“Following the actor’s acquittal, there have been claims of a witch-hunt, yet a complainant’s word has to be taken as evidence.”
The Independent, 11th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Airline sued newspaper for libel after it claimed some pilots were concerned that a fuel policy may have put passengers at risk.”
The Guardian, 12th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A paedophile who carried out a life-threatening sexual assault on a toddler after social services failed to conduct background checks has been jailed for seventeen and a half years.”
The Independent, 12th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Nine men accused of sex attacks over six months on a 14-year-old girl walked free from the Old Bailey today. The case collapsed when police discovered the contents of the alleged victim’s old Twitter account.”
The Independent, 12th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man who admitted having sexual intercourse with a goat has been jailed for six weeks.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Sitting in Blackfriars Crown Court in south London, I watched a very modern, multicultural dilemma. Back in August, a Muslim woman was due to appear, accused of intimidating a witness. The woman, whom the BBC isn’t naming for legal reasons, was expected to enter a plea. But Judge Peter Murphy said he could not hear that plea because he could not identify her: she was wearing a niqab, the type of black face covering worn by some Muslim women that only leaves their eyes visible.”
BBC News, 12th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“”Absurd” secrecy rules applying to children in care homes may have helped paedophiles target them, Education Secretary Michael Gove has said.”
BBC News, 13th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A British al-Qaeda suspect still faces extradition to America despite winning a human rights battle, the Home Secretary has vowed.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A police officer in Norfolk who was seeking compensation from a garage after she tripped on a kerb has withdrawn her claim for injuries.”
BBC News, 12th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two insurance companies have won their case against police bosses for compensation over the looting and arson of a building during the 2011 riots.”
BBC News, 12th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Manslaughter charges could be brought against the South Yorkshire police force and senior officers on duty when 96 people died at the Hillsborough football stadium on 15 April 1989, according to the senior detective leading a new criminal investigation into the disaster.”
The Guardian, 12th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man has been jailed for killing an off-duty police officer who died when he hit his head after being punched.”
BBC News, 12th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A High Court master last week more than halved a proposed budget in a quantum-only cerebral palsey case, it has emerged. Leading costs lawyer Matthew Harman told this week’s PI Futures seminar in Manchester that the master also refused to hear any argument on hourly rates.”
Litigation Futures, 12th September 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has dismissed suggestions that it is not committed to its review of legal regulation.”
Legal Futures, 12th September 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
“Most life sentence prisoners did not reoffend and were able to lead productive lives on release, said Liz Calderbank, Chief Inspector of Probation, and Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of a joint inspection into life sentence prisoners. However, they added that the work done with life sentence prisoners at key points in their sentence could be improved.”
CrimeLine, 12th September 2013
Source: www.crimeline.info
The Port Security (Port of Southampton) Designation Order 2013
The Education (National Curriculum)(Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study)(England) Order 2013
The Education (National Curriculum) (Languages) (England) Order 2013
The Co-ordination of Regulatory Enforcement (Enforcement Action) (Amendment) Order 2013
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Vuvamu v Secretary of State for Transport [2013] EWCA Civ 1116 (11 September 2013)
E-Clear (UK) Plc v Elia & Ors [2013] EWCA Civ 1114 (06 September 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Mohammed Saleem Tariq & Anton van Dellen reflect on the early days of the Jackson reforms.”
New Law Journal, 6th September 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
“Companies that blacklist workers for taking part in trade union activity face being barred from multibillion-pound public sector contracts under plans unveiled by the Welsh government.”
The Guardian, 11th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who was ‘kettled’ during a protest in central London has lost his damages claim against the Met.”
BBC News, 11th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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