“The City of London Corporation has lost control of St Paul’s Cathedral, the high court will hear on Monday, with members of an activist camp ‘setting rules and policing behaviour’ in the churchyard. A trial, lasting up to four days, will determine whether Occupy London protesters can stay on the land outside the building or not.”
The Guardian, 18th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“MPs have come down firmly against the police employing water cannon or plastic bullets to quell any future repeat of the August riots. The Commons home affairs committee say in a report on Monday that their use in the summer would have been an indiscriminate and dangerous way of further inflaming the situation.”
The Guardian, 19th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An American woman who worships Norse gods has won the right to stay in Britain because of her ‘family life’ with her boyfriend and his wife.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th December 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A woman was allowed into the UK to live with a partner she claimed she had met on the internet despite being unable to prove that she had ever even spoken to him, a report into the UK Border Agency (UKBA) reveals.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th December 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A Tory MP has been given the green light to sue the Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers for libel over allegations he bullied a female colleague. Dominic Raab is suing the publisher over a Mail on Sunday article published on 30 January that alleged he bullied the colleague, referred to in court as ‘E’, while he worked as chief of staff to David Davis between 2006 and 2008.”
The Guardian, 16th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The high court has upheld a government rule requiring spouses to prove they can speak English before they can join their partners in Britain. Mr Justice Beatson dismissed a judicial review challenge brought by three couples to the immigration rule introduced last November on the grounds that it was racist and would break up their families.”
The Guardian, 16th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Dr Eva Michalak has won £4.5 million in compensation after her bosses mounted a campaign against her when she fell pregnant.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th December 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The High Court has dismissed a challenge to laws that require immigrant spouses to be able to speak English in order to live in the UK.”
BBC News, 16th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The highest court in the land has granted permission for Julian Assange to appeal against his extradition to Sweden, where he faces sex crime allegations.”
The Guardian, 16th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A grandmother fractured her thigh after slipping on a plastic icicle which should have been cleared away by Father Christmas and his elf at Selfridges’ grotto, the Appeal Court has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th December 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The legal profession is unprepared for conflicts of interest in personal injury law that will occur from 2012, the Gazette has been told. Such conflicts could leave PI lawyers open to negligence claims and increase professional indemnity insurance premiums.”
Law Society Gazette, 15th December 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“At last the courts move into the 21st century! Yesterday, the Lord Chief Justice (LCJ) announced that tweeting from court could be carried out by journalists and legal commentators without them seeking advanced permission. Otherwise judges will decide who can and can’t tweet from a courtroom.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 15th December 2011
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“A major London department store is giving consumers the chance to buy unpasteurised milk, despite the government food watchdog’s claim that the move is illegal on public health grounds.”
The Guardian, 15th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Judge to decide on whether former Labour MP accused of falsely claiming £80,000 expenses should face trial.”
The Guardian, 15th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A new professional body for policing which will represent the entire service will be created, the Home Secretary said today. Theresa May said the body ‘will develop policing as a single profession’ and ‘act only in the public interest’, adding that she also saw the need for a chiefs’ council.”
The Independent, 15th December 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man who kidnapped and savagely assaulted his girlfriend, leaving her in a coma, has had an appeal against his indeterminate sentence turned down.”
BBC News, 15th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Guidance on how to deal with complaints against doctors who may have assisted in suicides will be published by the General Medical Council.”
BBC News, 16th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“James Gethen, now 16, was given an indeterminate detention order by a judge at Leeds crown court, who heard he had significant psychiatric problems at the time he killed his mother Ann, 39. Gethen was told he must serve at least five years before he is considered for release.”
The Guardian, 15th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Officials at Revenue and Customs are reconsidering disciplinary procedures against a whistleblower whose information has led to two inquiries into allegations that City corporations were let off billions of pounds in tax penalties. A Whitehall source said tax officials had suspended a ‘fact-finding’ investigation into Osita Mba, a tax solicitor, in the wake of criticism from MPs and the public.”
The Guardian, 15th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Theatre-goers, restaurateurs and night workers throughout London’s West End were celebrating yesterday after plans to introduce evening and weekend parking charges were shelved until after the Olympic Games. The proposed charges, dubbed a ‘tax on nightlife’, had infuriated impresarios and business owners alike. They have been temporarily dropped after a High Court judge said they risked damaging local businesses.”
The Independent, 16th December 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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