“The Divisional Court has now dismissed the claim by Mr Bancoult on behalf of the Chagossian islanders. He had challenged the designation of the waters around the islands as a ‘no take’ Marine Protected Area, i.e. one which could not be fished.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 11th June 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The advertising watchdog has said that the Sun broke its rules for refusing to honour a family holiday prize won by a woman who said she intended to take her sister’s children on the trip.”
The Guardian, 12th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“There is a ‘real risk’ that terrorists could avoid prosecution if proposed internet monitoring powers are abandoned, the country’s top prosecutor has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A record number of child-custody cases were fought in court last month, in what experts believe may be a rush before cuts to legal aid start to bite.”
The Independent, 11th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Police have been asked to reconsider their decision to drop four sex-abuse cases, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced.”
BBC News, 11th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A 19-year-old man accused of making comments on a social media website following the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby has had his court case discontinued.”
The Guardian, 11th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The family of a grandfather convicted of attempting to recruit two undercover police officers to fight for the Taliban have spoken of their ‘torture’ as they face the prospect of becoming the first in Britain to have their home seized by the courts under anti-terrorism laws.”
The Independent, 12th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Too few of the human traffickers who force women to work in the sex trade and children to labour in cannabis farms are being prosecuted in the UK, according to the solicitor general, Oliver Heald QC.”
The Guardian, 11th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Iain Duncan Smith and parliament have conspired to undermine the basic rights of hundreds of thousands of jobseekers by enacting retrospective emergency legislation, according to the contents of a legal filing sent to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).”
The Guardian, 11th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man convicted of killing his friend by putting 27 anti-depressant tablets into his drink has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 11th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A hospital has paid an undisclosed amount after a pregnant woman was given acne drugs that caused her unborn baby severe abnormalities.”
BBC News, 11th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Vulnerability among child sex abuse victims should no longer be a barrier to justice, the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, has declared as he unveiled new guidelines for handling cases.”
The Guardian, 11th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A UK government decision to create a controversial marine park in the Indian Ocean has been upheld by the High Court.”
BBC News, 11th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
de Ferranti & Anor v Execuzen Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 592 (10 June 2013)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
X Ltd, R. v [2013] EWCA Crim 818 (23 May 2013)
Hobson v R. [2013] EWCA Crim 819 (23 May 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Family Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Harris & Anor v Charalambous [2013] EWHC 1317 (QB) (07 June 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Costs that fall within a court-approved budget will not necessarily be ‘reasonable’ or ‘proportionate’ simply because they fall within the scope of that budget, a Court of Appeal judge has suggested.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th June 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“The rules governing when and how an employer will be able to use a confidential
pre-termination settlement agreement to bring an employee contract to an end are
more complicated than they first appear, an expert has said.”
OUT-law.com, 11th June 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“A man has been jailed for life for the ‘vicious and brutal’ murder of his girlfriend of three weeks, who was found dead on Christmas Day.”
BBC News, 10th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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