Burrell not to face perjury probe – BBC News
“Princess Diana’s former butler, Paul Burrell, will not be investigated over allegations of perjury at the inquest into her death, Scotland Yard has said.”
BBC News, 9th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: perjury
No Burrell probe during inquest – BBC News
“The Metropolitan police has said it will not launch a perjury investigation into ex-royal butler Paul Burrell until after the Princess Diana inquest concludes.”
BBC News, 7th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cinpres Gas Injection Ltd v Melea Ltd – Times Law Reports
Cinpres Gas Injection Ltd v Melea Ltd
Court of Appeal
“Perjury by a witness who had common cause with one of the parties in proceedings could be sufficient to have the judgment set aside as having been obtained by fraud.”
The Times, 29th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Cinpres Gas Injection Ltd v Melea Ltd – WLR Daily
Cinpres Gas Injection Ltd v Melea Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 9; [2008] WLR (D) 19
“Where an inventor who gave perjured evidence at the trial of his employer’s application for a patent had been more than a mere witness in those proceedings, his fraud should be treated as his employer’s fraud for the purposes of the fraud exception to the doctrine of res judicata.”
WLR Daily, 31st January 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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R v Miell – WLR Daily
R v Miell [2007] EWCA Crim 3130; [2007] WLR(D) 346
“In deciding whether to quash an acquittal, the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) had to form its own view as to whether the acquitted person’s subsequent guilty plea to perjury at his trial constituted compelling evidence that he had committed the offence charged.”
WLR Daily, 8th January 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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Regina v Miell – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“In deciding whether to quash an acquittal, the court had to form its own view as to whether the acquitted person’s subsequent plea of guilty to perjury at his trial was in fact compelling evidence that he had committed the offence charged.”
The Times, 4th January 2008
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US lawyers move to cut £55m in perks – The Times
“Lawyers acting for some of Britain’s largest pension funds yesterday sought to freeze the £55 million of bonuses and pension payments due to the former chief executive of BP.”
The Times, 3rd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Perjury’ threat for ex-BP boss – BBC News
“Former BP chief Lord John Browne [sic] may now face charges of perjury amid allegations that he lied to a court about a gay partner, reports say.”
BBC News, 2nd May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
