“Junior doctors have won the right to a Judicial Review of the General Medical Council’s refusal to discipline senior colleagues they hold responsible for the training places debacle.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Lawmakers called on Tuesday for a proposed new law against bribery to be toughened by making it easier to prosecute a company for failing to prevent a bribe being paid.”
Reuters, 28th July 2009
Source: www.reuters.com
“Businesses could face a spate of legal claims from employees hit by swine flu, experts warn, as concerns mount that firms are not prepared to deal with legal issues arising from affected staff.”
The Guardian, 27th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“British judges are significantly more likely to agree to extradite suspects to the US than American judges are to allow their citizens to be brought here for trial, research suggests.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The man who is the public face of the North Liverpool Community Justice Centre insists that the ‘bald’ reconviction figures do not tell the full story of the pioneering work of his court.”
The Times, 28th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A radical US-style court initiative in which judges monitor each criminal’s progress after sentencing has failed to cut reoffending rates. The results are a blow to supporters of specialist community justice courts who had hoped for better results in preventing criminals returning to a life of crime.”
The Times, 28th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Khan, R v [2009] EWCA Crim 1569 (27 July 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Berryland Books Ltd v BK Books Ltd & Ors [2009] EWHC 1877 (Ch) (24 July 2009)
Musawi v Bevis Trustees Ltd & Anor [2009] EWHC 1915 (Ch) (27 July 2009)
Nokia Corporation v Revenue & Customs [2009] EWHC 1903 (Ch) (27 July 2009)
High Court (Administrative Division)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Libel actions have soared in recent months as companies increasingly resort to the courts to defend their reputations, according to a new figures published today.”
The Times, 27th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Advisory Panel on Public Sector Information (APPSI) has published its annual report for 2008-09.”
Ministry of Justice, 27th July 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A Sikh police officer suffered racist and religious discrimination during training, an employment tribunal found.”
The Independent, 27th July 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man who hacked off the head of his neighbour and put it in a wheelie bin has been detained indefinitely.”
BBC News, 27th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Canoes, surfboards and dinghies are to be given the same legal status as cruise liners and oil tankers in a clampdown on reckless behaviour at sea.”
The Times, 27th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A businessman who was held and mistreated in the United Arab Emirates following the London bombings believes he has evidence that British consular officials asked permission from the UK’s own security services to visit him while he was detained.”
The Guardian, 26th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The CPS said it had spent £11.5 million less in 2008/09 and £17.1 million less the previous year by using its own lawyers for prosecutions rather than hiring outside barristers.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The government is attempting to deny injured soldiers full compensation for their health problems, it emerged today (26 July).”
The Guardian, 26th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A driver who tried to kill himself by crashing his car into the front of a department store has been jailed.”
BBC News, 24th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A paedophile from Somerset who was convicted of a string of rapes and sexual assaults against girls as young as 11 has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 24th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A paedophile from Leicestershire who abused young boys he met at football matches has been jailed indefinitely.”
BBC News, 24th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Swindon woman whose winning lottery ticket was found and cashed in by someone else has been told she will be paid more than half the original prize.”
BBC News, 24th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A civilian engineer wounded in a bomb blast in Iraq lost a claim for damages against the Ministry of Defence and a private consultancy today. The ruling is a potential blow for other people hoping to sue for injuries sustained in a war zone.”
The Times, 2th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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