Joint enterprise – BBC News
“How do you solve a murder where a gang is involved, there is no evidence as to who inflicted the fatal blow, and no-one is talking?”
BBC News, 30th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Sharia courts: are their rulings breaching British law? – The Times
“Sharia courts operate in Britain in the shadows. Little is known about them or their rulings or how extensive their network is or the reach of their jurisdiction.”
The Times, 30th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Skip fall man set to receive £1m damages – The Independent
“A man who suffered serious brain damage when he fell into a skip is set to receive over £1 million damages.”
The Independent, 30th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jacqui Smith fraud case dropped – BBC News
“Plans for a private prosecution against former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith alleging fraud over her second home expenses claims have been dropped.”
BBC News, 30th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Does the jury system still work? – The Times
“Jurors often hear cases that involve harrowing or increasingly complex evidence, yet they are prevented by law from asking for help or raising concerns. Is it time for change?”
The Times, 30th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Celebrity seeks family court media ban – The Guardian
“Celebrities should be exempt from new rules opening the family courts to the media, a famous man and his former partner argued today in an effort to protect the privacy of their children.”
The Guardian, 29th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Commercial interpretation identifies prevailing jurisdiction clause, rules Court of Appeal – OUT-LAW.com
“One jurisdiction clause in one of hundreds of pages of documents cannot govern the whole agreement because no company acting in a normal commercial way would think that it would, the Court of Appeal has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Tycoon faces jail over lost millions in divorce case – The Independent
“A tycoon who was worth hundreds of millions of pounds but claims to have lost it all has been ordered to explain where it has gone or go to prison.”
The Independent, 30th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Senior legal figures join in opposition to ‘euthanasia law’ proposals – Daily Telegraph
“Some of Britain’s most senior legal figures have added their voices to the growing disquiet over proposals that could pave the way to the legalisation of euthanasia.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judge Gerald Price is suspended after claims by male prostitute – The Times
“A judge has been suspended after allegations that he had a nine-month relationship with a male prostitute.”
The Times, 30th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Man jailed for role in drug ring – BBC News
“The first man to be extradited from Colombia to the UK has been jailed for five-and-a-half years for helping a drugs ring launder its huge profits.”
BBC News, 29th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fines for not wearing a seatbelt double – Daily Telegraph
“Fines for not wearing a seatbelt have been doubled to £60 after the Home Office admitted the previous penalty was not acting as a sufficient deterrent.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The Big Question: How do Britain’s sharia courts work, and are they a good thing? – The Independent
“Why are we asking this now?
Civitas, an independent research organisation, has issued a report saying that there are many more sharia courts operating in the United Kingdom than we thought. It was known that there were such courts operating in London, Manchester, Bradford, Birmingham and Nuneaton, but no-one knows how many there are. By examining online fatwa sites, the author calculated that there at least 85, most operating out of mosques, but some located in cafes or Muslim schools across the country.”
The Independent, 30th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Engineer wounded in Iraq claims for damages – The Times
“An engineer wounded in Iraq brought a landmark claim for damages yesterday against the Ministry of Defence and a private consultancy in a move that could pave the way for other civilians injured in war zones to sue their employers.”
The Times, 30th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
EAT adopts ‘pragmatic’ approach to service provider TUPE transfers – OUT-LAW.com
“Employees have the same rights when a company changes service provider as when work is outsourced in the first place even if the new service is not identical to the old, the Employment Appeals Tribunal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Police officer trampled by herd of cattle wins payout – Daily Telegraph
“A police inspector left unable to work for five months after being trampled by a herd of cattle has received more than £10,000 from the landowner.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Obscene stories or free speech? – BBC News
“Civil servant Darryn Walker has been cleared of breaching the Obscene Publications Act with a story he wrote about Girls Aloud.”
BBC News, 29th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Blogger who wrote about killing Girls Aloud cleared – The Independent
“A blogger who was charged with obscenity after he wrote an erotic story detailing the kidnap, sexual torture and murder of the pop group Girls Aloud was cleared at court yesterday after prosecutors offered no evidence against him.”
The Independent, 30th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Survey on the future provision of Library services
CHEMS Consulting is carrying out a feasibility study on behalf of the Inner and Middle Temple to investigate the potential benefits of merging their two libraries.
One element in the feasibility study is to assess what the demand for library services is on the part of the Bar, students and other members of the Inns, and how it is currently being met. Both Inns also want to consider what services a merged library should offer its users if a merger were to proceed.
In order to get the opinion of members, tenants and other Library users the consultants have developed a survey questionnaire. Click here to complete the survey.
MoD could face high court over alleged abuse of Afghan captives – The Guardian
“Fresh allegations that Afghans captured by British soldiers have been mistreated by security forces are so serious they should be the subject of a full high court hearing, government lawyers have admitted.”
The Guardian, 29th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
