“Jailing dangerous prisoners indefinitely on the grounds of risk without giving them access to rehabilitation courses breaches their human rights, European judges ruled today.”
The Independent, 18th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
ADS Aerospace Ltd v EMS Global Tracking Ltd [2012] EWHC 2310 (TCC) (03 August 2012)
Smith & Ors v South Eastern Power Networks Plc [2012] EWHC 2541 (TCC) (17 September 2012)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Ace European Ltd & Ors v Howden Group Ltd & Anor [2012] EWHC 2427 (Comm) (17 September 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
“The case of the Cardiff Three was a gross miscarriage of justice which, 24 years on, remains unresolved. Can a report into the failed prosecution of eight police officers shed new light?”
The Guardian, 17th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government Response to the House of Commons Health Select Committee Report of Session 2012-13: Government’s Alcohol Strategy, Cm 8439 (PDF)
Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk
“News International is now facing almost 200 fresh phone-hacking claims with legal action now confirmed from individuals including the former Labour party leader Neil Kinnock, former cabinet minister Stephen Byers and Louise Woodward, the former nanny jailed in the US for killing a baby.”
The Guardian, 17th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Complaints about doctors have reached a record high, the General Medical Council said.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“In November 2011, Mr Justice Underhill, former President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal was invited by Government to lead a fundamental review of the rules of procedure for employment tribunals. He was asked to ensure that the rules were simplified and provided the framework to manage cases flexibly, effectively, proportionately and consistently, providing certainty to all parties who participate in the employment tribunal process.”
Department for Business Innovation & Skills, 14th September 2012
Source: www.bis.gov.uk
“A ‘very wealthy’ Russian businessman today lost a legal fight with his ex-wife over the ownership of a house in London worth millions of pounds.”
The Independent, 17th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2012 (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Amendment (England) Regulations 2012
The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2012
The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 15) Order 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“Four men have been jailed for a year long campaign of raids on supermarket cash dispensers using a circular saw.”
BBC News, 17th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Anti-abortion protesters who displayed pictures of aborted foetuses outside a clinic offering pregnancy terminations have been cleared of public order offences.”
The Guardian, 17th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Men who emotionally abuse their partners by controlling their finances, preventing them from seeing friends or verbally abusing them could soon be prosecuted under domestic violence laws, it has been claimed.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A rapist who murdered a pensioner has been jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum 28 years behind bars.”
The Independent, 17th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The European Court of Human Rights is set to rule later on whether indeterminate prison sentences in England and Wales are lawful.”
BBC News, 18th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who tried to spy on members of the Chinese Olympic swimming team at a training pool has been banned from entering any female changing rooms or toilets for five years.”
The Guardian, 17th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man has won a legal battle over an insurance company’s refusal to pay up for a fire it claimed was deliberately started by his partner.”
The Independent, 17th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The prison service will struggle to meet targets on cuts because a key sentencing change has been ditched, the government’s spending watchdog says.”
BBC News, 18th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Government plans to cap unfair dismissal compensation will not make it easier to fire employees. It’ll just make it cheaper.”
The Guardian, 17th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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