Isle of Wight £90m cocaine yacht trial: Piotr Pachnia guilty – BBC News
“A man has been found guilty of possessing £90m of cocaine found hidden on a yacht off the Isle of Wight.”
BBC News, 23rd January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Publication of Jackson regulations is ‘starting point’ of 1 April reforms, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
“The publication of three draft statutory instruments (SIs) that will implement part of the ‘Jackson’ reforms to civil court costs and procedures shows that the Government remains intent on a 1 April start date, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th January 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Police officers sue forces over forced retirement – BBC News
“Five police forces are to be taken to an employment tribunal accused of age discrimination.”
BBC News, 23rd January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Property laws for cohabiting couples ‘unfair’, judge says – Daily Telegraph
“Property laws for cohabiting couples are ‘unfair’ on women who are often left with nothing after separating from their partners, an appeal court judge said on Wednesday.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sony fined £250,000 over PlayStation hack – The Guardian
“Sony Computer Entertainment has been fined a record £250,000 by the data protection watchdog after the personal details of millions of gamers – including passwords and credit card numbers – were leaked online.”
The Guardian, 24th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Inspector finds UK Border Agency backlog dating back 10 years – The Guardian
“A ‘completely unacceptable’ UK Border Agency backlog of more than 16,000 applications from migrants for permission to stay in Britain, some of them dating back almost a decade, has been uncovered by the chief inspector of borders and immigration.”
The Guardian, 23rd January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Premises ‘reasonably required’ – NearlyLegal
“A rare Rent Act 1977 possession case, with possession sought as ‘reasonably required’ under Case 9 Of Schedule 15 of the 1977 Act via section 98(1).”
NearlyLegal, 24th January 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
People who take illegal drugs ‘shouldn’t be treated as criminals’ – Daily Telegraph
“England’s most senior doctor has questioned the government’s policy of criminalising all people who take illegal drugs and said they should be treated primarily as if they have a ‘health problem’.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Drugs advisory group decides against banning qat in UK – The Guardian
“A clash between the home secretary, Theresa May, and her expert drugs advisory group is looming after it decided against banning qat, a mild herbal stimulant, traditionally used in Britain’s Somali, Yemeni and Ethiopian communities.”
The Guardian, 23rd January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Motorcyclist on cannabis with 45 traffic convictions who killed pedestrian given 18 months – Daily Telegraph
“A widow whose husband was killed as he walked home from his local pub is to campaign for a change in the law after a banned driver dubbed ‘an absolute menace on the roads’ was jailed for only 18 months today for causing his death.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Listen carefully: jeopardising legal advice services is reckless – The Guardian
“Cuts to legal aid and grants means courts will be dealing with unprecedented number of self-represented litigants.”
The Guardian, 23rd January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judging people – and a case about a Porsche 917 – UK Human Rights Blog
“Two types of readers may be interested in this case; the first, who are interested in the age-old judging problem of whom to believe when faced with a conflict of evidence, and the second (and I don’t want to do any gender-stereotyping) those who are fascinated in whether a replica Porsche 917 (think Steve McQueen in Le Mans) over-revved and blew because (a) it had a gearbox fault or (b) the Defendant driver missed a gear.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd January 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Man jailed over Newbury mosque pig’s head dumping – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for three months for dumping a pig’s head outside a mosque in Berkshire.”
BBC News, 23rd January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Treasury presses supreme court to consider secret evidence in bank case – The Guardian
“The Treasury is urging the supreme court to consider secret evidence for the first time when it hears an appeal by an Iranian bank against sanctions imposed on it by the British government.”
The Guardian, 22nd January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Blackstone’s Pannick fails to persuade Supreme Court to extend privilege to accountants – The Lawyer
“The Supreme Court has refused to extend legal privilege to accountants offering tax advice.”
The Lawyer, 23rd January 2013
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Ministry of Justice publishes final DBA and success fee cap regulations – Litigation Futures
“Signs of life from the Ministry of Justice over getting on with implementing the Jackson reforms emerged yesterday with publication of two draft statutory instruments that will come into force on 1 April.”
Litigation Futures, 23rd January 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Barnet’s ‘easyCouncil’ faces judicial review over outsourcing – The Guardian
“The ‘easyCouncil’ model of no-frills local services is set to go on trial this spring after the High Court announced it will review a £320m services contract due to be outsourced by the Conservative-controlled London Borough of Barnet.”
The Guardian, 22nd January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
How UK libel laws undermined Sunday Times in Lance Armstrong case – The Guardian
“The legal battle with disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong which cost the Sunday Times almost £1m after it suggested he took banned substances shows how difficult it is to pursue investigations under British libel laws, with the burden of proof heavily stacked against publishers, according to those who worked on the original stories.”
The Guardian, 22nd January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Children: Public Law Update – Family Law Week
“John Tughan, barrister, 4 Paper Buildings, considers some recent important public law decisions of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court relating to children.”
Family Law Week, 21st January 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.com
