“It is a job which has always required the skills of a diplomat, conflict negotiator, property expert and financial whizz all rolled into one.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“More than 450,000 people could already have received a court summons because they have fallen into arrears with their council tax payments following changes to the system, it was claimed.”
The Independent, 11th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The trial of a man for the attempted murder of a woman in York has been abandoned after DNA evidence was lost.”
BBC News, 9th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Passing a driving test and getting a licence is a rite of passage for many teenagers. But they may have to wait an extra year if the government implements changes being proposed.”
The Guardian, 11th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Closing a Suffolk prison will breach an inmate’s human rights, lawyers have told the government.”
BBC News, 10th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An award-winning actor is suing the Metropolitan Police for assault and false imprisonment after he was wrongly suspected of drug dealing.”
The Independent, 10th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The council that dealt with the Baby P and Victoria Climbié cases has apologised after failing to prevent the abuse of a toddler who suffered extensive injuries at the hands of his family.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Finnigan v Northumbria Police [2013] EWCA Civ 1191 (08 October 2013)
MF (Nigeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 1192 (08 October 2013)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Sargespace Ltd v Eustace [2013] EWHC 2944 (QB) (03 October 2013)
Cuccolini S.R.L v Elcan Industries Inc [2013] EWHC 2994 (QB) (08 October 2013)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Walton Homes Ltd v Staffordshire County Council [2013] EWHC 2554 (Ch) (08 October 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
“An action for annulment of a ‘regulatory act’ within the meaning of the fourth paragraph of article 263FEU of the FEU Treaty was available to an individual with a direct concern in an act of general application which was not a legislative act.”
WLR Daily, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Supreme Court, 9th October 2013
Supreme Court, 9th October 2013
“The official website for HMP Oakwood says that it wants to ‘inspire, motivate and guide prisoners to become the best they can be.'”
BBC News, 8th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A High Court judge has granted an energy company an injunction preventing a waste authority from entering into a £1bn+ resource recovery contract (RRC) with a rival business.”
Local Government Lawyer, 8th October 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
“Parties to litigation in the civil courts need more guidance about what constitutes an ‘appropriate’ costs budget and the consequences of not meeting the requirements of the new costs management regime, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th October 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“Public authorities may need to maintain a record to justify why they are unable to respond to freedom of information (FOI) requests more promptly than within 20 working days after the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) released new guidance.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th October 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“The use of ‘gagging clauses’ risks stopping employees from speaking out about failures in the public sector, the National Audit Office has warned.”
BBC News, 8th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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