“A report by the parliamentary select committee on culture, media and sport could have major ramifications for the game.”
The Guardian, 28th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Three people have been found guilty of murdering a woman who was found dead on a disused railway line.”
BBC News, 29th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Three soldiers were unlawfully killed by a rogue Afghan soldier in Helmand in July 2010, an inquest has ruled.”
BBC News, 28th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The independence of the Information Commissioner’s Office has been called into question by Labour after the watchdog declined to pursue an inquiry into minister Jonathan Djanogly.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The bereaved husband of a doctor has undertaken a legal test case claiming sex discrimination because he is receiving a smaller NHS pension than if he were a widow.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A company that closed one of its private hospitals after horrifying allegations of abuse must make ‘root and branch improvements’, a social care watchdog has said.”
The Independent, 28th July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Government today promised a ‘much tougher approach to organised crime’ as it outlined a new strategy to tackle drug gangs and fraudsters.”
The Independent, 28th July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Two men have been jailed for a combined total of 20 years for their roles in a ‘simple but ingenious’ plot to bring millions of pounds worth of heroin into the UK disguised as baby powder.”
The Independent, 28th July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Today’s Sun front page carries a single column panel, at the foot of the first column, that should be seen as something of a landmark – for the paper and for the Press Complaints Commission.”
The Guardian, 28th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Hollywood film studios won a landmark UK high court ruling on Thursday forcing BT to block access to an illegal file-sharing website accused of operating ‘on a grand scale’.”
The Guardian, 28th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The star of the original Yorkie chocolate bar adverts has admitted killing his terminally-ill wife.”
BBC News, 28th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two half-brothers convicted of killing a 19-month-old girl in an ‘evil’ revenge arson attack have been jailed.”
BBC News, 28th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Opening his inquiry into the phone-hacking scandal, Lord Justice of Appeal Leveson said he will focus on the practices and ethics of the press, in relation to the public, police and politicians.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Ryanair is claiming a £175m rebate from BAA in an escalating row over airline charges at Stansted airport.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A seven-strong panel of Supreme Court justices has dismissed an attempt by the trustees of Lehman Brothers to recoup £61m from noteholders, by upholding an insolvency law principle that has existed for 200 years.”
The Lawyer, 27th July 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“This has to be the nastiest time of the year for budding barristers. It is hunting season and the prize is one of those coveted pupillages. At the end of April a swarm of hopefuls sent their carefully crafted pupillage applications whizzing off into the unknown. Some may even have knocked out extra applications to sets of chambers not subscribing to the Bar’s version of UCAS, the dreaded Pupillage Portal.
So, I’ve taken it upon myself to suggest five ways those currently plodding through this frankly sadistic system may make it to the other end (whatever the result) in one piece.”
Legal Week, 27th July 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
“The Supreme Court has ruled that arbitrators are not employees for the purposes of employment equality legislation.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 27th July 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A solicitor who was paid through a profit share rather than receiving a salary should not be classified as a partner for employment law purposes, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 28th July 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Consumer rights journalist Martin Lewis has won a High Court case protecting his ‘Money Saving Expert’ trade mark.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th July 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“The UK supreme court announced this week that it was looking to recruit a couple of new judges (at salaries of £206,857). There is one immediate vacancy following the death of Lord Rodger last month, and there will be a further vacancy next April when Lord Brown retires. Who will get the jobs?”
The Guardian, 27th July 2011
Soruce: www.guardian.co.uk
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