“Rupert Murdoch’s News International may have to continue funding the legal defence for the convicted phone hacker Glenn Mulcaire, despite the company’s promise to cut off the funds that have so far allowed him not to name the News of the World executives who commissioned him.”
The Independent, 1st August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“There was a collective sigh of relief last week as the Supreme Court overturned an appellate court ruling to find that arbitrators cannot be classed as employees and therefore are not subject to UK equality rules.”
The Lawyer, 1st August 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“New laws are needed to give consumers better rights to take private action against businesses that adopt unfair commercial practices, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st August 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“A casino worker was sentenced today for laundering thousands of pounds of drug money with her father, police said.”
The Independent, 1st August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The use and scope of privacy injunctions will be formally monitored from today (1 August) under a pilot scheme launched by the Master of the Rolls, Lord Neuberger.”
Legal Week, 1st August 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
“A pro bono clinic is helping clients who have never sought legal advice before – and cuts to legal aid will mean more work still.”
The Guardian, 1st August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Judges will be able to veto moves to discover the true scale of injunctions and secret court orders despite a bid for more transparency.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd August 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Shielded from the flashing cameras by a pair of sunglasses and clutching a book entitled Free radicals: The secret anarchy of science, the alleged LulzSec hacker Jake Davis left court yesterday morning after a judge granted him bail.”
The Independent, 2nd August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Theresa May, the Home Secretary, was accused last night of resisting calls to tighten gun laws following the shooting spree of Derrick Bird in which 12 people were murdered.”
The Independent, 2nd August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Survivors and relatives of those who died in the 7 July bombings have abandoned their legal attempt to force the government to hold a public inquiry into the attacks, acknowledging that proceedings would be likely to be unsuccessful and would cause ‘further unnecessary distress’.”
The Guardian, 1st August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“EastEnders’ controversial cot death and baby swap storyline has been cleared by media regulator Ofcom after thousands of complaints.”
BBC News, 1st August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Equilibrium of assets and liabilities was not a requirement of the definition of a money purchase pension scheme under section 181 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993.”
WLR Daily, 27th July 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“An arbitration agreement could lawfully require that the arbitrators appointed had to be members of a particular religious community since the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003, which prohibited employers from discriminating on religious grounds, did not apply to the selection or appointment of arbitrators, who were not employees of the arbitrating parties appearing before them. An arbitration clause in a commercial agreement between two members of the Ismaili community requiring that, in the event of a dispute between them, any arbitrators they appointed had to be members of the Ismaili faith was therefore valid and precluded the appointment by one of the parties of a non-Ismaili.”
WLR Daily, 27th July 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“A ‘manipulative and predatory’ sex offender who was jailed indefinitely for public protection has had his sentence cut to three-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 29th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl and raped a teenager 20 years ago has been jailed for 12 years.”
BBC News, 29th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Former Labour MP Jim Devine has been released from prison after serving a quarter of his 16-month sentence for expenses fraud.”
BBC News, 1st August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A mother who left her three children in a hot car for 45 minutes in Carlisle has been spared jail.”
BBC New, 1st August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Faith Stewart v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2011] EWCA Civ 907 (29 July 2011)
Iqbal v Ahmed [2011] EWCA Civ 900 (29 July 2011)
Hayes v Merseyside Police [2011] EWCA Civ 911 (29 July 2011)
Austin & Ors v Miller Argent (South Wales) Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 928 (29 July 2011)
Modi & Anor v Clarke [2011] EWCA Civ 937 (29 July 2011)
Thornhill & Ors v Nationwide Metal Recycling Ltd & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 919 (29 July 2011)
Purely Creative Ltd & Ors v The Office of Fair Trading [2011] EWCA Civ 920 (29 July 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
HM Attorney-General v MGN Ltd & Anor [2011] EWHC 2074 (Admin) (29 July 2011)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v CD [2011] EWHC 2087 (Admin) (29 July 2011)
Coates v Crown Prosecution Service [2011] EWHC 2032 (Admin) (29 July 2011)
Bat v The Investigating Judge of the German Federal Court [2011] EWHC 2029 (Admin) (29 July 2011)
Rahmatullah v Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs & Anor [2011] EWHC 2008 (Admin) (29 July 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Payless Cash & Carry Ltd v Patel & Ors [2011] EWHC 2112 (Ch) (29 July 2011)
Space Airconditioning Plc v Guy Smith Brothers Stores Ltd [2011] EWHC 2107 (Ch) (29 July 2011)
Claridge, Re The Trustee In Bankruptcy of [2011] EWHC 2047 (Ch) (29 July 2011)
LB Re Financing No. 3 Ltd v Excalibur Funding No.1 Plc & Ors [2011] EWHC 2111 (Ch) (29 July 2011)
Multi Veste 226 BV v Ni Summer Row Unitholder BV & Ors [2011] EWHC 2026 (Ch) (29 July 2011)
Winnetka Trading Corp v (Julius Baer International Ltd & Anor [2011] EWHC 2030 (Ch) (29 July 2011)
Favor Easy Management Ltd & Anor v Wu (aka Lisa Wu) & Ors [2011] EWHC 2017 (Ch) (29 July 2011)
Humber Oil Terminals Trustee Ltd v Associated British Ports [2011] EWHC 2043 (Ch) (29 July 2011)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Mitton & Ors v Benefield & Anor [2011] EWHC 2098 (QB) (01 August 2011)
Al- Amoudi v Kifle [2011] EWHC 2037 (QB) (29 July 2011)
The Lord Chancellor v Alexander Johnson & Co Solicitors & Anor [2011] EWHC 2113 (QB) (29 July 2011)
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WLR Daily, 27th July 2011
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