“The introduction of same-sex marriage could finally open the way for carers and relatives such as unmarried sisters who live together to be given the same legal status as married couples, the House of Lords has been told.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“To glance at some headlines, a reader might think this was a conventional love story: ‘I still love him’; ‘He’s wonderful, I’ll fight for him’. But this was, child protection professionals agree, a relationship built around abuse.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The UK’s senior military judge has expressed concern about the way in which members of the armed forces can be convicted of serious offences by a majority of just one member of a military jury.”
BBC News, 25th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Thousands of criminals who re-offend after serving only a few months in prison will be locked up again under a new Ministry of Justice crackdown, the department’s own estimates show.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The justice secretary, Chris Grayling, has been warned by his most senior officials that plans to privatise 70% of the probation service lack support, are being pushed through on an aggressive timetable and potentially endanger public safety, leaked documents show.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The home secretary, Theresa May, came under pressure from the father of the murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence to set up an independent inquiry into the Guardian’s revelations that undercover police spied on and attempted to smear his family.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A mother has been found guilty of murdering her two-year-old son.”
BBC News, 24th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An illegal immigrant jailed for hitting his children has won a battle against deportation in the UK.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An unlicensed cab driver was jailed for seven years and three months today after being found guilty of raping a female passenger.”
The Independent, 24th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A magistrate has been reprimanded for highlighting the dangers of cannabis after her own brother’s addiction to the drug led to his death.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Lady Hale has become the most senior female judge in British legal history with her appointment as deputy president of the UK’s supreme court.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A photocopy of a sealed claim form sent with a letter to the defendants’ solicitors for the purposes of document exchange was not proper service of the claim form for the purposes of CPR r 6.3(b).”
WLR Daily, 17th June 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“An undertaking which had infringed article 101FEU of the FEU Treaty could not escape the imposition of a fine by a national competition authority on the ground that the infringement had resulted from that undertaking erring as to the lawfulness of its conduct on account of legal advice given by a lawyer or of the terms of a decision of a national competition authority.”
WLR Daily, 18th June 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“The Supreme Court had jurisdiction to entertain a closed material procedure on an appeal from decisions of the courts of England and Wales on applications brought under section 63 of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008. On very rare occasions it would be appropriate for the court to go into closed session for that purpose and in the circumstances of the present appeal it would do so.”
WLR Daily, 19th June 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Speech by The Hon. Sir Charles Haddon-Cave
“Piper 25” Oil & Gas UK Conference, 19th June 2013
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Christopher Rank, barrister, of Cornwall Street Chambers considers expert evidence, rule 25.1 of the FPR and The President’s recent guidance in Re H-L (A Child).”
Family Law Week, 23rd June 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“David Burrows continues his review of how LASPO has influenced the funding landscape of family litigation.”
New Law Journal, 20th June 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
“A solicitor cannot be held responsible if parties to mediation do not immediately reach a final binding agreement, the Court of Appeal has confirmed.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th June 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
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