“Keir Starmer QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, has today launched a public consultation on guidance about the most serious driving offences, including death by careless or dangerous driving.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 27th September 2012
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Clyde & Co LLP & Anor v Bates Van Winkelhof [2012] EWCA Civ 1207 (26 September 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Edwards & Walkden (Norfolk) Ltd & Ors v City of London [2012] EWHC 2527 (Ch) (12 September 2012)
High Court (Family Division)
Bristol City Council v A Mother & Ors [2012] EWHC 2548 (Fam) (25 September 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
General Medical Council v Ingram [2012] EWHC 2586 (Admin) (16 August 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Two Tory peers jailed for fraudulently claiming thousands of pounds of parliamentary expenses have been ordered to pay back £188,000.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Community Payback must be more intensive and delivered within days of an offender being sentenced, new Minister for Probation Jeremy Wright said today.”
Ministry of Justice, 26th September 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The government has launched an appeal against a ruling that it must publish a secret blacklist of 44 countries whose nationals face tougher immigration measures when applying to come to Britain.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A health worker who invented a glittering but bogus medical career to secure work as a nurse in the NHS has been jailed for 15 months.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The British Academy have today published a very interesting new report by Colm O’Cinneide considering the workings of the UK human rights law, the relationship between the ECHR, UK courts and the Parliament and the potential effect of a bill of rights.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 27th September 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Police, social workers and the Crown Prosecution Service ‘missed opportunities’ to stop a child exploitation ring abusing young girls over several years, according to a report published today.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A man and a woman from Birmingham have been found guilty of manslaughter after a 40-year-old Leicester man died following an explosion at a kebab shop.”
BBC News, 26th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A judge has told two burglars that if they choose to raid a home where the householders legally own a gun they should accept the risk of being shot.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man has been jailed for raping a woman in her home in 1980 while her two-year-old daughter slept upstairs.”
BBC News, 26th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Fewer prosecutions should be brought against police, fire brigade and ambulance staff who commit driving offences while responding to emergencies, according to draft guidance issued by the Crown Prosecution Service on Thursday.”
The Guardian, 27th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Divorcing couples have been given reassurance that their private financial affairs will remain confidential even when the media attend court, following a recent judgment from the family court.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th September 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A protester who disrupted this year’s Boat Race by swimming into the path of the crews was found guilty today of causing a public nuisance.”
The Independent, 26th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Two burglars shot by a homeowner who was later arrested have both been jailed for four years.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Abu Hamza al-Masri has launched a last-minute appeal to the high court to block his imminent extradition to the US to stand trial on terrorism charges.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A councillor breached equality laws when he suggested putting a minefield around a travellers’ site in Cambridgeshire, a report has said.”
BBC News, 26th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The court ruling that settled Abu Hamza’s fate has raised concerns for the rights of others fighting to be tried in Britain.”
The Independent, 26th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Liberal Democrat leadership suffered an embarrassing defeat last night as activists rejected Government plans to allow some courts to sit in private to hear evidence relating to national security.”
The Independent, 26th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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