“A design company has been ordered to pay a Formula One (F1) team over £20,000 after it used computer-aided design (CAD) files belonging to the team to help form aerodynamic features for rival cars.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th March 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“The former New Zealand cricket captain Chris Cairns has been awarded £90,000 in damages after allegations on Twitter that he was involved in match-fixing.”
BBC News, 26th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“More than 20 men suspected of involvement in Islamic terrorism were sent into internal exile across the UK under the now defunct system of ‘preventative’ control orders, a report says.”
The Guardian, 26th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“David Marusza of Harcourt Chambers summarises and analyses the latest cases involving prenuptial agreements.”
Family Law Week, 25th March 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
“The Legal Ombudsman is planning a 66% rise – to £50,000 – in the maximum amount of compensation it can force lawyers to pay clients who receive poor service.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th March 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Britain is likely to be sued over plans to raise the price of cheap alcohol after European officials amid warnings from the drinks industry that the policy could be illegal.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Eight protesters who were accused of occupying Fortnum and Mason during an anti-cuts demonstration last year were today acquitted of trespass.”
The Independent, 23rd March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Parliament will this week be forced to confront the question of whether people who help loved ones end their lives should escape prosecution. MPs will be asked to vote in support of guidance drawn up by the director of public prosecutions two years ago that distinguishes between compassionate amateur assistance, which is unlikely to result in prosecution, and malicious encouragement, which can carry a maximum 14-year sentence.”
The Guardian, 25th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has held that confidentiality under litigation privilege applies to Competition Act investigations, in a key ruling in the Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT’s) long-running investigation into dairy retail pricing.”
Legal Week, 26th March 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
“New arrangements for appointing senior judges are needed to ensure a more diverse judiciary, according to a report published on Monday. It calls for the concept of ‘merit’ to be redefined and raises concerns that one branch of government risks becoming a self-perpetuating oligarchy.”
The Guardian, 26th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Twice as many judges are needed to handle the high volume of appeals under the Government’s controversial new welfare regime, at a cost of at least £1million a year.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“High court privacy injunctions have been given a clean bill of health by a special committee of MPs and peers which were set up in the fallout of the Ryan Giggs gagging order.”
The Guardian, 23rd March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Thousands of families whose relatives were killed by asbestos cancers will win a landmark compensation victory this week, sources have told The Independent on Sunday. The Supreme Court will rule on Wednesday that insurers who offered cover at the time victims inhaled the deadly fibres will have to pay compensation.”
The Independent, 25th March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Ex-members of a child reggae band that hit the heights with a song about a stewing pot 30 years ago have lost a legal battle with their former lawyers.”
The Guardian, 23rd March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“MPs’ expenses receipts should not be shown to the public, Westminster’s new standards watchdog has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Two financial advisers who conned investors out of £3m in a property scam which they lost gambling have been ordered to pay back just £1 each.”
BBC News, 24th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A philosophy student who claimed he suffered head injuries from a police baton during the anti-fees protest in London faces trial on Monday for violent disorder at the demonstration.”
The Guardian, 25th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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