“Barristers and campaigners call for pre-recorded court interviews as girl who faced aggressive cross-examination aged nine says she has never recovered from her ordeal.”
The Independent, 24th May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Residents of mobile home parks in England have been given new rights to protect them from rogue site operators.”
BBC News, 27th May 2013
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“Judge may take action that could leave HSBC facing a criminal prosecution and threat to its ability to do business in the US.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A sex shop chain in Soho has won a major victory against license fees charged by Westminster City Council, in a landmark decision that the council believe could ‘open the flood gates for illegal pornography.'”
The Independent, 24th May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A 55-year old man was arrested on the runway of Heathrow airport as he tried to flee the country to avoid paying back the proceeds of his illegal waste business.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“With videos and pictures being posted online and tweeted hundreds of times what does it mean when a trial comes about?”
The Guardian, 24th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A victim of domestic violence who faces losing her council home which has a secure ‘panic room’ is to challenge the government’s so-called bedroom tax.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Theresa May, the home secretary, has proposed a raft of measures to combat the radicalisation of Muslims, including new controls on the internet and the banning of groups preaching hate.”
The Guardian, 26th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A model is suing the Sun and Scotland Yard in the first civil claim linked to alleged corrupt payments to police officers and public officials.”
The Guardian, 27th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The high court has called for a new approach to an inquiry into allegations that British troops committed ‘terrifying acts of brutality’ following the invasion of Iraq.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A mother of eight who fraudulently received £350,000 in benefits and tax credits has been jailed for four years.”
BBC News, 24th May 2013
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“A tweet published by Sally Bercow about Tory peer Lord McAlpine was libellous, the High Court has ruled.”
BBC News, 24th May 2013
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“A High Court judge says there is a ‘real determination’ among judges to embrace their new ‘project management’ role, and dismissed fears that they are not ready for the Jackson reforms.”
Litigation Futures, 24th May 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“RE F (CHILDREN) 14 May 2013, Court of Appeal – A topical case, this, given legal aid cutbacks. It concerns the ability of unrepresented litigants to choose those to help them out as advocates in court. Not an unconstrained right, as this case demonstrates. The High Court ruled that a judge had been entitled to refuse an application for a particular person to act as a McKenzie friend despite that individual not being present in court at the time of the application. The Court of Appeal upheld that decision.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th May 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The date when a claim for cross border group relief is made should form the basis of a decision about one of the tests for granting that relief under EU law and not the date of the end of the accounting period in which the claim was made, the Supreme Court has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th May 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“Vicki Helyar-Cardwell reports on a recent debate among criminal justice experts.”
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 18th May 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
“Families will suffer catastrophic effects and victims of domestic violence may be forced to return to their abusers, it will be argued in the first test cases challenging the government’s imposition of a £500-a-week cap on benefits. A judge has already given permission for a full judicial review of claims that involve four vulnerable families relying on welfare payments. One household is facing imminent eviction, according to documents filed at the high court.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Some of the most prominent victims of phone-hacking have written to the culture secretary, Maria Miller, urging her to reject the royal charter proposed by the press industry, saying that it is unacceptable for ‘those responsible for the damage to our lives and the lives of others [to] seek to shrug off responsibility and once again write their own rulebook.’ ”
The Guardian, 24th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A pregnant woman with severe mental health problems is expected to have an abortion after a High Court judge ruled that she was capable of making the decision.”
The Independent, 21st May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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