“A district judge’s decision to allow journalists to use Twitter in the Julian Assange hearing raises interesting legal questions.”
The Guardian, 15th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A judge has halted an attempt by copyright firm ACS:Law to secure default judgment against eight individuals accused of illegally file sharing pornographic films.”
The Lawyer, 14th December 2010
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“Parliament is burdening the courts with too many laws and rules on sentencing, including detailed guidelines for dealing with necrophilia, England’s most senior judge has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th December 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Delays in processing legal aid applications are leaving some defendants in London’s Crown and magistrates’ courts unrepresented, criminal solicitors have warned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 16th December 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A disgruntled ex-agent must redirect domain names he owns to blank pages rather than to near-copies of the website of a company for which he acted, the High Court has said. The sites broke laws on passing off, the Court said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th December 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“The director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, has ordered a change in the way government lawyers deal with cases against women who withdraw rape claims, acknowledging ‘failings’ in the handling of a recent victim.”
The Guardian, 16th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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“A former Allen & Overy solicitor sacked for writing an erotic blog that allegedly used the names of her co-workers and a client is claiming £3.5m compensation from the firm for unfair dismissal and sex discrimination.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th December 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“BT was fined £300,000 today after a judge said a ‘significant failing’ by the company contributed to the death of one its engineers.”
The Independent, 15th December 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Two brothers have been jailed for life for murdering their uncle who was run down by a Range Rover in Kent.”
BBC News, 15th December 2010
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“More than 400 customers who suffered burns and injuries from sofas bought from collapsed firm finally win compensation.”
The Guardian, 15th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A coroner has said the death of a woman who was killed by her husband during a violent nightmare was an ‘extraordinary and unique case’.”
BBC News, 15th December 2010
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“A man jailed for killing his married lover is to take his former employers to tribunal after he was sacked following his conviction.”
BBC news, 15th December 2010
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“The high court will hold a hearing tomorrow on a Swedish appeal against bail for Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks.”
The Guardian, 15th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Helen Reece, a reader in law at the London School of Economics, called on Theresa May, the Home Secretary, to relax rules which automatically ban sex offenders from caring for children, saying that this could breach their human rights.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A police officer has been cleared of causing the death by dangerous driving of a mother-of-three in Kent.”
BBC News, 14th December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Consumer protection watchdog the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has forced a network of bloggers to make it clear when companies are paying it for coverage. The OFT investigated Handpicked Media under consumer protection laws.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th December 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“Judgement in a landmark case into the rights of a gay couple from Bristol who were refused a double room at a Cornish B&B has been deferred.”
BBC News, 14th December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The judge hearing Julian Assange’s application broke new ground today by letting reporters use Twitter and other electronic means to update the outside world on developments in court.”
The Guardian, 14th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A mechanical engineer who believed he was being controlled by radio waves and fatally attacked a woman in her home, before being stabbed by her teenage son, was lawfully killed.”
The Guardian, 14th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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