Adams and others v Ford and others [2012] EWCA Civ 544; [2012] WLR (D) 125
“It was not right to lay down a categorical rule that the issue of proceedings without valid authority from a claimant ought necessarily to amount to an abuse of the process of the court. The principle in Presentaciones Musicales SA v Secunda [1994] Ch 271, that a claimant could ratify and adopt proceedings started in his name by a solicitor without authority, remained binding on the court.”
WLR Daily, 26th April 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“The UK’s data protection watchdog has defended its policy of issuing fines after newly released figures suggested private sector organisations are issued with disproportionately fewer fines than local Government ones.”
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OUT-LAW.com, 27th April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“More football clubs in England may go into administration in the next few years if football authorities elect to fine clubs for spending beyond their means, a sports law expert has said.”
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OUT-LAW.com, 27th April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Britain risks losing influence in the European Court of Human Rights law following the departure of a leading judge, an expert has warned.”
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Daily Telegraph, 27th April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The UK’s intellectual property (IP) framework is one of the worst in the world in terms of serving the interests of the public, a new report has said.”
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OUT-LAW.com, 27th April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“A serving High Court judge who is launching a public campaign this week to defend marriage said most couples who appear in Hello! magazine end up in his divorce court ‘within a year or two.'”
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Daily Telegraph, 30th April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A lap dancer has won the right to be considered an employee in a decision that could affect thousands of performers in the industry.”
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The Independent, 27th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“It is surprising how many Liberal Democrat peers cravenly toed the government line when voting on the legal aid bill.”
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The Guardian, 27th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government is to announce tough immigration requirements that would ban non-EU citizens who have been accused of serious human rights abuses, including torture or murder, from visiting the UK.”
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The Guardian, 28th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Unions are furious with government plans that will see offenders released from prison and those serving community sentences reporting to electronic kiosks rather than probation officers.”
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The Guardian, 28th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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“More than a third of juvenile offenders went on to commit another offence within a year, figures showed today.”
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The Independent, 26th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A woman who was seen on CCTV kicking a boy in the head after he was fatally stabbed in a Tube station has been jailed for 12 years for the killing.”
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BBC News, 26th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The financial services regulator ‘did not establish its case’ that the former chief executive of a large investment bank had committed misconduct through his alleged failure to adequately supervise compliance issues.”
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OUT-LAW.com, 26th April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Legal protections enjoyed by MPs are being reviewed and may need to change, the government has said.”
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BBC News, 26th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Jeremy Bamber, who was jailed for killing his family 27 years ago, has failed in his latest attempt to appeal against his conviction.”
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BBC News, 26th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Businesses will be able to ask a competition tribunal to rule whether actions by rivals are anti-competitive under plans drafted by the Government.”
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OUT-LAW.com, 26th April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
