“Thousands of convicted drink drivers every year will have to take medicals
before they can get behind the wheel again.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An Old Bailey judge sentenced Jim McCormick, 57, to 10 years in jail on Thursday for a fraud he described as the worst he could imagine and ‘a callous confidence trick.’ ”
The Guardian, 2nd May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lord Justice Goldring says hearing should be held near where bereaved families live, but not too close to Liverpool.”
The Guardian, 2nd May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Should we, the public, know who the police have arrested? Do people deserve
anonymity until the point that the police charge them with an offence – or in
the case of some crimes – anonymity until convicted?”
BBC News, 3rd May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A sex offender spared jail after a judge considered the ‘impact’ on his family is having his sentence reviewed by the attorney general.”
BBC News, 3rd May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Nazir Afzal, Chief Crown Prosecutor for the CPS in the North West, thanks
victims of Stuart Hall for their bravery in coming forward as he describes the
veteran broadcaster as an ‘opportunistic predator’.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A Polish doctor has been struck off after scoring less than 20 per cent in a
performance test.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Recently added:
Supreme Court
WHA Ltd & Anor v Revenue and Customs [2013] UKSC 24 (1 May 2013)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Dicks, R. v [2013] EWCA Crim 429 (14 March 2013)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
PC & Anor v City of York Council [2013] EWCA Civ 478 (01 May 2013)
Tael One Partners Ltd v Morgan Stanley & Co International Plc [2013] EWCA Civ 473 (01 May 2013)
LB v London Borough of Merton & Anor [2013] EWCA Civ 476 (01 May 2013)
Slutsker v Haron Investments Ltd & Anor [2013] EWCA Civ 430 (01 May 2013)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Cruddas v Calvert & Ors [2013] EWHC 1096 (QB) (01 May 2013)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Compton Beauchamp Estates Ltd v Spence [2013] EWHC 1101 (Ch) (01 May 2013)
JD Wetherspoon Plc v Harris & Ors [2013] EWHC 1088 (Ch) (01 May 2013)
High Court (Family Division)
S v S (Rev 1) [2013] EWHC 991 (Fam) (29 April 2013)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Hunt & Ors v Optima (Cambridge) Ltd & Ors [2013] EWHC 681 (TCC) (29 April 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
“The High Court is being asked to make a judgement over the question of who owns the fish in the sea.”
BBC News, 1st May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Major law changes are turning the tide on the growing compensation culture, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said today [1 May].”
Ministry of Justice, 1st May 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Supreme Court, 1st May 2013
“A 32-year-old man who seriously assaulted and neglected a four-month-old baby boy has been jailed for eight years.”
BBC News, 1st May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Law Society’s chief executive has urged super-regulator the Legal Services Board to delay implementation of the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA), in recognition of the ‘profound shifts and uncertainties’ afflicting criminal practitioners.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 1st May 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Supreme Court has taken the UK’s lack of compliance with EU legislation, Directive 2008/50 (limiting the amount of nitrogen dioxide in air) much more seriously than the courts below. It has made a declaration that the UK is in breach and has referred questions of interpretation concerning the Directive and remedies to the CJEU.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 1st May 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Judges are being asked to decide if HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) acted illegally by letting investment bank Goldman Sachs off part of its tax bill.”
BBC News, 2nd May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“In R (JL) v SSD [2013] EWCA Civ 449, the Court of Appeal ‘broke new ground’ by considering how Article 8 applied to the stage at which possession orders are enforced.”
NearlyLegal, 1st May 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
“A clerk who stole money from a firm to fund a lavish wedding and breast surgery for his wife has been jailed.”
BBC News, 1st May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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