BA fined £121.5m for price fixing – The Guardian
“British Airways is to pay a record fine of £121.5m after admitting price fixing on fuel surcharges on its long-haul flights.”
The Guardian, 1st August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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‘Terrorist’ defamation cases trebled – The Times
“Terrorist suspects are fuelling a surge in defamation actions against newspapers and broadcasting organisations, according to a survey published today. The number of defamation cases brought by alleged terror suspects has almost trebled in a year, making up almost 13 per cent of reported claims in the year to the end of May.
The Times, 30th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
End of the road for Charman’s divorce appeal – The Times
“A multi-millionaire businessman has lost a final appeal to prevent his former wife from keeping her £48 million divorce pay-out, the biggest awarded by a British court.”
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The Times, 31st July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Pensioner wins £700,000 damages in landmark mis-selling case – The Times
A retired businessman has been awarded around £700,000 in compensation after successfully suing his pension provider for giving unauthorised advice in what is thought to be the first case of its kind.
The Times, 31st July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Union cleared over gender pay claim – The Times
“One of the country’s biggest trade unions did not discriminate against female members in its negotiations on equal pay claims, an Employment Appeal Tribunal ruled today. ”
The Times, 31st July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Goldman escapes €100m claim over bond losses – The Times
“Goldman Sachs was not liable for a loan that turned sour, despite its own bankers admitting that the borrower’s prospects “did not sound too rosy”, the Court of Appeal said today. ”
The Times, 31st July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Prisons strategy in disarray after ruling – Daily Telegraph
“Thousands of prisoners serving short-term indefinite sentences may have to be set free if a High Court ruling against the new Justice Secretary is upheld on appeal. ”
Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Barrister loses motorcycle parking challenge – The Times
“A barrister who claimed his motorcycle was immune to parking tickets because its wheels did not touch the ground was told to pay up today by the Court of Appeal. ”
The Times, July 31st 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Courts fail to achieve performance targets – The Lawyer
“Her Majesty’s Court Service missed eight of its 12 performance targets in the past financial year, its annual report has revealed.”
The Lawyer, 30th July 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Law is “unjust” for unwed couples – BBC News
“Couples who are living together should have more legal rights, according to a report from the Law Commission.”
BBC News, 30th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Break-up may end in court for unmarried couples – The Times
“Cohabiting couples would be entitled to financial settlements if they split up, under proposals from the Government’s key adviser on law reform.”
The Times, 31st July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Rise in number of sex offenders “is swamping supervision system” – The Times
“Known sex offenders are living unchecked in the community because there are too many of them to be monitored regularly, according to research commissioned by the Home Office.”
The Times, 31st July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Appeal court judges hold up deportation of three Algerian terror suspects – The Guardian
“The deportation of three suspected Algerian terrorists was yesterday halted by appeal court judges who ruled that the UK government could not be certain that they would be safe from torture after they were sent back.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Food manufacturers target children on internet after regulator’s TV advertising clampdown – The Guardian
“Some of the world’s leading food manufacturers have begun marketing to children on social networking websites and internet chat programs.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Three jailed for forcing man to fall 100ft to his death – The Guardian
“A 17-year-old girl and her boyfriend were jailed yesterday for torturing a friend with severe learning difficulties before forcing him to fall to his death from a 100ft railway viaduct.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
£2.4m punishment for massive signal failure – The Times
“Network Rail is to be fined £2.4 million for failing to complete a massive resignalling scheme on time, which resulted in long delays and severe overcrowding for thousands of passengers over several months.”
The Times, 31st July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Barrister’s overdraft charges test case rejected – Financial Times
“Barrister Tom Brennan on Monday lost his legal battle in what he hoped would be a test case for the fairness of bank overdraft charges.”
Financial Times, 31st July 2007
Source: www.ft.com
£2bn mortgage exit fees may be refunded – Daily Telegraph
“Millions of homeowners are in line for refunds totalling £2 billion on ‘unfair’ mortgage exit fees.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
HSBC spends £116m refunding customers for unfair charges – The Independent
“One of Britain’s biggest banks divulged the multi-million pound cost of the customer revolt against bank charges for the first time yesterday.”
The Independent, 31st July 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
No water risk details in home information packs – The Independent
“Ministers faced renewed criticism over the flooding after it emerged that controversial new home information packs will not include details about flood risk to properties.”
The Independent, 31st July 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
