“The estranged wife of the paralysed former motorbike stuntrider Eddie Kidd has been jailed for five months after she admitted assaulting him.”
The Guardian, 1st August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The 24-year-old was stopped in a £100,000 rented Audi R8 Spyder and says ban won’t stop him hitting the roads again.”
The Independent, 31st July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Chancery Division of the High Court must undergo cultural change – and replace its ‘patchwork quilt’ of IT systems – according to the first comprehensive review of the division in 30 years.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 31st July 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Harry Potter creator JK Rowling has accepted a substantial charity donation from the law firm that revealed she was writing under a pseudonym.”
BBC News, 31st July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The family of a Royal Military Police officer killed by a crowd of Iraqis is suing the Ministry of Defence for negligence.”
The Guardian,
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A road safety law designed to crack down on uninsured and unlicensed drivers has been undermined by Britain’s most senior judges after they cleared a driver of any blame for a fatal crash.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A billionaire Saudi prince has lost a High Court fight with a Jordanian businesswoman.”
The Independent, 31st July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The court of appeal has rejected a request by a paralysed man that doctors should be allowed to help him die.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An unprecedented review of the agency set up to help households block nuisance calls has been launched by regulators.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Pop singer Rihanna has won a legal battle with clothing retailer Topshop over a T-shirt bearing her image.”
BBC News, 31st July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Controversial government adverts urging illegal immigrants to ‘go home’ have been reported to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) by a Labour peer.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“People with a history of domestic violence should be prevented from having guns, says the Home Office.”
BBC News, 31st July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The government on Wednesday announced that private investigators will need a licence to operate and training about the law, as it imposed new rules on the unregulated industry of gaining information.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Sikh gang has been convicted of slashing a retired Indian general’s throat in a revenge attack.”
BBC News, 31st July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has had his decision to reduce services at a major hospital declared unlawful and quashed by the high court.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Six police officers should face misconduct proceedings after a clubber was strip-searched and left naked in a cell filmed by CCTV cameras, a watchdog said today.”
The Independent, 31st July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The former Conservative party co-treasurer Peter Cruddas has won £180,000 damages in his high court libel action over a Sunday Times allegation about charging £250,000 to meet David Cameron.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The mother and stepfather of a four-year-old boy who was battered to death after being subjected to a six-month regime of starvation and physical torture will be jailed for life on Friday after being found guilty of murdering the boy, whose body was so emaciated that one experienced health worker compared it to that of a concentration camp victim.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Court of Appeal has today unanimously dismissed appeals by Jane Nicklinson and Paul Lamb challenging the legal ban on voluntary euthanasia.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 31st July 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Gurprit Mattu gives an overview of the newly formed FCA and the workings of the Enforcement and Financial Crime Division. During her time at the FSA/FCA she has been able to see the transition from the old to the new regulator at first hand.”
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Dyers Chambers, 11th July 2013
Source: www.dyerschambers.com
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