Father killed newborn daughter first time they were left alone – The Guardian
“A man who killed his newborn daughter the first time he was left alone with her has been jailed for five years.”
The Guardian, 6th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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Judges halt latest moves towards secrecy in the courts – The Times
“This week judges struck a blow for openness. They rejected attempts by government and security service lawyers to hold a secret trial to defend a claim for damages being mounted by former Guantánamo detainees. They ruled that such a move would undermine the right of a party to know the case against him, one of the ‘most fundamental principles of the common law’.”
The Times, 5th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
More Crown Court trials without jury may go ahead – BBC News
“Two more crown court trials without a jury may be held, just over a month after the first juryless trial for centuries, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 5th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Family courts: ‘the changes were a misguided, politically motivated fudge’ – The Times
“It was championed as a great victory — opening up the closed, secretive world of the family courts. A year ago, thousands of hearings held behind closed doors on removing children into care or on contact with parents were opened to the media after a sustained campaign by fathers’ groups, politicians and the media, led by The Times.”
The Times, 6th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sixteen-hour control order curfews breach human rights, supreme court told – The Guardian
“Control orders involving a curfew lasting 16 hours a day violate fundamental rights, the supreme court was told today as it heard a case attempting to change the use of the controversial measures.”
The Guardian, 5th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Kuwait invasion airline battle back in court – The Independent
“An airline battle sparked by Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990 returned to the High Court in London today – six years after the emirate won a judgment against Iraqi Airways which now stands at 1.2 billion dollars.”
The Independent, 5th May 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Edlington brothers are refused appeal against sentences – The Guardian
“Two young brothers who beat, tortured and abused a pair of younger children on waste ground near Edlington, South Yorkshire, have been refused permission to appeal against their indeterminate sentences.”
The Guardian, 5th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge calls for review of 24 hour licensing laws – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has called for a review of the 24 hour licensing laws after becoming exasperated at dealing with cases of drunken violence ‘on an almost daily basis’.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th May 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Parliamentary privilege, new constitutions and favourite speeches – The Times
“With time running out before the general election, there is much more than party manifestos for the legally interested who want topical reading.”
The Times, 5th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Former Guantánamo detainees set for payouts after winning secrecy appeal – The Guardian
“British residents held at Guantánamo Bay could be offered millions of pounds in compensation for wrongful imprisonment and abuse after the court of appeal today dismissed an attempt by MI5 and MI6 to suppress evidence of alleged complicity in torture.”
The Guardian, 4th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Quest for increased openness is giving security services the jitters – The Times
“Secrecy is the watchword of our intelligence and security services — an essential component of their work, which arouses intense suspicion and spawns countless conspiracy theories.”
The Times, 5th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Edlington boys to appeal against torture sentences – BBC News
“Two brothers who subjected two young boys to prolonged torture are to appeal against their sentences.”
BBC News, 5th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Justice? In the law, women are unequal partners – The Times
“Fewer than a quarter of new partners promoted this year at the City’s ten biggest law firms are women, raising doubts about the effectiveness of the legal elite’s efforts to promote diversity in their senior ranks.”
The Times, 4th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Bid to impose asbo for wearing low-slung trousers dropped – The Guardian
“Prosecutors have abandoned a legal attempt to make a young man pull his trousers up, it emerged today.”
The Guardian, 4th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Want to know about hung Parliaments? Just ask eminent constitutional lawyers – The Times
“In a field where there are no legal rules but only conventions deduced from previous events, of which there are not many, and the views of learned writers, I consulted with constitutional lawyers in the persons of Sir David Williams, QC, Regius Professor of Law at the University of Cambridge, and Sir William Wade, QC, former Master of Gonville and Caius, Cambridge.”
The Times, 4th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Controversial paediatrician David Southall wins appeal – The Guardian
“Controversial paediatrician David Southall was today restored to the medical register after the court of appeal rejected a decision of the General Medical Council (GMC) to strike him off.”
The Guardian, 4th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Media judges in the spotlight as Eady J’s future is thrown into doubt – The Lawyer
“Media law has become an intensely controversial area and the demand for reform is growing, with editors and politicians attempting to influence the debate.”
The Lawyer, 3rd May 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Government cannot use secret evidence in Guantánamo torture case, court rules – The Guardian
“Secret evidence cannot be used in a civil damages claim being brought by six former Guantánamo Bay detainees, the court of appeal ruled today.”
The Guardian, 4th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pensioner who stabbed wife to death in failed suicide pact walks free – Daily Telegraph
“A pensioner walked free from court after being cleared of murdering his wife of 50 years whom he stabbed to death in a failed suicide pact.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
