The untold story of gagging orders – The Independent
“Hundreds of other reporting restrictions remain in force, and the public knows next to nothing about them.”
The Independent, 25th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Category: news
Gordon Ramsay’s father-in-law fails to retain superinjunction – The Guardian
“A superinjunction obtained by the father-in-law of the television chef Gordon Ramsay has been partially lifted by an order of the court of appeal.”
The Guardian, 25th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Financier seeks to jail sister-in-law over injunction breach – The Guardian
“A wealthy British financier is seeking to have his sister-in-law secretly jailed in a libel case, in the latest escalation of the controversy over superinjunctions and the internet, the Guardian can disclose.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ryan Giggs story could have been stopped by PCC, says Buscombe – The Guardian
“The Press Complaints Commission chair, Baroness Buscombe, has claimed the organisation would have helped stop publication of allegations that Ryan Giggs had an affair with a former reality TV star.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Only companies put out of business can claim damages based on loss of value, says High Court – OUT-LAW.com
“A company cannot claim for a reduction in its value because of breach of contract unless it has gone out of business, the High Court has said. Damages in all other cases can be based only on the loss of profits caused by the breach, the Court said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th May 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Ratcliffe power station activists launch appeal over undercover evidence – The Guardian
“Twenty environmental activists who were convicted of conspiring to shut down one of the UK’s biggest power stations are to launch an appeal after allegations that police suppressed potentially crucial evidence from an undercover officer.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Anatomy of an injunction: OPQ v two anonymous others – The Guardian
“We identify the key passages in the judgment handed down allowing an injunction for a man known only as OPQ.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Foster carer Patrick Gallagher jailed for child sex abuse – BBC News
“An ex-foster father who sexually abused vulnerable boys placed in his care for more than a decade has been told by a judge he ‘should die in jail’.”
BBC News, 24th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rosemary Nelson inquiry finds security forces did not collude – The Guardian
“The security forces did not collude directly with loyalist paramilitaries who murdered the Northern Ireland solicitor Rosemary Nelson, a public inquiry has concluded.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: Rosemary Nelson Inquiry Report, HC 947 (PDF)
DPP’s statement on the decision to prosecute PC Simon Harwood – The Guardian
“Keir Starmer QC announces that the Met police officer is to face criminal proceedings over the death of Ian Tomlinson.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teenage hitman Santre Gayle jailed for Subasi murder – BBC News
“A hitman who was 15 years old when he murdered a woman in east London for £200 has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 24th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of appeal quashes conviction over 1974 robbery – The Guardian
“A man who has spent decades denying his involvement in an armed robbery has won his appeal against conviction.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tomlinson police officer to face manslaughter trial – The Guardian
“PC Simon Harwood will face criminal proceedings for striking newspaper vendor with a baton during G20 protests in 2009.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Four police officers to face misconduct hearings over Fiona Pilkington death – Daily Telegraph
“Four police officers will face misconduct proceedings over failures to stop a gang terrorising a woman who killed herself and her disabled daughter, a watchdog said today.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The death of blogging? Not for #lawblogs – The Guardian
“A recent panel event shows legal blogging is growing to fill the gap left by newspapers.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Courts ‘could target’ Twitter UK – BBC News
“Twitter’s decision to open a UK office could leave it more vulnerable to prosecution over what its users write.”
BBC News, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High court criticises newspapers in Sir Fred Goodwin injunction battle – The Guardian
“A high court judge has criticised the publishers of the Sun, Daily Mirror and Daily Mail for putting forward weak public interest arguments to attempt to overturn a gagging order brought by Sir Fred Goodwin.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
George Davis awaits court ruling over 1975 robbery – BBC News
“A man is to learn whether his name has been cleared over a robbery he was convicted of committing in the 1970s.”
BBC News, 24th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Terrorism Act: ‘They asked me to keep an eye on the Muslim community’ – The Guardian
“Asians tell of being targeted and cajoled by officers from MI5 and special branch.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fiona Pilkington death IPCC report due – BBC News
“A report into police actions over a Leicestershire mother who killed herself and her disabled daughter after years of abuse is due to be published.”
BBC News, 24th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
