“Fifteen more phone-hacking claims against the News of the World have been settled, with substantial damages awarded to well-known figures and members of the public, but more than 50 cases are still outstanding.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Lancashire detective exposed by the Times for writing an anonymous blog about crime issues is to sue the newspaper for damages after it emerged that a reporter initially identified him by hacking into his emails.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A lawyer has been struck off after admitting he stole £3 million from his company and clients in what a tribunal described as one of the worst cases of fraud it had encountered.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Joshua Rozenberg watches judges in training at a Midlands conference hotel.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two senior judges have retired to consider whether a Twitter message threatening to blow up a snowbound Doncaster airport was a joke or a menace to society.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Parents should teach their children about the risk of paedophiles, a minister has said as he defended plans to ease Criminal Records Bureau checks.”
BBC News, 9th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An 86-year-old man is launching a landmark lawsuit against police chiefs who labelled him a ‘domestic extremist’ and secretly recorded his political activities in minute detail.”
The Guardian, 9th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The former bouncer Levi Bellfield has lost a bid to challenge his conviction for the kidnap and murder of Milly Dowler.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Football boss Harry Redknapp was cleared today of taking bungs in an offshore tax dodge.”
The Independent, 8th February 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that a mental health hospital had an ‘operational’ obligation under article 2 of the European Court of Human Rights (the right to life) to protect a voluntary patient from suicide. This is the first time the reach of the article 2 obligation to protect life has been expanded to a voluntary patient; that is, a patient who was not detained under the Mental Health Act.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 8th February 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The media can legitimately publish articles and photographs about celebrities without their approval providing they have balanced their rights to freedom of expression with the individuals’ privacy rights, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th February 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“It is only a short time ago since the House of Lords was asked to consider the issue of beneficial interests of an unmarried couple in Stack v Dowden. The recent decision of the Supreme Court in Jones v Kernott highlights again the ongoing problems that can arise when unmarried couples separate and there is no clear agreement as to the ownership of their property interests.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 2nd February 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
“Social media undoubtedly poses a challenge for enforcement, but the Contempt of Court Act is a sound piece of legislation.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“‘Human Rights Act to blame!’ is a frequent refrain in the media, as well reported on this blog. Often, though, the outcome that has attracted media ire is not one that has much to do with the Human Rights Act at all. The decision to release Abu Qatada on bail is one such example.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 8th February 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Alex Verdan QC reviews the most significant of the latest judgments in private law Children applications.”
Family Law Week, 7th February 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“A blind man’s care funding battle with a local authority raises ‘important and profound’ issues for disabled people, the supreme court has been told.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“In November, it was announced that the Attorney General had agreed that the Unified List in its current form should draw to a close and that new arrangements would be taken forward by individual departments rather than under the auspices of the Attorney General’s office. On 31 March 2012 the Attorney General’s Unified List of Prosecuting Advocates will come to an end. The Health and Safety Executive, Environment Agency and Office of Rail Regulation wish to appoint a list of advocates to conduct their higher court prosecution work and other regulatory advocacy. HSE and ORR also each wish to appoint two Standing Counsel.”
The Bar Council, 8th February 2012
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“The European Court of Human Rights has rejected as ‘inadmissible’ Times Newspaper’s challenge to its 2009 conviction for contempt of court. The decision, which was made by six judges, is a good example of an early stage ‘strike-out’ by the Court which is nonetheless a substantial, reasoned decision (see our posts on the ‘UK loses 3 out of 4 cases at the court’ controversy).”
UK Human Rights Blog, 8th February 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“A court ruling could pave the way for the introduction of a ‘fat tax’ for obese fliers, a leading barrister has claimed.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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