“The great train robber Ronnie Biggs has been given permission to challenge the decision to refuse him parole, his legal adviser said today.”
The Guardian, 30th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The musician who wrote the haunting organ riff in A Whiter Shade of Pale, the 1967 hit for Procol Harum that became part of the soundtrack of the last half-century, is entitled to future royalties, the House of Lords ruled today.”
The Guardian, 30th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A crackdown on thousands of council tenants who are making huge profits by sub-letting their homes illegally will be announced by ministers today.”
The Times, 31st July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Families who help terminally ill relatives to end their lives will be free from the risk of prosecution after a landmark ruling yesterday.”
The Times, 31st July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Tony Blair will be called to give evidence to the Iraq war inquiry, its chairman confirmed today.”
The Independent, 30th July 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man has been convicted of causing the death of his partner’s two-year-old son at their Cheshire home.”
BBC News, 30th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Independent investigators examining claims that Scotland Yard detectives tortured suspects in a drugs case – including accusations of ‘waterboarding’ – have passed a file to the Crown Prosecution Service.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Tuplin, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 1572 (29 July 2009)
Tregalles, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 1638 (29 July 2009)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
WL Gore & Associates GmbH v Geox SPA [2009] EWCA Civ 794 (29 July 2009)
Trade Electronix Ltd v Best Buy Today (Wholesale) Ltd & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 828 (29 July 2009)
Nationwide Building Society v Wright & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 811 (29 July 2009)
AB & Ors v Nugent Care Society (Rev 1) [2009] EWCA Civ 827 (29 July 2009)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Corby Group Litigation, Re [2009] EWHC 1944 (TCC) (29 July 2009)
High Court (Patents Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
“This week the man believed guilty of an appalling rape of a 66-year-old woman in her own home will be named and the details of the crime committed 12 years ago broadcast.”
The Times, 28th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Bar Council has produced a short film to mark the 60th anniversary of the Legal Aid Act, which received Royal Assent on the 30th July 1949. The film, which is available on the Bar Council’s website, features interviews with some senior barristers who explain the importance of legal aid and reflect on the future of the publicly funded Bar.”
The Bar Council, 30th July 2009
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“The new virtual court pilot in Lewisham Police Station was formally opened today by Justice Ministers Bridget Prentice and Claire Ward.”
Ministry of Justice, 30th July 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The battle against drugs is not winnable in the near future, a survey of police and other law enforcement agents showed today.”
The Independent, 30th July 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The number of defamation cases brought by businesses has trebled in the past year, according to a legal publisher. The number of defamation cases overall increased by a third in the same period.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th July 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“As a verdict of suicide is recorded on a top woman City lawyer, a female in the profession reveals the intense burdens.”
The Times, 30th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“British lives could be endangered if allegations of torture of a former Guantanamo Bay inmate are published, the High Court has been told.”
BBC News, 29th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A groundbreaking change in the law on assisted suicides could become inevitable tomorrow when the UK’s highest court delivers its judgment in the case of Debbie Purdy, whose long legal fight has put her at the centre of the controversy.”
The Guardian, 29th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An Asian man who called police officers ‘white redneck hooligans’ has been found guilty of making racist remarks.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Some do it for childcare. Others do it to pursue non-legal interests such as oil painting. One even combines it with presenting the weather on Sky News. But all represent a growing trend of solicitors embracing the freelance life.”
The Times, 30th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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