“A public inquiry will open later in London into allegations that up to 20 Iraqis were murdered after a gun battle with British troops in 2004.”
BBC News, 4th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A promise to end routine strip-searching of children in custody is being flouted, according to data revealing there were more than 43,000 recorded incidences involving children as young as 12 over a 21-month period – but in only 275 searches were illicit items found.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The former head of the judiciary, Lord Woolf, has thrown his support behind plans to allow more civil courts to examine secret intelligence in private.”
BBC News, 4th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Libyan politician who is suing the former foreign secretary Jack Straw and the British government for damages after being kidnapped and taken to one of Gaddafi’s jails has offered to settle the case for just £3, providing he also receives an unreserved apology.”
The Guardian, 4th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has today formally launched the new Pupillage Gateway, which goes live at 11:00 on Friday 1 March.”
The Bar Council, 28th February 2013
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“The High Court has ordered the UK’s major internet service providers to block three websites offering links to pirated material.”
BBC News, 28th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Bodies acting under a ‘public law duty’ do not need to cover losses incurred by third parties when they ‘freeze’ the assets of a company under investigation, the Supreme Court has confirmed.”
OUT-LAW.com, 28th February 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“In a report published today the Law Commission is recommending reforms that will bring the Electronic Communications Code up to date with modern technology while continuing to balance the rights of landowners and the public demand for modern communications services.”
Law Commission, 28th February 2013
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk
“Her Majesty the Queen has approved the appointment of 84 new Queen’s Counsel. The full list in seniority order is available below.”
Ministry of Justice, 27th February 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A ban on a bus advert claiming gay people can be “cured” is to be challenged in the High Court.”
BBC News, 28th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme Court
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) v Sinaloa Gold plc & Ors [2013] UKSC 11 (27 February 2013)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Clarke & Anor, R v [2013] EWCA Crim 162 (26 February 2013)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Davies v Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council [2013] EWCA Civ 135 (26 February 2013)
Attwood & Ors v Maidment [2013] EWCA Civ 119 (26 February 2013)
Thomas v Curley [2013] EWCA Civ 117 (26 February 2013)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Uren v Corporate Leisure (UK) Ltd & Anor [2013] EWHC 353 (QB) (26 February 2013)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Novasen SA v Alimenta SA [2013] EWHC 345 (Comm) (27 February 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Studies of earnings in the legal profession have consistently shown that women earn less than men and that individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) groups earn less than their white colleagues. This is confirmed in a review by the Legal Services Board (LSB) of the quantitative data available on the earnings of legal professionals in England and Wales. The LSB published the Review of published evidence on the equality of pay in legal services on 28 February 2013.”
Legal Services Board, 28th February 2013
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
“The Sun did not breach rules on subterfuge when it obtained details of a police evidence list at the scene of the Norfolk Broads deaths, the press watchdog has ruled.”
The Guardian, 27th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Melloni v Ministerio Fiscal (Case C-399/11); [2013] WLR (D) 83
“Article 4a(1) of Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between member states (as amended by Council Framework Decision 2009/299/JHA of 26 February 2009) precluded the executing judicial authorities, in the circumstances specified in that provision, from making the execution of a European arrest warrant, issued for the purposes of executing a sentence, conditional upon the conviction rendered in absentia being open to review in the issuing member state. Article 4a(1) of Framework Decision 2002/584 was compatible with the requirements under articles 47 and 48(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Article 53 of the Charter did not allow a member state to make the surrender of a person convicted in absentia conditional upon the conviction being open to review in the issuing member state, in order to avoid an adverse effect on the right to a fair trial and the rights of the defence guaranteed by its constitution.”
WLR Daily, 26th February 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“English common law recognised multiple derivative actions before the coming into force of the Companies Act 2006 and they had survived the coming into force of that Act.”
WLR Daily, 26th February 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013
The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No.8 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013
The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Regulations 2013
The Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) Regulations 2013
The Trial of Pyx (Amendment) Order 1983
The Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Exemptions) Order 2013
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The National Savings Stock Register (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The Profits from Patents (EEA Rights) Order 2013
The Payment to Treasury of Penalties (Enforcement Costs) Order 2013
The National Health Service (Performers Lists) (England) Regulations 2013
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Qualifying EU Provisions) Order 2013
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“Judges dealing with sensitive issues – including child custody – in the family courts have had hate mail sent to their homes, been physically attacked and been victims of attempted assaults in court buildings, according to information obtained by the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 27th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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