“A new route into the legal profession is launched today in a bid to improve access and diversity in the law.”
Legal Futures, 11th March 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
“The Alfie Meadows ruling is a reminder of the coalition’s hypocrisy on non-violent protest.”
The Guardian, 10th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Thousands of motorway speeding convictions could be overturned because the font used to display the numbers on some variable speed limit signs may not have complied with traffic regulations.”
BBC News, 9th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An SAS sniper jailed for possessing a war trophy given to him by the Iraqi army will learn this week whether his conviction will be quashed.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Cuts to legal aid are forcing the closure of almost a third of Shelter’s housing advice centres and compelling the Red Cross to abandon its assistance for family reunions, the organisations claim.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Former cabinet minister Chris Huhne and his ex-wife Vicky Pryce are due to be sentenced for perverting the course of justice.”
BBC News, 11th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Radical preacher Abu Qatada must remain in custody following his arrest for allegedly breaching his bail conditions, a judge has ruled.”
The Guardian, 10th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Government has failed to bring Britain in line with European laws on human trafficking, according to leading charities, who say victims of the crime are being left vulnerable to further abuse.”
The Independent, 10th March 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Leading heritage organisations have won a high court battle against plans for a windfarm they warn will result in substantial harm to a heritage area ‘of national significance.’ English Heritage and the National Trust say the case has national implications. They supported East Northamptonshire district council’s successful legal bid to block proposals submitted by West Coast Energy for four 300 feet (91 metre) turbines on farmland at Barnwell Manor in Sudborough.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A former police officer and ex-prison officer have admitted selling information to the Sun about high-profile individuals – the first people to plead guilty in relation to the investigation into alleged illegal payments by journalists to public officials.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme Court
Daejan Investments Ltd v Benson & Ors [2013] UKSC 14 (6 March 2013)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
MRI Trading AG v Erdenet Mining Corporation LLC [2013] EWCA Civ 156 (08 March 2013)
Citation Plc v Ellis Whittam Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 155 (08 March 2013)
Leeds United Football Club v West Yorkshire Police [2013] EWCA Civ 115 (07 March 2013)
Wallace v Follett [2013] EWCA Civ 146 (07 March 2013)
London Borough of Brent v Tudor [2013] EWCA Civ 157 (06 March 2013)
Everything Everywhere Ltd v Competition Commission & Ors [2013] EWCA Civ 154 (06 March 2013)
Fareham Borough Council v Miller [2013] EWCA Civ 159 (06 March 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Mikolajczak v District Court In Kalisz, Poland [2013] EWHC 432 (Admin) (07 March 2013)
Zawadzki v Regional Court In Warsaw, Poland [2013] EWHC 433 (Admin) (07 March 2013)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Patents Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
VIS Trading Co. Ltd v Nazarov & Ors [2013] EWHC 491 (QB) (08 March 2013)
Redcar v Dady & Ors [2013] EWHC 475 (QB) (08 March 2013)
IG Index Plc v Colley & Ors [2013] EWHC 478 (QB) (07 March 2013)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
VFS Financial Services Ltd v JF Plant Tyres Ltd: [2013] EWHC 346 (QB); [2013] WLR (D) 91
“A ‘disposition’ of goods for the purposes of section 29(1) of the Hire-Purchase Act 1964 was limited to a transaction where the goods had been transferred for money.”
WLR Daily, 26th February 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
The Council Tax (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The Food (Miscellaneous Amendment and Revocation) (England) Regulations 2013
The Capital Allowances (First-year Tax Credits) Order 2013
The Tax Law Rewrite Acts (Amendment) Order 2013
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2013
The Civil Legal Aid (Connected Matters) Regulations 2013
The Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (England) Regulations 2013
The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Detection of Fraud and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013
The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Tax Consequences) Order 2013
The Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) Order 2013
The European Parliamentary (United Kingdom Representatives) Pensions (Amendment) Order 2013
The Criminal Legal Aid (Financial Resources) Regulations 2013
The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (England) Order 2013
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“The 1 April Jackson reforms start date is creating a ‘hump’ of conditional fee agreement (CFA) cases that will take years to clear the courts, a leading clinical negligence barrister has predicted.”
Litigation Futures, 7th March 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“Nicholas Moss JP, a member of the Criminal Procedure Rules Committee, talked about the origin of, and context for, the Criminal Procedure Rules and explained the Committee’s role.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 8th March 2013
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“A gang of 11 behind a series of sham marriages in Lancashire have been jailed for more than 18 years.”
Home Office, 6th March 2013
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“The recent high profile arrest of a part-time recorder, Constance Briscoe, in connection with the Vicki Pryce trial gives me a tenuous topical link to judicial discipline and nineteenth century case of Sir Jonah Barrington, still the only High Court judge to have been dismissed from office. Disciplinary proceedings against a judge are relatively rare and dismissal of a permanent salaried judge is almost unheard of.”
UK Constitutional Law Group, 7th March 2013
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org/blog
“Changes to the Immigration Rules applying to skilled migrant workers coming to
the UK from outside of the European Economic Area will take effect from April,
the Home Office has announced.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th March 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
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