Value proposition – The Lawyer
“The bar is struggling with the concept of solicitor contracts despite almost a decade of negotiations.”
The Lawyer, 8th October 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Month: October 2012
‘Resident Evil’ killers jailed for Derek Blake murder – BBC News
“Three people who murdered a man in Norfolk after torturing him in scenes compared to the Resident Evil horror franchise have been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 5th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Why is the Law of Fire like a student fridge? – UK Human Rights Blog
“The best part of a thousand years of law has been distilled into this scholarly resolution by the CA of an age old problem. Who pays for the consequences of an accidentally caused fire – the landowner where the fire started or the neighbour who suffered the loss?”
UK Human Rights Blog, 6th October 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
More on ECtHR, Article 8 and the Private Sector – NearlyLegal
“Hot on the heels of Buckland v UK follows a further decision of the ECtHR: Pelipenko v Russia, which is likely to add further weight to the Article 8/private sector debate.”
NearlyLegal, 6th October 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Securing a training contract: steps to take while at university – The Guardian
“Newly-qualified solicitor Sayo Ogundele shares his advice on how to kickstart your career in law while at university.”
The Guardian, 8th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
How female breadwinners are ‘losing out’ in divorce – Daily Telegraph
“Career women increasingly feel that they are losing out in divorce settlements because courts do not ask who does the housework, lawyers say.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
IoS investigation: Britain’s record on rape shows shocking new failures – The Independent
“As the number of sex crimes rises, police procedures mean victims of assault do not get justice – and their attackers go free.”
The Independent, 7th October 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Supergrass law leads to wholesale prison sentence cuts – BBC News
“New supergrass laws have led to some murderers, gangsters and drug dealers having their prison sentences cut by more than 80%, a BBC Panorama investigation has found.”
BBC News, 8th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Meg Burgess wall death: Builder George Collier jailed – BBC News
“A builder has been given a two year jail term after a three-year-old girl died when she was crushed by a collapsing wall.”
BBC News, 5th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
News International wins court ruling on searches related to phone hacking – The Guardian
“Lawyers acting for more than 170 phone-hacking victims, including Cherie Blair and Hugh Grant, were dealt a blow on Friday after losing a high court application to force News International to do a general search of its databases for potential evidence of illegal voicemail interception.”
The Guardian, 5th October 2012
Surce: www.guardian.co.uk
Abu Hamza to be extradited within days after final appeal fails – Daily Telegraph
“Abu Hamza and four other terror suspects will be extradited to the US ‘immediately’ after their last-ditch appeals were dismissed out of hand by senior judges.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
John Terry defence ‘improbable, implausible and contrived’ – BBC News
“John Terry’s defence against claims he racially abused Anton Ferdinand was ‘improbable, implausible, contrived’, according to the Football Association panel which found him guilty.”
BBC New, 5th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mau Mau uprising: Kenyans win UK torture ruling – BBC News
“Three Kenyans who were tortured by British colonial authorities can proceed with their legal claims against the UK government, a court has ruled.”
BBC News, 5th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
G (Children), Re [2012] EWCA Civ 1233 (04 October 2012)
Langsam v Beachcroft LLP & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 1230 (04 October 2012)
Bradbury & Ors v Taylor & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 1208 (04 October 2012)
Stannard (t/a Wyvern Tyres) v Gore [2012] EWCA Civ 1248 (04 October 2012)
Deripaska v Cherney [2012] EWCA Civ 1235 (03 October 2012)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Mulgrew & Anor v R. [2012] EWCA Crim 2008 (04 October 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Sandhu v Kaur [2012] EWHC 2679 (Ch) (04 October 2012)
Newcastle International Airport Ltd (NIAL) v Eversheds LLP [2012] EWHC 2648 (Ch) (02 October 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Armed Forces) (Amendment) Order 2012
The Police and Crime Panels (Modification of Functions) Regulations 2012
The Machine Games Duty Regulations 2012
The Local Authority (Duty to Secure Early Years Provision Free of Charge) Regulations 2012
The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No.4) Order 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Immigration crime network put out of action – UK Border Agency
“The 2 masterminds behind an international people smuggling system were today handed a combined 13 years and 4 months of prison time.”
UK Border Agency, 4th October 2012
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Lord McNally’s speech to the Birmingham Law Society Family Conference 2012 – Ministry of Justice
“Lord McNally’s speech to the Birmingham Law Society Family Conference 2012.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st October 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
The end of Slobodan Milošević – Gresham College Lecture
“Slobodan Milošević died a few months before the end of his trial. There were no closing arguments and there was no judgment by the judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia – the ICTY. Sir Geoffrey Nice had been preparing closing arguments as the case proceeded and will explain what some of them were.”
Lecture by Sir Geoffrey Nice
Gresham College, 2nd October 2012
Source: www.gresham.ac.uk
