“A Court of Appeal ruling on anti-money-laundering obligations will bring relief for businesses, including law firms, and remind lawyers of the importance of having appropriate systems to evidence concerns leading to suspicious activity reports (SARs).”
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th May 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has blamed the popular press for putting thousands of criminals in jail who do not need to be there.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Victims of the collapse of Christmas hamper firm Farepak could be a step closer to justice as the company’s directors face a judge in London’s high court.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme Court
Lukaszewski v The District Court in Torun, Poland [2012] UKSC 20 (23 May 2012)
NJDB v JEG & Anor (Scotland) [2012] UKSC 21 (23 May 2012)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Channer & Anor, Re [2012] EWCA Crim 1119 (23 May 2012)
Sule v R [2012] EWCA Crim 1130 (23 May 2012)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Eastenders Cash & Carry Plc & Anor v HM Revenue & Customs [2012] EWCA Civ 689 (22 May 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Bradbury v British Broadcasting Corporation [2012] EWHC 1369 (Ch) (23 May 2012)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Phaestos Ltd & Anor v Ho & Ors [2012] EWHC 1375 (TCC) (23 May 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
“The Guardian reported yesterday that ‘MPs aiming to claw back powers from Europe have secretly interviewed candidates to become Britain’s next judge at the European court of human rights’. Oliver Heald MP said that a group of MPs from the three main political parties met the 3 candidates, Raquel Agnello QC, Paul Mahoney and Ben Emmerson QC. The aim is ‘to improve democratic accountability’.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“A decision on whether Wikileaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden will be given next Wednesday, the UK Supreme Court has said.”
BBC News, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two men who raped an 11-year-old girl in Luton have had their ‘unduly lenient’ sentences more than doubled.”
BBC News, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Improving Judicial Diversity (PDF)
Speech by Lord Justice Goldring, Senior Presiding Judge
Westminster Legal Policy Forum, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Bill Wood, who is the acting Chair of the Civil Mediation Council, talks about the success of mediation in the civil justice system.”
Ministry of Justice, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
The Income Tax (Limits for Enterprise Management Incentives) Order 2012
The Income Tax (Entertainers and Sportsmen) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Commencement No.1 and Transitory Provision) Order 2012
The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012
The Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment No.2) (England, Wales and Scotland) Order 2012
The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment No.3) (England, Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2012
The Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (England) (Amendment) (No.3) Regulations 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that states must allow for at least some prisoners to vote, but that states have a wide discretion as to deciding which prisoners. This amounts to a retreat on prisoner votes, but certainly no surrender. As I predicted, the court reaffirmed the principles set out in Hirst No. 2, that an automatic and indiscriminate bans breach the European Convention on Human Rights, but also reaffirmed that it was up to states to decide how to remove those indiscriminate bans.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Alcoholics and drug addicts will lose their benefits if they refuse to accept treatment, under plans to be announced today.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Prisoners in the UK must be given the right to vote, the European court of human rights (ECHR) has ruled, though ministers may determine which inmates should be enfranchised.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“For a government much divided about rights of employees and the Beecroft Report that proposes curtailing them, some relief is provided by this Court of Appeal ruling, a further blow to those who have argued that Article 6 can be deployed against their employers.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Government fraud investigators came under attack today as two property magnates arrested during an inquiry into a failed Icelandic bank launched a High Court fight to clear their names.”
The Independent, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Lawyers for two Libyan dissidents and their families are preparing to issue legal proceedings against Jack Straw and a former spy, it was reported.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The government should now accept its responsibilities under the human rights convention. Any other reaction will significantly harm the rule of law.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A local authority in London was ‘justified’ in not disclosing an email that recorded the ‘substance’ of a telephone conversation between a staff member and a third party because it would have been a breach of confidence to do so, an Information Rights Tribunal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Hall v Harris & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 671 (22 May 2012)
Ryanair Holdings Plc v The Office of Fair Trading & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 643 (22 May 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Smeaton v Equifax Plc [2012] EWHC 2088 (QB) (11 May 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Aerostar Maintenance International Ltd & Anor v Wilson & Ors [2012] EWHC 1353 (Ch) (04 May 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Family Division)
JS (a minor), Re [2012] EWHC 1370 (Fam) (29 March 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
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