Lady Warsi: I take expenses allegations very seriously – BBC News
“Tory Party co-chairman Lady Warsi has asked a parliamentary watchdog to consider allegations over her expenses.”
BBC News, 28th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Kent NHS trust pays £651,000 to sacked surgeon’s patients – BBC News
“An NHS trust has paid out £651,000 to 15 former patients of a Kent surgeon, it has been revealed.”
BBC News, 28th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
PCC clears Sunday Mirror of harassment but car pursuit ‘ill-advised’ – The Guardian
“The Sunday Mirror has been cleared of harassing defence minister Andrew Robathan after two of its journalists pursued him in a car for 10 miles. Despite finding in the paper’s favour, the Press Complaints Commission called for a change to the editors’ code of practice to deal with the difficulties presented by journalistic pursuit.”
The Guardian, 28th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Couple who forced son to live in coal bunker jailed – The Guardian
“A mother and stepfather who forced their 11-year-old son to live in a filthy converted coal bunker have each been jailed for two years.”
The Guardian, 28th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
How Elvis CD trapped man who faked his own death for £850,000 – Daily Telegraph
“A father of four who faked his own death to claim more than £850,000 in insurance was caught when a friend attempted to use his HMV staff discount card to buy an Elvis CD, a court heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Christian sues NHS over ‘totalitarian’ stance on abortion – Daily Telegraph
“A Christian mental health worker who was sacked over her opposition to abortion is suing the NHS accusing it of having a ‘dangerously totalitarian’ approach to dissent on the issue.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Watchdog to examine Big Fat Gypsy Weddings adverts – BBC News
“The advertising watchdog is to probe adverts for Channel 4’s Big Fat Gypsy Weddings, reversing an earlier ruling.”
BBC News, 28th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Laura Wilson murder: Rotherham children’s board reports – BBC News
“The murder of a teenage mother who was stabbed and left to die in a canal by her 17-year-old boyfriend could not have been prevented, a report has said.”
BBC News, 29th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Baby died after ‘gross failure of basic medical attention’, coroner rules – The Guardian
“A baby died after suffering brain damage when he and his mother were exposed to a ‘gross failure of basic medical attention’, a coroner has ruled. Noah Tyler died 10 months after a midwife overseeing his birth at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff failed to take action though the baby’s heart rate was worryingly high. He was deprived of oxygen and his mother, Colleen Tyler, 31, could also have died during the birth, the hearing was told.”
The Guardian, 28th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Heathcliff actor who racially harassed partner given conditional discharge – The Guardian
“A young film actor chosen from a jobcentre to play the role of Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights has been given a conditional discharge for the racially aggravated harassment of his partner and mother of their young daughter.”
The Guardian, 28th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Qatada refused bail as he fights appeal – The Independent
” Abu Qatada will remain in Britain for at least another five months while he launches a further appeal against deportation, but he will spend it behind bars, a court ruled yesterday.”
The Independent, 29th May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Dentists ‘mislead’ patients over free NHS care – Daily Telegraph
“Half a million patients a year may have unnecessarily paid to receive private dental treatment after receiving inaccurate information from their dentist about health service entitlements, an Office of Fair Trading (OFT) study found.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Civil cases to hear secret evidence but not inquests – Daily Telegraph
“Evidence deemed sensitive to national security by judges will be heard behind closed doors in a controversial move that will make legal history. The Justice Secretary will make a ‘substantial’ climbdown, however, by excluding inquests from the new powers following widespread concerns about secret justice.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Twitter joke trial: man who threatened to blow up airport wins fresh hearing – The Guardian
“A man who tweeted a joke threat to ‘blow up’ Robin Hood airport in South Yorkshire has lost his attempt to overturn the judgment – but will now be tried all over again.”
The Guardian, 28th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Nurofen Plus tampering: Christopher McGuire jailed – BBC News
“A man who contaminated painkillers with powerful anti-psychotic drugs has been jailed for 18 months.”
BBC News, 28th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Upheld football creditors’ rule “becoming increasingly outdated”, expert says – OUT-LAW.com
“The controversial rule allowing the Football League and Premier League to insist that football players, managers and other clubs get paid before other creditors if a football club enters administration will ‘likely become an irrelevance’ as penalties against insolvent teams become more sophisticated, according to an expert.”
OUT-LAW.com, 28th May 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
High Court Litigation Commercial Bargains and the Common Law – 11 KBW
“Employment litigation in the High Court is one of the most interesting and dynamic areas of practice. The cases tend to be fought at the point where countervailing currents commercial law and employment law meet and many of the cases turn on resolving the tension between the bargain struck between commercial men and the implied term of trust and confidence. That tension presents an opportunity for the creative and a pitfall for the unwary.”
Full story (PDF)
11 KBW, 28th May 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
Suffer Little Children – Zenith Chambers
“On 24 February, the Court of Appeal delivered its judgment in the joined appeals of Dockerill & Healey -v- Tullett, Macefield -v- Bakos and Tubridy -v- Sarwar. The decision may have a significant impact on whether claimant solicitors continue to represent children in personal injury claims where likely damages will be less than £1,000.”
Full story (PDF)
Zenith Chambers, 10th May 2012
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
Overview of The Government’s White Paper on Anti-Social Behaviour Responses – Hardwicke Chambers
“The Government has now issued its White Paper on the much-heralded changes to the methods presently used to tackle anti-social behaviour.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 24th May 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Two Articles on Local Government Law – 11 KBW
Local Government Law Update: 21 May (PDF)
Local Government Law Update: 22 May (PDF)
11 KBW, May 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
