Sumption quits race for seat in Supreme Court – The Lawyer
“Brick Court’s Jonathan Sumption QC has withdrawn his application to join the Supreme Court.”
The Lawyer, 9th December 2009
Source: www.thelawyer.com
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Freedom of information – update on recent FoI cases – Law Society’s Gazette
“The recent controversy over bonuses paid to civil servants employed by the Ministry of Defence highlights the public interest in salaries and bonuses of public sector officials.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th December 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Lawyers attack government plans to extend family reporting – Law Society’s Gazette
“Family lawyers have attacked government plans to extend the media’s right to report family cases, warning that they will clog the courts with preliminary hearings and lead to miscarriages of justice.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th December 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
MPs lobby to exclude solicitors from asbestos compensation scheme – Law Society’s Gazette
“MPs are lobbying prime minister Gordon Brown to exclude solicitors from any government-run scheme to compensate workers for asbestos-related pleural plaques.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th December 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Ex-BBC presenter Ashley Blake refused leave to appeal – BBC News
“A former BBC TV presenter who was jailed for two years for hitting a teenager with a pole has been told he cannot appeal against his sentence.”
BBC News, 9th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Call to change ‘criminal conspiracy’ law – BBC News
“Senior lawyers say the law in England and Wales should be changed to make it easier to prove criminal conspiracy. The Law Commission says criminals can currently escape prosecution for conspiracy by claiming they did not know what they were doing was illegal.”
BBC News, 10th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Using intercept evidence in court ‘not yet viable’ – BBC News
“The use of intercept evidence in criminal trials is not yet ‘legally or practically viable’, the independent reviewer of terror laws has said.”
BBC News, 10th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former MI5 man loses supreme court case in memoirs fight – The Guardian
“Judges rule battle to publish book must be pursued in secretive investigatory powers tribunal.”
The Guardian, 9th December 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government-ordered review to call for sport to unite in corruption war – The Guardian
“A review launched by the government in the wake of high-profile match-fixing allegations is set to recommend the creation of a single unit dedicated to investigating corruption in sports betting.”
The Guardian, 10th December 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Scientists urge reform of ‘lethal’ libel law – The Times
“England’s draconian libel laws pose a danger to public health because they are interfering with the research published by medical journals, senior editors and scientists said.”
The Times, 10th December 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Bath Spa: Council paid £4m compensation for delay – BBC News
“Bath and North East Somerset Council was paid at least £4.17m in compensation for the delayed Bath Spa Project, its accounts have revealed.”
BBC News, 9th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judges block horse injury claim – BBC News
“A County Durham man left with brain damage after being kicked by a horse at a Cumbrian fair, has been blocked from claiming compensation.”
BBC News, 9th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Firm fined after chemical explosion closed motorways – BBC News
“An international waste management company has been fined £150,000 after a major chemical fire closed two motorways in Lancashire.”
BBC News, 9th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Coroner criticises MoD over fatal helicopter crash – The Independent
“A coroner today criticised the Ministry of Defence for failing to adequately maintain a helicopter which crashed and caught fire in Iraq, claiming the lives of two SAS soldiers.”
The Independent, 9th December 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BBC was unfair to Crufts organiser in pedigree dogs exposé, rules Ofcom – The Guardian
“Ofcom has ruled that controversial BBC1 documentary Pedigree Dogs Exposed, which alleged that events such as Crufts awarded top prizes to unhealthy and inbred animals, was unfair in some aspects of its treatment of the Kennel Club.”
The Guardian, 9th December 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hotelier Ben Vogelenzang cleared of insulting Muslim guest – The Times
“A district judge questioned the character of a Muslim convert as he dismissed the case against husband and wife Christian hoteliers who she claimed had deeply offended her new-found religion.”
The Times, 9th December 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Briton guilty of plotting ‘deadly terror attack’ – BBC News
“A British Muslim has been convicted of conspiring to murder civilians in a ‘deadly terrorist attack’.”
BBC News, 9th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Killer nurse granted leave to appeal – The Independent
“A former staff nurse serving at least 30 years behind bars for the murder of four patients at two Leeds hospitals was given the go-ahead to challenge his conviction today.”
The Independent, 9th December 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Shops ‘unfair’ over shoplifting cases – The Independent
“Tesco, Boots and a host of high street giants are using a ‘deceitful’ and ‘unfair’ system to seek hundreds of pounds in compensation payouts from petty shoplifters, a report claimed today.”
The Independent, 9th December 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Tullett case suspended over undisclosed evidence – The Times
“A High Court battle between two City brokers was suspended yesterday after a team of lawyers admitted that a tranche of evidence had not been disclosed to their opponents.”
The Times, 9th December 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
