Welsh National Opera oboist was unfairly dismissed – BBC News
“The Welsh National Opera unfairly dismissed its former principal oboist, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
BBC News, 31st July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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News Corporation directors could face charges for neglect of duties – The Guardian
“Directors within Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation could face corporate charges and prosecution for neglect of their duties, in plans that are being examined by the Crown Prosecution Service.”
Full story
The Guardian, 31st July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Family courts need radical change of culture, says lord chief justice – The Guardian
“Family courts need a radical change of culture to combat ‘unacceptably long delays’ caused by a system struggling to cope with an influx of care cases following the Baby Peter tragedy and planned cuts to legal aid, the lord chief justice has said.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New UK ‘Copyright Hub’ would help address problems with copyright licensing framework, report says – OUT-LAW.com
“The UK should have a new ‘Copyright Hub’ to allow for rights holders to licence the use of their content through a simpler, more transparent and less costly system than currently exists, a report commissioned by the Government has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 31st July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Tom Daley, Twitter abuse and the law – The Guardian
“Twitter users have to understand that every tweet is a broadcast – even if it’s prefaced with an @.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Clifford Collinge murder: Wife jailed for 23 years – BBC News
“A woman who lured two men back to her house with promises of sex and convinced them to murder her husband has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 31st July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Inquisitorial judges at heart of family reform proposals – Law Society’s Gazette
“Greater case management by judges is at the heart of the judiciary’s proposals for the modernisation of family justice, published today.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 31st July 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Understanding legislation – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“Thomas Pascoe in the Telegraph gives a familiar layperson’s lament about the amount and complexity of legislation in the UK.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 31st July 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
LSB publishes response to immigration advice and services consultation – Legal Services Board
“The Legal Services Board (LSB) has today published its response to its consultation about the regulation of immigration advice and services.”
Legal Services Board, 31st July 2012
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
Reform of the Process to Apply for Bankruptcy and Compulsory Winding Up – Hardwicke Chambers
“Earlier this year, Mr Edward Davey MP, Minister for Consumer Affairs at BIS, announced the launch of a 12 week consultation regarding the reform of the application process for bankruptcy and company winding up. The Insolvency Service noted that: ‘The consultation sets out proposals that aim to provide the most appropriate and efficient route into bankruptcy and winding up, and to ensure that the Court’s focus is on dispute resolution.'”
Hardwicke Chambers, 27th July 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
John Terry racism trial: the difficulties of prosecuting someone who uses abusive language – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“John Terry has been acquitted of racially aggravated causing harassment, alarm or distress under s 5 of the Public Order Act 1986 and s 31 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 31st July 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Human Rights When Seeking Possession and Sale of a Bankrupt’s Home: Anything to Fear? – Hardwicke Chambers
“For many insolvency practitioners (in the wider sense), the European Convention on Human Rights (‘ECHR’) and the Human Rights Act 1998 (‘HRA’) are pieces of legislation having little impact upon day to day insolvency practice.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 27th July 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Two Articles on Local Government Law – 11 KBW
Local Government Law Update: 30 July (PDF)
Local Government Law Update: 30 July (PDF)
11 KBW, July 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
Life sentences for brothers who beheaded man and set light to body – The Guardian
“Two brothers have been jailed for life for the murder of a man whose decapitated body was set alight in a town centre.”
The Guardian, 30th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Five HS2 challenges granted December court hearings – OUT-LAW.com
“Five cases being brought against the Government’s flagship high-speed rail link between London and the Midlands will be heard in December, the High Court has confirmed.”
OUT-LAW.com, 31st July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
High court maintains anonymity orders despite injunctions being lifted – The Gaurdian
“The high court has maintained the anonymity of several sports stars and public figures even though their privacy injunctions have been lifted.”
The Guardian, 30th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Abu Qatada seeks judicial review of detention – The Guardian
“The radical Islamist preacher Abu Qatada, who has spent more than six years in detention, will on Tuesday launch a fresh bid for release. Qatada’s lawyers will apply to the high court for a writ of habeas corpus and permission to launch a judicial review of his continuing detention while he fights deportation to Jordan to stand trial on terrorist charges.”
The Guardian, 30th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Network access charges imposed by BT on rivals were unjustified, Court of Appeal rules – OUT-LAW.com
“The prices that BT charged rivals to access parts of its network to provide services to their subscribers were not justified, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Met win Glenn Mulcaire statement access – The Independent
“The Metropolitan Police have won access to a witness statement filed by private investigator Glenn Mulcaire relating to who instructed him to intercept PR consultant Nicola Phillips’s voicemail.”
The Independent, 30th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Gillingham FC ‘racially victimised Mark McCammon’ – BBC News
“A black footballer’s dismissal by his club was unfair racial victimisation, a tribunal has ruled.”
BBC News, 30th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
