Televised sentencing: a screen test for open justice – The Guardian

Posted September 6th, 2011 in courts, judgments, media, news, sentencing by sally

“David Cameron’s plan to allow TV cameras into court will shed light on the judicial process but, crucially, leave parts in the dark.”

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The Guardian, 6th September 2011

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David Cameron to announce court verdicts will be televised – The Guardian

Posted September 6th, 2011 in courts, judgments, media, news, sentencing, verdicts by sally

“Judges’ sentencing of offenders is to be televised under plans to be unveiled by the prime minister shortly, the Guardian has learned.”

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The Guardian, 5th September 2011

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Transcript: Judge criticises prosecutors over disclosure of evidence – The Guardian

“This is the transcript of the judge’s comments in one of the three cases in which the Crown Prosecution Service has been accused of withholding evidence.”

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The Guardian, 17th August 2011

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Arbitration ruling shields London status – The Lawyer

Posted August 2nd, 2011 in arbitration, employment, judgments, London, news by sally

“There was a collective sigh of relief last week as the Supreme Court overturned an appellate court ruling to find that arbitrators cannot be classed as employees and therefore are not subject to UK equality rules.”

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The Lawyer, 1st August 2011

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Wilberforce silk fails to win over Supreme Court in pensions case – The Lawyer

Posted July 28th, 2011 in judgments, law reports, legislation, pensions, Supreme Court by tracey

“The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to redraft pensions legislation after defeat in a key pensions case in the Supreme Court this morning.”

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The Lawyer, 27th July 2011

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Online marketplaces liable for sellers’ infringement in ‘promoted’ sales, says ECJ – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 12th, 2011 in EC law, internet, judgments, news, trade marks by tracey

“EBay and other online marketplaces will be liable for sellers’ trade mark infringements if they promote infringing sales or help sellers to ‘optimise’ their pages, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 12th July 2011

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Fred Goodwin told by judge details of his affair were in the public interest – The Guardian

Posted June 10th, 2011 in injunctions, judgments, news, public interest by michael

“The former chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland could not have expected to keep an alleged affair with a colleague concealed by the use of privacy injunctions because the nature of his job meant there was a public interest in his relationships, a judge has said.”

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The Guardian, 9th June 2011

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Anatomy of an injunction: OPQ v two anonymous others – The Guardian

Posted May 24th, 2011 in injunctions, judgments, news by sally

“We identify the key passages in the judgment handed down allowing an injunction for a man known only as OPQ.”

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The Guardian, 24th May 2011

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Justice Secretary warning over ECHR judgments – The Independent

Posted April 26th, 2011 in human rights, judgments, Ministry of Justice, news by sally

“The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has been ‘rather too ready to substitute its own judgment for that of national courts’, the Justice Secretary said today.”

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The Independent, 26th April 2011

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Court results put on Twitter by West Midlands Police – BBC News

Posted April 19th, 2011 in internet, judgments, law reports, news, police by sally

“Results from cases heard at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court are being put on Twitter by West Midlands Police.”

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BBC News, 19th April 2011

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Community trade mark court rulings should apply across the EU, ECJ rules – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 14th, 2011 in EC law, judgments, news, trade marks by sally

“Rulings by Community trade mark courts should in most cases apply across the EU and not just in the country in which they were made, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 13th April 2011

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Politicians to blame for human rights rulings, says judge – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 30th, 2011 in human rights, judges, judgments, news, sentencing by sally

“Politicians should stop criticising human rights ruling as they are to blame for tying the hands of courts, the country’s most senior judge signalled yesterday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 29th March 2011

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Master of the rolls to judges: keep your judgments simple – The Guardian

Posted March 24th, 2011 in judgments, judiciary, news by sally

“Judges should avoid making judgments that are ‘readable by few, comprehendible by fewer still’, said Lord Neuberger in a speech on open justice last week. With a nod to Gilbert and Sullivan’s accessible opera he offered Lord Atkin’s decision in Donoghue v Stevenson as ‘a very model of a modern major judgment’. The case, decided by the House of Lords in 1932, features a decomposed snail in a bottle of ginger beer and is known to every lawyer in the land: it sets out, in clear terms, the scope of the law of negligence.”

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The Guardian, 23rd March 2011

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Open Justice Unbound? – Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury

Posted March 17th, 2011 in drafting, human rights, injunctions, judgments, media, private hearings, speeches by sally

Open Justice Unbound? (PDF)

Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls

Judicial Studies Board Annual Lecture, 16th March 2011

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Full judgment: Attorney general v Associated Newspapers and News Group Newspapers – The Guardian

Posted March 3rd, 2011 in attorney general, contempt of court, internet, judgments, media, news by sally

“Read the judgment from the high court finding the Mail Online and Sun Online guilty of contempt after publishing online image of accused man with pistol during murder trial.”

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The Guardian, 3rd March 2011

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Julian Assange extradition decision: full judgment – The Guardian

Posted February 24th, 2011 in EC law, extradition, judgments, news, sexual offences, warrants by sally

“Read the judgment ordering the Wikileaks founder to be extradited to Sweden to face allegations of rape and sexual assault.”

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The Guardian, 24th February 2011

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Human rights court reforms called into question by London’s litigators – Legal Week

Posted February 24th, 2011 in courts, human rights, judgments, judiciary, news by sally

“City litigators have questioned Justice Secretary Ken Clarke’s calls to reform the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the wake of its ruling that serving prisoners should be given the right to vote.”

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Legal Week, 22nd February 2011

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Judge dismisses ACS:Law file-sharing cases – The Lawyer

Posted December 16th, 2010 in copyright, internet, judgments, news, pornography by sally

“A judge has halted an attempt by copyright firm ACS:Law to secure default judgment against eight individuals accused of illegally file sharing pornographic films.”

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The Lawyer, 14th December 2010

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Judge’s veiled criticism of Israeli actions in Gaza causes a legal dilemma – The Guardian

Posted September 23rd, 2010 in criminal damage, defences, judges, judgments, jury directions, news, war crimes by sally

“As the legal establishment gears up for the new legal term starting at the end of next week, two of its leading figures must decide whether to do anything about a case that caused widespread concern during the summer.”

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The Guardian, 23rd September 2010

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Online judgments ensure justice is seen to be done – The Guardian

Posted September 2nd, 2010 in internet, judgments, law reports, news by sally

“Yesterday, Sharon Shoesmith was given permission to appeal in the judicial review of her dismissal by Haringey council as a result of the Baby Peter scandal. The case itself is complex and fascinating, but the detail should not overshadow the open and forward-thinking way in which the case has been dealt with.”

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The Guardian, 2nd Spetember 2010

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