“Government plans to slash solar power subsidies were dealt a blow yesterday, after a High Court judge ordered an urgent hearing into the move. Mr Justice Mitting ordered a judicial review to be held next week into the Government’s decision to halve so-called feed-in-tariff solar power subsidies after hearing an application by Friends of the Earth.”
The Independent, 16th December 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Three former Labour MPs who were jailed for fiddling their expenses have been ordered to pay back a total of £125,000 – less than half of the money spent on their court cases.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Big Brother contestant won an eight-month legal battle when the High Court in London heard Manchester United player Giggs, 38, now accepts she never wanted to reveal private details.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th December 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The court gets results – but funding cuts put it under threat.”
The Guardian, 15th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Today’s al-Khawaja judgment shows the European Court of Human Rights is listening to UK judgesToday’s al-Khawaja judgment shows the European Court of Human Rights is listening to UK judges.”
The Guardian, 15th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Footballer Rio Ferdinand has ended his privacy battle with the Sunday Mirror over a ‘kiss and tell’ story published by the tabloid after reaching an eleventh-hour agreement.”
The Guardian, 15th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Asset-freezing powers that are exercised under counter-terrorism legislation are ‘an intrusive and humiliating experience’ for a number of British citizens, the government’s independent reviewer of anti-terror laws has warned in a report.”
The Guardian, 15th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Hearsay evidence can be used as the sole means of securing a criminal conviction where no other evidence is available, the European court of human rights (ECHR) has ruled.”
The Guardian, 15th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Ministers and Whitehall officials have been warned not to try to hide sensitive government information by using private emails and text messages.”
BBC News, 15th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Do not attempt resuscitation orders (DNAR orders), have been much in the news. There is concern about them being slapped on patients’ notes without adequate, or any, consultation with the patient or, if the patient is incapacitate, with the relatives or carers.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 14th December 2011
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“Unmarried couples who have lived together for five years or more should be able to inherit from each other without writing a will, the Law Commission has recommended.”
The Guardian, 14th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Tissue maker Kimberly-Clark has been fined £180,000 over the death of a worker at its plant in Cumbria.”
BBC News, 15th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Young people under 18 could be included in the cross-government definition of domestic violence for the first time, under a consultation launched by the Home Secretary Theresa May today (14 December).”
Home Office, 14th December 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, today (14 December) handed down guidance on using laptops and hand‐held devices to communicate directly from courts in England and Wales.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 14th December 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“A couple who sold a ‘crippled’ pet monkey to a woman rather than taking it to a vet have been found guilty of causing it unnecessary suffering.”
BBC News, 14th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“One of the two men who helped gunman Raoul Moat during his shotgun rampage, which left a man dead and a police officer blinded, has lost a bid to win a reduction in his sentence.”
The Guardian, 14th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Suspected terrorists face tough controls under a new law given Royal Assent today (14 December), the Home Secretary said.”
Home Office, 14th December 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“A vengeful mother-of-three has been jailed for 168 days after being convicted of killing a neighbour’s kitten by putting it in the microwave. Gina Robins, 31, killed the 10-week-old kitten after falling out with its owner, magistrates in Torbay, Devon, were told. Jailing her on Wednesday, magistrate Liz Clyne told Robins: ‘You have shown little remorse either for the death of the kitten or the trauma to your former friend Sarah Knutton.’ She was also banned from keeping animals for 10 years. The prosecutor said: ‘This was a very bad case, disgusting. It was an act of revenge against Ms Knutton.'”
The Guardian, 14th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“New proposals about how the owners of dangerous dogs should be sentenced by the courts are being announced today, with the launch of a public consultation on the first sentencing guideline that covers dangerous dog offences.”
Sentencing Council, 15th December 2011
Source: http://sentencingcouncil.judiciary.gov.uk
Related link: Dangerous Dog Offences Guideline Consultation (PDF)
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