international courts, a new study claims.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Immigration minister Damian Green announces intention to ‘minimise’ detention of children rather than end practice.”
The Guardian, 9th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An independent review is to be conducted into the crash of an RAF Chinook on the Mull of Kintyre which killed 25 senior intelligence officers and the aircraft crew, the government has announced.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A review of Britain’s extradition treaty with the US and other jurisdictions will not be completed until the end of next summer, the Home Secretary announced yesterday. The Coalition’s inquiry would consider whether the UK-US treaty was ‘unbalanced’ and would also look at the breadth of the Home Secretary’s discretion to intervene in cases, Theresa May said.”
The Independent, 9th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“One of the men convicted of killing 10-year-old Damilola Taylor has been released from prison.”
BBC News, 8th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes momentarily fell asleep at the wheel of his car and crashed into a vehicle on the opposite side of the road after completing a gruelling mountain race, a court heard today.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Former world champion John Higgins has been banned from snooker until November for bringing the game into disrepute but cleared of ‘agreeing or offering’ to accept bribes.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A 14-year-old youth accused of shining a laser pen at a police helicopter in Leicester has failed to convince the High Court he should not be prosecuted.”
BBC News, 7th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The system of law operated by the Vatican has allowed serious sex offenders to escape punishment and must be abandoned, says a prominent lawyer.”
The Guardian, 7th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Government wants to extend the scope of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act to increase transparency.”
Ministry of Justice, 7th September 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
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