“Court makes order postponing reports under section 4(2) of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 due to ‘very real risk of prejudice’.”
The Guardian, 24th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The GMC said it could not impose an automatic ban on doctors convicted of sex offences as this would risk breaching human rights legislation.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A man who murdered his pregnant wife has been jailed for life, along with three other family members.”
BBC News, 24th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The European court of human rights has cleared the way for the extradition to the United States of five terrorism suspects, including Abu Hamza al-Masri and Babar Ahmad, after legal battles dating back to 2004.”
The Guardian, 24th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Eight men who preyed on ‘vulnerable’ underage teenage girls for sex have been jailed for up to seven years.”
BBC News, 24th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Is the justice and security bill a threat to fundamental legal liberties or a necessary veil to protect state secrets? Here’s what you need to know about the expansion of trials behind closed courtroom doors.”
The Guardian, 25th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A senior judge has issued a warning to police, press and politicians as alleged killer Dale Cregan appeared for the first time at Crown Court.”
The Independent, 24th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
J (A Child: Disclosure), Re (Rev 1)[2012] EWCA Civ 1204 (21 September 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Odyssey Entertainment Ltd v Kamp & Ors [2012] EWHC 2316 (Ch) (09 August 2012)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd v Sinclair & Ors [2012] EWHC 2560 (Comm) (21 September 2012)
JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov [2012] EWHC 2543 (Comm) (21 September 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
“The Court of Appeal has ordered that a young person who made sexual abuse allegations against a father of an 8 year old girl, which were considered in contact proceedings concerning her, must be identified.”
Family Law Week, 24th September 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
Annual Conference: The Coroners’ Society of England and Wales (PDF)
Speech by His Honour Judge Peter Thornton QC, Chief Coroner
The Coroners’ Society of England and Wales, 21st September 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Andrew Commins, barrister, associate member of St John’s Chambers in Bristol analyses the legal issues relating to the question of gay marriage.”
Family Law Week, 24th September 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
“Two men have made UK legal history after being convicted of a drugs-related offence even though the substances involved are not illegal, police said.”
The Independent,
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A 63-year-old man who murdered a former police officer and burned his body after becoming obsessed with his wife has been jailed for a minimum of 22 years.”
The Guardian, 21st September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Outgoing Supreme Court president Lord Phillips has called for leading law firms to encourage more partners to sit as part-time judges, in a bid to increase the number of solicitors in the judiciary.”
Legal Week, 21st September 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
“A judge who criticised UK abortion policies while sentencing a woman to eight years in prison for performing her own abortion at a late stage in her pregnancy is one of at least five members of the judiciary with links to a Christian charity which has campaigned for more conservative abortion laws.”
The Guardian, 21st September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Nearly half of British adults think they have to go to court to get divorced, according to a survey that shows a lack of awareness of non-court options for family law matters.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th September 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Before prosecuting and jailing women for abortion, we should ask whether criminalisation is ever appropriate.”
The Guardian, 21st September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“As Andrew Tickell noted in his post on Wednesday the European Court of Human Rights this week ruled that the UK violated the Article 5(1) ECHR rights of three prisoners sentenced to indeterminate prison sentences for public protection, where reasonable provision for their rehabilitation was not made.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th September 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The first chief coroner of England and Wales has promised to establish a cadre of specialists to examine deaths in custody and military fatalities.”
The Guardian, 21st September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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