“A thieving pensioner and his partner have become the oldest couple in Britain to be electronically tagged – at the combined age of 145.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances (Abolition) Order 2012
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Consequential Amendments) (Council Tax) Order 2012
The Energy Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2012
The Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Woolley & Anor v Ultimate Products Ltd & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 1038 (26 July 2012)
Peaktone Ltd v Joddrell [2012] EWCA Civ 1035 (26 July 2012)
NHS Leeds v Larner [2012] EWCA Civ 1034 (25 July 2012)
London Trocadero Ltd v Family Leisure Holdings Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 1037 (26 July 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Bryan Court Ltd & Anor v National Westminster Bank Plc [2012] EWHC 2035 (QB) (20 July 2012)
AAA v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2012] EWHC 2103 (QB) (25 July 2012)
Spencer v NHS North West [2012] EWHC 2142 (QB) (25 July 2012)
Khans Solicitors v Chifuntwe & Anor [2012] EWHC 2108 (QB) (24 July 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
TT, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Merton [2012] EWHC 2055 (Admin) (25 July 2012)
Patel, R (On the Application Of) v General Medical Council [2012] EWHC 2120 (Admin) (26 July 2012)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
“A tribute to outgoing Law Society President, John Wotton; a welcome to his successor, Lucy Scott‐Moncrieff, defender of the High Street law firm; examining the aims of Price Competitive Tendering and the likely results both for the Bar and for justice.”
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The Bar Council, August 2012
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“The Court of Appeal handed down a judgment today which will lead to an increase in general damages in most civil cases from 1st April 2013.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 26th July 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“It is no answer to a refugee claim to say that the individual concerned should avoid persecution by lying and feigning loyalty to a regime which he does not support.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 25th July 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Divorce solicitors could face thousands of compensation claims in cases where pensions were undervalued in a divorce settlement, a pensions consultant has claimed.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th July 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A planning inspector failed to give adequate reasons to justify his decision to refuse planning permission to a property developer, the High Court has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“More than 2,000 O2 customers will receive letters accusing them of illegally downloading porn films.”
BBC News, 24th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Paddy Power is seeking a court order against the organisers of the London 2012 Olympic Games in a bid to stop a billboard ad campaign from being taken down.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A waiter who streaked alongside the Olympic Torch was merely inspiring ‘hilarity not distress’ when he joined the relay wearing nothing but trainers, his lawyer insisted today.”
The Independent, 25th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Asylum seekers should not be expected or required to lie about their political beliefs, the supreme court has ruled in a decision likely to make it more difficult to deport asylum seekers to Zimbabwe.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Three dog breeders were jailed yesterday after two newborn puppies were found buried alive in their garden.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Law Commission proposes package of measures to help protect customers from hidden charges buried in the small print.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A top judge has taken the unprecedented step of ordering two senior government officials to face cross-examination in court over a classified US document leaked by WikiLeaks. It is thought to be the first time that one of the WikiLeaks cables has featured in a UK court case.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday has been ordered to pay £15,000 in privacy damages after one of its papers published unpixellated pictures of a child whose alleged father is a ‘philandering’ politician.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who killed his dog by throwing it out of a 10th floor window has been jailed.”
The Independent, 25th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A 19-year-old man convicted of murdering a teenager as she babysat her sister’s two children in Hertfordshire has been given a life sentence.”
BBC News, 25th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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