“A severely disabled man with ‘locked-in syndrome’ has urged a judge not to decide to halt his High Court action to let a doctor end his life.”
BBC News, 8th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Journalists who break the law could be spared trial if they acted in the public interest, under guidance to be produced by the Director of Public Prosecutions.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An NHS trust breached its duty of care to a 20-year-old patient who killed herself while on home release from a psychiatric unit, the supreme court has ruled.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Pub landlords will be able to broadcast FA Premier League (FAPL) football matches legitimately using foreign satellite decoders providing they can obtain a clean feed of the games, broadcast sound during live play only, and do not charge customers entry to their bar, according to a High Court ruling.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th February 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“The death of a man following an incident at Gatwick Airport is being investigated by the police watchdog.”
BBC News, 8th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Fifteen more phone-hacking claims against the News of the World have been settled, with substantial damages awarded to well-known figures and members of the public, but more than 50 cases are still outstanding.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Lancashire detective exposed by the Times for writing an anonymous blog about crime issues is to sue the newspaper for damages after it emerged that a reporter initially identified him by hacking into his emails.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A lawyer has been struck off after admitting he stole £3 million from his company and clients in what a tribunal described as one of the worst cases of fraud it had encountered.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Joshua Rozenberg watches judges in training at a Midlands conference hotel.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two senior judges have retired to consider whether a Twitter message threatening to blow up a snowbound Doncaster airport was a joke or a menace to society.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Parents should teach their children about the risk of paedophiles, a minister has said as he defended plans to ease Criminal Records Bureau checks.”
BBC News, 9th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An 86-year-old man is launching a landmark lawsuit against police chiefs who labelled him a ‘domestic extremist’ and secretly recorded his political activities in minute detail.”
The Guardian, 9th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The former bouncer Levi Bellfield has lost a bid to challenge his conviction for the kidnap and murder of Milly Dowler.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Football boss Harry Redknapp was cleared today of taking bungs in an offshore tax dodge.”
The Independent, 8th February 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that a mental health hospital had an ‘operational’ obligation under article 2 of the European Court of Human Rights (the right to life) to protect a voluntary patient from suicide. This is the first time the reach of the article 2 obligation to protect life has been expanded to a voluntary patient; that is, a patient who was not detained under the Mental Health Act.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 8th February 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The media can legitimately publish articles and photographs about celebrities without their approval providing they have balanced their rights to freedom of expression with the individuals’ privacy rights, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th February 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“It is only a short time ago since the House of Lords was asked to consider the issue of beneficial interests of an unmarried couple in Stack v Dowden. The recent decision of the Supreme Court in Jones v Kernott highlights again the ongoing problems that can arise when unmarried couples separate and there is no clear agreement as to the ownership of their property interests.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 2nd February 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
“Social media undoubtedly poses a challenge for enforcement, but the Contempt of Court Act is a sound piece of legislation.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“‘Human Rights Act to blame!’ is a frequent refrain in the media, as well reported on this blog. Often, though, the outcome that has attracted media ire is not one that has much to do with the Human Rights Act at all. The decision to release Abu Qatada on bail is one such example.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 8th February 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
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