“All gambling operators selling or advertising their products in the UK will have to obtain a licence from the Gambling Commission no matter where they are based, the Government has announced.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th July 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“Rape and torture victims were turned away from the collapsed Immigration Advisory Service last week, a former employee has told the Gazette.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th July 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Legal advisers have been stunned by the Metropolitan Police requesting rock-bottom hourly rates in its latest panel review, at a time when it faces an increasing chance of court action over its handling of the News International phone-hacking scandal.”
The Lawyer, 18th July 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Thousands of people are being ripped off by companies providing unregulated services such as will writing, claims the first Legal Ombudsman.”
BBC News, 18th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“For the first time, The Sun newspaper was last night dragged into the phone-hacking scandal after it emerged that the actor Jude Law is suing Rupert Murdoch’s best-selling daily title over the alleged interception of his voicemails while Rebekah Brooks was editor.”
The Independent, 15th July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A landmark hearing on Tuesday will mark the first judicial review into proposed library closures in Britain as disgruntled campaigners prepare to take their case to the courts.”
The Independent, 17th July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Innocent people will be forced to pay thousands of pounds for their own defence lawyers after a controversial coalition U-turn on legal aid.”
The Guardian, 17th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Britain’s surveillance watchdog has reprimanded police forces, councils and government departments for overusing powers intended to clamp down on terrorism to snoop on members of the public.”
The Independent, 17th July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Police would be able to warn women if a new partner had a violent past under plans to reduce the number of deaths and injuries from domestic abuse being considered by the home secretary, Theresa May.”
The Guardian, 17th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“More than 900 police personnel were disciplined for unlawful data protection practices in the past three years, privacy campaigners have said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th July 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“A terror suspect appealing against a control order was trained in Syria from where he plotted a terror attack on the UK, the High Court has heard.”
BBC News, 11th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An unexpected ruling by a judge six years ago effectively covered up the chance to publicly expose evidence of the illegal targeting of Gordon Brown, which had been unearthed by a startled team of provincial detectives.”
The Guardian, 11th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court (Chancery Division)
Humber Oil Terminals Trustee Ltd. v Associated British Ports [2011] EWHC 1790 (Ch) (27 June 2011)
KAR Oil Refining Ltd & Anor v Frion Ltd & Ors [2011] EWHC 1813 (Ch) (30 June 2011)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Sovarex SA v Romero Alvarez SA [2011] EWHC 1661 (Comm) (29 June 2011)
Standard Chartered Bank v Ceylon Petroleum Corporation [2011] EWHC 1785 (Comm) (11 July 2011)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Harrison & Ors v Shepherd Homes Ltd & Ors [2011] EWHC 1811 (TCC) (11 July 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Psychologists are finding new ways to improve the quality of discussion by trial juries.”
The Guardian, 11th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Culture Secretary has asked Ofcom and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) if the closure of the News of the World (NotW) newspaper has changed their view of whether its owner should be allowed to take over BSkyB, according to media reports.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th July 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
The Legal Services Act 2007 (Licensing Authorities) (Maximum Penalty) Rules 2011
The Welsh Language Commissioner (Appointment) Regulations 2011
The Plastic Kitchenware (Conditions on Imports from China) (Wales) Regulations 2011
The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Prisoners’ Earnings Act 1996 (Commencement) (England and Wales) Order 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“A report into a whether website blocking measures are viable is to be published shortly, the Culture Minister has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th July 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“Tens of thousands of people pursuing asylum and immigration cases have been left without support after the Immigration Advisory Service, a charity, went into unannounced administration, blaming government changes to legal aid.”
The Guardian, 11th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The death of the seventh teenager in custody this year has triggered calls for an independent inquiry into the imprisonment of young people which campaigners say needs a ‘complete overhaul’.”
The Independent, 9th July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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