“A tribunal cannot rely on additional matters not taken into account by an employer when deciding whether a dismissal is fair, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th September 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“A woman left with irreversible brain damage due to a ‘catalogue of errors’ during her birth has been awarded a total of £5.5m in compensation.”
BBC News, 24th September 2-12
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Court makes order postponing reports under section 4(2) of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 due to ‘very real risk of prejudice’.”
The Guardian, 24th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The GMC said it could not impose an automatic ban on doctors convicted of sex offences as this would risk breaching human rights legislation.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A man who murdered his pregnant wife has been jailed for life, along with three other family members.”
BBC News, 24th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The European court of human rights has cleared the way for the extradition to the United States of five terrorism suspects, including Abu Hamza al-Masri and Babar Ahmad, after legal battles dating back to 2004.”
The Guardian, 24th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Eight men who preyed on ‘vulnerable’ underage teenage girls for sex have been jailed for up to seven years.”
BBC News, 24th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Is the justice and security bill a threat to fundamental legal liberties or a necessary veil to protect state secrets? Here’s what you need to know about the expansion of trials behind closed courtroom doors.”
The Guardian, 25th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A senior judge has issued a warning to police, press and politicians as alleged killer Dale Cregan appeared for the first time at Crown Court.”
The Independent, 24th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
J (A Child: Disclosure), Re (Rev 1)[2012] EWCA Civ 1204 (21 September 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Odyssey Entertainment Ltd v Kamp & Ors [2012] EWHC 2316 (Ch) (09 August 2012)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd v Sinclair & Ors [2012] EWHC 2560 (Comm) (21 September 2012)
JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov [2012] EWHC 2543 (Comm) (21 September 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
“The Court of Appeal has ordered that a young person who made sexual abuse allegations against a father of an 8 year old girl, which were considered in contact proceedings concerning her, must be identified.”
Family Law Week, 24th September 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
Annual Conference: The Coroners’ Society of England and Wales (PDF)
Speech by His Honour Judge Peter Thornton QC, Chief Coroner
The Coroners’ Society of England and Wales, 21st September 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Andrew Commins, barrister, associate member of St John’s Chambers in Bristol analyses the legal issues relating to the question of gay marriage.”
Family Law Week, 24th September 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
“Two men have made UK legal history after being convicted of a drugs-related offence even though the substances involved are not illegal, police said.”
The Independent,
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A 63-year-old man who murdered a former police officer and burned his body after becoming obsessed with his wife has been jailed for a minimum of 22 years.”
The Guardian, 21st September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Outgoing Supreme Court president Lord Phillips has called for leading law firms to encourage more partners to sit as part-time judges, in a bid to increase the number of solicitors in the judiciary.”
Legal Week, 21st September 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
“A judge who criticised UK abortion policies while sentencing a woman to eight years in prison for performing her own abortion at a late stage in her pregnancy is one of at least five members of the judiciary with links to a Christian charity which has campaigned for more conservative abortion laws.”
The Guardian, 21st September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Nearly half of British adults think they have to go to court to get divorced, according to a survey that shows a lack of awareness of non-court options for family law matters.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th September 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Before prosecuting and jailing women for abortion, we should ask whether criminalisation is ever appropriate.”
The Guardian, 21st September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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