“A two-and-a-half year legal battle over a ‘joke’ posted on Twitter that landed its author with a criminal record returns to the high court on Wednesday in front of the most senior judge in England and Wales.”
The Guardian, 27th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A former police detective has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 17 years after admitting the murder of his partner, a policewoman whose body was found in a shallow woodland grave.”
The Independent, 26th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Illegal downloaders will start receiving warning letters from internet service providers from 1 March 2014, under a draft code for the government’s anti-digital piracy regime drawn up by media regulator Ofcom.”
The Guardian, 26th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“E-disclosure is the disclosure of any electronic document. Documents stored electronically are often referred to as electronically stored information or ESI.”
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Cloisters, June 2012
Source: www.cloisters.com
“In many cases where a person wishes to leave an employment and establish a new business, that person may wish to tell colleagues about the plans and to encourage them to join him or her in the new venture. It may be that there is disaffection in the workplace and that there is a general, if unexpressed, desire to move on.”
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11 KBW, 22nd June 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
“In a consultation opening today, the Law Commission and Scottish Law Commission are proposing a new law to make clear what businesses must tell insurers when they buy insurance.”
Law Commission, 26th June 2012
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
“Two teenage brothers who were abused while living in care are to sue Lancashire County Council after a judge ruled they had been mistreated.”
BBC News, 25th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Measures have been drawn up to fast-track the trials of people accused of offences linked to the Olympics, based on the way offenders were processed after last summer’s riots.”
The Guardian, 26th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government is under a legal obligation to ensure British soldiers are sent to fight with adequate equipment and training, the court of appeal heard on Monday in a case that has potentially profound implications for the treatment of troops on the battlefield.”
The Guardian, 25th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Theresa May’s response to the extradition treaty review has become even more pressing amid the Richard O’Dwyer case.”
The Guardian, 25th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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“The stepfather of Baby P, Steven Barker, has launched a £40,000 compensation bid after he was injured in a violent prison attack, it has been reported.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke officially opened a new state of the art Magistrates’ Court in London today (21 June).”
Ministry of Justice, 21st June 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Victims of black cab rapist John Worboys have lost a crucial step in their High Court battle for damages.”
BBC News, 25th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Three men have been jailed for a scam in which Sainsbury’s was overcharged by nearly £9m.”
The Guardian, 22nd June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The employment tribunal backlog is at a record high, figures show, as venture capitalist Adrian Beecroft warns the fear of being sued is stopping companies from creating jobs.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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